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   In his spare time, he is QRV as TJ/TK1CX on the 20, 17, 15, 12 and 10m   
   bands mainly using FT8 with a solar power supply.   
      
   QSL via Logbook of the World, eQSL or via EA5ZD.   
      
   (rsgb)   
      
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   Kenya:-   
      
   Scott, WA 5 A, is currently on the air as 5Z4/WA5A from Ruaka on 40 - 10   
   meters  mostly on SSB.   
      
   The duration of his stay is not known at present.   
      
   QSL via home call which again is WA5A   
      
   (SARL)   
      
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   Don, KW7R is active as V73KW from the Marshall Islands in the northwestern   
   Pacific Ocean. He is there on a work assignment until September and in his   
   spare time, he operates CW and FT8 on various bands.   
      
   QSL V73KW via Logbook of the World.   
      
   (RSGB)   
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   Y   
   The Czech DXpedition Group will be using the callsign C 8 K  from   
   Mozambique the 17th of January through to the 2nd of February. Find them   
   on 160 through 6 metres and via the QO-100 satellite for our overseas   
   viewers. C8K will be using CW, SSB, FT8 and RTTY.   
   (newsline 2462)   
      
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   Y   
   Rwanda 9 X 2 AW and be on the air from the 27th of January through to the   
   15th of February, holiday style on 10 through 160 metres.   
      
   (newsline 2462)   
      
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   Y   
   PC 80 TT is the special callsign for members of VERON Leiden to celebrate   
   the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands during   
   World War II (5 May 1945).   
      
   Look for activity now until June One   
      
   QSL PC80TT via the bureau to PI4LDN.   
      
   The special call sign honours the memory of Rudolf Tappenbeck (PCTT),   
   a pioneer of Dutch amateur radio who died in Neuengamme concentration   
   camp 1944.   
      
   (425dxn)   
      
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   y   
   Our I.A.R.U. celebrates its centenary this year (2025).   
      
   Since its founding in Paris, France, IARU has worked tirelessly to   
   promote innovation in amateur radio and to encourage the growth of   
   the service in communities throughout the world.   
      
   VI 100 IARU is a special event callsign transmitting from VK3 to help   
   celebrate the IARU Centennial.   
      
   qsl via MO 0 OXO   
      
   (qrz.com)   
      
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   y   
   During 2025 the SARL will be on the air with special event callsign   
   ZS 100 SARL, as well as the permanent callsigns ZS6SRL and ZS9HQ and   
   possibly other special event callsigns.   
      
   (sarl)   
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   y   
   8 R 1 TM from Georgetown, Guyana, now until the 8th of February.   
   CW, SSB and digital modes on all bands.   
   (newsline 2461)   
      
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   WORLD WIDE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP NEWS   
   SUMMITS ON THE AIR, WORLD WIDE FLORA, FAUNA PROGRAM,   
   PARKS ON THE AIR and other ADVENTURE GROUPS.   
      
   hema.org.uk/index.jsp   
   minesontheair.com/about-mota   
   parksontheair.com/   
   sota.org.uk   
   sotawatch.sota.org.uk/en/   
   facebook.com/SotaAustralia/   
   wwffaustralia.com/   
   HB20SOTA is the special callsign for the Swiss SOTA Group (HB9SOTA)   
   to celebrate its 20th anniversary throughout 2025.   
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FINAL FRONTIER   
   AMSAT-VK Secretary - secretary@amsat-vk.org   
      
   Launch of NASAs Blue Ghost Mission 1   
      
   Firefly Aerospaces Blue Ghost Mission 1, part of NASAs Artemis program   
   and Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative, was scheduled to   
   launch last Wednesday, January 15, carrying cutting-edge science and   
   technology to the Moon.   
      
   After the launch, Fireflys Blue Ghost lander will spend approximately   
   45 days in transit to the Moon before landing on the lunar surface in   
   early March. The lander will carry 10 NASA science investigations to   
   further our understanding of the Moons environment and help prepare for   
   future human missions to the lunar surface, as part of the agencys   
   Moon to Mars exploration approach.   
      
