RADIO BOOT CAMP WELCOMES NORTH AMERICAN HAMS

NEIL/ANCHOR: Every ham needs a guide at one time or another, no matter
the level of license. Sel Embee, KB3TZD, is here to tell us about a Ham
Boot Camp program designed to break down so many of the mysteries in
amateur radio.

SEL: No matter how much studying you do, are you ever fully prepared to program your HT? Do you know what it takes to successfully transport
and set up a portable station? How do you get involved in emergency communications, select the right key for CW or even build your own
station and set it up for the different modes? Ham Radio Boot Camp was
created by the Nashua Area Radio Society, N1FD, to address these
questions and scores of others that new hams, seasoned hams - and even prospective hams - may have. You don't even need to be in New
Hampshire, or for that matter, New England, to attend the all-day
session on November 5th. It is taking place on Zoom and anyone in North America is able to attend. Sessions start at 10 am Eastern Time
focusing on subjects of concern for Technician-level licensees. In the afternoon, topics move to issues encountered by hams who hold General
or Extra Class licenses. The program ends at 6 p.m. Eastern Time.

See the link in the print version of this week's newscast script at arnewsline.org. The program is free but registration is mandatory.

This is Sel Embee, KB3TZD.

[ FOR PRINT ONLY: www.n1fd.org/register-ham-bootcamp/ ]

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WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, be listening for Wolf, OE1MWW, operating as
S79/OE1MWW from the Seychelles until the 21st of October. He will be
operating holiday style on 20m using FT4/FT8, CW and SSB. QSL to his
home call.

Listen for Moto, JA1GZV, operating from Okinawa island, Iota Number
AS-017, as JS6UKY/6 from October 18th through to the 25th. Moto will be
on 40-15m using CW. QSL via Bureau, e-QSL or Direct to JA1GZV.

Listen for a team of DXpeditioners using the call VP2MLB from
Gingerbread Hill on Montserrat through the 20th of October. They are
calling on 160 through 6m using CW, SSB, and FT8/FT4. QSL details can
be found on QRZ.com.

(DX-WORLD.NET)

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KICKER: HORRORS! ZOMBIES SEEKING QSOs WITH CW OPS

NEIL/ANCHOR: As so many of its enthusiasts will tell you, CW is not -
most definitely NOT - dead. At this time of the year, however, with
Halloween just around the corner, CW does have a tendency to become a
little ZOMBIE-FIED. Mike Askins, KE5CXP, tells us why.

MIKE: You don't need to go trick-or-treating as Samuel F.B. Morse to
become a CW Zombie. On the night of Friday, October 28th, just turn
your power to 5 watts or less and you too can participate in a QRP
activity that's been haunting hams for 25 years: The Zombie Shuffle.
The zombies and their keys rise from the grave at 4 p.m. local time and continue until the witching hour of midnight in the hope of using 15
and 20 meters before nightfall spirits the good conditions away.

Now because this is radio, wearing a costume won't help you very much,
but organizers encourage operators to adopt an alias for the night.
Last year's ops reported working "Chucky," "Boris," "Elvira," "Lazarus"
and even....."Igor."

Details can be found in the event link that appears in the text version
of this week's newscast at arnewsline.org

[https://www.zianet.com/qrp/ZOMBIE/pg.htm]

Fellow Creatures of the Night: Please remember to shuffle - Zombies do
not like to go fast. Call "CQ BOO" and....let's hope the bands won't be
dead.

This is Mike Askins, KE5CXP.

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NEWSCAST CLOSE:

With thanks to Ambarish Nag Biswas, VU2JFA; AMSAT Argentina; the ARRL;
CQ Magazine; David Behar K7DB; DX World Net; European Space Agency;
Irish Tech News; QRZ.com; Radio Society of Great Britain; Ron Skipper,
W8ACR; Southgate Amateur Radio News; shortwaveradio.de; The Times of
India; and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio
Newsline.

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For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York,
and our news team worldwide, I'm Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, in Union, Kentucky,
saying 73. As always, we thank you for listening.

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WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, be listening for Dan, K6ZO, operating from Malawi
as 7Q6M until the end of November. He is on 160-6m and will be
participating in the CQWW SSB and CW contests. QSL to his home call
sign.

The Qatar Amateur Radio Society is activating a number of special event stations until the 18th of December marking the FIFA World Cup in
Qatar, where 32 teams will compete across 64 matches. Amateur radio
stations will be using all modes on all HF bands and the QO100
satellite. Operators at the Qatar ham group headquarters and at Doha
Corniche will be using the call sign A722FWC. Eight other stations will
also be operating as World Cup Stadium stations. They begin with the
call sign A71FIFA and continue in numerical order through to A78FIFA.
QSL via the QARS bureau or direct by instructions on QRZ.com. Logs will
be uploaded to LoTW once the event is over.

Listen for Jaap PA7DA, operating from Aruba with the call sign P4ØDA
from November 13th through to the 27th. QSL via the Dutch QSL Bureau to
his home call sign. For direct QSL information, see his QRZ.com page.

Listen for Oleg, ZS1ANF, who hopes to be on the air as ZS7ANF at Wolf's
Fang Runway in Antarctica starting on November 1st. QSL details are on
QRZ.com

(DX-WORLD.NET)

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KICKER: HAMS' HALLOWEEN RADIO PLAY HAS JUST THE SPIRIT

JIM/ANCHOR: Finally, many of us know the unexpected problems -- and the
perks -- of operating portable. What if you are a ham who also works in commercial radio and dreams up a different kind of portable operation
for Halloween? One from a spooky old house? Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB,
ends our newscast with a story about this thriller.

RALPH: Ken Alan, WU6I, is haunted by radio wherever he goes. If he's
not on the air as an amateur Extra Class operator, he's recording
voiceovers and involved in other commercial projects. During this
Halloween season however, the spirits moved him to cross over into the
Great Beyond, that ethereal space somewhere between the F-layer of the ionosphere and the rest of eternity, the ancient realm known as radio
drama. His 40-minute radio play "Sparks & Baxter Spend the Night in
Murder Mansion" takes portable to a whole new level of activation.

The plot? A popular radio morning team sets up a remote broadcast on
Halloween Eve and experiences the kind of radio interference the FCC
can't help them with. There's even a seance, the equivalent of calling
QRZ on the spirits' frequency.

With mostly original sound effects and ghoulish music, the drama
presents a chance for Ken and another amateur radio friend to be hams
of a different sort. You can conjure it all up on the 'Ken Alan Voices' YouTube channel but not until Halloween Eve at midnight Pacific Time.
It promises to be....a scream.

This is Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB.....or, call me Baxter.

**

NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to the ARRL; CQ Magazine; David Behar,
K7DB; DX-World.net; Facebook; Gizmodo; Hackaday; Internet Archive Blog;
Jacob Wriston, KE8PWC; Karl Kruger, 2E0FEH; Ohio Penn DX; QRZ.com;
Southgate Amateur Radio News; shortwaveradio.de; Standards Manual; Printmag.com; Worked All Britain; and you our listeners, that's all
from the Amateur Radio Newsline.

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For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York,
and our news team worldwide, I'm Jim Damron, N8TMW, in Charleston, West Virginia, saying 73. As always we thank you for listening.

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WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, listen for John, W5JON, on the air from St Eustatius
as PJ5/W5JON from Oct. 25th through to the 4th of November. He will be
on 6-60m, using SSB and FT8. QSL direct or via LoTW to his home call.

Dan, K6ZO, is active from Malawi using the call sign 7Q6M through
to the end of November. Listen on 160-6m. Dan will participate in
both the CQWW SSB and CW contests. QSL to his home call.

Four hams in Aruba will form a team using the call sign P40L and
participate in the CQWW SSB contest. QSL via WA3FRP.

A group of radio operators from Belgium and Luxembourg will be
using the call sign LX8M from Merscheid, Luxembourg, during the
CQWW DX SSB Contest. QSL via LoTW.

Mark your calendars for a DXpedition by Marcelo, ZL1MTO, who will
be active from Norfolk Island as VK9MTO from December 29th through
to January 5th, 2023. Marcelo will be operating on 20 and 10 metres
using SSB and FT8/FT4. QSL to his home call.

(OHIO PENN DX, DX-WORLD. NET)

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NEW POSTAL SERVICE MESSAGE NEEDS NO DECODING

PAUL/ANCHOR: We end this week's newscast by remembering some code-
breaking women of wartime, and celebrating a tribute to them from
the United States Postal Service. Here's Dave Parks, WB8ODF, to
explain.

DAVE: Sending messages the old fashioned way - by postal service -
just got even more traditional for letter-writers and bill-payers
in the United States. A new postage stamp has been issued honoring
women of the US military who handled messages in a much-less
straightforward way: They were the cryptologists of World War II,
the backbone of an operation that contributed in a big way to the
Allied victory.

The stamp was formally released on Tuesday, October 18th at a
ceremony in Maryland. The stamp is a tribute to the more than
11,000 women who worked tirelessly with the traffic of intercepted
enemy message that were sent encoded. Like so many others in the
military at that time, they were sworn to secrecy about their
roles. The stamp's design features a recruitment poster seeking the participation of these women, who were known as WAVES, an acronym
for Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service. In announcing
the new stamps, the US Postal Service called the women "STEM
pioneers" adding that they [quote] "opened the door for women in
the military and have helped shape information security efforts for
future generations." [endquote]

This is Dave Parks, WB8ODF.

(US POSTAL SERVICE)

**
NEWSCAST CLOSE:

With thanks to Alaska Native News; Ambarish Nag Biswas, VU2JFA; the
ARRL; CQ Magazine; David Behar K7DB; DX-World.net; HFUnderground;
Facebook; Frank Scott, VK2BFC; itshamradio.com; Minneapolis Star-
Tribune; Ohio Penn DX; Polish Amateur Radio Union; QRZ.com;
Reuters; Southgate Amateur Radio News; shortwaveradio.de; Steve
Richards, G4HPE; Telengana Today; the US Postal Service; Wireless
Institute of Australia; and you our listeners, that's all from the
Amateur Radio Newsline.

We remind our listeners that Amateur Radio Newsline is an all-
volunteer non-profit organization that incurs expenses for its
continued operation. If you wish to support us, please visit our
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leave us a 5-star rating wherever you subscribe to us.

For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New
York, and our news team worldwide, I'm Paul Braun, WD9GCO, in
Valparaiso, Indiana, saying 73. As always we thank you for
listening.

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WORLD OF DX

This week's World of DX looks at the various contacts you can make during
the CQWW CW contest taking place on November 26th and 27th. They include Henning, OZ1BII (OH ZED ONE BEE EYE EYE) who will be on the air from
Pristina, Kosovo as Z68EE during the contest. Listen for Henning on all
HF bands. QSL via LoTW, OQRS.

A Slovenian team will be active as TK0C in Corsica during the CQWW CW
contest. Before and after the contest, listen for the various team
members using their personal calls with the TK/ prefix. QSL via LoTW,
eQSL or S50C.

Be listening for Doug, VA3DF, and Anthony, VE3RZ, operating from Grand
Turk during the contest using the call sign as VP5Y. QSL via M0URX.
Outside the contest, both Doug and Anthony will be operating mainly on CW
on 160-10m. They will be using the callsigns VP5/VA3DF and VP5/VE3RZ

Listen for the call sign HQ9X from Roatan Island, Honduras, IOTA number NA-057, during the contest. The call will be used by team members K1TR,
K1XM, KQ1F, SM7IUN and W1UE. QSL via KQ1F, LoTW.

(DX-WORLD.NET)

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KICKER: GETTING A BETTER READ ON RADIO, PAGE BY PAGE

DON/ANCHOR: Finally, if listening to radio and talking on radio isn't
quite enough for you, consider joining a book club that also lets you
read all about radio. Let Randy Sly, W4XJ, be your guide.

RANDY: To amateur radio operators, a lengthy conversation on the air is
called a “rag chew” and most "rag chews" are about...you guessed it...
ham radio. So when Russell Calabrese, KR2NZ, established a book club for members of the Long Island CW Club, the topic was...you guessed it...ham radio, but with a twist! Meeting approximately every six weeks on Sundays
at 6 p.m. Eastern time, the book club digs into the interesting world of amateur radio through fiction, non-fiction, technical and historical
books. For example, the current book is "200 Meters and Down" by Clifton DeSoto, which covers the strides and setbacks that were present when
radio pioneers were establishing the amateur radio service during its
early years.

Interested readers can join anytime. The meeting times and information
are posted on the LICW calendar at longislandcwclub.org. Asked what is
next for the book club, Russell said he has added a "movie club" aspect, featuring films and documentaries with a connection to...you guessed
it...ham radio.

I'm Randy Sly, W4XJ

(LICW)

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NEWSCAST CLOSE:

With thanks to Ambarish Nag Biswas, VU2JFA; the ARRL; BBC; CQ Magazine;
David Behar K7DB; DX-World.net; Facebook; Indo-Asian News Service; Long
Island CW Club; Ohio Penn DX; QRZ.com; Reuters; Romy Isidro DU1SMQ;
Space.com; shortwaveradio.de; Wireless Institute of Australia; and you
our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline.

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to us.

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. As always we thank you for listening.

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WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, be listening for Frans, PC2F, operating as PF01MAX
until the 20th of November, during the Grand Prix weekends of this year's
FIA Formula One World Championship. QSL to PC2F either direct, via the
bureau, Logbook of The World or eQSL.

The T88WA team is active until the 14th of November from Koror Island, IOTA number OC-009, Palau. They are on the air from this western Pacific island
on 160m through 6m. Send QSLs via M0URX or LoTW.

Chris HB9FIY is on St Helena Island and will operate for the next two weeks
as ZD7CA on 40-10m, holiday style. He will be using SSB and the Digital
modes when time permits. QSL via EA5GL.

Listen for Brian, ND3F, on the air from New Providence Island as C6AQQ from November 24th through to December 1st. He will be on all HF bands and will participate in the CQWW CW contest. QSL via EA5GL.

If you were hoping to work Haru, JA1XGI, as TX5XG this month from the
Austral Islands, please update your calendar: He has postponed his
activation until next year. No further details were available.

(DX NEWS, RSGB, DX-WORLD.NET)

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KICKER: THANKING A SINGULAR MILITARY VETERAN

JIM/ANCHOR: We end this week's report by looking a holiday that is observed every November in the US. It was originally known as Armistice Day. So what does this have to do with amateur radio? Randy Sly, W4XJ, will tell us now.

RANDY: In the United States, November 11th is Veterans Day, a day honoring
the men and women who have served in the U.S. armed forces. The annual
holiday is marked on the anniversary of the end of World War I. On that
day, one man likes to honor amateur radio for its service as well. Eligible for the draft in late 1960s, he chose to enlist in the Navy. When asked if
he had any experience, he mentioned he had been a ham radio operator since
his freshman year in high school. The recruiter's eyes lit up: He shared
that his amateur radio license would allow him to enlist at a higher rank
and enter active duty as a third class petty officer without needing to
attend Radioman A school.

During his time on active duty, that man's ham radio experience paid off, helping him become a leader in the communications mission of his destroyer.
In addition to using his technical expertise, he was the only one in radio central that could also send and receive traffic using Morse Code during training exercises.

That man, and many others like him who have served their country, received their training simply by being hams. So thank you, amateur radio, for your service. By the way, that man was me.

This is Randy Sly, W4XJ.

JIM/ANCHOR: And, thank you for YOUR service, Randy!

**

NEWSCAST CLOSE:

With thanks to Anemoi Incident Response; the ARRL; CQ Magazine; David Behar K7DB; DX-World.net; Jerry Spring, VE6TL; Mirage News; QRZ.com; Radio
Society of Great Britain; Southgate Amateur Radio News; shortwaveradio.de;
and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline.

We remind our listeners that Amateur Radio Newsline is an all-volunteer non-profit organization that incurs expenses for its continued operation.
If you wish to support us, please visit our website at arnewsline.org and
know that we appreciate you all. We also remind our listeners that if you
like our newscast, please leave us a 5-star rating wherever you subscribe
to us.

For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York, and
our news team worldwide, I'm Jim Damron, N8TMW, in Charleston, West
Virginia, saying 73. As always, we thank you for listening.

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POLICE SAY HAMS' 'PUMPKIN PATROL' HELPED DETER MISCHIEF

NEIL/ANCHOR: State police in New York tapped the crime-fighting potential
of amateur radio during the recent Halloween season. Sel Embee, KB3TZD,
shares this success story.

SEL: In New York State, the Pumpkin Patrol has been an amateur radio
holiday tradition since the mid-1980s, pairing hams with New York State
police along one of the state's main thoroughfares - the New York State Thruway. The Thruway extends from Newburgh in the Hudson Valley, all the
way north to Syracuse.

For five hours on both Halloween Eve and Halloween Night, a traditional
time for mischief, New York amateur radio clubs once again worked this
year with the state police to monitor checkpoints along the overpasses to ensure motorist safety.

According to a report on the website, MyLittleFalls.org, no suspicious activity was reported. State police said that 15 ham organizations participated, representing 19 counties in New York State.

The crime-deterring effort was inspired by an incident in 1976 when a CB
radio operator was talking to a truck driver on Halloween when the truck driver's windshield was shattered by a pumpkin that had been tossed at the vehicle from an overpass. CB radio operators began the first Halloween
safety patrols soon after - and the effort grew from there.

This is Sel Embee, KB3TZD.

(MYLITTLEFALLS.COM)

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WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, be listening for Bob, W7YAQ, and Al, K7AR, on the air
from Pago Pago, American Samoa. They are calling QRZ from November 18th to December 1st using the callsign K8H. You can also hear them in the CQWW CW Contest. The station will be on 160 through 10 metres. Logs will be
uploaded to Club Log on a regular basis. QSL via OQRS, LoTW, or W7YAQ.

