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)

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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)

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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)

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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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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; 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.

**

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 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)

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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!

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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)

**

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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.

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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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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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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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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; 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.

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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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)

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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.

**

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; 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
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 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.

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