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   Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2041, December 9 2016   
      
   Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2041 with a release date of Friday,   
   December 9 2016 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.   
      
   The following is a QST. The holiday spirit is in the air with two special   
   radio events. Amateur radio devotes a day to welcoming the disabled -- and   
   our top story, remembering a promising ham shot to death earlier this month   
   in Chicago. All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2041 comes   
   your way right now.   
   	   
   **   
      
   BILLBOARD CART   
      
   **   
   REMEMBERING SLAIN AMATEUR TYRONE HARDIN KD9ERC, SK   
      
   STEPHEN/ANCHOR: In our top story this week we remember a Silent Key, Tyrone   
   Hardin KD9ERC, who was fatally shot in Chicago more than a week ago. Police   
   arrested a suspect a few days later. Friends and Elmers share memories with   
   Amateur Radio Newsline's Paul Braun WD9GCO.   
      
   PAUL'S REPORT   
      
   On November 26th, the life of a father, husband, and promising new ham was   
   tragically cut short by bullets from a killer's gun.   
      
   Sgt. Tyrone Hardin, KD9ERC of Merrillville, Indiana, was shot while on duty   
   at his job as a security guard in Illinois. The news stories give details   
   about that. But what about the man himself? What was he like?   
      
   I spoke with two members of the club where he tested and belonged, the 220   
   Megahertz Guys club of Lyons, Illinois and asked them to tell me something   
   about Sgt. Hardin, the ham.   
      
   Kelvin Jackson, W9BBQ recalled how they were first introduced to Hardin   
      
      
      
   KELVIN: Tyrone was referred to us by a friend of ours, K9JPX - they worked   
   together - JP informed me that he had a young man who was interested in   
   getting his ham radio license. He referred him to us and he had some   
   questions about what would be appropriate study material, and that was it! He   
   gave us a call, came down Saturday and he passed his exam. He was very happy   
   and jovial and hung out with us for breakfast and lunch and we gave him some   
   ideas about radios.   
      
      
      
   PAUL: The club offers VE testing three times a month, combined with breakfast   
   at a local restaurant. Steve Hill, KB9DSQ, recalled just how eager Hardin was   
   to take his test.   
      
      
      
   STEVE: It was very humorous how he came to the breakfast because he was so   
   worried that we were going to leave, that he was going to miss his   
   opportunity to take his test that he called us while he was on his way a   
   couple of times to let us know "I'm still en route! Don't leave yet!" and we   
   had to assure him that we weren't going to leave!   
      
   That was so funny, you know? We assured him, "We aren't going to leave. Just   
   take your time and be safe!" He finally made it, and it was so funny - he   
   went on, "I thought you weren't going to wait on me" and we were saying, "Of   
   course we're going to wait!" and we welcomed him with open arms and he was   
   just a wonderful person to meet.   
      
      
      
   PAUL: In addition to his new friends at the club, Hardin is survived by his   
   wife, children and stepchildren. If you are moved to help his family,   
   especially in this very difficult holiday season, please keep an eye on our   
   Facebook page and Twitter feed. We will post any information as we become   
   aware of it.   
      
   From all of us at Amateur Radio Newsline to all of Sgt. Hardin's friends and   
   family, our sincerest condolences.   
      
   For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Paul Braun, WD9GCO   
      
   **   
      
   NEW LEADERSHIP ROLE FOR PARITY ACT SPONSOR   
      
   STEPHEN/ANCHOR: The lawmaker who helped advocate for the Amateur Radio Parity   
   Act is about to take the reins of a top committee on Capitol Hill. We hear   
   more from Amateur Radio Newsline's Geri Goodrich KF5KRN.   
      
   GERI's REPORT: Representative Greg Walden W7EQI has been elected as the   
   chairman of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee. Walden   
   represents Oregon's second congressional district in the House of   
   Representatives. He won the chairmanship on Dec. 1st during a closed-door   
   meeting of the House GOP Steering Committee. He fills the vacancy as   
   Representative Fred Upton, a Michigan Republican, steps down from the   
   leadership position due to term limits.   
      
