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Visit www .icomamerica .com slash 00:00:59.840 --> 00:01:03.679 amateur for more information about ICOM radios. 00:01:08.759 --> 00:01:14.560 Standing in the snow with a brand new radio Catching 00:01:14.560 --> 00:01:19.540 the ISS, satellites are the best At gate on the 00:01:19.540 --> 00:01:24.140 roof, repeater down the street What fun it is 00:01:24.140 --> 00:02:06.379 to make box one Hey, good evening, everyone. 00:02:06.560 --> 00:02:10.680 It's time for HamTalk Live. It's episode number 00:02:10.680 --> 00:02:16.539 194. The 12 Days of Christmas special event recorded 00:02:16.539 --> 00:02:22.080 live on Thursday, December 19th, 2019. I am your 00:02:22.080 --> 00:02:26.199 host, Neil Rapp, WB9VPG. Thanks for tuning in 00:02:26.199 --> 00:02:29.460 to this episode of HamTalk Live. Tonight we're 00:02:29.460 --> 00:02:35.039 joined by Lou Maggio in O2C. And we'll take your 00:02:35.039 --> 00:02:38.139 calls live in just a few minutes. Last week, 00:02:38.159 --> 00:02:44.419 Katie Allen, WY7YL, was here to talk about holiday 00:02:44.419 --> 00:02:48.840 gift ideas for hams and some ham holiday traditions. 00:02:48.919 --> 00:02:51.740 And you heard one of our new traditions, the 00:02:51.740 --> 00:02:59.900 new holiday theme song that Emily wrote. We unveiled 00:02:59.900 --> 00:03:03.949 that last week. But if you missed the show with 00:03:03.949 --> 00:03:08.550 Katie you can still listen at HamTalkLive .com 00:03:08.550 --> 00:03:12.030 or on your favorite podcast app or on YouTube 00:03:12.030 --> 00:03:16.229 or you can catch the rebroadcast each week at 00:03:16.229 --> 00:03:21.650 WTWW 5085 a .m. And that's on Saturday evenings 00:03:21.650 --> 00:03:25.729 at about 630 p .m. Eastern Time. So get your 00:03:25.729 --> 00:03:28.409 questions ready to go about the 12 Days of Christmas 00:03:28.409 --> 00:03:31.370 special event. 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Thanks 00:07:06.709 --> 00:07:10.709 to ICOM for bringing HamTalk live your way each 00:07:10.709 --> 00:07:14.790 and every week and tonight we're bringing you 00:07:14.790 --> 00:07:19.970 Lou Maggio in O2C and he's here to talk about 00:07:19.970 --> 00:07:24.129 the 12 days of Christmas special event. His wife 00:07:24.129 --> 00:07:28.730 Sally K2RYD came up with the idea and they've 00:07:28.730 --> 00:07:31.370 operated and managed it together in this, the 00:07:31.370 --> 00:07:35.310 second year of the event. Sally had a previous 00:07:35.310 --> 00:07:37.509 engagement and couldn't be with us tonight, but 00:07:37.509 --> 00:07:41.790 Lou knows all about it and he has another special 00:07:41.790 --> 00:07:43.910 event that we're going to talk about on December 00:07:43.910 --> 00:07:47.350 25th that he started a few years ago. And they 00:07:47.350 --> 00:07:49.589 are both members of the great South Bay amateur 00:07:49.589 --> 00:07:53.850 radio club in Long Island, New York. So Lou, 00:07:53.850 --> 00:07:57.370 welcome to the show. Thank you very much. Thanks 00:07:57.370 --> 00:08:01.569 for having me Now I talked to you and Sally last 00:08:01.569 --> 00:08:05.870 year actually doing a story for Newsline and 00:08:05.870 --> 00:08:08.389 we didn't we didn't have you on the show. I forget 00:08:08.389 --> 00:08:12.370 the circumstances. I think the scheduling was 00:08:12.370 --> 00:08:16.170 already messed up but but we kind of Advertised 00:08:16.170 --> 00:08:18.649 it a little bit here and and now you're on year 00:08:18.649 --> 00:08:23.230 two. So tell us how this whole special event 00:08:23.230 --> 00:08:27.209 got started Well, we were having a conversation 00:08:27.209 --> 00:08:30.870 at the Great South Bay Club about the Christmas 00:08:30.870 --> 00:08:34.110 holidays and the 12 days of Christmas got mentioned 00:08:34.110 --> 00:08:37.730 and Sally got this idea that gee that would make 00:08:37.730 --> 00:08:41.710 a great special event so since we do work a lot 00:08:41.710 --> 00:08:45.370 of special events either as participants or as 00:08:45.370 --> 00:08:49.370 chasers She took her experience from the Lake 00:08:49.370 --> 00:08:53.190 Havasu event the 13 colonies the museum ships 00:08:53.529 --> 00:08:55.809 the events that we've done with Great South Bay 00:08:55.809 --> 00:08:59.710 and she designed this 12 day of Christmas event 00:08:59.710 --> 00:09:05.549 and we worked with Karen, KD2GUT, designing a 00:09:05.549 --> 00:09:08.850 certificate that we would make available to be 00:09:08.850 --> 00:09:13.350 downloaded if you worked one or if you worked 00:09:13.350 --> 00:09:17.090 all 12 of the special event stations. They're 00:09:17.090 --> 00:09:20.149 all one by one call signs. And what was interesting 00:09:20.149 --> 00:09:22.889 