[continued from previous message]   
      
   Special callsigns R2024DX and UE34DX will be on the air to mark the   
   34th anniversary of the Miller DX Club until the 30th of November. The   
   operators are on the air from Millerovo, Russia. QSL via RQ7L.   
      
   Listen for Darrell, AB2E and John, K3TEJ operating CW, SSB and FT8 as   
   AB2E/VP9 and K3TEJ/VP9 from Bermuda, IOTA Number NA-005, until the 26th   
   of November.  They are focusing on 30, 17 and 12 metres. They will   
   participate in the CQ WW DX CW contest with the callsign VP9I (VEE PEE   
   NINE EYE). See QRZ.com for QSL details.   
      
   Juris, YL2GM  and  Eugene, EA5EL  will be active as XV9X  from	Phu   
   Quoc Island, IOTA number AS-128, Vietnam, until the 2nd of December,   
   using CW, SSB and FT8 on 160-10 metres. See QRZ.com for QSL   
   information.   
      
   (425 DX BULLETIN)   
      
   **   
   KICKER: ONE HAM'S CHALLENGE TO THE WORLD: TRY SOMETHING NEW   
      
   JIM/ANCHOR: As we move toward the final month of 2024, a special   
   message comes to us from a ham in Germany. His name is Fabian   
   [Fay-Be-ENN] Kurz [Kertz], DJ5CW, and he wants to challenge all of us   
   -including himself - in the new year. During each one of the 52 weeks   
   awaiting us in 2025, Fabian invites us to try something new that is   
   amateur-radio related, whether it is designing your own QSL card or   
   trying to make a contact on 6-metres via sporadic E. He reminds us,   
   too, that what some of us may consider a simple exercise others may   
   perceive as a monumental achievement. He believes that no matter your   
   level of proficiency or expertise, it is important to expand your   
   horizons.   
      
   One of the most important parts of the challenge is to help other hams   
   achieve that weekly goal, if you are able.   
      
   Fabian told Newsline that he was inspired to create this challenge   
   after discovering a photography challenge on the internet. The   
   challenge asked photogaphy enthusiasts to create a photo for a   
   different theme during each week of the year and to share the results   
   via social media. Applying it to ham radio, Fabian expected he would do   
   this as a personal challenge, by himself - but he said that once he   
   started sharing the idea with friends, it took off! He asks that hams   
   post their progress on social media using hash hamchallenge   
   (#hamchallenge). There is also an IRC channel available and the link is   
   in the text version of this week's newscast at arnewsline.org   
      
   Fabian hopes that if a photograph or a picture is worth a thousand   
   words, this adventure is surely worth 52 weeks of challenge and   
   breaking through new frontiers.   
      
   [DO NOT READ: https://web.libera.chat/#hamchallenge   ]   
      
   (FABIAN KURZ, DJ5CW)   
      
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   syllables for each of the three lines. Share with fellow listeners the   
   poetry that is inspired by your ham radio experience!   
      
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   Murray KD2GUT at the news desk in New York, and our news team   
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