Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (D)
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Aug 03 2018 09:51 am

WORLD OF DX

Be listening through the end of the year for Mike, VE2XB, who is
operating on Baffin Island in northern Canada. He is using the
callsign VY0BRR. The IOTA reference is NA-047.

Listen for "Przemslaw", SP7VC, visiting two of the "British" Channel
Islands from Poland throughout the month of August. He will sign
MU/SP7VC from Guernsey from 5th - 11th August, and the move on to
Jersey, where he will operate as MJ/SP7VC from the 11th - 14th August.
Be listening on all bands from 160 - 10m and some of the VHF bands.

Listen for Roly, ZL1BQD, on the air as A35RR, from Togatapu between
the 8th and 17th of August. He'll be on 160 to 10 meters, using mostly
JT65 and FT8. He is not ruling out use of SSB or CW, if conditions
permit. Send QSLs via ZL1BQD.

In Tonga, be listening for Hardy, DL7JLL, who will operate from the
Kingdom of Tonga, during the months of August and September. The
callsign A35JLL will be what he uses in August. Listen on 40/20/15/10
meters. You can expect him to operate from August 8th to 15th from Nuku
Alofa. QSL via DL7JLL, direct, or by the Bureau.

(IRTS, OHIO PENN DX)

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KICKER: A HOLIDAY LIKE NO OTHER

PAUL/ANCHOR: Finally, we end this week's report in a holiday mood. Ham
Holiday descended upon Oklahoma City in late July - and Don Wilbanks,
AE5DW, has the details.

DON: There are holidays - and then there are Ham Holidays. One week
before the YLRL convention touched down in Oklahoma City, 650 hams from
Arkansas, Kansas, Texas, Missouri, and Oklahoma, took over the city's
Tower Hotel on July 27th and 28th. The educational forums were
standing-room-only, whether the subject was DMR, youth involvement,
programming radios, or actitivies for YLs. And the banquets were, of
course, eating-room-only. Special guest Jerry Rosalius, WB9Z, told
attendees about his experiences during the recent Bouvet Island
DXpedition, and Valerie Hotzfeld, NV9L, shared her amateur radio
journey through contesting, emergency service, and her Hurricane Maria
deployment to Puerto Rico.

Yes, like all major holiday seasons, there were even important rituals
to be observed, such as the Wouff Hong ceremony.

Perhaps best of all, the crew of Volunteer Examiners oversaw 20 tests
for 16 candidates -- all without fees. In fact, there was a bonus to be
had in this test session: candidates who passed their first exam got a
full rebate on their admission ticket to the regional fest. Of course,
there was one more holiday bonus they got to take home and keep: the
ability to get on the air.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Don Wilbanks, AE5DW.

(MARK KLEINE N5HZR)

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Indiana, saying 73, and as always, we thank you for listening.

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