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   SSB February 21 - 2200Z February 23.   
      
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   HARRY ANGEL MEMORIAL 80 Meter Sprint, Saturday May 3.     (vk4uh)   
      
   wia.org.au/members/contests/harryangel/   
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   VK Shires Contest  7th - 8th June 2025   
      
   wia.org.au/members/contests/wavks/   
      
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   Trans-Tasman Low Band Contest - 19 JUL 2025   
      
   The Trans-Tasman contest, held on the 3rd weekend in July, aims to encourage   
   Low Band activity between VK and ZL   
      
      
   Only contest bands 160 80 and 40M are allowed with SSB, CW and Digital (RTTY   
   OR PSK)   
      
      
   wia.org.au/members/contests/transtasman/   
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   DX WINDOW TO THE WORLD.-------------------   
      
   Nominations open soon for hams to be considered for the CQ DX   
   Hall of Fame. This award program was once overseen by CQ magazine   
   and is now going forward under new stewardship.   
      
   The International DX Association will be taking over the management of   
   the CQ DX Hall of Fame. Bob Schenck, N2OO, vice president of INDEXA,   
   has announced that the nomination period opens on the 1st of January   
   for inductees for 2025. Since 1967, hams whose names appear on the roll   
   have done more than activate from challenging and remote locations.   
   In many instances they have been organizers of the trips and skillful   
   navigators of political and environmental challenges in those locales,   
   promoting goodwill and avoiding controversy.   
      
   The nomination period closes on March 1st.   
      
   Names of potential inductees, along with supporting documents, can be   
   sent to Bob.   
      
   His email address is N2OO at comcast dot net   
   (n2oo@comcast.net).   
   The subject line of the email must include the words "CQ DX HALL OF FAME."   
      
   (newsline2460)   
      
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   The annual Russian New Year Radio Marathon will be on the air from today   
   the 29th of December to the 8th of January with special callsigns   
   R 2025 NY and UE 25 NY.   
   QSL via RQ 7 L.   
      
   (newsline 2460)   
      
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   Special callsign GB 200 LB from the 4th of January until the 31st of   
   January.   
      
   The LB in the callsign stands for Louis [LOO-EY] Braille.   
      
   GB200LB will be operating to celebrate the bicentenary of the invention   
   of the Braille Code for the vision impaired. The 4th of January is   
   Louis Braille's birthday.   
      
   Activity will be mainly on CW.   
      
   QSL via M0OXO   
      
   (rsgb)   
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   Joe, OZJ, will be using the callsign TO  J from French Guiana until   
   the  31st of December.  TO 0 J will operate FT8, CW and SSB on   
   80-6 metres.   
   See QRZ.com for QSL information   
      
   (newsline 2459)   
      
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   Y   
   Polish amateurs have activations planned to celebrate Christmas and   
   the New Year. Listen for HF  CLAUS and SP  CLAUS on the air now   
   through January 6th. See QRZ.com for QSL details.   
      
   (newsline 2459)   
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   Y   
   Starting in January 2025, members of the British Railways Amateur Radio   
   Society will be operating Special Event Station GB 0 LMR to celebrate   
   200 years of the modern railway.   
      
   A year-long celebration of how the railway has shaped Britain:   
   its achievements, its future, its opportunities and its people.   
      
   2025 is the 200th anniversary of the birth of the modern railway.   
   Britain and the world changed forever.   
   Railway 200 celebrates the past, present and future of rail.   
      
   QSL station GB 0 LMR via the Bureau or direct by sending a   
   Stamped Addressed Envelope to  Mark, G1PIE.   
      
   (qrz.com)   
      
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   Y   
   During 2025 the SARL will be on the air with special event callsign   
   ZS 100 SARL, as well as the permanent callsigns ZS6SRL and ZS9HQ and   
   possibly other special event callsigns.   
      
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   Y   
   Celebrating the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, the Israel Association   
   of Radio Communication (formerly known as Israel Amateur Radio   
   Club) will be running special event stations 4 X 8 NER and 4 Z 8 NER   
   from 25 December to 2 January.   
      
   QSL these 2 stations via LoTW, eQSL, or via 4Z5MU.   
      
   (425dxnews)   
      
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   Y   
   VI 2025 AJ   
      
   Australian Scout Jamboree 2025   
      
   >From the 5th to the 16th Jan 2025, yes about 2 weeks away, Scouts   
   will be operating an onsite Radio Base from Maryborough QLD.   
      
   2 HF stations on SSB and FT8 on multiple HF bands.   
      
   Chris VK2CGH / VI 2025 AJ is on a QRZ page   
   (FBook)   
      
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   y   
   ARCTIC   
      
   Oleg, RD 1 A is on board Severny Polyus / North Pole and will be   
   active when time permits as RI 42 SP as the ship travels through   
   various parts of the Arctic.   
      
   The vessel departed Murmansk on September 15 with a team of scientists   
   aboard, and is heading towards the Novosibirsk islands. This is where   
   the drifting polar station will begin its work as part of the   
   North Pole-42 expedition. For many months, polar explorers will   
   conduct research in the high latitudes of the Arctic Ocean,   
   encompassing over fifty scientific programs.   
      
   Ham station RD1A is primarily on CW & FT8 from October 5th for   
   approximately one year.   
      
   QSL RD1A via Club Log OQRS.   
      
   (dx-world)   
      
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   Y   
      
   Our I.A.R.U. celebrates its centenary in 2025.   
      
   Since its founding in Paris, France, IARU has worked tirelessly to   
   promote innovation in amateur radio and to encourage the growth of   
   the service in communities throughout the world.   
      
   VI 100 IARU is a special event callsign transmitting from VK3 to help   
   celebrate the IARU Centennial.   
      
   qsl via MO 0 OXO   
      
   (qrz.com)   
      
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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 [OSCAR-ECHO-ONE-HUNDRED-ROMEO-ALPHA-DELTA-INDIA-OSCAR] is   
   active until the 31st of December celebrating the 100th anniversary   
   of 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   
   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.   
      
   (sourced to ARNewsLine 2410)   
      
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   Y   
   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.   
      
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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/   
      
   Raisa R1BIG is taking her first leap into the exhilarating world of   
   DXpeditionsand what a leap it is!   
      
   Raisa we have mentioned MANY a time the past 18 months or so, that Russian   
   YouTuber.   
      
   Together with seasoned expedition leader Yuri N3QQ, shes gearing up for a   
   rare activation of Cano Island, Costa Rica, operating under the call sign   
   TI 1 RRC. This adventure, organized by the Russian Robinson Club, is set   
   to combine Islands on the Air (IOTA) and Parks on the Air (POTA), making   
   it a must-chase event for IOTA DXers and POTA hunters alike.   
      
      
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