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Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1987 November 27, 2015
Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1987 with a release date of Friday,
November 27, 2015 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. The FCC announces even more changes for its
online visitors. A New Jersey grand jury indicts a 25-year-old suspect
in the killing of an elderly ham. A nationwide club unites youthful
radio amateurs in the UK. And, right after Thanksgiving, watch for Santa
Claus, coming to a band near you. All this and more in Amateur Radio
Newsline report 1987 coming your way right now.
(Billboard Cart Here and Intro)
**
[ANCHOR/DON:] We begin this week's newscast with an announcement from an
optimistic Federal Communications Commission as it emerges from
embarrassing and inconvenient glitches in its Electronic Batch Filing
System. Now that things are getting back to normal there, the FCC is
launching its overhauled agency website. Amateur Radio Newsline's
Skeeter Nash, N5ASH, has the details:
MORE CHANGES ONLINE AT THE FCC
[SKEETER'S REPORT]: As the FCC, and hams around the country, recuperate
from the on-again, off-again outage that left the FCC with a backlog of
license applications and exam sessions, the agency has announced yet
more change coming online: A newly revamped website that is making its
debut on Dec. 10, through a four-hour transition that will begin at 0100
UTC.
The agency said, in a public notice released Tuesday, Nov. 24, that the
changes were based on information gathered from user feedback over time
and the new website should provide QUOTE"better functionality, an
improved design and better searchability and navigability."ENDQUOTE The
Commission's IT Department had run the site in a beta-test version
earlier this year to collect input from visitors before the official
launch. The new site is also optimized for use on tablets, smartphones
and other mobile devices and offers different browsing options.
The FCC says: Worry, not, because while the current agency website will
no longer be available after Dec. 10, files and webpages on
transition.fcc.gov will still be accessible until they too are migrated
to the new site. The Commission has already upgraded its consumer help
center and other interactive areas - and says it has been working toward
fine-tuning those areas as well.
So, stay tuned.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Skeeter Nash, N5ASH, in Topeka, Kansas.
(ARRL)
**
INDICTMENT IN HAM'S KILLING
Out of New Jersey comes an update on the tragic killing of an elderly
amateur radio operator earlier this year. A grand jury in Essex County
has indicted the suspect, 25-year-old Ray Cooley, of Nutley, New Jersey
on charges of murder, robbery and other offenses related to the death of
William Fitzsimmons this past spring.
Fitzsimmons, who was 85 years old and lived alone, was found badly
beaten and bloodied outside his Belleville, New Jersey house the day
after a May 16 home invasion and assault. He died of his injuries about
two weeks later in a Newark hospital. Police arrested Cooley, then
upgraded the charges after Fitzsimmons' death. Cooley was indicted on
Nov. 13.
Fitzsimmons, whose call sign was N2LMU, was a retired captain with the
Army National Guard, and a member of the Roseland Amateur Radio Club,
the Military Auxiliary Radio System and the American Legion. Published
news reports said that, because he was by himself, he would often leave
one of his doors open to enable neighbors to check on him.
Cooley's arraignment is set for Dec. 14.
(NORTHJERSEY.COM)
**
PET PROJECT FOR 'HAMSTERS'
[ANCHOR/DON]: They call themselves the Young Hamsters, but this busy,
friendly group of radio amateurs in Great Britain has nothing to do with
pet rodents. Instead, this growing collective has a pet project: to
provide a resource that caters specifically to hams under the age of 30
throughout the UK. Amateur Radio Newsline's Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, has more:
[JEREMY]: Although they believe conventional radio clubs to be fine for
most amateurs, Mark, M-ZERO-NCG, and Adam, M-M-ZERO-KFX wanted something
more for the radio operator under the age of 30. That's how Young
Hamsters was born. They believed that, just as the popular Youngsters on
the Air program attracts youthful hams worldwide and in Europe,
something specific to the UK could be a great success.
In a recent email to Amateur Radio Newsline, Mark described the group's
mission: He said "We have a focus on operating on the air - be it by
promoting contesting and DXpeditions or just by being active on the bands!"
Because members are scattered across the UK, the group makes use of
Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp accounts to allow everyone to express
their opinion on issues and to build community. The sites are also a
resource for announcing the Young Hamsters' plans. Mark added "Not only
do we hope to promote contesting and DXpeditioning, we actually hope to
run DXpeditions and work together in contests to build a name for
ourselves as the future of our hobby!"
