Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (D)
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Aug 13 2021 02:21:54

WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, keep your eyes on Bouvet Island, which is now the 
focus of three DXpeditions: the Three Y Zero Eye (3Y0I) team later this 
year, a rebooted, reorganized Three Y Zero J (3Y0J) team emerged, with 
co-leaders Ken, LA7GIA, Rune, LA7THA, and Erwann, LB1QI. On its new 
website, that team announced it recently signed an agreement to make 
the trip in November 2022. Meanwhile, the Intrepid-DX Group has also 
announced that it is restarting its plans, under revised leadership, 
for a DXpedition in 2023.

Listen for for members of the Radio Club Queretaro, XE1RCQ, in Mexico, 
who will be using the special callsign 6E0CC to commemorate the 200th 
anniversary of the Consummated Independence from Spain. They will be on 
various HF bands until September 30th. QSL via XE1EE, direct or LoTW.

Be listening for Jean Louis, F4FSY, using the callsign F4FSY/p from Ile 
de Oleron until August 20th. He is on the HF bands using SSB and FT8. 
QSL via LoTW, eQSL, by the bureau of the REF, the French national 
amateur radio society, or direct.

Francesco, IK6QON, is on the air as SV8/IK6QON from Lefkada and 
Meganisi Islands until the 17th of August. He is operating holiday 
style, using CW and SSB on 40 through 6 metres. Send QSLs via his home 
call.

(OHIO PENN DX)

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KICKER: UP, UP AND AWAY FOR HIS 99th BIRTHDAY

JIM/ANCHOR: If a certain military veteran feels lighter than air lately 
as he approaches his 99th birthday, there's good reason for it. For our 
final story, let's let Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, introduce him.

JEREMY: World War II veteran Ron Shelley, G3NZY, marked his upcoming 
99th birthday by going on the air. He did it in a very big way: there 
was no radio involved, just a hot air balloon which was launched on 
Monday 1st August from York Racecourse, giving him a clear view of the 
North Yorkshire landscape.

According to a report in the Darlington and Stockton Times, Ron had 
been a wireless operator, travelling far and wide during his time in 
the Army. At age 22, he had been among the troops sent to France in 
1944, six days after D-Day to transmit false messages to confuse the 
enemy.
 
More recently, though, he had one decidedly true message to impart to 
the staff at the Connaught Court care home in York where he is resident 
that his life's dream was to ride in a hot air balloon. The staff, 
appreciating his spirit of adventure, enlisted the help of the 
Association of Friends of Connaught Court to arrange it. They 
successfully kept their birthday surprise from him until the time was 
right.

A few weeks short of his 99th birthday, Ron Shelley was soon in the air 
with his son, Peter. It was the uplifting moment in a long lifetime for 
this decorated veteran army sergeant.

He told the newspaper: [quote] "I thought it would be a thrilling one-
off experience, a once in a life-time trip, so I’m seizing the chance 
while I still can." [endquote]

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.

(DARLINGTON AND STOCKTON TIMES)

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We remind our listeners: Be sure to watch Newsline's presentation of 
this year's Young Ham of the Year award to Faith Hannah Lea, KD3Z, on 
W5KUB's Amateur Radio Roundtable. The link to the August 10th show can 
be seen in the script of this week's newscast at arnewsline.org

[PRINT ONLY, DO NOT READ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUoxFrQJxVQ]

NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Amateur News Weekly; the ARRL; the 
Associated Press; CQ Magazine; Darlington and Stockton Times; David 
Behar K7DB; FCC.Gov; GOV. uk; Greg Mossop G0DUB; NBC; NPR; QRZ.com; 
shortwaveradio.de; Ted Randall's QSO Radio Show; WTWW Shortwave; the YL 
Beam newsletter; and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur 
Radio Newsline. 

You can write to us at newsline@arnewsline.org. For more information or 
to support us visit our official website at arnewsline.org.

For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York, 
and our news team worldwide, I'm Jim Damron, N8TMW, in Charleston, West 
Virginia, saying 73. As always, we thank you for listening.

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