Season’s Greetings!

From the Vice President... F rom the beautiful and

bountiful tropical island of Curaçao, which lies in the Caribbean Sea north of the coast of Venezuela, I greet you all this day. It is a privilege to recieve the Adventist Radiogram.

Adventist - because we all expect the soon returning of our Lord Jesus Christ and Radiogram - because it reaches you wherever you live.

As prayers are wireless, so is our hobby and service...wireless. We can always have contact with our heavenly Father whenever we want; no bad conditions, no solar flux, nor QRM or QRN. If we stay quiet we can hear Him talking back to us by the Holy Spirit. We can tune in without problems. It’s always R-S 5-9, an outstanding Readibility, and a perfect Strength. No matter what power you use,

5 watts, 100 watts, or 1,000 watts, He can always read you. We should always be in contact with Him, but when things start getting rough, we look for a closer contact; it’s then that we turn our beams towards Him, asking Him for strength and patience to do our jobs here well. It’s when calamity strikes that we can lend our services to the community—then we are needed most, and then our availablity to help must be there.

Castro Mercalina, PJ2CFM

W e are heartened by the great stories and arti-

cles submitted by members of the Association. Check them out in this newsletter and the previous one! As we men-tioned in the last newsletter, each author will receive an AARAI Author Award.

Greetings from Cuba by Ramón Garay, CO6QK

News from Hong Kong by John Ash, VR2FL

Can You Identify the Missing Names? by Al Miller, WD8O

Black Bear Rampage by Terry Haight, KE4YMQ

What Is YOUR Direc-tion? by John McConnell, KH6INI

Making Ham Radio Rele-vant by Thom Lopez, KW4TL

Make Me a Blessing by Siegfried Neuendorff, KC6ZZZ

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

VP’s Editorial 1

Greetings from

Cuba

2

News from

Hong Kong

3

Missing Names 3

What Is YOUR

Direction?

4

Black Bear

Rampage

5

Making Ham

Radio Relevant

6

Silent Key

AA7MG

7

Make Me a

Blessing 8

From the

President

10

Mail Call 11

Flood Advice 12

Upcoming

Events

14

EmComm Tip 15 Thank You AARAI Members for Your Articles!

A D V E N T I S T A M A T E U R

R A D I O A S S O C I A T I O N

I N T E R N A T I O N A L

The Adventist RADIOGRAM

N E W S L E T T E R 4 T H Q T R 2 0 1 3 V O L U M E 4 3 , I S S U E I I

S P E C I A L P O I N T S

O F I N T E R E S T :

Greetings from Cuba

News from Hong Kong

What Is YOUR

Direction?

Black Bear Rampage

Making Ham Radio

Relevant As our Father is always ready to help us, so we too must be ready to help others in need. In this case we will be having with us at least our rig, an antenna, and a power supply. In our contact with Jesus, we don’t need rig nor antenna...but we must be connected to the heavenly Power Supply. By showing our love for our fellow men, the world can see that we are with Jesus. He went about doing only good. So He expects of us to use our talents and hobby to do only good. As you pass through this Radiogram today, I hope that your love for the hobby and the service, and especially for the Lord, will get stronger yet. May the Lord richly bless you. Castro Mercalina, PJ2CFM

P A G E 2

Greetings from Cuba freshing for you and your family, in this vale of sor-rows and gracelessness in which we travel as we await our Lord and Savior, Jesus the Messiah. [22 August 2013] Jim, unfortunately I have not traveled outside of Cuba [after I mentioned to him his possible attendance at the upcoming GC session], not even to nearby islands. Re-member that that is not an option here. It is very restric-tive. Only last January it opened up a little. In addi-tion, I wouldn’t have the means to undertake such a trip, even though we are health professionals. Our salary would not cover such expenses. Even our day-to-day needs are very expen-sive, including food, not to mention clothing and the rest. With respect to radio equipment, here we work a lot with whatever the gov-ernment discards and they no longer care to repair. The option to buy a new piece of equipment in a store does not exist, although some hams have traveled to the outside for whatever reason and have been able to bring in newer radios through cus-toms. The best way is for one to build his own, but then it is difficult to find parts. Right now in the whole country it is impossi-ble to find new boards for making printed circuits, not even cut-up ones. If God chose for us to be born here, He certainly had His rea-sons. In the meantime, I hope to finish repairing my equipment and soon be on the air. Let me know what interesting things I might publish in the newsletter, regarding our life here. I place myself at your disposi-tion as your correspondent

from Cuba. I am at your service. [26 August 2013] Blessings from the island to you and your family. May God watch over all of you there. I have received a reply from the president of our sister FRC club in Ca-maguey concerning the whereabouts of Irán Acosta Mantecón [CM7IW], and the news is that about five years ago he cancelled his FRC membership, and it is be-lieved that he now resides in Italy. For now there are five of us Adventists who are members of FRC. We con-tinue to inquire for the oth-ers. On the other hand, since I don’t know what topics that the AARAI newsletter will touch on, I am asking that you describe what would be good for the breth-ren/sisters in other countries to know. I am not able to discourse on technical themes, but can on radio activities that we take part in, or even regarding church activities. You can let me know. I have forgotten to ex-plain that when you send any emails or attachments they have to be less than 400K in size, as if they are larger they will not be accepted by the servers. If possible, please send me (co6qk@frcuba.co.cu) (a request to all AARAI mem-bers) any information re-garding homebrew construc-tion of crystal IF filters, like those mentioned in recent ARRL handbooks. I am presently making an HF ra-dio with four paired IF fil-ters, but I lack information to study so as not to make a mess. It can be in English. Thank you! Ramón CO6QK (See P.13 for photos)

See Page 13 for

more photos!

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[Translated from Spanish by Jim Hoffer, KW8T] [16 August 2013]

G reetings, and may the blessings of our great God

be with you and your family. You have no idea the joy it gave us to learn about you, my brothers and sisters. Every day

our God reveals to us that He answers prayer. Thanks to our Crea-tor that He always sustains us. Allow me to tell you that since 2003 there

have been seven Adventists that have joined the Federation of Radio Amateurs, but due to problems that I can’t explain here, we became disconnected and I have no idea today how many of us remain. Regardless, I have begun to send letters in order to find out something. For now you can count on my help to the extent of my abili-ties here. Right now I am presi-dent of our local radio club, which may help somewhat. Please send my greetings to all our radio colleagues. I re-gret that I don’t have a radio of my own with which to partici-pate on the nets with you. My SG-15 quit, and I have not fin-ished another radio here on my workbench for lack of time. I work in public health, and epidemiology is a critical issue here because of the climate. God willing, in October I will be part of a DX team that will operate the station T46C for an event during that month. Later I will let you know. You can see me on www.QRZ.com. Blessings to you. May the coming Sabbath be one of re-

By Ramón Garay,

CO6QK

“Our young people

practicing first aid as

members of the Red

Cross in our town.”