about the certificate is if you work all 12 of 00:09:22.889 --> 00:09:25.809 the stations, then your certificate would then 00:09:25.809 --> 00:09:30.389 say clean sweep across the top. And that has 00:09:30.389 --> 00:09:33.870 become incredibly popular. So it started like 00:09:33.870 --> 00:09:36.809 that. Of course, we had to get operators. And 00:09:36.809 --> 00:09:39.970 originally, we went with the 12 operators for 00:09:39.970 --> 00:09:42.070 the 12 days of Christmas. That turned out to 00:09:42.070 --> 00:09:45.450 be not the best thing. We realized we needed 00:09:45.450 --> 00:09:48.970 more than 12 operators because Condition people 00:09:48.970 --> 00:09:53.470 change people had to something to do and it paid 00:09:53.470 --> 00:09:55.450 to have more than one operator So this year where 00:09:55.450 --> 00:09:58.809 I think we're at 18 or 19 operators with people 00:09:58.809 --> 00:10:01.970 sharing call signs and things like that So that's 00:10:01.970 --> 00:10:06.009 how it started Yeah, and I remember you had a 00:10:06.009 --> 00:10:08.570 shortage last year and I was able to jump in 00:10:08.570 --> 00:10:12.549 and do a little bit and got a satellite contact 00:10:12.549 --> 00:10:17.049 or two going and got on HF a little bit and it 00:10:17.049 --> 00:10:20.350 was a lot of fun and I really wish I could have 00:10:20.350 --> 00:10:23.230 done it this year, but there's just too many 00:10:23.230 --> 00:10:28.129 Excuse me too many other things Demanding my 00:10:28.129 --> 00:10:31.409 time at the moment, but I have had a chance to 00:10:31.409 --> 00:10:35.210 to work your station actually Sally was at the 00:10:35.210 --> 00:10:39.649 mic and then talked to Oh, you're gonna have 00:10:39.649 --> 00:10:41.429 to remind me. We were just talking about Gary 00:10:41.759 --> 00:10:46.240 Gary out in Arizona talked to him this afternoon 00:10:46.240 --> 00:10:52.679 in fact and apparently he's from right around 00:10:52.679 --> 00:10:55.879 here because he was an Indiana University fan 00:10:55.879 --> 00:10:58.139 and so he knew where Bloomington, Indiana was 00:10:58.139 --> 00:11:01.440 and I had to disappoint him that I'm not an Indiana 00:11:01.440 --> 00:11:06.580 University fan. but it was it was good to get 00:11:06.580 --> 00:11:09.080 him in the log and hopefully next week I can 00:11:09.080 --> 00:11:12.299 find a day or two that I can that I can get in 00:11:12.299 --> 00:11:14.519 there but but yeah so you've worked out some 00:11:14.519 --> 00:11:17.460 of the bugs here you know you've got more operators 00:11:17.460 --> 00:11:20.240 so that way you can kind of rotate it around 00:11:20.240 --> 00:11:23.460 and and fill in and if some of the call signs 00:11:23.460 --> 00:11:25.519 haven't been used as much you can kind of level 00:11:25.519 --> 00:11:28.990 that out a little bit so So that's some good 00:11:28.990 --> 00:11:32.649 news. Well, how did the event go last year? Let's 00:11:32.649 --> 00:11:34.690 take a look back at last year. How did things 00:11:34.690 --> 00:11:38.090 go? All in all, I think it went great. We did 00:11:38.090 --> 00:11:42.769 12 ,200 contacts last year. As you know, the 00:11:42.769 --> 00:11:45.649 certificate is downloadable. That's a word, I 00:11:45.649 --> 00:11:49.210 think. It's downloadable and you're able to... 00:11:49.230 --> 00:11:52.049 to go to our website, the club website, and you 00:11:52.049 --> 00:11:53.809 can download the certificate. You just have to 00:11:53.809 --> 00:11:55.549 put in your call sign, and if you're in the log, 00:11:56.090 --> 00:11:58.990 you can get a certificate. If you've worked all 00:11:58.990 --> 00:12:01.909 12 of the stations, then your certificate will 00:12:01.909 --> 00:12:05.730 say clean sweep across the top. 1800 of those 00:12:05.730 --> 00:12:08.070 certificates were downloaded, so that's pretty 00:12:08.070 --> 00:12:13.090 good, I think. And again, we learned a lot from 00:12:13.090 --> 00:12:16.110 last year, and I think we've put some changes 00:12:16.110 --> 00:12:20.850 in because of what we learned. So how are things 00:12:20.850 --> 00:12:28.330 going so far? This year you're what? 19 days 00:12:28.330 --> 00:12:32.129 in So so how are things going compared to last 00:12:32.129 --> 00:12:36.129 year and our things moving along? Yeah, we're 00:12:36.129 --> 00:12:40.309 only six days in six days. Yeah, we started on 00:12:40.309 --> 00:12:45.090 the on the 14th and Of course, I don't have to 00:12:45.090 --> 00:12:47.009 tell you about band conditions. Everybody listening 00:12:47.009 --> 00:12:50.200 knows all about that But today was a good day. 00:12:50.799 --> 00:12:53.080 Conditions were really good for us today, I think. 00:12:53.899 --> 00:12:55.679 So we're a little behind last year's numbers. 