Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C)
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Thu Dec 23 2021 08:43 pm
DUTCH REGULATORS CRACK DOWN ON ANTI-5G DEVICES
DON/ANCHOR: Fearing radioactive transmissions from 5G mobile networks'
towers, people in the Netherlands may have placed themselves in greater
danger by wearing what they believe to be protective devices. Jeremy Boot,
G4NJH, has that story.
JEREMY: The very devices such as necklaces, bracelets and sleep masks that
have made claims to shield people from what some fear is radioactivity from
5G mobile networks' towers, according to Dutch officials, have themselves
been emitting ionising radiation at hazardous levels.
A report in the BBC says that the Dutch authority for nuclear safety and
radiation protection (ANVS) have issued a warning about the products,
telling people there could be long term hazardous effects. The agency has
ordered a halt to the sale of these devices.
The BBC report quoted the World Health Organization's assertion that like
amateur radio signals, 5G mobile networks make use of non-ionising radio
waves that do not pose a danger, adding that they are similar to the 3G and
4G networks already in use.
Some people fear damage to their DNA from such transmissions and in extreme
cases, this has led to attacks on the transmitters and towers.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.
(BBC)
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ALL HE WANTS FOR CHRISTMAS IS SOME DX
DON/ANCHOR: A father and son in Washington State have been celebrating the
holiday season, ham radio style. Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB, has that report.
RALPH: There's little question what might have been on Jacob Hoschar's
Christmas list this year. The Washington State youngster had already
celebrated having his first wish fulfilled: getting upgraded from
Technician to General Class. That made KY7HAM a very happy 11-year-old
indeed. Now he's ready for the world of HF and all of its adventures. The
journey began a year ago when Jacob's school was shut during the pandemic.
He and his father, Andrew, studied together to become hams together and got
their licenses one week apart from one another. Their father-son journey is
documented on the YouTube channel set up by proud father, K7OWN. One of the
videos shows Jacob making his first contact via satellite. Now with his
appetite sufficiently whetted for DX, he's ready to cross oceans and
continents via radio and start filling that log. For this freshly minted
General Class operator, the world is his, this holiday season.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB.
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WORLD OF DX
In the World of DX, members of the Welland Valley Amateur Radio Society in
the UK are using the following special callsigns to celebrate Christmas in
Market Harborough and saying farewell to 2021. They'll be on the air
through December 31st. Be listening for GB1XMS on 30 meters using CW;
GB2XMS, on HF using SSB and FT8; GB5XMS , mainly using Data as well as CW
and SSB; and GB9XMS, using mainly FT8. See QRZ.com for QSL details.
Be listening throughout January for special event station OZ50Q. Danish
Radio Amateurs will be marking the 50th anniversary of Her Majesty
Margrethe II, the Queen of Denmark's, accession to the throne. Send QSLs to
OZ1ACB, ClubLog's OQRS, eQSL or LoTW.
Get ready for an international radio marathon called Russian New Year 2022.
The Russian Union of Radio amateurs, the Miller-DX-Club and the
HAMLOG.ONLINE portal will begin the marathon starting at 0000 UTC on
December 25th and finish at 2100 UTC on January 14th. Callsigns include,
but are not limited to, RG22NY, RJ22NY, RK22NY, RL22NY and RM22NY. For the
full list see the website mdxc.ru. The QSL manager for all the special
callsigns is RQ7L.
Bob, PY6TV, and a small team of Brazilian radio operators will be using the
callsign ZY6A from Friars Island, Brazil, between January 20th and the
23rd. Listen on all HF bands for all modes.
(OHIO PENN DX)
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