Mark also wrote that the club fulfills some of the social needs that
younger operators have: "We decided to set up Young Hamsters instead of
incorporating into an existing club as we feel the people best placed to
showcase our hobby and retain the interest of young people in our hobby
are young people themselves. It can seem quite lonely at times,
especially in the UK, with so few young radio amateurs, and by bringing
as many of us together, we can share our common interests and really
help to further our hobby via innovative ideas and social networking."
Membership is free. And the club call sign is M-ZERO-YHC. Be listening!
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, reporting from
Nottingham in the UK.
[ANCHOR/DON]: You can find the Young Hamsters on Twitter with the handle
younghamsters - one word - or on Facebook at
facebook.com/groups/younghamsters. Or email the organizers at
younghamsters@gmail.com
**
DECEMBER IS YOTA MONTH
According to the calendar, we're heading into December, but to European
amateur radio operators in their early 20s -- or even younger - the next
31 days that lie ahead are really known as YOTA Month. December is being
set aside for the program, Youngsters on the Air, a large group of
youthful hams from Region 1 of the International Amateur Radio Union who
support one another's projects and engage in QSOs with one another, and
around the world.
Throughout December, YOTA members will be active on the bands, using
Y-O-T-A as the suffix in their call sign. Young South African hams
participating will be using the call sign, Z-S-9-YOTA. And in the UK,
the special call sign, G15YOTA will be on the air for 22 days during
December, many from school amateur radio clubs and some from the RAF Air
Cadets.
Proponents of the event remind amateurs around the world that in many
cases, a YOTA operator might be having his or her first experience on
radio when giving a call, so try to make that QSO happen! And make it
friendly.
(YOUNGSTERS ON THE AIR, THE SOUTH AFRICAN RADIO LEAGUE, RADIO SOCIETY OF
GREAT BRITAIN)
**
SUMMER PLANS
Speaking of Youngsters on the Air, a good many of them are already
looking toward the summer, when YOTA 2016 gathers in the Austrian Alps
as guests of the Austrian Amateur Radio Society, OeVSV. The Austrian
group is marking its 90th anniversary.
Applications are now being accepted for the event, and the deadline is
coming up fast - it's December 31. The program, which is set for July 16
through 23, will accept 75 youngsters. Email any questions to
Austria@ham-yota.com
**
BREAK HERE:
Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio
Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including WB5ITT,
the Triangle Repeater Association, in Beaumont/Port Arthur and Orange,
Texas on Monday nights.
** **
[ANCHOR/DON:] When it comes to telling stories about radio that were
once designed to engage and inspire kids, Mike Adams wrote the book. In
fact, his book is called "The Radio Boys and Girls: Radio, Telegraph,
Telephone and Wireless Adventures for Juvenile Readers, 1890 - 1945."
Amateur Radio Newsline's Christian Cudnik, K0STH, spoke to Adams recently:
CHRISTIAN CUDNIK REPORT
**
AN AMSAT 'FIRST'
AMSAT-North America is now the proud owner of its first CubeSat.
The Fox-1A satellite, AO-85, has joined AMSAT Operations, after being
formally commissioned and determined to be ready to go. AMSAT will now
be responsible for its scheduling and modes.
AMSAT Vice President for Engineering Jerry Buxton, N-ZERO-JY, said in a
statement: QUOTE"Many new techniques are incorporated, and lessons will
be learned, as with any new 'product.' We will incorporate changes from
what we learn in each launch, to the extent possible, in subsequent
Fox-1 CubeSats. To our members, we want to say that the Fox Team is very
proud and pleased that our first CubeSat is very successful and
hopefully will be for some time."
**
60 METERS A HARD-WON REALITY
Sixty meters became a new reality at the World Radiocommunication
Conference in Geneva, which agreed on Nov. 18 on a secondary allocation
of the band for the amateur service, setting regional power limits of 15
watts to 25 Watts measured in effective isotropic radiated power. The
allocation was a hard-won accomplishment following years of preparation
by the International Amateur Radio Union. The last step is the signing
of the Final Act at the conference's Nov. 27 closing, and is considered
a formality.
(WIA, Southgate Amateur Radio)
**
THE WORLD OF DX
Mats, who holds the call signs SM6LRR and RM2D, is operating holiday
style in Vietnam as XV2D until Dec. 6 and is participating as well in
the CQWW CW Contest on the weekend of Nov. 28 and Nov. 29. Logs will be
uploaded to Logbook of The World.
