Santa's prime time on amateur radio
The precise timing of Christmas celebrations varies from region to region.For some it’s Christmas Eve. For some Christmas Day. In some cases, it may even be later on in January when the Russian Father Frost makes an appearance. But in the world of Santa Radio, prime time is this coming weekend – December 16-17.
During the first Santa week, some 18.000 QSOs were made and the competition in the ClubLog for Santa slots was fierce; www.clublog.org/charts/?c=OJ9X
Conditions so far have not been favorable towards North America, thus more fire-power will be directed towards the US now. Also, RTTY will be getting a big boost on virtually all bands as Santa may even jump into deep waters and join the OK RTTY Contest, for 24-hours; Saturday from 0000 UTC to 2359 UTC.
The overall target has been set to surpassing last year’s QSO total – 33.615. You have a major say in this!
We are proud to announce this year’s Santa team of some thirty (30) members, while some late arrivals may still be added onto the list;
OH0XX, OH1EG, OH1HS, OH1MA, OH1NOA, OH1NX, OH1TM, OH1RX, OH2BAD, OH2BCI, OH2BEE, OH2BH, OH2FB, OH2GEK, OH2EUU, OH2HAN, OH2KM, OH2KW, OH2LU, OH2MZB, OH2PM, OH2XX, OH5BQ, OH5CZ, OH6KN, OH6KZP, OH6MW, OH6NVC, OH6VDA, OH7ER, OH7UE, OH7WP, OH7XI.
These fine operators represent some ten (10) different clubs and have been in part selected based on their good operating skills as well as the force of their signals.
A few additional comments may be in order;
* The QSOs will be added to ClubLog with an approx. 24-hour delay – do not panic
* Dedicated specific band mode-stations cannot move as such, but other same band modes maybe QRV just around the corner
* If Santa Radio is calling a specific area, such as USA, please kindly cooperate and allow them to accomplish their mission
* See more details about “Finland 100-Years Award! in the QRZ.com – OJ9X
* If you expect Radio Santa to appear down the chimney – kindly leave some milk and cookies on the table
Merry Christmas to our Wonderful World of Amateur Radio and good luck to those who are keeping the dials lit for more Santa Radio slots.
Thanks Southgate
