Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (D)
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Feb 04 2022 11:23:58

WRTC ORGANIZERS TO ATTEND ORLANDO HAMCATION

DON/ANCHOR: If you're excited about attending HamCation in Orlando,
Florida this month, and just as excited about the World Radiosport
Team Championships next year in Bologna, Italy, here's a way to
combine the two events. Be sure to look for organizers of the WRTC.
WRTC organizers said they're happy to be finally making the trip
after two long years. WRTC organizers Claudio, I4VEQ, and Fabio,
I4UFH, will be making a presentation at Contest University on
February 10th at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Orlando at SeaWorld,
and will be attending HamCation, which runs through February 13th.

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WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, the Bouvet Island 3Y0J Dxpedition has received
another financial boost in support of its planned activation in
November. The Norwegian Radio Relay League will be providing 20,000
Krone - the equivalent of about $2,200 in US currency. A number of
Norwegian DXpeditioners are participating in the much-anticipated
activation.

Meanwhile, in Antarctica, Chris, W2RTO, is active  from the KC4USV
McMurdo Station on Ross Island (AN-011) on 20 meters. Chris is using
SSB and FT8, and will be on the air until mid-2022. QSL KC4USV via
K7MT or LoTW.

In Bulgaria, Anton, LZ1XM, will activate the special callsign LZ150GD
in honor of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Bulgarian
revolutionary Georgi Nikolov Delchev. Georgi is considered a national
hero. Anton will be on the air between February 1st and 28th. QSL via
the Bureau only.

Listen for Lee, K3DMG, on the air in Aruba as P4/K3DMG until the end
of March. He is operating holiday style on various HF bands using
mainly CW, RTTY, and the Digital modes. QSL via LoTW and eQSL. Paper
QSLs will not be accepted.

Throughout the month of February, Rob, PA0RDY, will activate the special 
callsign PF88ANT from Amsterdam, marking the 19th Antarctic Activity
Week celebration which takes place between February 21st and 27th. Send
QSLs via PA0RDY, direct, which is preferred, or by the bureau.

(OHIO PENN DX)

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KICKER: WATCHING THEIR QSOS LIKE A HAWK

DON/ANCHOR: For our final story we say - don't look now, but there's 
something on your tower, and it's NOT an antenna! Ralph Squillace,
KK6ITB, identifies the culprit.

RALPH: When it comes to hunting DX, it's always fun to do it as a team.
That partnership works nicely for Anne Elizabeth Manna, WB1ARU, and her
husband, Tony, WA1ENO, who make good use of their 60-foot tower. It has
a Stepp-IR 3-element beam with a 40m loop about 53 feet up, and a
10-meter beam mounted crosswise above it at a height of about 57 feet.
The tower is also home to a home-brew 3-legged wire antenna, that runs
off the tower to trees that are across a pond behind their house. A
little lower down on the tower, a standoff mount holds ladder line that
connects to the wire antenna.

While these are all good tools for hunting those elusive contacts, the
tower is frequently home as well to one of the most successful hunting
entities known to ham and non-ham alike: a local hawk. The hawk doesn't
need to key the mic to get a successful contact. The bird is, of course,
a bit more omnidirectional, but it doesn't require any SWR measurements
to safely get on - or in - the air. Anne shared a picture of the latest
addition to the family tower in a recent Facebook post. As he sits in
that familiar hunt-and-pounce position that may be familiar to many
contesters, it's still a little hard to know: Does he have his sights
set perhaps....on Mouse Island off Corfu in Greece?

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

(ANNE ELIZABETH MANNA WB1ARU)

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NEWSCAST CLOSE: 

With thanks to AMSAT News Service; Anne Elizabeth Manna WB1ARU; the
ARRL; CQ Magazine; David Behar K7DB; DX-World.net; Interesting
Engineering.com; the Japan Amateur Radio League; KAN Israeli TV;
National Trail Amateur Radio Club; the New Westminster Record; Ohio
Penn DX; QRZ.com; Radio Society of Great Britain; Russian Robinson
Club; the Searchlight Newspaper; Southgate Amateur Radio News;
shortwaveradio.de; Straight Key Century Club; the Times of Israel;
the Turkish Press; VK90ABC.NET; Wireless Institute of Australia; 
Youlou Radio Movement; and you our listeners, that's all from the
Amateur Radio Newsline.

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Mississippi, saying 73. As always, we thank you for listening.

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