Marko, N5ZO, is operating in Mozambique until Dec. 1 and will also enter
the CQWW CW Contest using the call sign, C92ZO. Before then, find him on
30m, 17m and 12m. QSLs can be sent to Logbook of the World or directly
to OH-ZERO-XX.
Donald, KD4UDU, will be working until Dec. 17 as EL2DW from Monrovia,
Liberia. Look for him on 20m, 15m and 10m on SSB. Send QSL cards to his
home call.
Nick, G3RWF, is working from Rwanda until Dec. 2 as 9X0NH and can be
found on all bands from 80m to 10m. Logs will be uploaded to Logbook of
The World and QSLs should be sent to his home call sign.
**
KICKER: SANTA AT THE NORTH DIPOLE?
[ANCHOR/DON:] We conclude this week's report with a Christmas story that
begins, as all good Christmas stories must, with the wish of a child.
What started as a staged report from Santa's Sleigh during an amateur
radio Net on 80 meters nine years ago has grown. And grown. More from
Amateur Radio Newsline's Kent Peterson, KC0DGY:
[KENT]:
If you take an 80 meter rag chew net, add a bit of holiday cheer and
Pete Thompson, KE5GGY, explains what comes next.
{PETE]: It really goes back to a year where I had a young child at home
I was checked into one of the 3916 nets on Christmas Eve A number of us
were looking for a way for our kids to talk to Santa. So we pieced
together something for a couple of us that one night and it worked
really well. I could be a Santa net relay for a station in Kansas City
then he could facilitate the contact with Santa for me and my son, so we
had sort of a primitive dress rehearsal and I think it occurred to a
number of us that hey this really is neat and it has grown from there. I
think we had five people that first year now in 2015 we are expecting
250 and 300 kids to talk to Santa
[KENT]: Thompson says running the net has its rewards.
Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1987 November 27, 2015
Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1987 with a release date of Friday,
November 27, 2015 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. The FCC announces even more changes for its
online visitors. A New Jersey grand jury indicts a 25-year-old suspect
in the killing of an elderly ham. A nationwide club unites youthful
radio amateurs in the UK. And, right after Thanksgiving, watch for Santa
Claus, coming to a band near you. All this and more in Amateur Radio
Newsline report 1987 coming your way right now.
(Billboard Cart Here and Intro)
**
[ANCHOR/DON:] We begin this week's newscast with an announcement from an
optimistic Federal Communications Commission as it emerges from
embarrassing and inconvenient glitches in its Electronic Batch Filing
System. Now that things are getting back to normal there, the FCC is
launching its overhauled agency website. Amateur Radio Newsline's
Skeeter Nash, N5ASH, has the details:
MORE CHANGES ONLINE AT THE FCC
[SKEETER'S REPORT]: As the FCC, and hams around the country, recuperate
from the on-again, off-again outage that left the FCC with a backlog of
license applications and exam sessions, the agency has announced yet
more change coming online: A newly revamped website that is making its
debut on Dec. 10, through a four-hour transition that will begin at 0100
UTC.
The agency said, in a public notice released Tuesday, Nov. 24, that the
changes were based on information gathered from user feedback over time
and the new website should provide QUOTE"better functionality, an
improved design and better searchability and navigability."ENDQUOTE The
Commission's IT Department had run the site in a beta-test version
earlier this year to collect input from visitors before the official
launch. The new site is also optimized for use on tablets, smartphones
and other mobile devices and offers different browsing options.
The FCC says: Worry, not, because while the current agency website will
no longer be available after Dec. 10, files and webpages on
transition.fcc.gov will still be accessible until they too are migrated
to the new site. The Commission has already upgraded its consumer help
center and other interactive areas - and says it has been working toward
fine-tuning those areas as well.
So, stay tuned.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Skeeter Nash, N5ASH, in Topeka, Kansas.
(ARRL)
**
INDICTMENT IN HAM'S KILLING
Out of New Jersey comes an update on the tragic killing of an elderly
amateur radio operator earlier this year. A grand jury in Essex County
has indicted the suspect, 25-year-old Ray Cooley, of Nutley, New Jersey
on charges of murder, robbery and other offenses related to the death of
William Fitzsimmons this past spring.
Fitzsimmons, who was 85 years old and lived alone, was found badly
beaten and bloodied outside his Belleville, New Jersey house the day
after a May 16 home invasion and assault. He died of his injuries about
two weeks later in a Newark hospital. Police arrested Cooley, then
upgraded the charges after Fitzsimmons' death. Cooley was indicted on
Nov. 13.
