Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1987 November 27, 2015

Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1987 with a release date of Friday, 
November 27, 2015 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. The FCC announces even more changes for its 
online visitors. A New Jersey grand jury indicts a 25-year-old suspect 
in the killing of an elderly ham. A nationwide club unites youthful 
radio amateurs in the UK. And, right after Thanksgiving, watch for Santa 
Claus, coming to a band near you. All this and more in Amateur Radio 
Newsline report 1987 coming your way right now.

(Billboard Cart Here and Intro)

**

[ANCHOR/DON:] We begin this week's newscast with an announcement from an 
optimistic Federal Communications Commission as it emerges from 
embarrassing and inconvenient glitches in its Electronic Batch Filing 
System. Now that things are getting back to normal there, the FCC is 
launching its overhauled agency website. Amateur Radio Newsline's 
Skeeter Nash, N5ASH, has the details:

MORE CHANGES ONLINE AT THE FCC

[SKEETER'S REPORT]: As the FCC, and hams around the country, recuperate 
from the on-again, off-again outage that left the FCC with a backlog of 
license applications and exam sessions, the agency has announced yet 
more change coming online: A newly revamped website that is making its 
debut on Dec. 10, through a four-hour transition that will begin at 0100 
UTC.

The agency said, in a public notice released Tuesday, Nov. 24, that the 
changes were based on information gathered from user feedback over time 
and the new website should provide QUOTE"better functionality, an 
improved design and better searchability and navigability."ENDQUOTE The 
Commission's IT Department had run the site in a beta-test version 
earlier this year to collect input from visitors before the official 
launch. The new site is also optimized for use on tablets, smartphones 
and other mobile devices and offers different browsing options.

The FCC says: Worry, not, because while the current agency website will 
no longer be available after Dec. 10, files and webpages on 
transition.fcc.gov will still be accessible until they too are migrated 
to the new site. The Commission has already upgraded its consumer help 
center and other interactive areas - and says it has been working toward 
fine-tuning those areas as well.

So, stay tuned.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Skeeter Nash, N5ASH, in Topeka, Kansas.

(ARRL)

**

INDICTMENT IN HAM'S KILLING

Out of New Jersey comes an update on the tragic killing of an elderly 
amateur radio operator earlier this year. A grand jury in Essex County 
has indicted the suspect, 25-year-old Ray Cooley, of Nutley, New Jersey 
on charges of murder, robbery and other offenses related to the death of 
William Fitzsimmons this past spring.

Fitzsimmons, who was 85 years old and lived alone, was found badly 
beaten and bloodied outside his Belleville, New Jersey house the day 
after a May 16 home invasion and assault. He died of his injuries about 
two weeks later in a Newark hospital. Police arrested Cooley, then 
upgraded the charges after Fitzsimmons' death. Cooley was indicted on 
Nov. 13.

Fitzsimmons, whose call sign was N2LMU, was a retired captain with the 
Army National Guard, and a member of the Roseland Amateur Radio Club, 
the Military Auxiliary Radio System and the American Legion. Published 
news reports said that, because he was by himself, he would often leave 
one of his doors open to enable neighbors to check on him.

Cooley's arraignment is set for Dec. 14.

(NORTHJERSEY.COM)

**

PET PROJECT FOR 'HAMSTERS'

[ANCHOR/DON]: They call themselves the Young Hamsters, but this busy, 
friendly group of radio amateurs in Great Britain has nothing to do with 
pet rodents. Instead, this growing collective has a pet project: to 
provide a resource that caters specifically to hams under the age of 30 
throughout the UK. Amateur Radio Newsline's Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, has more:

[JEREMY]: Although they believe conventional radio clubs to be fine for 
most amateurs, Mark, M-ZERO-NCG, and Adam, M-M-ZERO-KFX wanted something 
more for the radio operator under the age of 30. That's how Young 
Hamsters was born. They believed that, just as the popular Youngsters on 
the Air program attracts youthful hams worldwide and in Europe, 
something specific to the UK could be a great success.