News from Hong Kong

P A G E 3 V O L U M E 4 3 , I S S U E I I

Dreams Do Come True My few brushes with amateur radio in the late 1950s created a dream that one day I might somehow get in-volved. Fast-forward nearly 40 years later. I am now a pastor/educator and career missionary working with and among the Chi-nese. Over the years, I imagined (read “dreamed”) that I would use amateur radio in my mission service. That never happened until… in 1992 when my younger son came home from Far Eastern Academy for Christmas vacation, I challenged him to begin studying for the different amateur radio licenses. He didn’t, but I carried on until I passed the General Class license seven months later. During the next few years, I was deeply involved as N7TZU and VR2FL (in Hong Kong). I had a blast! The dream did come true, in a way. But more than that, my son, unbeknownst to me, studied for two weeks and passed all the exams up to and including the general class with the 13 word-per-minute Morse code test. He presented his general class ticket to me on his high school grad-uation day (which was my birthday).

Sorry to say, I am not currently active, but I maintain both of my licenses. And, no, I never did use it in mission service. But, our son serves in South America and uses amateur radio almost every day

John Ash, VR2FL/N7TZU, and his wife

Connie in Hong Kong

to communicate with his mission’s jun-gle outposts. He also uses a high fre-quency (HF) radio in his airplane as a backup radio system.

At 70 I am semi-retired, but we live in Hong Kong where I still work full time for the Chinese Un-ion Mission of Sev-enth-day Adventists. John Ash, VR2FL Associate Executive Secretary Chairman, Chinese Hope TV Chinese Union Mis-sion of Seventh-day Adventists 12/F, Citimark, 28 Yuen Shun Circuit Siu Lek Yuen, Shatin New Territories, Hong Kong Office Tel (852) 2838-399 Mobile Tel (852) 6622-8975

“…my son,

unbeknownst

to me, …

passed the

exams …He

presented his

general class

ticket to me

on his high

school

graduation day

(which was my

birthday).”

This picture was provided by Al Miller, WD8O. The scene is a group of hams at Michi-gan camp meeting, Grand Ledge, Michigan. The year is uncertain, but July 18 fell on a Sun-day in 1982. In the front row we recognize Jim Hoffer, KW8T, kneeling at the left; followed by Clarence Myers, N4CM. In the back row are Ray Hamstra, W8ALF, sixth from left; fol-lowed by Sylvester Craig, WB8BWN (SK); and Paul Gates, KD3JF (formerly WA8TER); and second from right Merle Patterson, WA8IUS; and Harland Frost, KA8IOD (SK).

Can you identify the missing names?

Can You Identify the Missing Names?

By John Ash,

N7TZU/VR2FL

P A G E 4

T H E A D V E N T I S T R A D I O G R A M

W hen I was a child, I

received a toy top as

a Christmas present, and

would spend hours studying

its strange, almost spooky

behavior. If I tried to push the

spinning top over, it would

only wobble around in a cir-

cle, but try as I might, I could

never push it over. Yet, when

it stopped spinning, it fell

over by itself. Some mysteri-

ous force kept the spinning

top upright. I now know that

this force is due to gyroscop-

ic action. This action is em-

ployed by engineers today to

stabilize ships and aircraft

from rolling and pitching.

Large cruise ships today are

equipped with gyroscopic

stabilizers. It also keeps bicy-

cles and motorcycles from

falling over when moving.

The gyroscopic action of the

rotating wheels keeps them

upright.

The gyroscopic action of

rotating wheels causes the

axis of rotation to always

point in the same direction.

This principle is used today

in the design of the gyroscop-

ic compass. This compass,

instead of depending on the

magnetic attraction of a com-

pass needle to point north, is

completely independent of

any magnetic forces, but

when one is pointed to true

north, it will always remain

pointed in that direction. This

is the same principle that

causes a Foucault Pendulum

to swing in the same direc-

tion in space regardless of the

rotation of the earth. Thus,

such a pendulum located at

the North Pole will make a

complete circular rotation of

its swing in 24 hours as the

earth rotates beneath it. The

time of this rotation increases

as one goes toward the equa-

tor until at the equator it be-

comes infinitely long. The

time of rotation for any lati-

tude can be calculated by the

formula: 24/sine of the lati-

tude.

Hipparchus (200-126 BC)

was probably the greatest

astronomer of the ancient

world. His most famous dis-

covery was the “precession

of the equinoxes,” and that

this precession would go

around and return to the

same position in 26,000

years. We now know that this

movement is caused by a

slow change in the direction

of the earth’s axis of rotation,

which is tilted at an angle of

23 1/2 degrees off center. In

fact, the earth is a giant wob-

bling top spinning at 1,000

mph at the equator. There are

some who feel that this wob-

ble was caused by the impact

of one or more giant aster-

oids at the time of the Flood.

This means that the present

star known as the North Star

will not always be so.

You and I are born with a

built-in gyroscope that is

pointed in the wrong direc-

tion. And perhaps you have

been hit by some tragedy and

are also wobbling. It is only

by the grace of God and the

influence of the Holy Spirit

that we can change that di-

rection so that we are pointed

toward heaven. The question

is, “what is your direction?”

Find this devotional and many

more at:

Morning Glory Devotionals

John McConnell, KH6INI, taught science and math in SDA academies and retired after 31 years of service in Modesto, Hawaii, and Sacra-mento. Subsequently, he sub-stituted for 19 years in local high schools, finally really retiring at the age of 80 after 50 years in the classroom. He resides in Citrus Heights, California. He has numerous hobbies, writing devotional essays (over 700 titles availa-ble on his website, www.morningglorydevotionals.net), amateur radio, music (vocal, cello), art (over 60 oil paintings), and model rail-roading (Z-scale). During WWII he worked as a rocket scientist at the California Institute of Technology (Cal. Tech.) on the Naval rocket project where he worked alongside Nobel laureates and hobnobbed with people who were working on the atomic bomb. At 94 years old, he enjoys fairly good health, and he enjoys his busy retirement years.

WHAT IS YOUR DIRECTION? By

John McConnell, KH6INI

“The greatest want

of the world is the

want of men who

will not be bought

or sold, men whose

conscience is as

true to duty as the

needle to the pole.”

