Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (B)
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Thu Feb 04 2021 22:34:17

RESTORATION BEGINS ON WORLD WAR II ENIGMA MACHINES

JIM/ANCHOR: If restoring old boat anchors, or even making ancient straight 
keys usable, is a challenge that appeals to you, consider this monumental 
task being undertaken in Germany right now. Ed Durrant, DD5LP, tells us 
about it.

ED: It looks like restoration experts at Germany's State Archaeological 
Museum in Schleswig-Holstein are looking at additional work. After 
starting the one years desalination and restoration work on a World War II 
enigma machine found in the Baltic Sea off the north east coast of Germany 
in December last year, another six units have been found. Unfortunately 
many of this find had been made unusable before they were thrown into the 
sea from German Warships at the end of the second world war.

The machines, which resemble old typewriters, have inner workings that 
include three interchangeable rotors used to scramble messages. These 
messages were then sent using Morse code to another ship or land station 
that had another enigma machine to decode the message.

Restored enigma machines have been shown and operation demonstrated both 
at Friedrichshafen, and Dayton Hamfests.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Ed Durrant, DD5LP.

(LIVESCIENCE, PHYS.ORG)

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HAMS IN INDIA HELP ID MISSING MAN AS AUSTRALIAN CITIZEN

JIM/ANCHOR: Amateur radio operators in India are being credited with 
helping make an important contact in Australia but the communication here 
has nothing to do with DXing. Jason Daniels, VK2LAW, tells us what 
happened.

JASON: A man who had been found wandering disoriented on the streets of 
Kolkata, India several weeks ago has been identified as an Australian 
citizen with the help of local amateur radio operators. According to a 
report in the Times of India, the 69-year-old man, who is of Indian 
origin, is from Sydney, Australia. He has been in one of the local state-
run hospitals since he was found.

The West Bengal Amateur Radio Club intervened at the request of local 
health department officials who wanted the man's family located and knew 
the club has a long track record of helping reunite families.

Ambarish Nag Biswas, VU2JFA, club secretary, said that although there were 
still many missing details, paperwork found in the man's possession 
indicated he was residing in Sydney but had formerly owned property in 
India. The newspaper report said the man speaks English but appears to 
have some kind of mental disorder. The Australian Deputy High 
Commissioner's Office in Kolkata told the newspaper that efforts are under 
way to contact his family members.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jason Daniels, VK2LAW.

(TIMES OF INDIA)

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