In a recent email to Amateur Radio Newsline, Mark described the group's 
mission: He said "We have a focus on operating on the air - be it by 
promoting contesting and DXpeditions or just by being active on the bands!"

Because members are scattered across the UK, the group makes use of 
Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp accounts to allow everyone to express 
their opinion on issues and to build community. The sites are also a 
resource for announcing the Young Hamsters' plans. Mark added "Not only 
do we hope to promote contesting and DXpeditioning, we actually hope to 
run DXpeditions and work together in contests to build a name for 
ourselves as the future of our hobby!"

Mark also wrote that the club fulfills some of the social needs that 
younger operators have: "We decided to set up Young Hamsters instead of 
incorporating into an existing club as we feel the people best placed to 
showcase our hobby and retain the interest of young people in our hobby 
are young people themselves. It can seem quite lonely at times, 
especially in the UK, with so few young radio amateurs, and by bringing 
as many of us together, we can share our common interests and really 
help to further our hobby via innovative ideas and social networking."

Membership is free. And the club call sign is M-ZERO-YHC. Be listening! 
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, reporting from 
Nottingham in the UK.

[ANCHOR/DON]: You can find the Young Hamsters on Twitter with the handle 
younghamsters - one word - or on Facebook at 
facebook.com/groups/younghamsters. Or email the organizers at 
younghamsters@gmail.com

**

DECEMBER IS YOTA MONTH

According to the calendar, we're heading into December, but to European 
amateur radio operators in their early 20s -- or even younger - the next 
31 days that lie ahead are really known as YOTA Month. December is being 
set aside for the program, Youngsters on the Air, a large group of 
youthful hams from Region 1 of the International Amateur Radio Union who 
support one another's projects and engage in QSOs with one another, and 
around the world.

Throughout December, YOTA members will be active on the bands, using 
Y-O-T-A as the suffix in their call sign. Young South African hams 
participating will be using the call sign, Z-S-9-YOTA. And in the UK, 
the special call sign, G15YOTA will be on the air for 22 days during 
December, many from school amateur radio clubs and some from the RAF Air 
Cadets.

Proponents of the event remind amateurs around the world that in many 
cases, a YOTA operator might be having his or her first experience on 
radio when giving a call, so try to make that QSO happen! And make it 
friendly.

(YOUNGSTERS ON THE AIR, THE SOUTH AFRICAN RADIO LEAGUE, RADIO SOCIETY OF 
GREAT BRITAIN)
**

SUMMER PLANS

Speaking of Youngsters on the Air, a good many of them are already 
looking toward the summer, when YOTA 2016 gathers in the Austrian Alps 
as guests of the Austrian Amateur Radio Society, OeVSV. The Austrian 
group is marking its 90th anniversary.

Applications are now being accepted for the event, and the deadline is 
coming up fast - it's December 31. The program, which is set for July 16 
through 23, will accept 75 youngsters. Email any questions to 
Austria@ham-yota.com

**

BREAK HERE:
Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio 
Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including WB5ITT, 
the Triangle Repeater Association, in Beaumont/Port Arthur and Orange, 
Texas on Monday nights.


** **

[ANCHOR/DON:] When it comes to telling stories about radio that were 
once designed to engage and inspire kids, Mike Adams wrote the book. In 
fact, his book is called "The Radio Boys and Girls: Radio, Telegraph, 
Telephone and Wireless Adventures for Juvenile Readers, 1890 - 1945." 
Amateur Radio Newsline's Christian Cudnik, K0STH, spoke to Adams recently:

CHRISTIAN CUDNIK REPORT

**

AN AMSAT 'FIRST'

AMSAT-North America is now the proud owner of its first CubeSat.

The Fox-1A satellite, AO-85, has joined AMSAT Operations, after being 
formally commissioned and determined to be ready to go. AMSAT will now 
be responsible for its scheduling and modes.

