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The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster
DX Special Bulletin No. 1141.1
BID: $OPDX.1141.1
December 18, 2013
Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)
Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet
Clusters Network OH2BN and QRZ.com for the following DX information.
Breaking News from the Land of Santa Claus
OF9X =96 OLD FATHER 9 XMAS
Do you remember the Ho-Ho Santa Claus who penetrated the bands and talked
to children all over the world from Santa=92s homeland - Finnish Lapland?
If you don't =96 just refresh your memory at QRZ.com (www.qrz.com/db/OF9X).
Santa's helpers are now whispering that the white-bearded Old Man will be
on the air this year again. The focus is on this coming weekend to remind
you of the fun period of Christmas and to create the right spirit for
families with children throughout the world. Just as last year, this will
happen on the radio waves and hopefully on a variety of bands. Not many
people knew then that Santa can even send Morse code!
Already tonight and over the next few days, Santa will appear around
14.235 kHz while loading up his sleigh for the weekend's world tour.
Just go for it and get involved =96 let your children or grandchildren
feel the true coming of Christmas and the presence of Santa Claus.
The upcoming Friday announcement may again include Santa's personal
token to those who truly believe in Santa Claus.
Season's Greetings from the Land of Santa Claus!
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December 18, 2013
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS FROM REPUBLIC OF KOSOVO
History was made on Saturday, 14 December 2013, when 52 young Kosovars
aged between 18-21 years were seated in the amphitheater of the Technical
University of Pristina to take the first ever amateur radio exam under
the new laws of the Republic of Kosovo.
To everyone's great delight, fifty (50) of them walked away as new amateur
radio operators qualifying for a U.S. General level license. The administra-
tors were not yet prepared to receive higher class exams as procedures are
now in place only to take the equivalent of U.S. General or CEPT Novice
exams. The procedural framework is set to follow the U.S. structure, and
several ARRL manuals were given to the national association for Amateur
Radio in Kosovo (SHRAK) as well as to the Telecom administrators - thanks
to the ARRL for their kind support.
IARU Region 1 President Hans, PB2T, and Martti, OH2BH, of Project Goodwill
Kosovo were working earlier on Saturday with the Exam Commission to help
with adjustments made to new question pools. They also attended the opening
ceremony and were present overseeing the actual exam. The administrators
wished the students good luck and emphasized to the future hams their role
as representatives of their newborn country.
It was an historical and emotional event in many ways, more than doubling
the amateur radio population of the country. Another encouraging sign was
that the young Kosovars were genuinely excited about this great passion,
and many had already made numerous friends and QSOs using a virtual ham
radio simulator -- www.hamsphere.com/ -- the potential of which should be
fully explored as another tool providing fair start-up motivation.
Assessing the overall weekend, PB2T and OH2BH felt strongly that the whole
amateur radio community ought to have the pleasure of welcoming these young
people during this Christmas. As the exam/license cost is 50 EUR (70 USD)
per person, a major expense for today's youth in Kosovo, radio amateurs
worldwide are invited to help the new hams with this entry level cost, and
in return obtain personal details and a picture of their "grandchild" in
amateur radio.
PayPal is set up at www.qrz.com/db/Z60A for transfering potential funds.
Fifteen (15) license donations are already pledged by organizations
including Daily DX, Yasme Foundation, DX University, European DX Foundation,
and ClubLog.
You have the option of giving a personal gift to catch the Christmas
spirit and to become a godfather in Amateur Radio.
Please kindly inform Hans, PB2T at <president@eudxf.eu> or Martti, OH2BH at
<oh2bh@sral.fi> of your desire to help.
Let your Happy Christmas be extended to these young Kosovars. Season's
Greetings and Thank You!
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