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   Then just 3 days from the end of what we call the VK YOTA CONTEST comes   
   ROUND 3 of the YOTA contest organized by the IARU R1 Youth Working Group   
   in cooperation with the Hungarian Amateur Radio Society.   
      
   DECEMBER 29.   
      
   A great way to gain extra contacts for the VK Contest organised by   
   Fishers Ghost AR Club.   
      
   yotacontest.mrasz.org   
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   Hi everyone,  this is Alan, VK4SN on behalf of the WIA Radio Activities   
   Contest committee.   
      
   Denis VK4AE has resigned as manager of John Moyle Memorial Field Day   
   contest manager. The committee wishes Denis all the best and thanks him   
   for his many years of volunteering.   
      
   After many emails and a lot of input from committee members, a bit of   
   club input and other experienced users, this has resulted in streamlined   
   replacement rules suitable for computer log checking, along with simple   
   scoring for HF and VHF combined. New rules will be released soon.   
      
   In the meantime, we are looking for a manager who has good computer   
   skills including Excel spreadsheet data manipulation and MS Word mail   
   merge for certificate publication. Preferably a person who is a regular   
   contester being familiar with normal contest log submission and   
   processing.   
      
   In the event a manager is not found, Diane VK4DI and I (VK4SN) are   
   willing to co-manage the contest to keep it running.   
      
   73   
   Alan, VK4SN   
      
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   NOW LET'S OPEN THE DX WINDOW TO THE WORLD.   
      
   Many special events are planned to celebrate 2025, Remembrance Day.   
      
   November 11, 1500Z - 2000Z, KA4TAL, Horry Post 111 of The American Legion   
   Amateur Radio Club, South Carolina, will be on the air using 14.255, 7.264,   
   14.275, and 7.185 MHz.   
      
      
   WJ4DD, the Orleck Amateur Radio Society in Florida, will be on 7.225 and   
   14.250 MHz. The celebration will include the birthdays of the Naval Air   
   Station at Jacksonville and the birthday of the United States Marines.   
      
   W2B, the New River Valley Amateur Radio Club Virginia, will celebrate   
   Veterans Day from the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford with special   
   event station on 14.275 MHz.   
      
   (arrl)   
      
   ZL 100 C is the callsign  celebrating the centenary of NZART   
   the New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters which was formed   
   on 16 August 1926.   
      
   The callsign is valid until 6 August 2026.   
      
   QSL via the bureau and LoTW.   
      
   (425dxnews)   
      
   SOTA Croatia is marking 10 years. Listen for the special callsign   
   9 A 10 SOTA. The callsign is on the air through to 2026, the 30th of   
   September 2026 to be precise.   
      
   A certificate will be available for contacts made between  the 1st of October   
   and the 31st of December THIS YEAR.. QSL via LoTW.   
      
   (newsline2501)   
      
   OT 5 IDPD will be active from 4 November to December 3   
   for the  International Day of Persons with Disabilities, whose annual   
   observance (3 December) was proclaimed by the United Nations General   
   Assembly in 1992.   
      
   All operators  will be hams with a disability.   
      
   The logs will be uploaded to LoTW, Club Log and eQSL;   
   all QSOs will  be confirmed  automatically via the bureau.   
      
   (425dxn)   
      
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   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - BALLOONS   
      
   PICO BALLOON NEWS   
      
   The ZS1ERZ-12 Pico balloon is on its seventh circumnavigation of the   
   globe. The balloon travelled over 210 000 km in 62 days.   
      
   At time of this stories compilation, Wednesday last, the balloon was   
   just above 12,000 meters ASL and west-south-west of Amsterdam Island.   
      
   Amsterdam is way out in the Pacific, kinda NNE of New Zealand.   
      
   You can follow the balloon on aprs.fi, type in zs1erz-12 and press the   
   search button.   
      
   (sarl)   
      
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - DIGITAL.   
      
   Amateur Radio Digital Communications has a mission to support the tinkerers,   
   the dreamers and the builders who keep ham radio strong. They recently issued   
   a reminder that they are actively looking for applicants.   
      
      
   Grants are available from ARDC giving top priority to projects in one   
   ofseveral areas:   
      
      
   supporting satellite technology for ham analogue and digital communications;   
   developing hands-on, open-source and educational materials and projects for   
   learners in schools and clubs; and delving into open-source hardware and   
   software systems that include SDRs, new modulation techniques and CODEC   
   technologies.   
      
      
   ARDC said that projects outside these areas would also be welcome to apply   
   but that these areas are closest to the core of the organization's goal of   
   "promoting the freedom to tinker, build, communicate, and openly share   
   information."   
      
      
   ardc.net/apply/priority-areas-for-funding/   
   (newsline2504)   
      
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FINAL FRONTIER   
   AMSAT-VK Secretary - secretary@amsat-vk.org   
      
   2 Aussie contacts with the ISS over this weekend.   
      
   Australian Air League, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, telebridge   
   via VK4ISS   
      
   The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS   
      
   The scheduled crewmember is Mike Fincke KE5AIT   
      
   The ARISS mentor is VK4KHZ   
      
   Contact is go for: Fri 31 October at 09:59: UTC and 39 degrees is ISS maximum   
   elevation.   
      
      
   Then a Q-Tech conference and Wavell State High School, Queensland,   
   Australia, telebridge via VK4ISS   
      
   The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS   
      
   The scheduled crewmember is Jonny Kim KJ5HKP   
      
   The ARISS mentor is VK4KHZ   
      
   Contact is go for: Saturday First of November 09:10 UTC   
   and this time 86 degrees will be maximum elevation   
   (twiar)   
      
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - IOTA   
   iota-world.org/   
      
   Banana Island - IOTA AF-037 - 9L9L (nine lima nine lima)   
      
   To avoid any confusion with the ongoing 9L8MD operations from the   
   Sierra Leone mainland, the IOTA activity will use the special callsign,   
   9L9L Nov 2 till until November 10. The last time the island was activated   
   was in 2019.   
      
   Several landing teams of two operators each will alternate from the   
   island, staying for three days-two nights in a local resort. Due to the   
   lack of anything on the island, especially electricity, these operators   
   will bring all the necessary stuff by boat with them, including a   
   generator and gasoline.   
      
   At the end of the three-day shift, the new team will bring the refuelling   
   for the next three days.   
      
   Band of operations will be 40 to 6 m, with verticals and 3 elements Yagi   
   for 6 m. The island has not been activated on 6 m before.   
      
   Since the shortage of electricity, radios will operate with just their   
   barefoot power 100 W, so to be heard on-air will be particularly   
   challenging.   
      
   The call again, 9L9L   
      
   whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb6VAGAId7nIXVb1w23t   
      
   (SARL)   
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   OC REMINDERS   
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   OC-031 - C21TS - NAURU   
      
   Phill, C 21 TS is active on the island of Nauru, OC-031, until the   
   30th of November. The station is spotted regularly using FT8 on the   
   HF bands. QSL via Logbook of the World or OQRS.   
   See QRZ.com for more information.   
      
   (rsgb)   
      
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   OC-047 - H44MS - Malaita Island in the Solomons.   
      
   Bernard, H44MS will be active from Manakwai village, nearby Maluu   
   (northern Malaita island) covering the period next year from   
   January 25 to April 10.   
      
   (dx-world)   
      
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   OC-054 - WALLIS ISLAND.   
      
   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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   One for next years IOTA Diary   
      
   OC-66 - TX9XG - Rangiroa Atoll.   
      
   Haru, JA1XGI has announced that he will be active from Rangiroa Atoll,   
      
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