Fitzsimmons, whose call sign was N2LMU, was a retired captain with the
Army National Guard, and a member of the Roseland Amateur Radio Club,
the Military Auxiliary Radio System and the American Legion. Published
news reports said that, because he was by himself, he would often leave
one of his doors open to enable neighbors to check on him.
Cooley's arraignment is set for Dec. 14.
(NORTHJERSEY.COM)
**
PET PROJECT FOR 'HAMSTERS'
[ANCHOR/DON]: They call themselves the Young Hamsters, but this busy,
friendly group of radio amateurs in Great Britain has nothing to do with
pet rodents. Instead, this growing collective has a pet project: to
provide a resource that caters specifically to hams under the age of 30
throughout the UK. Amateur Radio Newsline's Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, has more:
[JEREMY]: Although they believe conventional radio clubs to be fine for
most amateurs, Mark, M-ZERO-NCG, and Adam, M-M-ZERO-KFX wanted something
more for the radio operator under the age of 30. That's how Young
Hamsters was born. They believed that, just as the popular Youngsters on
the Air program attracts youthful hams worldwide and in Europe,
something specific to the UK could be a great success.
In a recent email to Amateur Radio Newsline, Mark described the group's
mission: He said "We have a focus on operating on the air - be it by
promoting contesting and DXpeditions or just by being active on the bands!"
Because members are scattered across the UK, the group makes use of
Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp accounts to allow everyone to express
their opinion on issues and to build community. The sites are also a
resource for announcing the Young Hamsters' plans. Mark added "Not only
do we hope to promote contesting and DXpeditioning, we actually hope to
run DXpeditions and work together in contests to build a name for
ourselves as the future of our hobby!"
Mark also wrote that the club fulfills some of the social needs that
younger operators have: "We decided to set up Young Hamsters instead of
incorporating into an existing club as we feel the people best placed to
showcase our hobby and retain the interest of young people in our hobby
are young people themselves. It can seem quite lonely at times,
especially in the UK, with so few young radio amateurs, and by bringing
as many of us together, we can share our common interests and really
help to further our hobby via innovative ideas and social networking."
Membership is free. And the club call sign is M-ZERO-YHC. Be listening!
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, reporting from
Nottingham in the UK.
[ANCHOR/DON]: You can find the Young Hamsters on Twitter with the handle
younghamsters - one word - or on Facebook at
facebook.com/groups/younghamsters. Or email the organizers at
younghamsters@gmail.com
**
DECEMBER IS YOTA MONTH
According to the calendar, we're heading into December, but to European
amateur radio operators in their early 20s -- or even younger - the next
31 days that lie ahead are really known as YOTA Month. December is being
set aside for the program, Youngsters on the Air, a large group of
youthful hams from Region 1 of the International Amateur Radio Union who
support one another's projects and engage in QSOs with one another, and
around the world.
Throughout December, YOTA members will be active on the bands, using
Y-O-T-A as the suffix in their call sign. Young South African hams
participating will be using the call sign, Z-S-9-YOTA. And in the UK,
the special call sign, G15YOTA will be on the air for 22 days during
December, many from school amateur radio clubs and some from the RAF Air
Cadets.
Proponents of the event remind amateurs around the world that in many
cases, a YOTA operator might be having his or her first experience on
radio when giving a call, so try to make that QSO happen! And make it
friendly.
(YOUNGSTERS ON THE AIR, THE SOUTH AFRICAN RADIO LEAGUE, RADIO SOCIETY OF
GREAT BRITAIN)
**
SUMMER PLANS
Speaking of Youngsters on the Air, a good many of them are already
looking toward the summer, when YOTA 2016 gathers in the Austrian Alps
as guests of the Austrian Amateur Radio Society, OeVSV. The Austrian
group is marking its 90th anniversary.
Applications are now being accepted for the event, and the deadline is
coming up fast - it's December 31. The program, which is set for July 16
through 23, will accept 75 youngsters. Email any questions to
Austria@ham-yota.com
**
BREAK HERE:
Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio
Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including WB5ITT,
the Triangle Repeater Association, in Beaumont/Port Arthur and Orange,
Texas on Monday nights.
** **
[ANCHOR/DON:] When it comes to telling stories about radio that were
once designed to engage and inspire kids, Mike Adams wrote the book. In
fact, his book is called "The Radio Boys and Girls: Radio, Telegraph,
Telephone and Wireless Adventures for Juvenile Readers, 1890 - 1945."
