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   STEPHEN/ANCHOR: In the US, Bell Labs, which has a long history making   
   of bold and notable moves in technology, is marking its 100th   
   anniversary by preparing for another bold move - this time, to a new   
   headquarters. Sel Embee K B 3 T Zed D has that story.   
      
   SEL:  As it turns 100, Nokia Bell Labs is turning elsewhere to continue   
   its important research in the field of technology and science The   
   company announced that within the next two years it will relocate to a   
   smaller but more modern facility in New Brunswick, New Jersey and out   
   of the labs' longtime home in Murray Hill, New Jersey.   
      
   Over the years, Bell's scientists have been credited with developing   
   the transistor, making advances in radio astronomy and being in the   
   vanguard to usher in the digital age. The company has been the   
   recipient of numerous Turing Awards and Nobel prizes. Its core business   
   continues to be mobile and optical networks and network-system support.   
   One of its most recent innovations was the development of circuit   
   boards printed on glass. These are for use in beam-steering antennas to   
   get less signal loss in point-to-point fixed wireless. This is   
   considered an important development as wireless communications moves   
   increasingly toward 6G.   
      
   This is Sel Embee KB3TZD.   
      
   (IEEE SPECTRUM)   
      
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   SILENT KEY: CHARLES KITCHIN, N1TEV, WRITER, "GURU" OF THE RE-GEN   
   RECEIVER   
      
   STEPHEN/ANCHOR: A prolific and well-known author whose specialty was   
   regenerative receivers, or "re-gens," has become a Silent Key. We hear   
   about him from Andy Morrison K9AWM.   
      
   ANDY: Charles Kitchin, N1TEV, was a tinkerer and builder from an early   
   age, when his enthusiasm for radio often split his attention between   
   shortwave and amateur radio. A widely published author of technical   
   articles and books, he earned the nickname among readers and followers   
   as the "guru" of Re-Gen radios.   
      
   Charles became a Silent Key on March 17th. No cause of death was listed   
   in his online obituary.   
      
   As with many hams, Charles combined his passion with his profession.   
   After being discharged from the US Air Force he worked as a radio   
   engineer at a classical music radio station WCRB and would also serve   
   as recording engineer for the live broadcasts of the Boston Sympathy   
   Orchestra at Tanglewood in Massachusetts and for other music ensembles.   
   He later became a hardware applications engineer at Analog Devices   
   Semiconductor Division in Massachusetts.   
      
   He was perhaps most widely known as the popular and prolific   
   contributor to QST magazine and other publications sharing designs of   
   his own creation.   
      
   Charles was 77.   
      
   This is Andy Morrison K9AWM.   
      
   (QRZ. LEGACY.COM)   
      
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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 DX2AAA repeater of the Association of Active Amateurs International   
   in the Philippines on Saturdays at 7 p.m. local time.   
      
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   NOMINATE OUR NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR   
      
   STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Remember that it is time to think of any promising   
   young amateurs you know as potential candidates for the Bill Pasternak   
   Memorial Young Ham of the Year Award. Consider nominating an amateur   
   radio operator 18 years of age or younger here in the continental   
   United States. Consider someone who has talent, promise and a   
   commitment to the spirit of ham radio. Find application forms on our   
   website arnewsline.org under the "YHOTY" tab. We are accepting   
   nominations through May 31st.   
      
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   THREE BANDS OK'D FOR ITALIAN AMATEUR EXPERIMENTATION   
      
   STEPHEN/ANCHOR: The Italian regulator has given amateurs access to new   
   bands, Allowing for experimentation and exploration. We have those   
   details from Jeremy Boot G4NJH.   
      
   JEREMY: Hams in Italy have been granted permission for experimental   
   activity on three radio bands for the remainder of the year. The   
   Italian regulator ARI made the announcement on the 18th of April that   
   it was giving an eight-month extension to the previous period which ran   
   from late August 2024 until the end of this past December.   
      
   Italian amateurs may operate with a maximum of 10 watts on 40.660 MHz   
   to 40.700 MHz, 8 metres, the same range used for industrial, scientific   
   and medical purposes. This permission coincides with the peak of the   
   Sporadic E season.   
      
   Similar use was also granted for 70 to 70.400 MHz, 4 metres, and 1.810   
   to 1.830 MHz. The 8m band is expected to be the busiest of the three.   
      
   This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.   
      
   (BBC, EI7GL BLOG)   
      
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   BBC RECHARTING COURSE BEFORE CHARTER EXPIRATION   
      
   STEPHEN/ANCHOR: This has been a year for introspection in the world of   
   communication: the IARU is examining whether to restructure. In the US,   
   the FCC is evaluating the full scope of its rules and regulations --and   
   in the UK, the BBC is looking at ways to rechart its course. Jeremy   
   Boot G4NJH tells us what that means.   
      
   JEREMY: With its charter set to expire in 2027, the BBC is using this   
   year and next to examine its relationship with audiences across   
   England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. BBC account holders have   
   begun receiving questionnaires to complete online to let the   
   broadcaster know how they see its future. Tim Davie, BBC director   
   general, said that the questionnaire, which takes about 10 minutes to   
   complete, is the first of the BBC's two-part research process, to   
   include later audience polling, and the results will contribute towards   
   the BBC's Charter Review process.   
      
   The BBC says in its written introduction to the questionnaire: [quote]   
   "The BBC belongs to all of us. That's why it matters that we understand   
   what you want the BBC to offer you and your family, and the UK   
   overall." [endquote]   
      
   It is planned to publish the findings from the questionnaire later   
   thisyear.   
      
   This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.   
      
   (BBC)   
      
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   WORLD OF DX   
      
   In the World of DX, the North West Group ARC, MN0NWG, is will be using   
   the special-event callsign GB0AEL between the 5th and the 31st of May   
   to commemorate the anniversary of Amelia Earhart's transatlantic flight   
   which she accomplished nonstop and solo in 1932. Her trip took her from   
   Newfoundland to Londonderry in Northern Ireland. QSL via MI0HOZ.   
      
   Harald, DF2WO and Warren, KN6ZZI, are using the callsigns D44TWO and   
   D44ZZI, respectively, from Santiago Island, IOTA number AF-005, in Cape   
   Verde, from the 4th through to the 26th of May. Harald will be using   
   primarily CW and FT4 and Warren will be using primarily SSB and FT8.   
   They will also be looking to make QSOs via the QO-100 satellite. QSL to   
   both via M0OXO's OQRS.   
      
   Many Russian stations will be using the special prefix RP80 until the   
   9th of May to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World   
   War. See QRZ.com for details.   
      
   Special callsign DM0LIMES is on the air until the 1st of July to mark   
   UNESCO World Heritage Day. That occasion is observed on June 1st. The   
   callsign DM3LIMES will join this station on the air and operate from   
   the 31st of May through to the 1st of June. The callsign was chosen in   
   recognition of the limes, which bordered the Roman Empire at its   
   greatest point. See QRZ.com for QSL details.   
      
   To mark the Centenary of the IARU, Spanish amateurs are on the air   
   using callsigns that replace their customary prefix with a special   
   prefix until the 15th of May. EA stations can use AO-numeral-100   
   followed by their suffix, EB stations can use AN-numeral-100 followed   
   by their suffix, and EC stations can use AM-numeral-100 followed by   
   their suffix. The numeral preceding the "one hundred" signifies their   
   call area.   
      
      
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