00:12:55.860 --> 00:12:58.700 But again, the bigger push always starts near 00:12:58.700 --> 00:13:00.759 the end of the event. So I would imagine that 00:13:00.759 --> 00:13:03.840 as we approach Christmas, we're going to do that. 00:13:04.120 --> 00:13:06.080 Some of the changes we've made from last year 00:13:06.080 --> 00:13:11.480 is we are being very, very careful that the addresses 00:13:11.480 --> 00:13:16.309 in QRZ represent the address of the person that's 00:13:16.309 --> 00:13:19.929 operating. So in other words, when W2F, which 00:13:19.929 --> 00:13:23.830 is being run from Arizona, if you look in the 00:13:23.830 --> 00:13:27.669 QRZ page for W2F, you will see Gary's address 00:13:27.669 --> 00:13:31.129 in Arizona. So the automatic antenna pointing 00:13:31.129 --> 00:13:35.269 programs will not be pointing the antennas. towards 00:13:35.269 --> 00:13:37.870 Long Island instead of towards Arizona. So we're 00:13:37.870 --> 00:13:40.110 careful with that. We did a much better job with 00:13:40.110 --> 00:13:42.690 that. Gary pointed that out to us last year and 00:13:42.690 --> 00:13:46.029 we made that change. The other thing is we have 00:13:46.029 --> 00:13:48.409 more people involved in the event this year so 00:13:48.409 --> 00:13:50.990 we're able to rotate the calls. We also have 00:13:50.990 --> 00:13:54.179 more people that have never done it before involved 00:13:54.179 --> 00:13:56.679 in the event, which I think has been great. It's 00:13:56.679 --> 00:13:59.340 like training people for where they're going 00:13:59.340 --> 00:14:03.179 to be next year, and that's worked out. So we've 00:14:03.179 --> 00:14:06.519 got the people that are used to operating special 00:14:06.519 --> 00:14:09.820 events and used to operating under pile -up conditions, 00:14:09.980 --> 00:14:12.690 and boy do we have pile -ups. They're in there. 00:14:12.970 --> 00:14:14.809 But the people that have never done it are learning 00:14:14.809 --> 00:14:18.110 from that. So it's been a very, very good thing. 00:14:18.289 --> 00:14:20.149 And I think that the changes we made are good. 00:14:20.409 --> 00:14:23.149 And I would imagine we're going to make changes 00:14:23.149 --> 00:14:27.370 next year, too. It's bound to happen. Well, it's 00:14:27.370 --> 00:14:30.870 a learning experience. And you're always going 00:14:30.870 --> 00:14:34.539 to. find this or that, that you can change and 00:14:34.539 --> 00:14:38.600 make better as time goes on. So I'm glad that 00:14:38.600 --> 00:14:41.360 you're paying attention to those things and improving 00:14:41.360 --> 00:14:44.019 on those things. Now, one of the things that 00:14:44.019 --> 00:14:46.379 I did, and I don't know if you saw the social 00:14:46.379 --> 00:14:50.720 media posts for advertising for this show, but 00:14:50.720 --> 00:14:54.360 one of the things that I put in there was a picture. 00:14:55.039 --> 00:14:58.179 You and Sally that was at field day. I think 00:14:58.179 --> 00:15:02.120 a couple of years ago But the other picture was 00:15:02.120 --> 00:15:07.480 was Danny Bonaduce standing on a ladder next 00:15:07.480 --> 00:15:11.960 to a tree and a lot of people apparently did 00:15:11.960 --> 00:15:19.500 not get But that was a partridge in a pear tree 00:15:19.500 --> 00:15:24.330 So we want to tell everybody They hadn't heard 00:15:24.330 --> 00:15:27.149 of Danny Partridge, I guess. Oh, I guess so. 00:15:27.149 --> 00:15:29.789 They hadn't heard of the Partridge family. No. 00:15:29.809 --> 00:15:34.210 So we had a picture of a Partridge in a pear 00:15:34.210 --> 00:15:38.049 tree. It's not funny if you have to explain it. 00:15:38.409 --> 00:15:42.169 No, no, it loses it if you have to explain it. 00:15:42.289 --> 00:15:46.009 But sometimes, sometimes, and Kevin at Great 00:15:46.009 --> 00:15:48.470 South Bay would be first to... The best ones 00:15:48.470 --> 00:15:50.490 are the ones that go over everybody's head except 00:15:50.490 --> 00:15:54.639 for one person. And and they get it and one person 00:15:54.639 --> 00:16:03.440 Yeah, so if you're wondering you're out there 00:16:03.440 --> 00:16:05.559 listening wondering why in the world we posted 00:16:05.559 --> 00:16:10.019 a picture of a guy on a ladder Next to a pear 00:16:10.019 --> 00:16:17.139 tree That was it character on TV was Danny Partridge 00:16:17.139 --> 00:16:22.720 so Well, anyway, let's talk about this other 00:16:22.720 --> 00:16:27.340 event real quick before we go to break That is 00:16:27.340 --> 00:16:31.159 your little baby on on December 25th. So let's 00:16:31.159 --> 00:16:33.620 let's talk about that a little bit, too Yeah, 00:16:33.620 --> 00:16:35.460 this was kind of funny. We were sitting at the 00:16:35.460 --> 00:16:38.419 club about four years ago and it was