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   businessman and outdoorsman who gave back so generously to his   
   community. His fellow hams are remembering him as the founder of an   
   amateur radio association in Kahramanmaras and an active supporter of   
   many activities on HF and the VHF-UHF bands.   
      
   Mustafa's final gesture of support to his community came in 2023,   
   shortly before his death. He was among those activating special event   
   station TC100TC to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the   
   Republic of Turkey.   
      
   Two years later, his fellow hams now mark a more somber anniversary and   
   remember their friend.   
      
   This is Jason Daniels VK2LAW.   
      
   (425DX BULLETIN, TADX.ORG)   
      
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   BRAZIL'S NAVY OKs 1ST ARCHIPELAGO DXPEDITION IN 23 YEARS   
      
   JIM/ANCHOR: For the first time in 23 years, amateur radio operators   
   have been granted permission for a DXpedition from a South American   
   archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean. Jeremy Boot G4NJH has the details.   
      
   JEREMY: A DXpedition is going forward to the St. Peter & St. Paul Rocks   
   in the Atlantic Ocean after ham radio operators with the  Araucária DX   
   Group received permission to operate. The team said that the authority   
   came from the Brazilian Navy, which operates a research station on the   
   archipelago's major islet, Belmonte. The activation of the callsign   
   PY0S will signal the first activation of its kind from the archipelago   
   since the PT0S DXpedition in November of 2012. The Araucária team   
   plans to travel in October or November to the site, which is the 14th   
   among ClubLog's Most Wanted DX entities.   
      
   According to a press release, the hams have a goal going beyond calling   
   QRZ. They said they want to "increase world-wide awareness of this   
   unique rock formation and the role played by the Brazilian Navy in   
   scientific research and study of this extremely difficult and rare   
   environment." [endquote]   
      
   The operation will not be on the rocks themselves. As stipulated by the   
   Navy permit, the team will be on a boat anchored not far from the   
   shore. Five Radios in a Box will be used for operating CW, SSB and FT 8   
   on 160 through to 6 metres. There will be six local operators: Adrian   
   KO8SCA, Fred PY2XB, George AA7JV, Mike KN4EEI, Peter PY5CC and Tomi   
   HA7RY, along with a number of remote operators.   
      
   This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.   
      
   (ARAUCARIA DX GROUP, 425 DX BULLETIN)   
      
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   AUSTRALIAN REGULATOR FINALIZES LICENSE-FEE CHANGES   
      
   JIM/ANCHOR: Faced with the upcoming sunset of methods used to calculate   
   fees for repeaters, beacons and some apparatus amateur licenses, the   
   Australian Communications and Media Authority has finalized small   
   changes it is making. These changes, based on a new methodology, will   
   take effect after the 1st of April sunset of the previous method. The   
   result is that repeaters, beacons and non-assigned apparatus licenses   
   will be assessed $52.62 annually. The changes do not affect those   
   holding Australian class licenses, which have no annual fees. The ACMA   
   said in its February 5th announcement that it has not yet finalized its   
   apparatus license tax reforms for radionavigation-satellite service   
   repeaters.   
      
   (ACMA)   
      
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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 Montgomery Amateur Radio Club's KV3B repeater in Rockville Maryland   
   on Sundays at 7:30 p.m. local time.   
      
      
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   HAM CLUB LIVES THE GOOD LIFE IN RETIREMENT COMMUNITY   
      
   JIM/ANCHOR: Life is good in one senior living community in Maryland,   
   where retirees have a small but active ham club - and respectable log   
   of contacts. Andy Morrison K9AWM tells us about them.   
      
   ANDY: The Charlestown Amateur Radio Club KB3CAN has an outlook that is   
   anything but retiring. With only a small membership in a Maryland   
   retirement community, the club recently completed Winter Field Day with   
   95 digital and SSB contacts in the log. Last summer, members were   
   active in in ARRL Field Day and the Maryland QSO Party.   
      
