Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (D)
To : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Thu Jan 06 2022 09:38 pm
WORLD OF DX
In the World of DX, be listening for members of the West Bengal Radio Club,
VU2WB, in India operating with the special callsign AU2GSI from Sagar
Island, AS-153, between the 9th and the 16th of January. The activation
coincides with the Gangasaga Mela Celebration. Be listening on 40, 20 and
15 metres. Send QSLs via eQSL.
Jacques, F6HMJ, is on the air in southern Senegal as 6W7/F6HMJ through to
February 22nd. Listen for him on 40-10 metres where he will be using CW and
SSB. Send QSLs to his home call.
There's still time to work Andrea HB9DUR who is using the callsign EX0DX
from Kyrgyzstan. He is there until the 10th of January. Listen on various
HF bands. QSL to his home call, or via LoTW, Club Log OQRS or eQSL.
A small team of operators will be on Friars Island, SA-023, Brazil from
January 20th to the 23rd. Listen for ZY6A. The team will be operating on
various HF bands. QSL details are on QRZ.COM
The Bouvet Island 3Y0J DXpedition recently announced some replacements in
its team. Cezar VE3LYC and Otis NP4G have come on board for the November
trip, which is going ahead after the departure of Sandro VE7NY, Laci,
HA0NAR, and Dima, RA9USU. The team expects to be on the island for three
weeks.
(DX-WORLD.NET, 3Y0J WEBSITE)
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KICKER: THIS SHOPPING LIST INCLUDED A SURPRISE QSO
PAUL/ANCHOR: You never know what's going to happen when you call CQ. One
ham in Tennessee found out that if you do it in an unlikely place, using
an unlikely method, you may just be surprised at what happens. Here's
Skeeter Nash, N5ASH, with our final story for the week.
SKEETER: There was no doubt about it: Bill Price, K4FLH, was calling CQ,
and the sound of his Morse Code practice could be heard loud and clear,
everywhere. In this case, "everywhere" turned out to be the inside of the
huge Walmart store where he was shopping. Instead of using a keyer, Bill
was practicing his CW using the small high-pitched electronic horn that's
attached to the riding cart that the store provides for disabled shoppers
like him. The horn is there to warn other shoppers of the cart's approach.
Bill told Newsline he's been practicing that way since the summer and he
never once thought anything would come of it except improved code practice
-- that is, until late December. Bill wrote on Facebook that to his
surprise, that day his Morse message caught the ear of another shopper: a
fellow ham also using a cart with a horn. What followed was a 10-minute QSO
between the two. It ended when they agreed to meet up at the checkout for
an eyeball QSO.
Bill not only got his shopping list completed - he ended up with something
that wasn't on his list. He wrote [quote] "I now have a new friend."
[endquote]
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Skeeter Nash, N5ASH.
(BILL PRICE K4FLH)
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NEWSCAST CLOSE:
With thanks to Amanda Alden, K1DDN; the ARRL; the BBC; Bill Price K4FLH;
CQ Magazine; David Behar K7DB; DX-World.net; Frank Howell, K4FMH; Market
Research Telecast; Microsoft News; QRZ.com; Radio Amateurs of Canada;
Southgate Amateur Radio News; the Spokesman newspaper; shortwaveradio.de;
the 3Y0J website; VERON; Wireless Institute of Australia; and you our
listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline.
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saying 73. As always, we thank you for listening.
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