approaching 00:16:38.419 --> 00:16:40.700 the holidays or three years ago whatever it was 00:16:40.700 --> 00:16:44.269 and and I happen to mention, I don't know, what 00:16:44.269 --> 00:16:46.789 brought up the Christmas birthday. I think someone 00:16:46.789 --> 00:16:48.429 said something about the best birthday, and I 00:16:48.429 --> 00:16:50.610 said, no, I have the best birthday. I was born 00:16:50.610 --> 00:16:55.970 on Christmas Day. Karen, KD2GUT. was also born 00:16:55.970 --> 00:16:58.350 on Christmas. So she said, hey, why don't we 00:16:58.350 --> 00:17:00.190 just do a thing on two meters? We'll just go 00:17:00.190 --> 00:17:02.429 on the air on Christmas day and work a couple 00:17:02.429 --> 00:17:05.390 of people and they can say happy birthday. So 00:17:05.390 --> 00:17:07.849 we did it. We did our little mini special event. 00:17:08.309 --> 00:17:10.450 Then it grew. We did the same thing the second 00:17:10.450 --> 00:17:12.329 year. And then of course, 12 days of Christmas 00:17:12.329 --> 00:17:14.730 came along and we said, well, why don't we slide 00:17:14.730 --> 00:17:16.890 in at the end of 12 days of Christmas? We'll 00:17:16.890 --> 00:17:19.490 have a certificate you can download. And what 00:17:19.490 --> 00:17:25.660 happens? We get 200 contacts. So now, Rick one 00:17:25.660 --> 00:17:28.599 of the people from QST magazine. He contacts 00:17:28.599 --> 00:17:31.099 us and he says hey, I was born on Christmas Can 00:17:31.099 --> 00:17:34.180 I join you guys on he's an editor at QST and 00:17:34.180 --> 00:17:36.700 he said can I join you guys on Christmas Day? 00:17:37.039 --> 00:17:38.779 Now he lives down in Florida. So we're gonna 00:17:38.779 --> 00:17:42.720 have three operators this year on Christmas Day 00:17:43.500 --> 00:17:47.460 with the special event station k2b kilo two bravo 00:17:47.460 --> 00:17:50.359 and there's a special certificate for that if 00:17:50.359 --> 00:17:53.160 you work us on our on christmas day so that's 00:17:53.160 --> 00:17:57.680 where that came from so if you're born on on 00:17:57.680 --> 00:18:02.619 december 25th this is this is for you yes check 00:18:02.619 --> 00:18:10.839 out k2b k2b Well, we're gonna take a break and 00:18:10.839 --> 00:18:12.960 we're gonna come back and we're gonna talk a 00:18:12.960 --> 00:18:16.579 little more about the 12 days of Christmas and 00:18:16.579 --> 00:18:18.680 some of the other things that are going on on 00:18:18.680 --> 00:18:22.200 the air right now After this word from tower 00:18:22.200 --> 00:18:30.940 electronics right here on ham talk live No, I 00:18:30.940 --> 00:18:36.650 haven't come on kids, let's go There's just one 00:18:36.650 --> 00:18:39.230 place to go for all of your connector needs. 00:18:39.710 --> 00:18:42.750 Tower electronics. 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Be sure to 00:21:17.940 --> 00:21:19.940 check us out on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, 00:21:19.940 --> 00:21:23.579 and it's time for your calls now. So if you have 00:21:23.579 --> 00:21:27.019 a question for Lou, give us a call. It's 812 00:21:27.019 --> 00:21:36.500 -638 -4261. Again, that number, 812 -638 -4261, 00:21:36.599 --> 00:21:39.660 or you can tweet us. It's at HamTalk Live. And 00:21:39.660 --> 00:21:43.559 if you're listening to us on WTWW or on the podcast 00:21:43.559 --> 00:21:47.140 edition, we're not here because it's, it's Thursday 00:21:47.140 --> 00:21:50.880 night right now. So, so sorry. And, and Sally 00:21:50.880 --> 00:21:55.180 just arrived. So, so can we get a high from Sally? 00:21:55.559 --> 00:21:59.160 We can, we can. She wants to say hi. Hi there 00:21:59.160 --> 00:22:06.359 everybody in radio land. So that's Sally K2RYD 00:22:06.359 --> 00:22:11.180 and she's home now. So we have her as well as 00:22:11.180 --> 00:22:16.660 Lou NO2C with us tonight. So again, give us a 00:22:16.660 --> 00:22:21.579 call 812 -638 -4261 or tweet us and we'll be 00:22:21.579 --> 00:22:26.440 talking about the 12 days of Christmas. So there's 00:22:26.440 --> 00:22:30.220 a one by one call sign for all of the 12 days 00:22:30.220 --> 00:22:34.049 and you just collect all 12 and And you can get 00:22:34.049 --> 00:22:37.410 your certificate so and I guess we should mention. 