Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C)
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Thu Dec 23 2021 20:43:32

DUTCH REGULATORS CRACK DOWN ON ANTI-5G DEVICES

DON/ANCHOR: Fearing radioactive transmissions from 5G mobile networks' 
towers, people in the Netherlands may have placed themselves in greater 
danger by wearing what they believe to be protective devices. Jeremy Boot, 
G4NJH, has that story.

JEREMY: The very devices such as necklaces, bracelets and sleep masks that 
have made claims to shield people from what some fear is radioactivity from 
5G mobile networks' towers, according to Dutch officials, have themselves 
been emitting ionising radiation at hazardous levels.

A report in the BBC says that the Dutch authority for nuclear safety and 
radiation protection (ANVS) have issued a warning about the products, 
telling people there could be long term hazardous effects. The agency has 
ordered a halt to the sale of these devices.

The BBC report quoted the World Health Organization's assertion that like 
amateur radio signals, 5G mobile networks make use of non-ionising radio 
waves that do not pose a danger, adding that they are similar to the 3G and 
4G networks already in use.

Some people fear damage to their DNA from such transmissions and in extreme 
cases, this has led to attacks on the transmitters and towers.

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

(BBC)

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ALL HE WANTS FOR CHRISTMAS IS SOME DX

DON/ANCHOR: A father and son in Washington State have been celebrating the 
holiday season, ham radio style. Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB, has that report.

RALPH: There's little question what might have been on Jacob Hoschar's 
Christmas list this year. The Washington State youngster had already 
celebrated having his first wish fulfilled: getting upgraded from 
Technician to General Class. That made KY7HAM a very happy 11-year-old 
indeed. Now he's ready for the world of HF and all of its adventures. The 
journey began a year ago when Jacob's school was shut during the pandemic. 
He and his father, Andrew, studied together to become hams together and got 
their licenses one week apart from one another. Their father-son journey is 
documented on the YouTube channel set up by proud father, K7OWN. One of the 
videos shows Jacob making his first contact via satellite. Now with his 
appetite sufficiently whetted for DX, he's ready to cross oceans and 
continents via radio and start filling that log. For this freshly minted 
General Class operator, the world is his, this holiday season.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB.

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WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, members of the Welland Valley Amateur Radio Society in 
the UK are using the following special callsigns to celebrate Christmas in 
Market Harborough and saying farewell to 2021. They'll be on the air 
through December 31st. Be listening for GB1XMS on 30 meters using CW; 
GB2XMS, on HF using SSB and FT8; GB5XMS , mainly using Data as well as CW 
and SSB; and GB9XMS, using mainly FT8. See QRZ.com for QSL details.

Be listening throughout January for special event station OZ50Q. Danish 
Radio Amateurs will be marking the 50th anniversary of Her Majesty 
Margrethe II, the Queen of Denmark's, accession to the throne. Send QSLs to 
OZ1ACB, ClubLog's OQRS, eQSL or LoTW.

Get ready for an international radio marathon called Russian New Year 2022. 
The Russian Union of Radio amateurs, the Miller-DX-Club and the 
HAMLOG.ONLINE portal will begin the marathon starting at 0000 UTC on 
December 25th and finish at 2100 UTC on January 14th. Callsigns include, 
but are not limited to, RG22NY, RJ22NY, RK22NY, RL22NY and RM22NY. For the 
full list see the website mdxc.ru. The QSL manager for all the special 
callsigns is RQ7L.

Bob, PY6TV, and a small team of Brazilian radio operators will be using the 
callsign ZY6A from Friars Island, Brazil, between January 20th and the 
23rd. Listen on all HF bands for all modes.

(OHIO PENN DX)
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