   Representative Walden holds a General Class license. The nine-term Oregon   
   congressman was a sponsor of H.R. 1301, the Amateur Radio Parity Act, as   
   chairman of the committee's Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.   
      
   The measure directs the FCC to amend Part 97 of its rules to enable amateurs   
   in communities with land-use restrictions to put up antennas for ham radio   
   communications. That bill passed in an amended form in the House this fall,   
   and now awaits a vote in the Senate.   
      
   For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Geri Goodrich KF5KRN.   
      
   ***   
      
   HOLIDAY SPIRIT IS IN -- AND ON -- THE AIR   
      
   STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Because the holiday season itself is a special event, it   
   inspires hams to get extra creative with events of their own. Here are two   
   stations you'll want to be listening for. We hear first from Amateur Radio   
   Newsline's Graham Kemp VK4BB.   
      
   GRAHAM'S REPORT: The annual OF9X Special Event Station - an amateur radio   
   world tour that has featured Santa for more than three decades - has begun   
   making its rounds from the Arctic Circle. Station operations will continue   
   through the 31st of December - this time featuring Santa and his dozen elves,   
   who not only assist Santa but double as multipliers for contacts. All 12 will   
   operate as Old-Father-9-Christmas, OF9X, and will identify themselves further   
   as elves with an additional three-letter designation, such as ART for "Arto"   
   or NIK for "Niko." So if you've contacted an elf, you'll hear OF9X/ART or   
   something similar.   
      
   There are a number of prizes available for different point scores but no   
   doubt the biggest prize of all for childen of the participating amateurs will   
   be the opportunity they have to win a QSO during Christmas week with the   
   person the website is calling "the true and live Santa."   
      
   Be listening on the bands - and BELIEVE!   
      
   For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Graham Kemp VK4BB   
      
   (OHIO PENN DX BULLETIN, RADIO ARCALA)   
      
   **   
      
   A CHRISTMAS GIFT FROM BETHLEHEM   
      
   STEPHEN/ANCHOR:  Jim Damron, N8TMW, tells us next about some amateurs in   
   Georgia who are bringing the Bethlehem experience a little closer to home.   
      
   JIM'S REPORT: How about a Christmas QSO with Bethlehem.........Georgia? The   
   Barrow Amateur Radio Club in Winder, Georgia, is heading back to nearby   
   Bethlehem, where from 2010 to 2014, the club activated the Bethlehem City   
   Park pavilion each Christmas. After a brief hiatus, the special event station   
   is back! Be listening for WR4BC on the afternoon of December 10th and 11th,   
   starting on 20 meters and then moving later in the day to 40 meters.The club   
   will also operate a second station on 10 meters. All operation will be SSB   
   and there'll be a special QSL card for all successful contacts.   
      
   This time, however, instead of operating in the pavilion, the club will be in   
   Bethlehem itself, going mobile and portable from a hilltop parking lot in   
   town.   
      
   Sorry, there won't be any overnight operation. QSOs stop at about 5 p.m.. It   
   may not be too cold for Santa but these hams need to be roasting by an open   
   fire.   
      
   For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Damron N8TMW.   
      
      
   (BILL WILSON KJ4EX, BARROW AMATEUR RADIO CLUB)   
      
   **   
   BREAK HERE:   
      
   Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio Newsline,   
   heard on bulletin stations around the world, including the SPARC club   
   repeater for the Sportsman's Paradise Amateur Radio Club, K4WAK, in Wakulla   
   County, Florida in time for the Friday afternoon commute.   
      
   **   
      
   AMATEURS TEAM UP TO ENCOURAGE DISABLED HAMS IN SWITZERLAND   
      
   STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Hams in some parts of the world set aside December 3 to   
   showcase what radio can do for the disabled. Here's Amateur Radio Newsline's   
   Ed Durrant DD5LP.   
      
   ED'S REPORT:   
      
   When members of the Union of Swiss Shortwave Amateurs, the USKA, operated a   
   special event station recently at the Swiss Paraplegic Centre, an emergency   
   and rehabilitation facility in Nottwil, they were grateful for the   
   possibilities. Operators weren't just looking to score some good contacts   
   while working with the patients there; they were eager to show those   
   patients, most of whom have spinal cord injuries, the possibilities radio   
   holds for quadriplegics and paraplegics.   
      
