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   Updates, such as the exact dates, will be published on their QRZ.com   
   pages.   
      
   QSL via their home callsigns DL2COM and DL3TU in LoTW, direct or   
   via the  bureau.   
      
   (dx world)   
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   Y   
   NEW ZEALAND   
      
   NZART has a special event call sign for the upcoming America's Cup to   
   be held in Spain later this year. ZL 6 AMCUP has been allocated to   
   celebrate this event with Phil Garside ZL2RO as the trustee of the   
   callsign. November 30 is when ZLCAMCUP goes off air.   
      
   (NZART)   
      
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   Y   
   OL 80 C.A.R.B.O.N. is active until the 30th of November to mark the   
   80th anniversary of Operation Carbon during World War Two. This   
   operation involved the dropping of paratroopers in the Protectorate of   
   Bohemia and Moravia.   
      
   The Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia was a partially-annexed   
   territory of Nazi Germany that was established in 1939 after the   
   German occupation of the Czech lands   
      
   A team of operators is active using call OL 80 CARBON on CW, SSB and   
   digital modes on the HF bands.   
      
   More information is available on QRZ.com   
      
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   Y   
   Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Radio Belgrade, the Belgrade   
   Amateur Radio Club is active as YT 100 RB and YU 1924 RB until   
   November 30. For details of a certificate that is available, see   
   yu1ano.org   
      
   (rsgb)   
      
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   y   
   MALAYSIA   
      
   To celebrate Malaysia Day, special callsign 9M61S has been active   
   until the 16th of September. Operators are working on the HF bands   
   using SSB, CW and digital modes. For more information see QRZ.com   
      
   (rsgb)   
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   y   
   Be listening for the Zurich City Police Radio Amateur Club throughout   
   the year, operating as HB 2 SP the club is marking its 20th   
   anniversary. Unfortunately no Bureau QSL's but you   
   can use Logbook Of The World, and HB20SP runs until December 31.   
      
   (sourced to ARNewsLine 2410)   
      
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   y   
   Listen throughout the  year for the special callsign 9 A 1 RKZ   
   marking the 100th anniversary of the Radioklub Zagreb which was   
   founded the 24th of March 1924 in Croatia   
      
   QSL via 9A1ADE.   
   (ARNewsLine 2410)   
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   y   
   DXpedition to Namibia.   
      
   This DXpedition will run from the end of October through the first   
   week of November.   
      
   Call-Sign will be V 55 LA.   
      
   With their QTH already secured, the team is now working on the antenna   
   farm layout and exploring options to make the most of their ideal   
   location.   
      
   M0OXO is QSL Manager for V55LA.   
      
   ( m0oxo.com/ )   
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   y   
   AUSTRIA   
      
   OE100RADIO [OSCAR-ECHO-ONE-HUNDRED-ROMEO-ALPHA-DELTA-INDIA-OSCAR] is   
   active until the 31st of December celebrating the 100th anniversary   
   of the beginning of regular radio transmissions in Austria in 1924.   
      
   The station has heard recently on the 40m band using CW.   
      
   QSL via the Bureau.   
      
   (gb2rs)   
      
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   y   
   BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA.   
      
   E 7 100 RADIO is the special call sign for the Bosnia and Herzegovina   
   IARU member society to celebrate 100 years of amateur radio   
   innovation, community, and advocacy.   
      
   QSL via operators' instructions.   
      
   (eHam)   
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   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FINAL FRONTIER   
   AMSAT-VK Secretary - secretary@amsat-vk.org   
      
   AMSAT-OSCAR 7, soon to celebrate its 50th birthday, November 15, is   
   now in a period of continuous sunlight through till May 2027.   
      
   While in continuous sunlight, the satellite's internal timer is   
   expected to switch between the two transponders -   
   Mode A (29 MHz downlink and 145 MHz uplink) and   
   Mode B (145 MHz downlink and 29 MHz uplink) every 24 hours.   
      
