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   lab. Ed became a Silent Key on the 10th of October after a long   
   illness, according to the ARRL's website. A specialist in radio   
   frequency interference and product testing, Ed had retired in 2023 but   
   was still volunteering his time in the lab at the time of his death.   
   His career had many milestones, including the ARRL's RFI Program which   
   helps hams resolve interference issues,   
      
   A devoted and proficient CW operator, Ed was 75.   
      
   (ARRL)   
      
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   UK REGULATOR IMPLEMENTS MORE LICENSE CHANGES   
      
   JIM/ANCHOR: There are more changes for ham radio operators in the UK,   
   as we hear from Jeremy Boot G4NJH.   
      
   JEREMY: Ofcom has moved ahead with Phases 2 and 3 of changes announced   
   earlier that affect amateur radio licensees. These actions follow those   
   made in Phase 1 of February 2024 which adjusted power limits and   
   expanded operating freedoms.   
      
   This month, hams with intermediate callsigns have the option to replace   
   their number "2" series call prefixes with an M8 or M9 and can either   
   retain or replace their existing suffix. These are voluntary changes at   
   the moment but in five years, the regulator will change all remaining   
   calls. The regulator is also limiting licence-holders to a single   
   personal callsign and will be revoking all but the one chosen to be   
   kept. Hams are also getting the option to change their callsigns every   
   five years. Other changes, including those affecting special-event   
   stations, can be found by following the link in the text version of   
   this week's newscast script at arnewsline.org   
      
   [DO NOT READ: https://tinyurl.com/2xxdbxa9   ]   
      
   This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.   
      
   (OFCOM)   
      
      
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   HISTORIC TRANSMITTER'S MESSAGE OF PEACE   
      
   JIM/ANCHOR: A beloved, historic transmitter in Sweden is once again   
   being prepped to send an important message - in this case, a message of   
   peace. Sel Embee KB3TZD tells us why.   
      
   SEL: The world will be listening on Friday, the 24th of October, for a   
   message of peace to be transmitted from a radio station that secured   
   its place in history more than a century ago. The Grimeton Radio   
   Station in Sweden, a World Heritage Site, will deliver a message to the   
   world on the occasion of United Nations Day, a day set aside for   
   promoting global unity - one of the goals for which the UN was founded   
   eight decades ago.   
      
   The message will go out on the VLF frequency 17.2 kHz from the   
   Alexanderson alternator that dates to 1924. As always, the mode will be   
   CW. Where possible, listeners will tune their receivers, their SDRs or   
   navigate to YouTube. Ham radio operators, of course, will be able to   
   mark the occasion by doing some transmitting of their own on the HF   
   frequencies. Amateur Radio Station SK6SAQ will be on the air on 80, 40   
   and 20 metres, both CW and SSB for those who wish to make contact.   
      
   For a schedule of the transmissions and information about the ham radio   
   station, visit the link that appears in the text version of this week's   
   Newsline script at arnewsline.org   
      
   [DO NOT READ:   
   https://alexander.n.se/saq-scheduled-to-air-on-un-day-oct-24th-2025/)]   
      
   This is Sel Embee KB3TZD.   
      
   (GRIMETON RADIO STATION)   
      
   **   
   BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur   
   Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including   
   the J88CU 2-metre repeater in St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Fridays   
   at 6:30 pm. local time.   
      
   **   
   GRANT HELPS IDAHO HAMS UPGRADE OUTDATED EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS   
      
   STEPHEN/ANCHOR: When it comes to ensuring public safety, obsolete radio   
   equipment is a liability for hams whose priority is emergency   
   preparedness. Thanks to a grant to help them pay for an overdue   
   refresh, one club in Idaho expects to be better prepared from now on.   
   George Zafiropoulos KJ6VU has those details.   
      
