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   That word forms the suffix of the special event station callsign being   
   used by members of the Brussels Radio Club BXE. Station OR81NUTS will   
   be on the air from the Bastogne Barracks using CW and SSB on the HF   
   bands until the 31st of December.   
      
   For details, visit the station's QRZ.com page.   
      
   This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.   
      
   (NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MUSEUM, ARMY.MIL, 425 DX BULLETIN)   
      
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   SILENT KEY: QSL.NET/QTH.NET FOUNDER ALAN L. WALLER, K3TKJ   
      
   PAUL/ANCHOR: The founder of the QSL.net and QTH.net websites -- a ham   
   well-known for his technical expertise -- has become a Silent Key. We   
   hear more about him from Travis Lisk N3ILS.   
      
   TRAVIS:  When Alan Waller, K3TKJ, created the QSL.net and QTH.net   
   websites in 1996, he succeeded in expanding the universe of online   
   information for his fellow amateurs. Al, who got his license in 1962,   
   made a name for himself over the years as a top contester, as someone   
   well-versed in technical matters and as a big fan of DXing on 6 metres.   
      
   Diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, he became a Silent Key on the 30th   
   of November.   
      
   In 2002, Al's contributions to amateur radio earned him the Dayton   
   Hamvention Technical Excellence Award. In 2008, he retired from running   
   his two websites, entrusting them to Scott KA9FOX so the resources   
   could remain available.   
      
   A statement on the QSL.net home page recalled his lifetime of work,   
   adding that [quote] "Al's pioneering spirit and technical achievements   
   will be fondly remembered by friends and colleagues alike." [endquote]   
      
   Al was 80.   
      
   This is Travis Lisk N3ILS.   
      
   (HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOME, QSL.NET WEBSITE)   
      
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   UK SMARTPHONES OK'D FOR "DIRECT TO DEVICE" SATELLITE SERVICE   
      
   PAUL/ANCHOR: Mobile phone companies in the UK wishing to provide   
   direct-to-device services from satellites are being told to request a   
   license change from Ofcom. The regulator has approved the rollout of   
   satellites for delivery of phone calls, texts and Internet in areas of   
   the UK lacking mobile coverage.This shift brings the UK in line with a   
   number of other countries, including the US, where direct-to-device was   
   also approved by the Federal Communications Commission. In the UK, the   
   earliest adopters are the mobile network operator O2, working with   
   Starlink, and Vodafone, working with AST. Smartphone users themselves   
   will not be required to apply for a license.   
      
   (OFCOM)   
      
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   BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur   
   Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world including   
   the W9BCC repeater in Wausau Wisconsin on Sundays at 9 p.m. during the   
   Rib Mountain Repeater Association's Sunday Night Swapnet.   
      
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   HISTORIC STATION TO SEND CHRISTMAS EVE MESSAGE IN CW   
      
   PAUL/ANCHOR: The World Heritage Grimeton Radio Station in Sweden is no   
   stranger to celebrations - certainly not this year, as it marks its   
   100th year as a treasured communicator. Before its Jubilee year   
   activities conclude on the 31st of December, the radio station will   
   once again engage in one of its most popular traditions, its Christmas   
   Eve message, a longwave transmission in CW. Graham Kemp VK4BB tells   
   usmore.   
      
   GRAHAM: One hundred Christmas Eves will have come and gone when the   
   callsign SAQ transmits the Christmas Eve message from the Grimeton   
   Radio Station in Sweden on the morning of December 24th. The operator   
   will again be using the much-loved transmitter, which utilises an   
   alternating-current generator developed by the pioneering Swedish   
   engineer Ernst Alexanderson.   
      
   The Christmas Eve morning transmission will be sent on 17.2 kHz about a   
   half-hour after the transmitter has been started up. It is a festive   
   occasion on the radio station site itself but for those who cannot be   
   there personally, the message can be heard on the air, of course, and   
   seen on the YouTube channel of the Alexander SAQ Grimeton Friendship   
   Association.   
      