There is still time to work Paco, EA7KNT, from Porto Antiguo, Sal Island
(IOTA number AF-086) Cape Verde. He is on the air until the 20th of
November using the callsign D4SAL. QSL to his home callsign.

There is also still time to work the Rebel DX Group operating as T33T from Banaba Island in the Republic of Kiribati. They will be active until the
26th of November on 160 - 10m using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via ClubLog OQRS
or LOTW.

Listen for Andy, N2NT, using the callsign V47NT from St. Kitts before and after the CQWW CW contest. He will participate in the contest as well,
using the callsign V47T. QSL via W2RQ.

Beginning on the 1st of December, be listening as special event station
GB1LJF gets on the air to celebrate the British Electric Lightning fighter/interceptor aircraft. The plane flew as an interceptor in the 1960s and '70s and made its last flight in the UK in 1988. Details are available
on the station's page on QRZ.com. QSL direct to 2E1HQY.

(DX-WORLD.NET, DX NEWS.COM, RSGB)

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KICKER: A THANKSGIVING NET WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS

NEIL/ANCHOR: Our final story is about a net held once a year by a group of amateurs marking the American holiday of Thanksgiving. Hams are welcome to check in either before or after the traditional holiday feast. Mike Askins, KE5CXP, serves us a generous helping of the details.

MIKE: Thomas Black, K9ASE, is looking to talk turkey with a couple of hams. It's the kind of straightforward but friendly on-air chat he and other
radio operators have been enjoying on Thanksgiving Day for the past 11
years. They mark the American holiday by putting amateur radio on the menu before or after the traditional feast. This year, as in all the previous years, everyone is invited to the table - domestic or DX - on November
24th.

Many of those who check in have grown to know one another from the forums
on QRZ.com. Others simply show up to wish holiday cheer. Thomas told
Newsline: [quote]: "It's a great opportunity to wish everyone happy
holidays and spread good will. There are no formal rules." [endquote] Frequencies are on or near 28.450, 21.310, 14.245 and 7.200 MHz. Updates
are posted in the QRZ.com forums under the thread with the heading "Turkey
Day Net."

The action starts at 1500 UTC and continues into the evening until, as with the big meal itself, everyone has had enough.

This is Mike Askins, KE5CXP.

(THOMAS BLACK K9ASE)

**

NEWSCAST CLOSE:

With thanks to Aerospace.org; the ACMA; Amateur Radio Digital
Communications; AMSAT News; the ARRL; BBC; CQ Magazine; David Behar K7DB; DX-World.net; Facebook; Funk Telegramm Magazine; Jeff Savasta, KB4JKL; Hamvention 2023; MyLittleFalls.com; QRZ.com; the RSGB; shortwaveradio.de; Thomas Black K9ASE; Wales Millennium Centre; Wireless Institute of
Australia; and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio
Newsline.

We remind our listeners that Amateur Radio Newsline is an all-volunteer non-profit organization that incurs expenses for its continued operation.
If you wish to support us, please visit our website at arnewsline.org and
know that we appreciate you all. We also remind our listeners that if you
like our newscast, please leave us a 5-star rating wherever you subscribe
to us.

For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York, and
our news team worldwide, I'm Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, in Union, Kentucky, saying
73. As always we thank you for listening.

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WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, you still have time to contact Peter, LA7QIA, who is operating from Svalbard as JW7QIA, from November 25th to the 29th. He'll
be taking part in the CQWW CW contest as a single operator. QSL to his
home call via LoTW.

Sigfrido, IW9FMD, is on the air as 5W0RS from Samoa, as time permits
between work assignments. Be listening on 20M SSB. QSL via IT9VYO.

You have until December 3rd to contact the team on Nosy Be, IOTA AF-057, Madagascar. Team members including Ron, PA3EWP, who is operating as 5R8WP,
and will be in the CQWW CW contest. His teammates are Guenter, DL2AWG, operating as 5R8WG; Erno, DK2AMM, operating as 5R8MM; Gerben, PG5M,
operating as 5R8CG, and Johannes, PA5X, operating as 5R8PA. The team is
running two stations at the same time using CW, SSB, RTTY, and FT8, in fox/hound mode.

If possible, logs will be uploaded to Club Log on a daily basis. See
QRZ.com for QSL information.

Be listening for Take (TAH-KAY), JS6RRR operating from Miyako-jima, IOTA
number AS-079, until December 17th. Take will be on 80-6m, using SSB, CW,
FM, RTTY, and JT65. He will participate in the CQWW CW contest as JS6RRR.
QSL information is on QRZ.com.

Ferdy, HB9DSP, will be active from Zanzibar, using the call sign 5H3FM,
from November 25th to December 13th. You will find him mostly on 20, 15,
and 10 metres, using SSB and FT8. QSL to his home call.

(DX-WORLD.NET)

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KICKER: A RADIO, A RESCUE AND A QSL CARD

PAUL/ANCHOR: Sometimes a QSL card can confirm so much more than just a successful radio contact. Just ask one ham in Wyoming, who recently got
such a card, with a special message. Here's Ralph Squilllace, KK6ITB,
with that story.

RALPH: Nicholas Cashoili, N0ASL, recently sent a QSL card to Jim Shirey,
N7FC. The men had a QSO on Halloween night on the same frequency, where
members of the Buffalo Amateur Radio Klub customarily check in, and keep up-to-date on matters related to the club. The voice coming from Jim's
HT, however, wasn't from a fellow club member: It was that of a motorist
in distress. That motorist was Nicholas. According to a report on the
Buffalo Bulletin website, Nicholas told Jim that he needed help: He'd
been driving through a canyon in Johnson County in north central Wyoming,
when his car slid off the road. His car was disabled, and there was no
cell service available in the area. Using his radio, Jim gathered what information he could get from Nicholas, and then called 911. The story
in the Buffalo Bulletin said that the fire and sheriff's departments
were sent to assist at the scene.

Jim, however, didn't learn of the happy ending, until he received that
QSL card from Nicholas this month. Only after its arrival from Nicholas' Nebraska QTH, did Jim discover some of the details of what turned out
to be a successful rescue. Nicholas was safe, and had not been injured.
The day it arrived, his QSL card did double duty -- as a thank-you card.

This is Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB.

(BUFFALO BULLETIN)

**

NEWSCAST CLOSE:

With thanks to the ARRL; Ambarish Nag Biswas, VU2JFA; the Buffalo Bulletin;
CNX Software; CQ magazine; David Behar, K7DB; DX-World.net; Facebook;
Fremont Tribune; Gulf News; Hackaday; Longmont Amateur Radio Club; QRZ.com;
the RSGB; shortwaveradio.de; the 3916 Nets; Van Herridge, N4VGE; and you,
our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline.

We remind our listeners that Amateur Radio Newsline is an all-volunteer non-profit organization that incurs expenses for its continued operation.
If you wish to support us, please visit our website at arnewsline.org
and know that we appreciate you all.

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us a 5-star rating wherever you subscribe to us.

For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York,
and our news team worldwide, I'm Paul Braun, WD9GCO, in Valparaiso,
Indiana, saying 73. As always, we thank you for listening.

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WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, listen for Tony, JH1FFW, on the air from Palau as
T88RC until December 5th. You can hear him on the HF bands, using SSB
and FT8. QSL via eQSL or LoTW.

Look for Giorgio, 5UA99WS, who will be on the air from Niger (nye-Jeer)
until the 23rd of December. He will be on 15 and 20 metres using SSB
when time permits. QSL via his LoTW manager, IK5SRF.

Listen for Sergey, RX3APM, on the air from the Maldives as 8Q7BB from
December 4th through to the 17th. He will participate in the ARRL 10m
contest which is taking place on December 10th and 11th. At other times
he will be operating on 80 through 10 metres. QSL to his home call.

Be listening for Joe, VE3BW, operating from Costa Rica as TI7/VE3BW
between December 23rd and January 4th. He will be on the air on 160-6m,
using CW, SSB and FT8. See his page on QRZ.com for details.

(DX-WORLD.NET)

**

KICKER: HAPPY ENDING FOR PRODUCER OF HAM RADIO DOCUMENTARY

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Sometimes the best movies are the ones in which it's impossible to guess the ending. Our final report in this week's newscast
tells us about one such movie, a documentary, and the student filmmaker
who created it. Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB, brings us her story.

RALPH: The 30-minute documentary that made its TV premiere on Montana
Public Broadcasting on Thanksgiving Day was a production by Grace
Wolcott, a University of Montana student working with Media Arts
students at the school. The film has a one-word title: "Ham." Grace told Newsline it was inspired by a class assignment and, in part, by the
small portable shortwave radio she listens to. It's the story of
Montana's ham radio community and the reason for radio operators'
devotion.

She called the documentary a learning experience with everyone willing
to work outside their comfort zones. Grace was producer, director and assistant editor. The production also offered moments of radio magic. In
one of her favorite moments, the crew was interviewing a ham in his
shack when another ham could be heard on the air -- and then there was
yet another. A QSO got under way and each learned that they'd all been interviewed for Grace's film. Grace told Newsline: [quote] "I felt in
that moment, even if this documentary isn't a masterpiece or nobody sees
it, I am glad that, just like amateur radio, we are bringing people
together." [endquote]

So can you guess the ending? Grace, who aspires to be an independent filmmmaker, now has another goal. She wants to become a ham. She's
already studying with the help of Lance Collister, W7GJ, the amateur
seen in the opening scenes of the film. She said: [quote] "Everyone I
met in the community is patiently waiting for me to get my license and I
will not let them down!" [endquote]

She gets her diploma at the end of this semester and hopes to get on the
air next year.

This is Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB.

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: If you'd like to see Grace's documentary, it's available
on the Montana PBS website. See the link in the text version of this
week's Newsline script at arnewsline.org

[FOR PRINT, DO NOT READ: https://www.montanapbs.org/programs/ham/ ]

**

NEWSCAST CLOSE:

With thanks to the ARRL; CQ magazine; David Behar K7DB; DX-World.net;
JAXA Amateur Radio Club; Facebook; Montana PBS; NASA Spaceflight.com;
The Print; QRZ.com; Radio World magazine; the RSGB; Republic World;
SARCNet; shortwaveradio.de; Youth on the Air Camp; Wireless Institute of Australia; YOTA; and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur
Radio Newsline.

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and our news team worldwide, I'm Stephen Kinford, N8WB, in Wadsworth,
Ohio, saying 73. As always, we thank you for listening.

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WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, you can find Burkhard, DL3KZA, on the air from
Albania as ZA/DL3KZA until December 13th. He is on 40-17m; mainly
using FT8. QSL to his home call, either direct or by the bureau.

Between December 10th and 16th, you will be able to hear S21DX on
the air from Dhal Char island in Bangladesh, IOTA number AS-140. The
operators will be using the HF bands and the QO-100 satellite. QSL
via EB7DX.

Lester, W8YCM, is active until December 11th from Jamaica using the
call sign as 6Y8LV. He is also signing W8YCM/6Y for the remainder of
his stay, which lasts into January. Listen on the HF bands. Send
QSLs for his home call.

Listen for Capi, LU1COP, operating from Isla Martin Garcia,
Argentina, IOTA number SA-055, as LP1A/E until December 11th. Capi
is on 80 through 10 metres using FT8 and SSB. QSL via Logbook of the
World. Paper QSLs should be sent to EA7FTR.

(DX-WORLD.NET)

**

KICKER: MEET OUR INTERNATIONAL NEWSMAKER OF THE YEAR FOR 2022

NEIL/ANCHOR: When Amateur Radio Newsline began presenting its
International Newsmaker of the Year award in 2019, we did it to
acknowledge the best embodiment of the spirit of amateur radio in
the activities of an individual, club or other organization during
the past year. In presenting this year's award, we congratulate the
winner we celebrated in that inaugural year: The West Bengal Amateur
Radio Club of Kolkata, India. Here's our editor, Caryn Eve Murray,
KD2GUT, to tell us why.

CARYN: Congratulations once again to the West Bengal Radio Club of
Kolkata India, Newsline's International Newsmaker for 2022.

Operating on a thin budget, sometimes with borrowed radio equipment,
the club has consistently provided communications during cyclones,
after earthquakes, at major public events and to reunite missing
family members with loved ones. The club also teaches its members
valuable emergency-response skills that help save lives. This past
year, those skills helped prevent a different kind of tragedy: They
assisted law enforcement in locating and rescuing a woman who had
been kidnapped and was about to be handed over to a human-
trafficking ring. The stories we have given our listeners this past
year about this club's efforts show that its commitment to public
service, like their energy, knows no limits.

Newsline spoke to the club's secretary, Ambarish Nag Biswas, VU2JFA,
and he explained why members are so committed:

AMBARISH NAG BISWAS: We only make this club, not only for the
amateur radio hobby. We make using this hobby how to save lives
because all technology is for the human. If you are not using your
hobby for the human, I don't believe that hobby...that hobby is just
a hobby.

CARYN: All of us at Amateur Radio Newsline salute this group for its combination of technology and humanity.

This is Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT.

**

NEWSCAST CLOSE:

With thanks to Amateur Radio Weekly; the ARRL; CQ magazine; David
Behar K7DB; DX-World.net; FCC.gov; Holmesburg Amateur Radio Club;
Inventiva; QRZ.com; Radio World magazine; the RSGB; shortwaveradio.de; Space.com; startupstorymedia; Tom McElroy, W4SDR; USAJobs.gov; Wireless Institute of Australia; and you our listeners, that's all from the
Amateur Radio Newsline.

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continued operation. If you wish to support us, please visit our
website at arnewsline.org and know that we appreciate you all. We
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leave us a 5-star rating wherever you subscribe to us.

For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New
York, and our news team worldwide, I'm Neil Rapp WB9VPG in Union,
Kentucky, saying 73. As always we thank you for listening.

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BOUVET ISLAND HAMS LAUNCH PROPAGATION POLL

PAUL/ANCHOR: Few of us need reminders that the Bouvet Island
DXpeditioners who'll be activating 3Y0J (Three Y Zero J) from the
remote island are setting sail in less than a month. The 22-day on-
air operation is being led by Ken, LA7GIA; Rune, LA7THA; and Erwann,
LB1QI and the 12-member team is motivated to log more than 200,000
QSOs. With Bouvet in the number two spot on the DXCC Most Wanted
List, this is not an impossible goal. While others have activated
Bouvet over the years, none have approached logging that many QSOs.

The team is committed to making contacts. If you visit the
DXpedition website at 3Y0J dot N O (3Y0J.no), you will find a
Propagation poll under the tab labeled "Latest News." This will
enable interested DXpedition chasers to provide the team with
details about their station setup, including power and antenna, so
that the operators can approximate propagation to a certain region
based on the stations calling them from there.

(3Y0J)

**

KICKER: WHEN A HOMEBREW QSL CARD IS BEST

PAUL/ANCHOR: We begin our final story this week by making an
observation: When you are an amateur radio operator, it's easy to
make someone else happy. That's what a retiree in Oregon and a
youngster in Wisconsin both recently discovered. Ralph Squillace,
KK6ITB, tells us how it happened.

RALPH: A late November day found Chris Billings, WA7RAR, activating
a local park near his Oregon home. It was Thanksgiving Day and in a
fitting mood for the US holiday, Chris was grateful to find 10
meters open. He decided to call CQ on that small portion of the band
where Technician class operators can legally operate SSB on HF,
hoping to give newcomers a chance to work him. A young voice emerged
from the pileup: It was Bennett Bachman, KD9WCG, age 10. Chris
learned that this was an especially happy moment for the new ham
from Wisconsin. This was only his second QSO on 10 meters.

Chris mailed Bennett a QSL card along with a note that he wasn't
expecting Bennett to respond, especially if he had no QSL cards of
his own yet.

On December 8th, it was Chris' turn to have a happy moment:
something from Bennett arrived - a handmade QSL card. Bennett's
father, Dave KV9O (Kay Vee 9 Oh), said that Bennett designed the
cards himself, sending one to Chris and the other to his first 10m
contact, Gordon West, WB6NOA. Dave said the first contact was a
joyful moment too because Bennett had studied for his license using
Gordon's Technician guide. Bennett is now trying to start a ham
radio club at school and is studying for his General class license
so he can be less dependent on 10m band openings.

Chris, however, is glad Bennett found him on that 10m opening on
Thanksgiving Day. Posting on Facebook, he publicly thanked Bennett
for the handcrafted card, adding [quote] "I love to find cards in my
mailbox and this is certainly one of the special ones!"[endquote]

This is Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB.

(CHRIS BILLINGS, WA7RAR; DAVE BACHMAN, KV9OX; FACEBOOK)

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PAUL/ANCHOR: Do you have a piece of Amateur Radio News that you
think Newsline would be interested in? We are not talking about
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but something that is out of the ordinary. If so, send us a brief
overview via the contact page at arnewsline.org. If it's newsworthy
and we would like to cover it, we'll get back to you for more
details.

NEWSCAST CLOSE:

With thanks to Adrian Baciu, YO5IA; Amateur Radio Weekly; the ARRL;
Arunava Dey, VU3XRY; Bob Allison, WB1GCM; Chris Billings, WA7RAR; CQ
magazine; Dave Bachman, KV9OX; David Behar K7DB; DX-World.net;
Endhoven Space Blog; Facebook; FCC.gov; POTA India; shortwaveradio.de;
Three Y Zero J; Wireless Institute of Australia; and you our listeners,
that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline.

We remind our listeners that Amateur Radio Newsline is an all-
volunteer non-profit organization that incurs expenses for its
continued operation. If you wish to support us, please visit our
website at arnewsline.org and know that we appreciate you all. We
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leave us a 5-star rating wherever you subscribe to us.

