Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C)
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Jul 14 2017 10:57 am

BREAK HERE:

Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio Newsline,
heard on bulletin stations around the world, including the Indianapolis
Repeater Association's W9IRA 2-meter repeater, on Wednesday nights at
7 p.m. local time.

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SILENT KEY: JEFFREY CARMEL N1SAV

PAUL/ANCHOR: Participants in one New England net are grieving the loss of
one of their net control operators. We hear more from Amateur Radio
Newsline's Stephen Kinford, N8WB.

STEPHEN: Sunday nights on 3958 kHz will not be the same anymore. The
on-air gathering known as the Maine Potato Net is mourning the passing of
Jeffrey Carmel, N1SAV, who became a Silent Key on July 5, at the Berkshire
Medical Center in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. A mechanical technician, and
a member of the First Baptist Church of Pittsfield, Jeffrey served as net
control on 80 meters for the group on Sunday nights at 7. According to an
obituary in the Berkshire Eagle newspaper, he also enjoyed restoring
antique radios. Jeffrey was a talented musician who played a variety of
instruments including trumpet, trombone, bass, and guitar, in a number of
bands.

Jeffrey Carmel was 59.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Stephen Kinford, N8WB.

SPECIAL HONOR FOR S.C. SILENT KEY

PAUL/ANCHOR: Meanwhile, hams in South Carolina are honoring a club member
who became a Silent Key last year. Here's Amateur Radio Newsline's Kevin
Trotman, N5PRE, with the details of a very special Special Event station.

KEVIN'S REPORT: Steve Foster, N4SZ, was an active and respected member of
the Anderson Amateur Radio Club in Anderson, South Carolina. When he died
September 18th of last year, he left a big vacancy. The club will operate
Special Event station N4AW in Steve's memory, honoring all his good work,
and his friendship. His death came only a few months after he received a
50-year service certificate from the ARRL. Steve, an accomplished DXer,
had been a longtime active member of the club, as well as an active
participant in missions with Southern Baptist Disaster Relief. He was also
Coordinator of Anderson County Emergency Preparedness. Be listening on 20
and 40 meters for N4AW, between the 15th and 21st of July, as hams honor
Steve Foster.

For Amateur Radio Newsline in Aiken, South Carolina, I'm Kevin Trotman,
N5PRE.

(BERKSHIRE EAGLE, MARGIE SPANGENBERG KK4AGN)
 
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GETTING READY FOR HAMFESTERS OUTSIDE CHICAGO

PAUL/ANCHOR: One of the largest hamfests in the Chicago area is back in
town, and Amateur Radio Newsline's Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, gives us the details.

NEIL: A lot of planning has gone into the 83rd annual Hamfesters Radio Club
hamfest being held on Sunday August 6th at the Will County Fairgrounds,
south of Chicago. Exhibits open at 8 a.m. inside a fully air-conditioned
building. For enthusiastic shoppers, the flea market will actually be open
starting at 6 a.m., so bargain-hunters can get a two-hour jump on things.
Tickets can be bought online. They are $8 in advance; $10 at the gate, and
children younger than 12 are admitted free. Speakers include broadcast
producer Christian Cudnik, K0STH, host of the 100 Watts and a Wire podcast;
Keenan Campbell, KB9ZDK, director of the Bureau County Emergency Management
Agency; and Mark Thompson, WB9QZB, founder of the Yaesu Fusion System Yahoo
group.

This is Peotone's largest hamfest, with 14,200 square feet of exhibit space.
Perhaps one of the best things you can leave with - if you don't have it
already - is a new license or an upgrade. VE testing will be available
between 8 a.m. and 10:30. For more details, visit the website hamfesters.org

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Neil Rapp, WB9VPG.

(KURT PAWLIKOWSKI WB9FMC)

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STATION FIT FOR A QUEEN (MARY)

PAUL/ANCHOR: A group of YLs in California known as Ladies of the Net KM6CIR
are celebrating their recent success aboard the Queen Mary W6RO, operating
from the vessel's radio room. They didn't just make contacts there on July
8th; those out-of-towners who had come to operate were able to stay for two
days in the onboard hotel.

Tina Madsen, KK6KSY, told Amateur Radio Newsline the experience was a trip
back into history, surrounded by the vintage equipment on board the
80-year-old vessel. It was also a challenge managing the pileups she said,
especially since a large foghorn nearby went off regularly four times a
day - at three-hour intervals.

Fortunately, said Tina, they discovered the noise wasn't coming from the
radios, and they were still able to complete their QSOs. Amateur Radio
Newsline says, congratulations to the Ladies of the Net, for a special
event fit for a Queen!


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