Subj : Amateur Radio Newsline (D)
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Dec 21 2018 11:03 am

WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX for this week, Harry, JG7PSJ, is on the air as JD1BMH,
from Chichijima Island until the 2nd of January. Listen on 160-10 meters
where he will be using CW, SSB, and RTTY. QSL via the Bureau to JD1BMH,
or direct to JG7PSJ.

(OHIO PENN DX NEWSLETTER)

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KICKER: 'THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS,' HAM RADIO STYLE

NEIL/ANCHOR: We end this newscast with a Newsline holiday tradition - a
ham log instead of a yule log. We again offer this much-loved adaptation
of the Clement Clarke Moore classic, as read by Jim Damron, N8TMW.

JIM: Twas the night before Christmas and all through the shack

The rig was turned off, and the mic cord lay slack

The antenna rotor had made its last turn, the tubes in the linear
had long ceased to burn.

I sat there relaxing and took off my specs, preparing to daydream of 
Armchair DX -- When suddenly outside I heard such a sound, I dashed
out the door to see what was around.

The moon shone down brightly and lighted the night. For sure
propagation for the low bands was right.

I peered toward the roof where I heard all the racket and there was
some guy in a red, fur-trimmed jacket!

I stood there perplexed in a manner quite giddy: Just who WAS this
stranger? di di dah dah di dit?

He looked very much like an FCC guy who'd come to check up on some
bad TVI.

I shouted to him: "Old man...QR-Zed?"
"Hey you by the chimney all dressed up in red!"

I suddenly knew when I heard sleigh bells jingle 
The guy on the rooftop was Jolly Kris Kringle

He had a big sack full of amateur gear which was a big load
for his prancing reindeer.

Transmitters, receivers, for cabinets and racks
Some meters and scopes and a lot of co-ax.

He said not a word 'cause he'd finished his work.
He picked up his sack and he turned with a jerk.

As he leaped to his sleigh, he shouted with glee
And I knew in a moment he'd be QRT.

I heard him transmit as he flew o'er the trees
"Merry Christmas to all, and to all seventy-three."

"Ho Ho Ho"

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jim Damron, N8TMW.

**

NEWSCAST CLOSE:

With thanks to Alan Labs; Amateur News Weekly; the ARRL; CQ Magazine;
Hap Holly and the Rain Report; NBC News; NZART; Ohio-Penn DX Bulletin;
QRZ.COM; Radio Society of Great Britain; Southgate Amateur Radio News;
Ted Randall's QSO Radio Show; Wireless Institute of Australia; WTWW
Shortwave; the YL Beam; Santa Claus; 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 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 Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, in Bloomington,
Indiana saying 73, and as always, we thank you for listening.

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