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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Apr 27 2018 09:53 am
IF PIGS COULD FLY.....OR AT LEAST RUN
PAUL/ANCHOR: The Queen City Emergency Net in the Cincinnati area is
looking for some well-grounded hams to help out some flying pigs.
Runners in the 20th annual Flying Pig Marathon will step off on May 6,
and backup communication is needed. If you live in the area, and want
to help, contact Steve, N8TFD, via email, at n8tfd at fusenet dot com
(
[email protected])
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THE WORLD OF DX
In the world of DX, be listening for Jan, PA4JJ, operating holiday style
as 9A/PA4JJ, from mainland Croatia, between the 27th of April, and the
8th of June. Expect him to operate mainly FT8 on 40-10 metres. QSL via
LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or direct via home call.
Armin, DK9PY, will be active as 6Y6N, from St. Elizabeth, Jamaica,
between May 23rd, and June 6th. Listen for Armin on 160 meters through
10 meters, where he will be working holiday style, using CW only. You
can count on hearing him during the CQWW WPX CW Contest on May 26th and
27th, where he will be a single-Op entry. QSL via his home callsign.
Be listening for two YL operators -- Kay/WA0WOF/A52YLE, and
Mio/JR3MVF/A52YLM. They will be on the air from Bhutan as A52YL, between
the 29th of April, and the 5th of May. Listen for them on 80 meters
through 6 meters, using CW, SSB, and the Digital modes. Visit QRZ for
QSL details.
In Malta, Thomas, SV2CLJ, will be active as 9H3SV, between the 24th and
31st of May. Thomas will be operating holiday style on 80-2 meters using
CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK, and FT8. QSL via his home callsign direct.
(OHIO PENN DX)
**
KICKER: SHOPPING FOR SOME QSOS?
PAUL/ANCHOR: Finally, if you're shopping for a bargain in QSOs, try
Walmart - not the stores, but the parking lots. Neil Rapp, WB9VPG,
assures us this is a real - and real unusual - event.
NEIL: Some satellite operators, who often go to lines between grid
squares, so that contacts will count for both grids, noticed that many
of these gridlines across the country run though WalMart parking lots.
Suddenly, the idea sparked to host an operating event among some members
of the satellite community on Twitter, so they ran with it. They've
decided that the weekend of April 28 and 29th will be a special WalMart
Parking Lots on the Air weekend.
Adam Witney, K0FFY, tells us how the parking lots became popular.
ADAM: The other thing about Walmart parking lots, is they make acutally
a pretty decent portable operating location. I think the other thing
that's kinda nice about the location... you park in the parking lot,
even long term... I know the stores are known to be friendly with that.
I think Walmart shoppers are kind of a diverse group, and there's kinda
been some jokes on, you know, people aren't going to look twice if you're
in a WalMart parking lot, if you're in any sort of strange, unconventional
dress, or if you have accessories like you're strapping radios on yourself
or waving a purple antenna at the sky... for some reason at WalMart,
you're just not going to be seen as inconspicous.
NEIL: There's a scoring system, with certificates, as well as special
WMPLOTA QSL cards. But don't forget to mark your QSL card with a
highlighter before it checks out. Chasers will be referred to as
shoppers, and bonus point categories may include the "People of Walmart"
award, for tweeting a picture of your operation; the "'Ol Roy" award for
tweeting pictures of your dog at your operation; and the Sam Walton
Award for the most activity. Shoppers can work up to the level of
"greeter" or "district manager" and for making a late night QSO, you can
shelve away the "overnight stocker" bonus.
The final set of rules and scoring information is on their web site,
www.wmplota.org. So put on your PJs, and bag some contacts. If you're
hearing this report after the fact, have no fear! The next WMPLOTA
weekend is scheduled for July 2... the birthday of WalMart, and World
UFO Day. Remember that when you're working satellites, running too much
power can actually be bad for the satellite itself. So when you're
operating WMPLOTA, be sure to ROLL BACK the power. ALWAYS.
Reporting from the parking lot at WalMart store number 1991, this is
Neil Rapp, WB9VPG.
(WMPLOTA)
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NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Alan Labs; the ARRL; CQ Magazine; Hap
Holly and the Rain Report; KYTV-Springfield; Ohio-Penn DX Bulletin;
North American QRP Club; Pedal Radio; the Queen City Emergency Net;
Southgate Amateur Radio News; Ted Randall's QSO Radio Show; Walmart
Parking Lots on the Air; WTWW Shortwave; and you, our listeners, that's
all from the Amateur Radio Newsline. Please send emails to our address
at
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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 Paul Braun, WD9GCO, in Valparaiso,
Indiana, saying 73, and as always, we thank you for listening.
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