WHEN THE DX FINDS THE DXer IN FINLAND
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: There are many of us who like to go off in search of
some good DX - but what happens when the DX unexpectedly finds YOU? Ed Durrant,
DD5LP, tells us.
ED: As she gave her "good morning" greetings to local listeners from her
radio studio in Canada's Yukon territory, CBC program host Elyn (ELLEN)
Jones recently gained a new fan. It was Jorma (YORMA) Mäntylä (MON-too-
lah), who was listening on 560 kHz, the station's AM frequency, from his
home 7,000 km away in Finland. He was somewhat surprised to hear the programme,
"Yukon Morning," as it arrived last fall via the long wire
antenna he'd directed toward North America. Jorma is no stranger to DX
though. He's been at it since getting his amateur radio licence in 1967,
with some of his proudest DX contacts being New Zealand, Israel and
Japan.
Still, he believed some kind of special QSL card was in order, so he
emailed the CBC and attached an mp3 file of what he'd heard. It was a
multimedia e-qsl card of sorts. The file revealed a signal of varying
quality but it was still a valid contact. "Yukon Morning" is one of many
CBC radio shows that are available via streaming and on demand but I'm
sure Jorma would tell you RF is best!
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Ed Durrant, DD5LP.
(SOUTHGATE, CBC)
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WORLD OF DX
In the world of DX, Hams are honoring the work of Lions Clubs
International with special event tation GB4BLC in England. Members of
the Bedworth Lions Club and operators from the Coventry Amateur Radio
Society will be operating through January 28th on most of the HF bands.
The operation will include the digital modes. There will be no QSL
cards.
Another special event station is operating from Poland. Members of the
SEDINA Contest Club will activate the special event station SQ0MORSE
through April 30th, marking the 230th anniversary of the birth of Samuel
F.B. Morse. Operations will be on various HF bands. Send QSLs to SP1EG,
direct or by the Bureau.
(OHIO PENN DX, QRZ)
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KICKER: FOR HUNTING DECOY MARKETER, THE COST OF RFI IS DEAR
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Our final story is about an FCC action against a company
it has charged with radio interference. The government agency, it seems,
is making some noises involving - of all things - animal noises. Kent Peterson,
KC0DGY, has more.
KENT: Can the grunt or snort or a bleat of a deer be considered QRM?
Probably not, but instructions being transmitted wirelessly, directing a
hunting decoy to utter those noises is quite another matter. The FCC and
a US company called Primos have entered into a consent decree over its product,
the Waggin' Whitetail Electronic Deer Tail Decoy, for what the
FCC has called noncompliance with Part 15 of its rules. The FCC believes
the decoy's remote, which users report has a transmission range of
between 40 and 60 yards, exceeds authorized field strength emissions
limits and could interfere with nearby electronics. According to the
FCC, the company acknowledged that it had marketed six such models that
exceed those limits.
Primos has agreed to embark on a plan for compliance and has begun a
voluntary recall.
The company will also pay a civil penalty that could be considered
somewhat.....dear: $55,000.
Primos noted that it had received no complaints of interference
occurring with any other devices. As for interference complaints from
any of the local wildlife -- no bucks or does were available to grunt,
snort, bleat or otherwise comment for this report.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Kent Peterson, KC0DGY.
(FCC, PRIMOS)
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Newsline closes this week by congratulating Richard, G4TUT, on the 50th edition
of the CQ Serenade program, which carries Amateur Radio Newsline weekly on the
shortwave dot de transmitters in northern Europe.
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Ohio, saying 73, and happy New Year to you all. As always, we thank you
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