   It is a Christmas gift to the world, as the association notes on its   
   channel, pointing out that this is the [quote] "only remaining   
   electromechanical radio transmitter." [endquote]" Indeed, its continued   
   operation is a holiday gift worth celebrating.   
      
   This is Graham Kemp VK4BB.   
      
      
   (YOUTUBE, GRIMETON RADIO STATION WEBSITE)   
      
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   DUTCH RADIO GROUP PUTS SIX "SANTA" STATIONS ON AIR   
      
   PAUL/ANCHOR: Who's working harder than Santa himself? Probably the   
   Dutch Radio Group, whose operators have been on the air since the 10th   
   of December and will be calling CQ with six special callsigns through   
   to the 2nd of January. Listen for PD25HOLLY,  PD25HOHOHO, PD25REDNOSE,   
   PD25SANTA, PD25XMAS and PD26HNWY. There is a special award for anyone   
   who works all six stations. If you want to see who is on the air right   
   now and on what frequency - if you want to see what chasers they have   
   already worked, visit the QRZ.com page for any of the callsigns listed.   
      
   (425 DX BULLETIN)   
      
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   HAMCATION ANNOUNCES 3 TO RECEIVE HONORS   
      
   PAUL/ANCHOR: When hams gather in Orlando, Florida in two months for   
   HamCation, they will be celebrating the achievement of three notable   
   amateurs. Kevin Trotman N5PRE tells us about them.   
      
   KEVIN: Newsline congratulates three award recipients to be honored at   
   HamCation 2026 in February in Orlando, Florida. Kansas amateur Tony   
   Milluzzi, KD8RTT, has been named the 2026 Gordon West Ham Ambassador of   
   the Year for his support of the Collegiate Amateur Radio Program. The   
   Carole Perry Educator of the Year award is being given to Nathaniel   
   Frissel, W2NAF for his ongoing work with the HamSCI citizen science   
   education program which he founded and continues to grow. The recipient   
   of the new Amateur Radio Hero Award, is a name well-known to Newsline   
   and our listeners: Ambarish Nag Biswas, VU2JFA. The West Bengal, India,   
   amateur has been chosen for [quote]  "his outstanding support of local   
   and national emergency operations and law enforcement during   
   life-threatening events where lives were saved by his actions."   
   [endquote] He and his club are two-time winners of the former Amateur   
   Radio Newsline International Newsmaker Award.   
      
   Congratulations to everyone. Hamcation will take place on the 13th   
   through to the 15th of February.   
      
   This is Kevin Trotman N5PRE.   
      
   (HAMCATION)   
      
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   WORLD OF DX   
      
   In the world of DX, special event stations 4X8NER and 4Z8NER will be   
   celebrating Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, from the 14th   
   through to the 22nd of December, as members of the Israel Association   
   of Radio Communication call CQ on the HF bands. A certificate will be   
   available.   
      
   Earl, WA3DX will be active as 9Y9DX  from Arouca, Trinidad, IOTA number   
   SA-011, from the 17th through to the 29th of December, operating mostly   
   FT8 and FT4. Listen for Earl on 40 through 10 metres.   
      
   Andre, ON7YK is using the callsign C5YK from The Gambia  until the 25th   
   of January 2026.  Andre is using SSB, FT8, FT4, RTTY and PSK on the HF   
   bands. He is also operating on 20 through 10 metres using CW.   
      
   Listen for the callsign CN25JIM until the 21st of December,  but   
   especially on the 13th of December. The callsign is being activated   
   from the Middle Atlas mountain range in the Moroccan Sahara to mark   
   International Mountain Day, which is observed on the 11th of December.   
      
      
   For all these stations listed, please see QRZ.com for QSL details.   
      
   (425 DX BULLETIN)   
      
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   AN "ANTENNA RACING" EVENT THAT'S ALL IN GOOD SPORT   
      
   PAUL/ANCHOR: We end this week with a sports story. Recently, as elite   
   drivers of motorsport were causing the world's hearts to race alongside   
      
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