WEDNESDAY, MAY 19. 1971 am r,:ii.•io•enthu ‘ siasts play .key :historic:ol role By RAY McALLISTER Collegian Staff Writer Whiskey Alpha 3 Hotel Charley C( That's "ham" language for WA3HCG, th e University's amateur radio station on cam pus. From the station, located the Service Building, Penn State's hams literally have the world at their fingertips. Amateur radio, in fact, is the only hobby provided for by international law and its en thusiasts number several hun dred thousand throughout the world. Here in th'e U.S., the federal government, recognizing the role played by the amateur in radio public service, has set aside certain frequencies for the hams. These amateur bands are di vided further into AM and CW bands. AM (amplitude modula tion) designates phone commu nications, which are by voice, whereas CW (continuous wave) are code communications. Something For Everyone There is something for nearly everyone in amateur radio. V. E. Neilly, associate professor of engineering, trustee of the Penn, State Amateur Radio Club and a licensed ham for 30 years. specializes in "phone patch traffic." Phone patch traffic involves hooking up a telephone with a ham's "rig," which is connect ed to another rig. This rig, in turn, has another phone hooked up to Using this system, tno callers in distant countries can talk with each other over - their own phones at no charge. Such "traffic," as the hams .call this activity, is permitted only with countries with which the United States has special agreements. These include the Latin American nations, Can ada, Israel and Liberia. South Of The Border Neilly's own favorite area is message reaches a ham who Latin America. He and his wife can phone it to the intended have made three mid-winter recipient. Hams have sent as vacations there, often meeting many as 100,000 messages a in person hams he has pre- month to and from American 2 others hurt seriously Coeds die in accident Two University students were killed and two others injured in a car accident early Monday thoming near Stroudsburg. The victims are Marcia L. Moskovitz (10th socialwelfare- Scranton) and Carol S. Mc- Cauley (9th-English-Emmaus). Injured are Thomas M. Dab ich (6th liberal - arts-Lebanon), in guarded condition with a lacerated hand and concussion, and Sharon L. Hawkey (Bth psychology-Fairport. N.Y.) in critical condition with a severe head injury. Both are in Mon roe County Hospital at Strouds burg. According to State Police, Dabich was traveling south on Route 209 near Vacationlands resort near Stroudsburg when he ran off the right side of the roadway and hit a tree. The accident occurred at 6:05 am., at which time weather condi tions were reportedly very foggy. FOREST FIRES BURN MORE THAN TREES viously "met" over the air waves. Phone patch traffic, how ever, is merely one aspect of amateur radio. Benny Steren tal, vice' president of PSARC, is a "DX" enthusiast, or one who contacts foreign nations, especially "rare" ones, such as Liechtenstein and San Marino, on the radio. There are 330 "radio coun tries," as Sterental explains, over 160 of which he has con tacted. From over 130 of these he has received confirmation cards, imprinted with the con tact's call number. Contest Fan Many hams. Sterental among them, are also contest fans. The goal of a contest is to talk to as many stations in as many countries as possible. Although most such contests last 48 hours, each country sets up rules as to frequencies to be used, the number of operators per station and the number of rigs allowed. The American Radio Relay League, a national organization of hams, governs many of the contests in this country. In one such contest, Steren tai, working with his father, placed 13th in the world, fifth in South America and first in Peru, where he then lived. Other hams, known as "rag chewers," simply like to talk and there is bound to be a captive audience somewhere in the world. As Blair Bates, former president of PSARC, has said: "If you can't sleep at night, all you have to do is come down to the station and call another ham." Someone will be listening. Public Service Amateur radio also provides an important public service through the National Traffic System. The ham sends per sonal messages through a series of networks until the The police stated that the exact cause of the accident is still undetermined. and the in vestigation •is continuing. The vehicle, a 1964 Volkswagen was destroyed. According to friends, Miss McCauley, Miss Hawkey and Dabich were visiting friends in Boston over the weekend andl were returning to Penn State when the accident occurred. Miss Moskovitz was in Bostod to attend an interview for a practicum she was planning, this summer. Miss McCauley was a mem-' ber of Delta Gamma sorority.' Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow in Em maus. The Daily Collegian has re ceived no information o n Shop Collegian Ads funeral arrangements for Miss For Good Results Moskovitz. ,Mir gaii: MlNP .l/7 UP .m lir 3/1./1 11P=-_ ATTENTION CAMPUS QUEENS Have you been nominated 'for the Ist Annual Renaissance Queen Contest. Voting on the HUB Ground Floor Ic/vote Sponsored by Parmi Nous benefit Renaissance Fund BLOODMOBILE DONATION 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. 18, 19 May HUB Ballroom Roll up your sleeves and GIVE sponsored by: Gamma Sigma Sigma Alpha Phi Omega PSU Vets Share on ge„ite Tomorrow on Old- Main Lawn 10:30 Charles S. Spence, director servicemen through this third the official means of communi- of residence halls programs, party traffic system. cation for "Kon-Tiki," the six- last night informed the Asso- The history of, Penn State man expedition sailing from elation of Residence Halls Stu radio is an interesting one. Peru for th e Polynesian dents of plans to revise the Although the Department of Islands on a raft. dean of student affairs office. Electrical Engineering ha d The station has done much clone same experimental work service work, especially for the in code transmission prior to Army and Navy. As The Col -1912, that year marks the real lege magazine wrote, the Uni beginning of radio on campus. versity "can well be proud of A particularly disastrous the station here, for there are sleet storm so hindered the few amateur stations which operations of the Pennsylvania have merited the confidence of Railroad in 1912 that it asked the Army,. Navy • and Signal the College to carry on investi- Corps." gative work in radio telegraph. In February of 1966, the Penn It also provided a 270-foot tower State Amateur Radio Club re and a spark transmitter to get ceived its University charter the College started. The Class with the late Gil Crossley as of 1912 provided money for a adviser. Crossley had worked little red-brick building in closely with the station since which to house equipment and 1919, when he took charge of Penn State radio had begun. operations as an undergraduate "Calling BXE" - student. He was one of the The station was issued one earliest holders of an amateur of the first experimental operator's license. licenses granted under the new The following winter the licensing act of Congress. Its present c a 11 WA3HCG was call letters were BXE. issued to the club with Neilly Bigger and more important serving as adviser and trustee. things followed for the station. Antenna System In 1934 it served as the official PSARC, since the spring of contact with Admiral Byrd's 1967, has operated from the party at L.ttle America. Dur- old Services Building, in a ing the Johnstown Flood in room which was once for 1936, the station took charge storing ii..cplosives. It had hoped of communications while much for a station in the HUB, but of the state was under water. soon discovered the roof there On the air continuously for 58 to be inadequate for the elab hours, the station received orate system of antennas need citations from the Navy, the ed. Chief Signal Officer and West- PSARC is happy to relay ern Union, personal messages to other The 1947 station, under the parts of the globe free of call letters W3YA-ALMA, was charge, of course "r"" ' • logbook PSOC member dies A member of the Penn State Outing Club died Monday of injuries he received from a fall while climbing a cliff in Colerain State Park. , The Huntingdon County coroner pro nounced Joseph P. Harmon (13th-English- McKeesport) dead from mutiple crush in juries at the scene of the accident. According to the University Department of Public Information, Harmon was climbing a cliff when he fell approximately 100 feet. Huntingdon State Police reported the death as accidental. Indiana State Police shot and killed Ron ald Wayne Gains. 