   On Saturday the 3rd of December, the Swiss radio amateurs were among a   
   handful of radio groups, including those in Egypt and the UK, who were   
   marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Using the special   
   call sign HB9IPHA, the Swiss amateurs worked on 20 meters at 100 watts with a   
   FlexRadio3000 but were also on VHF and UHF with a Yaesu FT-857D.   
      
   Thomas Huber HB9FXU, the Switzerland coordinator for the IARU's Information   
   Programme for Handicapped Radio Amateurs, said in an email that the feedback   
   from patients, visitors and hospital employees was extremely positive. He   
   told Amateur Radio Newsline that the response was especially encouraging as   
   some participants got on the air for the first time. Thomas said the   
   opportunity for outreach was also gratifying - and next year the hams plan to   
   do more outreach to disabled men and women throughout Switzerland and get   
   them involved and on the air -- and not just on one day every year.   
      
   For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Ed Durrant DD5LP.   
      
      
   (THOMAS HUBER HB9FXU)   
      
      
   **   
      
   MILLING AROUND ON THE AIR   
      
   STEPHEN/ANCHOR: The annual Mills on the Air event in Europe is welcoming yet   
   another Australian participant. Here's Amateur Radio Newsline's John Williams   
   VK4JJW.   
      
   JOHN'S REPORT: We reported several weeks ago that a historic Australian mill   
   has got into the game for the upcoming Mills on the Air event in May.   
   Anderson's Mill has the distinction of being the first mill down under to be   
   part of what was once an exclusively European event. The mill in Smeaton,   
   Victoria has company now: Members of the Lower Murray Amateur Radio Club   
   VK5ALM will participate as well from Dunns Mill in South Australia. The mill,   
   the oldest building in Mount Barker, once processed flour. The 19th century   
   mill operated for 50 years under steam power, but on May 13th through 15th it   
   will be active again thanks to ham radio power.   
      
   The UK's Denby Dale Club is hoping the two Australian mills won't be the last   
   to get on board, whether they once processed sugar, timber, wheat or wool.   
   The UK club members are hoping to process something themselves: more   
   registrations from participants in Australia.   
      
   For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm John Williams, VK4JJW   
      
   (MILLS ON THE AIR)   
      
   **   
      
   FIRST AUSTRALIAN WINS RSGB IOTA ARCTIC ISLANDS AWARD   
      
   STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Some things are worth waiting for, even if it takes 30 years.   
   Here's Amateur Radio Newsline's Graham Kemp VK4BB, with the story of a   
   three-decade dream fulfilled.   
      
   GRAHAM'S REPORT: North to Alaska and just a tad more than a little northeast   
   of home always gave one Aussie ham an icy stare. Now, a special award marks a   
   first for Australia - and it's a proud moment for Frank VK7BC. The Tasmanian   
   radio operator has just received his Radio Society of Great Britain Islands   
   on the Air Arctic Islands award. The achievement means Frank had to work a   
   total of 75 IOTA island groups north of the Arctic circle. No, you can't do   
   it in a weekend - Frank gave this three decades of his best effort. The   
   investment paid off: as of the 11th of November, his call sign was added to   
   the list of others who've achieved the feat.   
      
   While Frank's is the first station in Australia to claim this honor, this   
   isn't quite a first for Frank himself. He's already on the roster of   
   award-winners for getting his IOTA Antarctica certificate back in 1998.   
      
   For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Graham Kemp, VK4BB.   
      
   (WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA)   
      
   **   
   NEW ENTRY INTO CANADIAN AMATEUR RADIO HALL OF FAME   
      
   STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Make room for one more ham in Canada's Hall of Fame. We get   
   those details from Amateur Radio Newsline's Jeremy Boot G4NJH.   
      
   JEREMY'S REPORT: The Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame has a new member:   
   Phil Anderson, VE3FAS, of Amaranth in south-central Ontario.   
      
