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   JVC Kenwood and Technisat on board.   
      
   DAB+ radio is not in use in the United States but proved especially   
   useful in Australia in 2011 during the floods that overtook Brisbane,   
   Queensland. The deadly flooding killed dozens of people, forced massive   
   evacuations and ultimately cost $2.38 billion, according to the   
   Insurance Council of Australia.   
      
   This is Graham Kemp VK4BB.   
      
   (RADIO WORLD, WORLDDAB.ORG)   
      
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   SILENT KEY: MICHAEL VALENTINE, W8MM, ENTREPRENEUR, HAMVENTION VOLUNTEER   
      
   PAUL/ANCHOR: A familiar face at Hamvention, a beloved member of the   
   Dayton Amateur Radio Association - and generous benefactor to ham radio   
   - has become a Silent Key. Michael Valentine, W8MM, died on the 17th of   
   September.   
      
   A former engineer for Drake and Cincinnati Electronics, Michael was   
   well-known for his inventive, entrepreneurial spirit and his generosity   
   to the amateur community. He was well-known too for his later work with   
   radar detectors. In Jack's announcement of Michael's passing, he   
   acknowledged Michael's belief in giving back to the community. He was   
   involved in a number of University of Cincinnati scholarships and was a   
   major supporter of ARRL initiatives as a member of the ARRL's Hiram   
   Percy Maxim Society. He served on the league's Second Century Campaign   
   Committee in 2014, on the occasion of the ARRL's centennial, and   
   launched the Valentine Challenge Fund, matching contributions   
   dollar-for-dollar.   
      
   Jack Gerbs, WB8SCT, DARA's past president, said in an email to   
   association members: [quote] "Michael, you will be missed. Until we   
   meet again in that big "Ham Shack in Heaven."   
      
   Michael was 74.   
      
   (FACEBOOK; RIA JAIRAM, N2RJ; DARA)   
      
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   SRI LANKA'S SEANET24 EVENT MOVES TO OCTOBER 3RD   
      
   PAUL/ANCHOR: There's been a change in plans for SEANET24, the three-day   
   regional radio event held in Sri Lanka. John Williams VK4JJW brings us   
   up to date.   
      
   JOHN: The date for SEANET24, a three-day event organised by the Radio   
   Society of Sri Lanka, has been moved from September 21st to the weekend   
   of October 3rd. Sri Lanka is poised to hold its first presidential   
   election on the 21st of September and in case a curfew is imposed, the   
   society thought it best to move the date for the amateur radio   
   gathering. The society is urging all those hoping to attend SEANET to   
   update their hotel reservations.   
      
   This is John Williams VK4JJW.   
      
   (YL BEAM, RADIO SOCIETY OF SRI LANKA)   
      
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   CINCINNATI HAMFEST SEEKS NOMINEES FOR 2 'CLUB OF THE YEAR' AWARDS   
      
   PAUL/ANCHOR: If you know of a club in the Great Lakes Region or the   
   Ohio Valley region of the US that has distinguished itself in support   
   of amateur radio, now is the time to let everybody know. Dave Parks   
   WB8ODF tells us how.   
      
   DAVE: The next Cincinnati Hamfest is still almost a year away but   
   organizers are wasting no time in finding a deserving group of amateurs   
   to receive the award for Great Lakes Region Club of the Year. To be   
   eligible, a club must be located within the Great Lakes region of   
   Kentucky, Ohio or Michigan. Most importantly, clubs that are nominated   
   must demonstrate a passion for amateur radio and be active in its   
   advancement. Cincinnati Hamfest also presents an award for Club of the   
   Year among nominees located within the Ohio Valley region of Indiana,   
   Kentucky or Ohio. Nomination forms for both awards are available at the   
   hamfest website, cincinnatihamfest - that's one word - dot org.   
   (cincinnatihamfest.org)   
      
   Cincinnati Hamfest won't be happening until August 9th, 2025 but the   
   months ahead will go quickly, so consider who you might want to   
   nominate for these honors.   
      
