Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C)
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Dec 23 2022 00:40:37

BREAK HERE: 

Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio Newsline, 
heard on bulletin stations around the world, including the WI9HF repeater 
of the Capital City Repeater Association in Madison, Wisconsin, on 
Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m.

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INDIAN AMATEURS PUT SANTA ON THE AIR

JIM/ANCHOR: Like the airwaves themselves, Santa is lighting up the sky in 
all parts of the world. Give and receive the gift of holiday DX with 
these two events. We hear first from John Williams, VK4JJW:

JOHN: From Bangalore, Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata, Parks on the Air India 
and Oscar India are celebrating Christmas by putting Santa on the Air 
through the 31st of December. The call sign AU2SOA, Santa on Air, can be 
heard using SSB and CW on HF, operating a Digital SSTV broadcast and 
looking for QSOs on Echolink. To make contacts on FT 8, be listening on 
20, 15 and 10 meters. See QRZ.com for QSL details. QSOs will be confirmed 
via eQSL. 

On Christmas Day, December 25th, operators will be on various HF bands 
activating a park and will be spotting AU2SOA operators at 
www.parksontheair.com.

Finally, on the last two weekends of December, Parks on the Air India 
will activate AU2SOA on 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres transmitting a SSTV 
broadcast. The photo you download will serve as your QSL card. The SSTV 
transmission can be decoded via the receiving programs RXSSTV and MMSSTV 
and on Android phones via ROBOT36. 

This is John Williams, VK4JJW.

(ARUNAVA DEY, VU3XRY)

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OLD FATHER 9 CHRISTMAS TAKES TO THE SKIES

JIM/ANCHOR: The Radio Club of Pusula, OH9W, and Northern Radio Arcala, 
OH8X, are activating the station they say belongs to the "genuine Santa 
from Northern Finland, next to the North Pole." If you believe in Santa, 
you'll want to hear this report about Santa Radio from Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.

JEREMY: Old Father Nine Christmas, OF9X, recently began activity on all 
amateur radio bands and all modes; CW, SSB and Digital. You can expect 
Santa's work to continue this year until December 31st, at 21:59 UTC. 
According to the QRZ.com page for OF9X, this year's special theme will 
focus on children in troubled areas of the world and will take the form 
of a puzzle to be solved by letters the operators will be handing out to 
their contacts. See the station's page on QRZ.com for details about how 
to submit the puzzle results for an award. You can also see a list of 
hams who have already contacted Santa and his elves.

This is Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.

(QRZ.COM)

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DODROPIN CONNECTS SANTA TO KIDS ON ECHOLINK

JIM/ANCHOR: The last story in our Santa roundup features a special 
correspondent with some news for our youngest listeners. He really needs 
no introduction.

DON: Hello again boys and girls, it's the most wonderful time of the 
year. It's time for the Santa Watch Net. That's right Santa is going to 
be making his rounds and can you believe it? This is our 12th year in a 
row and the little helpers at the DoDropIn will be keeping an eagle eye 
on the radar. I'll look for you to join us on the Santa Watch Net 
starting at 1800 hours Eastern Time. Well my little elf Dave, N3NTV, will 
be keeping track of old Santa's location. And as always, Santa has a 
radio in his sleigh -- and you know I just love chatting with the good 
boys and girls. So be listening for N1S - that's Number 1 Santa. Gather 
up the little ones and get them checked in because third party traffic is 
always on the "nice" list. Once again it's the Santa Watch Net, Christmas 
Eve, 1800 hours Eastern on the DoDropIn Echolink conference server node 
number 355800. Merry Christmas and 73 from me, Number 1 Santa, and all my 
little helpers at the DoDropIn.
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