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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Thu Oct 06 2022 19:45:08

WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, Didier, F6BCW, is active from the Marquesas Islands, 
IOTA number OC-027, using the call sign TX7G until the 15th of October. 
Listen on 80-10m, where Didier will be using CW, SSB and possibly FT8 and 
RTTY. QSL via F6BCW.

Don, K6ZO, will again be active from Malawi as 7Q6M from October 19th 
through to the end of November. You can listen for him on 160-6m. He will 
also operate during the CQWW SSB and CW contests. See QSL details on the 
QR Zed dotcom page for 7Q6M.

Be listening for Helmut, DF7EE, who will be operating from Madeira after 
the 25th of October as CT9/DF7EE along with CT9/D D 8 Zed X. He will be 
using the callsign CQ3W for the CQWW SSB contest. See QSL information on 
QRZ.com.

In Antarctica, Oleg, ZS1OIN [Zed Ess 1 Oh Eye Enn], will be on the air on 
the HF bands as RI1ANU from Novolazarevskaya (No-Voh Lazza Rev Sky Yuh) 
Station at the end of October. QSL to his home call.

(DX-WORLD.NET)

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KICKER: WITH HAMS' HELP, A FESTIVAL OF HOMECOMING JOY

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: We end this week's report with a story of how hams helped 
bring about a well-timed family reunion in India. Graham Kemp, VK4BB,
tells us how it happened.

GRAHAM: The annual festival of Durga Puja is a big source of celebration 
in India, especially in eastern states such as West Bengal. It marks the 
journey of the goddes Durga as she returns to her family home. For the 
Satpute family in the Indian state of Maharashtra, however, there was a 
more immediate return home that brought them joy: The family's 73-year-
old patriarch, who went missing 15 years ago and was presumed to be dead, 
came home with the help of a network of amateur radio operators.

It was an extra source of happiness, too, for members of the West Bengal 
Radio Club, who specialise in accomplishing reunions such as these -- 
especially because it happened during this holiday. 

Club secretary Ambarish Nag Biswas, VU2JFA told Newsline that he was 
contacted by Dipankar (DEE-PANK-ARR) Chatterjee, a retired member of the 
Indian Air Force, who was out walking with friends when he noticed the 
man eating scraps of food off the street. The friends guided the man to a 
location where he could get food and clean clothing. Chatterjee reached 
out to the hams, explaining he believed the man to be mentally 
challenged. Club members were able to determine that that the man was 
from a part of Maharashtra, nearly 12,000 kilometres away. It did not 
take long for hams in Maharashtra to respond to the West Bengal amateurs' 
calls and to track down the family. Suddenly, the holiday took on even 
more meaning as the Satpute family prepared for a long overdue reunion.

This is Graham Kemp, VK4BB.

(INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE, WEST BENGAL RADIO CLUB)

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NEWSCAST CLOSE: 

With thanks to Ambarish Nag Biswas, VU2JFA; the ARRL; BBC News; CQ 
Magazine; David Behar K7DB; DX-World.Net; GERATOL Net; IARU; Indo-Asian 
News Service; NASAp QRZ.com; SKCC; Southgate Amateur Radio News; 
shortwaveradio.de; US Department of State; West Bengal Radio Club; and 
you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline. 

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our news team worldwide, I'm Stephen Kinford, N8WB, in Wadsworth, Ohio,
saying 73. As always, we thank you for listening. 

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