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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Jan 27 2023 11:11:39

STILL TIME TO PLAN FOR DXPEDITION BOOTCAMP

NEIL/ANCHOR: Speaking of chasing DX and DXpeditions, a group of amateurs is 
hosting a DXpedition bootcamp in the South Pacific offering the expertise of 
experienced ops to help those who hope to do it for real sometime. The 
station on Norfolk Island offers CW and SSB from 160m through 10m with 
dedicated stations for FT8 and 6m along with a variety of dipole and 
vertical antennas. A short drive from the DXpedition station is Mount Bates 
where interested operators can try their hand at a SOTA activation. Norfolk 
Island National Park is also adjacent to the DXpedition station. The camp 
will take place from March 17th to the 31st. For information about costs or 
other details, visit the website dxpeditionbootcamp - that's one word - dot 
net. Yes, meals are included.

(WIA, DXPEDITION BOOTCAMP)

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KICKER: WHEN 'THANK YOU' IS A SPECIAL EVENT

ANCHOR: Finally, we end with a story about gratitude. There are lots of ways 
to say thank you of course but in amateur radio some gestures go beyond mere 
words or even certificates. Here's Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB, to tell us about 
a group of hams here in the US who turned a "thank you" into a special 
event.

RALPH: How exactly do you say thank you to your mentor, the ham who 
patiently answered your questions - all of them - helped with your studies, 
guided you with your shack, handled questions about on-air protocol 
and.....well, you name it. The simple answer is: you get on the air. For a 
group of radio operators in New England that translated into creating a 
special event thank you to their Elmers late last year. Using the callsign 
W1E/ELMER, six of them got on the air for a few days late last year, telling 
stories - and hearing stories - about those all-important hams who made a 
difference in their lives. In all, there were a little more than 300 QSOs, 
each one an audio thank-you card offered as a tribute. 

However, the Elmer event doesn't end there. Two of the organizers, Bill, 
W1FMX, and Rich, KB1FGC, know there are more stories out there and lots of 
thank yous to share. This year it will be happening again, starting on 
September 29th, and Rich hopes that hams everywhere - not just in New 
England - will join them on the air. So if you've been thinking about "why" 
and "how" of where you are now in amateur radio, now is the time for Rich to 
hear from you. His email address is in the text version of this week's 
newscast at arnewsline.org

[FOR PRINT ONLY; DO NOT READ: marzo7088@yahoo.com

Rich's first special event was a few years ago in honor of his father who 
had owned a trucking business and was on the board of the Department of 
Transportation in Connecticut -- but at the time Rich had never heard of a 
special event that let hams honor other hams. He believed that an on-the-air 
event honoring radio mentors would provide an appropriate means for 
celebrating those who made it possible for many of us to get on the air in 
the first place.

As the participants' certificate states clearly, Elmers help to keep ham 
radio strong.

This is Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB.

(RICH GUERRERA KB1FGC)

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NEWCAST CLOSE - DO YOU HAVE NEWS?

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CQ magazine; David Behar K7DB; DXPedition Bootcamp; Eddie Misiewicz,  
KB3YRU; 425 DX News; EA Digital Federation; Jenny Tupper; Mc Gill 
University; Rich Guerrera, KB1FGC; Sean Kutzko, KX9X; shortwaveradio.de; 
UNESCO; Wireless Institute of Australia;  and you our listeners, that's all 
from the Amateur Radio Newsline.  

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our news team worldwide, I'm Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, in Union, Kentucky, saying 
73. As always, we thank you for listening. 

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