00:22:37.509 --> 00:22:41.829 Where do they go to get the certificate? If they 00:22:41.829 --> 00:22:47.569 go to the Great South Bay, which is www gsbarc 00:22:47.569 --> 00:22:51.210 .org and they go to the special events section, 00:22:51.430 --> 00:22:53.849 there's a link there to get the certificate, 00:22:54.069 --> 00:22:59.910 or if you go to QRZ page for any one of the special 00:22:59.910 --> 00:23:03.289 event one by ones, they'll point you back to 00:23:03.289 --> 00:23:07.470 Sally's page, which is K2RYD, and there's a link 00:23:07.470 --> 00:23:10.410 right there to get you to where you can download 00:23:10.410 --> 00:23:20.880 the certificate. Go to GSB ARC and and look that 00:23:20.880 --> 00:23:26.279 up or the QRZ page of all of those one -by -ones 00:23:26.279 --> 00:23:29.259 will get you there eventually so make sure right 00:23:29.259 --> 00:23:32.680 check that out and That would be after the event 00:23:32.680 --> 00:23:36.299 is over after the event is over Okay, very good 00:23:37.339 --> 00:23:40.220 All right, well again give us a call if you have 00:23:40.220 --> 00:23:43.019 questions or comments about the 12 days of Christmas 00:23:43.019 --> 00:23:48.319 8 1 2 6 3 8 4 2 6 1 Also want to give you an 00:23:48.319 --> 00:23:52.420 update For all of you out there in in radio land 00:23:52.420 --> 00:23:55.819 On some of the other things that are going on 00:23:55.819 --> 00:23:57.880 this month because there's a bunch of stuff going 00:23:57.880 --> 00:24:02.720 on Yoda month is is kind of a new one for this 00:24:02.720 --> 00:24:07.369 region anyway It's been around for a good while, 00:24:07.809 --> 00:24:11.630 but we haven't had too many US operators. We 00:24:11.630 --> 00:24:15.529 did have one US operator. The Lee family was 00:24:15.529 --> 00:24:20.029 on last year. And so we've kind of expanded that 00:24:20.029 --> 00:24:27.390 with the K8, Y, O, T, and A call signs. And that's 00:24:27.390 --> 00:24:31.690 going really well. They're on track for 100 ,000 00:24:31.690 --> 00:24:36.759 worldwide. uh... and in the u .s. we've got maybe 00:24:36.759 --> 00:24:39.619 around i want to say was right around uh... nine 00:24:39.619 --> 00:24:42.799 ten percent of that uh... coming from the u .s. 00:24:43.180 --> 00:24:46.279 station so they're racking up the queues and 00:24:46.279 --> 00:24:49.740 uh... so make sure you give them a call and then 00:24:49.740 --> 00:24:51.960 uh... the santa net we mentioned that last week 00:24:51.960 --> 00:24:54.539 on thirty nine sixteen uh... they've got a new 00:24:54.539 --> 00:24:58.779 website cqsanta dot com and they're starting 00:24:58.779 --> 00:25:03.319 at 8 15 Eastern. And then the Santa watch net 00:25:03.319 --> 00:25:07.980 is on Echo Link and Santa will be making his 00:25:07.980 --> 00:25:11.339 rounds and it's the ninth year for this and it's 00:25:11.339 --> 00:25:14.819 on the do drop in conference server. uh... which 00:25:14.819 --> 00:25:19.000 is three five five eight hundred on echo link 00:25:19.000 --> 00:25:22.299 and uh... so they're going to track santa so 00:25:22.299 --> 00:25:25.380 uh... that starts at six p m eastern time christmas 00:25:25.380 --> 00:25:29.099 eve uh... dave n three n tv will be calling the 00:25:29.099 --> 00:25:32.599 net and keeping track of where santa's qth is 00:25:32.599 --> 00:25:36.099 and uh... santa may tune in and talk to some 00:25:36.099 --> 00:25:39.640 of the kids too so uh... again santa watch net 00:25:39.640 --> 00:25:43.940 christmas eve six p m eastern on do drop in EchoLink 00:25:43.940 --> 00:25:49.859 conference server 355 -800. So those are some 00:25:49.859 --> 00:25:54.319 opportunities to talk to Santa and talk to some 00:25:54.319 --> 00:25:57.339 of the youth around the world. And then you've 00:25:57.339 --> 00:26:00.920 got the 12 days of Christmas and we'll talk about 00:26:00.920 --> 00:26:03.240 that. We'll get back to that here in just a second. 00:26:03.660 --> 00:26:07.390 And then for the people who were born on Christmas 00:26:07.390 --> 00:26:11.150 Day, you've got the K2B special event. So all 00:26:11.150 --> 00:26:13.829 kinds of stuff going on this month and Lou, I 00:26:13.829 --> 00:26:18.069 know you and Sally have been on all kinds of 00:26:18.069 --> 00:26:24.970 park activations and you guys like to go out 00:26:24.970 --> 00:26:29.789 and set up and get on the air. Well, I have to 00:26:29.789 --> 00:26:31.910 tell you something that happened to me the other 00:26:31.910 --> 00:26:34.369 day with Santa, which was a little bit disturbing. 00:26:35.140 --> 00:26:40.660 I worked PA 19 Xmas over in the Netherlands and 00:26:40.660 --> 00:26:45.500 he got my call wrong. Now, yeah, Santa gets your 00:26:45.500 --> 00:26:47.920 call wrong. That can't be good, right? No, that 00:26:47.920 --> 00:26:50.039 can't be good. That was going to get you on the 00:26:50.039 --> 00:26:53.859 wrong list. Yeah. So, uh, the parks, we don't, 00:26:53.940 --> 00:26:56.900 we don't activate as many as we chase. So we, 00:26:57.039 --> 00:27:00.319 we do a lot of chasing. Um, Sally is probably 00:27:00.319 --> 00:27:03.380 at around, she has worked a thousand different 00:27:03.380 --> 00:27:07.160 parks. I'm at about 1 ,200 different parks that 00:27:07.160 --> 00:27:09.900 I've