THE WORLD OF DX
Rob, DL7VOA, is on the air from Vanuatu in the South Pacific until Jan.
13, using the callsign, YJ4AO, mainly during the local evening and night
hours. QSL to his home call.
Stefan, DF8HS, is active as DF8HS/P from Fehmarn Island until January 11,
working SSB, RTTY and PSK on 80 through 10 meters. QSL via his home
callsign, via the Bureau or direct.
Harry, JG7PSJ, is operating as JD1BMH from Ogasawara until January 9. He
is active on all bands, and using SSB, CW and RTTY. Send QSLs to his home
call.
Bernhard, DL2GAC, is preparing to work as H44MS on a DX vacation to
Honiara, Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands (OC-047), between January 19
and April 14. He will be on 80 meters through 6 meters - and possibly 160
meters. He is working SSB only. Send QSLs to his home callsign, or via the
bureau.
Andrea, HB9DUR, is working as EX/HB9DUR from Bishkek in Kyrgyzatan until January
8. He is working holiday style on all HF bands, but primarily the higher bands.
QSL via his home callsign, direct or via ClubLog's OQRS.
(OHIO PENN DX NEWSLETTER)
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KICKER: A CHRISTMAS PRESENT FROM CHRISTMAS PAST
DON/ANCHOR: We end this newscast, and start this new year of 2016, by
ringing out the old - but also ringing IN the old. Doing just that, this
past Christmas, meant the world to the Bird family of England. Amateur
Radio Newsline's Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, explains:
[JEREMY'S REPORT:]
Though radio waves are celebrated more for their ability to connect people
in crisis, or across continents, one famly in England is celebrating
radio's ability to connect people across generations -- with the help of a
treasured call sign.
The call sign, G4ZU, was assigned to DXer Gordon 'Dick' Bird, a designer
of HF antennas, and author of many technical articles for publication.
Dick became a Silent Key 10 years ago at the age of 86. Some years later,
Pete Sipple, M0PSX, the husband of Bird's granddaughter, Sarah, was able
to get Ofcom's permission to have the call sign transferred to him
instead. It was the latest gesture in a long tradition of ham radio in
the family, especially since Sarah Sipple, M6PSK, has been the holder of
a foundation license for the past four years.
But something special was in the air - or rather, ON the air - as the
family gathered for this past Christmas. The grandfather's old call sign
was reactivated for the first time since his death in 2005, and as the
family gathered for the holiday, it launched something of a QSO party.
Family members extended greetings to one another via radio, and even the
late amateur's great-granddaughter, Kathryn, age 8, joined in.
Sarah Sipple was quoted as saying afterward in a local report: "It's
great that the historic G4ZU callsign is still active, in memory of
Dick's passion for amateur radio. Ten years after Dick Bird went SK,
G4ZU was again on-air, connecting three generations of the family
together using amateur radio - a nice Christmas present, and one for
the Bird family scrapbook.
Best of all, it's one Christmas present no one will ever have to, or
want to, exchange.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, in Nottingham, the UK.
(ESSEXHAM.CO.UK)
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NEWSCAST CLOSE
With thanks to Alan Labs; the ARRL; CQ Magazine; DXCOFFEE; DX.NET;
Essexham; Hap Holly and the Rain Report; Henry Ruminski, Dayton
Hamvention; InfoAge Museum; Irish Radio Transmitters Society; the
Ohio-Penn DX Bulletin; Southgate Amateur Radio News; TWiT TV;
weather.com; Wireless Institute of Australia; WXPR Radio; and you, our
listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline. Our email address
is newsline@arnewsline.org. More information is available at Amateur
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You can also write to us, or support us at Amateur Radio Newsline,
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For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York,
and our news team worldwide, I'm Don Wilbanks, AE5DW, in Picayune,
Mississippi, saying 73, Happy New Year, and as always, we thank you
for listening.
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