Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (A) To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Fri May 28 2021 11:14:46 Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2274 for Friday May 28, 2021 Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2274, with a release date of Friday, May 28, 2021, to follow in 5-4-3-2-1. The following is a QST. Hams mobilize in search for preteen boy. There are six new inductees in the CQ Hall of Fame -- and Bletchley Park is reopening. All this and more, as Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2274 comes your way right now. *** BILLBOARD CART ** INDIANA HAMS MOBILIZE IN SEARCH FOR YOUNG BOY JIM/ANCHOR: We begin this week's report with an account of amateur radio responsiveness in a human drama that turned to tragedy: a sweeping search for a missing 12-year-old boy with autism which ended with the discovery of his body in the Little Calumet River. Members of the Amateur Radio Association of Newton County, Indiana, were among the hundreds of volunteers aiding the search for Kyrin Carter, the Missouri youth who was last seen on May 15th leaving the Indiana hotel where his family had been staying. Club president Mike Swiader [pronounced: SWAYDER], KA9E, told Newsline that the hams provided VHF digital communications and GPS for the northwest Indiana's K9 search and rescue teams, serving as their communications branch. Working inside the association's mobile communications unit, the hams logged coordinates from the teams while they were deployed, providing digital tracking to help create a search map. Meanwhile, other searchers were deployed on foot, on horseback, by helicopter and by boat and were joined by the FBI and police from Indiana and nearby Illinois. On Monday, May 24th, the body of the little boy was found in the river, and dive teams pulled him out. By then, Mike said, the hams' team had been demobilized because the nature of the search had changed. They learned of the boy's death through their liaison to local law enforcement. (MIKE SWIADER KA9E, NW INDIANA TIMES) ** HAMS INVITED TO JOIN IN HONORING WORLD WAR II HERO JIM/ANCHOR: Hams are being invited to help honor the last surviving recipient of the most prestigious military award given after World War II. Kevin Trotman, N5PRE, tells us how. KEVIN: Not everyone has a United States Navy warship commissioned in their honor but Hershel "Woody" Williams, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and Medal of Honor recipient was present in Norfolk, Virginia for just such a ceremony last year. This year, amateur radio operators are planning a unique gesture of their own at a birthday reception for Woody. Woody, the nation's last surviving recipient of the Medal of Honor from World War II, turns 98 on October 2nd. Donna Snow, W5SML, known for the American reality TV show "Texas Flip N Move," has begun collecting QSL cards and birthday greetings to be presented to him at the reception in Texas on October 13th. Woody received the Medal for bravery during the Battle of Iwo Jima. He continues his service through the Woody Williams Foundation, which assists Gold Star Families, people whose family members have lost their lives in service to their country.. Amateur radio operators who want to help honor Woody can send a QSL card with their wishes to the address at the bottom of Donna's page on QRZ.com. Donna also writes: [quote] "Don't worry about sending too many, I have BIG trailers!" [endquote] For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Kevin Trotman, N5PRE. Jim: Woody is from right here in West Virginia, I'm proud to say. (REX KING W5EAK, QRZ) ** SENDING A MESSAGE TO SAMUEL F.B. MORSE JIM/ANCHOR: If you could contact Samuel F.B. Morse, what would you tell him? Newsline's Randy Sly, W4XJ, posed that question to mark an important anniversary. RANDY: On May 24, 1844, Samuel F.B. Morse sent the first telegraph message from Washington, DC to Alfred Vail in Baltimore, Maryland. In addition to helping invent the telegraph, Morse also developed the code he sent. Today, the preservation of Morse Code has been left primarily in the hands of amateur radio operators. On this anniversary, Amateur Radio Newsline asked a few hams what they would say to Samuel Morse if he were alive today. Howard Bernstein, WB2UZE, co-founder of the Long Island CW Club said: "Thank you so much for having the forethought and vision to create one of the most internationally beneficial modes of communication still in use 177 years later." Steve Szabo, WB4OMM, of the North American QRP CW Club said: "No one could have envisioned the future communications technology that you originated. I'm in awe that low power Morse Code using a simple transceiver and a wire can span the globe." Finally, Stew Rolfe, GW0ETF, President of the CW Operators Club said: "Well Sam, I bet you never thought your simple code would be heard across the airwaves well into the 21st century, kept alive and lovingly cared for by a bunch of hobbyists in pretty much every country of the world!" For Amateur Radio Newsline, I’m Randy Sly, W4XJ. Thank you, Mr. Morse for giving us the original digital mode. --- SBBSecho 3.14-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (618:250/33) .