Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (B
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri May 17 2019 11:49 am

W9IMS SET FOR 500-MILE RACE

JIM/ANCHOR: Members of the W9IMS Amateur Radio Club are revved up for the
103rd running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race. For the past 16 years,
this official Amateur Radio Club of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has
made contacts globally during the time leading up to each race. The
special event station goes on the air May 20th, and will take check-ins
until after the race on May 28th. The operators can be worked on 20 and
40 meters SSB, and on FT8. This is the second special event station this
year for W9IMS. They were most recently on the air during the Indy Grand
Prix, which was held May 11.

QSL information is available at QRZ.com.

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TUNE UP YOUR ANTENNA WITH 100 WATTS AND A WIRE

JIM/ANCHOR: Whether you're a ragchewer or a contester, you'll want to try
this noncompetitive way of testing your antenna's performance. Heather
Embee, KB-3-T-ZED-D, has more details.

HEATHER: Wherever your antenna happens to be pointed, you can be sure of
one thing: It's going to be pointed in the direction of fellowship and fun
on the weekend of June 7th through 9th. The "100 Watts and a Wire" online
community is hosting its first Antenna Tune-Up Event. A way to welcome
spring, celebrate antennas in all their variety and glory, and provide an
opportunity to give true signal reports. A way to enjoy a non-competitive
activity, and explore what the antenna at your home QTH, or even at a
portable location can do - on any band, and any mode, at any time between
00:00 UTC (zero-hundred UTC) on Friday, June 7th through 23:59 UTC on
Sunday, June 9th. Details are posted at 100wattsandawire-dot-com.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Heather Embee, KB3TZD.

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WW2 NAVAJO CODE TALKER DIES IN ARIZONA

JIM/ANCHOR: Another member of the Native American Navajo tribe who served
in a special mission during the Second World War has died. Jack Parker,
W8ISH, tells us about him.

JACK: Fleming Begaye (BUH-GAY) Sr., who was among three Navajo Code
Talkers honored at the White House in November of 2017, has died. He had
been one of hundreds of members of the Navajo tribe who assisted the U.S.
military during World War II, confusing the Japanese by using a code based
on the Navajo language. The Navajo Nation said that Fleming Begaye
(BUH-GAY) fought in the Battle of Tarawa, and the Battle of Tinian, and
was wounded during his service. His service as a Code Talker in the U.S.
Marine Corps lasted from 1943 to 1945.

He died on Friday, May 10th, in Arizona, at the age of 97.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jack Parker, W8ISH.

(ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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SILENT KEY: SCHOOL CLUB ROUNDUP'S DAVID PAUL VONDIELINGEN AD8B

JIM/ANCHOR: Hams involved in the ARRL's School Club Roundup have been
shaken by the loss of a devoted and beloved supporter. Neil Rapp, WB9VPG,
has that story.

NEIL: An amateur radio operator, who combined his commitment to teaching
with his love of being a ham, has become a Silent Key. David Paul Von
Dielingen, AD8B, is perhaps best remembered not just as a booster of
School Club Roundup, but a ham who used his talents to make this activity
for school radio clubs even better. The retired teacher had been the
author of a logging program dedicated specifically for the roundup - his
earliest versions were for Microsoft DOS and Apple formats, and later
versions were written for Windows and Mac. He notes on his profile page
on QRZ.com [quote]: "School Club Roundup became my favorite venue for
putting students on the air as third-party operators." [endquote]

Indeed, the back of his classroom was outfitted for a time with his
personal rig, an IC-735. During his retirement, he always took the two
weeks of School Club Roundup each year to contact as many schools as
possible, spot them, and list them in a chat box he also created for the
event so that schools could more easily find each other on the air.

The Missouri native died on Tuesday, May 7th, at his home in Garber,
Oklahoma. Dave VonDielingen was 71.

Reporting for Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, in
Bloomington, Indiana.

(LEW MALCHICK N2RQ, LEGACY.COM)

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