Amateur Radio Newsline's Christian Cudnik, K0STH, spoke to Adams recently:
CHRISTIAN CUDNIK REPORT
**
AN AMSAT 'FIRST'
AMSAT-North America is now the proud owner of its first CubeSat.
The Fox-1A satellite, AO-85, has joined AMSAT Operations, after being
formally commissioned and determined to be ready to go. AMSAT will now
be responsible for its scheduling and modes.
AMSAT Vice President for Engineering Jerry Buxton, N-ZERO-JY, said in a
statement: QUOTE"Many new techniques are incorporated, and lessons will
be learned, as with any new 'product.' We will incorporate changes from
what we learn in each launch, to the extent possible, in subsequent
Fox-1 CubeSats. To our members, we want to say that the Fox Team is very
proud and pleased that our first CubeSat is very successful and
hopefully will be for some time."
**
60 METERS A HARD-WON REALITY
Sixty meters became a new reality at the World Radiocommunication
Conference in Geneva, which agreed on Nov. 18 on a secondary allocation
of the band for the amateur service, setting regional power limits of 15
watts to 25 Watts measured in effective isotropic radiated power. The
allocation was a hard-won accomplishment following years of preparation
by the International Amateur Radio Union. The last step is the signing
of the Final Act at the conference's Nov. 27 closing, and is considered
a formality.
(WIA, Southgate Amateur Radio)
**
THE WORLD OF DX
Mats, who holds the call signs SM6LRR and RM2D, is operating holiday
style in Vietnam as XV2D until Dec. 6 and is participating as well in
the CQWW CW Contest on the weekend of Nov. 28 and Nov. 29. Logs will be
uploaded to Logbook of The World.
Marko, N5ZO, is operating in Mozambique until Dec. 1 and will also enter
the CQWW CW Contest using the call sign, C92ZO. Before then, find him on
30m, 17m and 12m. QSLs can be sent to Logbook of the World or directly
to OH-ZERO-XX.
Donald, KD4UDU, will be working until Dec. 17 as EL2DW from Monrovia,
Liberia. Look for him on 20m, 15m and 10m on SSB. Send QSL cards to his
home call.
Nick, G3RWF, is working from Rwanda until Dec. 2 as 9X0NH and can be
found on all bands from 80m to 10m. Logs will be uploaded to Logbook of
The World and QSLs should be sent to his home call sign.
**
KICKER: SANTA AT THE NORTH DIPOLE?
[ANCHOR/DON:] We conclude this week's report with a Christmas story that
begins, as all good Christmas stories must, with the wish of a child.
What started as a staged report from Santa's Sleigh during an amateur
radio Net on 80 meters nine years ago has grown. And grown. More from
Amateur Radio Newsline's Kent Peterson, KC0DGY:
[KENT]:
If you take an 80 meter rag chew net, add a bit of holiday cheer and
Pete Thompson, KE5GGY, explains what comes next.
{PETE]: It really goes back to a year where I had a young child at home
I was checked into one of the 3916 nets on Christmas Eve A number of us
were looking for a way for our kids to talk to Santa. So we pieced
together something for a couple of us that one night and it worked
really well. I could be a Santa net relay for a station in Kansas City
then he could facilitate the contact with Santa for me and my son, so we
had sort of a primitive dress rehearsal and I think it occurred to a
number of us that hey this really is neat and it has grown from there. I
think we had five people that first year now in 2015 we are expecting
250 and 300 kids to talk to Santa
[KENT]: Thompson says running the net has its rewards.
[PETE]: Connecting kids to Santa at Christmas time just makes their
Christmas. We get emails every year from parents and grandparents that
say this was the highlight of our holiday season. This brought our
family together. That and the fact we're using the magic radio to do
it. makes it very rewarding on another level. We know a number of these
kids who have been on the Santa net have gone on to get their ham radio
tickets. Its a win win. Kids get the spirit of Christmas connecting
with Santa through the magic of ham radio they experience this great
hobby its a great way for us to end the year on the 3916 nets.
[KENT]: Thompson fired up his ham rig to demonstrate the quality of the
Santa connection.
