Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (D)
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Jan 26 2018 03:46 pm
WORLD OF DX
In the world of DX, be listening for Charles, W0DLE, operating in
Saigon, as 3W9DLE, between February and April. You can hear him on
20 meters, using CW, SSB, and FT8, and in the ARRL International CW
DX Contest, which is taking place on the 17th and 18th of February.
Charles will also participate in the Russian DX CW Contest, which
is on March 17th and 18th. Send QSLs via W-ZERO-DLE.
Hermann, HB9CRV, is using the call sign CU8FN from Flores Island
in the Azores, until February 16th. Listen for him on 160-10 meters,
using mainly FT8. He will be joined by Antonio, CU8AS, operating as
CR2W in the CQWW 160 Meter CW Contest, which ends January 28th. Send
QSLs via LoTW, or via HB9CRV, direct, or by the Bureau.
In the Bahamas, Tim, AF1G, is operating as C6ATH, from Andros Island,
until further notice, since he has a home there. You can listen for
Tim mainly on weekends and holidays, and during the week, you may
hear him in the evenings. QSL via LoTW or direct.
In Nicaragua, operators Jim, WB2REM, and Mark, WY1G, will be using
the call sign H7DX, starting the 26th of February, until the 6th of
March. Listen on various HF bands where they will be using CW, SSB,
and FT8. QSL via WY1G, direct or ClubLog's OQRS.
**
KICKER: HAM RADIO HELPS THE HOMELESS
CHRISTIAN/ANCHOR: Our final story is a tribute to the difference
ham radio operators can make. In earthquakes, in hurricanes, in
wildfires - and even in the dead of an unseasonably cold winter -
the presence of ham radio is a beacon of hope and fellowship. Jim
Damron, N8TMW, has this report from Florida.
JIM's REPORT: January has been a bitter cold month in much of
east-central Florida, but perhaps nowhere was it more brutal than
on the streets, where the homeless lay down to sleep. Freezing
temperatures had the city of Titusville in its clutches in the
early part of the month, as the North Brevard Amateur Radio Club,
K4NBR, set out to find those who huddled against the elements.
After alerting local law-enforcement agencies, club members used
their radios and their own cars, fanning out on a 12-hour mission
find those in need of a warm bed, and a roof over their heads. Club
members such as Ricky DeLuco, K4JTT; Robert Ortiz, KJ4VEH; William
Klosowski, K4SVT, and Michael Ellixon, KE4MWZ, brought them to
warmth and safety, inside the Disabled American Veteran Center in
Titusville. Club members covered 120 miles, and on their first night
alone, bringing in five homeless individuals. More people in need,
who had been located by city police, were also transported to
shelters - including one who needed medical attention at a local
hospital.
The club's website states its mission as being dedicated to emergency
communication for its communities. In this case, the word "community"
extended well beyond those who have a place to call their own, and the
work proved even more lifesaving.
For Amateur Radio Newsline I'm Jim Damron, N8TMW.
(NORTH BREVARD AMATEUR RADIO CLUB)
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NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Alan Labs; the ARRL; CQ Magazine; Hap
Holly and the Rain Report; HAMSCI.ORG; the IARU; the Irish Radio
Transmitters Society; K2BSA; North Brevard Amateur Radio Club;
Ohio-Penn DX Bulletin; QRZ; South African Radio League; Southgate
Amateur Radio News; Ted Randall's QSO Radio Show; Wireless Institute
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For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York,
and our news team worldwide, I'm Christian Cudnik, K0STH, in St. Louis,
Missouri, saying 73, and as always, we thank you for listening.
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