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   weekend of December.   
      
   Begins 2200 UTC Friday, ending 1559 UTC Sunday.   
      
   This is a forty-two hour period with no time limitation.   
      
   Logs MUST be returned within seven days   
      
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   10 METER ARRL CONTEST   
      
   For Amateurs worldwide to exchange QSO information with as many   
   stations as possible on the 10 meter band.   
      
   Second full weekend of December. Starts 0000 UTC Saturday; runs   
   through 2359 UTC Sunday (December 14-15)   
      
   Again as in most ARRL Tests logs are to be completed and returned   
   within 7 days.   
      
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   YOTA CONTEST   
      
   Youth on the air test 3 of 3 will be from 10:00 to 21:59 UTC on   
   29 December on the five classic bands CW and SSB.   
      
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   DX WINDOW TO THE WORLD.-------------------   
      
   Listen for the pileups as a young generation of operators calls QRZ   
   as 3 D 2 Y.   
      
   The strong presence of youthful operators is a hallmark of the Rotuma   
   Island DXpedition on the air through to the 4th of December.   
      
   The Pacific Islands DXpedition group has sent a team to the South   
   Pacific island which includes Jamie MSDV, and Connor, KD9LSV, who are   
   both 24; - and Lukas, LY7J, who is 22.   
      
   At the same time, young operators in shacks around the world will be   
   calling QRZ to get their first sampling of what it's like to be on the   
   end of a DXpedition pileup. The activation's remote component will be   
   handled by Youth on the Air hams from their stations in Turkey,   
   South Korea, Canada, France and elsewhere.   
      
   Kees [pron: CASE] WAAE, this year's recipient of the ARRL's   
   prestigious Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award and the Amateur Radio   
   Newsline Young Ham of the Year for 2023 will be coordinating operation   
   of the remote stations which are set up as NexGenRiBs, self-contained   
   radios in a box that are gaining popularity in a number of recent   
   island DXpeditions.   
      
   (newsline 2455)   
      
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   The Radio Club des Ardennes, ON4RCA, will be on the air as   
   OO 8  BB now 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.   
      
   (newsline 2455)   
      
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   Special callsign HB 50 VC is active until 31 December celebrating the   
   50th anniversary of the Swissair Amateur Radio Club, HB 9 VC.   
      
   A growing trend these days is that QSL cards will not be provided   
   but QSOs will be uploaded to Logbook of the World.   
      
   You can also download a certificate for working this special event   
   station from the link we like in the text editions of   
   WIA National News   
      
   tinyurl.com/HB50VC-24.   
      
   (rsgb)   
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   The 9L5A Team, who are members of the F6KOP Club, will be active from   
   Sierra Leone between the 27th of November, today, and the 8th of   
   December.   
      
   They will operate on the 160 - 6m bands and QO-100 for those within   
   that birds footprint.   
      
   QSL via F 5 GSJ, Logbook of the World or ClubLog OQRS.   
      
   (rsgb)   
      
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   In the World of DX, be listening for members of the Zurich City Police   
   Radio Amateur Club who, throughout the year, have been operating as   
   HB 2 SP as the club marks its 20th anniversary. Unfortunately no   
   Bureau QSL's but you can use Logbook Of The World, and HB20SP runs   
   until the end of next month, i.e., December 31.   
      
   (sourced to ARNewsLine 2410)   
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   Y   
   Special callsign PH 80 LIB will be in use from various locations   
   until the 10th of November to commemorate the 80th anniversary   
   of the liberation of southern Netherlands in the autumn of 1944.   
      
   PH80LIB will be on the 80 to 10m bands using SSB, CW and digital   
   modes. QSL special station PH80LIB via the Bureau.   
      
   (rsgb)   
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   Y   
   Maurizio, IK2GZU is active as 5H3MB from Tanzania until 11 November   
   while doing volunteer work at a local school.   
      
   In his spare time, he is operating SSB, CW and digital modes on the   
   80 to 10m bands. QSL via Club Logs OQRS, Logbook of the World, eQSL,   
   or direct via IK2GZU.   
      
   (rsgb)   
      
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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   
   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   
   Listen throughout the rest of 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   
   AUSTRIA   
      
   OE100RADIO 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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   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   
      
   Parks on the Air (Taken from NZART Breakin)   
      
   The Parks on the Air awards program currently has   
   five official events each year.   
      
   The main purpose of these events is to get out in parks and to have   
   fun.   
      
   The dates for the next four (4) events are listed below and each event   
   starts at Zero Hundred hours UTC on the first day and ends at 2359 UTC   
   on the last.   
      
   New Years Week. January 1-7, 2025   
   Winter Support Your Park. January 18-19, 2025   
   Spring Support Your Park. April 19-20, 2025   
   Summer Support Your Park. July 19-20, 2025   
   (breakin)   
      
   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.   
      
   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, GYLM, 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.   
      
   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   
      
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