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From : DARYL STOUT
Date : Thu Apr 14 2016 10:55 pm
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2007, April 15, 2016
Amateur Radio Newsline report number 2007, with a release date of Friday,
April 15, 2016 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. Amateurs recall their roots with Marconi Day. A
Washington State ham inspires his daughters' invitation to the White
House. The IARU gets a new satellite adviser. And in Thailand, the
Southeast Asia Net is back on 20 meters.
All this, and more, in Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2007, coming your
way right now.
(Billboard Cart Here and Intro)
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AMATEURS MARK MARCONI DAY
STEPHEN: We begin this week's newscast with a reminder of our origins as
amateur radio operators. Where would any of us be, for instance, without
Guglielmo Marconi? So every year, for the past 29 years, hams set aside
one day in April to get on the very same airwaves discovered so long ago
by this physicist, inventor and important communicator.
JEREMY: Happy Birthday Guglielmo Marconi. The birth of the pioneering
wireless scientist is recorded as April 25, 1874 -- but amateur radio
operators around the world, wanting to make the festivities a little more
inclusive and global, are again taking part in International Marconi Day
on Saturday, the 23rd of April.
The 24-hour-long event has its roots not just in the birth of Marconi,
but the heart of one of the celebration's founders, Norman Pascoe, G4USB,
former president of the Cornish Radio Amateur Club, who became a Silent
Key earlier this year. The annual celebration has drawn participation, in
some years, by as many as 60 stations, including those in South America,
Australia, South Africa, Spain, Germany, Portugal, and the United States.
This year, the Cornish amateurs are making an extra effort for a
successful event to honor, not just Guglielmo Marconi, but Norman as well.
Steve, G7VOH, Vice Chairman of the Cornish Radio Amateur Club, wrote
recently about Norman on the DXCoffee website: QUOTE "He will be missed
by us all from all over the world. This is truly a major event in Amateur
Radio and we, the Cornish Radio Amateur Club, will be doing our very best
to keep it running as smoothly as Norman did, for many years to come."
ENDQUOTE
The Cornish club, GB4IMD, will be operating from the Stithians Showground
in Cornwall, and will be joined by stations around the world on the bands.
International Marconi Day awards will be given to qualifying operators.
For a list of confirmed stations visit gx4crc.com/imd-stations
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, in Nottingham, the UK.
(CORNISH RADIO AMATEUR CLUB, DXCOFFEE, FACEBOOK)
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LONGTIME HAM A MAJOR LEAGUE HONOREE
STEPHEN: He still holds the Mets and the Yankees in his heart, but The
Seattle Mariners might just make a fan of this New York transplant yet.
Washington amateur Lester Kahan, K2ENC, was among the group of World War
II veterans honored at a recent home game. Here's Neil Rapp, WB9VPG.
NEIL: Right before the Seattle Mariners took on the Oakland Athletics at
Safeco Field on Saturday, April 9, Lester Kahan, K2ENC, found himself
playing in the big leagues too.
It was the Salute to Armed Forces Night for the Seattle baseball team,
and Lester, a licensed ham since 1952, is also an Army veteran, having
served in World War II in the Pacific theater. The 88-year-old former
New Yorker, who moved to Washington State with his family in 2003, was
honored with other veterans during the Mariners' program that celebrates
vets for their service. He had been nominated for the honor by the
American Legion Post 161. And his wife Phyllis, WA2FAQ, was there to
share the moment.
Meanwhile, back on Long Island, New York, another home team was cheering
for him too. In Lindenhurst, New York, members of the Great South Bay
Amateur Radio Club, which Lester had helped charter and found, couldn't
be happier for him. Back in the day, Lester had been mayor of Lindenhurst,
New York, as well as the village's Traffic Court Judge. But the lifelong
ham is just as proud of having been an Elmer to many local amateurs as
well.
And clearly, the stadium ceremony left him feeling like Most Valuable
Player.
The Athletics, unfortunately, beat the Mariners, 6 to 1.
Reflecting on the day's big score though, Lester noted, somewhat
gratefully: QUOTE "I did a lot better than they did." ENDQUOTE
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Neil Rapp, WB9VPG
(GREAT SOUTH BAY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB, LESTER KAHAN, K2ENC, AND PHYLLIS
KAHAN, WA2FAQ)
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WHITE HOUSE VISIT FOR HAM'S DAUGHTERS
STEPHEN: The amateur radio activities of one Seattle area father has
clearly had an impact on his elementary school-age daughters. They
aren't hams yet, but they definitely like getting on the air - just in
a different way - and it's landed them at the White House. Here's
Amateur Radio Newsline's Paul Braun, WD9GCO.
PAUL: Inspired by their amateur radio father, two young Seattle,
Washington sisters are having a positively Presidential Moment this
month.
Rebecca Yeung, age 10, and Kimberly Yeung, age 8, the daughters of
Winston Yeung, KI7CSK, are fascinated with the study of science and
space. Last year, accompanied by their father and mother, they visited
a local lake in central Washington to launch a small spacecraft they
designed and built, with encouragement on the project from their Dad.
At the lake, the APRS-equipped craft went 78,000 feet up and attracted,
not just local media, but eventually the White House.
An invitation to the White House Science Fair came not long afterward.
That fair was held Wednesday, April 13. In a blog post, Amanda Stone,
White House Senior Program Manager in the Office of Digital Strategy
wrote: QUOTE "Kimberly and Rebecca hope to show other children that
science and engineering is not only interesting and accessible for kids,
but a lot of fun as well." ENDQUOTE
It helps of course to have an amateur radio operator as a father,
someone who looks skyward much of the time. Although the sisters note
that Dad's full-time job is a little more grounded: He works for
T-Mobile's Legal Department.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Paul Braun, WD9GCO.
(GEEK WIRE)
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