Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1997, February 5, 2016   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1997 with a release date of Friday,    
   February 5, 2016 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.   
      
   The following is a QST. Radio amateurs help an Ohio community suffering    
   lead-tainted water. Hams give a gift of history to a prominent World War    
   II aircraft. And three women who made lasting contributions to radio    
   during their long lifetimes, have died. All this and more in Amateur    
   Radio Newsline Report 1997 coming your way right now.   
      
   (Billboard Cart Here and Intro)   
      
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   DON: This week's newscast opens with news of the deaths of three women    
   who made far-reaching contributions to radio communications during their    
   long careers and even longer lives. We begin with a report from Kent    
   Peterson, KC0DGY, on the death of Rose L. Shure, who chaired audio    
   component giant Shure Incorporated in Niles, Illinois.   
      
   [KENT'S REPORT]:   
      
      
   Rose Shure, who became chairman of the audio products manufacturer,    
   Shure Inc., after the death of her husband Sidney in 1995, has died in    
   Chicago. The company, founded by Sidney Shure in 1925 as an outgrowth of    
   his hobby in amateur radio, began as a mail-order distributor of    
   components for home-brew radio builders. Shure later got into    
   manufacturing of audio components and during World War II, supplied    
   microphones to the U.S. military, including headsets and noise-canceling    
   microphones. The company later expanded into phonograph cartridges and    
   other audio equipment. But it was its microphones, particularly the    
   Shure 440/444, that gained great popularity in the amateur radio    
   marketplace.   
      
   Dubbed the "microphone maven" in her obituary in the Chicago Sun-Times,    
   Rose Shure married Sidney Shure in 1954 and in the decades that    
   followed, helped deliver mics into the hands of presidents as well as    
   performers - from Franklin Roosevelt to Elvis Presley.   
      
   Rose Shure was 95.   
      
   For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Kent Petersen, KC0DGY, in Minneapolis,    
   Minnesota.   
      
      
   (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, SHURE INC., CHICAGO SUN-TIMES)   
      
   **   
      
      
   WORLD WAR II CODE READER DIES   
      
   DON: Mary Harding, a wireless operator who worked for the Bletchley Park    
   codebreakers in Britain during the Second World War, has died in    
   Britain. Here's Amateur Radio Newsline's Jeremy Boot, G4NJH:   
      
   JEREMY: Mary Harding, who was born Dorothy Mary Thompson, was from    
   Keynsham in Somerset. She had worked as a Morse Code slip reader after    
   learning wireless techniques and code as a young volunteer for the war    
   effort. Her daughter, Sarah, told the Western Daily Press newspaper that    
   her mother was posted to Bletchley Park in 1942 and by age 22, she had    
   been promoted to sergeant in charge of a watch.   
      
   In her memoir, Mary described her assignment at Bletchley Park like    
   this: "It turned out that we were a nucleus for setting up signal    
   communication using high-speed Morse virtually worldwide - this did    
   eventually include a few very important hand key mobile units. These    
   messages were prefaced with the highest code for priority and    
   communication was always very poor quality."   
      
   Many of the messages, in German, were given to the codebreakers, making    
   accuracy paramount. The work at Bletchley Park was credited with    
   shortening the war by two years.   
      
   Mary Harding died Jan. 19, just days after she turned 93.   
      
   Added her daughter, Sarah, Mary Harding passed her legacy on to her    
   daughters years later when she and her husband, David, raised their    
   family. Sarah told the newspaper QUOTE "One of the first things she    
   taught us two daughters was Morse Code." ENDQUOTE.   
      
   For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, in Nottingham, the UK.   
      
      
   (WESTERN DAILY PRESS)   
      
      
   **   
      
   ARRL'S EVELYN GAUZENS, W4WYR, BECOMES SILENT KEY   
      
   DON: And lastly, the ARRL has lost a beloved member of its extended    
   family: Evelyn Gauzens, W4WYR, longtime vice director and honorary vice    
   president, became a Silent Key in Florida on Jan. 31.   
      
   A longtime part of the ARRL's close circle, Gauzens was elected to an    
   honorary vice presidency by the Board of Directors in 2002. The    
   following year, she was honored by the ARRL for 50 years of membership -    
   and also received a W4EHW/National Hurricane Center Award of    
   Appreciation during the annual Amateur Radio Hurricane Conference. Her    
   career in ham radio was extensive, and she left an enduring mark: She    
   had been the ARRL's Southeastern Division Vice Director for more than 20    
   years, and was a cofounder of the Miami Tropical Hamboree, which she    
   chaired for 45 years.   
      
