Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (D)
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Mar 23 2018 10:00 am
WORLD OF DX
NEIL/ANCHOR: In the world of DX, be listening for Sergio, IZ3NXC,
operating as 9A8NXC, from Pag Island, from March 30th through April
2nd. You can find him on 80/40/20/15/10 meters, using SSB, and the
Digital modes. QSL via ClubLog's OQRS or via IK3GES direct.
Members of the Curva do Rio Group will be using the call sign PR2CI,
from Couves Island, between April 6th to 8th. Find them on 80-10
meters, using CW, SSB, and the Digital modes. QSL via the Bureau,
ClubLog's OQRS, or LoTW. For direct, via PY2AE, with self-addressed
envelope, and two dollars in U.S. currency.
In Belize, find Victor, WB0TEV, active as V31VP, until the 27th of
March on 80-10 meters. He plans to operate some RTTY, with a special
session focusing on Asia, starting around 2200z on March 26th. Send
QSLs to V31VP via WB0TEV, direct, by the Bureau, or ClubLog's OQRS.
No LoTW or eQSL.
(OHIO PENN DX)
**
KICKER: PUTTING THE 'HAM' IN HAMSTER
NEIL/ANCHOR: Our last story this week is about a talented and tiny
pet - and it may at long last shed light on why it's no coincidence
that the first three letters of "hamster" spell "ham." With that
story, here's Paul Braun, WD9GCO.
PAUL: Some people enjoy the sound of Morse code. Some don't. But what
about our little furry friends? Has anyone asked them? Kurt Zoglmann,
AD0WE, had wanted to learn Morse as a child, but didn't really pursue
it until recently. He then discovered something strange during his
practice sessions.
ZOGLMANN: You know, I noticed after a while that our little hamster,
Waffles, she'd normally wake up around 11 o'clock at night, but she
would wake up early, whenever I would start practicing. I didn't really
think too much of it. I noticed that when they're happy or excited,
that they have a tendency to chirp, so I started putting two and two
together that the frequency of the chirp was not too far away from my
preferred frequency on practicing with Morse code. (1:05)
PAUL: Zoglmann couldn't actually ask Waffles what she was thinking, but
has a theory: (:05)
ZOGLMANN: From little Waffles' perspective, I think she probably was
mistaking it for a nearby hamster, that was just extraordinarily happy,
and she wanted to know what all that was about.
PAUL: Zoglmann would have been tempted to just write it off as a strange
behavioral quirk in Waffles. However:
ZOGLMANN: After her passing, we decided to get another hamster. Because
the same behavior started to happen, I was like, "This is just so weird
to be a coincidence!" so that inspired me to write a cute story to try
to capture the call of hamster being Morse code.
PAUL: Zoglmann figured that he should have some illustrations to go with
the story, so he asked his husband, an artist, to draw a few. He ended
up with a painting of a hamster working a straight key.
Who knows? Given enough training, perhaps the new hamster can help out
during contests. Will probably need a much smaller key, though. Or a
teeny-tiny paddle. How would that be logged? AD0WE/H for "hamster"?
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Paul Braun, WD9GCO.
NEIL/ANCHOR: Just a postscript here -- next time you're in a QSO with
another ham using CW, before you accuse their station of having a
"chirp" in the signal, it pays to ask first if their hamster needs
adjusting.
**
NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Alan Labs; the ARRL; the Amateur Radio
Organization of Indonesia; the BBC; CQ Magazine; Hap Holly and the
Rain Report; the IARU; the Irish Radio Transmitters Society; New Zealand
Association of Radio Transmitters; Ohio-Penn DX Bulletin; Radio Society
of Great Britain; Southgate Amateur Radio News; 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
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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 Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, in Bloomington,
Indiana, saying 73, and as always, we thank you for listening.
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