AMSAT Vice President for Engineering Jerry Buxton, N-ZERO-JY, said in a 
statement:  QUOTE"Many new techniques are incorporated, and lessons will 
be learned, as with any new 'product.' We will incorporate changes from 
what we learn in each launch, to the extent possible, in subsequent 
Fox-1 CubeSats. To our members, we want to say that the Fox Team is very 
proud and pleased that our first CubeSat is very successful and 
hopefully will be for some time."

**

60 METERS A HARD-WON REALITY

Sixty meters became a new reality at the World Radiocommunication 
Conference in Geneva, which agreed on Nov. 18 on a secondary allocation 
of the band for the amateur service, setting regional power limits of 15 
watts to 25 Watts measured in effective isotropic radiated power. The 
allocation was a hard-won accomplishment following years of preparation 
by the International Amateur Radio Union. The last step is the signing 
of the Final Act at the conference's Nov. 27 closing, and is considered 
a formality.


(WIA, Southgate Amateur Radio)

**

THE WORLD OF DX

Mats, who holds the call signs SM6LRR and RM2D, is operating holiday 
style in Vietnam as XV2D until Dec. 6 and is participating as well in 
the CQWW CW Contest on the weekend of Nov. 28 and Nov. 29. Logs will be 
uploaded to Logbook of The World.

Marko, N5ZO, is operating in Mozambique until Dec. 1 and will also enter 
the CQWW CW Contest using the call sign, C92ZO. Before then, find him on 
30m, 17m and 12m. QSLs can be sent to Logbook of the World or directly 
to OH-ZERO-XX.

Donald, KD4UDU, will be working until Dec. 17 as EL2DW from Monrovia, 
Liberia. Look for him on 20m, 15m and 10m on SSB. Send QSL cards to his 
home call.

Nick, G3RWF, is working from Rwanda until Dec. 2 as 9X0NH and can be 
found on all bands from 80m to 10m. Logs will be uploaded to Logbook of 
The World and QSLs should be sent to his home call sign.

**

KICKER: SANTA AT THE NORTH DIPOLE?

[ANCHOR/DON:] We conclude this week's report with a Christmas story that 
begins, as all good Christmas stories must, with the wish of a child. 
What started as a staged report from Santa's Sleigh during an amateur 
radio Net on 80 meters nine years ago has grown. And grown. More from 
Amateur Radio Newsline's Kent Peterson, KC0DGY:

[KENT]:
If you take an 80 meter rag chew net, add a bit of holiday cheer and 
Pete Thompson, KE5GGY, explains what comes next.

{PETE]: It really goes back to a year where I had a young child at home 
I was checked into one of the 3916 nets on Christmas Eve A number of us 
were looking for a way for our kids to talk to Santa. So we pieced 
together something for a couple of us that one night and it worked 
really well. I could be a Santa net relay for a station in Kansas City 
then he could facilitate the contact with Santa for me and my son, so we 
had sort of a primitive dress rehearsal and I think it occurred to a 
number of us that hey this really is neat and it has grown from there. I 
think we had five people that first year now in 2015 we are expecting 
250 and 300 kids to talk to Santa

[KENT]: Thompson says running the net has its rewards.

Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1987 November 27, 2015

Amateur Radio Newsline report number 1987 with a release date of Friday, 
November 27, 2015 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. The FCC announces even more changes for its 
online visitors. A New Jersey grand jury indicts a 25-year-old suspect 
in the killing of an elderly ham. A nationwide club unites youthful 
radio amateurs in the UK. And, right after Thanksgiving, watch for Santa 
Claus, coming to a band near you. All this and more in Amateur Radio 
Newsline report 1987 coming your way right now.

