Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (C) To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Thu Nov 19 2020 23:38:56 UK 'CARE' CAMPAIGN ADDS FOCUS FOR HOLIDAY SEASON DON/ANCHOR: What's the best gift you can give a ham for Christmas this year? A campaign in the UK called "Get on the Air To Care," has a suggestion. It's "Get on the Air for Christmas" -- and Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, has the details. JEREMY: Organisers are calling it "Get on the Air for Christmas" and the campaign is an offshoot of the highly successful "Get on the Air to Care" joint programme of the National Health Service and the Radio Society of Great Britain. While "Get on the Air to Care" was a special plea to amateurs to step up their on-air activities during the first pandemic lockdown to ease the situation for lonely amateurs, the focus during the holiday period will be to bring some good cheer if the lockdown is extended, as it will surely curtail celebrations between friends and family. Organisers want hams to be extra active during the holiday period between Saturday, the 19th of December, and Saturday, the 9th of January. The radio society's website will be posting the schedules and information about special nets being held on Christmas Day and Boxing Day in particular - or at any other time during the season - and is asking for clubs to email their details as soon as possible. The nets will also be publicised in the next issue of RadCom and in the GB2RS news broadcasts. The email address is radcom at rsgb dot org dot uk (radcom@rsgb.org.uk). Get on the Air for Christmas has also launched two Christmas Hope QSO Parties, one that begins on Monday the 21st of December and another that begins on Monday the 4th of January. Look online for hashtag G O T A 4 C to follow this campaign. For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH. (SOUTHGATE, RSGB) ** COLORADO HAM CLUB HOSTS FIVE DAYS OF SANTA DON/ANCHOR: In Colorado, one radio operator who has as much heart as holiday spirit is reprising a role he played once - many years ago -- only this time he's going on the air to make it happen. Jack Parker, W8ISH, tells us about him. JACK: It's been a long time since Chuck K0ITP (K ZERO I T P) put on a Santa suit. That was years ago at an event at a country club in Peoria, Illinois. This year, however, the president of the Longmont Amateur Radio Club in Colorado is hopping back on the sleigh to bring Santa to children via amateur radio. He plans to be on the air on the club repeaters between 6 and 7 p.m. Mountain Time on December 1st through 5th. Licensed hams are invited to share their shack with a youngster - perhaps a child or grandchild - who will likely be missing out on some of the traditional events or seeing Santa in person because of the COVID-19 precautions. Chuck said he will make sure they still have a chance to talk to Santa by getting on the air with a licensed amateur. Chuck told the local newspaper, the Times-Call, that the club is hosting this event for the first time because members are also hoping to give children an early holiday gift: the gift of an interest in amateur radio. He said it will give parents a chance to hear what their kids want to find under the tree. Local hams can visit the club website for repeater information at W Zero E N O dot org (w0eno.org) The repeaters are also on EchoLink Node 8305. For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jack Parker, W8ISH. (CHUCK POCH K0ITP, THE TIMES-CALL NEWSPAPER) ** WORLD OF DX In the World of DX, it seems the world's most remote island will remain inaccessible for a bit longer to amateur radio. The Rebel DX Group had hoped to activate Bouvet Island as Three-Y-Zero-Eye (3Y0I) by the end of this year but operators are unable to travel because of COVID-19 restrictions. The group said on its website that their equipment remains in South Africa, and if restrictions are lifted before the conclusion of the Antarctic summer they hope to be ready. For updates visit the website bouvetoya.org Time is running out to work Mike, VK4DX, as VK4DX/P on Russell Island. His activation ends on November 24th. Be listening on 40-15 metres where he will be operating SSB and CW using 100 watts and wire antennas. Send QSLs via the bureau, ClubLog, Logbook of the World or direct mail. Be listening for special event stations 7Z20G, 8Z20G, and HZ20G, being activated by members of the Saudi Amateur Radio Society during the G20 Riyadh summit in the capital city of Saudi Arabia. The summit began Nov. 13th and will conclude on the 23rd. QSL via LoTW or direct to the Saudi Amateur Radio Society. In Indonesia, listen on various HF bands and modes for special event station 8A10N to celebrate that nation's "National Heroes Day 2020." The station is being operated by YH3BHL through December 10th. Send QSLs via LoTW or eQSL. (OHIO PENN DX, REBEL DX GROUP, VK4DX website) --- SBBSecho 3.11-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - tbolt.synchro.net (618:250/33) .