   Past ARRL President Kay Kraigie, N3KN, recalled Gauzens as a strong    
   leader. She said QUOTE "She had a sense of humor, and she was kind. She    
   contributed to amateur radio and her community." ENDQUOTE   
      
   She received numerous honors and in 2012 was inducted into the CQ    
   Amateur Radio Hall of Fame. She was recognized for promoting the    
   presence of amateur radio in public relations, and for her role helping    
   to organize the IARU Region 2 conference held in Miami Beach in 1976.   
      
   Her QRZ.com profile reflected her devotion to ham radio with these    
   words: QUOTE "Love Amateur Radio and all those I have met in the    
   fraternity." ENDQUOTE   
      
   Gauzens became a Silent Key shortly before her 87th birthday.   
      
   (ARRL)   
      
      
      
   ***   
   RADIO? WHO NEEDS A RADIO ANYWAY?   
      
   [DON/ANCHOR:] Flint, Michigan, isn't the only community struggling    
   lately with the crisis of lead-contaminated water. In one Ohio    
   community, radio amateurs stepped up to assist in a similar situation in    
   a very effective manner. All without even getting on the air. We hear    
   the details from Amateur Radio Newsline's Paul Braun, WD9GC0:   
      
      
   [PAUL'S REPORT]:   
      
   A group of amateur radio volunteers responded recently to a water    
   emergency in one Ohio community by showing up without their radios. But    
   that's exactly what they were supposed to do: They needed their hands    
   free instead to help distribute bottled water - safe, drinkable water    
   for more than 8,000 residents of Sebring, Ohio, who'd learned on Jan. 18    
   that their drinking water had become tainted with a high lead content.   
      
   By Jan. 22, Mahoning County ARES Emergency Coordinator Wes Boyd, W8IZC,    
   had activated ARES to assist the Ohio and Mahoning County emergency    
   management agencies in distributing the water in Sebring. The timing,    
   however, made it a bit of challenge initially.   
      
   Ohio Section Emergency Coordinator Stan Broadway, N8BHL, told the ARRL,    
   QUOTE "Response on the workday was low, but a handful of ARES volunteers    
   were able to respond." ENDQUOTE The radio-less radio operators were    
   welcomed by the Red Cross and the Emergency Management Agency personnel,    
   who put them to work immediately, distributing pallets of the bottled water.   
      
   When the weekend came, another call went out for help and this time,    
   even more ARES volunteers showed up from neighoring counties. Officials    
   report that the volunteers were able to move more than 166 pallets of    
   water over a six-day period.   
      
   Sometimes, that's the best kind of signal report a ham can hope to hear.    
   Especially without even having a radio.   
      
   For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Paul Braun, WD9GCO, in Valparaiso, Indiana.   
      
   (ARRL)   
      
   **   
      
   KEYING IN ON HISTORIC PLANE'S RESTORATION   
      
   DON: When it comes to giving to their communities, radio amateurs are no    
   strangers to such gestures. But in Arkansas, some hams are making a very    
   special gesture for an even more special recipient. We hear more from    
   Amateur Radio Newsline's Skeeter Nash, N5ASH.   
      
   [SKEETER's REPORT]   
      
   What better way to celebrate your 100th birthday than to give a gift to    
   someone else - perhaps a somewhat younger but distinguished military    
   veteran? In this case, the centenarian is the Amateur Radio Club of the    
   University of Arkansas, W5YM. And the gift recipient is "Fifi," the    
   noted B-29 Flying Fortress that served the nation honorably during World    
   War II. The historic aircraft is in the process of being restored, and    
   members of the Rockwell-Collins Amateur Radio Club are setting up a    
   radio operator's position on board.   
      
   The gift from the hams at the University of Arkansas should fit right    
   in: They're presenting Fifi with a J-37 telegraph key, also known as the    
   "Mae West" key - named in tribute to the shapely entertainer so popular    
   during the war years. The key itself was notable in its own right for    
   the remarkably curvy indentations on its base.   
      
   Fifi, by the way, is still flightworthy. And now, with the Smith-Erwin    
   Memorial Radio Operator position nicely equipped with the J-37 telegraph    
   key, the aircraft will be taking to the skies carrying just a little    
   more history on board.   
      
   For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Skeeter Nash, N5ASH, in Topeka, Kansas.   
      
      
   (ARRL)   
      
   **   
      
   LEARNING THE LANGUAGE OF MORSE   
      
   The tie between the Navy and Morse Code also remains strong these days.    
   At the Naval Air Station Pensacola Corry Station in Florida, Morse Code    
   training has been a continuous effort since 2005, when the coursework    
   was moved to the learning center there for easy delivery with training    
   in cryptology, intelligence and other disciplines. Corry Station is    
   where students train as CTRs - cryptologic technicians. The last class    
   of CTRs has just finished their program as of late January, and these    
   students were the first to make use of a new revised Basic Manual Morse    
   Trainer and updated software used by the Department of Defense.   
      
