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   NOW THE DX WINDOW TO THE WORLD.-------------   
   DX WINDOW - JULY-----------------   
      
   Celebrating  the  Deutsche Amateur-Radio-Club's  75th  anniversary,   
   four special callsigns  have been activated by DARC till 31 October:   
      
   DC7, D5D, DD7, DK7 and DR75DARC.   
      
   See darc.de/der-club/referate/dx/sonderdiplome/   
   for the "75 Jahre DARC" certificate.   
   QSLs via the bureau, or direct to DL2VFR.   
      
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   It was 25 years ago but We Do Remember You.   
   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.   
      
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   8K3EXPO is on the air until October 13, 1.8 MHz  10 GHz.   
   This event marks the first time a callsign has been established with   
   the 8K prefix and draws attention to the Osaka World Expo.   
      
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   Well you may not WORK them BUT you MAY hear them.   
      
   Once again Italian radio amateurs have been authorized to use the   
   40 MHz band until the end of the year.   
      
   They are allowed to operate from 40.660 MHz to 40.700 MHz with a   
   maximum power of 10 watts.   
      
   The Italian regulator has given permission until 31 December also   
   for 70.1, 70.2, and 70.3 MHz.   
      
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   Switzerland.   
      
   4 U 0 ITU is the call sign for the International Amateur Radio Club   
   at ITU HQ in Geneva to use from 16 May to the end of the year in   
   celebration of the 160th anniversary of the International   
   Telecommunication Union.   
   QSL via LoTW, Club Logs OQRS, or direct to   
   IARC, PO Box 6, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland.   
      
   (sarl)   
      
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   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS --- ASTRONOMY (and Wireless Weather)   
      
   ABC Science Website has reported on the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in   
   Chile, which has released its first images captured by the worlds   
   largest digital camera.   
      
   These high-resolution shots showcase stunning astronomical features both   
   within and beyond our galaxy.   
      
   ABC environment reporter Peter de Kruijff and astrophysicist   
   Jonti Horner from the University of Southern Queensland both marvelled   
   at the extraordinary detail, with Jonti describing the images as   
   remarkably sharp, even when zoomed in to the farthest points.   
      
   The secret lies in the Rubin Observatorys powerful setup:   
   a telescope with an 8.4-metre-wide mirror funnels light into a massive,   
   state-of-the-art camera.   
      
   While most smartphones boast around 12 megapixels and high-end digital   
   cameras about 100 megapixels, the Rubin Observatorys camera dwarfs them   
   all with a colossal 3,200 megapixels.   
      
   THREE THOUSAND TWO HUNDERED!   
      
   tinyurl.com/bde4uam3   
      
   (vk7news)   
      
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - BALLOONS   
      
   THE SECUNDA ARC PICO BALLOON PROJECT   
      
   The Secunda Amateur Radio Club (ZS6SRC) is launching a series of twelve   
   commemorative Pico balloon launches, the first one back in 24 May 2025.   
   These launches form part of the 100-year centenary celebrations of the   
   South African Radio League (SARL), founded in May 1925.   
      
   The project also pays tribute to more than a decade of BACAR  BAlloon   
   Carrying Amateur Radio  and honours the individuals who contributed to   
   its success since its inception. The first BACAR event took place over   
   12 years ago and the idea itself dates to the late 1970s, when Hans,   
   ZS6AKV laid the foundation for amateur radio ballooning in South Africa.   
      
   Each pico balloon commemorates one of the individuals who made a   
   significant contribution to BACAR. The target launch window runs to the   
   second Saturday in October 2025. The balloons are transmitting WSPR on   
   14,09560 MHz and/or 14,09578 MHz.   
      
   And closer to home, in fact today Sunday the 6th.. well lets hear again   
   from Mark VK5QI from the Amateur Radio Experimenters Group, AREG, in   
   Adelaide South Australia.   
      
   Coming up today Sunday July 6 will be AREG's 64th Project Horus high altitude   
   balloon launch. On this launch we're going to be flying our   
      
   cross-band repeater payload, with the aim of the flight being to get it   
   high enough, about 35 kilometres altitude, to provide repeater coverage all   
   the way from Adelaide to Melbourne.   
      
      
   There's also plenty of other ways you can get involved with the flight,   
   including receiving our telemetry and imagery payloads, and tracking the   
   progress of the flight live online. All the details on the launch,   
   including frequencies and repeater access information, is available on our   
   website at areg.org.au - we hope to hear you via the repeater on launch day!   
      
   73 Mark VK5QI   
      
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FAITH.   
   open.spotify.com/playlist/0XDrUVZQMeEt47eAT2oE4P?si=6869c1069e6f45b1   
      
   GT ME TO THE CHURCH ON TIME.   
      
   Plenty of advance notice that the popular Churches and Chapels on the Air   
   event will take place on Saturday the 13th of September between 10am and   
   4pm UTC. No matter where in the world you are, if you are planning to put   
   a station on the air please let John, Wresdell, G3XYF know by emailing   
   him  jhwresdell@gmail.com   
      
   (rsgb)   
      
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - FINAL FRONTIER   
   AMSAT-VK Secretary - secretary@amsat-vk.org   
      
   Jason VK2LAW told us earlier of that SpaceX Transporter-14 carrying   
   humanremains into space.   
      
      
   Two amateur radio satellites also hitched a ride. PARUS-T2, a 3U CubeSat   
   developed by the Taiwan Space Agency with support from National Formosa   
   University, carries a cross-band voice repeater and APRS digipeater. It   
   provides voice communications on uplink 145.980 MHz (67 Hz tone) and downlink   
   435.250 MHz, along with APRS packet services on 145.825 MHz. Students and   
   amateur operators worldwide will have access to the satellites unencrypted   
   telemetry and educational outreach tools.   
      
      
   Indonesias RIDU-Sat 1 also joined the manifest. This 1U CubeSat, managed by   
   the Republic of Indonesia Defence University, uses amateur radio frequencies   
   for educational training and communications. It features a VHF APRS payload   
   on 145.825 MHz and a telemetry beacon on 145.925 MHz, designed to support   
   student learning and community engagement in satellite operations.   
      
   twiar.net/?p=33413   
      
   WW SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS - IOTA   
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   The IOTA (Islands on the Air) number for the St. Peter & St. Paul   
   Archipelago is SA-014. It is listed under the "St Peter & St Paul Rocks"   
   group within the South America region. The archipelago is also known as   
   St. Peter and St. Paul Rocks and is a group of islands under Brazilian   
   sovereignty   
      
   Now the Araucaria DX Group is pleased to announce it has received   
   permission from the Brazilian Navy for a DXpedition to Saint Peter &   
   Saint Paul archipelago to take place in the October  November 2025   
   timeframe. The actual dates will be announced later.   
      
   dx-world.net/saint-peter-and-saint-paul-archipelago-dxpedition/   
      
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   Jim, N6TQ is active during the first two weeks of July from Devon Island,   
   NA-009 as N6TQ/VY0.   
      
   He is stationed at the Flashline MARS Arctic Research Station.   
      
   QSL via LoTW.   
      
   dx-world.net/n6tq-vy0-devon-island-na-009/   
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   REMINDERS   
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   OC-013   
      
   Steve, ZL2KE will again be active from Rarotonga as E 51 KEE during   
   August,  3-18 to be exact. He was previously active from there last   
   year.   
      
      
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