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Friday, April 1, 1988 / University Daily Kansan
KU 'hams' discover world through radio
Special to the Kansan
By Ken Nagel
The 150-foot antenna that stands on the roof of Learned Hall is capable of sending radio messages anywhere in the country, a key line to the southern tip of the Antarctic.
Wires from the antenna run inside Learned Hall to a closet-sized room on the second floor, home of the KU Amateur Radio Club. Members of the club have used the antenna to converse with people from many parts of the world.
The club has a membership of 25 people. George Bednekov, club vice president, would like to see that number grow.
"Our main job is to provide a place for ham operators to come and have access to equipment that they don't afford to have as students," he said.
Another objective is public service.
"when there was an earthquake in California, we set up our equipment so that students could find out if their relatives were OK, and we did the same thing during the Mexico City earthquake," said Klissa Rueschoff, a member of the club who works as a secretary in the mechanical engineering department.
The equipment was not used. But Rueschhoff said it was nice to have it available in emergencies.
Bednekoff knows firsthand how valuable radio equipment can be in an emergency.
"I was at this picnic one summer when I saw this car wreck right in front of me," he said. "I had this hand-held transceiver and called 911,
thus getting a much faster response."
In addition to give aid in emergencies, the club helps with communication during tornadoes and other emergencies. In help out with various local events such as race courses during the Fourth of July.
A few years ago, Mike James, club president, contacted a man in the Soviet Union.
"We talked about the weather, our home towns and gave each other a description of the equipment that we were using." James said.
James said that people in the Soviet Union were required to have a special license that enabled them to receive amateur broadcasts.
"The Soviets are given a loyalty- type exam that limits the number of amateur radio operators to a select few." James said.
One of Rueschöff's most interesting transmissions was with a man in the car.
He said that there were many receiver stations in Europe but that Argentina had the largest concentration of radio operators of any foreign country.
"This man didn't own a car; he traveled by horse and he found lost cows for a living. He charged $50 a cow," said Rueschcoff, who is affectionately referred to by operators as "Shack Mom."
"I keep all of the keys for the club, and since the equipment is housed in a small room next to the furnace that no one can find, they call me 'Shack Mom,' Rueschoff said.
Panel recommends public censuring of Smoot for 1986 cocaine conviction
The Associated Press
TOPEKA — two members of a Board for Discipline of Attorneys panel have recommended that former Chief Deputy Attorney General Bradley J. Smoot be publicly censured, and the third member recommended that he be suspended indefinitely from practicing law.
prejudicial to the administration of justice.
Smoot was arrested in January 1986 at the west Lawrence interchange of the Kansas Turnpike and accused of accepting cocaine from Richard Von Ende, who at the time was secretary of the University of Kansas.
The panel made their recommendations to the state Supreme Court after hearing a complaint against Smoot that said his conduct had been
Smoot, 38, pleaded guilty in September 1986 to a misdemeanor charge of cocaine possession and served four months in prison.
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