Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2071, for Friday, July 7, 2017
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2071, with a release date of Friday,
July 7, 201,7 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. A new FCC commissioner gets nominated. We follow
the trail of a pilot recreating the Amelia Earhart flight. Lighthouses
are in the spotlight - and in our top story, a jury convicts an Illinois
man in the killing of a ham two years ago. All this and more, as Amateur
Radio Newsline Report 2071, comes your way right now.
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CONVICTION IN ILLINOIS HAM'S KILLING
DON/ANCHOR: We begin this week's report with a courtroom conclusion to
a gruesome case from two years ago: the killing of a ham radio operator
in Illinois. There's been a verdict, and Amateur Radio Newsline's Neil
Rapp, WB9VPG, has the details.
NEIL'S REPORT: A jury has convicted a Rockford, Illinois man of killing
an amateur radio operator and his dog two years ago, and then setting
their house on fire. The verdict in the killing of Henry Murphy, WB9TFX,
was announced June 30, ending a case that began with the discovery of
the bodies on July 18, 2015.
Prosecutors had said the killer, Delano L. Foreman, 31, first robbed
Henry Murphy, then shot both him and his golden retriever, before setting
three fires inside the Winnebago County home.
Silent Key Henry Murphy was also a veteran of the U.S. Army.
Foreman's attorney has filed a defense motion for a new trial, and is
scheduled to reappear in court on Aug. 16, but will remain in the
Winnebago County Jail without bond until that time. If the defense
motion is denied, he will be sentenced immediately.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Neil Rapp, WB9VPG.
(THE ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR, QRZNOW.COM)
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NEW FCC COMMISSIONER NOMINATED
DON/ANCHOR: Meanwhile, the big news out of Washington is that there is
a nominee to fill one of the vacancies on the Federal Communications Commission.
We hear more from Amateur Radio Newsline's Stephen Kinford,
N8WB.
STEPHEN'S REPORT: The FCC's general counsel, Brendan Carr, is considered
the next likely candidate to fill one of two empty spots on the
commission. President Donald Trump has announced he will nominate the Republican
- a move applauded by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai in a public
statement that praised his record.
The appointment, if confirmed by the Senate, would still leave one
remaining vacancy to be filled - a seat reserved for a Democrat. No
more than three members of the FCC are permitted to belong to the same political
party. On June 14, Trump named former Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel, a
Democrat, to fill another vacant seat, and she too must
be confirmed by the Senate. She would be returning to the commission,
following the expiration of her term last year.
A third vacancy is being created by the departure of Commissioner Mignon
Clyburn, another Democrat, whose term has just expired.
Brendan Carr is viewed as a major supporter of Ajit Pai's efforts to
undo "net neutrality" rules that had been passed by the commission's
Democratic majority.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Stephen Kinford, N8WB.
(ARRL)
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