(Billboard Cart Here and Intro)

**

[ANCHOR/DON:] We begin this week's newscast with an announcement from an 
optimistic Federal Communications Commission as it emerges from 
embarrassing and inconvenient glitches in its Electronic Batch Filing 
System. Now that things are getting back to normal there, the FCC is 
launching its overhauled agency website. Amateur Radio Newsline's 
Skeeter Nash, N5ASH, has the details:

MORE CHANGES ONLINE AT THE FCC

[SKEETER'S REPORT]: As the FCC, and hams around the country, recuperate 
from the on-again, off-again outage that left the FCC with a backlog of 
license applications and exam sessions, the agency has announced yet 
more change coming online: A newly revamped website that is making its 
debut on Dec. 10, through a four-hour transition that will begin at 0100 
UTC.

The agency said, in a public notice released Tuesday, Nov. 24, that the 
changes were based on information gathered from user feedback over time 
and the new website should provide QUOTE"better functionality, an 
improved design and better searchability and navigability."ENDQUOTE The 
Commission's IT Department had run the site in a beta-test version 
earlier this year to collect input from visitors before the official 
launch. The new site is also optimized for use on tablets, smartphones 
and other mobile devices and offers different browsing options.

The FCC says: Worry, not, because while the current agency website will 
no longer be available after Dec. 10, files and webpages on 
transition.fcc.gov will still be accessible until they too are migrated 
to the new site. The Commission has already upgraded its consumer help 
center and other interactive areas - and says it has been working toward 
fine-tuning those areas as well.

So, stay tuned.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Skeeter Nash, N5ASH, in Topeka, Kansas.

(ARRL)

**

INDICTMENT IN HAM'S KILLING

Out of New Jersey comes an update on the tragic killing of an elderly 
amateur radio operator earlier this year. A grand jury in Essex County 
has indicted the suspect, 25-year-old Ray Cooley, of Nutley, New Jersey 
on charges of murder, robbery and other offenses related to the death of 
William Fitzsimmons this past spring.

Fitzsimmons, who was 85 years old and lived alone, was found badly 
beaten and bloodied outside his Belleville, New Jersey house the day 
after a May 16 home invasion and assault. He died of his injuries about 
two weeks later in a Newark hospital. Police arrested Cooley, then 
upgraded the charges after Fitzsimmons' death. Cooley was indicted on 
Nov. 13.

Fitzsimmons, whose call sign was N2LMU, was a retired captain with the 
Army National Guard, and a member of the Roseland Amateur Radio Club, 
the Military Auxiliary Radio System and the American Legion. Published 
news reports said that, because he was by himself, he would often leave 
one of his doors open to enable neighbors to check on him.

Cooley's arraignment is set for Dec. 14.

(NORTHJERSEY.COM)

**

PET PROJECT FOR 'HAMSTERS'

[ANCHOR/DON]: They call themselves the Young Hamsters, but this busy, 
friendly group of radio amateurs in Great Britain has nothing to do with 
pet rodents. Instead, this growing collective has a pet project: to 
provide a resource that caters specifically to hams under the age of 30 
throughout the UK. Amateur Radio Newsline's Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, has more:

[JEREMY]: Although they believe conventional radio clubs to be fine for 
most amateurs, Mark, M-ZERO-NCG, and Adam, M-M-ZERO-KFX wanted something 
more for the radio operator under the age of 30. That's how Young 
Hamsters was born. They believed that, just as the popular Youngsters on 
the Air program attracts youthful hams worldwide and in Europe, 
something specific to the UK could be a great success.

In a recent email to Amateur Radio Newsline, Mark described the group's 
mission: He said "We have a focus on operating on the air - be it by 
promoting contesting and DXpeditions or just by being active on the bands!"

Because members are scattered across the UK, the group makes use of 
Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp accounts to allow everyone to express 
their opinion on issues and to build community. The sites are also a 
resource for announcing the Young Hamsters' plans. Mark added "Not only 
do we hope to promote contesting and DXpeditioning, we actually hope to 
run DXpeditions and work together in contests to build a name for 
ourselves as the future of our hobby!"

