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   learning, producing a higher-quality result, developed using open   
   source software.   
      
   Writing as a guest contributor to the Amateur Radio Digital   
   Communications website in October, David noted that the technology   
   [quote] "provides unprecedented speech quality and robustness for   
   VHF/UHF land mobile radio applications." [endquote] The FreeDV project   
   has been doing t his work with  grant support from ARDC.   
      
   This is Andy Morrison K9AWM.   
      
   (FREEDV.ORG, STEVE STROH, N8GNJ, ARDC)   
      
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   NASA STUDIES DISABLED DEEP-SPACE NETWORK ANTENNA   
      
   STEPHEN/ANCHOR: If you think you sometimes have more than your share of   
   antenna troubles, listen to this report from Ralph Squillace KK6ITB. He   
   tells us about NASA's plans to get a damaged deep-space network antenna   
   back in action.   
      
   RALPH: The US space agency NASA is taking a close look at the serious   
   damage that disabled the largest antenna at its Deep Space Network site   
   in California two months ago. The 230-foot antenna, which tracks   
   near-Earth asteroids and communicates with NASA's interplanetary   
   spacecraft, has been out of service since the 16th of September. The   
   antenna suffered an excessive rotation that strained its cabling and   
   piping and damaged its fire-suppression system, which led to water   
   damage and flooding, according to a report on the Gizmodo website.   
      
   The damaged antenna, prized for its sensitivity, received its first   
   signal in 1966 from NASA's Mariner 4 mission. In preparation for   
   Voyager 2's mission toward Neptune, NASA upgraded the antenna's width   
   from 210 feet, or 64 meters, to 230 feet, or 70 meters. It communicated   
   as well with Voyager 1 in 2012 following the spacecraft's entry into   
   interstellar space.   
      
   Meanwhile, NASA relies on two other deep-space communication antennas.   
   They are located in Madrid, Spain and near Canberra, Australia.   
      
   This is Ralph Squillace KK6ITB   
      
   (GIZMODO)   
      
   **   
   BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur   
   Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including   
   the St. Louis & Suburban Radio Club W0SRC 2-meter repeater following   
   the weekly club net on Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. local time.   
      
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   HAMS PREP FOR PERSEIDS METEOR SCATTER EXPERIMENTS   
      
   STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Get ready for a major meteor shower next month - and a   
   major meteor scatter radio activity. Neil Rapp WB9VPG tells us how to   
   get involved.   
      
   NEIL: Hams who played a part in the meteor scatter experiments   
   conducted by HamSCI, Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation, during   
   the Perseids show this past August get another chance at action in the   
   sky next month.   
      
   The Geminids are coming! HamSCI's experiments for these meteor showers   
   will take place on the 12th and 13th of December, from 0000 to 2400   
   UTC. Operators are being asked to use MSK144 on 50.260 MHz and   
   28.145MHz.   
      
   HamSCI reports that the Perseids show produced more than 70 logs and   
   files for study and the research group is hoping for similar results   
   this time around. Hams are being invited to participate in the QSO   
   Party in what is once again described as a combination of a contest and   
   a special event. Rules for the activity can be found on the link in the   
   text version of this week's newscast at arnewsline.org   
      
   As the HamSCI website says: "Work the rocks! Decode the pings."   
      
   This is Neil Rapp WB9VPG.   
      
   [DO NOT READ:      hamsci.org/msqp  ] (HAMSCI)   
      
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   2 NEW REPEATERS CREATE CRUCIAL NETWORK IN KANSAS   
      
   STEPHEN/ANCHOR: With the help of a grant, some counties in Kansas are   
   getting expanded coverage from new repeaters that have digital   
   capability. Jack Parker W8ISH has that report.   
      
   JACK: A network of repeaters is being created to expand digital amateur   
   radio services in the state of Kansas with the help of a $13,950 grant   
   from Amateur Radio Digital Communications.   
      
   The network will be accessible to hams in nine counties. The repeaters   
   will operate on VHF and UHF and provide linkage over the Internet   
   through Yaesu Wires-X, a system that provides even wider coverage. The   
   network callsign will be K0HYS.   
      
   Two new repeaters will be established to connect with a repeater that   
   is already in operation in Ellis County. The grant has been given to   
   the Ellis County Amateur Radio Emergency Service Group and STEM Harvest   
   Inc., an educational resource that focuses on helping people develop   
   skills in technology.   
      
   This is Jack Parker W8ISH.   
      
   (HAYS POST)   
      
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   WORLD OF DX   
      
   In the World of DX, Abie, AB1F is on the air as A52AA from Bhutan   
   through to the 5th of December, operating SSB on 40, 20, 15 and 10   
   metres. He may also be heard on 80 and 160m.   
      
   On Easter Island, a team of nine operators using the callsign 3G0YR,   
   will be on the air from the 26th of November through to the 3rd of   
   December. Their four or five stations will use all modes on all bands,   
   concentrating on the low bands. Listen for them in the CQ WW DX CW   
   Contest with the callsign CE0Y.   
      
   You still have time to work operators celebrating Statehood Day in   
   Bosnia and Herzegovina. They are on the air with the special callsign   
   E7BOSNIA until the 25th of November, which is the oficial date of the   
   celebration.   
      
   Visit QRZ.com for QSL and other information about these stations.   
      
   (425 DX BULLETIN)   
      
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   KICKER: FOR GOOGLE, A RAY OF AI HOPE FROM THE SUN   
      
   STEPHEN/ANCHOR: For our final story, we look at the future of AI -- and   
   we consider the sun's rays as rays of hope to power that future. Kent   
   Peterson KC0DGY brings us that story now.   
      
   KENT: Picture groups of satellites in a low-Earth orbit that is   
   synchronized with the sun, the very source of the energy that powers   
   them. Then imagine each satellite outfitted with AI chips doing the   
   business of machine-learning high above our planet. The satellites are   
   between 100 and 200 metres apart within a cluster that is no more than   
   1 kilometer wide but they have optical connections that enable them to   
   serve as a single data center.   
      
   This is Project Suncatcher, a vision announced by Google earlier this   
   month. It exists only in theory - at least for now. Google has teamed   
   up with Planet, an Earth-imaging company, in the hopes that the   
   partnership can launch a so-called "learning mission" into space in   
   2027 using two prototype satellites to test the technology and the   
   hardware.   
      
   Meanwhile, Google is working out the costs of Project Suncatcher when   
   it ultimately deploys: The launch alone is considered to have a   
   prohibitive price tag. There are also issues of aerospace engineering   
   that need to be resolved to keep the satellite cluster in good repair.   
      
   With AI's established reputation as a voracious consumer of energy, the   
   company says it was only logical to look beyond the horizon - way   
   beyond the horizon - to get closer to a source of power. Just what is   
   the prospect for the success of Project Suncatcher? Right now, you   
   won't find that answer, even if you google it.   
      
   This is Kent Peterson KC0DGY.   
      
   (GOOGLE, FORBES)   
      
   **   
   It's time to stop chasing POTA or calling CQ - at least for a moment   
   -and send in your ham radio haiku. It is easier than you think: Visit   
   our website at arnewsline.org and as you compose your ode to your   
   favorite online activity, we will help you use the correct number of   
   syllables to make an authentic haiku. Submit your work and then sit   
   back and wait to hear whether you are the winner of this week's   
   challenge. The winner gets a shout-out on our website, where everyone   
   can find the winning haiku.   
      
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   With thanks to Amateur News Daily; Amateur Radio Digital Communication;   
      
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