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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Jan 06 2017 01:26 pm

CANADA CELEBRATES COMING OF AGE IN BATTLE

SKEETER: Ham radio will help mark another 100th anniversary this year -
the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Amateur Radio Newsline's Jason Daniels, VK2LAW,
has the details:

JASON: The Battle of Vimy Ridge, 100 years ago, is often called a
defining moment for Canada. Though soldiers paid a terrible price with
their lives, the Canadian World War One victory in France in 1917, is
said to mark the birth of Canada as a nation.

Special Event Station VE100VIMY, will be calling throughout each of
Canada's 13 call areas, from now through March 30th. All of this will
culminate in the actual battle commemoration in April, with stations
located at the Vimy Memorial site in France, operating around the clock.

The special event was organized by the Vimy Commemorative Station
Society in British Columbia. For details visit www.ve100vimy.ca.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jason Daniels, VK2LAW.

SKEETER/ANCHOR: By the way, Canadians are also celebrating another
milestone: it's been 150 years since Canada was formed out of the union
of the British colonies of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Canada.
Instead of lighting candles, however, the Yukon Canam Contest Club,
VY1AAA, is using the special call XK150YUKON now through March 1 to mark
the occasion. Then, from March through year's end, listen for the station
as either CI1AAA or VY1AAA. Send QSLs via KC1CWF. All contacts will be
confirmed on LOTW.

Meanwhile, Canadian amateurs also get a birthday gift - the chance to use
special call sign prefixes of CF, CG, CH or CI to celebrate this year.

**

THE WORLD OF DX

In the world of DX, Stan, K5GO, will be active as ZF9CW, from Cayman Brac
Island between January 22nd and February 23rd. He will be operating as
well during the CQWW 160m CW contest on January 29th through January 31st.
Listen for him also during the ARRL DX CW Contest on February 18th and
19th. Send QSLs via his home callsign direct.

Listen for Mike/W1USN and Bob/AA1M who will be active as HP/W1USN and
HP/AA1M, respectively, from Panama between February 10th and February
22nd. They'll be on various HF bands using CW, SSB and the Digital modes.
Send QSL cards to Mike via W1USN, direct or LoTW. Send QSL cards to Bob
via AA1M direct or LoTW.

Erwin, PY2QI, will be active as PY2QI/PY0F, from Fernando de Noronha
Island (SA-003) between February 15 to February 21st. He will be on
40-10 meters, including the 30/17/12m bands using CW only. Send QSL cards
via his home callsign direct.

**

KICKER: U.S. WINTER FIELD DAY IS HOT, HOT, HOT!

SKEETER/ANCHOR: And finally, Newsline asks: When is it too cold for Field
Day in the U.S.? Never, if you ask this hardy bunch, as Amateur Radio
Newsline's Neil Rapp explains, in our final report for this week.

NEIL: Bundle up! You may not think that Field Day in the middle of winter
is a good idea, but 10 years after the first one was held - in January,
2007 - more and more amateurs in the U.S. are warming to the idea,
joining hams in Australia, and the UK in this practice. In the States,
Winter Field Day 2017, begins on Saturday January 28 at 1900 UTC, and runs
through Sunday January 29 at the same time. It's happening on all bands,
and in all modes except the WARC bands.

So what's the point of it? As the Winter Field Day website itself notes,
disasters - like the weather - cannot always be predicted accurately, and
having a Field Day such as this one, in more challenging weather
conditions, is good preparation for the real thing when it happens.

For this Winter Field Day, guidelines allow solo operators, pairs and
teams, and can be done as an outing, a remote location, or even from
home - although there are bonus points for outdoor and remote operation
with a noncommercial power source. There will also be at least one bonus
station.

The exchange has changed from last year, however, so please visit the
website at winterfieldday.com to get the specifics, before getting on the
air and calling "CQ WFD."

Just be sure to leave your flipflops and your beverage cooler at home --
unless the winter weather turns TRULY unpredictable!

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Neil Rapp, WB9VPG.

(WINTER FIELD DAY ASSOCIATION)

**
NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Alan Labs; the ARRL; CQ Magazine; CNN; Hap
Holly and the Rain Report; Ham Radio University; the National Tribal
Amateur Radio Association; Ohio-Penn DX Bulletin; Southgate Amateur Radio
News; Ted Randall's QSO Radio Show; Sisterhood of Amateur Radio; The Vimy
Commemorative Station Society; Winter Field Day Association; WTWW
Shortwave; and you, our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio
Newsline. Please send emails to our address at [email protected].
More information is available at Amateur Radio Newsline's only official
website located at www.arnewsline.org.

For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York, and
our news team worldwide, I'm Skeeter Nash, N5ASH, in Topeka, Kansas,
saying 73, and as always, we thank you for listening.

Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) is Copyright 2017. All rights reserved.


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