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   Operators operating from the Wrights Hill Fortress in Wellington,   
   New Zealand.   
      
   VI 100 SIG is special callsign celebrating the centenary of the Australian   
   Signal Corps during 2025.   
      
   And of course VI 100 IARU out of Melbourne is on air.   
      
   "This is Grant VK5GR with news from the International Amateur Radio Union.   
      
   On 18 April 1925, pioneering radio amateurs gathered in Paris to establish a   
   new international union. This year, the International Amateur Radio Union   
   celebrates its centenary and embarks on another century of innovation with   
   changing technologies.   
      
   April the 18th also marked, World Amateur Radio Day. This is when we, the   
   member societies of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU), showed our   
   capabilities to the public and enjoyed global friendship with other amateurs   
   worldwide. For this centennial year, we dedicated the day to   
   Entering the Next Century of Amateur Radio Communications & Innovation.   
      
   For the last 100 years, the IARU has worked tirelessly to promote innovation   
   in our field and to encourage the growth of amateur radio in communities   
   throughout the world. As we look to the future, that work will continue.   
      
   Now, to mark this significant milestone, here in Australia, we are   
   celebrating the 100th anniversary with the operation of a special event   
   station. VI 100 IARU can be found on multiple bands, spreading the word of   
   this milestone occasion. Look for us throughout the month of April and take   
   this opportunity to get a once in a lifetime callsign in your logs!   
      
   VI100IARU   
      
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   REMINDERS:-   
      
   y   
   Special callsign 5 B 50 CARS  has been celebrating the 50th anniversary of   
   the Cyprus Amateur Radio Society. Look for final activity:-   
   25-26 April 100th anniversary of IARU and 75th anniversary of IARU   
   Region 1.   
      
   QSL via LoTW and QRZ Logbook.   
      
   (425dxnews)   
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   Y   
   Bletchley Park will be hosting one of its infamous 1940s weekends in May   
   to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE day.   
      
   In tribute to the event, the RSGB National Radio Centre will be operating   
   special event station GB 2 BP from the 3rd to the 5th of May. Put the date   
   in your diary and make sure you get this callsign in your logbook.   
      
   (rsgb)   
      
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   Y   
   The  Guernsey Amateur Radio  Society  will  operate  special  event   
   station GU 80 LIB on 9-11 May to celebrate the 80th anniversary of   
   the liberation of  the Channel Islands  at the end of World War II.   
   QSL via LoTW,  Club Log's OQRS,  direct,  or via  the bureau.   
      
   (425dxnews)   
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   y   
   The D A R Cs special event callsign DA 25 WARD is active until the 27th of   
   April in recognition of World Amateur Radio Day. Hams around the world   
   celebrate April 18, the day of the founding of the International Amateur   
   Radio Union back in 1925   
      
   See QRZ.com for QSL details.   
      
   (newsline2472)   
      
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   y   
   It was 25 years ago but We Do Remember as if it was yesterday and always   
   will.   
      
   Special Event to Honour the Victims of 9-11:   
   New York City Shanksville PA. and Washington D.C.   
      
   September 06 00:01 UTC ending Thursday September 12, 23:59 UTC.   
      
   Many members of the Alabama Contest Group will activate K4A for the fifth   
   year. This year's event will be called "9-11 We Do Remember."   
   SSB, FT8, CW, and RTTY on all bands 160 through 10 meters, including WARC   
   bands.   
      
   (ard)   
   BEACONS   
      
   There are no more signals from VP8ADE from Adelaide Island, the ice-covered   
   island off the Antarctic peninsula's west coast, the last day on the air   
   for VP8ADE the 28-MHz low-power research beacon was the 21st of February.   
      
   WIA National News Editor Graham has more:-   
      
   "VP8ADE was put into service in the summer of 1979 at the British Antarctic   
   survey base of Rothera. Its tour of duty was originally supposed to have   
   lasted only 3 years as one part of a research programme, according to   
   Laurence Howell KL7L, who was the base radio operator at the time.   
      
   The beacon's collection of critical data on global ionospheric propagation   
   at the F2 layer proved so invaluable that it continued operating for another   
   FOUR decades.   
      
   The beacon shared a small wooden hut with a 1950-era aircraft navigation   
   beacon and with research equipment used for ionospheric D-layer   
   scintillation research used by students of ionospheric researcher   
   Dr. Roy Piggott."   
      
   VP8ADE was proposed by the Radio Society of Great Britain.   
   It was coordinated with the British Antarctic Survey and the Falkland Island   
   radio regulator.   
      
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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/   
   AND WITHOUT DOUBT THIS WAS AN ADVENTURE!   
      
   SG1VA/A   
      
   It took place high upon a Mountain top in Greece, Mount Athos to be precise.   
      
   It's about a DX-Pedition cut short, BUT finally contacts, as we reported   
   last week, validated by ARRL for DXCC.   
      
   During the stay on Mt. Athos, the local police opened an  investigation of   
   their operation based on a complaint  regarding the alleged unauthorized   
   presence of amateur radio group in Mt. Athos. They were told to cease   
   the operation immediately and were invited to the local police station to   
   give statements and to present paperwork.   
      
   The local police concluded that indeed the paperwork, including the amateur   
   radio license, the entry visas and written, stamped and signed Mt. Athos   
   10-day  permit for an amateur radio operation are all in order.   
      
   The Mt. Athos police forwarded the case file to the  Thessaloniki   
   Prosecutor's Office,  who found that there were  no legal violations and   
   that there was no breach of the law.  As such, the case was dismissed.   
      
   All these prove beyond any doubt that the January 2025 operation was legit   
   and is therefore valid.   
      
   The whole SV1GA/A log has been uploaded to LoTW, and the OQRS on Club Log is   
   open for those who would like to have a paper QSL card  for this activation   
      
   (sourced to 425dx news)   
      
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FINAL FRONTIER   
   AMSAT-VK Secretary - secretary@amsat-vk.org   
      
   A New Breed of Satellite and Space Focused Makers is Emerging   
   Several threads have come together pointing to a new breed of space oriented   
   individuals who may be attracted to Amateur Radio. Exploding interest in   
   inexpensive small board computers (SBC), satellite specific firmware for   
   handhelds, 3-D printed parts for satellite antennas and soda can size   
   satellites, and makers using small board computers.   
      
      
   According to Wikipedia, maker culture is a contemporary subculture   
   representing a technology-based extension of DIY culture that intersects with   
   hardware-oriented parts of hacker culture and revels in the creation of new   
   devices as well as tinkering with existing ones.   
      
   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maker_culture   
      
   Taken as a whole, this points in the direction from which new hams,   
   especially students and young adults, may arise. This article is the first of   
   a series about makers as potential recruits for Amateur Radio clubs. To learn   
   more about makers, simply go to YouTube. YouTube is an abundant source of   
   maker videos with some produced by satellite oriented Radio Amateurs and   
   others.   
      
   (ANS-103)   
   The first pop star in space has landed, and her name is Katy Perry.   
      
   Katy Perry just became the 1st pop star to sing in space  but Lance Bass,   
   Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Sarah Brightman and Justin Bieber had their chance   
      
      
      
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