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   to secure unauthorised discounted parking on campus.   
      
   As the offending escalated, the woman is alleged to have altered her   
   academic results and eventually threatened to sell confidential student   
   data on the dark web, NSW Police said in a statement.   
      
   tinyurl.com/3w2jpwn9   
      
   The Queensland State Government is to spend $1 billion to overhaul its   
   technology delivery, aiming to unify IT investments and systems across   
   19 departments over the next 4 years.   
      
   Outlined in the state budget for 2025-26, the funding will be   
   administered by the Department of Customer Services, Open Data and Small   
   and Family Business, which was formed following a cabinet reshuffle at   
   the end of 2024.   
      
   tinyurl.com/28prt3x6   
      
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   SpaceX Transporter-14 Rideshare Delivers Small Sats, Re-entry Tech, and   
   Memorial Ashes   
      
      
   A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in   
   California carrying 70 payloads for a diverse range of customers. The   
   mission, known as Transporter 14, is the latest in SpaceXs dedicated   
   rideshare program, which provides cost-effective launch services for small   
   satellites and experimental spacecraft.   
      
      
   Among the payloads was a special memorial capsule containing cremated human   
   remains and DNA samples. The Exploration Companys new Nyx reusable spacecraft   
   is flying this commemorative mission in cooperation with Celestis, a company   
   specializing in space burials. Nyx will circle Earth two or three times   
   before being recovered, carrying remains and DNA from about 150 people.   
      
      
   A new study has revealed that the May 2024 Gannon Solar Storm caused GPS   
   signals to be off by up to 70 meters, severely impacting farmers who lost   
   over $500 million USD due to malfunctioning GPS-guided machinery during peak   
   planting season.   
      
      
   The storm, the most powerful in 20 years, created widespread ionospheric   
   turbulence that distorted GPS signals for up to two days and produced   
   stunning auroras visible to USA observers as far south as Mexico and Spain.   
   Boston University researchers used a network of fixed GPS receivers   
   originally intended for tectonic studies to measure the disturbances,   
   uncovering a massive wall of ionospheric plasma that threw off positioning   
   data across North America.   
      
      
   This GPS disruption affected not only agriculture but also aviation,   
   exceeding the safety margin for altitude precision during landings. Experts   
   warn that this storm was mild compared to a potential Carrington-level event,   
   which could cause even more severe global consequences. Scientists suggest   
   that real-time ionospheric monitoring and AI-based signal correction could   
   help mitigate such risks in future storms.   
      
      
   The New York Office of the FCCs Enforcement Bureau has sent a pirate letter   
   to the owner of a mixed-use property in one of the five New York City   
   boroughs.   
      
      
   The commission is investigating a complaint about an unlicensed broadcast, in   
   June and November of last year as well as this past January, on 89.3 FM from   
   Hampden Place.   
      
      
   Public records indicate that Hampden Realty owns the property, which is   
   classified as a walk-up apartment with ground-floor stores. On-site notices   
   identify Exclusive 1 Realty as the property manager. The FCC addressed the   
   letter to both.   
      
      
   As an aside, Pirate Letters" Were Sent to 41 Properties in 2024   
      
   Mexicos president has threatened legal action over debris from a recent   
   SpaceX rocket explosion near the U.S.-Mexico border. President Sheinbaum said   
   the government is investigating potential violations of international law due   
   to environmental contamination.   
      
      
   The explosion occurred during a ground test of a SpaceX Starship at its   
   Starbase facility in Texas, sending a large fireball into the sky. Mexican   
   officials are now conducting a comprehensive environmental review focused on   
   the nearby state of Tamaulipas. This comes after the U.S. FAA approved an   
   increase in annual Starship launches from five to 25, despite warnings from   
   conservation groups about threats to wildlife.   
      
      
   President Sheinbaum emphasized that any resulting lawsuit would be based on   
   scientific findings and legal analysis. If filed, the lawsuit would follow   
   another recent case in which Mexico sued Google over the labelling of the   
   Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America" for users in the United   
      
   States. This change, is seen by Mexico as a violation of its sovereignty   
   and a distortion of geographical naming conventions.   
      
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   OPERATIONAL NEWS - A FELIX VK4FUQ PRESENTATION   
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   NOW CONTEST WISE:- 2025   
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   Marconi Memorial HF Contest: 1400Z, Jul 5 to 1400Z, Jul 6   
   CW on:	160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10m   
   Rules at:   
   arifano.it/contest_marconi.html   
      
   (contestcalendar.com/weeklycont.php#18550)   
      
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   IARU HF World Championship NEXT weekend..   
      
   The 24-hour IARU HF World Championship starts at 12 HUNDRED UTC on   
   Saturday 12 July and ends at 11:59 UTC on Sunday 13 July.   
      
   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   
      
   (SARL)   
      
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   Trans-Tasman Low Band Contest - 19 JUL   
      
   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/   
      
   Central Coast Amateur Radio Club is but just one club getting behind   
   this event by building and installing a 40 meter vertical.   
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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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   Remembrance Day Contest   
      
   This contest is held every year on the anniversary of the end of   
   World War II, in honour of the Australian amateurs who lost their   
   lives in wartime.   
      
   This contest is unusual because the trophy goes to the Australian   
   state or territory that scores the highest level of activity.   
      
   Next contest 16th & 17th August 2025   
      
   Contest Manager is Alan Shannon VK4SN vk4sn@wia.org.au   
      
   wia.org.au/members/contests/rdcontest/   
      
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   Oceania DX (OCDX) Contest   
      
   The Oceania DX Contest is managed by the Oceania DX Contest   
   Committee, info@oceaniadxcontest.com   
      
   The OCDX contest is Oceania's only international style contest where   
   contacts with stations all over the globe are able to participate.   
      
   Oceania stations may contact any station for QSO points whilst   
   non-Oceania stations are required to contact any station in Oceania   
   for QSO points.   
   The contest runs over the first two full weekends in October and has   
   SSB, CW and SWL categories   
      
      
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