Mark also wrote that the club fulfills some of the social needs that 
younger operators have: "We decided to set up Young Hamsters instead of 
incorporating into an existing club as we feel the people best placed to 
showcase our hobby and retain the interest of young people in our hobby 
are young people themselves. It can seem quite lonely at times, 
especially in the UK, with so few young radio amateurs, and by bringing 
as many of us together, we can share our common interests and really 
help to further our hobby via innovative ideas and social networking."

Membership is free. And the club call sign is M-ZERO-YHC. Be listening! 
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, reporting from 
Nottingham in the UK.

[ANCHOR/DON]: You can find the Young Hamsters on Twitter with the handle 
younghamsters - one word - or on Facebook at 
facebook.com/groups/younghamsters. Or email the organizers at 
younghamsters@gmail.com

**

DECEMBER IS YOTA MONTH

According to the calendar, we're heading into December, but to European 
amateur radio operators in their early 20s -- or even younger - the next 
31 days that lie ahead are really known as YOTA Month. December is being 
set aside for the program, Youngsters on the Air, a large group of 
youthful hams from Region 1 of the International Amateur Radio Union who 
support one another's projects and engage in QSOs with one another, and 
around the world.

Throughout December, YOTA members will be active on the bands, using 
Y-O-T-A as the suffix in their call sign. Young South African hams 
participating will be using the call sign, Z-S-9-YOTA. And in the UK, 
the special call sign, G15YOTA will be on the air for 22 days during 
December, many from school amateur radio clubs and some from the RAF Air 
Cadets.

Proponents of the event remind amateurs around the world that in many 
cases, a YOTA operator might be having his or her first experience on 
radio when giving a call, so try to make that QSO happen! And make it 
friendly.

(YOUNGSTERS ON THE AIR, THE SOUTH AFRICAN RADIO LEAGUE, RADIO SOCIETY OF 
GREAT BRITAIN)
**

SUMMER PLANS

Speaking of Youngsters on the Air, a good many of them are already 
looking toward the summer, when YOTA 2016 gathers in the Austrian Alps 
as guests of the Austrian Amateur Radio Society, OeVSV. The Austrian 
group is marking its 90th anniversary.

Applications are now being accepted for the event, and the deadline is 
coming up fast - it's December 31. The program, which is set for July 16 
through 23, will accept 75 youngsters. Email any questions to 
Austria@ham-yota.com

**

BREAK HERE:
Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio 
Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including WB5ITT, 
the Triangle Repeater Association, in Beaumont/Port Arthur and Orange, 
Texas on Monday nights.


** **

[ANCHOR/DON:] When it comes to telling stories about radio that were 
once designed to engage and inspire kids, Mike Adams wrote the book. In 
fact, his book is called "The Radio Boys and Girls: Radio, Telegraph, 
Telephone and Wireless Adventures for Juvenile Readers, 1890 - 1945." 
Amateur Radio Newsline's Christian Cudnik, K0STH, spoke to Adams recently:

CHRISTIAN CUDNIK REPORT

**

AN AMSAT 'FIRST'

AMSAT-North America is now the proud owner of its first CubeSat.

The Fox-1A satellite, AO-85, has joined AMSAT Operations, after being 
formally commissioned and determined to be ready to go. AMSAT will now 
be responsible for its scheduling and modes.

AMSAT Vice President for Engineering Jerry Buxton, N-ZERO-JY, said in a 
statement:  QUOTE"Many new techniques are incorporated, and lessons will 
be learned, as with any new 'product.' We will incorporate changes from 
what we learn in each launch, to the extent possible, in subsequent 
Fox-1 CubeSats. To our members, we want to say that the Fox Team is very 
proud and pleased that our first CubeSat is very successful and 
hopefully will be for some time."

