Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (D)
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Feb 25 2022 08:45:15

COLLECTOR IN ENGLAND ENJOYS MORE THAN 200 RADIOS

NEIL/ANCHOR: If certain important people in your life, maybe even the 
ones living under the same roof as you, constantly remind you that you 
have far too many radios, perhaps it's time you shared this story about a 
retired electrical engineer in England and his collection of more than 
200 radios. Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, has all the details you'll need.

JEREMY: How many radios is too many? Norfolk retiree Richard Allan 
stopped counting when his collection reached 200. His shelves of crystal 
sets, antique transistor and valve radios is valued somewhere around  
£15,000, or $20,000 in US currency. His favourite radio is the one his 
late father bought in 1928 and listened to throughout World War II. His 
father had been an amateur radio operator and at one point even built his 
own transmitter. He passed along his skill for repairing radios to his 
son along with his massive radio collection. Richard, who is 85, has 
spent the past 50 years adding to that collection and restoring the 
nonfunctioning ones to good working order. He told the Daily Mail 
newspaper: [quote] "The value is in the eye of the beholder." [endquote]

About 90 percent of the radios work just fine. The other 10 percent are 
the ones that keep him busy. He told the newspaper: [quote] "If they were 
all working, I'd have nothing to do with my time!" [endquote]

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.

(THE DAILY MAIL)

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WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, Karel, OK2WM, and Vlad, OK2WX, are on the air as 
8Q7WM and 8Q7WX, respectively, from Innahura Island, AS-Ø13, in the 
Maldives, until March 8th. Listen for them on 160, 80 and 40 metres where 
they will be using CW and SSB. Send QSLs to their home calls.

Listen for Oliver, DJ5QW, who is using the callsigns D4CW and D44DX from 
Sal Island, AF-086, Cape Verde, until the 2nd of March. You can hear him 
on 80-10 meters where he is using CW and SSB. QSL via his home callsign 
or by the DARC Bureau.

Philippe, EA4NF, will be operating as EA8/EA4NF from Hierro Island, 
AF-004, the smallest island of the Canary Islands. He will be on the air 
between March 4 and 6th using the FM and Linear low-earth orbit 
satellites. He hopes to activate the very rare grids IL07 and IL17. QSL 
via LoTW.

Listen for Gildas, F6HMQ, and Michel, F6GWV, operating as FG/F6HMQ and 
FG/F6GWV, respectively, from Guadeloupe until the 27th of March. 
Operating on the HF bands holiday style, they will be in the ARRL 
International DX SSB Contest on March 5th and 6th and the CQWW WPX SSB 
Contest on March 26th and 27th using the callsign TO3Z. For QSL 
information, visit QRZ.com.

(OHIO PENN DX)

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KICKER: DRAKE RECEIVER'S WINDFALL IS ITS.....WATERFALL

NEIL/ANCHOR: It's uncommon to mention "boat anchor" and "waterfall" in 
the same sentence unless, of course, you're talking about the kind of 
boat anchor you'd drop to secure a seagoing vessel. Meet a relatively new 
ham who talks about boat anchors AND waterfalls on dry land - in his 
shack. Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB, brings us this week's final story.

RALPH: Scott Baker, KK7CAI, is no stranger to tinkering in the shop. A 
list of his varied electronics projects populate his website smbaker dot 
com. So when he got his amateur radio license this past December, it was 
only natural that he wouldn't let his newly acquired Drake R-4B receiver 
stay in the 1970s forever. He decided to build a panadapter - a circuit 
to capture a wideband signal from the old tube radio receiver. With the 
help of an SDR dongle and his computer, his goal was to display all the 
transmissions on the band.

The project wasn't without its hitches and glitches. As he writes on his 
blog: "I had to install a hefty RF choke on the cable going to the SDR, 
or it would lock up whenever I transmit." There were other challenges 
along the way too, but nothing he couldn't resolve.

Now the waterfall pours forth and the old Drake has entered the 21st 
century. Scott says in his video it's a "useful visualization tool." Yes, 
it's a success -- and more than that, it looks like this old boat 
anchor's ship has finally come in.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB.

(HACKADAY, SOUTHGATE, YOUTUBE)

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NEWSCAST CLOSE: 

With thanks to AMSAT; ARISS-USA; Bangor Daily News; Central Coast Amateur 
Radio Club; City Life Chelmsford; CQ Magazine; the Daily Mail; David 
Behar K7DB; the Erie, Pennsylvania News-Times; Greg Mossop, G0DUB; 
Hackaday; Ham Radio University; IARU Region 1; Ohio Penn DX; Politico; 
QRZ.com; QSO Today; Reuters; Southgate Amateur Radio News; 
shortwaveradio.de; YouTube; and you our listeners, that's all from the 
Amateur Radio Newsline. 

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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 Union, Kentucky,
saying 73. As always, we thank you for listening.

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