   GEORGE: A grant from Amateur Radio Digital Communications has brought   
   good news for seven fire stations in Boundary County and an   
   underperforming antenna in the North Idaho repeater group: The $9,394   
   in funding will help the Boundary Amateur Radio Club W7BFI install new   
   radios and power supplies at the fire stations and replace the antenna   
   on Black Mountain - all part of a necessary upgrade of obsolete   
   equipment.   
      
   Club board member Dan Parrent K7ZFR told the Bonners Ferry Herald that   
   the radios were already 15 years old when the club received them as a   
   donation from the railway 15 years ago. He said [quote]: "They can't be   
   programmed. One of them doesn't work but those radios were deployed at   
   each of the seven main fire stations." [endquote]   
      
   He told the paper that the club can also install a better antenna at   
   Boundary County Hospital, shoring up a necessary connection between   
   radio operators and the hospital in an emergency.   
      
   This is George Zafiropoulos KJ6VU.   
      
   (BONNERS FERRY HERALD)   
      
   **   
      
   NEW ATTENDANCE RECORD FOR NORTH STAR RADIO CONVENTION   
      
   JIM/ANCHOR: Just three years old, Minnesota's North Star Radio   
   Convention is growing in prominence, size and importance, as Kent   
   Peterson KC0DGY, tells us.   
      
   KENT: The 11th of October was a busy day on the Hennepin Technical   
   College campus in Brooklyn Park, where an attendance of more than 250   
   set a new record for the North Star Radio Convention in its third year,   
   putting the convention more prominently on the state ham radio map.   
      
   Program manager, Dale Henninger, W0DHZ, told Newsline [quote] "The   
   convention has successfully revived the tradition of a statewide   
   amateur radio convention in Minnesota - something the community had   
   been without for more than two decades." [endquote]   
      
   This was also the 2025 ARRL Minnesota State Convention, organized with   
   the support of 11 local ham clubs whose members provided volunteers and   
   financial sponsorship, through the Minnesota Amateur Radio Consortium.   
   The agenda included a transmitter hunt, a QRP QSO Party, a Get on the   
   Air station and 25 educational sessions covering a range of topics.   
      
   Dale said that the convention is one way in which the groups work   
   together to [quote] "strengthen Minnesota's amateur radio community and   
   inspire the next generation of operators." [endquote]   
      
   This is Kent Peterson KC0DGY.   
      
   (DALE HENNINGER, W0DHZ)   
      
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   AMATEUR TRIO PLANS MALDIVES 'WET SQUARES' ACTIVATION   
      
   JIM/ANCHOR: If you like hunting grid squares and want something   
   different, you may want to try getting your feet wet, in a manner of   
   speaking, by chasing these stations activating so-called "wet squares."   
   We have those details from Jim Meachen ZL2BHF.   
      
   JIM: Operational plans are under way to activate around the Maldives   
   but don't expect to log any contacts from Islands on the Air locations.   
   The grid squares for 8Q7OS are being activated as "wet squares" during   
   an ocean-diving safari led by Sergey R9OOF with Mariya UB9OGC and   
   Dmitry UB9OFY. Listen for the callsigns 8Q7OS/mm, 8Q7DD/mm and 8Q7MD/mm   
   from the 26th of October through to the 2nd of November. They'll be on   
   the air using SSB on 20, 17, 15 and 10 metres.   
      
   During this not-uncommon way to combine boating adventure with amateur   
   radio, the hams won't just be fishing for QSOs but diving for   
   recreation from a chartered yacht.   
      
   So if the Maldives archipelago is on your list of All Time New Ones,   
   Sergey writes on his page on QRZ.com that you're bound to be   
   disappointed. He wrote: [quote] I am not on air from any islands."   
   [endquote]   
      
   This is Jim Meachen ZL2BHF.   
      
   (QRZ.COM)   
      
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   SUNDERBANS DXPEDITION TO FEATURE YOUTH OPERATORS   
      
   JIM/ANCHOR: Young amateurs from Bangladesh are preparing for the trip   
   of a lifetime at a UNESCO World Heritage site. For some, it will be   
      
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