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—Education by

E. G. White, p. 57

BBBLACKLACKLACK BBBEAREAREAR RRRAMPAGEAMPAGEAMPAGE

P A G E 5 V O L U M E 4 3 , I S S U E I I

D isaster Response is one of the major pur-

poses of ham radio. Often hams are the first source of information to come out of a disaster zone, where they set up their equipment and make contact with other hams and report what has happened in their area. Emergency Managers have found these people are an invaluable source of infor-mation when phone lines and cell towers are down or overloaded. However, how do we keep interest in the hobby and our skills sharp in be-tween disasters, when disas-ters happen so infrequently (thankfully…)? One way to accomplish this is to take part in com-munity affairs, where on-the-spot information is im-portant to the organizers, and to the police and fire-men who help preserve or-der in these events. The Greater Collegedale Adventist Radio Club (GCARC), which has been responding to the disasters which have occurred over the past several years, has three major events which they volunteer to help with every year. These aren’t the only events they assist with, but represent the most com-plex ones they respond to each year. The first event of the year is the Sonrise Pageant, an event held on the campus of Southern Adventist Uni-versity the Sabbath before Easter every year. This is a walk-through pageant which focuses on the death and resurrection of Christ, and hams are stationed at each site to pass along in-formation about crowd con-trol, injuries, lost props, and other items important to the organizers and directors.

About 11,000 - 12,000 peo-ple attend this pageant each year, and hams are instru-mental in pulling the whole event together. The second big event is the Cohutta Springs Triath-lon, held on the first week-end of October each year, and club members again are stationed all along the course in key areas to report injuries, breakdowns, and other irregularities to the organizers. The third event and one of the biggest events of the year is the Black Bear Ram-page, a 20 and 40 mile off-road bicycle race taking place the first Sunday in September in the Ocoee Wilderness Area of south-east Tennessee. This race is becoming increasingly pop-ular, and attracted 402 cy-clists this year. Several years ago, the Collegedale Club was asked to plan for communications for this race each year, because of the remoteness of the course. Cell phones don’t work well in this area be-cause of steep valleys and heavy forestation, and the rough mountain terrain and primitive trails often lead to injuries and broken equip-ment. Without a way to communicate these injuries and breakdowns, it could be hours before help got to the victims. Paul Seifert, current President of the GCARC, has organized this event for

several years now, and his persistence and attention to detail has made this event a prized element for the club every year. This year he arranged for 44 hams from three clubs to help out. The GCARC was the main club to respond, but clubs from Cleveland, TN and Chatta-nooga, TN also participated. The Georgia-Cumberland Conference Disaster Response step van, which has been configured for Amateur Radio use, is used for net control, and parked at Boyd’s Gap, a high pass overlooking the race area. It was in place by 7:00 AM, and the antenna was up and the generator and radios were connected by the time the rest of the group arrived by 7:30. Paul and Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) representative Richard Taylor gave brief-ings as to what to look for, how to work the net, how to determine if medical sup-port was needed, what to look for along the trail, and how to handle bear sight-ings (yes, there are bears…). Also, the Polk County Emergency Man-agement Agency provided medical personnel and transportation by 4-wheeler

(Cont’d on p. 15)

to get the doctor and nurs-ing staff to any injured peo-ple. Then the group was dismissed to get to the as-signed sites before the race started at 9:00. Several sites had to be hiked into because of their isolated locations. As each ham got into position, they called in to net control to report that they were on-site and ready to communicate. After the race began, each site would report the first rider through their position, thus allowing race personnel to track their progress. If nothing unto-ward happened, they would not report anything else until the “sweep” rider, a rider assigned to be the last person through the race, passed. Then the hams would report that they were breaking down their sta-tions, and received clear-ance to go home. Not long after the race began, we had our first cas-ualty. A ham called in to report that a rider had hit an obstacle and was thrown over his handlebars, hitting face-first on the trail. He was reported as being un-conscious, bleeding from his face, and with possible head and neck injuries. Medics rushed to that posi-tion, loaded him onto a lit-ter and brought him to the nearest empty parking lot, where a helicopter landed and transported him to a hospital. That was the only major injury for the day, although there were the usual numer-ous cuts and scrapes, along with equipment failures. This race course is not an easy one, and we also had a rather high amount of drop-outs this year. These were each reported by hams and then taken off the list of participants.

By Terry Haight,

KE4YMQ

P A G E 6

By Thom Lopez, KW4TL

Making Ham Radio Relevant services, has not gone away, but unless more young people become in-volved in ham radio, the amateur radio operators needed when emergencies occur simply will not be available. The Adventist church has a long history of providing disaster relief and emergency aid services. Amateur radio has been,

and should continue to be, a key element of such ser-vices into the future. But we must get our young peo-ple involved if we want to continue this legacy. So how can we as Adventist radio amateurs help make ham radio more relevant to our youth?

At the Grace Fellowship Seventh-day Adventist Church in Madison, Ala-bama, we have a very ac-tive Pathfinder club with approximately 25 Pathfind-ers. For about the last five years we have offered the Radio honor as part of the

T H E A D V E N T I S T R A D I O G R A M

I t’s a different world. Different in many ways

from when I was in grade school a little over 40 years ago. Admittedly, I was a nerd even way back then, but ham radio had a cool factor that could im-press even the non-nerd kid. Being able to talk over the radio to research-ers at the South Pole sta-tion or Navy personnel on

a ship somewhere in the Atlantic was cool. Being able to make phone calls through an autopatch defi-nitely impressed. But that was long before the Inter-net and cell phones. Worldwide communica-tion, even with video, from just about anywhere to anywhere is now common and routine. And from casual observation at the local hamfest I recently attended, few young peo-ple are involved in ham radio these days. The fun-damental reason for the existence of amateur radio, emergency communication

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Pathfinder program. This ac-tually started at the Huntsville Central Seventh-day Adventist Church before Grace Fellow-ship was organized. Initially, we had to twist a few arms and offer incentives to get Path-finders to study for their li-censes because this requires much more work and effort than the typical honor. Once a few Pathfinders had their li-censes, they provided commu-nication services on our cam-pouts and other outings, and were suddenly very popular. The effect was that more kids wanted to get their own licens-es. Over the years we have had dozens of Pathfinders earn the Radio honor and become licensed ham radio operators. They use their licenses to pro-vide communication between club vehicles as they caravan to and from camporees and other outings. They communi-cate during hikes and other excursions, practicing their radio communication skills in a simple and friendly environ-ment. We are considering add-ing other radio activities like fox-hunting, which could be a fun way to learn about radio-navigation and orienteering. One of the collateral bene-fits of offering a Radio honor class to our Pathfinders agenda has been the development of a team of Volunteer Examiners (VEs). We now have four VEs, three of whom have the Extra Class license. We offer an exam session, which is open and advertised to the community, at the completion of our Pathfinder radio class. Although public notice of ex-am sessions is no longer re-quired by FCC regulations, the exam sessions must be open to the public, and this rule pre-sents us with a great outreach opportunity. (Cont’d on p. 17)

“We’re the leaders

and it’s up to us.”

