Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (B) To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Fri Jan 14 2022 17:11:54 SILENT KEY: SAIF SHAHID, S21A, BANGLADESH LEAGUE FOUNDER NEIL/ANCHOR: An influential amateur who helped change the role of ham radio in Bangladesh has become a Silent Key. With that report, here's Jeremy Boot, G4NJH. JEREMY: The founder of the Bangladesh Amateur Radio League, and the first licensed amateur of that nation has become a Silent Key. Saif Shahid, S21A, died on the 10th of January in the United States. He had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, and had other medical issues, according to league members. In recent years, Saif lived in New Mexico and held the callsign KF6WJZ. He also held the callsign G1NWJ when he had lived in the UK. He was 75. Saif led the Bangladesh league which he helped to create in May 1979. In 1991 he successfully pressed the nation's government to support amateur radio for emergency communications. The league was admitted into the IARU in 1982. For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH. (QRZ, BARL FACEBOOK PAGE) ** 1ST INTERNATIONAL WINNER OF EDUCATOR AWARD NEIL/ANCHOR: The Carole Perry Educator of the Year Award to be presented at this year's Orlando HamCation has its first international winner. We hear more from Jack Parker, W8ISH. JACK: Combining cutting-edge technology with amateur radio, Dick Fijlstra PA0DFN has a strong reputation for guiding students in electronics and communication projects. However, the retired school principal has not limited his work to classrooms in The Netherlands, however. One of his best-known international school projects is called Communication Helps International Programs, or CHIP, which has attracted schools throughout Europe. Dick has also been heavily involved in the transmitter-hunting activities and competitions of the European Youth ARDF Championships. Dick himself is an avid participant in ARDF events. Dick was chosen as the latest winner of the honor, which was created in 2018 to recognize educators whose work promotes amateur radio and radio science. Carole Perry, WB2MGP, was the first recipient of the award, which bears the name of the New York-based educator. Dick will be honored at Orlando HamCation in Florida on February 10th through 13th. Congratulations, Dick! For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jack Parker, W8ISH. (ARRL) ** CLUB CREATES MAP TO CONNECT HAMS IN CANADA NEIL/ANCHOR: Hams in Canada have a new resource to help them locate other radio operators, as we hear from Sel Embee, KB3TZD. SEL: The Georgian Bay Amateur Radio Club VE3OSR in Canada is offering a way for hams to reconnect with one another through clubs, especially if they have lost touch during the pandemic. Clubs throughout Canada, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, are now shown on a colorful map display, which is free online for all hams' reference. The Georgian Bay amateurs are encouraging other clubs in Canada to add themselves to the map, which can be done by using the button labeled "CONTACT" on the bottom of the web page containing the map. Visit gbarc dot ca stroke clubs dot php (gbarc.ca/clubs.php) For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Sel Embee, KB3TZD. (GEORGIAN BAY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB) ** YOUNG AMATEURS' WINNING ESSAYS AVAILABLE ONLINE NEIL/ANCHOR: Congratulations to Silas Davis, W3SED; Olivia Lee, KD2UYX; and Isaac Schmidt, K6IAS. The three youngsters wrote the winning essays in the Intrepid-DX Group's second annual Youth 'Dream Rig' Contest. Hams from around the United States who are 19 years old or younger were eligible. Silas, the first place winner, is 9. This year's contest took place with the help of funding from Amateur Radio Digital Communications. The youngsters were asked to address the question of how amateur radio can evolve to remain relevant in the internet age. You can find the winning essays on the ARDC webpage. The link is provided in the text version of this week's newscast script at arnewsline.org. In announcing the winners previously, Paul Ewing, N6PSE, president of the Intrepid-DX Group, said the essays were [quote] "brimming with enthusiasm to keep our hobby alive well into the future." [endquote] [FOR PRINT, DO NOT READ: https://tinyurl.com/23paapwp] (AMPR.ORG) ** BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including the KB9LPP repeater in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, on Saturdays at 9 a.m., and on Echolink. --- SBBSecho 3.14-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (954:895/7) .