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   '70s, he was devoting his efforts to the Wireless Institute of   
   Australia. Casting his eye more broadly, he also joined with a small   
   team of other Australian amateurs to propose and establish Region 3 of   
   the International Amateur Radio Union. As a businessman, Pete and other   
   radio colleagues cofounded the Vicom company, importing Icom radios and   
   other ham radio products. A lifelong fan of radio restorations, Pete   
   paired that talent with his love of military communications technology,   
   especially the legendary Collins R-390 receiver. He restored and resold   
   many of them over the years, along with the S-line and other models.   
   With his hearing and eyesight posing challenges later in life, Pete let   
   his licence lapse a few years ago. The callsign he had held for more   
   than 70 years was acquired by another amateur in 2023. Pete, who became   
   a Silent Key on Saturday September 14th, was 94. Roger Harrison VK2ZRH,   
   editor in chief of Amateur Radio magazine, told Newsline that a longer   
   article about Pete and his life will appear in the magazine's   
   nextissue.   
      
   This is Graham Kemp VK4BB   
      
   (ROGER HARRISON, VK2ZRH)   
      
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   NEED TO WORK WYOMING? COME AND GET IT   
      
   DON/ANCHOR: If you're hoping for an easy contact with Wyoming for any   
   number of awards, you'd better act fast. Patrick Clark K8TAC tells   
   uswhy.   
      
   PATRICK: In case you're one state shy of Worked All States, and in case   
   that one state happens to be Wyoming, look no farther than the W7Y   
   special event. The Shy-Wy Amateur Radio Club has organized this annual   
   event, which it calls "Come and Get Wyoming." Whether you're a DX   
   station or here in the US, if you need a Wyoming contact on a specific   
   band or in a certain mode, this is your chance. Hams throughout Wyoming   
   have been volunteering at least an hour of their time since the 21st of   
   September to make sure as many contacts can be made before the event   
   ends on Monday the 30th of the month. QSL details and a little history   
   of the W7Y special event can be found on QRZ.com - while there's   
   stilltime!   
      
   This is Patrick Clark K8TAC.   
      
   (QRZ.COM)   
      
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   HAMSCI RESEACHER REPORTS ON SPACE-WEATHER MONITOR TOOL   
      
   DON/ANCHOR: If you're an avid space-weather observer, this report from   
   Sel Embee KB3TZD is for you.   
      
   SEL: Scientists and amateur radio operators are proud to announce that   
   a member of the HamSCI scientific team has released a research paper   
   that delves into the development of a low-cost magnetometer system   
   permitting coordinated space-weather monitoring. The author of the   
   paper, Dr. Hyomin Kim, PhD, KD2MCR, is an assistant professor of   
   physics at the Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research, a component of   
   New Jersey Institute of Technology's Institute for Space Weather   
   Sciences.   
      
   The paper is a key example of how HamSCI's work melds the world of   
   professional research with the activities of amateur radio operators. A   
   magnetometer measures changes and anomalies in the magnetic atmosphere   
   of the earth.   
      
   For a link to the paper, see the text version of this week's Newsline   
   script at arnewsline.org.   
      
   [DO NOT READ:   
   https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468067224000749  ]   
      
   This is Sel Embee, K-B-3-T-Zed-D.   
      
   (SCIENCE DIRECT)   
      
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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 WM9W repeater in Chicago, Illinois on Tuesdays at midnight local   
   time during the Nightcrawler's net.   
      
   **   
      
   APRS FOUNDATION SEEKS SUPPORT THROUGH MEMBERSHIP   
      
   DON/ANCHOR: The APRS Foundation is encouraging hams to become members   
   and help keep the dream and hard work of a prominent Silent Key alive   
   and thriving. Neil Rapp WB9VPG tells us what membership is expected to   
   accomplish.   
      
