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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Sat Feb 08 2020 10:17:36

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2206, for February 7, 2020

Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2206 with a release date of
Friday, February 7, 2020, to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. A historic appointment at the FCC. Yet
another Navajo Code Talker has died -- and Amazon's satellite
project launches a hiring campaign.

All this and more, as Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2206,
comes your way right now.

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FCC APPOINTS FIRST FEMALE CHIEF TECH OFFICER

DON/ANCHOR: Our top story comes from Washington, D.C., where the
Federal Communications Commission is marking what its chairman
calls a historic appointment. Here's Andy Morrison, K9AWM, with
the details.

ANDY: The FCC has welcomed the first woman to serve as its Chief
Technology Officer, coordinating with the agency's Office of
Engineering and Technology, and advising Chairman Ajit Pai on
related issues.

Monisha Ghosh, a Fellow of the IEEE [pronounced: EYE TRIPLE E],
has expertise in wireless technologies where she has overseen
research both in academia and industry. Her new responsibilities
began on January 13th.

The agency called the appointment historic, and the FCC chairman
said he hoped she would serve as an example for young women
considering careers in STEM disciplines.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Andy Morrison, K9AWM.

(FCC.GOV, TVTECHNOLOGY.COM)

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FCC COMMISSIONER CALLS FOR ITU'S REPLACEMENT

DON/ANCHOR: Also at the FCC, Commissioner Michael O'Rielly has said
that the future of global spectrum use might be better served by an
international body other than the ITU. He also questioned the value
of the World Radiocommunication Conference that is held every few
years to revise member nations' use of the spectrum.

Speaking before a committee of the United States Senate, O'Rielly
said a replacement for the ITU might be a body that resembles the
G7 organization, also known as the Group of Seven. Its members
include the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan,
and the U.K., the world's largest advanced economies. The ITU is a
body contained within the United Nations.

O'Rielly said his biggest concern was that under the ITU, the geopolitics
of certain nations could get in the way of harmonization of spectrum use.

(FIERCE WIRELESS)

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NAVAJO CODE TALKER JOE VANDEVER DIES AT AGE 96

DON/ANCHOR: The ranks of American heroes are diminished once more, as
another Navajo Code Talker from the World War Two era, has died. Ralph
Squillace, KK6ITB, has his story.

RALPH: Joe Vandever Sr., one of the Navajo Code Talkers who served in
the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, has died in New Mexico. He
was among those whose tribal language gave rise to an unbreakable code
used during the war.

After enlisting in the Marines in 1943, he served in the Occupation of
Japan, the Occupation of China, Guam, Okinawa, and numerous other
locations. The National Museum of the American Indian in Washington,
D.C., notes that the Code Talkers' contributions in several important
wartime campaigns are credited with saving thousands of lives of
Americans, and United States allies.

Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez issued the following statement
after the announcement of his death: "The Navajo people have lost
another great warrior, who sacrificed more than we'll ever know to
defend our country. On behalf of the Navajo Nation, we offer our
prayers and heartfelt condolences to his children, and many other
loved ones."

Joe Vandever, who died Friday, January 31st, was 96. There are now
only a handful of Navajo Code Talkers remaining.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB.

(ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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NEWSLINE's 2018 YHOTY IS A DAYTON KEYNOTER

DON/ANCHOR: Here's another proud moment for Amateur Radio Newsline: In
2018, Bryant Rascoll, KG5HVO, of Montgomery, Alabama, became Newsline's
Bill Pasternak WA6ITF Young Ham of the Year. Last September, he earned
the rank of Eagle Scout, as a member of Boy Scout Troop 307 in his
hometown. This spring during Hamvention, Bryant will be the featured
speaker at the Contest Dinner at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Dayton, Ohio.
The dinner will be held on Saturday, May 16th.

The dinner program will also include inductions into the 2020 CQ Contest
Hall of Fame. No tickets will be sold at the door, so if you've got plans
to attend, make your reservations by May 8th.

This is the 28th annual dinner, and The North Coast Contesters are this
year's hosts. The website is contestdinner dot com (contestdinner.com).
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