   This is Dave Parks WB8ODF.   
      
   (QRZ.COM, CINCINNATI HAMFEST)   
      
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   BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur   
   Radio Newsline heard on bulletin stations around the world including   
   the WR6AAC repeater in Lake Forest, California on Tuesdays at 6:45 p.m.   
   local time.   
      
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   HAM RADIO HELPS ONE MAN'S HOMECOMING AFTER A HALF-CENTURY   
      
   PAUL/ANCHOR: Hams in India played a crucial role in helping a man   
   return home after more than  a half-century. John Williams VK4JJW has   
   that dramatic story.   
      
   JOHN: An abused child who was sold by his father and stepmother 52   
   years ago in India has been able to return home to the property he   
   inherited from his late father in Odisha with the help of amateur   
   radio. According to various Indian media reports, the man, who is now   
   in his 60s, was living in a state-run home whose administrators   
   contacted the West Bengal Radio Club. The West Bengal amateurs are   
   contacted often by local authorities because of the hams' wide network   
   of contacts.   
      
   The news report said that more than five decades ago, the man's family   
   had taken him to Delhi and sold him when he was about 8 years old.   
   There was no other information available about what happened to him   
   after that or how he ended up living in a state home.   
      
   Ambarish Nag Biswas, VU2JFA, secretary of the radio club, told local   
   media that the man's younger brother was unable to recognise him after   
   so many years but finally made positive identification after viewing   
   the scars on the man's back that had been inflicted by years of   
   childhood beatings.   
      
   The news report said that initially the younger brother did not want   
   his sibling returned because he would have had to share the inheritance   
   of the property with him. The hams intervened and secured support from   
   the district magistrate and other authorities on the matter. The elder   
   brother was returned home and district administrators are taking   
   measures to provide him with his inheritance.   
      
   This is John Williams VK4JJW.   
      
   (MILLENNIUM POST)   
      
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   AMATEURS RECEIVE HONORS FROM RADIO CLUB OF AMERICA   
      
   PAUL/ANCHOR: Five prominent amateur radio operators are among the 13   
   award recipients to be honored in November by the Radio Club of   
   America, which has also announced its incoming class of 2024 fellows.   
   That class of eight includes two hams. Jack Parker W8ISH tells us who   
   all of these noted amateurs are.   
      
   JACK: Congratulations to physicist and radio astronomer Nathan "Chip"   
   Cohen, W1YW, who will receive the Dr. Arno Penzias Award for   
   Contributions to Basic Research in the Radio Sciences. Chip is known as   
   a pioneer in the area of fractal antennas.   
      
   Congratulations also to Tucker Dunham, KD2JPM, who is receiving the   
   Carole Perry Young Professional Award for his work advancing amateur   
   radio digirepeaters for emergency use. Tucker is studying   
   microelectronic engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology.   
      
   James Breakall, WA3FET, will receive the Dr. Ulrich Rohde (ROADY) Award   
   for Innovation in Applied Radio Science and Engineering. An RCA Life   
   Fellow, he is known for his work in numerical electromagnetics and   
   antenna design.   
      
   The Edgar F. Johnson Pioneer Citation is being given to Stanley   
   Reubenstein, WA6RNU, for his contributions to the success of the RCA   
   and the industry.   
      
   The late electrical engineer, radio personality and leader of the   
   Maritime Mobile Service Net, RenÃ(c) Albert Stiegler III, K4EDX, is   
   being honored posthumously with the Barry Goldwater Amateur Radio   
   Award.   
      
   Meanwhile, Michael Kalter, W8CI, and Howard Rosen, VE2AED, have been   
   named RCA fellows for 2024. Michael is well-known for his leadership of   
   Dayton Hamvention. Howard, an inventor with more than 83 patents to his   
   credit, is an innovator in RF technology, electronics and medical   
   systems.   
      
   This is Jack Parker W8ISH.   
      
   (RADIO WORLD)   
      
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