Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (D)
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Thu Dec 23 2021 20:43:36

KICKER: NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, HAM RADIO STYLE

DON/ANCHOR: We end this newscast with a Newsline holiday tradition - a ham 
log instead of a yule log. We again offer this much-loved adaptation of the 
Clement Clarke Moore classic as read by Jim Damron, N8TMW. 

JIM: Twas the night before Christmas and all through the shack

The rig was turned off and the mic cord lay slack

The antenna rotor had made its last turn, the tubes in the linear
had long ceased to burn.

I sat there relaxing and took off my specs, preparing to daydream of 
Armchair DX -- When suddenly outside I heard such a sound, I dashed
out the door to see what was around.

The moon shone down brightly and lighted the night. For sure
propagation for the low bands was right.

I peered toward the roof where I heard all the racket, and there was
some guy in a red, fur-trimmed jacket!

I stood there perplexed in a manner quite giddy: Just who WAS this
stranger? di di dah dah di dit?

He looked very much like an FCC guy who'd come to check up on some
bad TVI.

I shouted to him: "Old man...QR-Zed?"
"Hey you by the chimney all dressed up in red!"

I suddenly knew when I heard sleigh bells jingle 
The guy on the rooftop was Jolly Kris Kringle

He had a big sack full of amateur gear which was a big load
for his prancing reindeer.

Transmitters, receivers, for cabinets and racks
Some meters and scopes and a lot of coax.

He said not a word 'cause he'd finished his work.
He picked up his sack and he turned with a jerk.
As he leaped to his sleigh, he shouted with glee
And I knew in a moment, he'd be QRT.

I heard him transmit as he flew o'er the trees
"Merry Christmas to all, and to all seventy-three."

"Ho Ho Ho"

Reporting for Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Damron, N8TMW.

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NEWSCAST CLOSE: 

With thanks to AMSAT; the ARRL; the BBC; CQ Magazine; Comreg; Contest 
University; David Behar K7DB; JAXA Amateur Radio Club; Madhu Prasad, 
VU3NPI; National Public Radio; Ohio Penn DX; QR Zed.com; QSO Today; Radio 
World; Southgate Amateur Radio News; Space.com; shortwaveradio.de; YouTube; 
and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline. You can 
write to us at newsline@arnewsline.org. 

We remind our listeners that Amateur Radio Newsline is an all-volunteer 
non-profit organization that incurs expenses for its continued operation. 
If you wish to support us, please visit our website at arnewsline.org and 
know that we appreciate you all.

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, Merry Christmas, and as always, we thank you for listening.

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