Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C) To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Fri Nov 16 2018 11:15 am SILENT KEYS SILENT NO MORE PAUL/ANCHOR: The Silent Key Memorial Contest that was held on November 1st was more of an on-air memorial to departed friends than a competitive activity. Here's Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, with the details. JEREMY: This year's Silent Key Memorial Contest marked the sixth year since L szl¢ Foldi, HA6NL, and L szl¢ Dallos, HA7PL, conceived this tribute to be held in CW. L szl¢ Dallos told Newsline in an email that it is held on the 1st of November, which is a day that Hungarians honour the dead. He said it is a contest in name only, and has grown to include between 50 and 70 hams, most of them in Europe, reflecting band conditions on 80 and 40 metres. L szl¢ said even the form of QSL is special: Hams get an ornamental memorial leaf with the call sign of the Silent Key they have honoured by sending their call on the air. For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH. ** BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including the KJ3LR repeater in Bradenton, Florida, at 10 pm local time on Fridays. ** SURVEY SEEKS DIRECTION FROM ARDF ENTHUSIASTS PAUL/ANCHOR: The search for hidden transmitters has an appeal all its own - and now hams who enjoy the hunt can share ways to make the experience better. Dave Parks, WB8ODF, tells us how. DAVE: If you're enthusiastic about amateur radio direction finding, here's a survey you may be interested in taking. Kenneth Harker, WM5R, the new ARDF coordinator for the IARU's Region 2, is asking for feedback from the international ham community. The survey is seeking input about ARDF events, and other activities related to direction-finding. Ken told Newsline that he hopes the questions will be something posted annually to help him track activity over time, and to get important feedback on such issues as competitions and rules, especially with regard to coordinating with other regions of the IARU. The survey will be available through the end of November and takes about 30 minutes to complete. Find the link to the survey in the printed version of this week's Newsline script - and make your voice heard. https://surveyhero.com/c/e215f18d For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Dave Parks, WB8ODF. ** MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE NETWORK AIDS IN RESCUE PAUL/ANCHOR: A recent dramatic rescue of a stricken man on board a sailboat off Bermuda took radio teamwork - and the Maritime Mobile Service Network provided it, as we hear from Mike Askins, KE5CXP. MIKE: On November 9th, the crew member of a sailing vessel 300 miles east of Bermuda went into distress with severe chest pains. Capt. Nicholas Cancro, KC2WRH, sent out a distress call on 14.300 MHz, and an amateur radio operator heard it, and alerted Donald Plunkett, VA6FH, of Alberta, Canada. Donald is a member of the Maritime Mobile Service Network - and so is Fred Moore, W3ZU, of Inverness, Florida, the second radio operator on the network to respond. He jumped in, and directly contacted the captain aboard the boat, the Marie Elena, arranging for contact on 20 meters with a backup frequency on 40. Fred then provided a phone patch with the U.S. Coast Guard, so medical personnel could talk those on board through some life-saving measures until help arrived. Fred stayed in touch with the boat throughout the night to keep tabs on the stricken crew member. At one point, even the U.S. Air Force responded - at the request of the Coast Guard - to see if they could help. The Coast Guard told the Maria Elena to head toward Cape Hatteras, and sent the Coast Guard Cutter Spencer in the same direction. The next day, the cutter and the sailboat rendezvoused, and the patient was taken on board the cutter, and then hoisted onto a helicopter, and flown to a Norfolk, Virginia hospital. Jeff Savasta, KB4JKL, net manager of the Maritime Mobile Service Network, said it was a true team effort - bringing in relays such as Mark Strothmann, Sr., KC9YRX, in Wisconsin, and many others. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Travis Unser, praised the teamwork as nothing short of crucial. For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Mike Askins, KE5CXP. --- SBBSecho 3.06-Win32 * Origin: RadioWxNet: The Thunderbolt BBS wx1der.dyndns.org (801:1/2) þ Synchronet þ Temple of Doom BBS - tod.eothnet.com .