Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (D)
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Jul 14 2023 12:59:03

KICKER: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE RADIO KIND

PAUL/ANCHOR: Do you believe in Unidentified Flying Objects? Well whether 
you do or you don't, as long as you believe in amateur radio, you'll be 
interested in our final story this week, which comes to us from Kent 
Peterson, KC0DGY.

KENT: It's no secret that Pete Guldan, KD0SQJ, and his fellow club 
members in the Midwest have been seeing flying saucers for quite some 
time. The flying discs hover with great tenacity on the landing page of 
the website for N0FOO, which identifies the Minnesota group by its 
formal club name: Hams of Insignificant Value.

Ah, but the amateurs' true worth is actually as great as the universe 
itself - and thanks to these hams, visitors in a nearby Wisconsin 
village are about to have a close encounter of the radio kind.

The village of Elmwood considers itself the UFO capital of the state, 
based on residents' claims of having had so many sightings over the 
years. It is therefore not insignificant that for the first time in the 
festival's 44-year history, there will be sightings of amateur radio 
operators calling QRZ on the HF bands. They bring a message of peace: 
"Take me to your feedline." The club will have operators on the air with 
the club callsign N0FOO from July 28th to the 30th.

Let's face it: Having radio amateurs at a UFO festival is proof that 
there is indeed intelligent life on this planet.
 
Be listening, from anywhere on earth - or even beyond.

This is Kent Peterson, KC0DGY.

(PETE GULDAN, KD0SQJ)

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DO YOU HAIKU? ROGER ROGER!

PAUL: What's the one ham radio competition you can enter without turning 
your rig on? The Amateur Radio Newsline haiku challenge. In the spirit 
of fun and perhaps a little bit of literary adventure, we've been 
inviting listeners to channel their most creative selves and share the 
joy of ham radio in the form of a haiku. On our website, arnewsline.org, 
you will find a submission form. Use it to send your most poetic 
offering. To qualify, you need to follow traditional haiku form: The 
first line is five syllables, the second line is seven syllables and the 
finishing third line has another five syllables. We cannot accept any 
other formats.

Our team will pick from the best submissions that follow the 5/7/5 
syllable rule and represent the love of amateur radio. Your prize? For 
now, bragging rights -- and a featured spot for your haiku on the 
Amateur Radio Newsline website. We may have a surprise for you at the 
end of the year, however. So visit our website at arnewsline.org and 
take a look at this week's winning ham radio haiku.

DO YOU HAVE NEWS?

Do you have a piece of Amateur Radio News that you think Newsline would 
be interested in? We are not talking about advertising your club's 
upcoming hamfest or field day participation, but something that is out 
of the ordinary. If so, send us a brief overview via the contact page at 
arnewsline.org. If it's newsworthy and we would like to cover it, we'll 
get back to you for more details.

NEWSCAST CLOSE: 

With thanks to Amateur Radio Daily; AMSAT News Service; ARRL; BBC, CQ 
Magazine; David Behar K7DB; 425DXNews; IARU Region 1; ICQ Podcast; Pete 
Guldan, KD0SQJ; Phillip Tanner, VA7XOZ; Phys.org; QRZ.COM; 
RockallExped.com; shortwaveradio.de; UY5XE Homepage; Wireless Institute 
of Australia; Worldwide Antarctic Program; Youth on the Air; and you our 
listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline. 

We remind our listeners that Amateur Radio Newsline is an all-volunteer 
non-profit organization that incurs expenses for its continued 
operation. If you wish to support us, please visit our website at 
arnewsline.org and know that we appreciate you all. We also remind our 
listeners that if you like our newscast, please leave us a 5-star rating 
wherever you subscribe to us. 

For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York, 
and our news team worldwide, I'm Paul Braun, WD9GCO, in Valparaiso,
Indiana, saying 73. As always we thank you for listening. 

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