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   parent agency of Voice of America and other international news   
   services, the Voice of America Museum in West Chester, Ohio is assuring   
   visitors that it is not affected by these government decisions. The   
   museum is a standalone not-for-profit entity that relies on support   
   from the public - not federal funding.   
      
   The museum's executive director, Jack Dominic, released a statement   
   reassuring concerned hams and other callers that the museum will   
   continue to tell the story of the Voice of America, even as the news   
   agency itself goes silent. As always, the museum looks forward to   
   seeing hams from around the world during Hamvention this coming May.   
   Museum hours during Hamvention will be from noon to 9 p.m. on Thursday,   
   Friday and Saturday - that's May 15th through to May 17th - and on   
   Sunday, May 18th, from noon to 5 p.m. Admission is $10 at the door.   
   Amateur radio station WC8VOA will be on the air so bring a copy of your   
   license.   
      
   (JACK DOMINIC, VOA MUSEUM)   
      
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   COURT DELAYS DEFUNDING OF RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY   
      
   PAUL/ANCHOR: In related news, a federal court in the United States has   
   declared that Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty, one of the   
   government-run news services marked for dismantling by the White House,   
   cannot be terminated. The US District Court said that the news   
   services' continued operation, serving listeners overseas, was [quote]   
   "in the public interest." [endquote] According to a report on the Radio   
   Wold website, the judge's ruling on March 26th concluded that [quote]   
   "irreparable harm" [endquote] would result from any shutdown.   
      
   (RADIO WORLD)   
      
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   A CW EVENT TURNS THE CALENDAR BACK TO 1935   
      
   PAUL/ANCHOR: Many of us are familiar with the twice-a-year-ritual of   
   turning the clocks ahead or rolling them back but ... how about turning   
   the calendar back, say, 90 years? Andy Morrison K9AWM tells us why some   
   CW ops simply can't wait to do that.   
      
   ANDY: It's time to put away your software-defined rig and enjoy being   
   behind the times - way behind the times. The George Batterson 1935 QSO   
   Party will devote two weekends in April to rigs that were either   
   manufactured or home brewed in 1935 or before. CW ops will be looking   
   to make QSOs on the weekends of April 5th through 7th and April 12th   
   through 14th to honor the Silent Key George Batterson, W2GB, who was   
   one of the original founders of the Antique Wireless Association based   
   in upstate New York.   
      
   The CW ops are hoping for contacts with as many other 1935-era stations   
   as possible on 160, 80, 40 and 20 meters - and they expect that, like   
   the rigs themselves, the experience will be a classic.   
      
   This is Andy Morrison K9AWM.   
      
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   NOMINATE THE NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR   
      
   PAUL/ANCHOR: We remind our listeners that young hams who live in the   
   continental United States have an opportunity to make news, if they   
   aren't already doing so, by being a recipient of this year's Amateur   
   Radio Newsline Bill Pasternak Memorial Young Ham of the Year Award.   
   Consider nominating an amateur radio operator 18 years of age or   
   younger -- someone who has talent, promise and a commitment to the   
   spirit of ham radio. Do you know someone who might qualify to receive   
   this year's honor? Find application forms on our website arnewsline.org   
   under the "YHOTY" tab. Nominations are now open. We are accepting   
   nominations through May 31st.   
      
   **   
   BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur   
   Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including   
   the W8ODJ Summit County ARES repeater on 444.550 MHz in Akron Ohio on   
   Thursdays at 8 p.m. local time.   
      
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   HAMS AID ELDERLY WIDOW LOST FOR 2 MONTHS   
      
   PAUL/ANCHOR: An annual religious pilgrimage in India ended with an   
   additional but unintended journey for an 80-year-old widow who is   
   unable to speak - that is, until a group of hams helped her find her   
   way home recently. Jim Meachen ZL2BHF has that story.   
      
   JIM:  The Hindu pilgrimage known as the Gangasagar Mela left an   
   80-year-old participant lost and alone at the end of the event this   
   past January. She had become separated from the group she had traveled   
   with from her home state. Unable to speak, she was eventually taken to   
   the local police station where officers assumed she was ill and   
   transported her to the district hospital.   
      
   That's when another group - an amateur radio organisation known as the   
   West Bengal Radio Club - was called in by police to solve the mystery   
   of where she was from. The club's members are widely known for their   
   robust communications network which has assisted scores of displaced   
   persons over the years. Using amateur radio and other means, the club   
   circulated information about the woman - and sent her photograph to   
   amateur clubs around the country. Within a few hours, the response came   
   back that the woman was from the state of Uttar Pradesh and had   
   traveled to the annual pilgrimage by train with a group from the   
   district of Ballia. The hams learned that during the past two months,   
   several people from Ballia had returned to West Bengal to look for her   
   but without success.   
      
   The hams provided the missing pieces to the puzzle and according to   
   Ambarish Nag Biswas, VU2JFA, secretary of the radio club, the police in   
   her home district have since been directed by the local magistrate to   
   bring her safely home.   
      
   This is Jim Meachen ZL2BHF.   
      
   (SOCIAL NEWS XYZ, AMBARISH NAG BISWAS, VU2JFA)   
      
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   2 NEW INDUCTEES INTO CANADIAN AMATEUR RADIO HALL OF FAME   
      
   PAUL/ANCHOR: Congratulations to John Schouten, VE7TI, who has been   
   inducted into the Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame for 2024. John   
   was a founding member of the Vancouver Emergency Community   
   Telecommunications Organization, where he has also been a director. He   
   has also served as the local emergency coordinator for Radio Amateurs   
   of Canada for Vancouver. Over the years, John has been regional amateur   
   radio representative and local municipal amateur coordinator for the   
   British Columbia Provincial Emergency Program. He is active with the   
   Surrey Emergency Program Amateur Radio group and Surrey Amateur Radio   
   Communications, where he serves as director and developer of its course   
   for the Basic amateur radio exam. He is also editor of the club's   
   newsletter, The Communicator.   
      
   The hall of fame honor was also given posthumously to Adam Farson,   
   VA7OJ, who became a Silent Key in March of 2024. A winner of the   
   Technical Achievement Award at Hamvention in 2022, Adam's wisdom and   
   expertise was much sought after on a wide range of HF transceivers and   
   amplifiers. The retired telecomm engineer was a longtime member of the   
   North Shore Amateur Radio Club.   
      
   (RAC, QRZ.COM)   
      
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   SPECIAL EVENT IS TRIBUTE TO DXPEDITIONER ZORRO, JH1AJT/SK   
      
   PAUL/ANCHOR: In Fiji, a team of hams has been honoring a friend and   
   fellow DXpeditioner who left a lasting legacy. We hear more from Jason   
   Daniels VK2LAW.   
      
   JASON: The DXer, DXpeditioner and humanitarian known as Zorro, JH1AJT,   
   left enduring footprints on the planet where so many entities in Asia   
   and Africa spelled adventure for him on his activations. His legacy   
   reflects his commitment beyond merely calling QRZ from those locales.   
   His many humanitarian works include the establishment of the Foundation   
   for Global Children in 2010. He also gave an endowment to the INDEXA's   
   Humanitarian Aid Fund.	Zorro sought to improve the lives of people   
   wherever his travels took him, especially children.   
      
   When he became a Silent Key in March of 2022 at the age of 72, his   
      
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