For now, with Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT at the news desk in New York,
and our news team worldwide, I'm Paul Braun WD9GCO in Valparaiso,
Indiana, saying 73. As always, we thank you for listening.

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WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, be listening for the Israel Amateur Radio Club, which
is operating special event stations celebrating Christmas and the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. Be listening for Hanukkah station 4Z8NER on the air
from December 18th through the 26th. Christmas stations 4X7XMAS, 4X8XMAS
and 4X9XMAS will be on the air December 23rd, 24th and 25th. QSL via
4X6ZM, LoTW and eQSL.

The TN8K DXpedition in the Congo begins operation shortly after operators arrive from the Czech Republic on January 6th. The team will continue operating until their departure date of January 21st. Be listening on 160 through 6 metres using CW, SSB, RTTY, FT8, FT4 and PSK. Operators will
also be making contacts via the QO-100 satellite.

Listen for Harry, JG7PSJ, operating as JD1BMH from Chichijima (CHEE CHEE JEEMA), IOTA number AS-031, Ogasawara (OH GAH SAH WARRA), from December
24th to January 2nd. He will be using CW, SSB and RTTY on 80 through 10 metres. QSL to his home call JG7PSJ via the bureau or direct.

Be listening for Pierre-Jean, F4GPK, operating as FY/F4GPK from French
Guiana (GEE YONNA) from December 26th to January 8th. QSL via eQSL or
direct to his home call.

Joe, VE3BW, will be using the callsign TI7/VE3BW (Tee Eye Seven/VE3BW)
while operating from Costa Rica from the 23rd of December to the 3rd of January. Joe will be operating CW, SSB and FT8 on 160-6 metres. QSL to
his home call. All QSOs will be loaded to LOTW on his return.

(425 DX NEWS)

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KICKER: NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, HAM RADIO STYLE

JIM/ANCHOR: We end this newscast with a Newsline holiday tradition - a
ham log instead of a yule log. I'm going to share with you this much-
loved adaptation of the Clement Clarke Moore classic - proof that there
is still magic in the season, and even moreso on the amateur bands this
time of year.

JIM: Twas the night before Christmas and all through the shack.
The rig was turned off, and the mic cord lay slack.

The antenna rotor had made its last turn,
The tubes in the linear had long ceased to burn.

I sat there relaxing and took off my specs,
Preparing to daydream of Armchair DX.

When suddenly outside I heard such a sound,
I dashed out the door to see what was around.

The moon shone down brightly and lighted the night.
For sure propagation for the low bands was right.

I peered toward the roof where I heard all the racket,
and there was some guy in a red, fur-trimmed jacket!

I stood there perplexed in a manner quite giddy:
Just who WAS this stranger? di di dah dah di dit?

He looked very much like an FCC guy,
who'd come to check up on some bad TVI.

I shouted to him: "Old man...QR-Zed?"
"Hey you by the chimney, all dressed up in red!"

I suddenly knew when I heard sleigh bells jingle;
The guy on the rooftop was Jolly Kris Kringle.

He had a big sack full of amateur gear
Which was a big load for his prancing reindeer.

Transmitters, receivers, for cabinets and racks;
Some meters and scopes and a lot of coax.

He said not a word 'cause he'd finished his work.
He picked up his sack and he turned with a jerk.

As he leaped to his sleigh, he shouted with glee;
And I knew in a moment, he'd be QRT.

I heard him transmit as he flew o'er the trees
"Merry Christmas to all, and to all seventy-three."

"Ho Ho Ho"

(AUTHOR UNKNOWN)

**

NEWSCAST CLOSE:

With thanks to Amateur Radio Weekly; Arunava Dey, VU3XRY; CQ magazine;
David Behar K7DB; the DoDropIn; DX-World.net; The 425 DX News; Ham Radio University; Intrepid DX Group; POTA India; Radio Society of Great
Britain; Robert Steenburgh, AD0IU; shortwaveradio.de; SKYWARN; Wireless Institute of Australia; and you our listeners, that's all from the
Amateur Radio Newsline.

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to us.

For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York,
and our news team worldwide, I'm Jim Damron, N8TMW, in Charleston, West Virginia, saying 73. As always we thank you for listening.

And, from all of us, Merry Christmas!

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WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, special stations SP90ENIGMA and SP90ENG are active
until 15 January to mark the 90th anniversary since Polish cryptologists
first broke the Enigma cipher. For SP90ENIGMA, send QSL via SP3PGR. For SP90ENG, QSL via SP3PDO.

The Marconi Club is holding the fifth edition of its QSO Party Day on the
7th of January. Operators will be on the air from 0700 to 18000 UTC on
80, 40 and 20 metres, using CW. The ARI Loano (LOW-ANNO) Marconi Club is a member of the International CW Council. Operators will be calling "CQ MCD."

Special callsigns R2023NY and UE23NY are active on the HF bands until the
8th of January for the annual "Russian New Year" radio marathon organized
by the Miller DX Club. QSL via RQ7L.

Be listening for HH75RCH on the bands from January 1st through the 1st of
May. This is the special callsign marking the 75th anniversary of the
Radio Club d'Haiti, established on March 29th 1948. QSL via Club Log's
OQRS, or via N2OO (N 2 OH-OH).

(425 DX NEWS)

**

KICKER: A HOLIDAY NET THAT'S A SAFETY NET

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Our final story for this week is about one holiday net
that is also, for many, a kind of safety net. Don Wilbanks, AE5DW, has
that story for us.

DON: Sometimes we get on the air looking for more than just a signal
report. As the holiday season draws to a close, ONTARS, the Ontario
Amateur Radio Service, has stepped in twice to do just that. Known for the daily net it holds on 3.755 MHz, ONTARS also provided a gathering place
for amateurs who spent this past Christmas in need of company. That net,
known as Sam's Christmas Cracker, was conducted by Sam Jones, VE3ZSZ, as
he has done for the past six years with the support of Barry Lisoweski, VE3ISX, the ONTARS manager. Sam shared this year's net on December 25th on
80 metres at 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time with Kevin, VA3RCA.

Sam told Newsline in an email that the net added some holiday brightness
for people who may have suffered a death in the family or perhaps were
left trapped by the recent blizzard that struck in the northeastern
regions of the United States and Canada. He said [quote] "It was about 120 minutes of just funny jokes and funny stories." [endquote]

Together everyone checked in and found a common meeting ground on the air.
Sam said he plans to hold another net on New Year's Day, January 1st. This will be on 7.185 MHz lasting from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time. It will
be called the Positive Vibrations Net.

Sam told Newsline [quote]: "It's important. I try to bring smiles across
the miles." [endquote]

This is Don Wilbanks, AE5DW.

(SAM JONES, VE3ZSZ)

**

NEWCAST CLOSE - DO YOU HAVE NEWS?

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Do you have a piece of Amateur Radio News that you think Newsline would be interested in? We are not talking about advertising your club's upcoming hamfest or field day participation, but something that is
out of the ordinary. If so, send us a brief overview via the contact page
at arnewsline.org. If it's newsworthy and we would like to cover it, we'll
get back to you for more details.

NEWSCAST CLOSE:

With thanks to the Alexanderson Association; Amateur Radio Weekly; the
ARRL; Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; Congresswoman Debbie Lesko;
Contest University; CQ magazine; the DARC; David Behar K7DB; the 425 DX
News; Sam Jones, VE3ZSZ; shortwaveradio.de; the True Blue DXers Club; University of Alaska Geophysical Institute; Wireless Institute of
Australia; and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio
Newsline.

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If you wish to support us, please visit our website at arnewsline.org and
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like our newscast, please leave us a 5-star rating wherever you subscribe
to us.

For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York, and
our news team worldwide, I'm Stephen Kinford, N8WB, in Wadsworth, Ohio,
saying 73. As always, we thank you for listening.

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WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, be listening for VI10SOTA (VEE EYE TEN SOTA) which is
on the air in Australia to celebrate the 10th year of Summits on the Air
in the VK1 region. The station will be active through to the end of the
year and any amateur with an Australian licence who is activating a VK1
SOTA peak may use it.

Logs of all activators will be found under each activator’s log in their account.

Be listening for Harald, DF2WO, using the call sign D44TWO from Sao Tiago (AF-005), Cape Verde until the 21st of January. He is on 160 through 6 metres, using FT8 with some SSB and CW. He is also using the QO-100 satellite. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS.

Listen for Darren, VK4MAP, who is working holiday style as FW/VK4MAP from Wallis & Futuna in the South Pacific through the first half of January.
Listen for him on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres where he will be operating
SSB. QSL direct to his home call.

The special call sign DB100RDF is on the air to mark 100 years of
broadcasting in Germany. This commemorates the fact that the first
official radio entertainment in Germany went on the air on the 29th of October, 1923. QSL direct to DO2PZ or via the bureau.

You can hear the special call sign EG1NMP from the 7th to the 10th of
January. The station is on the air to remember the wreck of the Monte Palomares, a Spanish freighter that sank in the North Atlantic on the
10th of January, 1966. QSL only via LoTW and eQSL.

(425 DX NEWS)

**

SAYING 73 TO THE OLD YEAR AROUND THE WORLD

PAUL/ANCHOR: Our final story has a little bit of magic in it. Some of it
is amateur radio magic and the rest is simply New Year's magic -- because
we can't put a final ribbon on the holiday season without this story of a
QSO that happened in two countries across the change of the year. John Williams, VK4JJW, explains.

JOHN: With poor conditions on the bands, the 10-minute QSO between one
ham in Australia and another in Thailand might have felt more like it
lasted for a year. Well....in a way, it actually did.

Supoj (Sue Podge) E25JRP was on 20 metres at 2130 local time in Bangkok
in the final hours of the old year, but very few CW operators responded
to his call in that first half-hour. At 2200 local time, someone more
distant came back to him - like the others, his call began with a V -
perhaps it was VR, from Hong Kong, or VU, from India. Battling serious
QSB, Supoj asked for a repeat - and then another.

He told Newsline: [quote] "After a couple of question marks and 'again,'
I got all of his callsign." [endquote] It was VK5PL, Dave, a colleague
from the Long Island CW Club in the United States. Dave was at home in Australia and recognised Supoj's callsign when he heard it on the air.
Two thousand twenty-three was already well underway at his QTH. The year-change had started two hours earlier.

Riding the fickle QSB, the two had just enough time to exchange new
year's wishes - and for Dave to log his first QSO of the new year and
Supoj to log one of his final ones of the old year.

Dave wrote on the club's forum on groups.io: [quote] "I had a great start
to the year." [endquote]

Supoj told Newsline: [quote] "I turned off my rig with a big smile." [endquote]

Now, of course, with everyone properly settled into 2023, the only thing
that needs to get in sync are those band conditions.

This is John Williams, VK4JJW.

(SUPOJ, E25JRP; GROUPS.IO)

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the ordinary. If so, send us a brief overview via the contact page at arnewsline.org. If it's newsworthy and we would like to cover it, we'll
get back to you for more details.

NEWSCAST CLOSE:

With thanks to the Alexanderson Association; Amateur Radio Weekly; the
ARRL; Birla Institute of Technology; CQ magazine; Dave, VK5PL; David
Behar K7DB; the 425 DX News; IEEE; Radio Society of Great Britain; shortwaveradio.de; Springfield News-Sun; Supoj, E25JRP; Straight Key
Century Club; 3YØJ Website; West Bengal Radio Club; Wireless Institute of Australia; and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio
Newsline.

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like our newscast, please leave us a 5-star rating wherever you subscribe
to us.

For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York, and
our news team worldwide, I'm Paul Braun, WD9GCO, in Valparaiso, Indiana,
saying 73. As always, we thank you for listening.

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ACTIVATORS PLAN SUMMIT CAMPING TRIPS

DON/ANCHOR: In some parts of North America, where winter has taken hold,
many people are making plans to go into the mountains for a weekend of
hiking or skiing. Then there are the hams who activate summits and look at those same mountains as places they'll activate this spring and summer. Sel Embee, KB3TZD, tells us what they've got planned.

SEL: We may only be in January, but two clubs in the northeastern United States are already deep in the planning stages of campouts that combine eyeball QSOs with summit activations. The Northeast SOTA Club has scheduled its first campout for this spring. Hams will be meeting up in Woodstock,
New York, which is nestled in the Catskill Mountain region. The campout
will take place between May 19th and May 22nd; amateurs will be able to use one of the 45 campsites available at the Woodland Valley Campground. There
is also an option to bring an RV. The club is advising early reservations
for those planning to attend. Contact AJ at the email address found in the text version of this week's newscast.

Meanwhile, east of the Catskills, campers are looking forward to returning
to the White Mountains of New Hampshire for the sixth annual W1 SOTA
campout. These SOTA enthusiasts will be gathering from June 1st to June
5th. One of the organizers, Bob, A-C-one-Zed, writes on the SOTA Reflector: [quote] "Join in for the entire four-night campout or for as many nights as you can or just stop by for a while!" [endquote] Email Bob for details or
to let him know your plans. His email address can be found in the text
version of this week's newscast.

This is Sel Embee, KB3TZD.

[DO NOT READ: aj2i@outlook.com]
[DO NOT READ: bobac1z.nh@gmail.com ]

(SOTA REFLECTOR)

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WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, be listening for AT18BSG, a special event station that will be on the air until the 15th of January in India. The station is
marking the 18th National Jamboree of the Bharat Scouts and Guides.
According to the event's page on QRZ.com, thousands of scouts, guides and adult leaders will be active. QSL via VU2NRO.

Whether or not you are a soccer fan, be listening for special callsign 7U7C being used by operators who belong to the Great Desert Djelfa Radio Amateur Club 7X2VFK. The club is on the air marking the seventh African Nations Championship taking place in Algeria from the 13th of January until the 4th
of February. This biennial football tournament is organized by the Confederation of African Football. See QRZ.com for details.

In central Africa, Roland F8EN is operating as TR8CR from Gabon until March 15, 2023. He is on the air using CW on 30 to 10 meters. QSL via F6AJA.

Many special event stations are on the air announcing the upcoming World Radiosport Team Championship to be held in Italy. Here are two in
particular to listen for as they operate in Indonesia and New Zealand.
Listen for 8B0RARI and ZL6WRTC on various HF bands where operators will be using CW and SSB. See QRZ.com for QSL details.

(DX WORLD, 425 DX BULLETIN, QRZ.COM)

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KICKER: A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT

DON/ANCHOR: For our final story we ask: how does a radio operator pursue 3 SOTA summits, 6 island activations and 2 lake activations in the space of seven days? Answer: he goes with the flow - in this case, the flow of a
river in New Zealand. Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF, takes us on that ride.

JIM: It was a seven-day journey along the length of the Clutha River in New Zealand, and Matt, ZL4NVW, was more than up to the challenge. He had his packraft, his kayak, his radio and his gameplan. Writing on the SOTA
reflector later, Matt shared the details of how he collected peaks and some summit-to-summit contacts along the way. He battled band conditions as well
as scrub from the wild landscape. Entering the river south of Alberttown
with his gear safely packed and waterproofed, he braced for the river equivalent of a solar storm: rapids, whirlpools and boils. The trip
afterward was marked by alternating moments of extreme peace and
temperamental waters -- though he suffered a wrist injury at one point.

He advised readers to file his story [quote] "under the lengths someone
will go to activate a 1-point summit." [endquote] That would be one of the stops he made to climb Tyrwhitt Peak on Mou Waho island in Otago, the
summit designated ZL3/OT-493.

Perhaps just a single point earned here, but the total adventure points for this trip were off the charts.

This is Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF.

(SOTA REFLECTOR)

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the ordinary. If so, send us a brief overview via the contact page at arnewsline.org. If it's newsworthy and we would like to cover it, we'll get back to you for more details.

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With thanks to Amateur Radio Weekly; AMSAT News Service; the ARRL; ARDC; CQ magazine; David Behar K7DB; Diane Ortiz, K2DO; the K8CX Ham Gallery; FCC;
the 425 DX News; John Fulton, K9AI; Parks on the Air; the Register;
Shortwave Listening Post; shortwaveradio.de; the SOTA Reflector; Tom
Carrubba, KA2D; Wireless Institute of Australia; Worked All Britain; and
you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline.

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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. As always, we thank you for listening.

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TEN METERS PUTS OUT ITS WELCOME MAT

JIM/ANCHOR: A stretch of days with great conditions on 10 meters
has provided a bonus for a number of events on the band lately. In
Germany, the DARC held its 10-meter contest on January 8th with
hams getting on the air using CW and SSB. The Nordic Radio Amateur
Union's 10m activity contest will be held on February 2nd, with CW
ops on the air from 1800 to 1900 UTC; SSB users on from 1900 to
2000 UTC; FM users competing between 2000 UTC to 2100 UTC and
Digital competitors getting in on the action from 2100 to 2200
UTC.

Just two days later, entrants in this year's Ten-Ten International
Winter QSO Party will hope to make good use of favorable band
conditions for operators using SSB on February 4th and 5th. The
nonprofit organization, the Ten-Ten International Net, was created
in 1962 to encourage activity on the 10m band and promote good
operating practices.

(TEN-TEN INTERNATIONAL NET, NORDIC RADIO AMATEUR UNION)

**

KICKER: SQUIRRELING AWAY SOME GREAT QSOs

JIM/ANCHOR: We end this week's newscast with the story of a net
that puts squirrels on the air. Not flying squirrels on the air.
These are radio squirrels. Graham Kemp, VK4BB, tells us about
their chatter.