[PETE]: Right now I've got a connection with Santa so we could close
this interview with a couple comments from Santa. Let me see if i can
get him on my phone patch in Dallas. Santa Santa, this is KE5GGY from
Denton County calling, Santa can you come on and give a couple of
comments to the Amateur Radio Newsline. Calling Santa. ["SANTA"]: HO HO
HO Hello There Merry Christmas to everyone listening to the amateur
radio newsline. And ho ho ho and I know you've all been very good boys
and girls this year and I just want to invite you to join the hams on
3916 every night at 7:30 for the Santa net. And yes I could talk to you
so we'll see you then. And until then 73 from Santa Ho Ho Ho!
In case you just missed that info, the 80 meter Santa Net meets every
night on 3916 KHz at 7:30PM US Central time. For the Amateur Radio
Newsline, I'm Kent Peterson, KC0DGY
[DON's TAGLINE]: This year Thompson will stream the audio for a live
feed on the Internet and it will be archived. So anyone who is on the
Santa Net, through Christmas Eve, will be able to find their contact
from a YouTube page, just do a hashtag and a call sign and you'll find
that particular contact.
** **
NEWSCAST CLOSE
With thanks to Alan Labs; AMSAT; the ARRL; the BBC; CQ Magazine; Hap
Holly and the Rain Report; IEEE, The Irish Radio Transmitter Society;
northjersey.com; KE5GGY Blog; the Ohio-Penn DX Newsletter; Radio Society
of Great Britain; The South African Radio League; Southgate Amateur
Radio News; the 3916 Nets; TWiT TV; Young Hamsters; Youngsters On the
Air, and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline.
Our email address is newsline@arnewsline.org. More information is
available at Amateur Radio Newsline's only official website located at
www.arnewsline.org. You can also write to us or support us at Amateur
Radio Newsline, 28197 Robin Avenue, Santa Clarita, CA 91350.
For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York,
and our news team worldwide, I'm Don Wilbanks, AE5DW in Picayune,
Mississippi, saying 73 and as always we thank you for listening.
Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) is Copyright 2015. All rights reserved.
[PETE]: Connecting kids to Santa at Christmas time just makes their
Christmas. We get emails every year from parents and grandparents that
say this was the highlight of our holiday season. This brought our
family together. That and the fact we're using the magic radio to do
it. makes it very rewarding on another level. We know a number of these
kids who have been on the Santa net have gone on to get their ham radio
tickets. Its a win win. Kids get the spirit of Christmas connecting
with Santa through the magic of ham radio they experience this great
hobby its a great way for us to end the year on the 3916 nets.
[KENT]: Thompson fired up his ham rig to demonstrate the quality of the
Santa connection.
[PETE]: Right now I've got a connection with Santa so we could close
this interview with a couple comments from Santa. Let me see if i can
get him on my phone patch in Dallas. Santa Santa, this is KE5GGY from
Denton County calling, Santa can you come on and give a couple of
comments to the Amateur Radio Newsline. Calling Santa. ["SANTA"]: HO HO
HO Hello There Merry Christmas to everyone listening to the amateur
radio newsline. And ho ho ho and I know you've all been very good boys
and girls this year and I just want to invite you to join the hams on
3916 every night at 7:30 for the Santa net. And yes I could talk to you
so we'll see you then. And until then 73 from Santa Ho Ho Ho!
In case you just missed that info, the 80 meter Santa Net meets every
night on 3916 KHz at 7:30PM US Central time. For the Amateur Radio
Newsline, I'm Kent Peterson, KC0DGY
[DON's TAGLINE]: This year Thompson will stream the audio for a live
feed on the Internet and it will be archived. So anyone who is on the
Santa Net, through Christmas Eve, will be able to find their contact
from a YouTube page, just do a hashtag and a call sign and you'll find
that particular contact.
** **
NEWSCAST CLOSE
With thanks to Alan Labs; AMSAT; the ARRL; the BBC; CQ Magazine; Hap
Holly and the Rain Report; IEEE, The Irish Radio Transmitter Society;
northjersey.com; KE5GGY Blog; the Ohio-Penn DX Newsletter; Radio Society
of Great Britain; The South African Radio League; Southgate Amateur
Radio News; the 3916 Nets; TWiT TV; Young Hamsters; Youngsters On the
Air, and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline.
Our email address is newsline@arnewsline.org. More information is
available at Amateur Radio Newsline's only official website located at
www.arnewsline.org. You can also write to us or support us at Amateur
Radio Newsline, 28197 Robin Avenue, Santa Clarita, CA 91350.
For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York,
and our news team worldwide, I'm Don Wilbanks, AE5DW in Picayune,
Mississippi, saying 73 and as always we thank you for listening.
Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) is Copyright 2015. All rights reserved.
***
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