Subj : Newsline Part 4
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Mar 31 2017 12:23 pm

THE WORLD OF DX

In the world of DX, Jean-Marc, F5SGI, will be active between April 9th and
15th as EA6/F5SGI from Minorque Island. He will be operating on the HF
bands, CW only. Send QSL cards to his home callsign, direct or by the
Bureau.

Listen for Marc, ON5SM, in the Philippines, where he is operating from
April 4th through May 24th as DU9/ON5SM. He will be active on 80 meters
through 6 meters using SSB and the Digital modes. Send QSL cards via his
home callsign, direct or by the Bureau.

Between April 18th and 27th, listen for Stephen/WF2S, and Ralph/K1ZZI,
operating from St. Lucia. You can hear them on various HF bands, most
likely on SSB, RTTY, PSK and JT65. They will also operate some CW. Send
QSL cards to their home callsigns, direct or LoTW, which is preferred.

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KICKER: PIERRE PULLINMYLEG AND A LICENSE WITH CLASS!

JIM/ANCHOR: And finally - no fooling - it's April Fool's Day time again,
but....we don't have to tell you what that means. We'll let our special
correspondent Pierre Pullinmyleg do that. Pierre?

"PIERRE:" It is, mes amis, a happy development we report today that zee
FCC is about to approve a newer, easier entry level class for amateur
radio. Amateur Radio Newsline has confirmed zis in an exclusive interview
with the new FCC commissioner Ajit Pai. The interview, she was so very
very exclusive, in fact, that zee FCC commissioner himself was not even
aware it took place!! What we have learned is that it will be so very
simple, so very easy, tout de suite, for beginners to get on the air with
this new radio license. Even your dog, she will be able to get her license.
Rumors, they are true: This license exam is bringing back zee old Morse
Code requirement -- but worry not, you must only be able to copy zee
dashes, don't worry about zee dots. I, Pierre Pullinmyleg, have been given
some super-secret advance access to the question pool as well which I
share with you now: You must know the shoe size and birth date of zee last
three FCC commissioners, and you will be asked to write a limerick using
words that rhyme with "propagation" and "DXpedition." Zere will also be a
spelling bee. To get your license, you must be able to spell QRV, QST and
QRZ and yes, even FCC. How about mathematics! Zoot alors! You must show you
can add 73, 88 and 33 -- all without help from zee calculator or your
fingers and toes. Now, mon cheri, please remember this license will be ONLY
for hams using mobile operation. Zee vehicle must have an engine with no
more than 4 cylinders and a horsepower of 150 or less. It must use zee
unleaded fuel and cannot be a minivan. Your new entry level license is good
for three years or 30,000 miles, whichever comes first. The test will be
given only one day a year - on the 31st of April. BONNE CHANCE MES AMIS!!
For Amateur Radio Newsline, this has been Pierre Pullingmyleg, saying 73.

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NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Alan Labs; Amateur News Weekly; the ARRL;
Daily DX; Galway VHF Group; Hap Holly and the Rain Report; the IARU; Irish
Radio Transmitters Society; Kinvara Rock and Road Marathon; K2BSA Amateur
Radio Association; Ohio-Penn DX Bulletin; QRZ.COM; Southgate Amateur Radio
News; Ted Randall's QSO Radio Show; 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 located at
www.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 2017. All rights reserved.


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