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   of the RSGB magazine, RadCom, in 2024. She has been recognised through   
   the society's Wortley-Talbot Trophy which recognises in particular her   
   article, "Height of Reflections at HF," that appeared in the August   
   2024 magazine issue. She is a longtime member of the HamSCI community.   
      
   This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH. (HAMSCI)   
      
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   WORLD OF DX   
      
   In the World of DX,  Andy, G7SQW, is operating as EJ/G7SQW from   
   Arranmore Island, IOTA number EU-121, on the 19th and 20th of April.   
   Andy will be on the HF bands using SSB and the digital modes. See   
   QRZ.com for QSL details.   
      
   Members of the Rede dos Emissores Portugueses will be activating three   
   callsigns marking World Amateur Radio Day between the 18th and 24th of   
   April. Listen for CR1IARU from the Azores, IOTA number EU-175, CR3IARU   
   from Madeira, IOTA number AF-014 and CR5IARU from mainland Portugal.   
   QSLs via CT1REP.   
      
      
   Peter, PD1RP, is celebrating the 80th anniversary since the end of the   
   German occupation of the Netherlands during World War II. He is on the   
   air as PD80FREE until the 30th of June. All QSOs will be confirmed   
   automatically via the bureau.   
      
   (425 DX BULLETIN)   
      
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   KICKER: THE SUMMIT OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS   
      
   JIM/ANCHOR: Emergency preparedness comes in many shapes. It can be an   
   organized drill, a regularly scheduled net or, as three hams in   
   California recently found out, it can be as simple as leaving your   
   2-meter rig on and monitoring it. Ralph Squillace brings us this week's   
   final story - a tale of rescue following serious injury on a   
   snow-encrusted SOTA summit..   
      
   RALPH: Greg Davidson, KF6CNS, recalls sitting in his garage with a   
   friend in late March when a call for help came over on the 2-meter   
   simplex calling frequency. Vincent LeVeque KF6FLJ had been hoping for a   
   day of SOTA on Mt. Williamson in the Angeles National Forest when his   
   hike ended in a 150-foot slide down the hillside and a bone-breaking   
   crash into a tree. Vincent had dropped his mobile phone; his emergency   
   beacon had little power remaining - but he was able to call for help on   
   his handy talkie. Greg received that call 50 miles away thanks to a   
   large commercial antenna at home. His immediate telephone outreach   
   eventually led him to Will Richards KJ6JJB, operations leader of county   
   sheriff's Montrose Search & Rescue. Will dispatched a helicopter and   
   stayed on the phone with Greg who was maintaining radio contact with   
   Vincent. Pinning down the location's coordinates precisely posed a   
   challenge for the helicopter but Vincent was soon spotted, his bright   
   orange windbreaker standing out against the snow.   
      
   Vincent told Newsline he was airlifted to the nearest trauma center for   
   surgery on his femur and he is now recovering. He said Greg's   
   attentiveness to the calling frequency that day may well have saved his   
   life. Will quickly noted, however, that Vincent himself did some   
   emergency preparedness too: the dashboard of his parked car held a map   
   of his intended hiking route --  and another option to track him down.   
   He said that both Vincent and Greg "did everything right."   
      
   This is Ralph Squillace KK6ITB.   
      
   (GREG DAVIDSON, KF6CNS; WILL RICHARDS, KJ6JJB; VINCENT LEVEQUE, KF6FLJ)   
      
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   traditional haiku format - a three-line verse with five syllables in   
   the first line, seven in the second and five in the third. Submit your   
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   shout-out on our website, where everyone can find the winning haiku.   
      
   NEWSCAST CLOSE   
      
   With thanks to	Amateur Radio Daily; Anne Landers, VK7BYL; ARRL; David   
   Behar K7DB; Des Moines Register; 425 DX Bulletin; Greg Davidson,   
   KF6CNS; HamSCI; Jocelyn Brault, KD8VRX; KCCI; Mike Gormley, WA8VEC;   
   Norma O'Hare, VK2YL; QRZ.com; Radio Society of Great Britain; Radio   
   World; shortwaveradio.de; Tech Central; Vincent LeVeque, KF6FLJ; Will   
   Richards, KJ6JJB; Wireless Institute of Australia; YouTube; Zero   
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