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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Jan 04 2019 09:20 am

WORLD OF DX

In the world of DX, listen for Mike, OE6MBG, using the call sign S79AA,
from Mahe (Mah-reh) Island starting on the 5th of January. He will be
operating until February the 2nd. He will be on the air on
160/80/40/20/15/10 meters, and possibly 6m, using CW and SSB. QSL via
ClubLog's OQRS or LoTW.

In South Sudan, Diya, YI1DZ, is active for the next six months as Z81D.
He will be on 80 through 10 meters, using SSB and some Digital modes.
QSL via OM3JW. He will also use ClubLog and LoTW.

In Antarctica, Alex, RD1AV, can be heard as RI1ANV, operating from the
Vostok Station. He will be at the base station until February 2019. QSL
via RN1ON, direct, by the Bureau or ClubLog's OQRS.

Meanwhile, an update: Members of the Bouvet Island 3Y0I (three why zero
eye) DXPedition are awaiting the completion of upgrades to, and final
certification of the ship they will use to travel to Bouvet - the
"Atlantic Tuna," a rugged vessel built in Iceland. At the moment, no firm
date can be given for when the radio operators and crew will set sail.
For up to date information visit the web page rebeldxgroup dot com
(rebeldxgroup.com)

(OHIO PENN DX NEWSLETTER, REBEL DX GROUP WEBSITE)

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KICKER: TRIBUTE TO A DX FRIENDSHIP THAT KNEW NO DISTANCE

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Finally we bring you the story of seven days in January,
that one ham set aside to honor a friend who became a Silent Key last
year. This is the story of Special Event station J69Z/K3LP as told by
Kent Peterson, KC0DGY.

KENT: One of the greatest tributes one ham can pay another, especially
if that ham has become a Silent Key, is to let his call sign again be
heard on the air. This is the gift Ancletus Ernest, J69Z, has given his
friend David Collingham, K3LP, operating as special event station
J69Z/K3LP for seven days this month. A fall into an icy Maryland pond
last year on January 6th, took the life of the noted DX Hall of Famer,
at the age of 59. Ancletus told Newsline that the men's friendship had
taken root quickly in 1996, after Ancletus worked Dave's station twice,
while DXing from home on St. Lucia. Dave praised his operating style,
and encouraged him to try contesting; Ancletus hosted him later that year
at his island QTH, and together, they entered the CQWW SSB contest. Dave
became his valued coach, looking over his shoulder. The duo teamed up a
few more times on St. Lucia, before Dave accompanied Ancletus to Barbados,
and helped club members there sharpen their contesting skills too.
Ancletus told Newsline that after Dave's death, he'd asked his widow for
permission to honor him, saying [quote]: "I would like to keep Dave's
history of radio alive." [endquote] She cried and told him "yes. "The
one-man special event that began January 1st, continues through to
January 7th - Ancletus is operating portable at the beach during the day,
and at his QTH at night. He told Newsline he will do this every year as a
tribute to his friend, and hopes he can meanwhile, find sponsorship for
the QSL cards that bear the special call sign J69Z/K3LP. It is a symbol
of an enduring DX friendship, for which no distance was too great.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Kent Peterson, KC0DGY.

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NEWSCAST CLOSE:

With thanks to Alan Labs; Amateur News Weekly; the ARRL; Canberra Region
Amateur Radio Club; CQ Magazine; Ham Radio University; Hap Holly and the
Rain Report; ISS Fan Club; Ohio-Penn DX Bulletin; Rebel Dx Group;
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 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 Stephen Kinford, N8WB, in Wadsworth,
Ohio, saying 73, and as always, we thank you for listening.

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