Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (D) To : All From : Daryl Stout Date : Thu Nov 26 2020 22:02:13 2 NEW CANADIAN AMATEUR RADIO HALL OF FAMERS ANCHOR/PAUL: There are two new names listed among amateurs in the Candian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame. Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, has more details: JEREMY: Congratulations to the two newest inductees into the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame. Radio Amateurs of Canada and the Hall of Fame trustees have recognised Maurice-Andr‚ Vigneault, VE3VIG, and Doug Leach, VE3XK, now a Silent Key, for their contributions. Maurice-Andr‚, who is the author of more than 200 published articles on amateur radio, is also the former manager of amateur radio station VE3JW at the Canada Museum of Science and Technology. He has been Canada's delegate to AMSAT and to the ARISS Working Group and a member of the ARISS School Selection Committee for Canada and Latin America. A busy Elmer, he also responded to the North American ice storm of 1998 as a volunteer radio operator. Doug Leach, VE3XK, became a Silent Key on January 15th of this year. He is being recognised as a driving force behind the RAC's creation and he served it as an acting president, a first vice-president as well as a director of its Ontario North Region. Programs he initiated, such as the RAC Affiliated Club Program; the RAC Foundation; and the RAC Audio- Visual Program amongst others, have become mainstays of the RAC. For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH. (RAC) ** WORLD OF DX In the world of DX, the Market Reef DX Association, OH9A, will be marking the holiday season in Finland with activity on all bands and modes as OG1XMAS between the 29th of November and the 26th of December. QSL via LoTW and Club Log. In Belgium, members of Club Radio Durnal, ON4CRD, are active as OP19MSF until December 13th, to focus on the work of Medics Sans Frontier [Pron: Medix sawnz fronteer], or Doctors Without Borders, for its active role during the pandemic. QSL via the bureau or direct. In Sweden, Lars, SM3EAE, and Goran, SM5SIC, will participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest as SI9AM. QSL via SM3FJF, direct or bureau. Please note that this will be the last activity from the King Chulalongkorn (Chew- La-Long-Korn) Memorial Amateur Radio Society Visitor's station which closes on December 1st. Be listening for special call signs from Poland, including 3Z20ARISS, HF20ISS and HF7ISS, until December 21st. Hams there have been on the air, marking the 20th anniversary of continuous operation of the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station. For QSL details, see QRZ for individual call signs. (OHIO PENN DX) ** KICKER: TIS THE SEASON TO TALK TO SANTA PAUL/ANCHOR: Here in the U.S., the Thanksgiving holiday has just ushered in the holiday season. In some amateur radio households, however, the season doesn't arrive until Santa gets on the air. We close this week's report with.....well, listen and you'll find out: SANTA: Ho Ho Ho! Well, boys and girls, my how times have flown! It's time again for the Santa Watch Net. That's right. Old Santa is gonna be making his rounds and can you believe it for the TENTH YEAR in a row, the gang at the DoDropIn will be watching the radar. Join the Santa Watch Net starting at 1800 ET on Christmas Eve. Ho Ho, well my little elf Dave, N3NTV, he's a busy fellow so he is taking the year off, but his little buddy John, W2JLD, he'll be sitting in the BIG CHAIR, and keeping track of Santa's location. And just like last year, and EVERY YEAR, Santa will have a radio in his sleigh, and yeah, he might even chat with the kids again. So, bring all the little ones and get 'em checked in. Third party traffic is always on the nice list. Once again it's the Santa Watch Net, Christmas Eve 1800 ET on the DoDropIn Echolink conference server node 355800. Merry Christmas from me, Old Santa, and all my elves at the DoDropIn. ** NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Amateur News Weekly; AMSAT; the ARRL; Central Coast Amateur Radio Club; Chris Perry, KY4CKP; CQ Magazine; David Behar, K7DB; Facebook; Jim Emmert, WB0URW; High Appalachian Mountain Amateur Radio Society; Israel Amateur Radio Club; Ohio Penn DX; QRZ.COM; Radio Society of Great Britain; Radio Amateurs of Canada; shortwaveradio.de; Ralph Rognstad Jr. W4RRJ; Shortwave Listening Post; the SOTA Reflector; Southgate Amateur Radio News; Ted Randall's QSO Radio Show; West Bengal Radio Club; WTWW Shortwave; and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline. Please send emails to our address at newsline@arnewsline.org. More information is available at Amateur Radio Newsline's only official website at arnewsline.org. 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, and as always, we thank you for listening. Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) is Copyright 2020. All rights reserved. --- SBBSecho 3.11-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - tbolt.synchro.net (618:250/33) .