GRAHAM: As anyone who lives in Australia knows, there are no
native squirrels living here. Or.....are there? If you ask Linda
G0YLM, a member of the North West Fusion Group in the UK, she
might insist there are - and for good reason: She has had plenty
of QSOs with them. Linda and her husband, Ian, G0VGS, participate
in the group's daily morning Squirrel Net, where Linda is net
control. The squirrels are all the hams who check in starting at
0700 UTC from New Zealand, Australia, The Netherlands, Ireland,
Sri Lanka, and even the United States.

Ian told Newsline that the net was inspired by early-morning walks
the couple would take in the local park in the early days of the
pandemic. Radios in hand, they would chat with friends as they
strolled. Ian said: [quote] "From time to time we would see a
squirrel and mention it on the air. This moved to logging the
first squirrel sighted each morning, and the Squirrel Net was
born." [endquote]

Conversation topics vary from day to day and the chatter often
gets as lively as the group's furry little namesakes. Because hams
are almost always in danger of timing out, the award of the Golden
Acorn is conferred virtually on any ham who passes the
conversation along just in time.

You can find the Squirrel Net in WIRES-X room 41755 and on the GB-
NWFG reflector, YSF 26499. As Ian told Newsline, everyone is
welcome to join the peanut gallery - even those elusive Australian
squirrels.

This is Graham Kemp, VK4BB.

(NORTH WEST FUSION GROUP)

**

NEWSCAST CLOSE:

With thanks to Amateur Radio Weekly; Ambarish Nag Biswas, VU2JFA;
the BBC; CQ magazine; David Behar K7DB; the 425 DX News; The Hindu
newspaper; Ian Maude, G0VGS; Jim Storms, AB8YK; North West Fusion
Group; shortwaveradio.de; 3Y0J (THREE WHY ZERO JAY) Website;
Wireless Institute of Australia; Winter Field Day Association;
Worldwide Flora and Fauna; and you our listeners, that's all from
the Amateur Radio Newsline.

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York, and our news team worldwide, I'm Jim Damron, N8TMW, in
Charleston, West Virginia, saying 73. As always, we thank you for
listening.

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STILL TIME TO PLAN FOR DXPEDITION BOOTCAMP

NEIL/ANCHOR: Speaking of chasing DX and DXpeditions, a group of amateurs is hosting a DXpedition bootcamp in the South Pacific offering the expertise of experienced ops to help those who hope to do it for real sometime. The
station on Norfolk Island offers CW and SSB from 160m through 10m with dedicated stations for FT8 and 6m along with a variety of dipole and
vertical antennas. A short drive from the DXpedition station is Mount Bates where interested operators can try their hand at a SOTA activation. Norfolk Island National Park is also adjacent to the DXpedition station. The camp
will take place from March 17th to the 31st. For information about costs or other details, visit the website dxpeditionbootcamp - that's one word - dot net. Yes, meals are included.

(WIA, DXPEDITION BOOTCAMP)

**

KICKER: WHEN 'THANK YOU' IS A SPECIAL EVENT

ANCHOR: Finally, we end with a story about gratitude. There are lots of ways to say thank you of course but in amateur radio some gestures go beyond mere words or even certificates. Here's Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB, to tell us about
a group of hams here in the US who turned a "thank you" into a special
event.

RALPH: How exactly do you say thank you to your mentor, the ham who
patiently answered your questions - all of them - helped with your studies, guided you with your shack, handled questions about on-air protocol and.....well, you name it. The simple answer is: you get on the air. For a group of radio operators in New England that translated into creating a special event thank you to their Elmers late last year. Using the callsign W1E/ELMER, six of them got on the air for a few days late last year, telling stories - and hearing stories - about those all-important hams who made a difference in their lives. In all, there were a little more than 300 QSOs, each one an audio thank-you card offered as a tribute.

However, the Elmer event doesn't end there. Two of the organizers, Bill, W1FMX, and Rich, KB1FGC, know there are more stories out there and lots of thank yous to share. This year it will be happening again, starting on September 29th, and Rich hopes that hams everywhere - not just in New
England - will join them on the air. So if you've been thinking about "why" and "how" of where you are now in amateur radio, now is the time for Rich to hear from you. His email address is in the text version of this week's newscast at arnewsline.org

[FOR PRINT ONLY; DO NOT READ: marzo7088@yahoo.com

Rich's first special event was a few years ago in honor of his father who
had owned a trucking business and was on the board of the Department of Transportation in Connecticut -- but at the time Rich had never heard of a special event that let hams honor other hams. He believed that an on-the-air event honoring radio mentors would provide an appropriate means for celebrating those who made it possible for many of us to get on the air in
the first place.

As the participants' certificate states clearly, Elmers help to keep ham
radio strong.

This is Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB.

(RICH GUERRERA KB1FGC)

**

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KB3YRU; 425 DX News; EA Digital Federation; Jenny Tupper; Mc Gill
University; Rich Guerrera, KB1FGC; Sean Kutzko, KX9X; shortwaveradio.de; UNESCO; Wireless Institute of Australia; and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline.

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our news team worldwide, I'm Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, in Union, Kentucky, saying
73. As always, we thank you for listening.

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WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, be listening for Willy, ON4AVT operating as
6W7/ON4AVT from Warang, Senegal from the 6th of February to the 31st of
March. He is expected to be on 80 through 10 metres using mainly FT8 with
some SSB and CW. He will also be making contacts via the QO-100
satellite. QSL via Club Log's OQRS or his home call.

Listen for the call sign JD1YCC from Chichijima, Japan, IOTA number
AS-031. A group of Japanese operators will be active there from the 7th
to the 13th of February. They will operate EME on 2m, 70cm and 23cm. QSL
via LoTW, or direct to JH3AZC.

Listen for Gene, W8NET, using the call sign N8V from St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, IOTA number NA-106, from the 6th to the 10th of February. Gene
will be using SSB and FT8 on 80, 40, 20, 17, and 10 metres. He will also
be activating three Parks on the Air locations. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's
OQRS, eQSL, or direct to W8NET.

Peter, G4HSO is active holiday style as S79/G4HSO from the Seychelles
until the 21st of February, concentrating on CW and VarAC. QSL via LoTW,
no paper QSLs.

(425 DX BULLETIN)

**

KICKER: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BUT REAL RAGCHEW

PAUL/ANCHOR: For our final story, we take a look at ChatGPT, the
intensely popular chatbot launched late last year by Open AI. It has
quite literally become the talk of more than quite a few towns, if not
the world. Now, it seems, it is also the talk of amateur radio. Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB, explains.

RALPH: An enterprising ham in Manitoba, Canada, has found a way to use a
voice recognition engine and a text-to-speech engine to give ChatGPT its
own voice -- via a transmission that occurs over D-STAR.

William Franzin, VE4VR, has been a ham since the 1990s, long before the
age of today's modern digital modes, but he has almost always tinkered
with voice repeater controllers. He told Newsline that those early
projects really didn't take off for him. It was only after Amazon
released its Alexa voice assistant that the project gained real traction.
Five years ago he successfully integrated voice-assistant products with popular ham radio platforms. His recent addition of ChatGPT simply meant including it as one more platform.

An article on the Hackaday website describes the process: A DSTAR digital voice transmission is received and transcoded to regular digital audio. A voice recognition engine delivers the question for ChatGPT's AI. The AI’s output then enters a text-to-speech engine which delivers the question's
reply over D-STAR. William has registered the VE4AVS callsign just for
these applications. He stressed that all of this is still in the
experimental phase.

However, he posed one question that might prove too tough even for
ChatGPT itself to tackle: Could the AI answer enough questions to qualify
for a license and an upgrade on its own?

We're listening for that answer.

This is Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB.

(WILLIAM FRANZIN, VE4VR, HACKADAY)

**

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K7DB; Eddie Misiewicz, KB3YRU; FCC; 425 DX News; Hackaday; John VE1CWJ;
the Quarter Century Wireless Association; Radio World; shortwaveradio.de; Steve Wright, EI5DD; William Franzin, VE4VR; Wireless Institute of
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saying 73. As always, we thank you for listening.

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WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, be listening for the UN Global Service Center Amateur Radio club, 4U1GSC, using the call sign 4U13FEB for the month of February.
The special call is on the air to promote World Radio Day, which is marked
on the 13th of February. The club is based in Brindisi, Italy. QSL via
9A2AA, either direct or by the bureau.

Be listening for Alex, K6VHF, who is using the call sign K6VHF/HR9 from
Roatan Island, IOTA number NA-057 until the 15th of February. Alex is operating FT8, RTTY and some SSB and CW on 80-10 metres. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, or direct to his home call.

Francois, F8DVD, is on the air as TM20AAW from the 10th to the 24th of February and will participate in the 20th Antarctic Activity Week, which
takes place from the 19th to the 26th of the month. He is operating from France. QSL via LoTW, or via home call, direct or by the bureau.

Listen for Bernhard, DL2GAC, who is on the air from the Solomon Islands
until the 8th of May. His call sign is H44MS and he is operating from
Malaita, IOTA number OC-047, until late April. Listen for him on 80-6
metres where he will be using SSB and some FT8. QSL to his home call,
direct or via the bureau. He will upload his log to Club Log and LoTW when
he returns home.

(425 DX NEWS BULLETIN)

**

KICKER: (SUPER)BOWLED OVER BY GMRS RADIO

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: You don't have to be a fan of American football to
appreciate our final story this week. You just need to be a fan of radio. Here's Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB, to explain.

RALPH: If you're a fan of American football, you might think all the excitement would be centered around State Farm Stadium in Glendale,
Arizona. for the big game on Sunday, February 12th. If you're a fan of
radio, however, you know that the Super Bowl isn't the only spot where the action is. This is the year the NFL - the National Football League - meets GMRS. The Arizona GMRS Repeater Club decided to open up access to its
General Mobile Radio Service repeater for Super Bowl weekend, from Friday, February 10th through to Sunday, February 12th. Any and all licensed GMRS operators who've come to town may use the repeater on 462.550 MHz, which is Channel 15 on many radio models. The tone is 141.3 Hz and the mode is
narrow band FM.

President Gary Hefley, whose GMRS call is WQUZ645, told Newsline in an
email that on the weekends the repeater is not customarily open to non- members. It's where the club holds its general and training nets. When one
of the club's members came up with the idea to open it up for Super Bowl visitors, the board agreed.

Like more than half of the more than 380 club members, Gary is also an
amateur radio operator. his call sign is K7AZL. Everyone knows that in
GMRS, like amateur radio and football, there are rules. As the club said in
a recent press release: [quote] "This is a family friendly repeater, so use your best judgment. Even if your team loses." [endquote]

This is Ralph Squillace, KK2ITB.

(GARY HEFLEY, K7AZL; LLOYD COLSTON, KC5FM)

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the ARRL; the Austin Chronicle; CQ magazine; David Behar K7DB; DX-
World.net; Eddie Misiewicz, KB3YRU; FCC; 425 DX News; Gary Hefley, K7AZL;
Greg Mossop, GØDUB; Hackaday; IARU Region 1; John VE1CWJ; Lloyd Colston, KC5FM; the Quarter Century Wireless Association; Radio World; shortwaveradio.de; Steve Wright, EI5DD; William Franzin, VE4VR; Wireless Institute of Australia; WPSD Local 6; and you our listeners, that's all
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our news team worldwide, I'm Stephen Kinford, N8WB, in Wadsworth, Ohio,
saying 73. As always, we thank you for listening.

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WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, listen for Antonio, CT1FFU, operating holiday style
as D4T from Ilha do Sal, IOTA number AF-086, Cape Verde, until the 22nd
of February. He is using SSB, CW, and digital modes, on the HF bands and
6 metres. He will also make contacts via QO-100. QSL via his home call
direct or by the bureau. He will upload his log to Club Log.

Philippe, F1DUZ, is using the callsign FG4KH from Guadeloupe, IOTA number NA-102, from February 15th through to March 8th. He will also participate
in the SSB portion of the "Coupe du REF" contest on the 25th and 26th of February as well as the ARRL DX SSB contest on the 4th and 5th of March.
QSL via LoTW, eQSL, or direct to F1DUZ.

Saudi Arabia's Founding Day are being commemorated by special event
stations 7Z3FD, 8Z3FD and HZ3FD until the 22nd of February, which is the actual date of the celebration. QSL via HZ1SAR; the logs will be uploaded
to Club Log.

Eric, F5LCX, is on the air holiday style from Togo as 5V23LE until the
25th of February. QSL via LoTW.

Listen for Dom, VK2HJ, using the call sign VK2HJ/VK9 from Norfolk Island,
IOTA number OC-005, from the 17th through to the 20th of February. He is
using SSB on 40 through 10 metres. QSL via eQSL.

(425 DX BULLETIN)

**

KICKER: WEARABLE FABRIC HELPS 'SING THE BODY ELECTRIC'

PAUL/ANCHOR: Our final story comes from Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB. Prepare
to get a real charge out of it. A real charge.

RALPH: OK, so here's a real yarn for you. Yes - a real yarn, the kind of
which sweaters are made. These are high-tech fibers known as twistrons,
which scientists developed about five years ago. Unlike conventional
knitting yarns, twistrons are spun from carbon nanotubes, resulting in lightweight material that increases in density whenever it is twisted or stretched. The result from all that stretching isn't necessarily a better-fitting sweater, however -- it's voltage that can drive an
electric current. To researchers like Ray Baughman at the University of
Texas at Dallas, twistrons present a promising way to make use of the
motion of the body to power an electronic device because it taps into the wearer's mechanical energy. Scientists say the energy conversion
efficiency of twistrons has improved over the years, up from 17.4 percent
from twisting to an impressive 22.4 percent.

Researchers recently used an array of twistrons weighing 3.2 milligrams
to charge a supercapacitor capable of powering a small device such as an electronic watch or five small LEDs.

While the researchers aren't quite at the point of releasing their own clothing line, they do have their eye on harnessing the motion of ocean
waves using twistrons to create electric power. We hams can only imagine dressing for success like this, going out for a summit activation or for
Field Day. The possibility is electrifying.

This is Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB.

(IEEE SPECTRUM)

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Spectrum; QRZ.com; Radio World; Radio Society of Great Britain; Rich
Ryba, WQ3Q, shortwaveradio.de; Wireless Institute of Australia; WRTC Reflector; and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio
Newsline.

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to us.

For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York, and
our news team worldwide, I'm Paul Braun, WD9GCO, in Valparaiso, Indiana,
saying 73. As always, we thank you for listening.

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WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, Phil, VA3QR, is operating from Panama throughout
March, using various call signs depending upon his location. Those call
signs include HP1/VA3QR, HP3/VA3QR and HP8/VA3QR. He will be using SSB
and the digital modes. QSL to his home call.

Listen for Matt, ZL4NVW, who will be activating several SOTA summits on Secretary Island off the Fiordland coast from the 7th to the 13th of
March. He will be on 40m through 10m, SSB only. Secretary Island uses
the IOTA designation OC-203 for the South Coastal Islands of New Zealand.
QSL to his home call.

Listen for Robert, OK2PYA, operating as EA6/OK2PYA from various World
Wide Flora & Fauna areas on Mallorca in the Balearic Islands, IOTA EU-004 until the 7th of March. He is using CW on 40-10 metres. QSL via Club
Log's OQRS and LoTW.

(425 DX BULLETIN, DX-WORLD.NET)

**

KICKER: THE HEIGHT OF GRATITUDE FOR A SUMMIT RESCUE

NEIL/ANCHOR: For our final story, we visit with a SOTA activator who is recovering from serious injuries after a fall on a summit. While he is healing, he plans to active a campaign of gratitude for his rescuers.
Here's Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, with that story.

JEREMY: It was just a few weeks ago that Alan, 2E0JWA, had hopes of
scoring 4 points plus a 3-point winter bonus for activating the largest
summit in his immediate area, G/SP-001 Kinder Scout in the Peak District National Park.

His goal on that day in January came crashing down with him when he fell
on a piece of black ice on the well-marked summit path, shattering his
left leg. He expects that after two surgeries, he will be back on his
feet by mid-May - perhaps even back on the air for a summit by summer.

As he tells colleagues on the SOTA Reflector, however, he might not be
making those plans at all were it not for the kind souls who first rushed
to his aid on the trail to stabilise him -- and then for the welcome
arrival of the volunteer team he describes in his blog as "angels in red coats," the Glossop Mountain Rescue Team. It was a complicated rescue but
they moved him safely off the hill just as snow showers were threatening
to arrive.

Alan is now asking others on the SOTA Reflector and the ham community to
help inspire some kind of special event or thank-you gesture for helping
to keep this SOTA activator alive. To Alan, the winter bonus for that
summit truly belongs to the angels in red coats.

This is Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.

(SOTA REFLECTOR, 2E0JWA BLOG)

**

DO YOU HAVE NEWS?

NEIL/ANCHOR: Do you have a piece of Amateur Radio News that you think
Newsline would be interested in? We are not talking about advertising
your club's upcoming hamfest or field day participation, but something
that is out of the ordinary. If so, send us a brief overview via the
contact page at arnewsline.org. If it's newsworthy and we would like to
cover it, we'll get back to you for more details.

NEWSCAST CLOSE:

With thanks to Breaking Defense.com; CQ magazine; David Behar K7DB;
Donald De Riggs, J88CD; DX-World.net; FCC; 425 DX News; Hambel Net;
HamSCI; Parks on the Air; RadioWorld SOTA Reflector; the 2E0JWA Blog; shortwaveradio.de; Washington Post; YouTube and you our listeners, that's
all from the Amateur Radio Newsline.

We remind our listeners that Amateur Radio Newsline is an all-volunteer non-profit organization that incurs expenses for its continued operation.
If you wish to support us, please visit our website at arnewsline.org and
know that we appreciate you all. We also remind our listeners that if you
like our newscast, please leave us a 5-star rating wherever you subscribe
to us. We also wish a happy 21st anniversary to the Summits on the Air
awards scheme, created March 2nd, 2002.