   Phil, who has been licensed since 1961, has provided service as an amateur   
   that includes 50 years of award-winninig work with the National Traffic   
   System and various roles with the ARRL in the United States' Eastern Area. He   
   has also been manager of the Eastern Canadian Net and Transcontinental Corps.   
   Phil had a career in engineering in defense research and space design before   
   teaching at Humber College, a polytechnical school in Ontario.   
      
   Although his appointment has been made for 2016, Phil will be formally   
   inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2017 and will be profiled in the Canadian   
   Amateur magazine, published by Radio Amateurs of Canada.   
      
   For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot G4NJH   
      
   (SOUTHGATE AMATEUR RADIO NEWS)   
      
   **   
      
   WORLD OF DX   
      
   In the world of DX, there's a Buddipole DXpedition happening on Saint Lucia   
   Island that will continue until the 12th of December. The operators are on   
   160 through 6 meters using CW, SSB and the digital modes. They are   
   transmitting QRP or 100 watts into Buddipole antennas. Send QSL cards via   
   their home call signs or via Logbook of the World. Operators include   
   Budd/W3FF, Jeff/KO7M and Mike/KI8R, among others.   
      
   In the U.S. Virgin Islands listen for another team, known as the "Buddies of   
   the Caribbean." The operators on Saint Croix Island include Tom/K4ZGB,   
   Bryan/N8WD and Rick/AA4W, who are active through the 14th of December as   
   WP2/K4ZGB, KP2/N8WD and KP2/AA4W, respectively. Be listening on 160 through 6   
   meters where they are operating using CW, SSB and the digital modes. They   
   will also attempt to make satellite contacts through SO-50 and AO-85. Send   
   QSL cards via LOTW, eQSL or direct to their home callsigns.   
      
   Lastly, the Radio Society of Sri Lanka 4S7RS is on DXpedition from the 10th   
   to the 13th of December from Hiyare Forest Reserve, Galle, Sri Lanka. Listen   
   on all HF bands 160M through 10M for CW, Digital and SSB.   
      
   **   
   KICKER: TRY DRINKING IN THESE RADIO FREQUENCIES!   
      
   STEPHEN: Our final story is about something other than radio that is making   
   waves -- big waves. We hear again from Amateur Radio Newsline's John   
   Williams, VK4JJW.   
      
   JOHN: Weird and Wonderful! A new health food fad here on the shelves in   
   Australia is water infused with the frequency of the moon! What a marketing   
   spiel to attract consumers! Seems that spring water from an aquifer in remote   
   VK4 is put through a two-stage kinetic energy process and infused at 210.42   
   Hertz, the frequency of The Moon! The result is that individual molecules in   
   the water are enlivened to produce a remarkable soft and ultra-hydrating   
   taste, feel and effect. The product claims to be an outstanding value and   
   offers the most dynamic beverage in the universe.   
      
   However, health and dietician experts disagree, describing the marketing hype   
   as "fanciful in the extreme," but would attract high marks as a first-year   
   marketing assignment. But wait - there's more!!! Love in a bottle! After   
   sourcing this precious water from the protected aquifer in remote northern   
   Queensland, it is put through a two-stage kinetic energy process and infused   
   at a new frequency: 528 Hertz, the frequency of love! Truly a weird and   
   wonderful story worth bottling. I'm John VK4JJW.   
      
   (WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA)   
      
   **   
      
   NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Alan Labs; the ARRL; the Barrow Amateur Radio   
   Club; Bill Wilson KJ4EX; CQ Magazine; CNN; Hap Holly and the Rain Report;   
   Irish Radio Transmitter Society; Mills on the Air; Ohio-Penn DX Bulletin; the   
   Radio Society of Sri Lanka; Southgate Amateur Radio News; The 220 MHz Guys   
   Amateur Radio Club; 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 send emails to our address at newsline@arnewsline.org.   
   More information is available at Amateur Radio Newsline's only official   
   website at www.arnewsline.org.   
      
   For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York, and our   
   news team worldwide, I'm Stephen Kinford N8WB in Wadsworth, Ohio saying 73   
   and as always we thank you for listening.   
      
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