Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C) To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Fri Jun 08 2018 09:05 am SILENT KEY: LLOYD WICKS VO1PJ PAUL/ANCHOR: A longtime amateur radio operator in Canada, who trained for a career in radio, before becoming a noted judge in Newfoundland, and Labrador, has become a Silent Key. Lloyd Wicks, VO1PJ, died on June 1. The earliest part of his career began at the Radio College of Canada in Toronto where he trained to become a radio technician. In his spare time, he devoted himself to various activities as a ham radio operator. As his interest in politics and public policy grew, he returned home, and switched careers, becoming first a lawyer, and then a judge. Lloyd eventually became Newfoundland and Labrador's first Child and Youth Advocate, and the first youth court judge. He retired in 1993. Lloyd Wicks was 85. (CBC) ** BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including the K4LYL repeater at 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, in Bedford, Virginia. ** MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE NETWORK AIDS IN MEDICAL EMERGENCY PAUL/ANCHOR: High seas emergencies have always gotten top priority for the Maritime Mobile Service Network since it began operations in 1968. So when the latest call for help came in late May, the net answered, as we hear from Christian Cudnik, K0STH. CHRISTIAN: Timothy Henning, KE7WMZ, wasn't expecting to end his around-the-world sail with a distress call - but by the time the Arizona radio amateur's vessel, the Victory Cat, was about 200 miles south of Ensenada Mexico on May 23rd, he had developed a severe problem with his right eye, and was having vision issues. He made a distress call on 20 meters at about 1530 UTC, and it was picked up by Maritime Mobile Service Network Net Control Operator Harry Williams, W0LS. Harry stayed on the radio with Tim while contacting the Coast Guard in California. The Coast Guard met Tim at Ensenada, and he was taken from there to the Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego. According to Net Manager Jeff Savasta, KB4JKL, Tim got the diagnosis that he had suffered a severely detached retina. He was taken to Phoenix, Arizona for surgery. Following his surgery, Tim emailed the members of the 50-year-old net to express his gratitude for a response that was, his words "professional and invaluable." His voyage completed, he can now concentrate on recovery. For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Christian Cudnik, K0STH. (JEFF SAVASTA KB4JKL) ** (BROOM) HANDLING LOGISTICS FOR WRTC 2018 PAUL/ANCHOR: As the weeks move closer to the World Radiosport Team Championship next month in Germany, it all comes down to logistics. Here's Ed Durrant, DD5LP, with an update. ED'S REPORT: Without 1300 broom handles it can't happen! Almost casually, Robby P”schk, DM6DX, mentioned in our latest teleconference: "We have the 1300 broom handles, and the more than 30 Kilometres of barrier tape, along with the more than 65 Dixie portaloos in supplies." That caused some frivolity between the organizers of the WRTC 2018, and some disbelief. Surprised at the 1300 broom handles, the press spokesman asked why so many were needed. "Without sky hooks, I can not secure the operators area in the sites," was the answer of the logistics officer Robby P”schk. The simple fence is the combination of 20 broom handles and 500 m of red & white barrier tape, to surround the antennas, and the station tents at the 65 locations. This avoids anyone tripping over the guy wires, having access to the antennas and tent, and possibly causing damage. It still seems unusual though. Who would have thought of broom handles being required for the amateur radio world championship! Robby, DM6DX, talks about WRTC's small and big challenges in logistics: "There are 130 tables, lamps, fans, and 198 chairs, that are not available from the furniture store around the corner. So, we had to order the lamps for the stations directly from the manufacturer. " Teleconferences take place in the areas of organization, Internet technology, and public relations, and quickly reveal the immense effort involved behind the scenes for the WRTC. Logistics covers acquiring and transferring material, such as antennas, masts, generators and station tents. There are intensive discussions with local authorities in Wittenberg and Jessen. In the technical area, the IT conferences move up a level, and those without IT knowledge understand nothing. Last of all, how the WRTC is portrayed to the public through words, pictures, and films, and which news reports should be released, is covered on the agenda, and the discussions of the PR team teleconference. For every organizational group, the clock is running, and the countdown continues unimpeded, to the start of the World Championship. It has a motivating effect on the organizers, the "To Do" lists show not only open actions, but also many entries marked as "done." "As this continues, it creates a very positive adrenaline rush, and more and more excitement, for what is coming," said Chris Janáen, DL1MGB, President WRTC 2018. It's now less than 40 days, until the start of the first ever German WRTC. For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Ed Durrant, DD5LP. --- SBBSecho 3.05-Win32 * Origin: RadioWxNet: The Thunderbolt BBS wx1der.dyndns.org (801:1/2) þ Synchronet þ Temple of Doom BBS - tod.eothnet.com .