Just a few of the

Grace Fellowship

Pathfinders who have

passed the Techni-

cian class license ex-

am and earned their

Pathfinder Radio

honor.

[Madison, AL]

Christians. He would note from time to time the link between the "What must I do to be saved?" question, and develop-ment of Christ-like character. He had a special interest in the in-sights provided by Scripture and the Spirit of Prophecy into hu-man psychology. . He could have had a career as a professional harmonica player with the late Hoosier humorist and harmonica band leader Herb Shriner who graduated from the same high school in the class ahead of his, but Bob turned that offer down in order to finish his own last year and graduate from high school. During the 1920s, when times were good, the passion and pur-chases of his dad (who was a Pennsylvania Railroad Company [PRR] conductor) were the latest and best radios. Robert desired to become an electrical engineer, and took every electricity-related class offered at his high school, but the scholarships he received

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R obert "AA7MG Bob" Kutsch, 1918 - 2013, was

an active participant in the West Coast Bible Study net for about a quarter century. A native Hoosier, transplanted to Oregon by way of northern California, he came to the Adventist mes-sage while attending John Her-ron Art Institute in Indianapolis. One day at the front desk of the school's office he groused about missing Sunday church. The desk person, a Seventh-day Ad-ventist, suggested he could still attend church by attending the North Side S.D.A. church on Saturdays. He acted on the sug-gestion, took Bible studies from layman Fred Came, was bap-tized in November 1940, at age 22, and continued to be a com-mitted church member for the rest of his life. A fellow John Herron art stu-dent, Kathryn Meyer (who re-cently preceded him in death by fifteen months), became his wife and a talented vegetarian cook, though interestingly, her brother was a co-founder of the Meat Science department in the School of Agriculture at Califor-nia State Polytechnic University, and the husband of another of her relatives was the founding Vice President of the meat de-partment of Cincinnati-based Kroger Supermarkets. Bob served a long time as an el-der and Sabbath-School teacher for churches in Indiana, Califor-nia, and Oregon. In his Sabbath School teaching and lay ser-mons, he had a good deal to say about character development, particularly as taught in the Bi-ble and as elaborated in the Spir-it of Prophecy, having observed a notable lack of character in a number of fellow professed

in the depths of the Great Depres-sion were to art schools in Ft. Wayne and Indianapolis, so he became an artist. He did art work for the Seventh-day Adventist Church starting in the mid 1940s. For Southern Publishing Association he did layout and design for Message magazine, and had il-lustration work published in Wil-liam Henry Branson's 1950 book The Drama of the Ages. In 1953, he moved his family to the west coast, becoming Art Director of the Pacific Press Publishing As-sociation. There, among other things, he directed the art depart-ment to quickly produce materi-als in support of the launch of the It is Written TV ministry in 1956. In the S.F. Bay area, he later earned formal higher edu-cation degrees and teaching cre-dentials, teaching at community colleges in the South Bay area. In the mid-1980s, he retired to the Oregon coast. There he ac-quired his Extra Class ham li-cense, with call sign AA7MG. He subsequently administered ham tests, helping others to also become radio amateurs. He con-tinued to teach art part-time at the local community college in Florence from 1987 to 2010, his 9lst year. He was active in sup-porting and leading local Ad-ventist churches to the final weeks of his life, passing away at age 94 and 9 months on June 10, 2013, in hospice care—

provided by fellow church mem-

bers—in Reedsport, Oregon.

He is survived by children in Oregon and California, and by other relatives.

Robert E. Kutsch, AA7MG, of Oregon, SK

Robert E. Kutsch, AA7MG

P A G E 8

By Siegfried Neuendorff, KC6ZZZ

Make Me A Blessing (Book Extract) turn home as soon as possi-ble," which was the accepta-ble way to relay emergency information. The notice brought questions into my immediate concern. I cogitat-ed on the possibilities, "Could there be a demand for all foreigners to leave the country because of the politi-cal climate? Could Harold or Eileen have had an accident? Do we have a special visi-tor?” I was ready for any of these possibilities, but on arrival I saw no special activ-ity around the house. No problem with the children; they were home enjoying themselves. Evelyn was at the hospital taking care of a Jewish lady from New York who had broken her hip in a car accident.

Early Sunday morning we went to the hospital to see how the young lady (Karen Wald) was faring. She was fearful to (sic) the prescribed medications and so refused the whole works. Fearful if I introduced myself with a German name that she would reject any help from me, I simply told her, "I'm a radio amateur and would be glad to help you."

She responded to my introduction immediately, "I need to get out of here. Please call my uncle in New York, but don't tell my par-ents of my condition." she pleaded.

With her refusal of surgi-cal intervention, or even medication, no one could care for her hip in Peru. So the question for us was, "How do we manage this?"

T H E A D V E N T I S T R A D I O G R A M

[This story starts on page 238 in Siegfried’s book Make Me a Blessing. The book deals with events of his life from the bombing attacks during WW II, life with the Hitler Youth in Poland, Russian invasion, Berlin Airlift, immigration to the US, later as an American GI under President Eisen-hower, marriage to Evelyn, going as volunteers to the Peruvian jungles to live among Campa Indians, and continuing with twenty years of missionary work as a regu-lar worker for the General Conference. Upon returning home, he served as pastor of the Redondo Beach Church of the Southern California Con-ference. Within the biography there are additional stories about radio activities.—Ed.]

A friend and I left at 6:00 one Sabbath morning to

visit our church group in Putucussi [Peru]. We drove for two-and-a-half (sic) hours, which took us as far as we could go. We left the Jeep at the bottom of the hill and trudged upward for an hour to reach the humble hut where our believers were congregat-ed. We spent almost the entire day studying the Bible and feeding the spiritually hungry. We closed the Sabbath hours with a meditation, hymn and prayer, and before dark start-ed down the hill to our trans-portation. It took only half the time to (reach) the street where the car hopefully was waiting for us.

As we were heading to Quillabamba, a sister waved for our attention. "Pastor, Ra-dio Quillabamba announced an emergency for you to re-

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With her condition of a broken hip, black-and–blue bruised eyes, and unknown head-injuries, we recognized impos-sibilities. She couldn't go on the gravel road by truck to Chaullay—nor on a slow-moving train seven hours to Cusco. Regular means of transportation just couldn't be used. She was twenty-six years old, no friends, no relatives in Peru—and very limited finances.

