[nrv-hams] Christmas in Antarctica

[Kay Craigie]

You may know that Nathaniel W2NAF is on a scientific mission at McMurdo
Station in Antarctica. Here's an opportunity you may want to know about. As
a side note, since the transmission he's talking about is not on the ham
bands, the prohibition on transmitting music doesn't apply. Someone who
isn't a ham but has a shortwave receiver can tune in. Please share this
notice with anybody who think might be interested.

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Hi, everyone.  Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and any other holidays you
may celebrate!

Things are going well down here, and I'm glad to have worked some of you on
the air.  I apologize for any weak signals, but there has been a lot of
space weather activity recently and the station here is rather modest.

Each year, the residents of McMurdo Station, Antarctica celebrate Christmas
by singing Christmas Carols to the remote, Antarctic field camps on the HF
radio.  This year, we are asking ham radio operators around the world to
listen in and e-mail short wave listening reports telling us how far away
the carols are heard.  Listen on 7995 kHz USB on 24 December 2014 2300z
(December 25 1200 New Zealand Time) and e-mail reports to w2naf at arrl.net.

For a Christmas in Antarctica SWL QSL card, please send an SASE to my
Blacksburg address.  Special cards will be made for this event.

Please share this information with as many hams as possible.  It would be
really interesting to know how far we are heard.  I believe we will be
running about 1000 W for this.

Merry Christmas!

73,
Nathaniel