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   In the World of DX, Nobu,JA0JHQ, is on the air as T88PB from Koror,   
   IOTA number OC-009, Palau on the 11th through to the 13th of April.   
   Nobu is also participating in the CW portion of the Japan International   
   DX Contest that weekend. See QRZ.com for QSL details.   
      
   Two special callsigns are being activated to mark special occasions for   
   hams in Cyprus. The callsigns 5B50CARS and 5B100IARU will be on the air   
   to mark the 50th anniversary of the Cyprus Amateur Radio Society and   
   the Centenary of the International Amateur Radio Society, respectively.   
   Activity is expected on the 15th and the 18th of April and again on the   
   25th and 26th of April. The hams are also celebrating the 75th   
   anniversary of IARU Region 1. See QRZ.com for QSL and certificate   
   details.   
      
   Listen for Luke, ZS6LUK, using the callsign A25LUK  on the air from   
   Botswana until the 30th of April. Luke is operating SSB, FT8 and   
   JS8Call on 40, 30, 20 and 10 metres.  See QRZ.com for QSL details.   
      
   Markus, DJ4EL, is on the air holiday style as IF9/DJ4EL, from the Egadi   
   Islands, IOTA number EU-054, from the 13th through to the 23rd of   
   April. Markus will operate SSB on 40-10 metres from SOTA and POTA sites   
   on the islands of Favignana, Levanzo and Marettimo. See QRZ.com for QSL   
   details.   
      
   (425 DX BULLETIN)   
      
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   KICKER: HAMS' STEADY CLIMB TO SUCCESS FOR FM RADIO STATION   
      
   SKEETER/ANCHOR: Who understands the pain of not being able to get on   
   the air better than an amateur radio operator? So when a small   
   community broadcast station in Australia developed an issue that   
   hampered their ability to transmit, some local hams came in to help   
   them troubleshoot. Graham Kemp VK4BB has our final story for this week.   
      
   GRAHAM: The friendly voice of WAY-FM, along with its news and music,   
   had been silent for too long. The Christian-based, listener-supported   
   community station needed even more support - in this case, amateur   
   radio support - to get back on the air. The problem was twofold, both   
   with the 10 metre high base link antenna and at the broadcaster's   
   remote transmitter station. The cause wasn't completely clear though   
   until Hayden, VK7HH, and his friend Nicholas hiked up a rugged mountain   
   1100 metres above sea level in Tasmania on the 29th of March, repaired   
   the solar powered, FM-Band transmitter station by installing a   
   temporary, self-built, antenna and got the station back on the air.   
      
   Hayden told Newsline in an email that all they had to do was swap the   
   feed lines over to another set of antennas for the studio-transmitter   
   link to the remote site and install the temporary main transmitter   
   antenna.   
      
   The existing antennas were showing a bad SWR resulting in the   
   transmitter folding back the power to protect itself.   
      
   The two-hour drive up - and another 1.5-hours back - plus the 3-km hike   
   afterward up steep slopes was well worth the effort.   
      
   Happy to have been helpful, the friends documented their adventure in   
   two installments on Hayden's YouTube Channel, hamradiodx. Like the   
   radio station they assisted, they are hoping it will provide a little   
   bit of inspiration.   
      
   This is Graham Kemp VK4BB.   
      
   (YOUTUBE, HAYDEN HONEYWOOD, VK7HH)   
      
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   NEWSCAST CLOSE   
      
   With thanks to	Amateur News Daily; ARRL; Binghamton,edu; David Behar   
   K7DB; FCCs; Great Falls Masonic Amateur Radio Club; Hayden Honeywood,   
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