For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York, and
our news team worldwide, I'm Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, in Union, Kentucky,
saying 73. As always, we thank you for listening.

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KICKER: FINDING FAMILY, EIGHT DECADES LATER

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: We finish this week's report with one family's story.
Nearly eight decades after fleeing Bangladesh during turbulent political times, a woman in northern India has reconnected with the family she left behind. It happened all because of ham radio. Graham Kemp, VK4BB, has that story.

GRAHAM: Nearly eight decades of silence and loss ended on Tuesday, March
7th, when 85-year-old Maya Chakraborty finally spoke with the nephew she'd been seeking for so long - the son of her deceased older sister. The call
was via internet video, but the human connection here was because of ham radio. She was a young girl when her family left their native village in Sylhet in Bangladesh, and lost contact with her much older sister. The
Times of India newspaper reported that she had lost much hope of finding
the rest of her family but asked her son Suvendu to help track them down. Suvendu contacted the West Bengal Radio Club, which has expertise in
reuniting missing persons. The club's secretary contacted the Amateur
Radio Society of Bangladesh and the hams were able to find Ranjit
Chakraborty, Maya's nephew, who is nearly 80 years old himself. His mother
- Maya's sister - had long since died.

Ambarish Nag Biswas, VU2JFA, secretary of the West Bengal club, told the newspaper [quote] "It was difficult to find a person among millions." [endquote] He told Newsline that on March 7th, the aunt and her nephew
were reconnected during an emotional video call. He said that both are now applying for visas to take that reunion to its logical next step.

This is Graham Kemp, VK4BB.

(TIMES OF INDIA, AMBARISH NAG BISWAS VU2JFA)

**

IN SEARCH OF 'YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR'

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: We remind our listeners that young hams who live in the continental United States have an opportunity to make news, if they aren't already doing so, by being a recipient of this year's Amateur Radio
Newsline Bill Pasternak Memorial Young Ham of the Year Award. Consider nominating an amateur radio operator 18 years of age or younger -- someone
who has talent, promise and a commitment to the spirit of ham radio. Find
more details along with application forms on our website arnewsline.org
under the "YHOTY" tab. The nomination period closes on May 31st.

**

DO YOU HAVE NEWS?

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Do you have a piece of Amateur Radio News that you think Newsline would be interested in? We are not talking about advertising your club's upcoming hamfest or field day participation, but something that is
out of the ordinary. If so, send us a brief overview via the contact page
at arnewsline.org. If it's newsworthy and we would like to cover it, we'll
get back to you for more details.

**

NEWSCAST CLOSE:

With thanks to Amateur Radio Digital Communications; Ambarish Nag Biswas, VU2JFA; CQ Magazine; Dan Romanchik, KB6NU; David Behar K7DB; DX-World.net; FCC; Free DV Project; 425 DX News; IARU Region 1; Irish Radio Transmitters Society; RadioWorld; RuralRadio.com; shortwaveradio.de; the Times of
India; the Washington Post; YouTube and you our listeners, that's all from
the Amateur Radio Newsline.

We remind our listeners that Amateur Radio Newsline is an all-volunteer non-profit organization that incurs expenses for its continued operation.
If you wish to support us, please visit our website at arnewsline.org and
know that we appreciate you all. We also remind our listeners that if you
like our newscast, please leave us a 5-star rating wherever you subscribe
to us.

For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York, and
our news team worldwide, I'm Stephen Kinford, N8WB, in Wadsworth, Ohio,
saying 73. As always, we thank you for listening.

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WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, listen for the Russian DXpedition Team using the
callsign 9X5RU in Rwanda from March 22nd to April 7th. You will hear them
on 160-6m and they will also be using the QO-100 satellite. They will
operate CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via Club Log's OQRS and LoTW.

Listen for the special event callsign A60AP, which is on the air until
the 31st of August. The suffix stands for the Emirates "Astronaut
Program," which prepares crews of UAE astronauts for missions that
include the International Space Station. QSL via EA7FTR.

Be listening for CT9/DD8ZX, CT9/DF7EE and CT9/DJ9KM operating from
Madeira, IOTA Number AF-014 from the 22nd to the 28th of March. Helmut,
DF7EE, will also participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest as CQ3W. QSL CT9/DD8ZX and CT9/DJ9KM via LoTW or the operators' home calls; QSL CQ3W
and CT9/DF7EE via LoTW or Club Log's OQRS.

Miguel, EA1BP, will be active as FM/EA1BP from Martinique, IOTA Number
NA-107, from the 21st to the 28th of March. He will be focusing on 17m
and 12m and operating SSB. Listen for him in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest
where he will be using the callsign TO7O (TEE OH SEVEN OH). QSL via LoTW,
or via home call.

(425 DX BULLETIN)

**

KICKER: WHEN "LINE OF SIGHT" SERVES AS A LIFELINE

PAUL/ANCHOR: Most of us have heard the phrase "when all else fails, ham radio." Well, our final story for this week carries an alternative
thought: "when all else fails, aerial drones." Here's Ralph Squillace,
KK6ITB, with that story.

RALPH: Deep snow in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon left two motorists
trapped earlier this year in the Willamette National Forest. One of them
was a woman who had become stranded in her minivan. The other was a man traveling not far from there. There was rarely any traffic or even
maintenance workers on this little-traveled road but they were able to
spot one another and try to find a way out of their predicament. However,
the road's remote location put it out of range for cellphone service.

The snow grew higher, and the temperatures dropped lower.

As the two tried to find a way to get word out that they were in danger,
the man realized he might in fact have a way out for the both of them,
after all. He would use line-of-sight communications, the same principle employed by ham radio operators on VHF/UHF and microwave frequencies, as
well as those using satellites. He realized that if he could get his
cellphone up high enough - say, several hundred feet above the thick
treetops - its signal would reach a cell tower, enabling it to send a
text message that could carry the details of his distress to a friend.

He had the cellphone and, as luck would have it, he happened to have an
aerial drone in his car and the drone had enough power to make that
successful flight.

It worked. The man's friend received the text with his location and the details of what had happened and the sheriff's search and rescue team did
the rest. The two motorists - and the drone - were brought to safety.

This is Ralph Squilllace, KK6ITB.

(THE DRIVE.COM, KRNV NEWS 4)

**

NOMINATE OUR NEXT 'YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR'

PAUL/ANCHOR: We remind our listeners that young hams who live in the continental United States have an opportunity to make news, if they
aren't already doing so, by being a recipient of this year's Amateur
Radio Newsline Bill Pasternak Memorial Young Ham of the Year Award.
Consider nominating an amateur radio operator 18 years of age or younger
-- someone who has talent, promise and a commitment to the spirit of ham radio. Find application forms on our website arnewsline.org under the
"YHOTY" tab. Nominations are now open and close on May 31st.

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DO YOU HAVE NEWS?

PAUL/ANCHOR: Do you have a piece of Amateur Radio News that you think
Newsline would be interested in? We are not talking about advertising
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that is out of the ordinary. If so, send us a brief overview via the
contact page at arnewsline.org. If it's newsworthy and we would like to
cover it, we'll get back to you for more details.

NEWSCAST CLOSE:

With thanks to Amateur News Weekly; Amazon India; Antennapalooza; CQ
Magazine; CNN.COM; Daniel Sohn, WL7COO; David Behar K7DB; DX-World.net;
FCC; 425 DX News; National Weather Service; QRZ.COM; Radio World: RUV
Iceland; shortwaveradio.de; Telangana Today; UK National Hamfest; and you
our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline.

We remind our listeners that Amateur Radio Newsline is an all-volunteer non-profit organization that incurs expenses for its continued operation.
If you wish to support us, please visit our website at arnewsline.org and
know that we appreciate you all. We also remind our listeners that if you
like our newscast, please leave us a 5-star rating wherever you subscribe
to us.

For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York, and
our news team worldwide, I'm Paul Braun, WD9GCO, in Valparaiso, Indiana,
saying 73. As always, we thank you for listening.

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KICKER: HE HAS MASTERED THE CODE OF LONGEVITY

NEIL/ANCHOR: For our final story we ask: Can you imagine being 101 years
old, and still on the air, sending and copying CW? We visit with one man
in Iowa, who doesn't have to imagine it; because he is living it! Jim
Damron, N8TMW, tells us about him.

JIM: Just like the Morse Code he loves to send, the 101 years of Lowell
Dibble, W0TER, have been a continuous wave.

The lowa man turned 101 years old on St. Patrick's Day, and according to several press reports and a video on YouTube his longevity and enthusiasm - like his ability to send CW - transmit a powerful message on a daily basis.

Lowell has a long history on the air. He served as a radio officer with
the Merchant Marine during World War II. An Amateur Extra Class operator,
he has regular QSOs with his friends using CW and keeps active at the retirement community, where he lives. His mental workouts with Code are complemented by his daily routine of physical workouts that start his day.

His son Mark told TV station KCRG in an interview just days before his father's birthday that what keeps him going is [quote]: "the excitement of
just wanting to do things, get up in the morning...It's not 'what am I
going to do??' It's 'What of all of these things am I going to do today?'" [endquote]

Dibble told the TV station that although he credits good genes, having a positive outlook is also a definite plus -- and he plans to keep riding
the excitement of that continuous wave.

This is Jim Damron, N8TMW.

(KCRG TV)

**

NOMINATE OUR NEXT 'YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR'

NEIL/ANCHOR: We remind our listeners that young hams who live in the continental United States have an opportunity to make news, if they
aren't already doing so, by being a recipient of this year's Amateur
Radio Newsline Bill Pasternak Memorial Young Ham of the Year Award.
Consider nominating an amateur radio operator 18 years of age or
younger -- someone who has talent, promise, and a commitment to the
spirit of ham radio. Find application forms on our website arnewsline.org
under the "YHOTY" tab. Nominations are now open, and close on May 31st.

**

DO YOU HAVE NEWS?

NEIL/ANCHOR: Do you have a piece of Amateur Radio News that you think
Newsline would be interested in? We are not talking about advertising
your club's upcoming hamfest or field day participation, but something
that is out of the ordinary. If so, send us a brief overview via the
contact page at arnewsline.org. If it's newsworthy, and we would like
to cover it, we'll get back to you for more details.

NEWSCAST CLOSE:

With thanks to Amateur News Weekly; ARRL; CQ Magazine; David Behar K7DB; Dayton Daily News; DX-World.net; FCC; 425 DX News; Groups.IO; Gulf News; KCRG.TV; Lloyd Colston, KC5FM; Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre; New Jersey Institute of Technology; QRZ.COM; Sci-Tech Daily; shortwaveradio.de; Tech Crunch; Vance Smith, KE5BAL; Wireless Institute of Australia; and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline.

We remind our listeners that Amateur Radio Newsline is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization that incurs expenses for its continued operation.
If you wish to support us, please visit our website at arnewsline.org
and know that we appreciate you all. We also remind our listeners that
if you like our newscast, please leave us a 5-star rating wherever you subscribe to us.

For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York, and
our news team worldwide, I'm Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, in Union, Kentucky, saying
73. As always, we thank you for listening.

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WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, a DARC team has activated the special event callsign DA23WARD, in celebration of World Amateur Radio Day. The station will be
on the air through to the 18th of April. The bureau will automatically
confirm all contacts. Direct QSLs should be sent via DL2VFR. Another
station marking World Amateur Radio Day is the UBA special event station
in Belgium, using the callsign OT23WARD. This station will be on the air
from the 1st through to the 30th of April. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, LoTW, eQSL. A certificate will be available.

Be listening for 3A8AB from Monaco between April the 1st and the 30th.
The activation commemorates the 100th anniversary of the first
transatlantic two-way contact via amateur radio between Leon Deloy,
F8AB, and Fred Schnell, 1MO. Leon became a Silent Key in 1969 in Monaco,
and bequeathed his fortune to a variety of philanthropic organizations.
QSL via LoTW.

(425 DX BULLETIN)

**

KICKER: FOR PIERRE PULLINMYLEG, BOUVET ISLAND IS FOR THE BIRDS

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Our final story of this week tells about a very new club.
In fact, it's one of the most remarkable clubs to ever come into being.
It's based in a most unlikely - and very remote - location: Bouvet Island.
Our April Fool's Day correspondent, Pierre Pullinmyleg, tells Newsline listeners about the new Bouvet Island Amateur Radio Club, and its highly unusual members. Remember you heard this story first on Amateur Radio Newsline. Pierre?

PIERRE: After saying goodbye to ze 3Y0J DXpedition only a few weeks
earlier, ze local residents were inspired. They knew it was time for
Bouvet Island to have its own amateur radio club. So one was hatched,
just like so many of its members. Yes, hatched - because zeese members
you see, zay are zee penguins native to this South Atlantic Island.
Zese birds are so very intelligent, and zey had very carefully watched
from afar as ze team of operators called CQ. Zey learned just enough
CW along the way to try and operate! AHA! So just maybe did you bust one
of zose pileups? Maybe you ended up working a penguin -- and you didn't
know it? Well, now zese birds, zay have developed zere own digital mode
of operating to make things easier. It is called Pen-Gweeno. Pen-Gweeno
is good because ze birds found zat CW, she is nice enough but is too
hard: ham radio operators with wings, mes amis, cannot possibly hope to
have a good fist.

So be listening for low-power, highly efficient transmissions of
Pen-Gweeno on ze HF bands. Listen for ze club callsign 3Y2PENG. Please
remember too that just because zese birds cannot fly, it does not mean
they can't get on zee air.

Zis has been Pierre Pullinmyleg saying "au revoir, mes amis."

**

NOMINATE OUR NEXT 'YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR'

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: We remind our listeners that young hams who live in the continental United States have an opportunity to make news, if they
aren't already doing so, by being a recipient of this year's Amateur
Radio Newsline Bill Pasternak Memorial Young Ham of the Year Award.
Consider nominating an amateur radio operator 18 years of age or younger -- someone who has talent, promise and a commitment to the spirit of ham
radio. Find application forms on our website arnewsline.org under the
"YHOTY" tab. Nominations are now open, and close on May 31st.

**

DO YOU HAVE NEWS?

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Do you have a piece of Amateur Radio News that you
think Newsline would be interested in? We are not talking about
advertising your club's upcoming hamfest or field day participation,
but something that is out of the ordinary. If so, send us a brief
overview via the contact page at arnewsline.org. If it's newsworthy,
and we would like to cover it, we'll get back to you for more details.

NEWSCAST CLOSE:

With thanks to Amateur News Weekly; ARRL; Australia Communications and
Media Authority; CQ Magazine; David Behar K7DB; DX-World.net; FCC; 425
DX News; Hackaday; National Public Radio; QRZ.COM; Radio Society of
Great Britain; Radio World; Reddit; Rochester Institute of Technology;
SOTA Reflector; shortwaveradio.de; Space.com; West Bengal Radio Club;
Wireless Institute of Australia; World Wide Flora & Fauna; and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline.

We remind our listeners that Amateur Radio Newsline is an all-volunteer non-profit organization that incurs expenses for its continued operation.
If you wish to support us, please visit our website at arnewsline.org
and know that we appreciate you all. We also remind our listeners that
if you like our newscast, please leave us a 5-star rating wherever you subscribe to us.

For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York,
and our news team worldwide, I'm Stephen Kinford, N8TMW, in Wadsworth,
Ohio, saying 73. As always, we thank you for listening.

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WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, get ready for the DX0NE DXpedition. This is a single-operator DXpedition to the Spratly Islands, IOTA Number AS-051.
Gil, 4F2KWT, will be on the air from the 30th of April until the 9th of
May. He has set aside one of his two radios to use FT8 using multi stream MSHV. The pilot station is Nic, DU1NA. QSL via Club Log's OQRS, which is preferred, or via IZ8CCW.

Local amateurs in Israel are celebrating the 75th anniversary of the
founding of the Israel Amateur Radio Club and the establishment of the
State of Israel by using special prefixes 4X75 and 4Z75 from the 14th to
the 30th of April. Awards are being given to hams who contact stations
with those prefixes as well as with the standard 4X and 4Z stations until
the end of the month.

Be listening for the special event callsign DM23BUGA on the air until
October 8th. This callsign honors the biennial horticulture show and
festival taking place in Mannheim, Germany this year. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via the bureau. You may also QSL direct via
DL2VFR.

Listen for Jean, F8CHM, using the call TM1AI (TEE EM ONE AY EYE) from Aix
(EX) Island, IOTA Number EU- 032, until the 16th of April. He is using CW
and SSB on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 metres. QSL via home call.

(425 DX BULLETIN)

**

NOMINATE OUR NEXT 'YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR'

DON/ANCHOR: We remind our listeners that young hams who live in the continental United States have an opportunity to make news, if they
aren't already doing so, by being a recipient of this year's Amateur
Radio Newsline Bill Pasternak Memorial Young Ham of the Year Award.
Consider nominating an amateur radio operator 18 years of age or younger
-- someone who has talent, promise and a commitment to the spirit of ham radio. Find application forms on our website arnewsline.org under the
"YHOTY" tab. Nominations are now open and close on May 31st.

**

KICKER: ON TOP OF THE WORLD IN HER FIRST YEAR OF SOTA

DON/ANCHOR: We end this week by asking: What parent doesn't hope that one
day that their child will achieve success at new heights? Meet a mother
and father who aren't only watching their daughter achieve that, but are
right up there with her. Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, brings us their story.