23, Taylor, Michigan, Sunday as he• fled from a car reported stolen from the University Friday. The shooting followed a high-speed chase after the car was spotted on the Ohio Turn pike near Toledo, Ohio. The chase ended in Jet to EUROPE & ISRAEL Inexpensive flights throughout the year Lo;nrest Fares, choice of 1 way or round trip STUDENT HOLIDAYS 40 East S4lll Street New York, N.Y. 10022 212 032.6044 -71 r [(roc/ay THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, UNIVERSITY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA KEYSTONE TOWERS, Efficiencies Renting Now for Summer and Fall Reduced Rates for Summer FOUR CONVENIENT LOCATIONS TEN-MONTH LEASES RENTAL OFFICE _ 134 E. Foster Ave. Apt. 104 Phone 238-1771 • " ' P.. , " Black Arts Festival May 16.23 Everyone Come To The Happy Hour Sigma Alpha Epsilon 200 E. Beaver Thur. May 20th 3- 7 P.M. Band BAD KARMA Hot Dogs - Donation $l.OO for the Renaissance Pretzels Fund ARHS By NANCY LOWRY Collegian Staff Writer "We want to organize the of fice to better meet student needs." Spence said, "We must let the students know what's happening." Spence indicated that he was interested in student ideas for improvement of the office. Organization of Town Inde pendent Students President Jim Rodden submitted a proposal for a Casino Night to take place May 23 in order to raise money for the bail bonds. He en couraged students to think of additional way s in which money could be raised. Russ Sensing, West Halls senator, was appointed parlia mentarian. Brad Johnson, pres ident of the East Residence As sociation, was named chair man of the PiHS Department of Staffing and Programming,' and James Mazza (9th-second ary education-Carlisle) was aP point e d personnel director. Steve Granger (6th-counseling- Warminister) was named ARM' executive vice president. Kathy M. Lewis (3rd-science- Camp Hill) was chosen as the ARHS representative for the Parmi Nous Renaissance Festi val queen. Plans were discussed for the possibility of a national ARHS convention to be held at Uni- in fall LaGrange County. Ind. after police shot out the rear tire of the sedan. According to Indiana State Police, Gains was shot by the police when he failed to heed an order by the police to halt. State College police reported the 1971 Plymouth Fury sedan stolen from Brown's Arco Station on College Avenue Friday night. Two more inmates of the State Correct-I ional Instuitution at Rockview escaped and were caught Sunday night. • Prison officials said Albert Otto Kuklcr and Charles Dailey scaled a fence Sundayl, night when returning from a movie. The escapees were caught a half hour later in .the underbrush one mile from the main compound. They offered no resistance. Last week three escapees were captured near Indiana. Pa.—MET BSU of PSU Continuation of the Struggle" For dean of students office,, told of office revisions versity Park at the end of the summer. Members maintained that more .0..1d be contributed and gained through various rap-sessions resulting from a convention. In addition, a con vention would raise the student interest in ARHS. Amendments involving the election of the president, selec tion of advisers and the duties o:: the executive board were discussed and tabled until further notice. To addition, an investigation of local opinion of coed housing WORKING TOGETHER UP TO DATE Partridge Family PARANOID LIZARD King Crimson FACES MUD SLIDE SUM ;=, L A. WOMAN "'"" NATURALLY AQUALUNG ME= INC. CRYOF LOVE "HENDRIX" Deliverin "Poo" JESUS CHRIST REG $6.88 SUPER STAR 8.9 i Hot Pants DOUBLE KNIT, EASY CARE MACHINE WASHABLE X 3.99 BEAUTIFUL & DECORATIVE IN ALL 37c YD COLORS 3/$l.OO Reg. $1.29 Yd FRISBEE $ IN 37C ALL COLORS and interest houses was dis cussed. Plans were made for fall m ientation centering on social, cultural, academic and resi dence hall interests. To in crease interests, projects are being planned to coordinate BLACK SABBATH Long Player 3 DOG NIGHT "NILSSON" THE POINT JETHRO TULL SWEAT BANDS 67° THE DAILY COLLEGIAN LOCAL AD CLASSIFiLD AD DEADLINE I DEADLINE 4:00 P.M. 2 Dar 10:30 A.M. Day Before Publication Before Publication Spring Week SPECIAL IKE & TINA TURNER Reg. $357 • • •,..; • THIRDS"JAMES GANG" SEA TRAIN Reg. $4.47 $ '.".....-,-.. • . ~-. .•:. • -,-, i • ~ .- .. , DIRNDL SKIRTS WOMEN'S & MISSES SIZES 8 TO 16 $2.94 BRA & BIKINI 10 0 % NYLON $ 1 " PAGE THREE student energy to the benefit of the campus and residence hall area. Students are reminded to contact ARHS if they are con fronted with any problems in volving he-using; both in resi dence and dining halls.
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