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NAMES IN THE NEWS: FORMER UK OFF SHORE DJ KNIGHTED
Some names in the news. First up is Roger James Gale, a
Disk Jockey on Radio Caroline North and Caroline South in
the 1960's, who has been knighted in the United Kingdom's
New Year's Honors List. Gale had a long career in radio
before becoming the member of Parliament for the North of
Kent. He is also the president of the group Conservative
Animal Welfare. More about Roger Gale is on-line at
www.rogergale.com.
(Southgate)
BT
NAMES IN THE NEWS: G3KMA AND G3ZAY NAMED WINNERS OF YASME
AWARD
And congratulations to Roger Ballister, G3KMA and Martin
Atherton, G3ZAY on being named as recipients of the Yasme
Excellence Award for 2011. This, in recognition for their
dedicated work for the Islands on the Air program. The
Yasme Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation organized
to conduct scientific and educational projects related to
amateur radio, including DXing and the introduction and
promotion of amateur radio in underdeveloped countries.
(RSGB)
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NAMES IN THE NEWS: VLA TO BE RENAMED KARL G JANSKY VLA
The world's most famous radio telescope will become the Karl
G. Jansky Very Large Array on March 31st. This, to honor
the founder of radio astronomy which is the study of the
universe using radio signals naturally emitted by objects in
space.
The National Radio Astronomy Observatory announced the new
name for the National Science Foundation's Very Large Array
at the American Astronomical Society's meeting in Austin,
Texas. The new name will become official at a rededication
ceremony at the radio telescopes site in New Mexico.
The new name was selected from among 23,331 suggestions
submitted by 17,023 people from more than 65 countries. The
National Radio Astronomy Observatory had asked the public
and the astronomical community to suggest names that
reflected both the proud heritage and the future promise of
the telescope array. More is on-line at tinyurl.com/jansky-
vla. (NARO)
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