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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Sep 16 2022 11:09:44

WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, be listening for Stephen, VK3SN, on the air from 
Christmas Island for a week beginning the 24th of September. He is a member 
of the Christmas Island Amateur Radio Club and will use the club's call 
sign, VK9XX. Be listening during the afternoons and evenings local time 
when he will be using SSB and FT8 on the HF bands. For details visit the 
club website at c i a r c dot org dot au (ciarc.org.au)

Be listening for Pablo, LU7MT, operating as 5K0C; Daniel, LU9FHF, operating 
as 5J0DX, Jose Louis, LU1FM, operating as 5K0T, and Alejandro, LU8YD, 
operating as 5K0YD, from San Andres Island, IOTA number NA-033, from 
September 16th through to the 25th. Listen on the HF bands as well as 6m. 
The hams will also be making use of various satellites. They will be using 
CW, SSB and FT8/FT4. For QSL information, check the QRZ.com pages for the 
individual calls.

Listen for Kevin, 2E0KKV, Peter, G4UIX, Stuart, M0SGV, and Ray, M0XDL using 
the callsign GB0IOW from the Island of Wight, through the 23rd of 
September. This is a trip by the South Dorset Radio Society. Listen on the 
HF bands where operators will be using SSB and various digital modes, 
especially FT8. QSL via eQSL or LoTW. For direct QSL, send to M0XDL.

Special event stations 7Z92ND, 8Z92ND, and HZ92ND, are now active until 
September 25th in Saudi Arabia to mark the 92nd anniversary of the 
"Unification Day for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia" and "Saudi N ational 
Day." Free electronic awards are available at the level of gold, silver and 
bronze for hams who request them by email. QSL all callsigns via HZ1SAR, 
the Saudi Amateur Radio Society.

In Northern Ireland, Pastor Brian Madden, GI0RWO, will be using the special 
callsign GBØKC to celebrate the new King Charles the Third, as well as 
remembering the passing and the exemplary service of Queen Elizabeth the 
Second. There were no details about modes but the DX clusters have shown 
him on 20 and 40 meters SSB. QSL via E-mail. Send details of your QSO to 
him at pastorbrianmadden at me dot com (pastorbrianmadden@me.com)

(OHIO PENN DX, VK3SN)

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KICKER: HISTORIC PAGODA IN PENNSYLVANIA COMES ALIVE WITH RADIO

DON/ANCHOR: For our final story, we ask: What does a Japanese-style pagoda 
that became a historical landmark for a Pennsylvania community have to do 
with a radio club's centennial anniversary? Amateur Radio Newsline's
Mark Abramowicz (Abram-o-vich), NT3V, takes us on a journey for the answer.

MARK: To residents of the town of Reading, Pennsylvania, The Pagoda here 
atop Mount Penn has been a part of the skyline since the early 1900s. It 
has become the most recognizable tourist attraction and symbol for Reading 
for more than 100 years.

Local historians say it was built to cover up a developer's gravel quarry 
damage to the mountain overlooking this city. The seven-story structure, 
modeled after an actual Japanese pagoda, was supposed to become a luxury 
hotel.

But the history books say its owner failed to get Pennsylvania's permission 
to serve alcoholic beverages there. The owner claimed his pagoda never 
realized its full potential and he went bankrupt.

By 1911, the city officials bought The Pagoda for a dollar and opened it to 
the public as a local attraction. More than 60 years later, it was listed 
on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Pagoda became a natural symbol for the emblem adopted by the Reading 
Radio Club, which is marking its 100th anniversary this year.

On Saturday, Sept. 24, the club will be on the air from The Pagoda as a 
special event station using the club call sign W3BN.

Three other HF stations using W3BN also will be on the air from the Reading 
area for 12 hours to give amateurs an opportunity to join the party and 
earn a keepsake color certificate featuring a photo of Reading's historic 
Pagoda.

You'll find more on the Reading Radio Club's Facebook page or on QRZ.com, 
search W3BN.

I'm Mark Abramowicz, NT3V, in Reading, Pennsylvania.  

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NEWSCAST CLOSE: 

With thanks to the ARRL; CQ Magazine; the CRAC; David Behar K7DB; Engadget; 
Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport; GuardonLine; ICQ 
Podcast; IEEE Spectrum; Ohio Penn DX; QRZ.com; Radio Amateurs of Canada; 
Reading Radio Club; South African Radio League; Southgate Amateur Radio 
News; shortwaveradio.de; and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur 
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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. As always, we thank you for listening. 

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