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AR Newsline- Report 1771 -- July 22, 2011:

Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1771 with a release date of Friday, July 22 2011 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a Q-S-T. Another conviction in the highjacking of a yacht that lead to the death of three United States hams; a South Dakota radio amateur looses his life in a tower dismantling accident; South Sudan becomes a sovereign nation recognized by the U-N as well as amateur radio; ham radio bids farewell to the space shuttle and Media Network re-releases the Hitch Hikers Guide to DXing. What is that you ask? Find out on an extended Amateur Radio Newsline™ report number 1771 coming your way right now.

RADIO JUSTICE: YEMENI MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN HIGHJACKING THAT RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF THREE HAMS

A Yemeni man pleaded guilty to acts of piracy on Thursday, July 14th in connection to his role in the hijacking of a yacht off the coast of east Africa that resulted in the deaths of four Americans including three ham radio operators. Amateur Radio Newsline’s Norm Seeley, KI7UP, has the details.

As previously reported here on Newsline, Scott Adam, K9ESO, and his wife Jean, KF6RVB, along with Bob Riggle, KE7IIV, and Phyllis Macay were on board the yacht Quest off the coast of Oman when pirates boarded their vessel on Friday, February 18th. Officials were in the process of negotiating for their release when gunfire was heard around 1 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, February 22. United States forces responded and then boarded the Quest. It was then that they discovered that all four hostages had been shot by the high seas bandits. Despite immediate steps to provide life-saving care, all four hostages ultimately succumb to their wounds.

Now, one of the alleged pirates identified as 23 year old Mounir Ali has accepted a plea bargain by U.S. District Judge Mark Davis, where he plead guilty to taking part in the armed hijacking. Ali claimed that he and four other men from Yemen were crew members aboard another vessel that was pirated by Somalis earlier in February. But prosecutors say that Ali willingly elected to join the pirates in return for a share of the ransom money. However they also say that he did not personally shoot nor did he instruct anyone to shoot any of the four Americans.

For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I’m Norm Seeley, KI7UP, in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Ali is the 11th person convicted in relation to the highjacking and murders of the four Americans on-board the Quest. Sentencing is scheduled for October 21st.

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ANTIQUES ON KAVANAUGH AND CABBAGE ROSE 5701 Kavanaugh Blvd. Barry Thomas exhibit, continuing. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. (501) 664-7746. FREE

ARGENTA ART WALK 5-8 p.m. third Friday of the month, downtown North Little Rock. (501) 340-5305. FREE

ARKANSAS ARTS CENTER MacArthur Park, East Ninth and Commerce streets. “Texting: Selections From the Permanent Collection,” through Sept. 11. “In Search of Norman Rockwell’s America,” through Sept. 18; daily tours, 1:30 p.m. “Building the Collection: Art Acquired in the 1980s,” through Oct. 9. “Foundation Collection,” “Masterworks” and Paul Signac, continuing. Museum School art classes and workshops for children and adults; call or visit website for schedule and costs. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. arkarts.com or call (501) 372-4000.

ARKANSAS INLAND MARITIME MUSEUM 120 Riverfront Park Drive, North Little Rock. Tours of USS Razorback, exhibits on naval and submarine history, Pearl Harbor. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday-Friday; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday; 1-6 p.m. Sunday. Tours: $6; ages 62 and older, children 12 and under, active military $4. Museum: $2. (501) 371-8320.

ARKANSAS LEAGUE OF ARTISTS 7 p.m. last Tuesday of the month, North Little Rock Community Center, 2700 Willow St., North Little Rock. Monthly meeting. Yearly membership: $30. Visitors free. (501) 821-4560.

ARKANSAS NATIONAL GUARD MUSEUM Camp Robinson, Sixth and Missouri streets, North Little Rock. Exhibits on history of Arkansas National Guard and Camp Robinson, continuing. Hours: 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. first weekend of the month. (501) 212-5215. FREE

ARKANSAS PASTEL SOCIETY MEETING 6-8 p.m. first Tuesday of every month, South Auditorium, Center for Health Education, St. Vincent Infirmary, St. Vincent Circle. Demonstrations, shows, workshops, meetings. Yearly membership: $25. Visitors free. (501) 221-3559.

ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF HISTORICAL MUSEUM 2400 W. Markham St. Exhibits and artifacts relating to deaf culture and the school’s history, continuing. Hours: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Thursday. (501) 324-9530.

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