actually talked to around the world. And 00:27:09.900 --> 00:27:14.819 we actually have, Julie is one of the operators 00:27:14.819 --> 00:27:18.220 for this special event. She's helping us out 00:27:18.220 --> 00:27:23.339 with this special event. And K8VOX, Julie, who 00:27:23.339 --> 00:27:26.240 is a big park activator, she does a lot of park 00:27:26.240 --> 00:27:29.259 activations. She has activated actually every 00:27:29.259 --> 00:27:32.380 single park in Michigan. And she's on... and 00:27:32.380 --> 00:27:35.960 helping us out. She is W2C. So if you work W2C, 00:27:36.079 --> 00:27:38.180 you're working someone that does a tremendous 00:27:38.180 --> 00:27:41.220 amount of parks. But working the parks is a lot 00:27:41.220 --> 00:27:43.279 of fun. It's like a little de -expedition all 00:27:43.279 --> 00:27:48.579 the time. And we really enjoy doing it. 812 -638 00:27:48.579 --> 00:27:51.460 -4261 is the phone number. If you want to chime 00:27:51.460 --> 00:27:54.779 in tonight, please give us a call right now at 00:27:54.779 --> 00:28:00.500 812 -638. four, two, six, one. Well, uh, Lou, 00:28:00.619 --> 00:28:03.160 before the show, you were telling me a little 00:28:03.160 --> 00:28:07.359 bit about, uh, some satellite opportunities for 00:28:07.359 --> 00:28:13.700 the 12 days of Christmas and, and somehow I must've 00:28:13.700 --> 00:28:16.599 been an instigator on that. I guess last year 00:28:16.599 --> 00:28:20.200 trying out one of them, but now you've got all 00:28:20.200 --> 00:28:25.059 12. Yeah, you did. You were the one that inspired 00:28:25.059 --> 00:28:28.779 us. to uh... to go out to satellite and frank 00:28:28.779 --> 00:28:33.039 w a two n d v has volunteered he didn't volunteer 00:28:33.039 --> 00:28:36.559 i think we actually we probably don't want to 00:28:36.559 --> 00:28:41.940 hold it it's uh... he's done a lot of satellite 00:28:41.940 --> 00:28:46.980 operation and uh... uh... he is going to uh... 00:28:46.980 --> 00:28:49.359 operate he's back from his uh... cruises on a 00:28:49.359 --> 00:28:51.759 cruise with his wife they got back and he's going 00:28:51.759 --> 00:28:55.599 to go on the air and and do the uh... all 12, 00:28:55.599 --> 00:28:58.339 uh, stations via satellite. So they're going 00:28:58.339 --> 00:29:00.779 to be a chance to actually get a certificate 00:29:00.779 --> 00:29:03.440 with all satellite context. That I think is very 00:29:03.440 --> 00:29:07.400 cool. That is pretty cool. So, you know, last 00:29:07.400 --> 00:29:11.079 year I think I had one call sign on there and 00:29:11.079 --> 00:29:14.380 so now you get or two, two. Okay. So now we've 00:29:14.380 --> 00:29:17.759 got, uh, all 12. Well, we've got a caller on 00:29:17.759 --> 00:29:20.279 the line. So let's see who we have here tonight. 00:29:20.420 --> 00:29:23.750 Good evening. Welcome to HamTalk Live. Yeah, 00:29:23.750 --> 00:29:26.569 good evening. I hope this counts as a valid contact. 00:29:26.569 --> 00:29:32.589 This is it does tango One of the two to turtle 00:29:32.589 --> 00:29:42.230 doves whiskey TGT now wait a minute 12 let's 00:29:42.230 --> 00:29:46.869 see I'm trying to figure out if there's squirrels 00:29:46.869 --> 00:29:52.079 in the 12 Christmas Well, you know all this or 00:29:52.079 --> 00:29:54.099 you know what the squirrels want for Christmas 00:29:54.099 --> 00:29:56.140 all the skin the squirrels all want to come over 00:29:56.140 --> 00:30:04.140 to Karen's house They're here I just got back 00:30:04.140 --> 00:30:07.700 from buying about a dozen bags of nuts. Don't 00:30:07.700 --> 00:30:12.180 ask I know what I want for Christmas I Need I 00:30:12.180 --> 00:30:16.910 need a pecan tree Well, I have to tell you, this 00:30:16.910 --> 00:30:20.849 is as incredible an event as Lou has described 00:30:20.849 --> 00:30:26.170 it. It is more fun this year than last year. 00:30:26.210 --> 00:30:29.769 It would help with the propagation cooperated, 00:30:29.970 --> 00:30:32.210 but that's sort of out of our control. But let 00:30:32.210 --> 00:30:35.210 me tell you, this is a blast. This is a blast. 00:30:35.490 --> 00:30:39.009 And a lot of the people we contact remembered 00:30:39.009 --> 00:30:43.490 us from last year and couldn't wait. to work 00:30:43.490 --> 00:30:48.289 us. They remember us from the first. They remember 00:30:48.289 --> 00:30:51.130 us also from the birthday event. They're like 00:30:51.130 --> 00:30:54.089 old friends. It's one of the nicest things to 00:30:54.089 --> 00:30:57.450 bring the ham community together at the holidays. 