Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Sun Jun 07 2020 12:22 pm
BREAK HERE:
Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio Newsline,
heard on bulletin stations around the world, including the N8NC repeater
of the North Coast Amateur Radio Club in Brunswick, Ohio at 8 p.m. local
time on Sundays.
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NETS OF NOTE: INFORMATION AS AN AGENT OF HEALING
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: In our occasional series, "Nets of Note," Newsline looks
at where hams are checking in - and why. This week's Net of Note is
actually two nets - and both are especially timely for a world suffering
a health crisis. Here's Paul Braun, WD9GCO.
PAUL: Since its creation in New York City in 1966, the Medical Amateur
Radio Council, or MARCO, has served as a global gathering place for
health care professionals and scientists. MARCO is perhaps best-known
for its weekly Sunday "Grand Rounds" Net on 14.342 MHz at 1530 UTC. The
informational net is run by Dr. Warren Brown, KD4GUA, a retired NASA
flight surgeon, and it shares updates on a variety of current topics in
medicine and health.
More recently, MARCO members launched the Emergency Medical Net on
COVID-19. It is run by biomedical physicist and infectious disease
specialist Harry Przekop, WB9EDP, with help from Dr. Jerry Ziperstein,
N4TSC, and check-ins begin at 0130 UTC on Wednesdays on 7.222 MHz.
Listeners don't have to be medical professionals to hear either of these
worldwide nets; in fact, listeners don't even have to be hams. Both nets
are live-streamed on the internet at www.marcoaudio.net, where past nets
are also archived.
MARCO, of course, is always looking for new members, and anyone directly
involved in medicine can become a full member, while others who have an
interest in medical issues can become an associate member. For more
details, visit the website at marco hyphen ltd dot org (marco-ltd.org).
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Paul Braun, WD9GCO.
(MICHALINE PRZEKOP KC9ARP)
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SILENT KEY: CALIFORNIA'S WILLIAM MAHNCKE KB6QEX
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: A beloved member of the California amateur radio community,
known for his generous nature, has become a Silent Key. Ralph Squillace,
KK6ITB, tells us about him.
RALPH: Hams in California's Bay Area are grieving the loss of a longtime
friend and Elmer: William Mahncke (MAN-KEY), KB6QEX, became a Silent Key
on Saturday May 30th. He was a longtime member and vice-president of the
Mad Scientists Amateur Radio Club in San Mateo, where he had a reputation
as a home-brewer. According to one club member, Donn Lovell, K8DLL, Bill
was always up to the challenge of fixing things. He enjoyed operating on
20 meters, and would often share images on SSTV. Donn told Newsline that
Bill was [quote] "an Elmer to anyone interested in radio, and always
willing to share a good story." [endquote] The Michigan native was a
veteran of the U.S. Navy, and had retired from a long career as a tool
and die maker for Best Foods. At the time of his death at home, Bill was
98 years old, and still held a valid drivers license.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB.
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TEMPORARY WAIVERS GRANTED FOR FIELD DAY HOME STATIONS
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Temporary rule waivers adopted in late May have kept ARRL
Field Day on the amateur radio calendar this year, despite the COVID-19
pandemic. The need for quarantine and social distancing forced many clubs
to drop their plans to participate in one of the year's biggest and most
anticipated events on June 27th and 28th. The two waivers being put in
place will allow Class D stations - known as "home stations" - to receive
credit for contact with other Class D stations, something previously not
allowed. Under the second waiver, hams operating in any class have the
option to include their club or group's name when they submit their
results. Without such a waiver, Field Day rules would only permit club
names to be included in results for Class A and Class F stations.