We questioned ourselves. "If we were in a similar situa-tion, what would we do? We needed to get busy at once." Evelyn stayed with her to give emotional comfort and support. From home I mobilized radio amateurs in Cusco, Huancayo, Pucallpa, and Lima, "Where can we find a helicopter to transport our patient out of Quillabamba?"

Karen Wald gave me her uncle's phone number in New York. One radio amateur called New York. Another operator called the Department of Aero-nautica, another Civil Defense. I spoke with Max Nicolini (OA4AEP) at the US Embassy who would handle the paper-work. Another suggested that I call Raul (OA4ARZ) direct(or)of the American Clinic in Li-ma; he was also Peru's best trauma surgeon. The Ministry of War priced the flight at 40,000 soles. Karen's New York uncle, Dr. Ham-merschlag, M.D. (obstetrician) had been contacted. He assured us that he would cover all the expenses. That was wonderful news, but we needed cash in our hands before we could put anything into motion.

I asked one radio operator to

“If we were in

a similar

situation,

what would

we do?

We needed

to get busy

at once."

"Señor Prefecto,

we have an

international

medical

emergency and

need your help."

Photo: “River

Tooth Extraction”

(Cont’d on p. 16)

That evening I spent long hours pursuing counsel on my radio. I was in contact with a number of physi-cians, specialist in their fields, who gave me instruction for transporting the patient. They stressed the urgen-cy to check on the patient's fluid in-take and output and what type of medications should be given to her. Later in the evening, I returned to the hospital to inform (the) local physician, Dr. Plaza (of the) sugges-tions of his colleagues in Lima.

Early Monday morning, I was at the hospital again to learn about the patient's condition before the heli-copter would leave Cusco. Dr. Plaza, the local doctor, decided to accom-pany me to give a report to Lima. We were stunned to discover that the copter had already departed at 7:05 a.m. for Quillabamba. The patient needed to be prepared for the flight. The police needed to be informed again. Two large sheets were spread out on the soccer field to mark a place for safe landing.

Evelyn prepared herself to ac-company the patient to Cusco and Lima, and if necessary to the United States. Faucett Airlines needed to be alerted to stand by for a stretcher patient to board in Cusco for the Li-ma flight. Federico (OA7AH) called the airport.. Faucett flatly refused, indicating that they would lose pas-senger seats (by) taking on a stretch-er patient. My friend Federico quick-ly called Airline Satco. Satco agreed, but when the plane circled above Cusco, a mechanical problem forced a return to Lima without landing. "What next?" Federico called the Province Prefect, the chief authority of the central government. He ex-plained in few words, "Señor Prefec-to, we have an international medical emergency and need your help." "How can I help?" the Prefect questioned. "Please contact Faucett Airlines and request them not to leave the

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contact OFASA Peru, CARITAS, and other organizations. OFASA promised that they could help us with 5,000 soles. In desperation, I asked another operator to call my parents requesting them to deposit money in my checking account to cover a check I was about to write. I was willing to cover the copter flight until other funds got into our hands from the outside. The patient had to leave no matter what the cost might be.

When I learned that an Army hel-icopter from Group 8 had left Cusco at 1:48 p.m. I hurried to inform the police that a helicopter would land on the local soccer field within an hour. The office(r) looked at me with a questionable look and asked, "What are you talking about? Why is he coming? Where did the helicopter come from? Who had authorized the flight?

"Señor, we don't have sufficient time to explain all the details at this time, we must hurry. The perimeter of the soccer field must be secured to block the public from interfering with the landing," I told him with an urgent voice.

A major game had been sched-uled for 3:00 that afternoon. The Secret Police also had to help con-trol the activities. Also they contin-ued to ask many questions. Evelyn prepared the patient at the hospital for the transport. The plan was that as soon as the helicopter had taken off with the patient, I was supposed to call Cusco and Lima to inform them of the progress on our part. They had to have an ambulance ready upon arrival. At 3:45, no heli-copter had landed, no eyes seen, nor ears even heard. People began to wonder about me. I looked bad, very bad. I rushed home to my radio to discover the delay. Bad weather con-ditions at Mach(u) Picchu had neces-sitated the return of the copter to Cusco.

tarmac until the patient (onboard) an approaching helicopter, and her at-tendant, are safely on board for the Lima flight."

Without delay the gentleman Pre-fect assisted us by demanding in no uncertain terms that Faucett (not) leave the tarmac until the helicopter passengers were assisted. The man had the authority to stop anyone, or to shoot down the plane if necessary.

Shortly thereafter, the helicopter carrying Karen and Evelyn arrived. Faucett removed six seats to accom-modate the stretcher. Evelyn quickly purchased tickets for both of them. She also suggested that the stretcher patient would require more oxygen for the 12,200 feet altitude. As soon as I received this information, it was passed on to the airport operator in Cusco. The tower operator informed the flight pilot to increase the air-craft oxygen. The pilot announced over the intercom, "Ladies and gen-tlemen, on account of a special pa-tient on board we need to increase the aircraft oxygen level. We need to ask all smokers to extinguish your cigarettes for your own and the pa-tient's safety sake."

The next step was to contact the American Clinic in Lima. An ambu-lance had to be there to meet them as soon as they landed at the Jorge Chavez Airport. Within minutes af-ter the plane landed. Karen and Eve-lyn were taken to the Clinica Ameri-cana by the waiting ambulance.

Two days later, Karen's parents arrived in Lima from New York. ...Karen told her parents that we had saved her life. She and her parents were very appreciative and grateful for our help to their daughter in such a stressful emergency. The vice con-sul from the US Embassy and sever-al physicians had an interview with Evelyn and treated her with courtesy and friendship. They took her wher-ever she needed to go.

Make Me A Blessing (Continued from Page 8)

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T H E A D V E N T I S T R A D I O G R A M 4th Quarter 2013

Don F. Neufeld Awards: New Coordinator! California, and have been a ham for about 20 years. I had my tech-nician license for many years, and then as my young kids started taking an interest in ham radio, we have gotten much more serious about it. I now have my extra class license, and my 9-year-old son just got his General class li-cense. I hope to have my 7- and 8-year-old kids take their technician license next summer at Soquel camp meeting, where they have an amateur radio class at camp meet-ing every summer.”

certainly do that with any others that may be nominated between now and then. We usually do this in a simple ceremony, at a gathering of SDA hams.

Keith has an impressive re-sume, a shortened version of which fills three pages! Among his many accomplishments are his service as a licensed neuro-psychologist and an adjunct professor.

Here are a few words from Keith: “I live out in Southern

W e are very pleased to report to you that the officers have

approved Keith L. Drieberg, Ph.D., K2KLD for the position of coordinator of the Don Neufeld Award. We heartily thank Keith for his willing spirit!