JEREMY: The past year has been an exciting climb for Sophie, SN9ZJ. The 11-year-old received her amateur radio licence one year ago this month.
It didn't take long for her to find her way to the higher elevations of Poland, calling QRZ for points in Summits on the Air and experiencing the thrill of other operators wanting her callsign in their log. Her father, Pawel, SN9PJ, calls her [quote] "my amazing daughter." [endquote]

Considered Poland's youngest SOTA operator, she activated seven summits
during her first year as a ham, with her father beside her on five of
those trips and her mother Anna helping her log contacts during the other
two. Anna, an avid hiker, had helped Sophie study for her licence and may eventually take the exam as well.

Pawel said Sophie had her sights on those mountain tops the moment her
licence arrived. The youngster draws great inspiration and love of the outdoors from her father, a mechanical engineer and her mother, an environmental engineer.

In time, her parents would not be surprised if one day Sophie provided
some inspiration herself. She has a younger sister, Elizabeth, and
younger brother, Bart who one day, they hope, they may follow her to the mountain tops, operating their own radios.

This is Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.

(SOTA REFLECTOR, PAWEL SN9PJ)

**

DO YOU HAVE NEWS?

DON/ANCHOR: Do you have a piece of Amateur Radio News that you think
Newsline would be interested in? We are not talking about advertising
your club's upcoming hamfest or field day participation, but something
that is out of the ordinary. If so, send us a brief overview via the
contact page at arnewsline.org. If it's newsworthy and we would like to
cover it, we'll get back to you for more details.

NEWSCAST CLOSE:

With thanks to Amateur News Weekly; AMSAT News Service; ARRL; CQ
Magazine; CNN.COM; David Behar K7DB; DX-World.net; 425 DX News; Jenny
Tupper; Johns Hopkins University; Hackaday; NASA; Patch.com; Pawel,
SN9PJ; QRZ.COM; Radio World; Radio Society of Great Britain; shortwaveradio.de; SOTA Reflector; Space.com; Wired.com; Wireless
Institute of Australia; and you our listeners, that's all from the
Amateur Radio Newsline.

We remind our listeners that Amateur Radio Newsline is an all-volunteer non-profit organization that incurs expenses for its continued operation.
If you wish to support us, please visit our website at arnewsline.org and
know that we appreciate you all. We also remind our listeners that if you
like our newscast, please leave us a 5-star rating wherever you subscribe
to us.

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. As always we thank you for listening.

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WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, listen for Harry, JG7PSJ, who is on the air as JD1BMH
from Ogasawara between April 24th and May 5th. Listen for him on 40-10m
where he is using CW, SSB and RTTY. For QSL and other details follow the
link on QRZ.COM to the JD1BMH webpage and monitor Twitter for updates.

(DX-WORLD.NET)

**

KICKER: SOTA "MOUNTAIN GOAT" SAYS "TAG, YOU'RE IT"

NEIL/ANCHOR: For our final story, we catch up with a very grateful SOTA activator who has this important message for all those hams who, like
him, achieved the coveted status of Mountain Goat: "TAG - You're It!" Jim Damron, N8TMW, tells us his story.

JIM: Dave Altman, KO4YLZ, is looking for a few new goats. Actually, he's looking for a few old goats too. None of this has anything to do with age
- it's a reflection of pride in Dave's recent accomplishment. The SOTA activator achieved Mountain Goat status in the Summits on the Air awards scheme on March 30th, 11 months after making his first successful SOTA activation.

When his informal mentor Dean, K2JB, celebrated his new status by saying "welcome to the herd," Dave felt inspired to give something back to
colleagues in his own region. What better way to identify a local goat
than with a genuine ear tags, the kind of tags Dave sees often on some of
the local livestock?? Using the SOTA logo with permission, Dave had the durable plastic tags laser-printed for all those in the W4 region of SOTA
who attained the necessary 1,000 points for Mountain Goat status. He's
giving them as gifts to fellow members of the herd and no, he doesn't
expect anyone to attach the tags to their ears. These are for bags used
on SOTA outings.

Dave said in a recent email to Newsline that he had already given out
seven but has many more. Using the SOTA Reflector and the groups.io board
for his local region, he has told fellow Mountain Goats to either email
their name, callsign and mailing address or, better still, meet up with
him sometime fon an activation. Picture it: Just a couple of Mountain
Goats climbing their next summit together. That would not be so BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD.

This is Jim Damron, N8TMW.

(SOTA REFLECTOR, DAVE ALTMAN, KO4YLZ)

**

NOMINATE OUR NEXT 'YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR'

NEIL/ANCHOR: We remind our listeners that young hams who live in the continental United States have an opportunity to make news, if they
aren't already doing so, by being a recipient of this year's Amateur
Radio Newsline Bill Pasternak Memorial Young Ham of the Year Award.
Consider nominating an amateur radio operator 18 years of age or younger
-- someone who has talent, promise and a commitment to the spirit of ham radio. Find application forms on our website arnewsline.org under the
"YHOTY" tab. Nominations are now open and close on May 31st.

**

DO YOU HAVE NEWS?

NEIL/ANCHOR: Do you have a piece of Amateur Radio News that you think
Newsline would be interested in? We are not talking about advertising
your club's upcoming hamfest or field day participation, but something
that is out of the ordinary. If so, send us a brief overview via the
contact page at arnewsline.org. If it's newsworthy and we would like to
cover it, we'll get back to you for more details.

NEWSCAST CLOSE:

With thanks to Amateur Radio Software Award; Amateur News Weekly; AMSAT
News Service; ARRL; CQ Magazine; CNN.COM; Dave Altman, KO4YLZ; David
Behar K7DB; DX-World.net; 425 DX News; Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences; Hungarian Amateur Radio Society; Jocelyn Brault, KD8VRX/VA2VRX; NASA; National Telecommunications and Information Administration; NOKIA; QRZ.COM; shortwaveradio.de; SOTA Reflector; Voice of America Museum; and
you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline.

We remind our listeners that Amateur Radio Newsline is an all-volunteer non-profit organization that incurs expenses for its continued operation.
If you wish to support us, please visit our website at arnewsline.org and
know that we appreciate you all. We also remind our listeners that if you
like our newscast, please leave us a 5-star rating wherever you subscribe
to us.

For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York, and
our news team worldwide, I'm Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, in Union, Kentucky,
saying 73. As always, we thank you for listening.

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WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, Kasimir, DL2SBY will be using the callsign 8Q7KB from
the Maldives, IOTA Number AS-013, until the 7th of May using CW, SSB and
FT8/ FT4 (using MSHV). He will concentrate on 30, 17, 12, 10 and 6
meters. QSL via LoTW, Club Log's OQRS, or direct to home call.

On April 26th this year, it will be 100 years since the first amateur
radio contact between New Zealand and Australia was made, between Frank
Bell of Shag Valley Station, Waihemo in Otago and Charles Maclurcan, 2CM
in Sydney.

Listen for the callsign ZL100 from now until the 25th of July. Members of
the New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters will be on the HF bands
with this callsign commemorating the 100th anniversary of the first trans-Tasman Radio contact between Australia and New Zealand.

Members of the Russian Robinson Club are using the special call CO30RRC
from Cayo Coco Island, IOTA Number NA - 086, until the 4th of May. Listen
on the HF bands. QSL via N7RO, LoTW, or Club Log. QSL for hams with RU
and EW prefixes via RW3RN.

During May 16th through to the 18th, listen for Pete M1PTR, Tom, M0DCG,
and Kieron, M5KJM/EI6KP, on the air from Great Blasket Island, Iota
Number EU-007, in the North Atlantic. They will use the callsign EJ6KP/P.
QRV on HF SSB operating during local daylight hours. QSL via LoTW.

(WIA, DXNEWS.COM, 425 DX BULLETIN)

**

KICKER: THEY'RE 'PUTTING THE DIGIT BACK IN DIGITAL'

PAUL/ANCHOR: Finally, with International Morse Code Day just having
passed on April 27th, we celebrate Morse Code. In fact, a recent magazine article published by a world class institution does just that - and it
uses a language that needs no decoding. Kent Peterson, KC0DGY, takes a
look with us.

KENT: Smithsonian magazine is published by the Washington, D.C.-based Smithsonian Institution, considered the largest museum, education, and research complex in the world -- and while you might rightfully expect telegraph keys and other communications equipment to be featured as
museum pieces, Morse Code itself is hardly the stuff of archives. That's
the whole point of the article, in fact: It notes that the dits and dahs
of the original digital communications system - which had its beginnings
two centuries ago - are not only part of a very vibrant code but one that
is experiencing a resurgence.

As one would expect from anything by the Smithsonian, the article gives a clear history of the code's evolution from American Morse to
International Morse, explaining its mechanics, its appeal and yes even
its purported medical benefits for brain health.

With references to the ARRL, the Long Island CW Club and the Straight Key Century Club, the article extolls the practice as an enduring form of communication that is [quote] "putting the digit back in digital communication." [endquote] There are even instructions, complete with diagrams, telling non-hams on how to build a Morse Code generator so they
can practice their dits and dahs with the help of their smartphone.

To see the article, follow the link in the text version of this week's newscast at arnewsline.org

[PRINT ONLY: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/morse-code-back- looking-ditch-twitter-180981309/ ]

(above URL all on one line)

The article is encouraging: While CW might not ultimately replace
Twitter - as the headline suggests - it may just turn radio
communications on its ear.

This is Kent Peterson, KC0DGY.

(SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE)

**

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NEWSCAST CLOSE:

With thanks to Amateur Radio Software Award; Amateur News Weekly; AMSAT
News Service; ARRL; CQ Magazine; CNN.COM; Dave Altman, KO4YLZ; David
Behar K7DB; Dignity Memorial; DX-World.net; Emirates News Agency; 425 DX
News; Ian Burgess, VA6EMS; Gulf News; the IARU; the IEEE Spectrum;
QRZ.COM; shortwaveradio.de; Smithsonian Magazine; South African Radio
League; spacenews.com; Vince D'Eon, VE6LK; and you our listeners, that's
all from the Amateur Radio Newsline.

We remind our listeners that Amateur Radio Newsline is an all-volunteer non-profit organization that incurs expenses for its continued operation.
If you wish to support us, please visit our website at arnewsline.org and
know that we appreciate you all. We also remind our listeners that if you
like our newscast, please leave us a 5-star rating wherever you subscribe
to us.

For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York, and
our news team worldwide, I'm Paul Braun, WD9GCO, in Valparaiso, Indiana,
saying 73. As always, we thank you for listening.

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HAMS PREP FOR ARMED FORCES DAY CROSSBAND TEST

JIM/ANCHOR: Hams are getting ready to participate once again in the Armed Forces Day Crossband Test - an exercise with an important mission. Jack Parker, W8ISH, explains.

JACK: From Robins Air Force Base in Georgia, to Camp Foster in Okinawa, military stations will be making two-way radio contacts with amateur radio operators on various ham frequencies as part of an important
interoperability test that has united hams and government radio operators
for a half century.

This year, the Armed Forces Day Crossband Test will be held on May 13th, testing two-way communications between hams and the military. It's an important exercise that does not have any impact on use of the bands by
hams or other private radio operators. All communications are conducted on upper sideband unless the instructions specify otherwise. An internet
search for DoD MARS - Armed Forces Day provides complete information, including participating stations, time periods and details about QSL
cards.

Created in 1925, the Military Auxiliary Radio System, also known as MARS, relies on the skills of more than 3,000 civilians - most of them licensed
ham radio operators - who assist the US military with communications at
every level from local to international, especially in emergency
situations.

This is Jack Parker, W8ISH.

(US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, WWW.MARS.AF.MIL)

**

NOMINATE NEXT 'YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR'

JIM/ANCHOR: Time is running out to nominate your choice for Amateur Radio Newsline's Bill Pasternak Young Ham of the Year award. Candidates must
reside in the continental United States and be a licensed ham 18 years of
age or younger. We are looking for someone who has talent, promise and a commitment to the spirit of ham radio. Find application forms on our
website arnewsline.org under the "YHOTY" tab. Nominations close on May
31st - that's at the end of this month!

**

KICKER: FOR RADIO'S PROBLEM, THIS TOILET PAPER WAS ON A ROLL

JIM/ANCHOR: If you've ever been troubled by noisy speakers - no, we don't
mean the kind you suffer through at an awards banquet - our final story of this week may be of interest to you. We should advise you, however, the solution to this problem is somewhat bizarre, even in the opinion of its creator. Here's Jeremy Boot, G4NJH, with that story.

JEREMY: When Richard Langer received a second-hand DAB radio from a
friend, he realized right away that listening to it at lower volume was
going to be a challenge: there was a noticeable scratching sound that went away only if the radio volume was made louder.

Using the kind of ingenuity we amateurs also know quite well, Richard
tried to find a way to fix the problem without the need to replace the speaker. Looking among some everyday household items, Richard ultimately
got to the bottom - and yes, we do mean the bottom - of the situation. He reached for a roll of toilet tissue.

The speaker's paper cone had apparently warped, causing the voice coil to
rub against the magnet assembly. The friction had worn out the insulation
on the turns of the coil and taken it out of proper alignment. Crumpling
the toilet tissue, he determined that if he inserted it at just the right
spot between the cone and the metal housing, it would exert sufficient pressure to restore the alignment. The result? Good, noise-free sound.

Richard shared this simple solution in a recent video on his YouTube
channel. The solution was picked up as well by the website Hackaday. With
a clever permanent solution as close as one's own bathroom, Richard is no doubt pleased there will be no need for the little radio to be flushed.

This is Jeremy Boot, G4NJH.

(HACKADAY, YOUTUBE)

**

NEWSCAST CLOSE:

With thanks to the ACMA; Amateur News Weekly; AMSAT News Service; the
ARDC; ARRL; CQ Magazine; David Behar K7DB; Dignity Memorial; DX-World.net;
the FCC; 425 DX News; Hackaday; Legacy.com; MARS; Maine Monitor; Mills on
the Air; News Center Maine; QRZ.COM; shortwaveradio.de; 3916 Freewheelers
Net; US Dept. of Defense; The Verge; YouTube; and you our listeners,
that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline.

We remind our listeners that Amateur Radio Newsline is an all-volunteer non-profit organization that incurs expenses for its continued operation.
If you wish to support us, please visit our website at arnewsline.org and
know that we appreciate you all. We also remind our listeners that if you
like our newscast, please leave us a 5-star rating wherever you subscribe
to us.

For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York, and
our news team worldwide, I'm Jim Damron, N8TMW, in Charleston, West
Virginia, saying 73. As always we thank you for listening.

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WORLD OF DX

In the world of DX, be listening for Harold, DF2WO, on the air as 9X2AW
from Rwanda until the 15th of May. Harold will be using CW, SSB, and the digital modes on the HF bands and 6 metres. QSL via M0OXO's OQRS.

Look for Pete M1PTR, Tom, M0DCG, and Kieron, M5KJM, on the air from Great Basket Island, IOTA Number EU-007, using the callsign EJ6KP/p until the
18th of May. They are using SSB on the HF bands during local daylight
hours. Check QRZ.com for QSL details.

Listen for Giorgio, IU5HWS, using the callsign 5UA99WS from Niger until
the 15th of June. He will be on 40 through 10 metres using FT8 and SSB.
QSL via LoTW, or via EA5GL.

You have until May 31st to log the special event callsign VI2023HRH in Australia. Members of the Wireless Institute of Australia are calling QRZ
with that call, through the end of the month, to celebrate the coronation
of King Charles III of England. QSL via the operator's instructions.

(425 DX BULLETIN)

**

KICKER: COFFEE-LOVING HAM WORKS JAVA BUT IT'S NOT DX

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: OK, grab a cup of hot coffee for this week's final story.
Sit back, and let's listen to Randy Sly, W4XJ.

RANDY: For many of us there's nothing better than working DX or calling CQ
in a contest while sipping on a fresh hot cup of coffee. But what if that coffee was known as "Ham Shack House Blend," "Key Up Cowboy," or "Morse
Code Mocha?"

Steve Eilers, W3BIZ, believes we can have our ham radio and drink it too! Early in 2023, Steve began the Homebrew Coffee Company, combining his love
for coffee with his love for ham radio. This coffee is not someone else's brand that he re-labeled, but his own original coffee blends that are
roasted and shipped the same day -- no matter the propagation. He is an entrepreneur who takes his business seriously:

STEVE: "We source our beans from Bali, Peru, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, you name it… Ethically sourced beans, fair trade - that's a huge thing for me, is to make sure we're doing it right. These people are getting compensated
for their farms and everything's fair."

RANDY: His blends are made to resonate with a variety of tastes, from a
donut shop style to a dark Italian roast or something with a french
vanilla or mocha flavor. All these and more await you at homebrewcoffee.com.

When he's not making coffee, you can find Steve hunting POTA, chasing DX,
rag chewing or operating SKYWARN and ARES in Kent County, Michigan -- and
of course, drinking coffee.

This is Randy Sly, W4XJ.

**

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STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Do you have a piece of Amateur Radio News that you think Newsline would be interested in? We are not talking about advertising your club's upcoming hamfest or field day participation, but something that is
out of the ordinary. If so, send us a brief overview via the contact page
at arnewsline.org. If it's newsworthy and we would like to cover it, we'll
get back to you for more details.

NEWSCAST CLOSE:

With thanks to Air Force Technology; MSAT News Service; the APRS Net;
ARRL; CQ Magazine; CNN.COM; Dave Altman, KO4YLZ; David Behar K7DB; The
Daily Jeffersonian; 425 DX News; GypsyRoadTrip.com; the IEEE Spectrum; Kay Savetz, K6KJN; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; the Millennium Post; QRZ.COM; shortwaveradio.de; the Times of India; the Vincentian; the YL
Beam; and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline.

We remind our listeners that Amateur Radio Newsline is an all-volunteer non-profit organization that incurs expenses for its continued operation.
If you wish to support us, please visit our website at arnewsline.org and
know that we appreciate you all. We also remind our listeners that if you
like our newscast, please leave us a 5-star rating wherever you subscribe
to us.

