An Indianapolis area ham has been arrested after he was allegedly
spotted pretending to be a cop at the funeral of a police officer who
was being laid to rest. Amateur Radio Newsline’s Jack Parker, W8ISH,
has the details:
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News of the death of an Indianapolis police officer shot and killed
while responding to a domestic dispute made headlines all last week.
But, on the afternoon of his funeral another man in uniform stole the
headlines. As law enforcement officers, friends, family and media
gathered at the cemetery another man in blue was arrested for
impersonating a police officer.
As it turns out these two men had more in common than first thought.
They are both Indianapolis based Amateur Radio Operators. Arrested is
38 year old Minh Nguyen, callsign KB9WDY. He was arrested as he waited
with Westside residents and other police officers as the miles long
funeral procession neared the west side district headquarters when
deceased officer Rod Bradway was assigned.
Rod Bradway was killed last week while attempting to save a woman and
her child from an armed domestic partner. Bradways Amateur Radio call
sign is KC9PFW. Authorities don’t believe the two men knew each other.
The police badge and uniform was the common link to this sad
commentary.
According to the arrest report, Police say Nguyen was taking photographs
from a black 2012 Dodge Charger equipped with a siren, flashing lights
and a two-way radio. Police found an AR 15 rifle in his car and later
found guns, police uniforms and police equipment at his the home.
Police say he has had prior arrests on similar and other unusual
behavior. The report said Nguyen also had “property stolen from the
city of Indianapolis,” including property room slips and envelopes that
the public does not have access to.
Minh Nguyen faces felony charges of impersonating a public servant and
theft, which carries a sentence of six months to three years in prison.
A conviction could also lead to revocation of his Amateur Radio license
by the FCC if they choose to review the case.
Reporting from Indianapolis, this is Jack Parker W8ISH.
Sunday, October 6, 2013
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HOW TO READ PROPAGATION NUMBERS
The A index [ LOW is GOOD ]
- 1 to 6 is BEST
- 7 to 9 is OK
- 11 or more is BAD
Represents the overall geomagnetic condition of the ionosphere ("Ap" if averaged from the Kp-Index) (an average of the eight 3-hour K-Indices) ('A' referring to amplitude) over a given 24 hour period, ranging (linearly) typically from 1-100 but theoretically up to 400.
A lower A-Index generally suggests better propagation on the 10, 12, 15, 17, & 20 Meter Bands; a low & steady Ap-Index generally suggest good propagation on the 30, 40, 60, 80, & 160 Meter Bands.
SFI index [ HIGH is GOOD ]
- 70 NOT GOOD
- 80 GOOD
- 90 BETTER
- 100+ BEST
The measure of total radio emissions from the sun at 10.7cm (2800 MHz), on a scale of 60 (no sunspots) to 300, generally corresponding to the sunspot level, but being too low in energy to cause ionization, not related to the ionization level of the Ionosphere.
Higher Solar Flux generally suggests better propagation on the 10, 12, 15, 17, & 20 Meter Bands; Solar Flux rarely affects the 30, 40, 60, 80, & 160 Meter Bands.
K index [ LOW is GOOD ]
- 0 or 1 is BEST
- 2 is OK
- 3 or more is BAD
- 5 is VERY VERY BAD
The overall geomagnetic condition of the ionosphere ("Kp" if averaged over the planet) over the past 3 hours, measured by 13 magnetometers between 46 & 63 degrees of latitude, and ranging quasi-logarithmically from 0-9. Designed to detect solar particle radiation by its magnetic effect. A higher K-index generally means worse HF conditions.
A lower K-Index generally suggests better propagation on the 10, 12, 15, 17, & 20 Meter Bands; a low & steady Kp-Index generally suggest good propagation on the 30, 40, 60, 80, & 160 Meter Bands.
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