Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (D)
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Dec 01 2017 07:59 am

WORLD OF DX

Members of the "The Holy land DX Group" will be operating a special
event station from The Shivta National Park in Israel, from Friday,
December 22nd, through noontime on December 24th. They will be using
the callsign 4X0XMAS, and hams can listen for them on SSB, and using
CW on the WWFF frequencies. This will be the first time for an
operation from this QTH. During the Christianity On the Air event,
December 22nd through 24th, the station will also participate for the
HOCOTA Award. Send QSLs via LoTW and eQSL. The park is considered a
World Heritage Site, by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee.

Be listening for Fawaz, A92AA, operating as 5T1A, from Mauritius,
until December 20th. Listen for him on all bands, using SSB and FT8.
He plans a short break, to join the 5T5TI DXpedition team between
December first and seventh. Send QSLs via A92AA.

A team of operators, including Massimo/HP1MAC, Ricardo/HP1RIS, and
Gianni/HP1YLS will be active between January 6th and 9th, as H91IT
from Taboga Island. Listen for them on 40-10 meters using CW and SSB.
Send QSLs via HP1RCP.

(OHIO PENN DX NEWSLETTER)

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KICKER: SANTA PLAYS THE FOX IN AUSTRALIA

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Our final story is about Santa Claus again. But wait -
this is in Australia, where the search for Santa is getting a bit of an
amateur radio twist, as we hear from John Williams, VK4JJW.

JOHN'S REPORT: When it comes to amateur radio direction-finding at this
time of the year, even Santa can be pretty foxy about it. Perhaps it's
because Santa *is* the fox during this exercise, which is happening on
the 15th of December. It's the annual Townsville Amateur Radio Club
Monster Christmas Lights Tour, when mobile shacks make their way along
a route to a secret destination, all the while monitoring 2 meters to
receive instructions from Santa. Yes, Santa's calling the shots, as all
the hams take their festive trip around the illuminated City of
Townsville, Australia. Where is Santa headed? Ah, that's the secret --
but by 10 p.m. all will be revealed. The organizer, Gavin, VK4ZZ, is no
humbug. He'll make sure everyone gets an eyeful, as well as an earful.
Handhelds will be provided on loan, if hams don't have one available.
Do bring your own water, however. Sleighbells are not expected to be
ringing in the summer heat.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm John Williams, VK4JJW.

(TOWNSVILLE AMATEUR RADIO CLUB)

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CQ Magazine; Hap Holly and the Rain Report; the IARU; NASA; Ohio Penn
DX Bulletin; Radio Amateurs of Canada; SOUTHCARS; Southgate Amateur Radio
News; Ted Randall's QSO Radio Show; the 3916 Nets; Townsville Amateur
Radio Club; WTWW Shortwave; and you, our listeners, that's all from the
Amateur Radio Newsline. Please send emails to our address at
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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 Stephen Kinford, N8WB, in Wadsworth,
Ohio, saying 73, and as always, we thank you for listening.

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