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   VKFF National Get Together October 24-27 Canberra   
      
   If you are a SOTA chaser looking for additional South African mountain   
   tops, listen "up."   
      
   ZS-SOTA Activity Weekend is 13 and 14 September, the European SOTA Day   
   takes place on Saturday 13 September as well. So, all SOTA activators,   
   start making your plans for activating summits on 13 and 14 September,   
   lots happening world-wide!   
      
   (sarl)   
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FAITH.   
   open.spotify.com/playlist/0XDrUVZQMeEt47eAT2oE4P?si=6869c1069e6f45b1   
   Churches and Chapels on the Air event Saturday 13 September.   
      
   In 2006, it occurred to John G3XYF (a Christian farmer living in East   
   Yorkshire) that it was high time the amateur radio world had an event   
   "Churches & Chapels On The Air".   
      
   While there is no compulsion to raise money, John started by asking   
   locals to sponsor him for the number of radio contacts made. His station   
   was located in his own church in Lowthorpe, East Yorkshire   and it had   
   the special call-sign GB0LOW.   
      
   CHOTA has developed substantially during the intervening years, and now   
   each year churches across the UK and in fact the world permit their local   
   radio amateurs to set up stations.   
      
   If you would like to put a station on for CHOTA, then get permission from   
   your local church and let John G3XYF ( jhwresdell@gmail.com ) know so   
   that your event can be added to the list.   
      
   In 2024, 54 stations were on the air across the globe.   
      
   wacral.org/category/chota/   
      
   (chota)   
      
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FINAL FRONTIER   
   AMSAT-VK Secretary - secretary@amsat-vk.org   
      
   The remaining older satellites in a constellation identified earlier   
   this year as being in end-of-life status, are now being decommissioned   
   by the US government. Jen DeSalvo W9TJX from Newsline has that report.   
      
   JEN: As the US government had announced previously, the remaining satellites   
   in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's legacy constellation   
   of Polar Operational Environmental Studies are in the process of being   
   decommissioned. The POES system satellite known as NOAA-15 was to be taken   
   out of service on the 12th of August and another, NOAA-19, on the 19th of the   
   month. Earlier this year, both were declared in the End of Life stage, along   
   with a third constellation satellite, NOAA-18, which was decommissioned in   
   June. For years, these satellites were relied upon by many for vital weather   
   data via their 137 MHz APT transmissions, providing data used in monitoring   
   the environment, forest fires, volcanic eruptions and global vegetation.   
      
      
   Although previous reports said that the satellites' transmissions would   
   continue, an article on the RTL-SDR website said that the transmitters will   
   be turned off. The end-of-life status means they are no longer eligible for   
   repair or recovery efforts and NOAA advises that they should not be   
   considered reliable sources of information for critical or emergency   
   purposes.   
      
      
   This is Jen DeSalvo, W9TJX.   
      
   None of the satellites are scheduled for deorbiting. NOAA issued an   
   advisory on its website saying " Direct users should make plans to   
   discontinue use of POES data."   
      
   (newsline 2494)   
      
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - IOTA   
   iota-world.org/   
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   Anne, OH2YL writing in DX-WORLD has news of EU-053   
      
   Between Finland and Sweden lies Market Reef, a rocky outpost that has   
   captured the imagination of DXers for decades. With no trees, only a   
   lighthouse and seabirds standing guard, this tiny Baltic island is split   
   by a uniquely zigzagging international border re-drawn in 1985 a result   
   of a century-old lighthouse placement mistake in 1885.   
      
   >From September 2026, this year, the island will come to life on the   
   airwaves. OJ 0 W and OJ 0 YL will be activated by the Finnish-based team   
   of: Anne OH2YL, Jari OH6QU, Juha OH6XX and Panu OH7CW.   
      
   Landing is weather-dependent, with access planned via Finland.   
      
   160 to 6 meters, CW, FT8, and SSB.   
      