We already have our first nominee for 2013, Wendell Paypa, AE6WR. We plan to present him with his plaque at our quinquenni-al business/fellowship meeting at the 2015 General Conference ses-sion in San Antonio; and we can

this together very fulfilling and gratifying. Many of you have re-sponded to our appeal to find the “missing” AARAI members, and that list has now been greatly reduced. We will continue to send out that list from time to time. Here’s a new develop-ment that is taking place, and that we didn’t expect: Several folks have inquired about the possibility of hav-ing our new AARAI logo available in a cloth patch, for sewing onto jackets or Pathfinder honor sashes. So we are working on that, even though it may take

Jim Hoffer, KW8T, president

From the President... This morning I spent a good while reviewing this second newsletter, The Adventist Radiogram, and reflecting upon God’s blessing in making this all possible. Sometime we need to ask Bart to tell you how this all came about, but we’ll hold that for the future. Your response to our first issue was amazing! Not only in your comments and excitement, but in the number of fine articles sub-mitted. God is good! Just “keep ’em comin’,” as they say. We absolutely never expected that this issue would expand to 18 pages! Quite a number of folks have emailed us saying something like “Thanks so much for keeping us all together.” Yes, that is one of the major reasons for a publication like this—it provides a wonderful link. As Adventists, we are al-ready familiar with the in-terconnectivity phenome-non that is part of our SDA culture, and being an SDA ham makes it even more special! There is just some-thing about it. And it makes all the hard work in putting

some time. Right now, a friend of ours in Maryland has promised to digitize it for embroidery for us. We have also had some inquiries about EchoLink and IRLP nets. As this de-velops, keep your eyes on our net schedule page on the AARAI website. And we already have several volunteers lined up for a nice staff at the up-coming Oshkosh Pathfinder Camporee next August. Thank you! It is my firm conviction that AARAI is far more than just a club or a loose organization of ham radio buddies—it is a ministry! This current issue, with its emphasis on emergency communications and mis-sionary service, should tes-tify to that fact. Keep up the good work, participate as much as pos-sible in our nets and other activities, and pray that God will use this means to reach many hearts for the Lord’s kingdom! Jim KW8T

“Your response to our

first issue was amazing!”

Keith L. Drieberg,

Ph.D., K2KLD

“It is my firm conviction

that AARAI is far more

than just a club or a

loose organization of

ham radio buddies—it is

a ministry!”

“...being an SDA ham

makes it even more

special!”

idea put forth in the newsletter was

to have a ham monitor a specific HF

frequency on the hour every three

hours. This is an excellent idea! My

only concern is that finding enough

people who can maintain a schedule

will be very difficult. In addition,

there are already nets in place, such

as the Maritime Mobile Service Net

(14.300 MHz), which are dedicated

to serving not only mariners on the

high seas, but also backpackers, mis-

sionaries, and even pilots who have

no other way to communicate. These

14.300 MHz nets take place in ex-

cess of 17 hours a day, seven days a

week, and have many net control

and relay stations at their disposal at

any given moment. Therefore, I

don't see a pressing need in North

America or even the Pacific region

for a consistent wilderness protocol

schedule. In my opinion, however, it

seems like a logical idea to have oth-

ers in other regions of the world to

maybe monitor 14.300 MHz on a

three-hourly time schedule to listen

for emergency traffic. The advantage

of this is the fact that when propaga-

tion is good you will have the full

services of the Maritime Mobile Ser-

vice Net and the other emergency

nets that operate on that frequency.

(This would primarily be necessary

for Africa, Asia, and possibly Eu-

rope. Whereas North America,

South America, and the Pacific are

generally pretty well covered by the

14.300 MHz nets.)

I guess in conclusion, my opinion

would be that if an individual is

planning on being in the wilderness

for a length of time, a QSO schedule

could be made with other stations.

For example, I spent a few weeks in

Papua, New Guinea, visiting my

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Newsletter Name Change

Your newsletter is really nice. Makes me wish I were a ham. I found the name confusing, though. Why is it “Telegram”, rather than “Radiogram”?

Shirley Mulkern Oolteway, TN [After receiving Shirley’s question, we were wondering why we didn’t think of the name “Radiogram”, too! Hence our newsletter’s name change. Thank you, Shirley, for your great contribution - and we think it would be great if you became a ham as well! —Ed.]

Wilderness Protocol

Thanks for putting out such a

great issue of the AARAI newslet-

ter! I'm looking forward to reading

future editions.

Regarding the wilderness proto-

col idea put forth in the newsletter, I

have a few thoughts...

I've spent considerable time in

the wilderness/backcountry far from

the land of cell phone coverage. I've

used the wilderness protocol on

VHF a number of times and it seems

to work quite well. The only issue is

that VHF is usually limited to line-of

-sight (with the exception of using a

portable 2m beam which seems to

bounce RF off of objects/mountains

quite easily...) communication. I've

also been on a number of backpack-

ing trips with HF gear in tow. I must

say, HF operation is by far the most

fun and is the most practical for ex-

treme wilderness expeditions. The

uncle who is a missionary there. I

had a daily QSO schedule set up on

the 15m band with Bob, VE7DSE,

which would've worked just fine had

I not forgotten to take along a tuner

for my dipole (therefore I was lim-

ited to about 5-10 watts on 15m... I

could hear Bob consistently 58 to

59.). Also, Bob, VE7DSE; Jack,

N6PI; and I maintained a daily QSO

schedule with Matthew, YN4RRA

(WM7MW) while he was a student

missionary in Nicaragua. We had no

problems making daily contact and

in that fashion we were able to han-

dle any traffic he had for family

members, etc. If he had an urgent

emergency outside of the QSO

schedule, he was always able to

make contact with a net control sta-

tion on 14.300 MHz.

These are just a few ideas...

Thanks again for publishing a most

excellent newsletter, and maybe

sometime we'll meet on the air!

73!

Christian Welch, NA7CW (also

P29VCW)

Newsletter Kudos

Very classy and informative

newsletter! Enjoyed reading it im-

mensely. It's good to have such a

good-looking newsletter to tie us all

together. Thank-you for all the work

you are doing to accomplish this.

Terry Haight, KE4YMQ

Coordinator, ACS DR

Collegedale, TN

Mail Call

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Editors’ Note

I n order to prevent Internet Service Pro-

viders (ISPs) from block-ing the receipt of this newsletter, due to ISP size limitations, we try to limit the size of this newsletter to 5 Mega-bytes. Consequently, this size limits the number of pages we can include in the Adventist Radiogram.

Have you ever seen a flood up close?*

A dog trying to avoid flood water.

H ave you ever seen a flood up close?

We have, and let us tell you, watching the water rush and bubble around you in a matter of minutes can be terrifying... The power of water is something that often goes unmatched in devastation.