**

60 METERS A HARD-WON REALITY

Sixty meters became a new reality at the World Radiocommunication 
Conference in Geneva, which agreed on Nov. 18 on a secondary allocation 
of the band for the amateur service, setting regional power limits of 15 
watts to 25 Watts measured in effective isotropic radiated power. The 
allocation was a hard-won accomplishment following years of preparation 
by the International Amateur Radio Union. The last step is the signing 
of the Final Act at the conference's Nov. 27 closing, and is considered 
a formality.


(WIA, Southgate Amateur Radio)

**

THE WORLD OF DX

Mats, who holds the call signs SM6LRR and RM2D, is operating holiday 
style in Vietnam as XV2D until Dec. 6 and is participating as well in 
the CQWW CW Contest on the weekend of Nov. 28 and Nov. 29. Logs will be 
uploaded to Logbook of The World.

Marko, N5ZO, is operating in Mozambique until Dec. 1 and will also enter 
the CQWW CW Contest using the call sign, C92ZO. Before then, find him on 
30m, 17m and 12m. QSLs can be sent to Logbook of the World or directly 
to OH-ZERO-XX.

Donald, KD4UDU, will be working until Dec. 17 as EL2DW from Monrovia, 
Liberia. Look for him on 20m, 15m and 10m on SSB. Send QSL cards to his 
home call.

Nick, G3RWF, is working from Rwanda until Dec. 2 as 9X0NH and can be 
found on all bands from 80m to 10m. Logs will be uploaded to Logbook of 
The World and QSLs should be sent to his home call sign.

**

KICKER: SANTA AT THE NORTH DIPOLE?

[ANCHOR/DON:] We conclude this week's report with a Christmas story that 
begins, as all good Christmas stories must, with the wish of a child. 
What started as a staged report from Santa's Sleigh during an amateur 
radio Net on 80 meters nine years ago has grown. And grown. More from 
Amateur Radio Newsline's Kent Peterson, KC0DGY:

[KENT]:
If you take an 80 meter rag chew net, add a bit of holiday cheer and 
Pete Thompson, KE5GGY, explains what comes next.

{PETE]: It really goes back to a year where I had a young child at home 
I was checked into one of the 3916 nets on Christmas Eve A number of us 
were looking for a way for our kids to talk to Santa. So we pieced 
together something for a couple of us that one night and it worked 
really well. I could be a Santa net relay for a station in Kansas City 
then he could facilitate the contact with Santa for me and my son, so we 
had sort of a primitive dress rehearsal and I think it occurred to a 
number of us that hey this really is neat and it has grown from there. I 
think we had five people that first year now in 2015 we are expecting 
250 and 300 kids to talk to Santa

[KENT]: Thompson says running the net has its rewards.

[PETE]: Connecting kids to Santa at Christmas time just makes their 
Christmas. We get emails every year from parents and grandparents that 
say this was the highlight of our holiday season.  This brought our 
family together.  That and the fact we're using the magic radio to do 
it. makes it very rewarding on another level.  We know a number of these 
kids who have been on the Santa net have gone on to get their ham radio 
tickets. Its a win win.  Kids get the spirit of Christmas connecting 
with Santa through the magic of ham radio they experience this great 
hobby its a great way for us to end the year on the 3916 nets.

[KENT]: Thompson fired up his ham rig to demonstrate the quality of the 
Santa connection.

[PETE]: Right now I've got a connection with Santa so we could close 
this interview  with a couple comments from Santa. Let me see if i can 
get him on my phone patch in Dallas.  Santa Santa, this is KE5GGY from 
Denton County calling, Santa can you come on and give a couple of 
comments to the Amateur Radio Newsline. Calling Santa. ["SANTA"]: HO HO 
HO Hello There Merry Christmas to everyone listening to the amateur 
radio newsline.  And ho ho ho and I know you've all been very good boys 
and girls this year and I just want to invite you to join the hams on 
3916 every night at 7:30 for the Santa net. And yes I could talk to you 
so we'll see you then. And until then 73 from Santa Ho Ho Ho!


