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   member Trish Murray ZL1TTM, explained how, community by community, she   
   is helping to strengthen the network locally. She described the hands-   
   on, interactive workshops she has been leading to get people familiar   
   with the UHF radios they have purchased but may be hesitant to use. The   
   workshops explain that local resiliency is the best reason for using a   
   radio and the area repeaters, whether it's to stay in touch with other   
   family members or communicate in a crisis.   
      
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   The Australian Federal Police is working to identify victims of a   
   scam compound operating in Manila that was raided by authorities,   
   resulting in the arrest of more than 250 suspected cyber criminals.   
      
   The AFP said in a statement that two of its members, together with a   
   Manila based-AFP liaison officer, accompanied local authorities to   
   search the scam compound for intelligence relating to Australian scam   
   victims.   
      
   Philippine authorities arrested more than 190 foreign nationals and   
   68 Filipino nationals for alleged immigration offences, plus seized   
   more than 300 computer towers, more than 1000 mobile phones and   
   thousands of SIM cards, the AFP said. The scammers allegedly targeted   
   victims seeking online romance, building trust before asking them to   
   invest money in a fraudulent cryptocurrency trading platform.   
      
   AFP Assistant Commissioner David McLean commended Philippines   
   authorities for their work in identifying this boiler room and taking   
   swift action to shut it down. McLean said that intelligence gathered   
   by the AFP would aid similar investigations.   
      
   SARL TO SHOWCASE AMATEUR RADIO AT S.F.S.A. 2024   
      
   The SARL in partnership with AMSAT SA will exhibit at the annual   
   South African Science Forum to be held at the CSIR conference centre   
   in Pretoria this week December four to six.   
      
   The focus of this SARL/AMSAT SA exhibit will be Science and Technology   
   in Amateur Radio.   
      
   The SARL/AMSATSA participation was in fierce competition as the   
   application for exhibition stands substantially exceeded the   
   available space.   
      
   REWIND I'm JOHN VK4JJW   
      
   Remembering John B. Goodenough, Inventor of the Lithium-Ion Battery.   
      
   Dr. Goodenough received a Nobel Prize at the age of 97 for his   
   contributions to making the Lithium-ion battery a reality. In 2019   
   Dr. John became the oldest person awarded a Nobel Prize. He won the   
   chemistry prize for the invention of the Lithium-ion battery stemmed   
   from his 1980 breakthrough that allowed the then experimental and   
   dangerous Lithium battery chemistry to leave the lab as a safe and   
   versatile new battery type.   
      
   Goodenough shared the prize with M. Stanley Whittingham and   
   Akira Yoshino who both built upon Goodenoughs work in commercializing   
   Li-ion battery technology.   
      
   The Li-ion rechargeable battery came into common commercial use in the   
   1990s, just as the market for portable devices was germinating.   
   Since that time, the Li-ion battery and mobile device industries have   
   grown together at an astonishing rate.   
      
   The Li-ion class of batteries has been called one of the great   
   inventions of human history and core tenets of this technology can be   
   traced back to the discoveries and inventions of   
   Dr. John B. Goodenough.   
      
   WITH REWIND ON WIA NATIONAL NEWS I'm JOHN VK4JJW   
      
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   OPERATIONAL NEWS - A FELIX VK4FUQ PRESENTATION   
      
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   NOW CONTEST WISE:- 2024   
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   NZ Straight Key Night   
      
   New Zealand Straight Key Night (Summer Edition) will be held   
   tonight utc time Sunday from 9pm to 10pm NZDT   
   on 80 metres.   
      
   Polish and lubricate that old morse key and enjoy an evening of   
   old-time radio fun.   
      
   Straight Key Night is an informal event which honours the roots of   
   amateur radio: Morse Code sent with a straight key (no bugs,   
   sideswipers, keyers or keyboards).   
      
   When   
   Summer SKN is always the first Sunday in December, 9-10pm NZ time.   
   SKN honours the original amateur radio mode in an easy-going style.   
   Operators send signal report, name, location, type of key, type of   
   transmitter and power output. Stations are limited to 100W output   
   power.   
      
   SKN is not a contest - but the operator who gets the most votes for the   
   quality of their sending will win the Bruce Scahill Best Fist Award.   
   This certificate honours Bruce ZL1BWG (SK), who was a dedicated   
   supporter of SKN. Please email your nomination to ZL1NZ within one week   
   following the event.   
      
   (Neil ZL1NZ, SKN Manager)   
      
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   ARRL 160 METER CW   
      
   NEXT WEEKEND December 6-8 is the date   
      
   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.-------------------   
      
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   Starting off with special event station for 2025...   
      
   Hello, this is Rob VK2COS.   
      
   In 2025, the Australian Armys Royal Australian Corps of Signals will   
   recognise its centenary year with a series of events and activities.   
      
   Australia has the unique distinction of having had the first regularly   
   formed signal unit in the British Empire. In 1912, signals troops and   
   companies formed a portion of the Corps of Australian Engineers and   
   served as such throughout World War 1.   
      
   On the 1st January 1925, all Signals units were separated from the   
   Australian Corps of Engineers and the Australian Corps of Signals   
   was formed. Thus began the evolution of the Australian Corps of   
   Signals, which reached a total strength of 24,000 during World War 2.   
      
   On the 10th of November 1948, His Majesty King George VI conferred the   
   title "Royal" on the Australian Corps of Signals. Since then, members   
   of the Corps have served with distinction in all warlike and   
   peacekeeping operational areas.   
      
   During the Centenary year, past and current members of the Royal   
   Australian Corps of Signals will activate the special event callsign,   
   VI 100 SIG. It is proposed that this callsign will be activated during   
   the various celebrations and activates that are occurring during the   
   Centenary year.   
      
   Past and current members of the Corps are encouraged to participate by   
   contacting either myself or Steve VK4FI via our email addresses on   
   QRZ.COM   
      
   Updates will be provided via the VI 100 SIG QRZ.COM and Facebook pages.   
      
   For WIA National News, I am Rob VK2COS   
      
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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.   
      
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   In the World of DX, be listening for members of the Zurich City   
   Police Radio Amateur Club who have been operating as HB 2 SP   
   the club is marking its 20th anniversary. NO Bureau QSL's but you can   
   use Logbook Of The World, and HB20SP runs until months end,   
   December 31.   
      
      
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