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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Times; shortwaveradio.de; Susanna Cunningham, WB7CON; 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 Paul Braun, WD9GCO, in Valparaiso, Indiana,
saying 73. As always we thank you for listening.

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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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With thanks to Amateur Radio Daily; AMSAT News Service; ARRL; ARISS-USA; Associated Press; Ballarat Amateur Radio Group; Cal Poly Amateur Radio
Club; CQ Magazine; David Behar K7DB; DX-World.net; eHAM.net; 425DXNews;
iFixit website; IFLScience, QRZ.COM; Radio Society of Great Britain;
Radio World; shortwaveradio.de; Times of India; Venable LLC; 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 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 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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NEWSCAST CLOSE: With thanks to Amateur Radio Daily; AMSAT News
Service; Arunava Dey, VU3XRY; ARRL; CQ Magazine; David Behar, K7DB; DX-World.net; FCC; 425DXNews; IFLScience, Military & Aerospace
Electronics; National Institute of Amateur Radio; Ofcom; OSCAR
India; QRZ.COM; Radio Society of Great Britain; Radio World; shortwaveradio.de; Wireless Institute of Australia; Zacks
Investment Research; and you our listeners, that's all from the
Amateur Radio Newsline.

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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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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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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; CQ
Magazine; David Behar K7DB; DX-World.net; FCC; 425DXNews; ETVBHARAT.com QRZ.COM; RadioInsight.com; Shortwave Listening Post; shortwaveradio.de; 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.

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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.

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KICKER: A DXCC ACHIEVEMENT OF TWO LIFETIMES

JIM/ANCHOR: Our final story isn't just about the DX achievement of a
lifetime; it's about a personal tribute. Patrick Clark, K8TAC, brings us
that story now.

PATRICK: For some, a contact with Bouvet Island - considered the most
remote island on earth - is like winning the lottery but for Bob Wertz,
NF7E, it means so much more in the amateur radio lexicon. The QSO he logged earlier this year with the 3YØJ DXpedition ended his 47-year journey to log all 340 independent DXCC entities. The ARRL requires contact with only 331 such entities for any ham to be included on its DXCC honor roll. Clearly,
Bob had his sights set on a higher mountain - his personal challenge begun nearly a half-century ago.

Speaking of mountains, the impressive log he amassed toward that end
includes another remote contact - Mount Athos in Greece - where the
operator was Monk Apollo. Their QSO, using CW, took place in 2016. Monk Apollo, who is now a Silent Key, was viewed by DXers as one of the most sought-after contacts. Bob at one point thought it might end up being the
most difficult contact since he became a ham in 1976.

Bouvet, however, filled that role nicely. It also allowed him to fulfill a very personal - and perhaps most meaningful - goal. In an interview with Flagstaff Business News, he said he considers his completion of the
challenge to be a tribute to his father, who held the callsign KA9ACS, and
is now a Silent Key.

This is Patrick Clark, K8TAC.

(FLAGSTAFF BUSINESS NEWS, QRZ.COM)

**

TRY YOUR HAND AT OUR HAIKU CHALLENGE

JIM/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.

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; the
Australian Communications and Media Authority; Bob Allison WB1GCM; CNN; CQ Magazine; David Behar K7DB; DX-World.net; Facebook; Flagstaff Business
News; FCC; 425DXNews; Indian Space Research Organization; Ofcom; QRZ.COM; Radio World; shortwaveradio.de; Wireless Institute of Australia; WPMI; 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
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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)

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Schuessler, N5HYP; URESAT-SAT1 website; Wireless Institute of Australia;
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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 Stephen Kinford, N8WB, in Wadsworth, Ohio, saying
73. As always we thank you for listening.

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