   Military trainers say Morse is one of many tools to stand the test of    
   time, which is why the Department of Defense has once again renewed its    
   commitment to Morse training, investing in it now, more than ever.   
      
   That, of course, is no secret to hams. But it's no military secret either.   
      
   The course supervisor, Gabriel Albarran, a Cryptologic Technician    
   (Collection) First Class, said, QUOTE "Morse code is not only used in    
   military operations but also in commercial navigation. Search and    
   rescue, science navigations and weather status are frequently passed in    
   automated Morse code." ENDQUOTE   
      
   Cryptologic Technician Mary Kaitlin McKeeby adds: QUOTE "It's a    
   language. If you have a knack for languages, Morse Code is going to be    
   easier to pick up." ENDQUOTE She should know about that: She beat the    
   course record during the pilot program by two days, completing the    
   self-paced instruction in 39 days.   
      
   (U.S. NAVY, DEFENSE VIDEO AND IMAGERY)   
      
   **   
      
   BREAK HERE:   
   Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio    
   Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including W8VPV    
   in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Monday nights at 8.   
      
   **   
      
   SOUTH AFRICA'S NEXT GENERATION OF 'HAMMIES'   
      
   DON: Is it ever too early to start cultivating the love of radio in    
   kids? The South African Radio League doesn't think so, and so its    
   popular Hammie Program, which kicked off in May of 2015, is back. We    
   hear more from Amateur Radio Newsline's Graham Kemp, VK4BB.   
      
   GRAHAM: Now here's a concept that would make almost any OM wish to be    
   young again: The Hammies Amateur Radio Club has begun another season of    
   teaching young children radio science, helping them get licensed and on    
   the air. Working with the South African Radio League, they've opened the    
   classroom doors again to youngsters aged 10 to 15.   
      
   Classes began on the 30th of January with an eye toward getting the    
   young hopefuls prepped for their Amateur Radio B-class exam at the    
   conclusion of the 10-week program. But first things first, there's a bit    
   of ground to cover here:   
      
   Classes meet Saturdays 9 a.m. to noon, combining a lecture, some    
   practical experience and then getting on the air. The youngsters learn    
   basic electronics, how to troubleshoot and fix things and then, of    
   course, how to do those all-important QSOs.   
      
   Created by Graham Busse, ZS6GL, and Noel Hammond, ZR6DX, the Hammies    
   instruction was designed to accommodate the schedules and priorities of    
   young children. And if those priorities include going one day from being    
   a Hammie to a Ham, they too can aspire to eventually become an OM. Yes,    
   even the girls.   
      
   For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Graham Kemp, VK4BB.   
      
   **   
      
   AIR CADETS BECOME LICENSED AMATEURS   
      
   The UK brings us word of more young amateurs in the news. In Essex, the    
   Orsett Hundred 106 Air Cadet Squadron has reason to celebrate: Four    
   cadets within the youth group recently passed their exam for the    
   Foundation amateur radio license. They follow in the footsteps of their    
   commanding officer, Darren Attersley, 2-E-ZERO-O-C-A (2E0OCA), who    
   passed his Foundation license exam last October and went on to    
   Intermediate level on December 6.   
      
   The cadets attended two weeks of weekly coursework at headquarters in    
   Essex, supplementing that with the Essex Ham's Foundation course online.    
   They were also supported in their training by members of the Thurrock    
   Acorns Amateur Radio Club, which helped them review the syllabus.   
      
   Welcome to the bands!   
      
      
   (ESSEX HAM, THURROCK ACORNS AMATEUR RADIO CLUB)   
      
   **   
      
   HAMS KEEP ORDER AT NAVY FLEET REVIEW IN INDIA   
      
   In India, the prestigious International Fleet Review is getting a boost    
   from hams in and around Visakhapatnam (VEE-ZOK-HOPT'-NUM), a coastal    
   city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.   
      
   Arza Ramesh Babu, VU2RDM, Director of City Ham Radio Academy, was    
   appointed coordinator of this year's review by the Wireless Monitoring    
   Organization. The spectacle, which engages the president, prime minister    
   and delegations from 51 countries, opened Thursday, Feb. 4 and features    
   a dozen ongoing events, concluding on Monday, Feb. 8. The review is an    
   exercise in assuring the nation of the Indian Navy's discipline, high    
   morale and preparedness.   
      
   Ramesh Babu said in a report in The Hans India that he and a team of 22    
   other ham radio operators from around that part of India will be present    
   throughout the event using HF and VHF equipment, software-defined radio    
   and VHF base sets, all owned by the individual amateurs. Stations were    
   also established at the airport, collector office, police control room,    
   the beach and the function hall.   
      
