Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (D)
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Sat Oct 24 2020 04:17:05

WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, members of the Azuay Radio Club, HC5ARC, will be 
operating as HD200C, from Cuenca, Ecuador between the 31st of October and 
the 3rd of November. They are marking the 200th anniversary of the 
independence of the city of Cuenca. If you make a minimum of three QSOs on 
different bands or modes, you will be eligible for an award. For details 
visit QRZ.COM.

Be listening for Ron, VA3RVK, who will be on the air in Canada as XL3T 
between October 24th and November 24th. Ron is commemorating the 75th 
anniversary of the ending of World War II and the Canadian Liberation. Be 
listening for him as well as CJ3T on November 28th. QSL for both callsigns 
to VE3AT.

Jim, W2JHP, is active until November 8th as V31TA from Turneffe Atoll in 
Belize. He will be on various HF bands using SSB and perhaps some digital 
modes. He is using 100 watts and a wire in a palm tree. Send QSLs to EA5GL, 
direct, LoTW or eQSL.

(OHIO PENN DX)

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KICKER: WHEN 'MORNING TEA' BECOMES A MARATHON

NEIL/ANCHOR: We end this week's report with the story of one net in 
Australia - and one net controller - who has gone the distance during the 
COVID-19 pandemic. Jason Daniels, VK2LAW, brings us the final story of this 
week.

JASON: Most people who work his station know Bob Hudson as VK2AOR. He's the 
member of the Central Coast Amateur Radio Club who has served on the club's 
management committee, led "Show & Tell" instructional sessions and has run 
an international net, keeping friendship strong across the oceans. Lately 
Bob has taken on a new unofficial title among members of the New South Wales 
club. Bob has become a kind of "Marathon Man." Monday October 19th marked 
Day 200 for Bob serving as net control for the Morning Tea Net on the 
Echolink connected VK2RAG 2 meter repeater.

This net isn't your average ragchew session, by the way. The Morning Tea Net 
was originally intended for hams to check in on their mates during the 
toughest times of the COVID pandemic. It eventually went beyond the local 
scene  however, receiving international check-ins from all over, including 
Germany and Japan most recently. Bob has been there consistently, checking 
everyone in and making sure everyone else gets a reality check of sorts. 
That's the kind of marathon a seasoned ham can run without so much as 
breaking a sweat. Congratulations Bob, for helping keep everyone in the 
running!

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jason Daniels, VK2LAW.
 
(CCARC)

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NEWSCAST CLOSE: 

With thanks to Amateur News Weekly; AMSAT; the ARRL; Central Coast Amateur 
Radio Club; CQ Magazine; CNN; David Behar, K7DB; the FCC; Gloucester Echo; 
John DeRycke, W2JLD; Ohio Penn DX; QRZ.COM; Popular Mechanics; the Radio 
Society of Great Britain; shortwaveradio.de; the Smithsonian National Air 
and Space Museum; Steven Driver, N9BWT; Southeastern Massachusetts Amateur 
Radio Association; Southgate Amateur Radio News; Ted Randall's QSO Radio 
Show; Twitter; WTWW Shortwave; Youngsters on the Air; 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, and as always, we thank you for listening.

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