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   signal. The monitoring is designed to achieve and keep a carrier lock   
   solely for purposes of tracking the spacecraft. Volunteers will not be   
   transmitting or uplinking signals. Orion's S-band range is between 2200   
   and 2290 MHz.   
      
   The crew aboard the Artemis II test mission will be NASA astronauts   
   Reid Wiseman KF5LKT, the commander; Victor Glover KI5BKC, the pilot;   
   and Christina Hammock Koch [pronounced "COOK"] as well as the Canadian   
   Space Agency's astronaut Jeremy Hansen KF5LKU. The launch is expected   
   to be no later than April of 2026 and the flight will last an estimated   
   10 days.   
      
   This planned flight follows the Artemis I mission of 2022 which   
   featured an uncrewed Orion spacecraft that was tracked by 10   
   volunteers.   
      
   NASA hopes to hear from prospective candidates no later than 5 p.m. EDT   
   on Monday, October 27th.   
      
   For more details see the link in the text version of this week's   
   newscast at arnewsline.org   
      
   This is Andy Morrison K9AWM.   
      
   [DO NOT READ:   
   https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/50d4e81f54e34118a8164fb786b554a6   
   /view ]   
      
      
   (AMSAT NEWS SERVICE)   
      
   **   
   NASA DEPLOYS LARGEST ORBITING RADAR ANTENNA REFLECTOR   
      
   PAUL/ANCHOR: We all know that when it comes to receiving signals well,   
   it's all about the antenna, the antenna, the antenna. Few people know   
   that better than the scientists at NASA, which recently completed the   
   deployment of the largest radar antenna reflector ever put into orbit -   
   one that will keep an eye on conditions here on Earth. Travis Lisk   
   N3ILS tells us more about it.   
      
   TRAVIS:  Unfolding, some say, like a huge hidden flower emerging in   
   bloom, a radar antenna with a 39-foot, or 12-metre diameter has been   
   unfurled aboard a satellite in low Earth orbit, following its launch in   
   late July from India.   
      
   The mission is known as NISAR, an acronym reflecting the partnership   
   between NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO.   
      
   NISAR will be capturing detailed data about forest and wetland   
   ecosystems undergoing change, about the impact of earthquakes on the   
   Earth's crust and the motion of glaciers and sheets of ice over time.   
      
   The mission is designed to help communities around the world plan ahead   
   for natural disasters and implement recovery from them more   
   efficiently. Karen St. Germain, director of NASA's Earth Science   
   Division in Washington, DC, said this project will go a long way toward   
   using science to assist in decision-making under these difficult   
   circumstances -- from responding to disasters to formulating   
   agricultural policy.   
      
   The antenna reflector, made of gold-plated wire mesh, has been compared   
   to the "eye," of the system and it operates on both the L-band and the   
   S-band. According to NASA, the system that operates on the L-band is   
   particularly suited to penetrate forest canopy and clouds. The S-band   
   system has particular sensitivity to light vegetation and moisture in   
   snow.   
      
   The unprecedented joint satellite project will collect an estimated 80   
   terabytes of data daily.   
      
   This is Travis Lisk N3ILS.   
      
   (NASA JET PROPULSION LABORATORY; WIRED)   
      
   **   
      
   BREAK HERE   
      
   Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio   
   Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world including the   
   North Coast Amateur Radio Club's N8NC repeater in Brunswick, Ohio on   
   Sundays at 8 p.m.   
      
   **   
   CANADIAN STRAIGHT KEY MONTH IS ON THE AIR   
      
   PAUL/ANCHOR: To some, this month is known as September - but a good   
   many CW operators, especially those in North America, know it as   
   Canadian Straight Key Month. Randy Sly W4XJ tells us how to get   
   involved.   
      
   RANDY: This year it takes just four letters - C   S  K and M - to let   
   everyone on the air know that they're hearing a CW operator in one of   
   Canada's provinces who's taking part in the Canadian Straight Key Month   
   of the Straight Key Century Club. The event has eliminated the use of   
   special callsigns. Now, hams will be heard calling "CQ	 C S K M,"   
   followed by their own callsigns.   
      