00:30:57.589 --> 00:31:01.609 Don't you think, Lou? Oh, I agree. And, Neil, 00:31:01.690 --> 00:31:03.950 one of the things that when someone says, well, 00:31:04.069 --> 00:31:07.569 you know, what is it about this thing that makes 00:31:07.569 --> 00:31:10.769 it so special? I think if I had to sum it up 00:31:10.769 --> 00:31:14.109 in one thing, I would say, how often do you get 00:31:14.109 --> 00:31:17.089 to tell 12 ,000 people to have a great holiday? 00:31:18.029 --> 00:31:21.769 And that's what we do. We get to do it. Yeah, 00:31:21.769 --> 00:31:24.150 but you don't get to do it. We get to do it personally. 00:31:24.289 --> 00:31:26.230 We're actually talking directly to the people. 00:31:26.730 --> 00:31:29.740 So it's very cool. Yeah, and by the way, unlike 00:31:29.740 --> 00:31:37.539 Santa Claus, we do try to get the calls. So that's 00:31:37.539 --> 00:31:43.680 another plus. Our operators are listening. But 00:31:43.680 --> 00:31:47.819 it's a great gift. It's a great gift to the Ham 00:31:47.819 --> 00:31:50.819 radio community, for the Ham radio community. 00:31:51.039 --> 00:31:55.230 So much fun. And, Lou, you didn't share with 00:31:55.230 --> 00:31:57.789 Neil a little secret about the birthday event. 00:31:59.150 --> 00:32:01.069 Interesting thing about the birthday event, you 00:32:01.069 --> 00:32:06.230 know, we made the debut on HF, and we're doing 00:32:06.230 --> 00:32:09.829 it again this year. Remarkable, remarkable thing 00:32:09.829 --> 00:32:14.130 is we are the same age. as we were last year. 00:32:14.369 --> 00:32:16.829 We are not getting any older, but we are marking 00:32:16.829 --> 00:32:22.269 our birthdays anyway. Yes, that is one of the 00:32:22.269 --> 00:32:25.170 things that you get from being exposed to 1 ,500 00:32:25.170 --> 00:32:29.890 watts of RF. There you go. So guys, I just wanted 00:32:29.890 --> 00:32:33.829 to check in and the squirrels and I send our 00:32:33.829 --> 00:32:38.029 best. I'm going to get back on the air and start 00:32:38.029 --> 00:32:44.039 calling QRZ. If all it takes is 1 ,500 watts 00:32:44.039 --> 00:32:49.099 for you to not get a year older, I need to get 00:32:49.099 --> 00:32:58.980 an amplifier. And I had to look up because I 00:32:58.980 --> 00:33:03.059 remember doing this story for Newsline last year, 00:33:03.240 --> 00:33:06.720 and I just happened to remember one of the favorite 00:33:06.720 --> 00:33:09.839 lines, Karen, that you said for my story was, 00:33:11.159 --> 00:33:17.579 That's a lot of birds. Oh, yes. In 12 days of 00:33:17.579 --> 00:33:21.579 Christmas, you've got a partridge in a pear tree, 00:33:22.059 --> 00:33:24.500 two turtle doves, and the partridge in a pear 00:33:24.500 --> 00:33:28.160 tree. You've got three French hens, four calling 00:33:28.160 --> 00:33:31.950 birds. and then day five you got ten birds again 00:33:31.950 --> 00:33:35.490 and then you got six geese a lane seven swans 00:33:35.490 --> 00:33:38.329 a swimming uh... day eight you've got another 00:33:38.329 --> 00:33:41.589 twenty three birds nine ten eleven and twelve 00:33:41.589 --> 00:33:44.549 you got another twenty three birds that's a hundred 00:33:44.549 --> 00:33:49.549 and eighty four birds and you know what the moral 00:33:49.549 --> 00:33:57.759 of the story is watch where you step yes Get 00:33:57.759 --> 00:34:01.000 a newspaper subscription. Yeah, I can't help 00:34:01.000 --> 00:34:09.699 you with that anymore, unfortunately 184 birds 00:34:09.699 --> 00:34:17.880 one certificate But because we have all those 00:34:17.880 --> 00:34:20.360 birds the certificate will be winging its way 00:34:20.360 --> 00:34:23.860 to you Right a download and if you get all 12 00:34:23.860 --> 00:34:27.929 you get that special clean sweep And it's beautiful. 00:34:28.269 --> 00:34:30.750 It's beautiful. I happen to know the designer. 00:34:33.369 --> 00:34:38.610 She'll say, she'll say. Okay, guys. Enjoy. Thanks. 00:34:38.610 --> 00:34:42.409 All right. Thanks, Karen, for calling in. Okay. 00:34:43.050 --> 00:34:46.269 Take care now. Bye bye. All right. Bye bye. That's 00:34:46.269 --> 00:34:49.449 Karen E. Murray, Katie2GUT, the editor at Newsline 00:34:49.449 --> 00:34:53.960 and one of the... birthday or Christmas birthday 00:34:53.960 --> 00:34:57.239 people and and she's getting back on the air 00:34:57.239 --> 00:35:01.340 so we're gonna wrap things up here but but yeah 00:35:01.340 --> 00:35:04.440 if you go listen for W2T because she's gonna 00:35:04.440 --> 00:35:08.639 get right back on the air so so you can you can 00:35:08.639 --> 00:35:13.039 check that out 812 -638 -4261 let's take one 00:35:13.039 --> 00:35:17.800 last standby here for any calls and let me check 00:35:17.800 --> 00:35:21.329 the the tweets here i was i was off looking up 00:35:21.329 --> 00:35:24.869 the number of birds so i'm gonna go back to twitter 00:35:24.869 --> 00:35:27.849 here because i couldn't remember how many birds 00:35:27.849 --> 00:35:32.949 there were but we got 184 so we did