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   logs.   
      
      
   No matter what logging program you used  or will use to meet tomorrows   
   deadline  get that log in!   
      
      
   No matter if you stuck with VKCL, or thought youd give N 1 M M a try. So long   
   as the electronic log you submit meets the Rules as posted to the VHF-UHF   
   Field Days web page on the WIA website.   
      
      
   In the meantime, a couple of well-motivated souls from the Eastern and   
   Mountain District Radio Club have been beavering away in the background to   
   develop a program to convert VKCL logs into Cabrillo files. They have made   
   extraordinary progress. I venture to say that an announcement about it is   
   imminent.   
      
      
   This will aid overcoming the hiatus occasioned by the untimely passing of   
   Mike Subocz VK3AVV, developer of the popular VKCL contest logging program.   
   This team of two are to be commended for stepping forward. We all owe them   
   hearty thanks.   
      
      
   Keep an eye on the VHF-UHF Field Days web page on the WIA website.   
      
   This is Roger Harrison VK2ZRH for VK1WIA News.   
      
   CQ 160 METER CONTEST   
      
   SSB February 21 - 2200Z February 23.   
      
   (cq)   
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   The IARU 100th Anniversary Centennial QSO Party.   
      
   The IARU CQP will be held for nine days, beginning Saturday 12 April and   
   ending Sunday 20 April. This event will celebrate 100 years of the IARU   
      
   (sarl)   
      
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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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   NZ Straight Key Night   
      
   Next New Zealand Straight Key Night will be held Sunday 8 June   
   from 0800 to 0900 UTC on 80 metres.   
      
   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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   IARU HF World Championship.   
      
   The 24-hour IARU HF World Championship starts at 12 HUNDRED UTC on   
   Saturday 12 July and ends at 11:59 UTC on Sunday 13 July.   
      
   This annual contest supports amateur self-training in radio   
   communications, improving operating skills, conducting technical   
   investigations and inter-communicating with other amateurs around   
   the world using the 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 metre bands   
      
   (SARL)   
      
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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.   
      
   PC 80 TT is the special callsign for members of VERON Leiden to celebrate   
   the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands during   
   World War II (5 May 1945).   
      
   Look for activity now until June One   
      
   QSL PC80TT via the bureau to PI4LDN.   
      
   The special call sign honours the memory of Rudolf Tappenbeck (PCTT),   
   a pioneer of Dutch amateur radio who died in Neuengamme concentration   
   camp 1944.   
      
   (425dxn)   
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   Our I.A.R.U. celebrates its centenary this year (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.   
      
   Try as we may, and our Editor Graham VK4BB has tried, we will endeavour to   
   find out more about this special event.   
      
   qsl via MO 0 OXO   
   A 9 100 IARU is the special callsign for the Bahrain Amateur Radio   
   Society to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the International   
   Amateur Radio Union. Look for activity for five days each month   
   (which days don't ask me! HiHi)  during 2025. QSL via EC6DX.   
      
   (qrz.com / 425 dx news))   
      
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   This year the SARL is on the air with special event callsign   
   ZS 100 SARL as the society celebrates their centenary of organised   
   amateur radio activity in South Africa.   
      
   (sarl)   
      
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   Don, KW7R is active as V73KW from the Marshall Islands in the north   
   western Pacific Ocean. He is there on a work assignment until   
   September and in his spare time, he operates CW and FT8 on various bands.   
      
   QSL V73KW via Logbook of the World.   
      
   (RSGB)   
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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/   
      
   LETS GO PARKNG.   
      
   Where are the most POTA, Parks?   
      
   >From the POTA database, it looks like the award for the most parks goes   
   to Victoria here in VK:   
      
   3462 entities.   
      
   Second one on the list is England with 3405 parks.   
      
   This is followed by New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia.   
      
   Now we move to Canada:   
      
   British Columbia 1224   
   Ontario 1162.   
      
   Scotland has 1158, South Australia back here in VK with 935.   
      
   And finally, the first US state is New York with 841 active parks.   
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   LB0OG, SP1C, SP1FM and SQ1GU will be active as C5PL from the   
   Tanji  Bird Reserve Parks On The Air number GM-0004, The Gambia   
   now until 7 of February.   
      
   They will operate CW, SSB, FT8 and maybe FT4 on 80-6 metres, with a focus   
   on 20-10 metres.   
      
   QSL via LoTW and Club Log's OQRS.   
      
   They also plan side trips to the West Kiang Marine Park   
   (POTA GM-0008) as C5PL/p, and the Delta du Saloum National Park   
   (POTA SN-0002), Senegal as 6W/homecall/p.   
      
   (425 dx news)   
      
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   And leaving the BEST Adventure group news to last is the word from   
   "on high" that a news mountain goat exists in VK4.   
   SOTA enthusiast  Adele, VK4APT has qualified for her SECOND Mountain Goat   
   award when she activated VK4/SE-024. Congratulations Adele.   
      
   (sarl)   
      
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- ASTRONOMY (and Wireless Weather)   
      
   NORTH TO ALASKA   
      
   Capital is Juneau and just over 1000 kilometres Nor Nor West is the   
   town of Gakona which boasts a population of less than 150 people BUT it IS   
   home to the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program or HAARP.   
      
   HAARP are conducting a research campaign January 28 through to today,   
   February 2 UTC Operating frequencies will vary, but all HAARP   
   transmissions will be between 2.75 MHz and 10 MHz.   
      
   This campaign is being conducted in support of research proposals from   
   University of Fairbanks Alaska, the University of Florida, the Naval   
   Research Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Cornell University,   
   Dartmouth College and more.   
      
   Research topics for this campaign include VLF generation and ducting   
   and space debris detection.   
      
   (ard/Wikipedia)   
      
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FINAL FRONTIER   
   AMSAT-VK Secretary - secretary@amsat-vk.org   
      
   On March 10, 1965, a historic connection in amateur radio via satellite   
   was established between HB9RG and DL6EZA.   
      
   This first satellite connection of radio amateurs marks a significant   
   moment in the history of amateur radio. The AMSAT-HB HB9RG Trophy   
   honours this event and recognizes HB9RG's interdisciplinary achievements.   
      
   The "Distance" category focuses on the establishment of further radio   
   connections, instead of  as in many other contests  the number of   
      
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