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   Operators with the Sommers Island Expedition, IOTA Number EU-133, are   
   on the air until the 14th of August. They are using the callsign RI1E   
   [R EYE ONE EE]. Listen for Vasily, R7AA  and  Mikhail, RA1ALA operating   
   CW, SSB and the digital modes on 40-10 metres. See QRZ.com for QSL   
   details.   
      
   The special event callsign 9A169TESLA is on the air  until the 31st of   
   December marking the 169th anniversary of the birth of Nikola Tesla.   
   See QRZ.com for QSL details.   
      
   In Canada, members of the Atlantic Coast DX & Contest Group are   
   celebrating the 100th anniversary of the International	Amateur Radio   
   Union by going on the air throughout August as CG9IARU. They will   
   activate POTA , World Wide Flora &  Fauna and Canadian Historical Sites   
   On the Air locations. See QRZ.com for QSL and other details.   
      
   (425 DX BULLETIN)   
      
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   KICKER: STALKING SOME QSOS IN HIS FIELD OF DREAMS   
      
   PAUL/ANCHOR: You don't need to be a farmer to celebrate corn season   
   this time of year, Neil Rapp WB9VPG, introduces us to one home brewer   
   in Iowa who says it's not just corn season -- but antenna season!   
      
   NEIL:The smiling radio operator greeting viewers of his YouTube videos   
   calls himself "Cornfield Kevin," and yes, Kevin K0KLB is outstanding in   
   his field -- which happens to be an Iowa cornfield. There, in August of   
   2022, Kevin harvested two SSB contacts between Iowa and Texas while   
   operating on 5 watts using a 20m vertical antenna fashioned ... from   
   cornstalks. He called his creation "The CornTenna."   
      
   This year, Kevin is making the QSOs -- and the corn -- pop all over   
   again. In his latest video, he shows how he put cornstalks back to work   
   recently, this time using stalks from a fresh harvest to build a   
   horizontal 20 metre dipole. He tested the corn-tenna over a two-day   
   period and, sadly, made no contacts on the first day. The next day,   
   after cutting fresh new stalks, he worked his brother Bruce, KE0QQE, on   
   10 metres. Bruce, who was nearby, gave him a 5 5. Then a POTA activator   
   in Ohio copied him and gave him a 4 4, telling him he was [quote] "down   
   in the weeds." [endquote]   
      
   Well those weren't exactly weeds Kevin was standing in but the POTA op   
   was correct about the challenging RST. Nonetheless, satisfied with his   
   project, Kevin is sharing the build on his YouTube channel, "Ham Radio   
   QRP - K0KLB." While you're there, check out Kevin's earlier project for   
   the original vertical corn-tenna. After all, when you're a ham on a   
   farm in Iowa, every day can be field day.   
      
   This is Neil Rapp WB9VPG.   
      
   (YOUTUBE)   
      
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