So how do you deal with a flood?

Here are just a few quick tips to help you if a flash flood warning has been issued:

Listen to the radio or television for information.

Be aware that flash flooding can occur. If there is any possibility of a flash flood, move immediately to higher ground. Do not wait for in-

structions to move.

Be aware of streams, drainage channels, canyons and other areas known to flood suddenly. Flash floods can occur in these areas with or without typical warnings such as rain clouds or heavy rain.

Knowing when and how to evacuate is extremely important. If you must prepare to evacuate, you should do the following:

Secure your home. If you have time, bring in outdoor furniture. Move es-sential items to an upper floor.

Turn off utilities at the main switches or valves if instructed to do so. Dis-connect electrical appliances; howev-er, do not touch electrical equipment if you are wet or standing in water.

If you have to leave your home, remember these evacuation tips:

Do not walk through moving water. Six inches of mov-ing water can make you fall. If you have to walk in water, walk where the water is not moving. Use a stick to check the firmness of the ground in front of you.

Do not drive into flooded areas. If floodwaters rise around your car, abandon the car and move to higher ground if you can do so safely. You and the vehicle can be swept away quickly.

These are all tips that can help you if you get caught unaware and a flood happens.

*Tips courtesy of www.Ready.gov/Floods

—Dee&Bart

“Listen to the

radio or

television for

information.”

“Secure your home.

Turn off utilities.

Do not walk thru

moving water.

Do not drive into

flooded areas.”

Bleach is one of the best ways to kill harmful bacteria in water. It does have a limited shelf life, though, so watch the expiration dates. Follow these three steps to clean water with bleach: 1. Use 4 drops (about 0.375 milliliters) of unscented bleach per

quart. Double the bleach amount if water is slightly cloudy. 2. Mix well and wait 30 minutes. 3. If water does not have a bleach smell, then repeat Step 1. If the

bleach smell is too strong, then wait before drinking or use a carbon filter for better taste.

Source: www.concernedpatriot.com

Emergency Tip: Clean Water with Bleach

T H E A D V E N T I S T R A D I O G R A M

“Bleach is one of the

best ways to kill

harmful bacteria in

water.”

(Cont’d from p. 2) Photos from Cuba

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“Here we are enjoying lunch while camping. On the right is Carlos, a licensed nurse, and on the left is our pastor’s son,

Roberto, licensed in philology (the study of language in written historical sources).”

Here is a view of our church in Sagua la Grande. My wife and I (Ramon & Elsa) with a young lady from Canada, who presented an evangelistic series a few months ago.

Juan Antonio Rodríguez, CO1RJ, and his family

A Pathfinder campout.

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Current AARAI Officers

General Conference Session AARAI Plans GC Session to be $2,500. We have also been invited to teach amateur radio at the Pathfinder Camporee in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in August of 2014.

Perhaps someone will question the wisdom of spending association money to attend these major events. We would reply that in many regards that is the only way to become visible in the eyes of the general Adventist community, espe-cially those people who come from foreign lands.

For many years now,

we have had a booth at the quinquennial GC sessions. If our members get behind us, we might even expand to ASI conventions and other events!

—Jim KW8T

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS: President: Jim Hoffer, KW8T kw8tjim@catt.com Vice President: Castro Mercalina, PJ2CFM c.f.mercalina@gmail.com Secretary/Treasurer: Millie Caggiano, KA1UFD hamdad2@comcast.net SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVES: EmComm Advisor & Radiogram Editor: Curt Bartholomew, N3GQ n3gq@arrl.net

T H E A D V E N T I S T R A D I O G R A M

Assistant Editor, Radiogram: Dee Bartholomew, K3KAT deecurt@verizon.net Net Director: Don Starkey, K7NHR donstar1930@earthlink.net Webmaster: Tom Turk, KM4VI km4vi@arrl.net QSO Party Director: Dick Sowler, W8FEM rsowler@yahoo.com Don F. Neufeld Award: Keith L. Drieberg, Ph.D., K2KLD drieberg@gmail.com

“We look forward to

seeing you there!”

4th Quarter 2013

Upcoming Events February 8: SDA Sabbath

Potluck and Fellowship near the Orlando Hamcation, Watch our website for further info.

January 18-19: 2014 Annual SDA QSO Party. Please check www.aarai.org for the latest information.

Please Donate!

T he GC Session sched-uled for July 2015 in

San Antonio will be upon us sooner than it looks!

Do you have any issues that need to be discussed or voted upon at the meeting? By-laws revisions? Net control positions? Club officers?

Due to the expense of attending the GC Session, would you like to see us try voting using a Web service?

Speaking of expenses, we estimate the cost of rep-resenting the AARAI at the

Mark your calendars!

“If our members

get behind us,

we might even

expand to ASI

conventions and

other events!”

BLACK BEAR RAMPAGE (Cont’d from Page 5)

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All-in-all, it was a busy day for the ham volunteers, but there was the satisfaction that we provided a necessary function to assist in the health and safety of the racers, and it had the added benefit of helping us sharpen our communi-cation skills in preparation for a real disaster occurrence. The Greater Collegedale Ad-ventist Radio Club is proud to be able to use their skills, whether in civic programs or during times of disaster. Without communication it is hard to make anything hap-pen in an efficient way, and hams provide that vital link in the safety of their communities.

Terry Haight, KE4YMQ is the Disas-ter Response Coordinator for the GA-Cumberland Conference and a Disas-ter Response advisor for the Southern Union. “We really appreciate the added service that ham radio allows us to offer the Emergency Manage-ment community in the areas of Ten-nessee, Georgia, and North Carolina that we serve. We have assisted in emergency communications for sever-al disasters here in the Southern Un-ion and other areas, and the assis-tance of the Greater Collegedale Adventist Amateur Radio Club (GCAARC) is constantly being sought for all kinds of bike races, triathlons, fairs, air shows, and other events, as well as the emergency work we take

part in.”

—Dee&Bart

Amateur Radio EmComm Tip of the Quarter

1st Quarter 2014…….February 15, 2014

2nd Quarter 2014………...….May 15, 2014

3rd Quarter 2013…….…...August 15, 2014

4th Quarter 2013.…….November 15, 2014

Radiogram

Deadlines

We make exceptions for

important late-breaking

news! —Dee&Bart

Calling All Radio Repairmen! tor is off-frequency enough that I cannot calibrate the frequency read-out. I have to tune about .15 above the frequency on 80m and that doubles on 20m. I can get by with the oscillator the way it is if it would switch to transmit. Be-cause of its age, Kenwood will

not repair it. If anyone in the AARAI organization knows how to fix it, and would be willing to, I would greatly appreciate it. Robert Tapley, NL7ES 2323 E Water St TRLR 48 Tucson, AZ 85719-3447

I have a Kenwood TS-430S that needs repair. The main

problem is that it will not switch to transmit. The dial light and the memory battery both need replacement, and it could also use a new master oscillator. The current oscilla-

Can you repair a 1980s era

Kenwood HF transceiver?

