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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Mar 01 2019 09:38 am
WORLD OF DX
In the world of DX, listen for Johannes, PA5X, operating as 5T5PA, from
Mauritania. He began his activation in mid-February, and will remain on
the air there for the next few months. Listen for him operating SSB,
RTTY, and FT8 on various bands. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or via
his home call.
You have a few more days to work Matteo, IZ4YGS, who is in Ghana,
operating as 9G5GS. He will be on the air there until the 13th of March.
Listen for him operating during his spare time, using FT8 on 80, 60, 40,
30 and 20 metres. QSL via eQSL, or direct to home call.
Dagmar, (DM7PQ/E51NPQ), and Rainer, (DL1AUZ/E51AUZ), will be on the air,
holiday style, from Rarotonga in the Cook Islands, several times. Listen
for them on March 9 through 11th, March 13th through 25th, March 27th
through 31st, and finally April 2nd through 11th. They are operating CW
only.
And on a general note, those interested in DXing and Contesting, may be
interested to hear that the official documentary film about how WRTC2018
came about has been released. It gives an insight into the organisation,
and management work, and of course coverage of the actual event along
with opening and closing ceremonies, and can now be watched at
tinyurl.com/WRTC2018-film.
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KICKER: IN LONDON, HAM RADIO IS WORK OF ART
NEIL/ANCHOR: Finally, while Denmark audiences are seeing radio paired
with music, visitors in London are experiencing ham radio as a work of
art. We close with this report from Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.
JEREMY: If you've got your licence, you're already acquainted with the
art of amateur radio - but how familiar are you with amateur radio as
art?
A trip to London's Tate Gallery should help you answer that question.
American sculptor Jennifer Allora, and Cuban sculptor Guillermo Calzadilla,
have teamed up to create a work on display there known as "Ten Minute
Transmission." Using wires that are attached to a ham radio transceiver,
the sculpture is modeled after the International Space Station -- and yes,
it sends and receives radio signals, which it transmits right there in the
gallery, thanks to the Kenwood TS-2000 rig the pair utilise in their
creation.
The work's title refers to the window of time in which the ISS can be
contacted by radio, when it passes by a certain point on earth. Although
the space station completes its orbit every 90 minutes, it passes close
enough to antennas for reception just twice daily. ARISS, Amateur Radio
aboard the International Space Station, often books this precious, brief
two-way communication between schools, and the crew on board the space
vehicle well in advance.
Notes on the artwork indicate that the sculptors' goal was to examine
[quote] "the space of encounter between people." [endquote]
For visitors to Tate who happen to encounter it in the gallery, that
message is delivered much more directly - and hopefully with a 5 and 9.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.
(TATE GALLERY)
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Indiana, saying 73, and as always, we thank you for listening.
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