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   astronaut Rabea Rogge, LB9NJ/KD3AID as the 3-day mission undertook the   
   first human spaceflight to orbit the planet over the North and South   
   poles. When pieced together, the images formed a complete picture.   
      
   First-place winner was the Team ARISStocats with students in Lithuania,   
   Italy, Switzerland and here in the US, California and Pennsylvania.   
   Second place was awarded to Team W1HLO-LA1K!, comprising students in   
   Norway, Germany and, here in the US, Connecticut and Pennsylvania.   
   Finally, third-place winner was the team known as GuufyFram! ["GOOFY   
   FRAM"] with students from France, Greece and, here in the US,   
   Pennsylvania, Kentucky and New York.   
      
   The astronaut said, in a statement: [quote] "Well done everyone - we   
   loved to see that all the teams were very international. My hope is   
   that some friendships have formed, the passion for technology has been   
   kindled and that most of all everyone had fun." [endquote]   
      
   This is Andy Morrison K9AWM.   
      
   (AMSAT-UK)   
      
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   WORLD OF DX   
      
   In the World of DX, the  Guernsey Amateur Radio  Society  will	operate   
   special  event station GU 80 LIB from the 9th through to the 11th of   
   May to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of  the Channel   
   Islands at the end of World War II. See QRZ.com for QSL details.   
      
   The Radio Club Pierre Coulon, F5KMB, continues with its celebration of   
   the centenary of the International Amateur Radio Union. Club members   
   are activating four callsigns: TM100I [T M ONE HUNDRED EYE], TM100A,   
   TM100R and TM100U. which will be on the air through to the 13th of   
   July. See QRZ.com for QSL details.   
      
   David, M0YBC will be active as MD0YBC from the Isle of Man., IOTA   
   number EU-116, from the 25th through to the 28th of April and again   
   from the 1st through to the 4th of August. David plans to operate from   
   eight POTA locations on the island. See QRZ.com for QSL details.   
      
   The Japan Amateur Radio League will has a special event station on the   
   air until the 13th of October at the premises of the 2025 Expo in   
   Osaka-city. Listen for the callsign 8K3EXPO. See QRZ.com for QSL   
   details.   
      
   (425 DX BULLETIN)   
      
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   KICKER: HAMS GO TO BAT FOR VANISHING BATS   
      
   PAUL/ANCHOR: For our final story, we look at bats -- flying mammals   
   known for the biological sonar transmissions used for echolocation to   
   help them navigate and find food. Well, meet some bats in northern New   
   York State who recently began transmitting on VHF too - and meet the   
   hams who are tuning in to copy them. Kent Peterson KC0DGY has   
   thatstory.   
      
   KENT: Tricolored bats are tiny -- but the transmitters they are wearing   
   so conservationists can track them, are even smaller. Ashley Meyer from   
   the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is tracking   
   the bats because of the appearance of an invasive fungal disease known   
   as White Nose Syndrome. White Nose Syndrome has caused the bats'   
   population to decline by 98 percent, making them candidates for the   
   endangered species listing.   
      
   That's why some hams in the Adirondack [ADDA-RON-DACK] Mountains are   
   going to bat - for the bats. The state sent out a request to ham clubs   
   asking for help in tracking the bats' signals being transmitted in 1   
   kHz steps between 150 and 151 MHz. Ashley said the Champlain   
   [SHAM-PLANE] Valley Amateur Radio Club responded. Club president Mark   
   KD2RJP said that a dozen or so hams will be participating. Their job,   
   according to Ashley, is to track where the bats spend the summer and   
   record the distance they migrate.   
      
   Ashley said the bat tracking squad will also include agency staffers   
   and bat specialists using ground telemetry. Ashley herself will be   
   tracking bats from a plane during the night of the bats' release.   
      
   Everyone is motivated and excited but remember - since the bats aren't   
   transmitting on the amateur frequencies, don't expect any QSL cards.   
      
   This is Kent Peterson KC0DGY.   
      
   (425 DX BULLETIN, DX WORLD)   
      
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