Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (D)
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Dec 20 2019 17:27:15

WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, Sebastian, SQ1SGB, is on the air occasionally from
Antarctica as VP8HAL, from the Halley VI British Antarctic Research
Station. Listen for him on 7170 kHz, and 14305 kHz, each day at 0100 UTC
for one hour. He will be in Antarctica until the 8th of February. Send
QSLs to EB7DX.

In Austria, members of the Amateur Radio Contest DX Club are calling QRZ
as 4U1XMAS during the Christmas season from the 4U1A station at the United
Nations Vienna International Center. They will be on the air until
December 31st. QSL via UA3DX, direct or by the Bureau.

Oleh, whose call signs are KD7WPJ and UR5BCP, will be active as CE0Y/UR5BCP
from Easter Island, between the 26th and 31st of December. Listen on 60-6
metres, where Oleh will be using CW, SSB, and FT8/FT4 mode, with 100 watts.
Send QSLs to KD7WPJ, direct or by the Bureau. Digital mode contacts will
be uploaded to LoTW.

Antonio, EA5RM, is in Ecuador until the 5th of January. He is on the air
during his spare time, mainly as HC3ACT. You may also hear him as
HC2/EA5RM from Guayaquil. Listen on 40-10 metres, using SSB, and the
Digital modes. QSL to his home callsign.

(OHIO PENN DX)

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KICKER: 'THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS,' HAM RADIO STYLE

NEIL/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 co-ax.

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.

**

NEWSCAST CLOSE:

With thanks to ALARA; Amateur News Weekly; the ARRL; ARISS; the Desert
Sun newspaper; Facebook; Ferti Rachid CN8RAH; National Institute of
Amateur Radio; the FCC; Ohio-Penn DX Bulletin; QRZ.com Forums; Radio
Society of Great Britain; St. Joseph's Hospital website; Ted Randall's
QSO Radio Show; WTSP-TV; WTWW Shortwave; and you our listeners, that's
all from the Amateur Radio Newsline.

Please send emails to our address at newsline@arnewsline.org. More
information is available at Amateur Radio Newsline's only 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 Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, in Bloomington,
Indiana, saying 73, Merry Christmas, and as always, we thank you for
listening.

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