From the VK1WIA News - Hub In SA ... This is the International News With thanks to our International affiliates, and WIA sources WW ...... I’m VK5MM Rob. -------------------- First up ..... The RSGB AGM to be streamed via the British Amateur Television Club website The 2009 RSGB AGM is to be held in "Newcastle upon Tyne" on the 18th April at the Hotel Nov-o-tel, wich is located at the Newcastle Airport . Proceedings start with registration from 11.00AM, and the formal part of the AGM starts at 12.00. For the first time, it is planned to webcast live the RSGB AGM over the internet via the BATC Streamer website. For those unable to travel to the venue, you will be able to watch the proceedings via the live streams, by going to the BATC website, and clicking on Live Events, and choosing the stream. ---------------------- Now to Nebraska ... MURDERER OF TWO NEBRASKA HAMS, SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON The man who murdered two Nebraska hams last summer will never see freedom again. Brandon Crago was sentenced to two terms of life in prison without the possibility of parole, for killing Steve Baily, N0US and his wife Carolyn, N0LAL, in their rural Lincoln home on August 10th 2008. ----------------------- THE HAWKES CASE: THIRD CONSPIRATOR WILL FACE DEATH PENALTY John Fitzgerald Kennedy will be put to death for his part in the murders at sea of Thomas and Jackie Hawks, KD7VWJ and KD7VWK. Their murders reported previously on the VK1WIA News. The same jury that convicted John Fitzgerald Kennedy of two counts of first-degree murder with special circumstances in the killings, took only 7 hours to decide that the 43 year old former gang member, should be condemned to death. This, for his part in the gruesome Hawkes killings at sea in November of 2004. ------------------------- Now on a lighter note ..... THAT'S NOT A BOMB .... IT'S AN ANTENNA A sad, yet funny story out of Omaha. That's where the Police and a Bomb Squad have blown up a trap from a ham radio antenna, because nobody could figure out what it was. Both agencies were called out, following the discovery by a cleaning crew of a device that they thought - looked like a PVC pipe bomb. Amateur Radio Newsline said that the house in question belonged to Bob Ren-no-let, W0AEX. There had been an electrical fire in the house 2 weeks ago, and Bob had hired the clean-up crew, but they had no idea as to what they had found. So, rather than take any chances, the Bomb Squad decided to blow it up. That's when they realized it was not a bomb, but a piece of W0AEX's ham radio gear. Ironically, W0AEX lives next door to a fire station, so they didn't have far to go to put out the fire OR blow up the trap. ----------------------- And now to Holland ..... Radio Netherlands Worldwide ESTABLISHES RESCUE RADIO INFO SERVICE In case of an international disaster, a short-wave broadcaster in Holland will be there to bring you the latest news and information. Randy Ross, KI4ZJI speaking on ARNewsLine, said that Radio Netherlands Worldwide has a new international disaster information system, set to launch shortly. Using a combination of special broadcasts, a separate Web site and mobile phone alerts ... the international service will report on events and provide complete information for any Dutch victims and their relatives. A specially trained Radio Netherlands team will answer questions via phone, radio, the Internet and the Dutch BVN television network. It will cover incidents such as natural disasters, social conflicts or any terrorist attacks that may occur. The news and information stream will be kept up to date from minute to minute. ================================================================== AND NOW .... NEWS FROM THE SOUTHGATE AR CLUB NEWSROOM, HERE'S RICHARD G4TUT - PLAY IN TAPE ================================================================== To THE AR-NEWSLINE NEWSROOMS ... and .... EMCOMM HAMSTER POWER -- PLAY IN TAPE ------------------- Thats the International news on VK1WIA ----------------------------------- END ---------------------------