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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Thu Nov 17 2022 18:57:40

POLICE SAY HAMS' 'PUMPKIN PATROL' HELPED DETER MISCHIEF

NEIL/ANCHOR: State police in New York tapped the crime-fighting potential 
of amateur radio during the recent Halloween season. Sel Embee, KB3TZD,
shares this success story.

SEL: In New York State, the Pumpkin Patrol has been an amateur radio 
holiday tradition since the mid-1980s, pairing hams with New York State 
police along one of the state's main thoroughfares - the New York State 
Thruway. The Thruway extends from Newburgh in the Hudson Valley, all the 
way north to Syracuse.

For five hours on both Halloween Eve and Halloween Night, a traditional 
time for mischief,  New York amateur radio clubs once again worked this 
year with the state police to monitor checkpoints along the overpasses to 
ensure motorist safety. 

According to a report on the website, MyLittleFalls.org, no suspicious 
activity was reported. State police said that 15 ham organizations 
participated, representing 19 counties in New York State. 

The crime-deterring effort was inspired by an incident in 1976 when a CB 
radio operator was talking to a truck driver on Halloween when the truck 
driver's windshield was shattered by a pumpkin that had been tossed at the 
vehicle from an overpass. CB radio operators began the first Halloween 
safety patrols soon after - and the effort grew from there.

This is Sel Embee, KB3TZD.

(MYLITTLEFALLS.COM)

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WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, be listening for Bob, W7YAQ, and Al, K7AR, on the air 
from Pago Pago, American Samoa. They are calling QRZ from November 18th to 
December 1st using the callsign K8H. You can also hear them in the CQWW CW 
Contest. The station will be on 160 through 10 metres. Logs will be 
uploaded to Club Log on a regular basis. QSL via OQRS, LoTW, or W7YAQ.

There is still time to work Paco, EA7KNT, from Porto Antiguo, Sal Island 
(IOTA number AF-086) Cape Verde. He is on the air until the 20th of 
November using the callsign D4SAL. QSL to his home callsign.

There is also still time to work the Rebel DX Group operating as T33T from 
Banaba Island in the Republic of Kiribati. They will be active until the 
26th of November on 160 - 10m using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via ClubLog OQRS 
or LOTW.

Listen for Andy, N2NT, using the callsign V47NT from St. Kitts before and 
after the CQWW CW contest. He will participate in the contest as well, 
using the callsign V47T. QSL via W2RQ.

Beginning on the 1st of December, be listening as special event station 
GB1LJF gets on the air to celebrate the British Electric Lightning 
fighter/interceptor aircraft. The plane flew as an interceptor in the 1960s 
and '70s and made its last flight in the UK in 1988. Details are available 
on the station's page on QRZ.com. QSL direct to 2E1HQY.

(DX-WORLD.NET, DX NEWS.COM, RSGB)

**

KICKER: A THANKSGIVING NET WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS

NEIL/ANCHOR: Our final story is about a net held once a year by a group of 
amateurs marking the American holiday of Thanksgiving. Hams are welcome to 
check in either before or after the traditional holiday feast. Mike Askins,
KE5CXP, serves us a generous helping of the details.

MIKE: Thomas Black, K9ASE, is looking to talk turkey with a couple of hams. 
It's the kind of straightforward but friendly on-air chat he and other 
radio operators have been enjoying on Thanksgiving Day for the past 11 
years. They mark the American holiday by putting amateur radio on the menu 
before or after the traditional feast. This year, as in all the previous 
years, everyone is invited to the table - domestic or DX - on November 
24th.

Many of those who check in have grown to know one another from the forums 
on QRZ.com. Others simply show up to wish holiday cheer. Thomas told 
Newsline: [quote]: "It's a great opportunity to wish everyone happy 
holidays and spread good will. There are no formal rules." [endquote] 
Frequencies are on or near 28.450, 21.310, 14.245 and 7.200 MHz. Updates 
are posted in the QRZ.com forums under the thread with the heading "Turkey
Day Net."

The action starts at 1500 UTC and continues into the evening until, as with 
the big meal itself, everyone has had enough.

This is Mike Askins, KE5CXP.

(THOMAS BLACK K9ASE)

**

NEWSCAST CLOSE: 

With thanks to Aerospace.org; the ACMA; Amateur Radio Digital 
Communications; AMSAT News; the ARRL; BBC; CQ Magazine; David Behar K7DB; 
DX-World.net; Facebook; Funk Telegramm Magazine; Jeff Savasta, KB4JKL; 
Hamvention 2023; MyLittleFalls.com; QRZ.com; the RSGB; shortwaveradio.de; 
Thomas Black K9ASE; Wales Millennium Centre; Wireless Institute of 
Australia; and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio
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73. As always we thank you for listening. 

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