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   researchers speculate that this will alter the means by which space weather   
   is forecast.   
      
      
   According to published reports, the use of advanced ground-based   
   observatories made it possible for the researchers to detect and identify   
   signature patterns of low-frequency radio wave emissions in the magnetosphere   
   that were immediately succeeded  repeatedly  by auroral explosions.   
      
   This discovery provides a missing piece for physicists who, until now, were   
   never certain of the immediate trigger behind the violent energy release that   
   expresses itself as the northern and southern lights.   
      
   (newsline 2510)   
      
   WORLD WIDE SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP NEWS   
   SUMMITS ON THE AIR, WORLD WIDE FLORA, FAUNA PROGRAM,   
   PARKS ON THE AIR and other ADVENTURE GROUPS.   
      
   hema.org.uk/index.jsp   
   minesontheair.com/about-mota   
   parksontheair.com/   
   sota.org.uk   
   sotawatch.sota.org.uk/en/   
   facebook.com/SotaAustralia/   
   wwffaustralia.com/   
      
   GO TELL IT ON TH MOUNTIN:-   
      
   CN 25 JIM.   
      
   CN25JIM will be active until 21 December, and especially on 13 December,   
   from the Middle Atlas mountain range of Morocco. The special callsigns   
   suffix stands for "Journee Internationale de la Montagne" (International   
   Mountain Day.  QSL via operator's instructions.   
      
   (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)   
      
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - BALLOONS   
      
   For four hours or so, the weather around Seabrook New Jersey was BIG news!   
   If not around the world, at least as far as Australia and Europe.   
      
   You had to listen  hard, with special software on your radio receiver   
   because the meteorological data was being picked up and broadcast from four   
   high-altitude balloons carrying electronic equipment local middle school   
   students made in their STEM Club.   
      
      
   And for those not at Woodruff Middle School or listening in to the   
   broadcasts, the weather Nov. 19 wasnt favourable to using helium balloons.   
   But the launch was still a success.   
      
      
   STEM Club advisor Angela Metzger, a seventh-grade math teacher at Woodruff,   
   said the long-range goal is to one day send balloons that will circumnavigate   
   the Earth.   
      
      
   And it does happen, Metzger said. It just hasnt happened for us - YET   
      
   Read more  Burlington County Times: https://bit.ly/4pW4Dus   
      
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FINAL FRONTIER   
   AMSAT-VK Secretary - secretary@amsat-vk.org   
      
   South Korea recorded another significant achievement in its growing domestic   
   space program with the successful night-time launch of the Korea Space Launch   
   Vehicle-II (KSLV-II), also known as Nuri.   
      
      
   The vehicle performed nominally throughout ascent, completing stage   
   separations on schedule and surpassing the 500 km mark roughly seven minutes   
   after lift-off.   
      
      
   Orbit insertion occurred approximately twelve minutes into the flight,   
   followed one minute later by the deployment of CAS500-3, a 500-kilogram   
   scientific satellite designed for highly light-sensitive Earth-observation   
   missions.   
      
      
   Following the primary payload, Nuri deployed twelve CubeSats, nine of which   
   operate in the amateur UHF bands. Of these, three satellites were fully   
   IARU-coordinated. These spacecraft support amateur-radio training, GPS-RO   
   technology demonstrations, and formation-flying experiments.   
      
   (TWIAR)   
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   Europa Clipper heads out.   
      
   The 6-ton, $5B spacecraft, now with re-certified transistors, launches soon   
   but now delayed due to Hurricane Milton.   
      
      
   Clipper is headed to Jupiter and its mysterious icy moon Europa for arrival   
   in April 2030. At 30 meters wide once its solar arrays are unfurled, Europa   
   Clipper is NASAs largest planetary exploration spacecraft ever.   
      
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   Seven satellites were deployed from the International Space Station on   
   December 2, in three batches using the Voyager Space NanoRacks CubeSat   
   Deployer system.   
      
      
   Five of the deployed spacecraftSilverSat, RHOK-SAT, Content-Cube, EagleSat-2,   
   and Foras Promineooperate on amateur radio frequencies and represent a broad   
   collection of university, student-led, and educational missions.   
      
      
   SatNOGS stations scheduled more than 700 observations during the first 24   
   hours as the satellites drifted away from the ISS to form their initial   
   orbits, requiring careful Doppler evaluation and coordinated tracking during   
   the early identification phase.   
      
      
   (TWIAR)   
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   For the first time in its 25-year history, the International Space Station   
   had all eight docking ports occupied following the reinstallation of Northrop   
   Grummans Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft on the Unity module.   
      
      
   The visiting spacecraft complement included two SpaceX Dragons, JAXAs HTV-X1,   
   Cygnus XL, two Soyuz crew vehicles, and the Progress 92 and 93 cargo ships.   
      
      
   Cygnus XL will remain attached until no earlier than March 2026, when it is   
   scheduled to depart with approximately 11,000 pounds of trash for a   
   destructive re-entry.   
      
      
   Meanwhile, the Expedition 73 crew continued a full schedule of research   
   activities as the newly arrived Soyuz MS-28 crew members began long-duration   
   studies focused on human physiology in microgravity.   
      
   (NASA)   
      
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - INTERNET - THE HAMS DOMAIN.   
      
   Ham Satting, a new multi-platform satellite-tracking and logging application   
   developed by Yousuf, A46UNX, has officially launched on the   
      
   Apple App Store, bringing a consolidated suite of real-time visualization,   
   pass-prediction, and operating tools to amateur satellite enthusiasts. The   
   app tracks the ISS and more than 20 amateur satellites using an interactive   
   live map with dynamic icons, integrated N2YO data, and improved reliability   
   features introduced in recent updates.   
      
      
   Additional utilities include smart notifications for upcoming passes,   
   calendar integration, customizable satellite lists, and interface refinements   
   aimed at streamlining portable operating and roving. While iOS marks the   
   first full public release, beta versions are already available for Android,   
   Windows, and macOS, with a Linux edition planned soon via unixeer.com.   
      
   (ANS)   
      
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - IOTA   
   iota-world.org/---------------   
      
   AU7RS Team will be active from Agatti Island, Lakshadweep Islands, IOTA AS -   
   011, 10 - 22 January 2026.   
      
      
   They will operate on 160 - 10m Bands and QSL via M0OXO, OQRS.   
      
   Lakshadweep Islands are an amazing archipelago hidden in the waters of   
   theArabian Sea.   
      
      
   These exotic Indian islands are famous for their snow-white beaches,   
   incredibly bright coral reefs, and crystal-clear water. This place is often   
   called the Indian Maldives, as it is ideal for forgetting the hustle and   
   bustle of the city and immersing yourself in an atmosphere of peace and   
   serenity.   
      
      
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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 2026 period January 25 / April 10.   
      
   (dx-world)   
      
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   OC-66 - TX9XG - Rangiroa Atoll.   
      
   Haru, JA1XGI has announced that he will be active from Rangiroa Atoll,   
   French Polynesia (OC-066) as TX9XG during April 1-8, 2026. He plans to   
   QRV on 40-10m; CW, SSB, RTTY & FT8 using the new IC-7300 MK2.   
      
   QSL TX9XG via Haru's home call, JA1XGI using OQRS Club Log.   
      
   (dx-world)   
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   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - low down.   
      
      
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