Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Sep 07 2018 09:50 am
IN NORTHERN IRELAND, HAM'S SPECIAL DELIVERY FROM N. KOREA
PAUL/ANCHOR: A recent radio contact with Northern Ireland, got a most
unexpected response, as Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, tells us.
JEREMY: Sometimes a QSL card, or an SWL card just isn't enough. Jordan
Heyburn, MI6JVC, found that out this summer, when his rig picked up a
broadcast from the state-run Voice of Korea in North Korea, and he did
what most any radio enthusiast might do: he sent a reception report.
What he got back in the mail to his Northern Ireland home, however was
so much more than he was expecting. An account in the Daily Mail
newspaper notes that the station responded to his gesture with a
generous package - one that contained an assortment of newspapers and
magazines, an English-language program for the radio broadcast, and a
personal note about everyone's favorite subject, the weather. He said
the parcel's arrival caused quite a stir at his local post office when
he picked it up - everyone noted the return address was Pyongyang. The
newspapers that were sent even included a story that covered the meeting
this past June between U.S. President Donald Trump and Korea's Kim
Jong-Un in Singapore.
The note concludes with a weather report from Korea, and the heartfelt
message: [quote] "Send our best regards to all your family."
[closequote]. The station hoped to hear from him again.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.
(DAILY MAIL)
**
KOREAN POSTAGE STAMP COMMEMORATES ARDF CHAMPIONSHIPS
PAUL/ANCHOR: There's some popular postage meanwhile in South Korea, as
we hear from Graham Kemp, VK4BB.
GRAHAM: Hams competing in the Amateur Radio Direction Finding World
Championships in Korea may have something to write home about - and
now, they have a special postage stamp they can use to send their
message home from Korea. A report by the Korea Stamp Society shows
the commemorative postage stamp being issued by the Korea Post to
mark the 19th global event, concluding September 8th. At least 30
nations were represented in the challenge, which takes places every
two years. The stamps have been printed as a sheet of 16, with each
stamp carrying a value of 330 South Korean won, or about 30 cents in
U.S. currency. It shows two competitors engaged in the contest's
activities, which include the search for hidden transmitters, or fox
hunting. This year's event was hosted by the Korean Amateur Radio
League.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Graham Kemp, VK4BB.
(KOREA STAMP SOCIETY)
**
CANADIAN SPECIAL EVENT STATION CELEBRATES REGATTA
PAUL/ANCHOR: How do you mark 200 years of a noted sporting event? John
Williams, VK4JJW, tells us.
JOHN: "When the St. John's Regatta in Newfoundland Canada ran its 200th
event, making it North America's longest running sporting event, special
event station CY1R completed over 30 days 3,395 QSOs with 126 countries
in 610 grid squares, including all 50 U.S. States. That's a big
accomplishment for the on-air event put on by the North Atlantic Radio
Project, supported by Chris, VO1IDX, and Sam, VO1CBL, who also holds the
K3KLC call.
Chris told Amateur Radio Newsline that the numbers also included 510
counties in the U.S., and every continent on the globe over the course
of the month. The hams were also able to take part in the RTTY Contest
mid-month, which gave Chris his first contact with Japan on RTTY.
He told Newsline that not all the excitement happened in front of one
of the Flex and Elecraft rigs, however. During a big social gathering
on one of the special event days, hams worked together - fighting
extreme wind - to lift a vertical antenna with a helium balloon. This
marked the first time, Chris said, something like this had ever been
done in Newfoundland.
The station went QRT, and as Newsline went to production, the QSO count
was still being confirmed, as more operators continued to upload to
LoTW. He was confident that the count - like the helium balloon launched
during the big event - would most certainly rise.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm John Williams, VK4JJW.
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