   NEIL: When Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, became a Silent Key in February of   
   2022, he left behind the legacy of the Automatic Packet Reporting   
   System, APRS, which the pioneering amateur had developed. The APRS   
   Foundation was formed later that same year to ensure that APRS would be   
   preserved and advanced so it could continue its vital role enabling   
   real-time tracking over the amateur frequencies.   
      
   Hams are now able to support the APRS Foundation by becoming members.   
   The $20 membership helps with the foundation's operating costs and   
   assists in the continuation of Bob's work. The foundation also   
   encourages participation online in APRS@groups.io and the APRS special   
   interest group email reflector.   
      
   The foundation's president, Jeff Hochberg, W4JEW, writes on the   
   foundation website that continued engagement of amateurs will help APRS   
   out of what he describes as a "precarious position."  Jeff writes   
   [quote] "While there are undoubtedly thousands of APRS users worldwide,   
   the number doesn't seem to grow as it used to." [endquote].   
      
   For more details about the foundation, visit aprsfoundation dot org   
   (aprsfoundation.org)   
      
   This is Neil Rapp WB9VPG.   
      
   (AMATEUR RADIO WEEKLY, APRSFOUNDATION.ORG)   
      
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   ORIENTEERING ENTHUSIASTS PREP FOR CHAMPIONSHIP   
      
   DON/ANCHOR: If you enjoy amateur radio direction-finding, Chelsea,   
   Michigan is the place to be for you in early October. Dave Parks WB8ODF   
   tells us why.   
      
   DAVE: Yes, there's a trophy at stake here - it's known as the Paul   
   Bunyan trophy - but this transmitter-hunting contest is not just for   
   fun. The 12th IARU Region 2 / 23rd ARRL USA Radio Orienteering   
   Championship engages skills that are useful in spectrum management,   
   search and rescue and animal tracking, among other applications. The   
   hosting group is the Southern Michigan Orienteering Club and ham radio   
   clubs throughout the southeastern part of the state.   
      
   >From the 5th to the 13th of October, competitors will venture out into   
   the woods in search of hidden transmitters in the Chelsea, Michigan   
   area for an intense period of radio orienteering, also known as amateur   
   radio direction finding. A training camp will be held before the event,   
   led by top radio orienteers Charles Scharlau, NZ0I, and Nadia Scharlau,   
   KO4ADV. The training camp will take place on the 5th and 6th of October   
   and beginners are welcome.   
      
   The event director, Joseph Burkhead, KE8MKR, says on the competition's   
   website that no matter where you're at in your journey in radio and   
   navigation sports, there will be challenges for you.   
      
   For details visit the website radioorienteeringchamps dot us - that's   
   radioorenteeringchamps - one word - dot us (radioorienteeringchamps.us   
      
   This is Dave Parks WB8ODF   
      
   (RADIO ORIENTEERING CHAMPIONSHIP WEBSITE)   
      
   **   
   VINTAGE RAILWAY TO SHOWCASE TELEGRAPHY IN NEW ZEALAND   
      
   DON/ANCHOR: In New Zealand, two telegraph offices are springing back   
   into action to demonstrate the best of a bygone era. Jim Meachen ZL2BHF   
   gives us those details.   
      
   JIM: Although the date may be the 26th of October 2024, it may just as   
   well be in the era of steam train travel as on that day ham radio   
   operators bring telegraph offices back to life on the Glenbrook Vintage   
   Railway. It will be Labour Weekend but it will also be Morse Code Day   
   as visitors ride the steam train between Glenbrook and Waiuku and learn   
   how messages can travel efficiently too, ham radio style. Visitors at   
   Glenbrook will have an opportunity to have Neil ZL1NZ and Paul ZL1AJY   
   send a telegram to Waiuku before they get on board to travel to the   
   other station. Upon arrival at Waiuku, visitors may collect their   
   telegram and send a reply via operators Martin ZL1MDE and Peter ZL1PX.   
   The Franklin Amateur Radio Club is hoping to cultivate an appreciation   
      
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