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Bomb squad disposes of unexploded ordnance
Dave VonDielingen found a little more than he bargained for when he was cleaning out a shed on his farm near here Tuesday morning.
What he found was some unexploded ordnance, possibly from World War II, his father-in-law brought home during his military service.
“It looked to me it might be something military,” he said, “some type of explosive ordnance.”
So, he “stopped moving stuff around” and called Garfield County Sheriff’s Department at about 9:15 a.m.
VonDielingen’s wife, Joyce, said her late father, Ira Simmering, served in the Army in the Aleutians Islands and the Philippines during World War II. He also served during the Korean War.
“Mom said Dad brought it home in his luggage,” she said. “Mom thought it was from World War II.”
The VonDielingens live on the farm that belonged to her parents.
Deputy George Dillman investigated, and Oklahoma Highway Patrol’s bomb squad was notified. Members came from Oklahoma City to handle the situation, eventually blowing up the items around 1 p.m. in a field near the VonDielingens’ home in the 17700 block of East Wil-low.
Garfield County Under-sheriff Jerry Niles said it wasn’t known if the ordinance was live.
“They don’t take any chances,” he said of the OHP bomb squad.
He said it appeared the items were Japanese, based on some writing on one of them.
Joyce VonDielingen said OHP bomb squad members dug up what was left of the items after they were destroyed, and she and her husband were allowed to keep the fragments.
Dave VonDielingen, who is cleaning out the shed to make it a place for his amateur radio hobby, said he has been through the shed and did not think any more surprises would turn up.
A Fish Story
Four catfish on the runway at Florida's Melbourne International kept a Delta flight from landing on time
Wednesday as Tropical Storm Fay hovered over the region, according to WFTV Channel 9 of Orlando.
"The walking catfish, which use their pectoral fins to move and can stay out of water for some time,
were on the runway and airport crews had to move them before the plane could land," WFTV
writes on its website. A FLORIDA TODAY blog noted the issue on Wednesday, saying two gopher
tortoises and an indigo snake also had to be cleared from the airport's runway and taxiway areas.
"An alligator also was on the taxiway, but it eventually returned to a nearby canal on its own, (airport
spokeswoman Lori) Booker said. She said the animals apparently were displaced by flooding,"
FLORIDA TODAY writes. "We thought one of the tortoises was the top of one of the taxiway lights --
then it started to move," airport operations manager Cliff Graham tells FOX 35 TV of Orlando. "We had
to get the four walking catfish off the runway before Delta could land," Graham says. "We all got soaked,
but it was important to clear the runway to ensure passenger safety and to get the animals out of harm's
way," adds Melbourne airport chief Richard Ennis.
Amateur Radio, D-Star in Maryland
From Dave Rollhauser KB3CJT,
To anyone Interested,
I have created the Maryland D Star Users Discussion Group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/md_d-star_users
The idea behind the creation of this group is to promote discussion of the D-Star digital voice and data mode and sharing of ideas and useful information with other hams that have or are planning to buy radios equipped to use this mode in Maryland and surrounding areas.
Since purchasing an Icom IC-2820H VHF/UHF mobile rig along with the digital board, I have had a few discussions with other hams from around the area and decided this could be great way to share information with others or even possibly coordinate a few simplex QSOs between others in the area who have the equipment and would like to try it out even though there are no current D-Star repeaters in the area. It would be great to hear from prospective repeater owners (clubs included) as well as those in surrounding areas that already have repeaters who can share what they have already learned.
So, WELCOME to all who share an interest in the use of D-Star in here Maryland and surrounding areas regardless of your band of choice or whether you prefer voice or data… Come share what you know or ask about what you might wish to learn…
Keep in mind I am no expert in this subject, just another interested ham who thinks this new technology has a great potential and would like to see it grow in our area.
I would like to ask those who receive this letter if they would please help spread the word and pass this information to other hams, especially through club newsletters and websites.
73’s de,
Dave Rollhauser
KB3CJT
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