Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (B) To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Fri Jun 07 2019 10:32:11 THIRD NAVAJO CODETALKER DIES: WILLIAM TULLY BROWN PAUL/ANCHOR: A nation already grieving the recent loss of two World War II veterans known as Navajo Code Talkers, is now mourning a third. Christian Cudnik, K0STH, has more. CHRISTIAN: Serving in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, William Tully Brown was one of hundreds of Code Talkers, who made use of his native Navajo language, to thwart message decoding by the enemy. The decorated military veteran died on Monday, June 3rd, in Winslow, Arizona, becoming the third such Code Talker to die within the past month. Navajo Nation Speaker Seth Damon said in a press release [quote]: "We will always honor and remember the sacrifices he made at Guadalcanal, and Iwo Jima, in the protection of freedom and liberty." [endquote] The president of the Navajo Code Talkers Association, said that with his death, only five known Navajo Code Talkers remain. William Tully Brown was 96. His death comes shortly after that of John Pinto on May 24th, and Fleming Begaye (BUH-GAY) Sr. on May 10th. For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Christian Cudnik, K0STH. (ARIZONA REPUBLIC, ASSOCIATED PRESS) ** NEW USA-COUNTIES AWARD CUSTODIAN FOR CQ MAGAZINE PAUL/ANCHOR: CQ magazine's USA-Counties Award has a new custodian. He is Brian Bird, NX0X, of Duluth, Minnesota, a veteran county hunter. Brian was a recipient of the award in 2004, and his wife, Shari, KB0MHH, won a year later. Brian's appointment was announced by CQ Magazine's editor Rich Moseson, W2VU. Brian is successor to Ted Melinosky, K1BV, who served as the award's custodian, and CQ Awards Editor for 21 years. As Brian steps in, new rule updates also take effect. They include replacement of International Reply Coupons with Paypal, to encourage more award applications to be emailed. A DX postage surcharge is also being added to cover the cost of certificates sent outside the United States. Additional details are available on the CQ website at cq dash amateur dash radio dot com (cq-amateur-radio.com). We here at Newsline wish Brian the best. (CQ MAGAZINE) ** RADIO SCOUTS MAKE ON-AIR SUMMER PLANS PAUL/ANCHOR: For radio scouts, it's not just summer camp season, it's summer radio season too, as we hear from Bill Stearns, NE4RD. BILL: This week in Radio Scouting, we welcome June as the beginning of summer camp season, ARRL Field Day, and the World Scout Jamboree! Let's begin with activations from summer camp: Michael Grow, KD6OJV, will be activating KO6BSA, from the Schoepe Scout Reservation At Lost Valley in Warner Hot Springs, CA, from Jun 23rd through August 3rd, for the SSRLV STEM Center - Radio Merit Badge program. On HF, they'll have the IC-7300 (from the ICOM America Radio Station Loan Program), on VHF/UHF, they'll be utilizing the Southern California interconnected repeater system, and EchoLink capabilities. They also have a streaming radio station (LVSR.org) for the Broadcast elective, and a fox transmitter for the ARDF elective. Thomas Barker, WA1HRH, will be activating W1M for the summer, at the Moses Scout Reservation in Russel, MA from June 30th to July 26th. Four weeks of summer camp (ham radio in the woods), will operate as time allows, between Sunday afternoons and Friday evenings, as the camp is closed on Saturdays. Using commercial and battery power, hopefully on 80, 40, 30, and 20 meters, ssb, and cw, with some QRP cw thrown in. Mike Miller, AC0BD, will be activating K2BSA/0, from Jester Park in Granger, IA, from June 17th through July 14th. Troop 89, and others in the area will operate from portable stations, using emergency power. Operation will take place from scout camping events, as well as from daytime events focusing on families and younger siblings. We have many other summer camp activations to share, so look out for those in future reports. For Amateur Radio Newsline, and the K2BSA Amateur Radio Association, this is Bill Stearns, NE4RD. ** BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including the VK3HJQ repeater, in Victoria, Australia, on Sundays at 9 a.m. local time. Hear the newscast on EchoLink Conference Server 69556, and IRLP Node 9556. --- SBBSecho 3.07-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - tbolt.synchro.net (454:1/33) .