Subj : Newsline Part 4
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Oct 28 2016 10:54 am

AMATEURS AID RECOVERY AFTER PHILIPPINES TYPHOON

DON/ANCHOR: The Philippines took a battering from recent typhoons, but
amateurs are there, even into the recovery process -- as we hear from
Newsline's Jason Daniels, VK2LAW.

JASON: In the northern Philippines, Super Typhoon Haima is believed to
have ravaged 100 percent of the homes in Tuguegarao City, according to
officials there. The deadly typhoon, which made landfall on Oct. 20,
also affected farms, fishing and the region's infrastructure. Loss of
life was estimated at 13. The Philippine Amateur Radio Association's
HERO net was already active on 40 meters when the storm hit, since it
had been put into operation for an earlier typhoon, Sharika, which had
hit Luzon Island. That storm turned out to be much weaker.

As Haima raged, the HERO net's 130 stations kept everyone apprised of
flooding, weather, and power conditions.

Amateur radio continues to be active, as the recovery effort gets under
way, especially with lost power and intermittent phone service. As the
Red Cross, army, police and others assist in the area, officials
indicate that restoration of electricity could take as long as three
weeks. In addition to amateur response in the hard-hit province of
Cagayan, the province of Isabela was welcoming assistance from radio
operators from the United Methodist Amateur Radio Club.

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

(IARU, THE WEATHER CHANNEL)

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THE WORLD OF DX

In the world of DX, Francois, F6AJL, is using the callsign TY5AA, from
the West African country of Benin until Nov. 30th. Listen for him on HF
from 80 to 10 meters. Send QSL cards to his home call.

Chas, NK8O, is operating until November 12th, in Tanzania as 5H3DX. He is
operating on 80 through 15 meters, mainly using CW. For information about
QSL cards, visit the QRZ page of 5H3DX.

Sigi, DL7DF, is on the Caribbean Island of Anguilla, with 4 other German
amateurs, working as VP2EGR until November 7th. Be listening on 160m to
10m, where they will operate CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK31. Send QSL cards to
DL7DF.

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KICKER: THIS MYSTERY WAS IN THE BAG

DON/ANCHOR: We close this week's report with this thought: As hams, we
are proud to help our community, and even more proud to help fellow hams.
What happens, though, when hams come to the aid of a totally different
kind of ham? Newsline's Graham Kemp, VK4B, tells us.

GRAHAM: This story takes us to the Philippines, where Vladimir Sarmiento,
DW4VLS, seemed on his way to becoming a hero after he'd stopped to aid a
bicyclist in distress. The man had discovered a large closed garbage bag
near the embankment of a creek and immediately feared the worst - that
inside was the body of yet another victim of an extra-judicial killing.
The stench was so bad he could barely stand it. When the cyclist flagged
down Vladimir, the ham got on the radio to Alfredo Panti, DU4AAP, who,
in turn, notified police. Authorities immediately dispatched an inspector
to the site, proclaiming it a crime scene, and roping it off. The long
investigation began.

Four hours later, however, the investigation ended abruptly just as the
municipal health officer, Dr. Elva Joson, arrived and opened the bag.
Inside, the doctor found a body in the state of advanced decomposition.

The body was that of a pig.

With the story having morphed into a tale of barnyard justice gone wrong,
authorities concluded this was less a case of homicide than simply....
HAMicide.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Graham Kemp, VK4BB.
	
(CATANDUANES TRIBUNE)

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NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Alan Labs; the ARRL; the Associated Press;
Catanduanes Tribune; CQ Magazine; Hap Holly and the Rain Report; IARU,
Irish Radio Transmitter Society; NBC NEWS; Ohio-Penn DX Bulletin; Polish
Amateur Radio Union; Portuguese Association of Radio Amateurs; QRZ;
Southgate Amateur Radio News; Ted Randall's QSO Radio Show; the Weather
Channel; Whitehouse.Gov; Wireless Institute of Australia; WTWW Shortwave;
and you, our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline. Please
send emails to our address at newsline@arnewsline.org. More information is
available at Amateur Radio Newsline's only official website located at
www.arnewsline.org.

For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York, and
our news team worldwide, I'm Don Wilbanks, AE5DW, in Picayune, Mississippi,
saying 73, and as always, we thank you for listening.

Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) is Copyright 2016. All rights reserved.


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