Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (D)
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Dec 15 2017 06:03 pm
EVEN SANTA NEEDS A BREAK
DON/ANCHOR: If this time of year has you believing in reindeer that
fly, and a bearded ham in a big red suit, you may want to hear this
report from John Williams, VK4JJW.
JOHN'S REPORT: Where does Santa Claus stop to refuel on his journeys?
If you said eastern Europe, that correct response would land you
squarely on his "nice" list. A special event station in Romania,
featuring Santa and his elves, is on the bands all month with the call
signs YP2XMAS through YP9XMAS as well as YP0XMAS. The event is being
sponsored by the Romanian Radioclub Association, which will also send
QSL cards, along with awards that are delivered electronicallly to any
station working at least three different YP XMAS call signs. Sorin,
YO2MSB, will be among those to reprise the role of Santa - and yes,
he'll have his elves with him. Join the pileup, and your name will be
entered in this year's Yule Log.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm John Williams, VK4JJW.
(ROMANIAN RADIOCLUB ASSOCIATION)
**
WORLD OF DX
In the world of DX, be listening for lots of signals coming from
Vietnam. Dirk, DF2XG, is active as 3W9XG, from Hai Phong where he is
working as a project manager for an industrial venture. Listen for
him on 40 meters through 10 meters. He will be running 20 watts and
operating CW. For QSL information, visit QRZ.com.
Also in Vietnam, is John, KB4FB, who will begin operating as 3W9FB
from Da Nang sometime in early January. He will then move on to Laos,
and operate as XW4FB, before returning to Vietnam in February. He
will be on a number of different HF bands throughout. Send QSLs via
LoTW. QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW in March 2018.
In the Gambia, Przemyslaw, SP3PS, will be active as C5/SP3PS between
the 30th of December, and the 12th of January. Listen for him on 40,
20, and 10 meters. Send QSLs via his home callsign.
**
KICKER: 'TWAS THE END OF THIS WEEK'S NEWSCAST
DON/ANCHOR: Finally, we hope you enjoyed the holiday gift Amateur
Radio Newsline gave you last year at this same time because, well....
we're giving you the same gift again this year as we close this
week's newscast. It's the popular amateur radio interpretation of
a Clement Clarke Moore classic -- and we promise to deliver with no
QRM. Here's Jim Damron, N8TMW:
JIM: Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the shack
The rig was turned off, and the mic cord lay slack.
The antenna rotor had made its last turn, the tubes in the linear
had long ceased to burn.
I sat there relaxing, and took off my specs, preparing to daydream
of Armchair DX.
When suddenly outside I heard such a sound, I dashed out the door
to see what was around.
The moon shone down brightly, and lighted the night. For sure,
propagation for the low bands was right.
I peered toward the roof, where I heard all the racket, and there
was some guy in a red, fur-trimmed jacket!
I stood there perplexed in a manner quite giddy: Just who WAS this
stranger? di di dah dah di dit?
He looked very much like an FCC guy, who'd come to check up on some
bad TVI.
I shouted to him: "Old man...QR-Zed?"
"Hey you by the chimney all dressed up in red!"
I suddenly knew when I heard sleigh bells jingle,
The guy on the rooftop was Jolly Kris Kringle.
He had a big sack full of amateur gear, which was a big load for his
prancing reindeer.
Transmitters, receivers, for cabinets and racks,
Some meters and scopes, and a lot of co-ax.
He said not a word 'cause he'd finished his work.
He picked up his sack, and he turned with a jerk.
As he leaped to his sleigh, he shouted with glee
And I knew in a moment he'd be QRT.
I heard him transmit as he flew o'er the trees
"Merry Christmas to all, and to all seventy-three."
"Ho Ho Ho"
(over Santa): For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Damron, N8TMW.
**
NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Alan Labs; Bobby Best WX4ALA; the
Capital Gazette; CQ Magazine; Hap Holly and the Rain Report; Mark
Bova, W2PAW; Ohio-Penn DX Bulletin; Romanian Radioclub Association;
Southgate Amateur Radio News; Space.com; Ted Randall's QSO Radio
Show; Wireless Institute of Australia; 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 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 Don Wilbanks, AE5DW, in Picayune,
Mississippi, saying 73, and as always, we thank you for listening.
Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) is Copyright 2017. All rights reserved.
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