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   to the 8th at the Scout camp in Mar del Plata and is being held in   
   recognition of International Womens Day on Saturday, March 8th.   
      
   Marina, LU1VYL, who is on the national societys board of directors, told   
   our US counterpoint Newsline that the talks and workshops will cover a   
   variety of topics, including a discussion of why national radio societies   
   play such a vital role in defending amateurs use of the spectrum in each   
   country.   
      
   Radio Club YL Chile, CE4YLC, will share the story of how their club   
   evolved and grew. A number of DXpeditioners have presentations planned   
   so they can share their adventures. Workshops will include an introduction   
   to DX, practical ways to study CW and construction of double bazooka   
   dipoles and CW oscillators.   
      
   Theres good news for those who want to get on the air:   
   Marina said there will be a station at the camp site.   
      
   WASHINGTON, D.C.   
      
   Congressman August Pfluger, alongside Congressman Joe Courtney and   
   U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Richard Blumenthal, introduced bipartisan,   
   bicameral legislation to enhance emergency response capabilities and   
   safeguard US communities.   
      
   The Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act will "ensure that amateur   
   radio operators can continue to play a vital role in ensuring public   
   safety during emergencies by providing critical communication when other   
   systems fail." "Natural disasters and other emergency situations that   
   hinder our regular lines of communication are unfortunately unavoidable,   
   which is why we must bolster our emergency preparedness by removing the   
   barriers amateur radio operators often run into when installing antennas,   
   "  Pfluger said.   
      
   "Amateur radio plays a vital role in public safety by delivering critical   
   information to people at all times. My district is home to dozens of   
   amateur radio operators ready to volunteer in the event of an emergency,   
   and I am proud to lead this legislation."   
      
   WHY RADIO AMATEURS SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE LEVELS OF RF NOISE   
      
   This is one of the leading discussions during the SARL Centenary Technical   
   Symposium on 22 March 2025. In fact, it should not only be radio amateurs   
   that should be concerned but any person or organisation that is reliant on   
   the radio spectrum. If climate change is such a serious problem, pollution of   
   the RF spectrum is following close on its heels.   
      
   The DARC (the German national amateur radio society) has taken the problem   
   seriously and has developed a monitoring system with over fifty monitoring   
   point across Germany. The system is called ENAMS, the acronym for Electrical   
   Noise Area Measurement System. The DARC team has developed an updated   
   version, ENAMS 2. The SARL is privileged to have one of the senior engineers   
   on the ENAMS team, Andreas Lock, DG8AL to be present at the Centenary   
   Technical symposium.   
      
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   OPERATIONAL NEWS - A FELIX VK4FUQ PRESENTATION   
      
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   NOW CONTEST WISE:- 2025   
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   This is Roger Harrison VK2ZRH, manager of the VHF-UHF Field Days.   
      
   You may recall that, a couple of weeks ago, on the broadcast of the 2nd of   
   February, I mentioned that some well-motivated souls from the Eastern and   
   Mountain District Radio Club in Victoria were beavering away in the   
   background to develop a program to convert VKCL logs into Cabrillo files, so   
   that they could be checked by the automated method that is used with other   
   WIA contests.   
      
      
   Well, I am glad to report that, after several iterations, the VKCL conversion   
   program is working to everyones satisfaction and all logs for the 2023 and   
   2024 VHF-UHF Field Day events have been converted into Cabrillo format, ready   
   for log checking to proceed.   
      
      
   Now the conversion of logs from the recent Summer VHF-UHF Field Day can   
   proceed.   
      
      
   There are a few small issues to resolve with some submitted logs so that all   
   can be included and it wont be too long before tables of results can be   
   compiled and published.   
      
      
   Resolving the format for publishing all the results is another step along the   
   way. Rome wasnt built in a day.   
      
      
   We must all thank the team of two programmers from the EMDRC for stepping   
   forward and for their diligent efforts in helping to resolving the hiatus   
   occasioned by the passing of Mike VK3AVV.   
      
      
   This is Roger Harrison VK2ZRH for WIA NATIONAL NEWS.   
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   CQ 160 METER CONTEST   
      
   SSB February 21 - 2200Z February 23.   
      
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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   
      
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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 9pm to 10pm NZDT (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   
      
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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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   FEBRUARY 2025   
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   Northern Arizona DX Association will be continuing with year five of the   
   10-year special event countdown to the 100th anniversary of the discovery   
   of Pluto by Clyde Tompaugh at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona.   
      
   This annual 9-day event is held each February through to the 2030   
   anniversary. This year's event will take place February 15-23 (UTC).   
      
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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.   
      
   qsl via MO 0 OXO   
   A team of operators from DARC is active until the 27th of April using   
   special callsign DA 0 IARU. The station is operating to celebrate the   
   100th anniversary of the IARU.   
   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.   
      
      
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