the math 00:35:32.949 --> 00:35:36.510 all right looks like we're caught up on everything 00:35:36.510 --> 00:35:41.429 there so again the phone number 812 -638 -4261 00:35:41.429 --> 00:35:45.059 yeah go ahead Alright, so right now we're sitting 00:35:45.059 --> 00:35:49.780 at about 3 ,500 queues We have worked 40 different 00:35:49.780 --> 00:35:54.619 countries. We've worked all 50 states and About 00:35:54.619 --> 00:35:58.380 700 counties. So we're going along pretty good 00:35:58.380 --> 00:36:01.159 That's our that's as of right now, but I know 00:36:01.159 --> 00:36:03.639 there's logs that I haven't updated yet. They'll 00:36:03.639 --> 00:36:08.880 come in later tonight so You know, we'll be updating 00:36:09.340 --> 00:36:13.780 So we'll definitely be at 4 ,000 queues by tomorrow. 00:36:15.380 --> 00:36:18.539 All right. Sounds great. And I'm sure it'll pick 00:36:18.539 --> 00:36:24.099 up next week as well as we get closer to Christmas. 00:36:24.199 --> 00:36:30.179 So I'm sure you'll rack up a whole bunch of queues 00:36:30.179 --> 00:36:34.000 and probably some birds. Yes, birds. Definitely 00:36:34.000 --> 00:36:39.559 some birds. All right Since Sally's there Sally 00:36:39.559 --> 00:36:41.440 you got anything you want to say here before 00:36:41.440 --> 00:36:46.340 we wrap things up? She has She's on her way out 00:36:46.340 --> 00:36:50.400 to the barn. Nope. She's left the building She 00:36:50.400 --> 00:36:54.820 has to go out and feed the horses and So she's 00:36:54.820 --> 00:36:58.079 doing that right now All right. Well Lou any 00:36:58.079 --> 00:37:01.920 any final comments here? I I think that again 00:37:01.920 --> 00:37:05.300 the thing I said earlier You get to wish 12 ,000 00:37:05.300 --> 00:37:08.940 people a happy holiday. And I think it's a positive 00:37:08.940 --> 00:37:13.719 event. People get a kick out of it. It's a fun 00:37:13.719 --> 00:37:16.260 thing. You get to tell them Merry Christmas. 00:37:16.800 --> 00:37:19.360 And unlike the social media where you kind of 00:37:19.360 --> 00:37:21.739 put out these blasts, this is a one -on -one 00:37:21.739 --> 00:37:24.119 thing. We're actually talking to each person. 00:37:24.400 --> 00:37:26.840 And I think that's what makes it so special. 00:37:27.900 --> 00:37:30.880 Yeah, and they get to tell us. Happy holiday. 00:37:31.300 --> 00:37:34.840 It's a special thing and Sally really, you know, 00:37:34.840 --> 00:37:37.719 is doing a great job promoting this. So it's 00:37:37.719 --> 00:37:42.400 great. Well, it's the second annual 12 days of 00:37:42.400 --> 00:37:45.840 Christmas special event. Look for those call 00:37:45.840 --> 00:37:50.760 signs on the air here through Christmas and then 00:37:50.760 --> 00:37:55.420 K2B on Christmas Day and for the big birthday 00:37:55.420 --> 00:38:00.179 celebration. So happy birthday, by the way. Well 00:38:00.179 --> 00:38:04.659 early, but happy birthday and to Karen and and 00:38:04.659 --> 00:38:09.380 to Rick so that that's great. So Maybe you'll 00:38:09.380 --> 00:38:13.000 you'll pick up a few more of those Christmas 00:38:13.000 --> 00:38:17.460 birthday people this year Well, thanks so much 00:38:17.460 --> 00:38:20.940 Lou for coming on the show and and you and Sally 00:38:20.940 --> 00:38:24.480 for putting this on and I wish you the best of 00:38:24.480 --> 00:38:28.099 success Through the rest of the event and a Merry 00:38:28.099 --> 00:38:32.309 Christmas And Merry Christmas to you from the 00:38:32.309 --> 00:38:37.349 12 days of Christmas 73 and have a great holiday 00:38:37.349 --> 00:38:42.030 You too. Well that is a wrap for this week's 00:38:42.030 --> 00:38:46.010 ham talk live Thanks to Lou in o2c and everybody 00:38:46.010 --> 00:38:49.230 out there for listening calling in typing in 00:38:50.429 --> 00:38:53.269 And I decided we're going to take next Thursday 00:38:53.269 --> 00:38:56.690 off. So we're not going to have a show next Thursday. 00:38:57.329 --> 00:38:59.710 So I invite you back two weeks from tonight, 00:38:59.829 --> 00:39:02.690 January 2nd at 9 p .m. Eastern time. We'll be 00:39:02.690 --> 00:39:06.530 back. And for a list of all of our upcoming guests, 00:39:07.170 --> 00:39:09.750 go to HamTalkLive .com. And if you like the show, 00:39:09.869 --> 00:39:12.309 please leave us a review. We don't ask for money. 00:39:12.409 --> 00:39:17.210 We don't ask for funding. we need reviews. So 00:39:17.210 --> 00:39:20.329 if you can leave us a review that'll help others 00:39:20.329 --> 00:39:23.889 find us faster and that'll help us out too. So 00:39:23.889 --> 00:39:27.469 for now this is Neil Rapp WB9VPG saying seven 00:39:27.469 --> 00:39:31.769 three seven five Merry Christmas and may the 00:39:31.769 --> 00:39:50.280 good DX be yours. Thanks for watching.