In case you just missed that info, the 80 meter Santa Net meets every 
night on 3916 KHz at 7:30PM US Central time.  For the Amateur Radio 
Newsline, I'm Kent Peterson, KC0DGY

[DON's TAGLINE]: This year Thompson will stream the audio for a live 
feed on the Internet and it will be archived. So anyone who is on the 
Santa Net, through Christmas Eve, will be able to find their contact 
from a YouTube page, just do a hashtag and a call sign and you'll find 
that particular contact.

** **

NEWSCAST CLOSE

With thanks to Alan Labs; AMSAT; the ARRL; the BBC; CQ Magazine; Hap 
Holly and the Rain Report; IEEE, The Irish Radio Transmitter Society; 
northjersey.com; KE5GGY Blog; the Ohio-Penn DX Newsletter; Radio Society 
of Great Britain; The South African Radio League; Southgate Amateur 
Radio News; the 3916 Nets; TWiT TV; Young Hamsters; Youngsters On the 
Air, 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 Radio Newsline's only official website located at 
www.arnewsline.org. You can also write to us or support us at Amateur 
Radio Newsline, 28197 Robin Avenue, Santa Clarita, CA 91350.

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 and as always we thank you for listening.

Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) is Copyright 2015. All rights reserved.

[PETE]: Connecting kids to Santa at Christmas time just makes their 
Christmas. We get emails every year from parents and grandparents that 
say this was the highlight of our holiday season.  This brought our 
family together.  That and the fact we're using the magic radio to do 
it. makes it very rewarding on another level.  We know a number of these 
kids who have been on the Santa net have gone on to get their ham radio 
tickets. Its a win win.  Kids get the spirit of Christmas connecting 
with Santa through the magic of ham radio they experience this great 
hobby its a great way for us to end the year on the 3916 nets.

[KENT]: Thompson fired up his ham rig to demonstrate the quality of the 
Santa connection.

[PETE]: Right now I've got a connection with Santa so we could close 
this interview  with a couple comments from Santa. Let me see if i can 
get him on my phone patch in Dallas.  Santa Santa, this is KE5GGY from 
Denton County calling, Santa can you come on and give a couple of 
comments to the Amateur Radio Newsline. Calling Santa. ["SANTA"]: HO HO 
HO Hello There Merry Christmas to everyone listening to the amateur 
radio newsline.  And ho ho ho and I know you've all been very good boys 
and girls this year and I just want to invite you to join the hams on 
3916 every night at 7:30 for the Santa net. And yes I could talk to you 
so we'll see you then. And until then 73 from Santa Ho Ho Ho!


In case you just missed that info, the 80 meter Santa Net meets every 
night on 3916 KHz at 7:30PM US Central time.  For the Amateur Radio 
Newsline, I'm Kent Peterson, KC0DGY

[DON's TAGLINE]: This year Thompson will stream the audio for a live 
feed on the Internet and it will be archived. So anyone who is on the 
Santa Net, through Christmas Eve, will be able to find their contact 
from a YouTube page, just do a hashtag and a call sign and you'll find 
that particular contact.

** **

NEWSCAST CLOSE

With thanks to Alan Labs; AMSAT; the ARRL; the BBC; CQ Magazine; Hap 
Holly and the Rain Report; IEEE, The Irish Radio Transmitter Society; 
northjersey.com; KE5GGY Blog; the Ohio-Penn DX Newsletter; Radio Society 
of Great Britain; The South African Radio League; Southgate Amateur 
Radio News; the 3916 Nets; TWiT TV; Young Hamsters; Youngsters On the 
Air, 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 Radio Newsline's only official website located at 
www.arnewsline.org. You can also write to us or support us at Amateur 
Radio Newsline, 28197 Robin Avenue, Santa Clarita, CA 91350.

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 and as always we thank you for listening.

Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) is Copyright 2015. All rights reserved.


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