Subj : Newsline Part 3
To : ALL
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Thu Jun 16 2016 08:08 pm
LESSONS LEARNED FROM NEPAL
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: There's a great distance between Nepal and the state of
California, but when it comes to being vulnerable to earthquakes, the
two are a lot closer than most people can imagine. Here's Amateur Radio
Newsline's Skeeter Nash, N5ASH.
SKEETER's REPORT: The story of the 2015 Nepal earthquake is a story
worth telling again and again -- not just because it's important to
remember the horror of that April day, but to learn from the response
by radio amateurs who stepped in.
That was the narrative that one of the amateurs from Kathmandu shared
earlier this month on a visit to Santa Clara, California. Sanjeeb
Panday, 9N1SP, made his presentation to an audience of about 100,
comprising Santa Clara firefighters, ARES and RACES members, Bay-Net
participants and others in that city. Panday's visit was arranged to
help in fine-tuning earthquake response in this California region,
especially since the Kathmandu Valley where the April 2015 quake
occurred, has a pattern of fault lines similar to those beneath this
Silicon Valley city.
Panday told his listeners: QUOTE "The Nepali people have gone through a
tremendous ordeal. If our experience can help others in different parts
of the world [to] better prepare for disasters, then this can be
regarded as a positive outcome." ENDQUOTE
Panday had come to the U.S. for the International Microwave Symposium,
where he talked about ham radio in post-secondary education. But, he
was pleased to be able to share how ham radio provided emergency
response and continued to make post-quake relief available. The
magnitude 7.9 quake is considered to be the worst to hit Nepal in 80
years.
His hosts and listeners had something to share with him as well. He was
given two hand-held transceivers as gifts to Scouts in Nepal from local
Scout leader Richard Silkebakken, KM6CPH, and members of the Monterey
Bay Council's Cub Scout Pack 32. The Global Nepali Professional Network
also received a certificate of recognition from Congress, presented by
Rep. Mike Honda. It was the Network's Radio Mala program that built two
ham radio repeaters, which were the only ones able to operate in Nepal
during the quake.
Speaking of repeaters, Panday made note of their successful operation,
and encouraged licensed hams attending the presentation to join him, and
his fellow hams on the 9N1SP repeater via IRLP and EchoLink. They'll be
listening - as always.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Skeeter Nash, N5ASH.
(CITY OF SANTA CLARA WEBSITE, ARRL)
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GRIEF FOR MOHD RIZAL MAHMUD, 9M2RDX, SILENT KEY
STEPHEN: Hams in Malaysia associate the callsign 9M2RDX with a top DXer,
a mentor, a friend. This month, however, he became a Silent Key. Here's
Newsline's Jason Daniels, VK2LAW, with more.
JASON's REPORT: Members of the Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitters
Society are grieving the loss of Mohd Rizal Mahmud, 9M2RDX, who became
a Silent Key on the 12th of June in a Malaysian hospital. The award
winning DXer was a noted contester, and beloved Elmer, who was also
active in Scouting. Since becoming licensed in 2006, he filled his life
with amateur-radio activities.
His friend, Piju 9M2PJU, who notified Amateur Radio Newsline of Rizal's
death, described him as QUOTE "a great man, down to earth, humble. A
motivated and dedicated QSL manager. Also a Scout leader. A great
motivator [who] used to hold ham radio introduction classes, and [was]
involved in emergency communications. He helped his local ham radio
community and also our national ham radio club." ENDQUOTE
A hospital medical assistant by profession, he was described by his
friend, Piju, as a "kind and helpful guy." As seen on his profile page
on QRZ, he was also unfliching in his love of amateur radio. The very
bottom of his biography page displays this sentiment: "Life is simple.
Eat. Sleep. DX."
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jason Daniels, VK2LAW.
(PIJU, 9M2PJU, QRZ)
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THE WORLD OF DX
In the world of DX, there are still a few remaining days to work Koji,
JM1CAX, who will stay on in Gambia as C5NX, until June 18. QSLs should
be directed to Logbook of The World.
Nobuaki, JA0JHQ, is active as 9N7NH from Katmandu, Nepal, from June 16th
to 20th, and will participate in the All-Asian DX Contest on June 18 and
19. QSL via his home call.
Using the callsign 3B8/M0RCX, Robert, M0RCX, is operating holiday style
from Mauritis until July 14th. QSL Manager is EB7DX.
Listen for John K9EL working as FS/K9EL from St. Martin Island until
June 23rd. He is on all bands 80 to 6m working CW, SSB and RTTY. QSLs
can be obtained via Club Log OQRS.
(IRISH RADIO TRANSMITTERS SOCIETY)
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KICKER: ALL AT SEA
There's nothing like kicking back on a sunny day, afloat in the South
Pacific, doing a little low-power transmitting on 30 meters. As the
weather turns warmer, what ham WOULDN'T envy this kind of privilege?
OK, well, that call sign doesn't belong to any OM or even a YL, but a
marine buoy with the call sign ZL1SIX. That's spelled B-U-O-Y, for
marine buoy. This is a solar-powered buoy, being carried steadily on
the waters of the Pacific Ocean, where it was launched from a yacht
this past May 17.
Being at sea like this can be a good thing. In this case, the ocean
floater is helping track sea currents and propagation. New Zealand
amateur Bob Sutton, ZL1RS, noted in a published report that its weak
signal on WSPR and JT9 modes has been reporting on the tides, current
and wind, also sending its battery voltage, position and information
about the temperature.
To tune in, try dialing to 10.1387 MHz for WSPR. For JT9 signal, be
listening just above the "WSPR band" at 1730Hz on the waterfall.
You'll get everything but that nice South Pacific breeze.
(SOUTHGATE AMATEUR RADIO CLUB, QSL.NET)
**
NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Alan Labs; the ARRL; CQ Magazine;
Facebook; Hap Holly and the Rain Report; the IARU; Monica Grimaldo of
Tucson News Now; QSL.Net, Southgate Amateur Radio News; Ted Randall's
QSO Radio Show; Wireless Institute of Australia; WTWW Shortwave; and
you, our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline. Please
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your applications to the New York address printed on the application.
For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York,
and our news team worldwide, I'm Paul Braun, WD9GCO, in Valparaiso,
Indiana, saying 73, and as always, we thank you for listening.
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