   Science investigations on this flight aim to test and demonstrate lunar   
   subsurface drilling technology, regolith sample collection capabilities,   
   global navigation satellite system abilities, radiation tolerant   
   computing, and lunar dust mitigation methods. The data captured could   
   benefit humans on Earth by providing insights into how space weather and   
   other cosmic forces impact Earth.   
      
   (SciTechDaily)   
      
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - IOTA   
   iota-world.org/   
   SAGAR - AS-153.   
      
   A Team of West Bengal Radio Club members are active from Sagar Island,   
   West Bengal now until the 20th of January.   
      
   Special Event Callsign is AU 2 WBRC   
      
   The adventure schemes being participated in are:-   
   Islands On the Air AS-153;   
   All contacts will be verified through QRZ.com only   
      
   (ard)   
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   IOTA Number AS-161 SACRIFICE ROCK   
      
   Writing in the December 2002 issue of the old 73 Magazine, Sri, VU2SBJ,   
   called Sacrifice Rock - a harsh, unwelcoming island off the coast of   
   Kerala [KEH-ruh-luh] in southern India - "a plain solid rock in the middle   
   of nowhere."   
      
   Eleven months earlier, this treacherous bit of terrain was activated for   
   the first time by Sri and his DXpedition team, who were challenged by its   
   difficult access and changeable weather. No hams have been there since.   
      
   That is, until now:   
      
   IOTA Number AS-161, Sacrifice Island is about to become base camp for   
   Team AU 2 V, six amateurs who are among many to consider it a holy grail.   
   DXpedition website calls it "a dream come true for chasers."   
      
   Sara, VU2RS, says planning and preparation have been intense in advance   
   of the hoped-for visit in the second week of February, when the three   
   month seasonal window for access closes. The team will have two CW   
   operators and four using SSB and digital modes and is still working out   
   logistics for its hours of operation.   
      
   If it is not possible to arrive safely by boat, the team will need the use   
   an airplane.   
      
   (newsline)   
      
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   Neumayer [NOY MY URR] III, Antarctica, IOTA number AN-016   
      
   On air until the 25th of February mainly CW on the HF bands but will use   
   some SSB and digital modes is DP 1 POL.   
      
   QSL station DP1POL via DL 1 ZBO.   
      
   (newsline 2463)   
      
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   IOTA Honour Roll & Annual Listings   
      
   It would appear many may mis-out by "forgetting" to submit applications   
   for the 2024 awards, SO, LISTEN UP.   
      
   The last date for submitting applications or score updates to checkpoints   
   for inclusion in the Honour Roll and Annual Listings is 31 January 2025.   
   If submitted after that date, they will be processed in the normal way,   
   but the scores will be held over to the following year's listing.   
      
   Where packages with cards are involved, these need to be posted/dated   
   before 31 January.   
      
   Those who have not logged into their record for more than two years, will   
   need to revalidate their registration through info@iota-world.org   
      
   Do not leave it to the last moment as you may run out of time.   
      
   [SARL]   
      
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - MILITARY   
   Recordings of military transmissions can be found on the   
   Signal Identification Guide Wiki at   
   sigidwiki.com/wiki/Category:Military   
      
   Special event station PA 25 MC will be on the air January 23rd to   
   introduce members of the Royal Army to amateur radio it's sponsored by the   
   Royal Netherlands Army Signal Regiment, and the event will utilize   
   military equipment using as many bands as possible on SSB.   
      
   You will recall last year we mentioned the ham activity of this regiment   
   as they were on jungle manoeuvres in Suriname, well that netted some 4,000   
   QSO's.   
      
   This event, PA25MC, is an HF activity on January 23 for just one day   
   to introduce Marines to the world of ham radio. They will try to use as   
   many HF-bands as possible on SSB. They remind you to please remember that   
   Amateur procedures are new to them, but will do everything to get up to   
   speed quickly. Marines are used to speaking English but naturally keep   
   their communications short. The organizers would really appreciate it if   
      
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