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   (SOTA REFLECTOR, LITTLE & CAINE FUNERAL DIRECTORS)   
      
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   SILENT KEY: QUICKSILVER RADIO PRODUCTS' JOHN BARTSCHERER, N1GNV   
      
   PAUL/ANCHOR: Here in the US, a well-regarded businessman who served the   
   amateur radio community - and was a friendly and familiar face at many   
   hamfests - has become a Silent Key. Jim Damron N8TMW shares his story.   
      
   JIM: Many customers in the amateur radio community knew him simply as   
   "John Bee,"  but John Bartscherer (Bart Shearer), N1GNV, was also known   
   for his Connecticut-based business, Quicksilver Radio Products, and his   
   personable demeanor. He was a visible presence at hamfests and   
   activities with the Meriden Amateur Radio Club. Before starting   
   Quicksilver more than 20 years ago, John had been the advertising   
   manager for the ARRL's publication, QST. Licensed in 1989, John and his   
   club also ran the Nutmeg Ham Fest, the New England ARRL State   
   Convention in Hartford.   
      
   John became a Silent Key on Saturday the 25th of October while   
   hospitalized.   
      
   His longtime friend and part-time employee, Peter Freiler (Fry-Lurr),   
   W1AIR, told Newsline that the business remains open while the family   
   copes with its grief. He said that Quicksilver's longterm plans were   
   unclear.   
      
   Peter said that John found great joy in meeting with fellow amateurs at   
   Dayton and at  New England's regional NEAR-Fest, which he particularly   
   loved attending. He said that he often spent more time just chatting   
   with visitors than trying to sell them anything  --which, given his   
   friendly  nature, was not surprising.   
      
   This is Jim Damron N8TMW.   
      
   (QRZ.COM, PETER FREILER, W1AIR)   
      
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   2 RECEIVE YASME EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR WORK WITH YOUNG HAMS   
      
   PAUL/ANCHOR: Two amateurs involved in separate activities designed to   
   develop the next generation of hams have been selected to receive the   
   Yasme Excellence Award. We learn more about them and their work from   
   Jen De Salvo W9TJX.   
      
   JEN: Two US amateurs have been recognized by the Yasme Foundation for   
   their ongoing contributions to young amateur radio operators in helping   
   them develop technical and operating skills.   
      
   Ed Engleman, KG8CX, is being honored for his work with the YACHT   
   program, which serves young amateurs. YACHT is an acronym for the Young   
   Amateurs Communications Ham Team, which connects young radio operators   
   around the world to form friendships and share their experiences.   
      
   Don Jones, K6ZO has been recognized for his ongoing work training and   
   supporting young operators in rural Malawi. One of the teenage   
   operators from Don's training sessions was recently added to the team   
   of DXpeditioners who are going to Andaman and Nicobar islands in the   
   Bay of Bengal next year.   
      
   Both hams will receive the Yasme Excellence Award, which was   
   established in 2008 by the foundation. The announcement was made on the   
   30th of October.   
      
   In the same announcement, the foundation's board of directors said that   
   Yasme has also made a grant to support the RM Noise project, which   
   employs artificial intelligence to remove noise from SSB and CW   
   reception.   
      
   This is Jen DeSalvo W9TJX.   
      
   (YASME FOUNDATION)   
      
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   â-¨BREAK HERE:	Time for you to identify your station. We are the   
   Amateur Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world,   
   including the linked N6USO and K6TEM repeaters in Southern California   
   on Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. local time.   
      
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   ISS MARKS 25 YEARS with SSTV TRANSMISSIONS   
      
   PAUL/ANCHOR: Get ready for a celebration in the sky: Amateur Radio on   
   the International Space Station is marking its 25th year by   
   transmitting 12 different images on SSTV from November 12th through to   
   the 20th. The images, which will honor Scouting, are to be sent on   
   145.800 MHz every two minutes. There will be a scheduled interruption   
   on the 16th of November for an educational contact with Azerbaijan.   
      
   (AMATEUR RADIO DAILY)   
      
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   MOUNTAIN RADIO CHALLENGE TESTS SKILLS, PROPAGATION   
      
   PAUL/ANCHOR: In Australia, CB radio enthusiasts and hams are taking to   
   the mountains for an annual challenge, as Jason Daniels VK2LAW tellsus.   
      
   JASON: What started as an experiment between two teenagers in Australia   
   testing the range of their walkie-talkies later grew into a test of CB   
   radios' range in young drivers' cars. The activity, which began   
   formally in 1987, is known as the Mountain Radio Challenge and it is a   
   test of what a radio operator can accomplish using only line-of-sight   
   communications.   
      
   This year's challenge is taking place on Saturday the 29th of November.   
   Instead of school kids on beaches, this growing challenge attracts CB   
   radio operators on 27 MHz and amateur radio operators on the ham   
   frequencies, many of whom are also activating SOTA summits.   
      
   Tony Lock, the founder and event director, told Newsline in an email   
   that the very challenge that began long ago between him and a   
   schoolmate has since expanded to several groups on hills within his   
   home state of Victoria and has expanded to Tasmania, South Australia   
   and New South Wales.   
      
   The objective is to transmit a predetermined relay message in one   
   direction, from one operator to the next, and a responding message back   
   in the reverse direction.   
      
   According to the event website, although ham radio operators will not   
   be participating in the message relay itself, their presence on the   
   mountains is still useful because the hams can help with operator   
   coordination and, of course, if there is a need for emergency   
   communications.   
      
   For details about participating, see the link the text version of this   
   week's newscast at arnewsline.org   
      
   [DO NOT READ:    https://mountainradiochallenge.weebly.com/  ]   
      
   This is Jason Daniels VK2LAW.   
      
   (MOUNTAIN RADIO CHALLENGE WEBSITE, TONY LOCK)   
      
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   SILENT KEY'S GIFT ENDOWS LIBRARY DEAN CHAIR AT ALMA MATER   
      
   PAUL/ANCHOR: The estate of a Silent Key in the US has endowed the   
   creation of high-ranking position at his alma mater in the state of   
   Iowa. We learn more about him from Andy Morrison K9AWM.   
      
   ANDY: A native of Iowa, Gary Swenson, KA2HAN, served in the US Army for   
   30 years before retiring as a colonel in 2005. Before entering the   
   military, he had earned his master's and doctoral degrees in economics   
   from Iowa State University.   
      
   His lifelong love of learning and reading carried through into his   
   amateur radio career -- and now prominently into his legacy. Gary   
   became a Silent Key this past June unexpectedly when he had a heart   
   attack at the age of 75. His estate is funding the establishment of a   
   Dean of Library Services on the university campus. The library is a   
   cornerstone of the university, with more than 2.3 million physical   
   items in its collections and another 2 million e-books as well as   
   access to online publications in various disciplines. According to the   
   university website, more than 1.5 million downloads of the campus'   
   scholarship and research projects are completed each year from its   
   digital repository   
      
   The library services' inaugural dean, Hilary Seo, said the gift would   
   [quote] "benefit future generations of students well into our next   
   century of service." [endquote] That educational mission is consistent   
   with much of what Gary did after retiring from the military: he tutored   
   at a community action center near his home in the state of Virginia and   
   was active with the Mount Vernon Amateur Radio Club.   
      
   This is Andy Morrison K9AWM.   
      
   (THE STORM LAKE TIMES-PILOT, IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY)   
      
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   WORLD OF DX   
      
   Arnold, DK1VK will be active as OZ0ROM	from Romo Island, IOTA Number   
   EU-125, on the 8th through to the 14th of November and again on the   
      
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