   Considered the Indian Navy's showcase event, this is the second time    
   since 2001 that it has been held in India.   
      
   (THE INDIA TIMES, THE HANS INDIA, SOUTHGATE NEWS)   
      
   **   
      
      
   RST ACTIVITY TAKES TO THE AIR   
      
   Point your antennas north - if you can. RST stations in the Yukon    
   Territory, Alaska, Nunavut and the Northwest Territories will join with    
   the North Country DX Association in getting on the air, starting Feb.    
   15, to work as many stations as possible. The QSL manager is K7ICE.   
      
   But the goal isn't just to log as many RST stations once per band and    
   mode but also to promote amateur radio in that very remote part of the    
   world. The stations will continue to work 160 through 6 meters right up    
   through March 27, exchanging signal reports as well as states or    
   provinces. If you contact an RST station from the DX Association they    
   will also send their town or city. Stations will be on the air from    
   Anchorage, Fairbanks, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and other locations,    
   including a diamond mine in the Northwest Territories - and maybe even    
   an Alaskan glacier.   
      
   A few good DX contacts should certainly help these hams in the far north    
   to break the ice.   
      
      
   (ARRL)   
      
      
   **   
      
   THE WORLD OF DX   
      
   Operators Jim/W4RS (DU3JH) and Larry/N0QM (DU3LA) will be active as DX3R    
   from Subic Bay in the Philippines during the CQ WPX RTTY Contest on Feb.    
   13 and 14. Send QSLs via LoTW.   
      
   Operators Gildas/F6HMQ and Michel/F6GWV will once again be active from    
   Guadeloupe between February 26th and March 14th. Look for them to sign    
   TO66R during the ARRL International DX SSB Contest, which is being held    
   March 5 and 6. They will be working as a Multi-Single entry. Send QSLs    
   to TO66R via F6HMQ. Outside of the contest they will be active on all    
   bands. QSL via their home callsign.   
      
   Peter, DC0KK, is once again active as 4S7KKG from Moragalla, Sri Lanka,    
   between now and April 3rd. Peter will be working mainly in CW and    
   digital modes with operation on 20-10 meters. QSL via DC0KK, by the    
   Bureau, which is preferred, or direct. All QSLs will be sent via the QSL    
   Bureau.   
      
   And finally, Sam, LY5W, will be on the air in Lithuania using the    
   special callsign LY16W for the month of February. This is a rare prefix    
   for LY WPX Trophies award credits. His time on the air celerates    
   Lithuania's independence on Feb. 16, 1918. Visit his QRZ page for more    
   details.   
      
   (OHIO PENN DX BULLETIN)   
      
      
   **   
      
   KICKER: OLD MILITARY RADIO REPORTS FOR DUTY   
      
   We close with this story of new life for an old radio - a VERY old    
   radio: Doug Christensen of College Station, Texas, had no inkling that    
   the antique naval radio he bought from the collection of a late    
   professor still had life in it. For all his many talents at tinkering,    
   the electrical engineer just couldn't get the device to work.   
      
   Doing research on the Indiana War Memorial Museum website, he discovered    
   that the 120-pound radio had a strong resemblance to those used on early    
   20th century battleships -- in fact, one ship's radio in particular: the    
   ill-fated USS Indianapolis, sunk by a Japanese torpedo in 1945. The    
   museum, it seems, was recreating the battleship's radio room but was    
   missing one critical piece.   
      
   And that's how Christensen discovered a different way to get the radio    
   to work - by donating it to the museum.   
      
   He told the Bryan-College Station Eagle newspaper that he learned QUOTE    
   "This radio was a very high tech receiver for the time. No one could    
   ever reach a frequency as high as these radios went, so you didn't have    
   to use special codes for secrecy." ENDQUOTE   
      
   Arrangements were being made late last month to transport the radio to    
   its new home. And perhaps best of all, museum staffers said they were    
   confident that they might just get it back on the air after all.   
      
   (THE BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION EAGLE, TEXAS)   
      
   **   
      
   NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Alan Labs; the ARRL; The Bryan-College    
   Station Eagle; The Chicago Tribune; Chicago Sun-Times; CQ Magazine;    
   DX.NET; Essex Hams; the Hans India; Hap Holly and the Rain Report; the    
   India Times; the U.S. Navy; the Ohio-Penn DX Bulletin; QRZ.COM., Shure    
   Inc., Southgate Amateur Radio News; Thurrock Acorns Amateur Radio Club;    
   TWiT TV; Western Daily Press; Wireless Institute of Australia; and you    
   our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline. Our email    
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   For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York,    
   and our news team worldwide, I'm Don Wilbanks, AE5DW, in Picayune,    
   Miss.,saying 73 and as always we thank you for listening.   
      
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