Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (D)
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Thu Oct 13 2022 10:54 pm
RADIO BOOT CAMP WELCOMES NORTH AMERICAN HAMS
NEIL/ANCHOR: Every ham needs a guide at one time or another, no matter
the level of license. Sel Embee, KB3TZD, is here to tell us about a Ham
Boot Camp program designed to break down so many of the mysteries in
amateur radio.
SEL: No matter how much studying you do, are you ever fully prepared to
program your HT? Do you know what it takes to successfully transport
and set up a portable station? How do you get involved in emergency
communications, select the right key for CW or even build your own
station and set it up for the different modes? Ham Radio Boot Camp was
created by the Nashua Area Radio Society, N1FD, to address these
questions and scores of others that new hams, seasoned hams - and even
prospective hams - may have. You don't even need to be in New
Hampshire, or for that matter, New England, to attend the all-day
session on November 5th. It is taking place on Zoom and anyone in North
America is able to attend. Sessions start at 10 am Eastern Time
focusing on subjects of concern for Technician-level licensees. In the
afternoon, topics move to issues encountered by hams who hold General
or Extra Class licenses. The program ends at 6 p.m. Eastern Time.
See the link in the print version of this week's newscast script at
arnewsline.org. The program is free but registration is mandatory.
This is Sel Embee, KB3TZD.
[ FOR PRINT ONLY: www.n1fd.org/register-ham-bootcamp/ ]
**
WORLD OF DX
In the World of DX, be listening for Wolf, OE1MWW, operating as
S79/OE1MWW from the Seychelles until the 21st of October. He will be
operating holiday style on 20m using FT4/FT8, CW and SSB. QSL to his
home call.
Listen for Moto, JA1GZV, operating from Okinawa island, Iota Number
AS-017, as JS6UKY/6 from October 18th through to the 25th. Moto will be
on 40-15m using CW. QSL via Bureau, e-QSL or Direct to JA1GZV.
Listen for a team of DXpeditioners using the call VP2MLB from
Gingerbread Hill on Montserrat through the 20th of October. They are
calling on 160 through 6m using CW, SSB, and FT8/FT4. QSL details can
be found on QRZ.com.
(DX-WORLD.NET)
**
KICKER: HORRORS! ZOMBIES SEEKING QSOs WITH CW OPS
NEIL/ANCHOR: As so many of its enthusiasts will tell you, CW is not -
most definitely NOT - dead. At this time of the year, however, with
Halloween just around the corner, CW does have a tendency to become a
little ZOMBIE-FIED. Mike Askins, KE5CXP, tells us why.
MIKE: You don't need to go trick-or-treating as Samuel F.B. Morse to
become a CW Zombie. On the night of Friday, October 28th, just turn
your power to 5 watts or less and you too can participate in a QRP
activity that's been haunting hams for 25 years: The Zombie Shuffle.
The zombies and their keys rise from the grave at 4 p.m. local time and
continue until the witching hour of midnight in the hope of using 15
and 20 meters before nightfall spirits the good conditions away.
Now because this is radio, wearing a costume won't help you very much,
but organizers encourage operators to adopt an alias for the night.
Last year's ops reported working "Chucky," "Boris," "Elvira," "Lazarus"
and even....."Igor."
Details can be found in the event link that appears in the text version
of this week's newscast at arnewsline.org
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https://www.zianet.com/qrp/ZOMBIE/pg.htm]
Fellow Creatures of the Night: Please remember to shuffle - Zombies do
not like to go fast. Call "CQ BOO" and....let's hope the bands won't be
dead.
This is Mike Askins, KE5CXP.
**
NEWSCAST CLOSE:
With thanks to Ambarish Nag Biswas, VU2JFA; AMSAT Argentina; the ARRL;
CQ Magazine; David Behar K7DB; DX World Net; European Space Agency;
Irish Tech News; QRZ.com; Radio Society of Great Britain; Ron Skipper,
W8ACR; Southgate Amateur Radio News; shortwaveradio.de; The Times of
India; and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio
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