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   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   
      
   Ken Yamamoto, JA1CJP Secretary, IARU Region 3 in an email passed to us by   
   WIA Secretary Peter Clee reminds us here at the WIA that in this contest   
   multipliers are the total number of ITU zones plus IARU member society HQ   
   stations worked on each band (not mode). Thus, Society's HQ stations   
   (WIA) participation is very important for the multipliers.   
      
   (SARL/VK8ZZ)   
      
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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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   YOTA Contest 2025   
      
   Organized by the IARU R1 Youth Working Group in cooperation with the   
   Hungarian Amateur Radio Society, the aim of the YOTA Contest is to   
   increase  youngsters activity on the air, strengthen the reputation   
   of the YOTA programme and demonstrate support for youngsters across the   
   world.   
      
   The next 2 sessions of this year's YOTA Contest will be held   
   19 July   
   29 December   
      
   yotacontest.mrasz.org   
      
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   RSGB IOTA CONTEST   
      
   July 26 to July 27, 2025.   
   Mode:	CW, SSB   
   Bands:	80, 40, 20, 15, 10m   
   Work once per band per mode.   
      
   (wa7bnm contest calendar)   
      
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   NOW THE DX WINDOW TO THE WORLD.-----------------   
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   The 2024 Cass Award winners have been announced. These honour DXers   
   who work the greatest number of different stations during a DXpedition.   
   The Single-Operator Cass Award winner is Janusz, SP9FIH, for working   
   15,396 unique stations during his 14-day, one-man A52P DXpedition to Bhutan.   
      
   Well done that man!   
      
   (arrl)   
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   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.   
      
   (NewsLine)   
      
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   Marion Island, Z S 8 W.   
      
   Juris, YL2GM has been to South Africa several times with the promise of   
   transportation to Marion only to be disappointed.   
      
   BUT NOW HE IS ON AIR UNTIL MAY 16.   
      
   Juris is operating CW and SSB on 160 to 6 m from Marion island as ZS8W   
   while his computer is operating FT8. He will be on the island as a radio   
   engineer and a member of the South African Antarctic Program station's   
   communications equipment maintenance team.   
      
   Marion Island is ranked #11 on the Club Log most wanted list.   
      
   (sourced to SARL)   
      
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   REMINDERS:-   
      
   y   
      
   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.   
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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   
   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)   
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   MEDIA WATCH   
      
   An Oldie BUT Goodie.   
      
   If youre a fan of science fiction movies, you would have heard of a movie   
   from 2000, entitled Frequency.   
      
   For this story, John VK4JPM travels to the future... or is that "to the   
   past?"   
      
   Its a typical amateur radio experience: due to unusual aurora activity, a   
   ham operator gets to talk to his son 30 years in the future on the same   
   transceiver that the father is using in the past. Thats not normally what   
   happens on 15 metres, but its a pretty cool yarn involving firemen, cops,   
   space-time-continuum, parallel universes, baseball, and a HeathKit   
   transceiver.   
      
   For an undisclosed time, Frequency is available to watch on ABC iView   
   for free. Every ham should see it, and its safe for a date-night with   
   the YL.   
      
   To find the movie "Frequency":	go to the ABC iView site, and navigate   
   through "channels and categories", then movies, science fiction, and   
   Frequency will be in the list if it's still available.	Or try the Programs   
   A-Z link and scroll to "F".   
      
      
   One of these might be a direct link:   
   iview.abc.net.au/show/frequency   
   iview.abc.net.au/show/frequency/video/ZW4008A001S00   
      
   You do need to have a (free) iView sign on to watch the movie, but the   
   trailer is open. And listen for the classic line:  "want CW or LSB"?  Yes,   
   their operating procedures are suspect - generally it's better to press the   
   button when you transmit - but we've seen worse technology portrayals in   
   movies.   
      
      
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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/   
      
   POTA Ireland   
      
   Ardgillan Castle, Parks on the Air Activation by North Dublin Radio Club.   
      
   North Dublin Radio Club, EI 0 NDR, are at Ardgillan Castle today, Sunday   
   the 27th of April for a public radio demonstration and Parks on the Air   
   activation.   
      
   The club will be operating from inside the Castle itself.   
      
   All visitors, listeners, licenced, and passers-by will be welcome to join in   
   or have a look. The club plans to be active on the 20m and 40m bands from   
   0000 hours to 0400 hours UTC today Sunday.   
      
   (irts)   
      
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - DIGITAL.   
      
   On May 10th the APRS Foundation is hosting its first ever online   
   education summit to promote APRS.   
      
   This ground breaking event is designed to empower, educate, and inspire   
   anyone interested in Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) from beginners   
   to seasoned operators.   
      
   Sessions will cover a range of topics from APRS fundamentals to the   
   future of APRS. Question and answer sessions and networking opportunities   
   will also take place.   
      
   For more details including registration information keep an eye on the   
   APRS Foundation website.   
      
   aprsfoundation.org/aprs-summit-2025/   
      
   (ARD)   
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - IOTA   
   iota-world.org/   
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   Zanzibar Island IOTA NUMBER AF-032.   
      
   Kasimir, DL2SBY will be active as 5 H 1 KB from Zanzibar Island (AF-032),   
   Tanzania until 1st of  May.   
      
   This year he is using a small antenna and low power; he plans a return visit   
   2026 next year with better antennas, an amplifier and a focus on 6m.   
      
   QSL 5h1kb  via LoTW, or direct to home call which again is DL2SB but note   
   he no longer uses the bureau.   
      
   (sarl)   
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