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   continues to be active in the radio industry at age 85. His   
   professional involvement includes assisting the operations of three AM   
   stations in the Seattle area. Over the years his contributions and   
   innovations have included creation of a digital weather display that   
   helps TV weathercasters better show the National Weather Service radar   
   on the air, a feature that was later purchased by some major-market TV   
   stations.   
      
   Jim remains a fervent believer in the value and future of AM broadcast   
   radio, particularly to deliver alerts in times of emergencies.   
   Emergency response is something he knows well: A ham since the age of   
   14, Jim is active in the Washington State Emergency Management   
   Division.   
      
   (RADIO WORLD)   
      
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   IARU ANNOUNCES YOUTH EXCELLENCE AWARD   
      
   SKEETER/ANCHOR: The most youthful amateur radio operators among us can   
   look forward to international accolades thanks to a new award created   
   by the IARU. John Williams VK4JJW has the details.   
      
   JOHN: Peter Young, VK3MV, has given much to amateur radio over many   
   decades. Most recently he has given his name to an award that was   
   created by the International Amateur Radio Union to recognise   
   excellence among young radio operators. Hams under the age of 25 will   
   be chosen as recipients by the IARU's Administrative Council and   
   special attention will be those who showed particular promise in many   
   of the YOTA programmes.   
      
   The award is called the Peter Young, VK3MV, IARU Youth Excellence Award   
   because it draws its inspiration from Peter's volunteer contributions   
   as well as his professional achievements in radiocommunications, most   
   recently in Southern Australia. Peter's varied volunteer involvement   
   includes participation with the 2005 Review of the Amateur Service with   
   the Wireless Institute of Australia, which he served as a member of the   
   board until 2012, Peter was also the IARU Region 3 Monitoring System   
   Coordinator from September 2011 to June 2014.   
      
   In his career, he is an award-winner himself. In 2008, he received the   
   Jonathan Livingston Award from the Australian Radio Communications   
   Industry Association for years of excellence in the industry.  He is   
   also an honorary life member of the WIA.   
      
   This is John Williams VK4JJW.   
      
   (WIA, IARU)   
      
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   SAMUEL MORSE CLUB HOSTS "BUG ROUNDUP"   
      
   SKEETER/ANCHOR: Whether it's summer or winter in your part of the   
   world, one thing is for certain: It's a great season for bugs! Well,   
   Morse Code bugs, that is. Randy Sly W4XJ tells us to get out those bugs   
   and get on the air.   
      
   RANDY: Just as the ARRL's Straight Key Night celebrates that style of   
   traditional mechanical key, the Bug Roundup is a freewheeling festival   
   of mechanical Morse Code music encouraging CW ops to ragchew in style   
   using bugs, the semi-automatic key style made famous by Vibroplex.   
   California's Samuel F. Morse Amateur Radio Club, W6SFM, is inviting   
   hams to practice what it is calling "home grown digital music"   
   this month. This is a semi-annual three-day event that the club also   
   holds in May. It is taking place on Saturday, November 16th, at 0000   
   UTC and concludes on Monday, November 18th at the same time. Hams will   
   be calling "CQ BR" and the exchange will include name, QTH, RST and of   
   course the model, age and any other details about the bug you areusing.   
      
   This is just the kind of bug you want to catch!   
      
   This is Randy Sly W4XJ.   
      
   (SAMUEL F MORSE ARC)   
      
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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 K7EFZ repeater on Tuesday nights at 9 local time in Idaho   
   Falls,Idaho.   
      
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   GROWING GROUP COMBINES HAM RADIO WITH LIFE ON THE ROAD   
      
   SKEETER/ANCHOR: Imagine life on the road - and life on the air - rolled   
   into one great combination. One group of hams in the UK is doing just   
   that - and you're invited along for the ride. Jeremy Boot G4NJH has the   
   details.   
      
   JEREMY: The Facebook group started as a bit of fun among friends but   
   the UK Motorhome and Amateur Radio Group has grown into a community   
   that organiser Linda Mary Maude, G0YLM, describes as "the perfect   
   combination of two hobbies." She believes that amateur radio allows   
   people to travel in one fashion and a van or motorhome simply allows   
   travel in another fashion. Linda told Newsline in an email that the   
   group began a little more than a year ago as a bit of fun between radio   
   friends and has taken off in popularity since then. The advantages   
   include being away from the electrical noises encountered at home and,   
   of course, the chance to meet other hams in person at last. In fact,   
   she said, there are even a few boat owners and campers using tents who   
   have joined the parade of camper vans, caravans and motor homes.   
      
   Linda would love to see the group become an international one. She told   
   Newsline: [quote] "If you enjoy radio and enjoy traveling, that's all   
   we ask." [endquote]   
      
   This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.   
      
   (FACEBOOK, LINDA MARY MAUDE, G0YLM)   
      
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   GRANTS FUND 3 RADIO STATIONS' EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM   
      
   SKEETER/ANCHOR: More funding has been released by the Corporation for   
   Public Broadcasting to support ongoing upgrades to the emergency-alert   
   systems at US public radio stations. The three noncommercial stations   
   will receive up to $587,704 in funds from the Federal Emergency   
   Management Agency. The three stations join 38 other public media   
   stations that have already received the awards.   
      
   The stations are KVPR in Fresno, California, WQLN in Erie, Pennsylvania   
   and KRCL in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Corporation for Public   
   Broadcasting has been disbursing $40 million in these grants to   
   eligible broadcasters.   
      
   (RADIO WORLD)   
      
   **   
      
   WORLD OF DX   
      
   In the World of DX, listen for Krish, W4VKU operating in the Andaman   
   Islands, IOTA number AS-001, using the callsign VU4A. Krish is   
   activating in late November and will be on the air through   
   mid-December. He will operate  SSB  and  FT8 in multi-stream MSHV mode   
   on 160-6 metres. For  QSL details see QRZ.com.   
      
   Oleg, ZS1ANF, can be heard operating as ZS7ANF from Wolf's Fang Runway,   
   Queen Maud Land, Antarctica, IOTA number AN-016, from mid-November   
   through to late February of 2025. Listen for him using CW on 40-10   
   metres. See QRZ.com for QSL details.   
      
   The Radio Club des Ardennes, ON4RCA, will be on the air as OO80BB [OH   
   OH EIGHT ZERO BEE BEE] from the 16th of November through to the 15th of   
   December, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge   
   during World War II. QSLs can only be requested via Club Log's OQRS   
   until the 31st of January 2025.   
      
   Listen for Dave, WJ2O, who will be active as PJ6/WJ2O from Saba, IOTA   
   Number NA-145, from the 17th through to the 26h of November. He will   
   also participate in the CQ WW DX CW Contest. QSL via N2ZN.   
      
      
   (425 DX BULLETIN)   
      
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   KICKER: VETERAN'S ACTIVATION IN SCOTLAND BRINGS A HOMELESS MESSAGE HOME   
      
   SKEETER: We close this week by giving thanks to military veterans. In   
   the US, we mark this occasion as Veterans Day on November 11th. In   
   Scotland, it is Armistice Day and has one ham making use of his radio   
   to help other veterans - ones whose battles are still going on. Jeremy   
   Boot G4NJH introduces us to him.   
      
   JEREMY: Meet George Crawford, MM0JNL, who is both a ham and a helper.   
   Since the 22nd of October, the Royal Air Force veteran has been calling   
   CQ as special event station GB0GTS to bring attention to those whose   
   life after military service has reduced them to a life of struggle on   
   the street. The special event station has grown out of George's   
      
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