   [ANS]   
   Not as old but further afield than OSCAR 7 is VOYAGER ONE.   
      
   After 47 years its little wonder that the hydrazine-powered thrusters   
   of the Voyager 1, used to orient the spacecraft in such a way that its   
   3.7 meter diameter antenna always points back towards Earth, are   
   getting somewhat clogged up. As a result, the team has now switched   
   back to the thrusters which they originally retired back in 2018.   
      
   The Voyager spacecraft each have three sets of thrusters.   
      
   Two sets were originally intended for attitude propulsion, and one for   
   trajectory correction manoeuvres, but since leaving the Solar System   
   many years ago, Voyager 1s navigational needs have become more basic,   
   allowing all three sets to be used effectively interchangeably.   
      
   Unlike a few decades ago, the spacecraft is much colder due to   
   energy-conserving methods, complicating the switching of thruster   
   sets. Switching on a cold thruster set could damage it, so it had to   
   be warmed up first with its thruster heaters.   
   The conundrum was where to temporarily borrow power from, ultimately a   
   main heater was turned off for an hour, allowing the thruster swap to   
   take place and allowing Voyager 1 to breathe a bit more freely for   
   now.   
      
   Compared to the recent scare involving Voyager 1 where NASA thought   
   that its computer systems might have died, this matter probably feels   
   more routine to the team in charge, but with a spacecraft thats the   
   furthest removed man-made spacecraft in outer space, NOTHING is   
   ever truly routine.   
      
   twiar.net/?p=23417   
      
   (twiar)   
      
   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/   
   https://bunkersontheair.wixsite.com/october23   
      
   A NEW JEWEL IN A SOTA QUEEN'S CROWN   
      
   Our first story is about SOTA -- Summits on the Air -- and the   
   achievement that became possible for one YL -- in memory of another.   
      
   We hear about them both from Ralph Squillace KK6ITB.   
      
   "In a recent posting on the SOTA Reflector, Amy AG7GP, shared a   
   thought from Ron Burns, NR3E, as he described his late wife's can-do   
   attitude: [quote] "There are no real hurdles in life, only those that   
   you imagine. Liz was proof that you can do anything you want, no   
   matter what life hands you." [endquote] Ron and his wife, Liz K1LIZ,   
   shared many challenging SOTA activations and hunts until she became a   
   Silent Key in February of 2022. Liz, who was blind for more than three   
   decades, had recently achieved the coveted SOTA standing of Mountain   
   Goat.   
      
   The organizers of the inaugural Queens of the Mountains YL SOTA event   
   this past June have added a new jewel to the crown of one Queen of   
   those same mountains: They call the honour the K1LIZ Memorial   
   Achievement Award. It was conferred recently on Lorene W6LOR.   
      
   Announcing the honour on the SOTA Reflector in a September 7th post,   
   Amy AG7GP praised Lorene for her events during that June weekend.   
   Lorene was presented with a personalized beverage glass. Amy wrote   
   that the honour was being given [quote] "in memory of Liz's   
   indomitable spirit that inspired so many." [endquote]   
      
   Queen Lorene's glass is not half-full - it is brimming over with the   
   spirit of a beloved fellow activator who knew that summits were never   
   meant to be hurdles, only opportunities to showcase excellence.   
      
   This is Ralph Squillace KK6ITB.   
      
   (arnewsline 2446)   
   POTA ON   
      
   Marty VK4KC joins in now from "a park near you".   
      
   >From Mon 14th to Sun 20th Oct we have a special event called   
   Australia and New Zealand Coast to Coast POTA. Its like a   
   park-fest but without coming together in one location.   
      
   Here are three ideas for activators to consider for the   
   Coast to Coast week:   
      
   Make an effort to activate a few parks during this week.   
      
   Perhaps some may like to do a rove which is activating a minimum of   
   5 parks in a 24 hour period.   
      
      
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