   According to the SKCC website, the change was made to make it easier   
   for everyone to enjoy the event, which runs through to the 31st of   
   September. Operators who work at least six different provinces are   
   eligible for a special downloadable award.   
      
   The annual event is similar to the SKCC's Straight Key Month featuring   
   US stations. That event, which uses the callsign K3Y, takes place every   
   January.   
      
   This is Randy Sly W4XJ.   
      
   (SKCC, RAC)   
      
   **   
      
   GAINS FOR JAPAN's OPEN-SOURCE MULTI-MODE LINEAR TRANSPONDER   
      
   PAUL/ANCHOR: Satellite enthusiasts in Japan are optimistic about their   
   new open-source multi-mode linear transponder - and John Williams   
   VK4JJW tells us why.   
      
   JOHN: The Japan Amateur Satellite Association, or JAMSAT, has announced   
   progress in its development of an open-source multi-mode linear   
   transponder for amateur radio on CubeSats. The project is called   
   Blueberry JAM.   
      
   The international team working on the project believes it will have a   
   model available by the middle of 2026 and hopes to make it available to   
   satellite developers and universities where CubeSats are being prepared   
   for flight. According to a report by AMSAT News, Blueberry JAM will   
   support linear operation and will have the potential for delay modes,   
   data handling and other digital capabilities.   
      
   Because of the project's fully open-source design, the ham radio   
   community can expect to have access to design documents and details   
   about the transponder's development. The ultimate goal is to have up to   
   10 spacecraft in flight with the transponder on board.   
      
   This is John Williams VK4JJW.   
      
   (AMSAT)   
      
   **   
   WORLD OF DX   
      
   In the World of DX, members of the Gwangju [GUH WAN JOO] DX Club,   
   6L0NJ, are going on the air with the callsign D73G from Imja Island,   
   IOTA number AS-060, from the 12th through to the 14th of  September.   
   They will operate on various bands between 160m and 70 cm using CW, SSB   
   and FT8/FT4. See QRZ.com for QSL details.   
      
   Masa, JK1JXZ, is on the air until the 12th of September using the   
   callsign A35JK from Tonga, IOTA number OC-049. Be listening on 17 and   
   15 metres, where Masa has been using FT8. QSL via LoTW.   
      
   Listen for Rikk, WE9G, operating as WE9G/KH2 from Guam, IOTA number   
   OC-026. Rikk will be on the air from the 11th through to the 26th of   
   September as a single operator using two radios. His activation will be   
   mostly digital modes with some CW and SSB. Be listening for Rikk, who   
   will operate on various bands from 160-6m. See QRZ.com for QSL details.   
      
   In Sweden, eight special callsigns will be on the air from the 10th of   
   September through to the 12th of October to mark the 100th anniversary   
   of the SSA, Sweden's IARU member society. The callsigns, which will be   
   heard on 160 through 6 metres, include 7S100SSA,  8S100SSA,   
   SB100SSA and others - all containing the suffix 100SSA. Visit the   
   QRZ.com page for any of these callsigns for more details.   
      
   (425 DX BULLETIN)   
      
   **   
   KICKER:  SWEPT AWAY AT IOTA EXPEDITION TO PAJAROS ROCKS   
      
   PAUL/ANCHOR: An enthusiastic team of operators felt swept away by the   
   challenge of their recent Islands on the Air Expedition to the Pajaros   
   [PAH hah rose] rocks off the Chilean coast. Then something else was   
   swept away -- almost all of their equipment - by a steadily rising sea.   
   Jason Daniels VK2LAW concludes our newscast with their story.   
      
   JASON: A Honda generator. An IC 7000. Seven bandpass filters. Two   
   multi-band antennas. A 500-watt amplifier. This equipment -- and more -   
   are all gone now from the Pajaros rock where the team on IOTA Number   
      
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