What to do What to do FIRST FIRST in case of an emergencyin case of an emergency 1. Check that you and your family are safe and secure before you respond

as an Emergency Communications volunteer. 2. Check that your property is safe and secure before you respond as an

Emergency Communications volunteer. 3. Monitor your designated local amateur radio FM repeater (or a desig-

nated emergency frequency).

I magine that you have just finished setting up your radio sta-tion, generator, and antenna in a particularly dirty environ-

ment. Or you just had a bite to eat, including a sticky protein candy bar. Your hands are dirty and maybe sticky, but now you need to operate the radio station. You have to take a message. What will the equipment, logbook, and message forms look like after you’ve handled them with your dirty hands? Operators who have worked long hours and many missions will tell you that having moist wipes in your go-kit is as important as having duct tape. Source: Many experienced radio operators.

Moist Wipes: The Duct Tape of Personal Hygiene

Special note from the AARAI newsletter team: DXpedition Participation

SDA Ham Shack Photos

Antenna Construction

Mobile Rig Installations

Award Recipients

Member Moves

Hamfest Stories and Photos

EmComm Column Input

Donations ($) to AARAI

Equipment Donations

Silent Keys

Ham Tips

Traveling Tips

Boating Trips

Pathfinders

Parade Radio Support

Race Radio Support

News from SDA Clubs

Net Check-Ins by Net

Adventist Net News

Disaster Relief Activations

Search & Rescue Missions

List of SDA Clubs & Repeaters

Homebrew & Kit Construction

Upcoming Hamfests Calendar

Assignments & Deployments

So let us hear from you!

W e have a very strong desire to have The

Adventist Radiogram portray a definite international flavor. We are delighted to include pictures and stories from all around the globe. Here are a few suggested topics:

Congratulations to...

Newlyweds

New Hams

Ham Upgrades

Scholarship Recipients

Ham Classes Scheduled

Stories About New Hams

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“Arrival in the

jungles–1963”

Siegfried Neuendorff,

KC6ZZZ

Make Me A Blessing (Cont’d from Page 9) A year later we re-ceived a letter from the Wald family telling us that Karen was walking again and included a $100 check to be used for missionary activities. At a later date, as I went to the American Embassy to cancel my debt for the helicopter, the ambassa-dor recognized my name and informed me with a smile on his face that there were no charges for international medical emergencies. What a blessing that was.

After all this I became radio famous. Whenever I got on the air, ham op-erators asked me, "How did the emergency flight turn out?" "How did you get the patient out of Quillabamba?" "How did you get the money for the

helicopter flight?"

I always asked them, "Well, how did you know about all this? Who told you about it?"

They always respond-ed saying, "We were lis-tening in on our radios all the time and followed the whole process." I won-dered, "Why did they not offer their help when I needed it?" After the hel-icopter event, whenever I made a general call on the 40-meter band, ama-teurs were willing to help in whatever I needed. The incident even helped our rapport in Quillabam-ba as the story surfaced. Wherever I walked through town, more peo-ple greeted me approv-ingly. Many thought that one of our family mem-

bers had been the injured patient.

Siegfried comments:

Evelyn and I originally went as volunteers to the jungles of Peru. After a year, I was accepted as a national worker.

Then after six years of service and finishing my degree in Theology at La Sierra, I became an oversees worker em-ployed by the General Conference.

It was Pastor Bob Sea-mount, who sang with the VOP quartet for years, who became our pilot down there and who in-spired me to become a Radio Amateur. My Pe-ruvian license was OA9Q and I operated a Swan 500CX.

After twenty years of service in Peru we re-turned to the USA.

In the City of Torrance, we became members of the Torrance Radio Assn. of the Police Dept., the Civil Defense Net for approx. 20 years. The photos here, (on the following page,) and many more, can be seen in my book Make me a Blessing: Amazing Adventures along Inca Trails.

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Making Ham Radio Relevant (Cont’d from P. 6)

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As such, our exam sessions are always attended by people we would not otherwise have the chance to meet and get to know. So volunteer to teach a Radio honor class for your local Pathfinder club and look for other ways to make ama-teur radio relevant to our young people. We’re the leaders and it’s up to us. Thomas L. Lopez, KW4TL is an

engineer for the Missile Defense

Agency in Huntsville, Alabama.

He is married to Elena Gaona

Lopez and they have two chil-

dren together. Thom is a grad-

uate of Walla Walla College,

1982, and he currently is pursu-

ing a Master of Science degree

in Welding Engineering at Ohio

State University. Thom and his

family are members of the

Grace Fellowship Seventh-day

Adventist Church in Madison,

Alabama. Thom enjoys run-

ning, mountain biking, and

snowboarding, and he is also a

Certified Flight Instructor.

“...unless more

young people

become involved

in ham radio, the

amateur radio

operators needed

when

emergencies

occur simply will

not be available.”

“Canoe mobility for five year–11 meter dugout”

“Native school girls”

“Dental extractions with Evelyn's assistance”

More photos from Make Me A Blessing

1894 Salem Valley Rd.

Ringgold, GA 30736-4332

Phone 706-965-2425

Fax (same)

Adventist Amateur Radio

Association International

How to Join the AARAI

Spreading the Message of the Three Angels!

We’re on the Web!

www.aarai.org

Membership in the Adventist Amateur Radio Association International (AARAI) is open to all Adventists interested in amateur radio, and their friends.

We serve a worldwide audience. We meet on the air almost daily (see our website for the current schedules of our radio networks). Everyone interested in amateur radio is invited and welcome to participate!

Our association consists of about 2,300 licensed amateur radio operators. We own and operate several repeater systems in the US (see the AARAI web site). Some of our repeaters have backup power and have a wide range of coverage.

Membership

in AARAI is

free. Please

fill out and

email the reg-

istration form

on the AARAI

website.

(www.aarai.org). If you are in an

area devoid of Internet access and

would like this newsletter mailed

to you, please write us. We will

advise you of the postage needed

to mail this newsletter to you.

Tell All of Your Friends

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T H E A D V E N T I S T R A D I O G R A M

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website address (or other page link), high-

lighted in blue and sometimes underlined

or embedded in an image, which, when

clicked on, opens a new email message

preaddressed to the email addressee, or

opens an Internet browser window and

takes you automatically to the website.

These hyperlinks have been added for your

convenience.

4th Quarter 2013