For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT ,at the news desk in New York, and
our news team worldwide, I'm Stephen Kinford, N8WB, in Wadsworth, Ohio,
saying 73. As always, we thank you for listening.

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WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, be listening for special event station GB0AEL, which
is on the air until May 26th. Hams with the North West Group Amateur
Radio Club are marking the anniversary of Amelia Earhart's transatlantic flight. In May of 1932 she became the first woman to make that trip solo
and nonstop, departing from Canada and landing 15 hours later in
Londonderry, Northern Ireland. QSL instructions are on QRZ.com

Listen for Vincent, HB9VCJ, using the callsign 8Q7VJ from the Maldives,
IOTA Number AS-013 from May 20th through to June 4th. His QRP operation
will be SSB and various digital modes on 40-6 metres, and FM on 10
metres. QSL instructions are on QRZ.com

Ivan, YT4RA/IV3CTS, and his brother Goran, YT7AW/SA7DXR will be operating
from Malta, IOTA Number E U-023, from the 24th to the 29th of May, with
their biggest activity to be during the CQ WW WPX CW Contest. They plan
to use the callsign 9H6WPX. QSL via LoTW.

Be listening for T41DX on the island of Cuba, IOTA Number NA-015, from
May 18th through to the 22nd. The Guani DX Group will be operating CW,
SSB and various digital modes on 80-10m. QSL manager is RW6HS.

(425 DX BULLETIN)

**

NETS OF NOTE: THE ROOSTER NET HAS SOMETHING TO CROW ABOUT

DON/ANCHOR: We end this week with an installment from our occasional
series, Nets of Note. We revisit a very proud group of early morning
radio enthusiasts who Newsline first interviewed back in 2017. Jim
Damron, N8TMW, tells us why they're so proud right now.

JIM: The early risers who have been meeting on 80 meters at 6 a.m.. local
time since 1957 are about to celebrate a milestone and this isn't exactly chicken feed. The Rooster Net, as the group is known, will be marking
24,000 daily sessions on the air on May 26th.

The check-ins - that's check-ins, NOT chickens - can expect to get pretty lively that day on 3.990 MHz. The rooster roster claims amateurs from as
far north as Canada, as far south sometimes as South America and as far
west as Arizona and Montana. So congratulations to these hams who leave
the nest early to get up with the sun - and with one another. That's
something to crow about.

This is Jim Damron, N8TMW.

(ARRL)

**

DO YOU HAVE NEWS?

DON/ANCHOR: Do you have a piece of Amateur Radio News that you think
Newsline would be interested in? We are not talking about advertising
your club's upcoming hamfest or field day participation, but something
that is out of the ordinary. If so, send us a brief overview via the
contact page at arnewsline.org. If it's newsworthy and we would like to
cover it, we'll get back to you for more details.

NEWSCAST CLOSE:

With thanks to Amateur News Weekly; the American Cancer Society; AMSAT
News Service; ARRL; Australian National Maritime Museum; CAMSAT; CQ
Magazine; David Behar K7DB; DX-World.net; 425 DX News; Gardner News; IARU Region 3; QRZ.COM; Manly Warringah Radio Society; National Public Radio;
Radio Society of Great Britain; shortwaveradio.de; and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline.

We remind our listeners that Amateur Radio Newsline is an all-volunteer non-profit organization that incurs expenses for its continued operation.
If you wish to support us, please visit our website at arnewsline.org and
know that we appreciate you all. We also remind our listeners that if you
like our newscast, please leave us a 5-star rating wherever you subscribe
to us.

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. As always, we thank you for listening.

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100 WATTS AND A WIRE SCHEDULES SPRING TUNE-UP

NEIL/ANCHOR: The 100 Watts and a Wire community, which has been around
since 2015, has chosen the weekend of June 9th, 10th and 11th, as its
Tune-Up weekend, its annual spring operating event. That means that
operators will be on the air calling "CQ Tune-up" on June 9th, 10th and
11th on any band at anytime during those three days - and in any mode, including digital. If you're a member of the 100 Watts and a Wire
community, exchange your membership numbers with one another - and if
you're not a member, you can still make a contact and then check out the
100 Watts and a Wire podcast. Membership is free. As podcast producer Christian Cudnik, K0STH, notes, the weekend event is a perfect time to
test your equipment and operating skills in preparation for Field Day -
and to get out of the shack for some fresh air while ON the air!

**

WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, be listening for members of the Rockall DXpedition, MM0UKI. They are hoping to set a new record on the air from the
uninhabitable granite islet in the North Atlantic Ocean. This rare
location has the IOTA designation of EU-189 and is Grid Square IO37DO (Eye
Oh Three Seven Dee Oh). The team departed for the island on May 25th and
will be on the air around the clock using SSB, CW and FT8 on 40 through
10m as well as 2m. Details and QSL information are on QRZ.com

(DX-WORLD.NET, 425 DX BULLETIN)

**

NOMINATE OUR NEXT 'YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR'

NEIL/ANCHOR: We remind our listeners that the window closes on May 31st to nominate a promising young radio amateur for this year's Amateur Radio Newsline Bill Pasternak Memorial Young Ham of the Year Award. Young hams
who live in the continental United States have an opportunity to make news
of their own in the world. Think of an amateur radio operator 18 years of
age or younger -- someone who has talent, promise and a commitment to the spirit of ham radio. Find the nomination form on our website
arnewsline.org under the "AWARDS" tab. Time is about to run out!

**

KICKER: LOST AND FOUND WITH THE HELP OF HAMS

NEIL/ANCHOR: For our final story, we ask you to imagine being missing and
lost for three decades. Listen to this story of an older man's 30-year
journey back to his family - thanks to ham radio. Jason Daniels, VK2LAW,
has his story.

JASON: For one homeless grandfather from Nepal, this was a homecoming that
was three decades in the making, with the help of a merchant in a busy
Bengali business district and a group of ham radio operators in West
Bengal.

The man, identified as Bir Bahadur Singh, had been spotted as a vagrant by
a Bengali businessman who reached out to the West Bengal Radio Club. He
knew the club's reputation of using their wide-ranging amateur radio
network to reunite family members. Club secretary Ambarish Nag Biswas
VU2JFA contacted hams in Nepal who were able to locate the man's village,
and eventually his wife. They learned that Bir Bahadur Singh had
apparently fallen ill 30 years ago while he was transporting his son from Nepal to Delhi. From there, the man somehow disappeared.

The son, now grown and working in Delhi, was overjoyed his father had been found so many years later, according to media reports. He has been coordinating with the Nepal Consulate to bring his father home. Ambarish
Nag Biswas told the Indo-Asian News Service: [quote] "He never doubted his father and always knew that the man must have suffered from some sort of mental illness to have left him alone." [endquote]

This is Jason Daniels, VK2LAW.

(INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE)

**

NEWSCAST CLOSE:

With thanks to Amateur News Weekly; the American Cancer Society; ARRL; Associated Press; Australia Communications and Media Authority; CQ
Magazine; David Behar K7DB; DX-World.net; 425 DX News; FCC; Gardner News; House.gov; IARU Region 1; IARU Region 3; Indo-Asian News Service; News2;
100 Watts and a Wire; QRZ.COM; shortwaveradio.de; SOTA Reflector; Variety; West Bengal Radio Club; and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline.

We remind our listeners that Amateur Radio Newsline is an all-volunteer non-profit organization that incurs expenses for its continued operation.
If you wish to support us, please visit our website at arnewsline.org and
know that we appreciate you all. We also remind our listeners that if you
like our newscast, please leave us a 5-star rating wherever you subscribe
to us.

For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York, and
our news team worldwide, I'm Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, in Union, Kentucky, saying
73. As always, we thank you for listening.

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WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, be listening for VU7W, the call being used by Yuris,
YL2GM, on Minicoy Island, IOTA Number AS-106, in the Lakshadweep Islands.
He will be on the air throughout June, focusing on the 6m band, with some operation on other HF bands. QSOs are to be uploaded to LoTW.

Special event station IQ3UV, is on the air now through June 11th, using
CW and SSB on all the HF bands, marking the 100th anniversary of the
founding of the Alpine group of Tolmezzo, and the Carnia section. A
certificate will be available as a downloadable PDF for all stations
who make contact. For other details, see QRZ.com

Be listening for Dan, F5DBT, on the air as MM/F5DBT from several islands
off Scotland's west coast until the 15th of June. He will operate SSB,
FT8 and FT4, on 40, 20, 15, and 10 metres. QSL information is available
on QRZ.com

Ric, DL2VFR, and Fred, DL4BBH, will operate as LA/DL2VFR and LA/DL4BBH
from IOTA group EU-061 and the Ytre Hvaler (EE-trah Valla) National Park
in Norway, from the 2nd to the 6th of June. They will be using CW and
SSB. This is an IOTA and World Wide Flora & Fauna Expedition. QSL details
are available on QRZ.com

(425 DX BULLETIN, QRZ.COM)

**

KICKER: FROM POUNDING THE BRASS TO WINNING THE BRASS

JIM/ANCHOR: For our final story, we talk to a ham who took a test that
may have been just a little bit harder than the one for his amateur
license. Plus, it was on national TV. Graham Kemp, VK4BB, tells us how
it all played out.

GRAHAM: CW has always been a perfect fit for Richard Ayre, VK6PZT, since
he became a ham 10 years ago. Unaccustomed as he is to speaking publicly
on or off the air, he is most comfortable when he lets the dits and the
dahs do his talking for him. So why would he opt to get on the air - in
this case, on a national TV programme - where he had to answer questions,
and even trade gently disparaging remarks with the host, in a kind of
sledging worthy of any cricket pitch? It's because the Australian hit
show, "Hard Quiz," would test his trivia knowledge about his beloved CW.
Oh -- and because his two daughters asked him to.

On Wednesday, the 31st of May, TV fans watched the medical sonographer
square off in the Melbourne studio against three other contestants, who,
like him, were originally from England, Australia's rival this month in
the Test Series cricket matches. So he studied hard in pursuit of the
show's coveted Brass Mug. As he told Newsline recently: [quote] "I
challenged myself to find out something new about Morse Code once per
day for about one year prior to the show, and made notes in a small blue
book. I asked my family and friends at our local Bunbury Radio Club to
come up with the most obscure questions possible for me to answer."
[endquote] In fact, he said: [quote] "I think if I spent as much time practicing my head copying as I did reading about how the code was
developed or used over the last 100 years, I would be a much better
operator." [endquote]

No worry there: Richard scored a strong victory, and got to take away
the huge 5kg mug. Now instead of pounding the brass, he'll said he'll
be drinking from it.

This is Graham Kemp, VK4BB.

**

DO YOU HAVE NEWS?

JIM/ANCHOR: Do you have a piece of Amateur Radio News that you think
Newsline would be interested in? We are not talking about advertising
your club's upcoming hamfest, or field day participation, but something
that is out of the ordinary. If so, send us a brief overview via the
contact page at arnewsline.org. If it's newsworthy, and we would like
to cover it, we'll get back to you for more details.

NEWSCAST CLOSE:

With thanks to Amateur Radio Daily; Ambarish Nag Biswas, VU2JFA; AMSAT
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AMATEUR RADIO DUO GOES QRT ON ROCKALL

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: With the departure of his two amateur radio companions, a Scottish adventurer is now facing the challenge of breaking the record
for occupying Rockall, a North Atlantic islet, by living there for as
many as 60 days.

Cam Cameron, a schoolteacher with a spirit for adventure, was accompanied
by Emil Bergmann, DL8JJ, and Nobby Styles, G0VJG, who landed on the rock
with him on the 30th of May. The hams operated for several days as
MM0UKI, logging an estimated 8,000 QSOs before going QRT.

(THE GUARDIAN)

**

WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, Roland, F8EN, is celebrating his 95th birthday with
an activation from Libreville, Gabon as TR8CR during the months of June
and July. Listen for Roland using CW on 30 through 10 metres. QSL via
F6AJA.

Listen for Chris, VK2YUS, using the callsign YJØCA from Efate, IOTA
Number OC-035, Vanuatu from the 17th through to the 28th of June. He will operate SSB on 40-10 metres. QSL direct to his home call.

Kasimir, DL2SBY, will be on the air as 8Q7KB from the Maldives, IOTA
Number AS-013, from the 13th through to the 21st of June. He will be
using CW and SSB focusing on 12, 10 and 6 metres. See QRZ.com for QSL
details.

Michel, F8GGZ, will use the callsign TM4ØØBP from the 14th through to the 21st of June. The activation marks the 400th anniversary since the birth
of French mathematician, philosopher, scientist and writer Blaise Pascal.
QSL to Michel's home call.

(425 DX BULLETIN, DX WORLD)

**

KICKER: SETTING A RECORD THAT IS OUT OF THIS WORLD

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Hams in the space programs of five nations have helped
set a record that's, well, out of this world. Paul Braun, WD9GCO, brings
us our final story of the week.

PAUL: Let's face it, some people are just out of this world. One of them
is Rayyanah Barnawi, 7Z1RB. The amateur radio operator is the first Saudi woman to go into space, was a member of the Axiom-2 mission to the ISS
which departed on May 21st and returned 8 days later using the Crew-
Dragon spaceship "Freedom." Two of the three team members were also hams.

Before they splashed down near Panama City on May 30th, the mission
specialist and her crew helped set what is being called a new record for
the number of people to be in Earth orbit at the same time.

That's a total of 17. On May 30th, before the Axiom-2 splashdown, crews
from five different nations were up there circling our planet. That
included the three members of China's Shenzhou 16 mission, which launched
on May 29th for the Tiangong space station. That crew joined the three Shenzhou 15 mission members who were already up there since last
November.

Greeting Rayyanah on the ISS was the Expedition 69 crew with seven
members from different countries including Emirati astronaut Sultan Al
Neyadi, KI5VTV.

In this busy travel season for some down here on Earth, it's good to know there are some people up above who take the notion of a getaway even more seriously.

This is Paul Braun, WD9GCO.

(AMSAT NEWS SERVICE, SPACE.COM)

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ARISS-USA SEEKS DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION

PAUL/ANCHOR: If you're an educator who enjoys helping the next generation explore science and tech careers - and you're a fan of ham radio on the
ISS - this part-time job opportunity might be what you're looking for.
Here are the details from Kevin Trotman, N5PRE.

KEVIN: Youngsters who participate in amateur radio contacts with the International Space Station are the priority of ARISS-USA, which looks to engage them in the worlds of science and technology. ARISS-USA is looking
for an experienced educator to work as director of education, guiding the organization with strategies to enhance the education of youth involved
in the ARISS program. This is a part-time, remote position that requires leadership skills to guide the education engagement volunteer team,
seeking ways to inspire youth in the fields of STEAM and STEM. The
director of education is also responsible for coordinating proposals from schools and other educational institutions seeking to host astronaut
contacts.

For a full list of other requirements and responsibilities -- and for
more details about the position -- visit www.ariss-usa.org.

This is Kevin Trotman, N5PRE.

(ARISS-USA.ORG)

**

NEW AWARD OFFERED BY QRZ.COM

PAUL/ANCHOR: Qrz.com is marking 30 years of online service to the world's amateur radio community by introducing a new operating award. A ham
becomes eligible for the "Thirty Years of QRZ Award" by completing and confirming on-air contacts with 30 members of qrz.com anywhere in the
world.

The award is free. Like the other qrz.com awards, it is presented based
on the logbook each operator maintains on the site.

The award is open to everyone who has a presence on qrz.com, not just subscribers.

Details about the award and instructions on how to apply can be found on qrz.com under the "Awards" tab.

**

WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, Chris, VK2YUS is using the callsign YJ0CA from Efate,
IOTA number OC-035, Vanuatu [VAN OO AH TOO] from the 17th through to the
28th of June. He is using SSB on 40-10 metres. QSL direct to his home
call.

Look for Ren, PY8WW, to be active as PX8B, from Ilha de Bailique, IOTA
number SA-045, from June 21st through to the 25th. He will be on 80
through 6 metres. QSL via his home call.

There's still time to work Kasimir, DL2SBY, who is operating as 8Q7KB
from the Maldives, IOTA number AS-013, through to the 21st of June. He is focusing on CW and SSB, largely on 12, 10 and 6 metres. See QRZ.com for
QSL details.

(425 DX BULLETIN, THE DAILY DX, DX WORLD.NET)

**

KICKER: TWO "LUCIANOS" ENJOY THE KEYS OF LIFE

PAUL/ANCHOR: A radio amateur who just reached the age of 106 has been enjoying music - and the music of CW - for almost as many years. We hear
about him from Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB.

RALPH: Louis Benvenuto, W6OTB, and the late Italian tenor, Luciano
Pavarotti, had two things in common: Louis' given name at birth was also Luciano until he changed it at the age of 16 -- and both Lucianos knew
how to make beautiful music, just not together:

Pavarotti, the famed singer, used his voice.

For Louis Benvenuto, a lifelong CW operator, the instrument of choice is
a key. Even now, at the age of 106, he makes that key sing. On Tuesday,
June 6th, the key could well have been singing "Happy Birthday" to Louis
as he reached another milestone.

The Nebraska native was still a young man when he got the callsign he
still retains today. He attended radio school in California and
eventually got a job in professional radio but his first love - amateur
radio - was always with him. Later, he made the leap into TV, becoming a cameraman for a number of popular TV shows, including the Johnny Carson
show. It was on that late-night talk show, in fact, where Luciano the
singer met Luciano the amateur radio operator.

The cameraman simply introduced himself. It was perhaps one of the
easiest contacts the veteran radio operator ever made. While it didn't
turn into a ragchew, he did end up logging it - deep in his memory, where
it remains even now.

