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   Youve heard of Winter Field Day and youve heard of the traditional ARRL Field   
   Day held in the summer in the northern hemisphere. Jim Meachen ZL2BHF   
   speaking on Newsline takes us to West Bengal, India where amateurs have just   
   completed a season transition field day.   
      
      
   "As surely as autumn turns to winter in some parts of the world, radio   
   operators are curious about the impact that seasonal changes are going to   
   have on propagation. A recent extended field operation by a group of 17 hams   
   from the West Bengal Radio Club tracked those changes by getting on the air   
   near the Earths Tropic of Cancer. This was as much an academic exercise as a   
   radio exercise, as two professors from nearby universities collected data   
   over the 30-hour period to be used in their research.   
      
      
   Ambarish Nag Biswas, VU2JFA, the clubs secretary, said that Suman Patra from   
   Jhargram University and Ambika Ghosh from the Heritage Group of Institutions   
   in Kolkata are both studying disaster communications at the Indian Academy of   
   Communication and Disaster Management. The pair hope that analysis of the   
   data will show ways to improve the quality of emergency communication at this   
   challenging time of seasonal change. The Tropic of Cancer was chosen because   
   when it is summer in the northern hemisphere, the suns rays are directly   
   overhead. With the approach of winter, the sun is lower in the sky.   
      
      
   This is Jim Meachen ZL2BHF.   
      
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   SOUTH AFRICA   
      
   Two members of the SARL Science and Technology Workgroup attended the recent   
   African Telecommunications Union virtual meeting.   
      
      
   Brian, ZS6YZ, attended day one, while James, ZS6NS, attended both days.   
      
   On day one, the input document "Strengthening the Role of Amateur Radio   
   in Africa" was presented by Dr Alfred Bogere from Uganda. The chairman   
   requested that examples of where Amateur Radio has played a key role in   
   emergency communications be incorporated and that the document be updated.   
      
      
   James, ZS6NS submitted a summary of eight past instances of Amateur Radio   
   involvement in disasters to Dr Bogere for inclusion in the document.   
      
      
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   OPERATIONAL NEWS - A FELIX VK4FUQ PRESENTATION   
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   NOVEMBER 29-30   
      
   THIS WEEEND   
      
   The CQ WW is the largest Amateur Radio competition in the world.   
      
   Starts: Zero hundred hours UTC Saturday.   
      
   End 2359 UTC Sunday.   
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   Following weekend of December 5 - 7 hears the running of the ARRL 160 meter   
   CW contest. This for Amateurs worldwide to exchange information   
      
   with W/VE amateurs on 160-meter CW.   
      
   DX-to-DX QSOs do not count for contest credit. Stations located in overseas   
   and non-contiguous U.S. Territories may be worked by DX stations. This   
   includes Alaska KL7, the Caribbean US possessions KP1-KP5, and all of the   
   Pacific Ocean territories KH0-KH9, including Hawaii KH6. These stations can   
   work BOTH domestic stations (US and VE) as well as DX stations around the   
   world.   
      
      
   As with each and every contest you take a part in make sure your logging   
   software is up to date before the contest to be sure it will accept these   
   QSOs.   
      
      
   Dates Again: First full weekend in December, i.e. December 5-7, 2025.   
      
   Contest Period: Begins 2200 UTC Friday, ends 1559 UTC Sunday.   
   This is a forty-two hour period with no time limitation.   
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   Also December 6-7 is the 2025 KALBAR DX-CONTEST.   
      
   The Kalbar Contest is held by ORARI West Kalimantan Region. Coinciding with   
   the 39th Anniversary of ORARI West Kalimantan Region in 2025   
      
      
   PURPOSE and OBJECTIVES:   
   Improve skills among ORARI members throughout Indonesia while establishing a   
   spirit of kinship, strengthening brotherhood and upholding the sportsmanship   
   of the Indonesian Radio Amateur Contest.   
      
   PARTICIPANTS   
   Participants are ORARI members who have a valid Amateur Radio License.   
   Indonesian Radio Amateurs are expected to make as many contacts as possible   
   with stations from within and outside the country   
      
   ALL BAND   
   80  40  20  15  10 meter band (No WARC band).   
   MODE & EXCHANGE   
   SSB -> 59 + Serial Number 001   
      
   (arrl and DX Contests World Wide FaceBook Group)   
      
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   YOTA Contests December   
      
   The Fishers Ghost Amateur Radio Club are hosting the inaugural   
   VK YOTA CONTEST, the entire month of December.   
   yota.fgarc.org.au/   
      
   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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   NOW CONTEST WISE:- 2026   
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   1st January 2026  NZART Centenary 100 QSO Challenge   
      
   You are invited to kick off the NZART Centenary year in style with a fun,   
   on-air event. Can you make 100 contacts in 24 hours?   
      
   1101 31 December 2025 UTC, i.e.  0001 NZDT 1st January 2026 to   
   1059  1 January  2026 UTC,     2359 NZDT 1   January 2026.   
   Object:   
   To celebrate the start of the 2026 NZART Centenary Year by making 100 QSOs   
   with amateur radio stations in 24 hours.   
      
      
   All bands including WARC as this is NOT a contest.   
   All modes are permitted.   
      
   Special categories include   
      
   Most Portable stations:Most DXCC Entities:   
   The fastest to work 100 QSOs as judged by the time of their hundredth QSO.   
   Most Modes: For the person who uses the most different modes in makingtheir   
   100 QSOs.   
      
      
   Full details on the new NZART site which Bruce will tell us about in a   
   moment, but the link is in the text edition of this weeks WIA NATIONAL NEWS   
      
      
   sites.google.com/view/zl-amateur-radio-hsistory?usp=sharing   
   (NZART)   
      
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   QSO Party Day Contest organized by Marconi Club is scheduled for Saturday,   
   January 3rd, 2026 its as always in "short contest" format and is now inits   
   8th edition.   
      
      
   The purpose of the event is to introduce the club and CW to the younger   
   generations and bring together all those who truly love and believe in   
   telegraphy. The event will involve all members of the historic club, which   
   has nearly 1000 members from all over the world, and all enthusiasts of the   
   wonderful and magnificent art of CW.   
      
      
   Further information may be found at marconiclub.it   
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   MARCH - Jock White Memorial Field Day   
      
   This annual contest is named to honour Jock White ZL2GX, NZART Contest   
   and Awards Manager for over 40 years, for the service that he gave to   
   NZART during that time.   
      
   Feb 28, Saturday, 1500-2400 NZDT and Sunday March one 0600-1500 NZDT.   
      
   40 and/or 80 metres, PHONE (SSB) and/or CW, 100 watts PEP maximum.   
      
   Stations using two transmitters may operate simultaneously on both bands,   
   however only one transmitter may be operated on a single band at a time.   
      
   Single transmitter stations may operate on one or both bands.   
      
   (nzart.org.nz)   
      
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   MAY:- HARRY ANGEL MEMORIAL SPRINT May 2nd.   
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   FOLLOWING IS CANCELLED   
      
   Team S 21 SDX from deep inside the Sundarbans organized by Bangladesh Amateur   
   Radio Club Khulna is cancelled.   
      
      
   "Due to unexpected circumstances", the team says.   
      
   "The current conditions no longer allow us to safely  and effectively   
   carry out the S21 DXpedition as intended.   
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