   The club has something else to celebrate - the second year since its   
   rebirth on the grounds	of Charlestown Senior Living, a nonprofit   
   retirement community in suburban Catonsville that provides continuing   
   care ranging from independent living to skilled nursing.   
      
   Club president Gary Rogers KO3F [Kay Oh Three Eff] said that although   
   the community has a long history of having an amateur radio club, the   
   original club had to be dismantled more than a decade ago to   
   accommodate building renovations. When Gary moved there in 2022 and   
   discovered that his apartment's construction made it difficult to get   
   on the air easily, he met with two members of the original club to   
   start things up again.   
      
   Gary told Newsline in an email that the administration wasn't just on   
   board but became part of the rebirth. He said [Quote]  "The   
   administration not only approved but assigned their maintenance staff   
   to run the coax through the conduit to the roof and install the   
   antennas with me supervising." [Endquote] Installations were   
   completed by November of 2023 - everything from the grounding system to   
   ensuring the roof warranty was not compromised by the presence of   
   antennas. There are 10 club members ranging from their 70s to their   
   90s.   
      
   Gary said the club recently developed the capability to do Winlink, a   
   global email system that uses radio frequencies instead of the   
   internet. The club's next step is to explore how members can get on   
   the air remotely from their apartments.   
      
   This is Andy Morrison K9AWM.   
      
   (GARY ROGERS, KO3F; PATCH.COM)   
      
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   DEADLINE APPROACHES FOR SOFTWARE AWARD NOMINEES   
      
   JIM/ANCHOR: You have until the 28th of February to nominate your   
   favorite ham radio open source software project for the 6th annual   
   Amateur Radio Software Award! This international honor promotes free   
   innovative software that enhances the ham radio experience. Past   
   winners include David Rowe, VK5DGR, for Codec 2, Anthony Good, K3NG,   
   for Arduino CW Keyer and Jordan Sherer, KN4CRD, for JS8Call. Find award   
   rules and the official nomination form at  A  R S award dot com.   
   (arsaward.com)   
      
   (AMATEUR RADIO SOFTWARE AWARD)   
      
   **   
   WORLD OF DX   
      
   In the World of DX, Mika [MEE Kuh], OH2FFP,  is operating as OJ1ABOA   
   from Aboa Research Station, Antarctica, IOTA number AN-016 until the   
   12th of February. QSL via OH2FFP.   
      
   Listen for Bruno, VE3BRU operating as S79/VE3BRU from Mahe [MAH HAY],   
   IOTA number AF-024, Seychelles until the 20th of February, using CW and   
   SSB  on 40-10 metres. See QRZ.com for QSL details.   
      
   Bernhard, DL2GAC, is using the callsign H44MS from Malaita   
   [MUH-LIGHT-A], IOTA number OC-047, in the Solomon Islands between the   
   9th of February through to the 7th of May. He will be calling QRZ on   
   80-6 metres using SSB and FT8. See QRZ.com for QSL details.   
      
   The special-event callsign II3MPL [EYE EYE THREE MPL] is on the air   
   through the 1st of May, marking the 50th anniversary of ARI   
   Merano/Meran IQ3MP. See QRZ.com for QSL details.   
      
   Marty, KE4TT, is on the air as P4/KE4TT from Aruba, IOTA number SA-036   
   until the 11th of March, using CW, SSB and FT8 on various HF bands. See   
   QRZ.com for QSL details.   
      
   (425 DX BULLETIN)   
      
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   KICKER: SQUIRRELING AWAY A PERSONAL TREASURE   
      
   JIM/ANCHOR: For this week's final story, we tell you about one SOTA   
   activator's highest summit of achievement. It's actually no bigger than   
   a card that could fit in his wallet. We hear about him from Ralph   
   Squillace KK6ITB.   
      
   RALPH: Ray, KD8EQA, is still a few weeks away from achieving Mountain   
   Goat status as a SOTA activator -- but even in the three-plus years   
      
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