This is Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB.

(FOXTV10; eHam.net)

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AUSTRALIAN AMATEUR GROUP MARKS 100 YEARS

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: In Australia, hams who belong to one radio group know
that a lot has happened in the last 100 years - and they're celebrating
all those years, for a good reason. John Williams, VK4JJW, tells us what
it's all about.

JOHN: Congratulations to the Ballarat Amateur Radio Group, VK3BML, which
is marking its 100th anniversary with a month-long on-the-air event. It
was big news in June of 1923, when the Ballarat Star newspaper announced
the formation of a ham radio group and informed readers of its first
general meeting on the 23rd of June. At the time, the organisation was identified as the Ballarat Amateur Radio Club. Under the leadership of
Ben Daniel, VK3NRD, the members themselves are not certain how the
original ham groups may have changed, especially with the slight
difference in its name, and they continue to research their history. Meanwhile, members are celebrating their cententary. There is no special
event callsign but hams around the world are being asked to listen for individual stations from Ballarat in the state of Victoria, Australia and share in the special occasion.

This is John Williams, VK4JJW.

(BALLARAT AMATEUR RADIO GROUP, WIA)

**

WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, be listening for Dave, W9DR, on the air as VP2V/W9DR
from Anegada in the British Virgin Islands, IOTA number NA-023, from the
23rd to the 29th of June. He is using FT8, Q65, SSB, and CW on 6m only.
QSL direct to his home call.

Be listening for Ken, K4ZW, and Bob, W9XY, operating with the callsign
ET3AA, the Ethiopian Amateur Radio Society's club station at the Addis
Ababa University's Institute of Technology from June 19th to the 29th.
They will be using CW, SSB and FT8 on 6 metres and all HF bands except
for 80 metres. See QRZ.com for QSL details.

In the Amami Islands, IOTA number AS-023, Masa, JF3ELH, will be using the callsign JF3ELH/6 for CW and SSB and will be using the callsign JF3ELH/p
for FT 8 operations. He will be operating on 80-6 metres. QSL via home
call.

Listen for Yas, JA1QQU, on the air as KH2/JA1QQU from Guam, IOTA number OC-026, from the 29th of June until the 4th of July. See QRZ.com for more details.

(425 DX NEWS)

**

KICKER: SUB-ATOMIC PARTICLES SEEN AS GPS REPLACEMENT

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Fans of GPS - Global Positioning Satellite navigation -
might soon be feeling a little fickle about their allegiance to this
system. There's a new option in town - or there will be, soon enough.
Graham Kemp, VK4BB, concludes this week's report with this story about
the promises offered by a special kind of sub-atomic particle.

GRAHAM: They're known as muons, sub-atomic, high-energy particles that
always travel at the same speed. They can be found all over the Earth and researchers at the University of Tokyo are studying these readily
available muons as the basis for wireless navigation that can also
function indoors, underwater and beneath the ground.

Hiroyuki Tanaka calls it the muometric positioning system. Unlike GPS
devices, which gather information from low-earth orbit satellites,
muometric positioning uses the reference point of muon-detecting sensors. Researchers acknowledge that while this shows promise, accuracy needs to
be further fine-tuned before the system can be deployed in devices such
as smartphones -- but it certainly means that navigation itself could
travel in a whole new direction.

This is Graham Kemp, VK4BB.

(IFLSCIENCE)

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WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, listen for the special callsign IL3P on the
air between the 1st of July and the 30th of September throughout
the Italian region of Veneto. Be listening especially on the 28th
through the 31st as the team activates Pellestrina Island, IOTA
number EU-131, holiday style and participates in the IOTA contest.
See QRZ.com for QSL details.

Bo, OZ1DJJ, is using the callsign OX3LX from Qaanaaq, Maidenhead
locator FQ57jl, from Greenland, IOTA number NA-018 until the 18th
of July. He will be operational on 4 and 6 metres, but he will
also be active on the HF bands. He may include a side trip to
Herbert Island, IOTA number NA-134 or Meteorite Island. See
QRZ.com for QSL details and some great pictures.

Dave, G4OSY, will be active holiday style as VP9/G4OSY from
Hamilton Parish, Bermuda, IOTA number NA-005, until the 8th of
July. He'll be using SSB most of the time and operating on 40
through 10 metres. You may also hear him on 6m. QSL direct to his
home call.

Several operators in Germany will be using the special callsign
DL0SOP for the month of July, marking the 65th edition of the Sea
of Peace award. A small silk pennant is to be given for QSOs with
the Baltic neighboring states and regions all month long. Annual
stickers are available for hams participating during other years.
See QRZ.com for QSL details.

(425 DX BULLETIN)

**

KICKER: MEET 2023'S YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR, KEES VAN OOSBREE W0AAE

NEIL/ANCHOR: And, for our final item this week, we're proud to
announce the winner of the 2023 Amateur Radio Newsline Bill
Pasternak Memorial Young Ham of The Year award. Amateur Radio
Newsline’s Mark Abramowicz (Abram-oh-vich), NT3V, is chairman of
the award program, and he spoke with our latest honoree.

KEES: "Oh my gosh! Thank you so much. Yes, that is so cool. Thank
you so much!"

MARK: And that was the reaction of Kees Van Oosbree, W0AAE, of
Maple Grove, Minnesota, in suburban Minneapolis upon learning he
had been selected as the Young Ham of the Year. Kees recently
turned 19 years old - just making the cut-off for the award. He is
the son of Mark and Jean Van Oosbree.

He is a recent honors graduate of Heritage Christian Academy in
Maple Grove and was the valedictorian for his class. Kees says
when he was 12, during a museum visit he spotted a fascinating
exhibit that sparked his curiosity about amateur radio.

KEES: "And I saw this cool amateur radio shack there. There was
this cool map with all of their markers where they made contacts,
and I saw Antarctica."

MARK: He says that prompted some online research.

KEES: "I got a book on Amazon, studied and took the two licenses
[Technician and General] and it was on from there. I got a Baofeng
Handie Talkie. I still have it."

MARK: But Kees says he wanted to explore more.

KEES: "HF was my life. I got involved with a few radio clubs the
Minnesota Wireless Association which is contesting. Contesting is
pretty much my main thing that I do in Amateur Radio although I do
branch out and do other things."

MARK: Among those other things was getting connected to youth in
amateur radio through the Youth on the Air - Americas program
where he has taken up leadership roles in training of operators,
QSL manager and sharing his interest in remote operating.

Kees says he did some on-line research on remote operating and
found a mentor - Ray Higgins, W2RE - who opened a door to a whole
new world.

KEES: "He gives us unlimited access to these highly competitive
stations that use FlexRadios. I was able to do very, very well
through that and contesting through DX contesting...He gave us the
tools and we branched off of there. I was one of the five youth
that kind of started the program. And now we have over 80, 100
youth."

MARK: Kees says he taught himself Morse Code through on-line
computer programs. And, while he says his ability to copy CW
exceeds 35 words per minute, his sending speed is a little slower
and he prefers a key to paddles. Kees has picked up several awards
for his DX and domestic contest SSB and CW entries over his short
time in ham radio.

MARK: He's only been licensed for nearly five years.

His favorite contest, he says, is the North American QSO Party.

KEES: "It's just 12 hours long and it's just on Saturday only, and
I love that, because I can work on homework on Sunday."

MARK: Kees will begin college in August at Iowa State University.

KEES: "I’m really excited because they have a really great
aerospace engineering program three-a-half hours away from me so
not too far away. There are only a few colleges in the country
that do this particular major."

Congratulations Kees, from all of us at Amateur Radio Newsline!

I’m Mark Abramowicz, NT3V.

NEIL/ANCHOR: Kees will be honored during a presentation ceremony
on Saturday, Aug. 19, at the Huntsville Hamfest.

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KICKER: WHEN THE "INTELLIGENCE" IS NOT FOR REAL

ANCHOR: Imagine AI - artificial intelligence - behind the radio mic? Well.....it has already arrived in broadcasting and that's giving us here
at Newsline something to think about too. Here's Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB,
to explain.

RALPH: In Portland, Oregon, the radio DJ known as Ashley Z Elzinga has
some company in the studio: herself. The station, "Live 95.5" KBFF has
begun using an artificial version of her voice to produce segments, using Futuri Media's RadioGPT during midday programming. Ashley Z is a
syndicated talent heard on a number of other stations, including ones in Michigan and Seattle. The Oregon station is calling her "AI Ashley" and
it even quotes her in the station's press release expressing her
commitment to being the world's first AI DJ.

Meanwhile, students at the University of Florida have used RadioGPT to
create an AI personality they have named "Q." Q is featured on the
College of Journalism and Communications audio research and development platform, GHQ. According to a report in RadioWorld, RadioGPT generates
scripts about relevant topics by scanning online content and social media
and then voices the script using AI.

It does leave us wondering, however: How long before something called
HamGPT is developed and learns to scan the solar reports, the propagation maps, the DX clusters and even our personal details on QRZ.com, handing
out "5 9" and "7 3?"

Perhaps for that answer - for now - we'll have to Google it.

This is Ralph Squillace, KK6ITB.

(RADIOWORLD, RADIOINSIGHT.COM)

**

DO YOU HAIKU? ROGER ROGER!

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: We hope our listeners have been enjoying the Amateur
Radio Newsline haiku challenge. We certainly have! In the spirit of fun
and perhaps a little bit of literary adventure, we've been inviting
listeners to channel their most creative selves and share the joy of ham
radio in the form of a haiku. On our website, arnewsline.org, you will
find a submission form for sending your most poetic offering. To qualify,
you need to follow traditional haiku form: The first line is five
syllables, the second line is seven syllables and the finishing third
line has another five syllables. We cannot accept any other formats.

Our team will pick from the best submissions that follow the 5/7/5
syllable rule and represent the love of amateur radio. Your prize? For
now, bragging rights -- and a featured spot for your haiku on the Amateur Radio Newsline website. We may have a surprise for you at the end of the
year, however. So visit our website at arnewsline.org and take a look at
this week's winning ham radio haiku.

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and our news team worldwide, I'm Stephen Kinford, N8WB, in Wadsworth,
Ohio, saying 73. As always we thank you for listening.

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KICKER: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE RADIO KIND

PAUL/ANCHOR: Do you believe in Unidentified Flying Objects? Well whether
you do or you don't, as long as you believe in amateur radio, you'll be interested in our final story this week, which comes to us from Kent
Peterson, KC0DGY.

KENT: It's no secret that Pete Guldan, KD0SQJ, and his fellow club
members in the Midwest have been seeing flying saucers for quite some
time. The flying discs hover with great tenacity on the landing page of
the website for N0FOO, which identifies the Minnesota group by its
formal club name: Hams of Insignificant Value.

Ah, but the amateurs' true worth is actually as great as the universe
itself - and thanks to these hams, visitors in a nearby Wisconsin
village are about to have a close encounter of the radio kind.

The village of Elmwood considers itself the UFO capital of the state,
based on residents' claims of having had so many sightings over the
years. It is therefore not insignificant that for the first time in the festival's 44-year history, there will be sightings of amateur radio
operators calling QRZ on the HF bands. They bring a message of peace:
"Take me to your feedline." The club will have operators on the air with
the club callsign N0FOO from July 28th to the 30th.

Let's face it: Having radio amateurs at a UFO festival is proof that
there is indeed intelligent life on this planet.

Be listening, from anywhere on earth - or even beyond.

This is Kent Peterson, KC0DGY.

(PETE GULDAN, KD0SQJ)

**

DO YOU HAIKU? ROGER ROGER!

PAUL: What's the one ham radio competition you can enter without turning
your rig on? The Amateur Radio Newsline haiku challenge. In the spirit
of fun and perhaps a little bit of literary adventure, we've been
inviting listeners to channel their most creative selves and share the
joy of ham radio in the form of a haiku. On our website, arnewsline.org,
you will find a submission form. Use it to send your most poetic
offering. To qualify, you need to follow traditional haiku form: The
first line is five syllables, the second line is seven syllables and the finishing third line has another five syllables. We cannot accept any
other formats.

Our team will pick from the best submissions that follow the 5/7/5
syllable rule and represent the love of amateur radio. Your prize? For
now, bragging rights -- and a featured spot for your haiku on the
Amateur Radio Newsline website. We may have a surprise for you at the
end of the year, however. So visit our website at arnewsline.org and
take a look at this week's winning ham radio haiku.

DO YOU HAVE NEWS?

Do you have a piece of Amateur Radio News that you think Newsline would
be interested in? We are not talking about advertising your club's
upcoming hamfest or field day participation, but something that is out
of the ordinary. If so, send us a brief overview via the contact page at arnewsline.org. If it's newsworthy and we would like to cover it, we'll
get back to you for more details.

NEWSCAST CLOSE:

With thanks to Amateur Radio Daily; AMSAT News Service; ARRL; BBC, CQ Magazine; David Behar K7DB; 425DXNews; IARU Region 1; ICQ Podcast; Pete Guldan, KD0SQJ; Phillip Tanner, VA7XOZ; Phys.org; QRZ.COM;
RockallExped.com; shortwaveradio.de; UY5XE Homepage; Wireless Institute
of Australia; Worldwide Antarctic Program; Youth on the Air; and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline.

We remind our listeners that Amateur Radio Newsline is an all-volunteer non-profit organization that incurs expenses for its continued
operation. If you wish to support us, please visit our website at arnewsline.org and know that we appreciate you all. We also remind our listeners that if you like our newscast, please leave us a 5-star rating wherever you subscribe to us.

For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York,
and our news team worldwide, I'm Paul Braun, WD9GCO, in Valparaiso,
Indiana, saying 73. As always we thank you for listening.

Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) is Copyright 2023. All rights reserved.
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WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, be listening for Francesco, IK6QON operating as
IA5/IK6QON from Isola del Giglio, IOTA Number EU-028, until the 31st of
July. He is on HF using CW and SSB. See QRZ.com for QSL details.

Listen for JA1QQU/6 operating from Yoron Island, IOTA Number AS-023 from
the 27th through to the 30th of July. He will be on 10 and 6 metres using
FT8 between 2300 and 0200 UTC and again from 1000 through to 1400 UTC. See QRZ.com for QSL details.

Lance, W7GJ, will be conducting a 6-metre DXpedition as 3B9GJ from
Rodrigues Island, IOTA Number AF-017, from the 27th of August to the 7th of September. He will be operating on the HF bands as well as doing EME. See QRZ.com under Lance's home call for additional details and QSL information.

Frans, DJ0TP, will be operating as TK/DJ0TP from Corsica's main island,
IOTA number EU-014 from the 27th of July to the 3rd of September. See
QRZ.com for QSL details.

(425 DX BULLETIN)

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KICKER: ONE LAST POTA FOR JACK

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Our final story takes us to a park in Florida, where a
group of POTA activators gathered to share stories and remember the friend
who no longer joins them. Dave Parks, WB8ODF, brings us that story.

DAVE: Amateur radio was there for Jack Hales, W1BBU, following the loss of
his wife six years ago after a lifetime of nearly 50 years together.
Returning to radio restored the grieving widower into a vibrant circle of life.

On Sunday, July 23rd, amateur radio was there for Jack again. This time the hams were offering a memorial activation at Sawgrass Lake Park in Florida.
It was a familiar and frequent operating spot for Jack and his friends
doing Parks on the Air, until Jack's unexpected death on June 13th at the
age of 80.

One of the four radio operators during those three hours was Lisa
Neuscheler, KC1YL. She said the days' tally of 108 SSB contacts were rich
with memories from many POTA enthusiasts who had written Jack's callsign several times in their logs. They traded stories along with signal reports. All contacts from the Sunday activation will receive certificates. The four operators' names and callsigns appear on them as well as a photo of Jack,
the man whose travels in the military left his mark around the world, including Indonesia where he'd helped establish a fledgling amateur radio society.

Even as a Silent Key, Jack is also launching another prospective ham
career: His granddaughter Haley, who had accompanied him and his St. Petersburg Amateur Radio Club friends, is studying for her license. She
will likely use her grandfather's shack equipment and - she is hoping - his callsign, the same call that belonged to Jack's father.

No doubt, like her grandfather, you will soon find her among the tall
antennas under the sun at Sawgrass Lake Park.

This is Dave Parks, WB8ODF.

(QRZ.COM, LISA NEUSCHELER, KC1YL)

**

DO YOU HAVE NEWS?

Do you have a piece of Amateur Radio News that you think Newsline would be interested in? We are not talking about advertising your club's upcoming hamfest or field day participation, but something that is out of the
ordinary. If so, send us a brief overview via the contact page at arnewsline.org. If it's newsworthy and we would like to cover it, we'll
get back to you for more details.

NEWSCAST CLOSE:

With thanks to the Adventure Radio Society; Amateur Radio Daily; AMSAT News Service; CQ Magazine; David Behar K7DB; 425DXNews; Lisa Neuscheler KC1YL;
the Monitoring Times; National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research;
QRZ.com; RockallExped.com; shortwaveradio.de; SOTA Reflector; Tom
Schuessler, N5HYP; URESAT-SAT1 website; Wireless Institute of Australia;
and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio Newsline.

We remind our listeners that Amateur Radio Newsline is an all-volunteer non-profit organization that incurs expenses for its continued operation.
If you wish to support us, please visit our website at arnewsline.org and
know that we appreciate you all. We also remind our listeners that if you
like our newscast, please leave us a 5-star rating wherever you subscribe
to us.

For now, with Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT at the news desk in New York, and our news team worldwide, I'm Stephen Kinford, N8WB, in Wadsworth, Ohio, saying
73. As always we thank you for listening.

Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) is Copyright 2023. All rights reserved.
--- SBBSecho 3.20-Win32
* Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (432:1/112)