   Club Log uploads will be live-streamed if connectivity allows; otherwise,   
   logs will be updated several times daily. OQRS will open once the   
   DXpedition concludes.   
      
   This activation offers DXers a rare opportunity to log OJ0 from one of   
   Europes smallest and most weather-beaten entities. With skilled   
   operators and powerful gear, Market Reef will definitely be heardfar and   
   wide.   
      
   OJ 0 YL via OH 2 YL   
   OJ 0 W  via OH 7 CW   
      
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   OC-002 CHRISTMAS ISLAND   
      
   VK 9 QO October 3-7, 2025 on 40-6m; CW, SSB, RTTY, the FT modes and   
   Satellites QO-100 and RS-44.   
      
   HF / VHF QSL via JI 1 LET.   
   SAT QSL via JA 3 GEP.   
      
   (DX-WORLD)   
      
   OC-065   
      
   Lance, W7GJ  will be active as  H40GJ  from Pigeon Island (OC-065),   
   Temotu Province on  8-27 August. This will be a  6m EME DXpedition,   
   using Q65-60A in the "Q65 Pileup" mode.   
      
   "When I am not aimed up at the moon, I will be monitoring 50.313 on FT8   
   mode", Lance says.  "Please take the initiative to call  my direction   
   when you think  there may be  ionospheric propagation.  If propagation   
   is good and there are many callers, I may switch to FT4 or FT8 F/H on a   
   frequency to be announced". QSL via LoTW, or direct to W7GJ.   
      
   (425DX plus facebook.com/lance.collister/)   
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   OC-054   
      
   The  DX Obsessed Group  will  be active as FW5K from Wallis Island   
   (OC-054) from 20 October to 7 November, including a Multi-2 entry in the   
   CQ WW DX SSB Contest.  Six operators will be QRV on 160-6 metres CW SSB   
   FT8 and RTTY.  QSL via Club Log's OQRS;  QSOs will be uploaded to LoTW   
   6 months after the end of the DXpedition.   
      
   (425 DX and dxobsessed.org/home)   
      
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   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RADIO AMATEUR YOUNG TIMERS - YOTA   
   (Youngsters On The Air)   
   WIA committee:- Steve VK6SJ, Alec VK2MV and Pete VK2LP.   
   ham-yota.com/category/yota-region-3/   
   facebook.com/groups/YOTAOC/   
   youtube.com/channel/UClAapljf0VQ751sOgu2IzaA   
      
   Seven-year-old Gertrude Takagi took a different approach to this years summer   
   break! She studied for the amateur radio Technician Class license and, on   
   August 9, 2025, she passed! She is now officially known as KM7BYE! Her father   
   Mark, AI7DG, said she is proud of her accomplishment and has been beaming   
   since passing the Element 2 exam on her first attempt. It took her a lot of   
   dedication and hard work to learn that much material in the summer between   
   first and second grade, he added. There are now three hams in the family   
   including her mother, Delia, N7YUM.   
      
      
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- RESCUE RADIO   
      
   A quick reminder about one of WICEN NSWs flagship events;   
   the Hawkesbury Canoe Classic.   
      
   This year, it is on the weekend of the 8th and 9th of November.   
      
   WICEN NSW is providing the safety communications and requires many   
   members to provide coverage of the course. The request for operators   
   has gone out but can YOU help?   
      
   check the WICEN website for details.   
   nsw.wicen.org.au   
      
   WICEN NSW is a communications support squad of VRA Rescue NSW.   
      
   (vk2wi news)   
      
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   REWIND   
   Years before the first trans-Atlantic phone call, and decades before   
   international direct dealing would become available, a Cedar Rapids   
   USA teenager, Master Collins, had a direct line to one of the most   
   remote places on earth.   
      
   And decades before companies like Collins Radio and Rockwell Collins   
   became multibillion dollar enterprises, this 15-year-olds ham radio was   
   connecting Arctic explorers with the world from his parents attic.   
      
   For weeks, his rudimentary technology would be their lifeline to the   
      
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