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   Remembrance Day Contest   
      
   This contest is held every year on the anniversary of the end of   
   World War II, in honour of the Australian amateurs who lost their   
   lives in wartime.   
      
   This contest is unusual because the trophy goes to the Australian   
   state or territory that scores the highest level of activity.   
      
   Next contest 16th & 17th August 2025   
      
   Contest Manager is Alan Shannon VK4SN vk4sn@wia.org.au   
      
   wia.org.au/members/contests/rdcontest/   
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   DX WINDOW - JUNE   
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   Did you work VI 100 IARU?   
      
   Cards for this are expected to be awaiting checking and mail outs by   
   QSL manager Charles M 0 OXO who is currently on vacation, he says   
   these will be out in the first week of July.   
   (m0oxo web)   
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   Michel is on the wireless holiday style as CN 2 DX in Morocco now   
   through to the 30th of August using CW, SSB and FT8.   
      
   Look for CN2DX on 40-6 metres, QSL via his home call, F 5 LRL.   
      
   (newsline2486)   
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   Special event station 9 A 2025 HWC is active until the 30th of June to   
   celebrate the 29th World Men's Handball Championship.   
      
   The station was spotted recently on the 80 and 40m bands using SSB.   
      
   QSL via Logbook of the World.   
      
   (rsgb)   
      
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   Michal, OM2DX  has announced  plans for a  DXpedition  to - wait for it-   
   the  West Bank,  Palestine  sometime this year.  The callsign will be   
   E 44 OM.   
      
   OM2DX from the Slovak Republic says he has "Dates set, the team forming,   
   license in hands and preparations ongoing BUT he needs wait till the   
   situation on the West Bank gets stabilized".   
      
   As they say in the classics "No kidding Sherlock".   
      
   (425dx)   
      
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   REMINDERS   
   ZL 100 IARU is still on the air, in fact until the 31st of July marking   
   the centenary of the International Amateur Radio Union.   
   A special event QSL card has been printed and confirmation is also on   
   LOTW and QRZ.com. Listen for operators using CW, SSB and FT8.   
      
   (newsline 2485)   
      
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   The Amateur Radio Society of India, VU2ZH is celebrating the centenary   
   of the International Amateur Radio Union by activating special callsign   
   VU  1 IARU until the 29th of June.   
      
   The station has been spotted recently using CW and FT8 on the HF bands.   
   QSL via VU2ZH.   
      
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   Aldir, PY1SAD  has been active as  8R1TM  from Guyana since 1 June, and   
   expects to remain there until 8 July. He operates CW, SSB and digital   
   modes  on  160-6 metres and via satellite.  During the weekdays he is   
   QRV between  23 UTC and 2 UTC.  QSL via LoTW, eQSL, QRZ Logbook, or   
   8R1TM direct to home call which s PY 1 SASD.   
      
   (425DX)   
      
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   Switzerland.   
      
   4 U 0 ITU is the call sign for the International Amateur Radio Club   
   at ITU HQ in Geneva to use from 16 May to the end of the year in   
   celebration of the 160th anniversary of the International   
   Telecommunication Union.   
   QSL via LoTW, Club Logs OQRS, or direct to   
   IARC, PO Box 6, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland.   
      
   (sarl)   
      
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   Peter, PD1RP, is celebrating the 80th anniversary since the end of the German   
   occupation of the Netherlands during World War II. He is on the air as   
   PD80FREE until the 30th of June. All QSOs will be confirmed automatically via   
   the bureau.   
      
   (NewsLine)   
      
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   Celebrating  the  Deutsche Amateur-Radio-Club's  75th  anniversary,   
   four special callsigns  have been activated by DARC till 31 October:   
      
   DC7, D5D, DD7, DK7 and DR75DARC.   
      
   See darc.de/der-club/referate/dx/sonderdiplome/   
   for the "75 Jahre DARC" certificate.   
   QSLs via the bureau, or direct to DL2VFR.   
      
   (425 DX NEWS)   
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   It was 25 years ago but We Do Remember You.   
   Special Event to Honour the Victims of 9-11:   
   New York City Shanksville PA. and Washington D.C.   
      
   September 06 00:01 UTC ending Thursday September 12, 23:59 UTC.   
      
   Many members of the Alabama Contest Group will activate K4A for the   
   fifth year. This year's event will be called "9-11 We Do Remember."   
   SSB, FT8, CW, and RTTY on all bands 160 through 10 meters, including   
   WARC bands.   
      
   (ard)   
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   8K3EXPO is on the air until October 13, 1.8 MHz  10 GHz.   
   This event marks the first time a callsign has been established with   
   the 8K prefix and draws attention to the Osaka World Expo.   
      
   (ard)   
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   Well you may not WORK them BUT you MAY hear them.   
      
   Once again Italian radio amateurs have been authorized to use the   
   40 MHz band until the end of the year.   
      
   They are allowed to operate from 40.660 MHz to 40.700 MHz with a   
   maximum power of 10 watts.   
      
   The Italian regulator has given permission until 31 December also   
   for 70.1, 70.2, and 70.3 MHz.   
      
   (425dx news)   
      
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   Reception Reports   
      
   No we DO like to hear where in the world you are listening to this,   
   the WIA NATIONAL NEWS SERVICE.   
      
   WIA News rebroadcasters often give Short Wave Listeners a   
   welcome to the broadcast as they commence call-backs   
   straight after the Local News. Local news follows National   
   news in all states. It would be great if those SWL's would   
   email their reception reports and location to   
   callbacks@wia.org.au   
      
   Not only but also those watching us on YouTube, leave a coment , access   
   is just below the picture on screen and again tell us where and maybe   
   even the day and time you are listening   
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   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- ASTRONOMY (and Wireless Weather)   
      
   QRM FROM THE HEAVENS   
      
   AMSAT-UK to Test Super Black Paint on CubeSat   
      
   AMSAT-UK will partner with Surrey NanoSystems and a number of   
   universities including University of Surrey to test a special   
   black paint on an upcoming CubeSat deployment.   
      
   When applied to a surface, the super black paint, Vantablack, is   
   designed to absorb 98% of light.   
      
   The goal of the partnership is to demonstrate potential solutions to   
   reducing light pollution as it relates to astronomy. This high level of   
   light absorption makes the coated surfaces appear extremely dark,   
   helping to minimise the unwanted brightness from satellites that are   
   disrupting the work of many a stargazer.   
      
   The Jovian-1 CubeSat mission containing this experiment is scheduled to   
   launch in 2026.   
      
   (ard)   
      
   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/   
      
   So far this year, VK7 operators have activated 73 SOTA summits, making a   
   combined total of 900 QSOs. An outstanding effort by all involved!   
      
   (vk7news)   
      
   MAKING POTA EASIER:-   
      
   A new update has just been released for DXLook ( dxlook.com ), a free,   
   web-based HF propagation map designed for we amateur radio operators.   
      
   The latest feature is a dedicated POTA View, which displays up to 1,000   
   Parks on the Air activations from the past 6 hoursall plotted on an   
   interactive world map. Each activation includes the callsign, grid   
   square, and park reference.   
      
   Users can filter POTA activity by band and mode, just like in other   
   DXLook views. This makes it easy to focus on specific operating   
   conditions or find relevant activity for your setup.   
      
   (eHam)   
      
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - CW   
      
   Here's one for the record books. A teenager from Romania is preparing to beat   
   the world record he set last year for speed in copying callsigns sent in CW.   
      
      
   Ham Radio 2025 at Friedrichshafen, Germany, has plenty to offer international   
   visitors with this weekends three-day event.   
      
      
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