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Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio Newsline, heard
on bulletin stations around the world, including the K5DUR repeater in Rowlett,
Texas, on Sundays at 7 p.m. local time.
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FLORIDA CLUB'S HOMEBREW PROJECT IS ITS TRAILER
JIM/ANCHOR: If an emergency trailer is considered home to amateurs who
belong to ARES, then this next story is surely about a home-improvement
project. Kevin Trotman, N5PRE, explains.
KEVIN: The latest homebrew project by members of Clay County Amateur Radio
Emergency Services isn't a custom rig or a special antenna. The Florida ARES
group is busy refurbishing its radio shack on wheels, a communications
trailer that was donated to them after it was retired from service by the
county's Emergency Operations Center.
Clay ARES members have been spending time outfitting the trailer with their own
state-of-the-art communications equipment, and transforming it into a command
center that will also accommodate hams' overnight stays in extreme emergencies.
Scott Roberts, KK4ECR, the public information officer for Clay ARES, told
Clay Today Online that while the trailer can be deployed if necessary to
help in emergencies, the hams want to enhance its capabilities in voice,
satellite, digital communications, email and texting over the air. The
trailer will also be used to train new and future hams.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Kevin Trotman, N5PRE.
(CLAY TODAY ONLINE)
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NETS OF NOTE: THE AUSTRALIAN CULTURE NET, 'DINKY DI'
JIM/ANCHOR: In our occasional series, Nets of Note, which looks at
interesting and creative ways amateurs gather on the air, we visit a group
of radio operators in Australia whose thoughts - and words - have been
turning to poetry lately. Jason Daniels, VK2LAW, picks up the story from
here.
JASON: Sunday nights will never be the same in VK2. For the past two months,
amateurs have been getting on the air at 1900 hours Australian Eastern Standard
Time to read poetry to one another. It's not just a Sunday night poetry fest
but a time for jokes, yarns, quizzes, and memorable stories from history. The
inspiring force behind this so-called Dinky Di (pronounced:
DIE) or Culture Net is Peter O'Brien, VK2DIE, a fan of Australian Bush
Poetry who one night shared the classic work, "The Man from Snowy River," by
poet Banjo Paterson, during a Snowy Mountains Amateur Radio Club net. That
got things rolling.
Angelo, VK2NWT, told Newsline that poetry has now been happening on the air
regularly -- with rhyme and with reason: The net has begun to grow in
popularity in the New South Wales Far South Coast and Monaro region. It
lasts about an hour, and Peter coordinates the discussion. So if you're not
averse to a little verse, consider joining the net on VK2RSE at 147.375 MHz,
VK2RFS 146.760 MHz or VK3RDH at 146.625 MHz. None of the repeaters require a
tone. If you're not local but have access to IRLP, join in via Node 6211.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jason Daniels, VK2LAW.
(WIA, ANGELO GIUFFRE VK2NWT)
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WORLD OF DX
In the World of DX, a disappointment for DX chasers. The KX0X DXpedition to Jan
Mayen Island in the Arctic Ocean has been cancelled. Clublog lists the
Norwegian volcanic island as the 75th most wanted DX in its recently updated
list. The team announced on DX-World that it will be refunding donors'
contributions shortly.
However, Erik, LA2US, who has been active on Jan Mayen Island as JX2US since
mid-October, has logged more than 6,200 QSOs. He is operating CW and some
FT8 in F/H submode through March 2021. QSL only via ClubLog OQRS. He will
upload to LoTW after his return home in April.
Be listening for the callsign DP0GVN from the German Antarctic research station
Neumayer-III, where Theresa, DC1TH, will soon be on the air. Theresa will be
making QSOs via the amateur radio transponder on board the QO-100 geostationary
satellite. The ground station for the satellite was provided last year by
AMSAT-DL. QSL to DL5EBE, direct or via the DARC QSL bureau.
Logs are also uploaded to LotW intermittently.
Finally, in case you had plans to listen for David, F8AAN, operating as
FS/F8AAN from St. Martin Island starting November 18th, be advised he has
cancelled his plans because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
(SOUTHGATE, DX-WORLD)
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