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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Oct 21 2022 08:59:49

WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, be listening for Dan, K6ZO, operating from Malawi 
as 7Q6M until the end of November. He is on 160-6m and will be 
participating in the CQWW SSB and CW contests. QSL to his home call 
sign.

The Qatar Amateur Radio Society is activating a number of special event 
stations until the 18th of December marking the FIFA World Cup in 
Qatar, where 32 teams will compete across 64 matches. Amateur radio 
stations will be using all modes on all HF bands and the QO100 
satellite. Operators at the Qatar ham group headquarters and at Doha 
Corniche will be using the call sign A722FWC. Eight other stations will 
also be operating as World Cup Stadium stations. They begin with the 
call sign A71FIFA and continue in numerical order through to A78FIFA. 
QSL via the QARS bureau or direct by instructions on QRZ.com. Logs will 
be uploaded to LoTW once the event is over.

Listen for Jaap PA7DA, operating from Aruba with the call sign P4ØDA 
from November 13th through to the 27th. QSL via the Dutch QSL Bureau to 
his home call sign. For direct QSL information, see his QRZ.com page.

Listen for Oleg, ZS1ANF, who hopes to be on the air as ZS7ANF at Wolf's 
Fang Runway in Antarctica starting on November 1st. QSL details are on 
QRZ.com

(DX-WORLD.NET)

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KICKER: HAMS' HALLOWEEN RADIO PLAY HAS JUST THE SPIRIT

JIM/ANCHOR: Finally, many of us know the unexpected problems -- and the 
perks -- of operating portable. What if you are a ham who also works in 
commercial radio and dreams up a different kind of portable operation 
for Halloween? One from a spooky old house? Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB,
ends our newscast with a story about this thriller.

RALPH: Ken Alan, WU6I, is haunted by radio wherever he goes. If he's 
not on the air as an amateur Extra Class operator, he's recording 
voiceovers and involved in other commercial projects. During this 
Halloween season however, the spirits moved him to cross over into the 
Great Beyond, that ethereal space somewhere between the F-layer of the 
ionosphere and the rest of eternity, the ancient realm known as radio 
drama. His 40-minute radio play "Sparks & Baxter Spend the Night in 
Murder Mansion" takes portable to a whole new level of activation.

The plot? A popular radio morning team sets up a remote broadcast on 
Halloween Eve and experiences the kind of radio interference the FCC 
can't help them with. There's even a seance, the equivalent of calling 
QRZ on the spirits' frequency.

With mostly original sound effects and ghoulish music, the drama 
presents a chance for Ken and another amateur radio friend to be hams 
of a different sort. You can conjure it all up on the 'Ken Alan Voices' 
YouTube channel but not until Halloween Eve at midnight Pacific Time. 
It promises to be....a scream.

This is Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB.....or, call me Baxter.

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Southgate Amateur Radio News; shortwaveradio.de; Standards Manual; 
Printmag.com; Worked All Britain; and you our listeners, that's all 
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