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   More information about the contest and the award programme are   
   available at iparc.de   
      
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   INTERNATIONAL EARTH - MOON - EARTH CONTESTS   
      
   0000 UTC on Saturday through 2359 UTC Sunday.   
      
   50 to 1296 MHz November 16-17.   
      
   Work as many amateur stations as possible via the earth-moon-earth   
   path on any authorized amateur frequency in the bands for the specific   
   weekends.   
      
   EME Logs due back to the ARRL December 17.   
      
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   VHF UHF Field Day   
      
   Spring 2024 - 0100 UTC Saturday 23 November through 0059 UTC Sunday   
   24 November (0400 / 0359 in VK6).   
      
   wia.org.au/members/contests/vhfuhf/   
      
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   ARRL 160 METER CW   
      
   December 6-8 is the date this year but it is ALWAYS the first full   
   weekend of December.   
      
   Begins 2200 UTC Friday, ending 1559 UTC Sunday.   
      
   This is a forty-two hour period with no time limitation.   
      
   Logs MUST be returned within seven days   
      
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   10 METER ARRL CONTEST   
      
   For Amateurs worldwide to exchange QSO information with as many   
   stations as possible on the 10 meter band.   
      
   Second full weekend of December. Starts 0000 UTC Saturday; runs   
   through 2359 UTC Sunday (December 14-15)   
      
   Again as in most ARRL Tests logs are to be completed and returned   
   within 7 days.   
      
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   YOTA CONTEST   
      
   Youth on the air test 3 of 3 will be from 10:00 to 21:59 UTC on   
   29 December on the five classic bands CW and SSB.   
      
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   DX WINDOW TO THE WORLD.-------------------   
      
   Special callsign PH 80 LIB will be in use from various locations   
   until the 10th of November to commemorate the 80th anniversary   
   of the liberation of southern Netherlands in the autumn of 1944.   
      
   PH80LIB will be on the 80 to 10m bands using SSB, CW and digital   
   modes. QSL special station PH80LIB via the Bureau.   
      
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   Maurizio, IK2GZU is active as 5H3MB from Tanzania until 11 November   
   while doing volunteer work at a local school.   
      
   In his spare time, he is operating SSB, CW and digital modes on the   
   80 to 10m bands. QSL via Club Logs OQRS, Logbook of the World, eQSL,   
   or direct via IK2GZU.   
      
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   OL 80 C.A.R.B.O.N. is active until the 30th of November to mark the   
   80th anniversary of Operation Carbon during World War Two. This   
   operation involved the dropping of paratroopers in the Protectorate of   
   Bohemia and Moravia.   
      
   The Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia was a partially-annexed   
   territory of Nazi Germany that was established in 1939 after the   
   German occupation of the Czech lands   
      
   A team of operators is active using call OL 80 CARBON on CW, SSB and   
   digital modes on the HF bands.   
      
   More information is available on QRZ.com   
      
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   Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Radio Belgrade, the Belgrade   
   Amateur Radio Club is active as YT 100 RB and YU 1924 RB until   
   November 30. For details of a certificate that is available, see   
   yu1ano.org   
      
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   WORLD WIDE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP NEWS   
   WORLD WIDE FLORA, FAUNA PROGRAM   
      
   2024 VKFF National Get Together in Bendigo in central Victoria.   
      
   Over fifty enthusiastic VKFF Parks activators and hunters converged on   
   Bendigo over the weekend of October 25th to 27th, for the VKFF   
   National Get Together.   
      
   One of the participants was Graeme, VK3GRK who writes   
      
   The weekend started off with a well attended dinner at the historic   
   Shamrock Hotel, where participants were given their VKFF 'showbag' and   
   pre-ordered merchandise.   
      
   Saturday presentations at the Quality Hotel Lakeside included tips for   
   Activators and Hunters, mapping, satellites, software and websites, CW   
   and digital modes, antennas and power supplies, and a very interesting   
   presentation about snake awareness and safety by Tameeka from Greater   
   Bendigo Snake Control.  There was a selection of excellent raffle   
   prizes, with the proceeds donated to Trees for Life. The Saturday   
   evening dinner featured guest speaker Jordan Crook, Parks and Nature   
   Campaigner from the Victorian National Parks Association.  Jordan gave   
   an overview of the VNPA, and their efforts to encourage more funding   
   for programs and organisations that look after our parks.   
      
   Sunday breakfast was hosted by the Bendigo Amateur Radio and   
   Electronics Club at their club rooms.  This was followed by a number   
   of activators heading out to various parks in the area.  As a result,   
   the bands were very busy, and some took the opportunity to activate   
   new parks that have recently been added to VKFF. The weekend also   
   provided an opportunity to catch up with Amateur Radio friends, and to   
   'put a face to a voice and callsign'.   
      
   Congratulations should go to the VKFF organising team, for a well   
   organised weekend, and no doubt they look forward to seeing you all   
   at the VKFF National Get Together next year - in Canberra.   
      
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FINAL FRONTIER   
   AMSAT-VK Secretary - secretary@amsat-vk.org   
      
   Intelsat Satellite Explodes In Orbit   
      
   An Intelsat communication satellite built by Boeing has exploded and   
   broken up in geostationary orbit.   
      
   Intelsat confirmed the news, declaring the satellite a total loss.   
      
   The U.S. Space Force said it is tracking around 20 associated pieces   
   but has observed no immediate threats to other satellites so far   
   (Roscosmos said it was tracking 80 fragments). The cause of the   
   explosion is not yet known, but the news is another blow for Boeing   
   following Starliners failed crew test flight, problems with the   
   737 Max and delays to the 777x.   
      
   Intelsat said its working to move customers to its other satellites   
   or third party spacecraft. A Failure Review Board has convened to   
   complete a comprehensive analysis of the cause, the company wrote.   
      
   The satellite was uninsured, a spokesperson told SpaceNews.   
   (ans)   
      
   FUNcube (AO-73) is now in Autonomous mode, meaning high power   
   telemetry when in daylight, and transponder in when the satellite   
   is in eclipse.   
      
   Controllers are watching the effect on its 11 year old batteries.   
   If the batteries suffer badly they will revert to Eclipse mode.   
      
   All telemetry will be gratefully received   
      
   see data.amsat-uk.org/ui/fc1-fm for details.   
      
   (ANS)   
      
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - MILITARY   
   Recordings of military transmissions can be found on the   
   Signal Identification Guide Wiki at   
   sigidwiki.com/wiki/Category:Military   
      
   George, MM0JNL is active as GB0GTS until the 18 November to raise   
   awareness of homeless military veterans in association with   
   The Great Tommy Sleep out organised by The Royal British Legion   
   Industries.   
      
   The station operates on the 80 to 10m bands using SSB.   
      
   GB0GTS will operate at least one full night roughing it outside   
   as part of the Great Tommy Sleep out.   
      
   (RSGB)   
      
   Could Satellite Signals Un-Stealth Stealth Aircraft?   
      
   A recent Chinese study shows that Starlink satellites could provide   
   a means for detecting stealth aircraft. Stealth technology is devoted   
   to developing aircraft shapes and surfaces that reduce the radar   
   signature and deflect radar beams. But Chinese researchers have found   
   that aircraft including stealth aircraft cause interference in regular   
   satellite signals that can be analysed to detect their presence, even   
   when they are invisible to radar.   
      
   This technology would have the added advantage over radar of not   
   requiring easily detectable radar emissions. And as more Starlink   
   satellites are placed in orbit, more opportunity exists for   
   piggybacking on their transmissions for this purpose.   
      
      
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