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   Amateur Radio Association at National Voice of America Museum of   
   Broadcasting in West Chester, Ohio. Youngsters under the age of 15 will   
   be calling CQ with the special event callsign W8Y throughout the   
   weekend of July 25th and at specially scheduled times.   
      
   When they are not in the shack, the campers will be involved in   
   radio-related activities similar to those at the regional YOTA camps   
   for young people 15 through 25. You can participate too by watching the   
   opening ceremony at 1700 UTC on Friday, July 25th on the Youth on the   
   Air YouTube channel, where videos will highlight some of the day's   
   activities. Of course, getting these youngsters in your log is the best   
   way to support them. Be listening on the HF bands, especially at the   
   following dedicated times: Friday, July 25th from 2230 to 0100 UTC;   
   Saturday, July 26th from 1500 to 1600 UTC and Sunday, July 27th from   
   2000 to 2100 UTC.   
      
   This is Paul Braun WD9GCO   
      
   (YOTA)   
      
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   STUDENTS SOLAR-CAR EVENT GETS GOOD MILEAGE WITH HAMS   
      
   STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Amateur radio isn't the only activity that seeks good   
   mileage from the sun. How about solar-powered automobiles? High school   
   students are putting these homebrew vehicles to the test and amateur   
   radio is celebrating that challenge, as we hear from Kevin   
   TrotmanN5PRE.   
      
   KEVIN; The Texas Motor Speedway is the scene of the Solar Car   
   Challenge, an event that has been encouraging high school students to   
   experiment with alternative energy since 1993.   
      
   According to a post in the QRZ.com forums, special event station K5S   
   will be on 20 meters from the 17h to the 25th of July to celebrate the   
   cars built by students from California, Florida, Washington state,   
   Texas and elsewhere. Listen for radio operators around 14.340 MHz for   
   SSB and 14.074 MHz for FT8. They'll be on the air from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.   
   US Central Time. The actual four days of the race are the 20th through   
   to the 23rd.   
      
   Naturally, everyone is hoping for good terrestrial - and solar   
   -weather. Everyone, start your engines!   
      
   This is Kevin Trotman N5PRE.   
      
   (SOLAR CAR CHALLENGE, QRZ.COM)   
      
   **   
   BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur   
   Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including   
   the W9YRC repeater of the York Radio Club in Elmhurst, Illinois,   
   following the weekly Wednesday net at 8 p.m.   
      
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   CW OPS PREPARE TO FLY WITH 'FLIGHT OF BUMBLEBEES' EVENT   
      
   STEPHEN/ANCHOR: The Adventure Radio Society is challenging CW ops to   
   turn down their power and get outdoors with the trees and the bees. Jim   
   Damron N8TMW explains.   
      
   JIM: So here's the buzz: If you're a CW operator and enjoy QRP, four   
   hours on July 27th have been reserved just for you. It's the annual   
   "Flight of the Bumblebees," organized by the Adventure Radio Society   
   and anyone can operate from 1700 to 2100 UTC.   
      
   Because the objective is for bumblebee stations to work portable and   
   home-based stations to chase bumblebees, it promises to be quite a hive   
   of activity. You'll know you're working a bumblebee because the   
   operators will append /bb [stroke b b] to their calls. Each bumblebee   
   will be assigned their own number so that they aren't   
   just...bumblingalong.   
      
   This popular event has also worked well for POTA hunters and SOTA   
   chasers but, as always, there are rules to follow and there is a   
   necessary exchange of bumblebee numbers and other information - but   
   always, short and sweet.   
      
   For details, visit the Adventure Radio Society website. The link   
   appears in the text version of this week's newscast at arnewsline.org.   
   The society was formed in the 1990s by Russ Carpenter, AA7QU, in   
   Oregon, to promote the enjoyment of QRP radio outdoors.   
      
   [DO NOT READ:  https://ars-qrp.com/FOBB/FOBB.html   ]   
      
   This is Jim Damron N8TMW.   
      
   (ADVENTURE RADIO SOCIETY)   
      
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   HAMS REUNITE MISSING DAUGHTER WITH FAMILY AFTER 8 YEARS   
      
   STEPHEN/ANCHOR: In India, hams helped a family reunite with a missing   
   daughter they had long since given up for dead. We hear the details   
   from Jim Meachen ZL2BHF.   
      
   JIM: The parents of a woman missing from West Bengal, India, for eight   
   years were reunited with her in early July by amateur radio operators   
   after she was found in Bangladesh. Her parents told local media that   
   she had disappeared from home eight years ago and they were convinced   
   she had died during that time. Local media reports said that the woman,   
   who is now 28, has been determined to have mental challenges.   
      
   A report in the Indian Express said that Muhammed Abdul Gani Fitu,   
   S21BD, a ham in Bangladesh, first spotted the woman at a railway   
   station not far from the social services agency he operates. He told   
   the newspaper that when he spoke with her, he was surprised to learn   
   she was from India. He contacted amateurs in West Bengal and provided   
   information about her home village and her parents' names, which she   
   was able to provide.   
      
   In West Bengal, Ambarish Nag Biswas, VU2JFA, said he received the   
   woman's photos and other details and asked Sanjib Sarma, a shortwave   
   listener who belongs to the West Bengal Radio Club, to assist by   
   locating her parents. They were tracked down the next day and,   
   following a video call between them and her daughter, arrangements were   
   being made with government authorities for her eventual return after   
   her medical condition could be further assessed and managed.   
      
   This is Jim Meachen, ZL2BHF.   
      
   (INDIAN EXPRESS)   
      
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   WORLD OF DX   
      
   In the World of DX, a 12-person team will be using the callsign 9M8A   
   from Satang Besar Island, IOTA number OC-165, East  Malaysia from the   
   26th of July through to the 10th of August. Listen for them operating   
   CW, SSB, FT8 and FT4 on 80 through 6 metres. They will also participate   
   in the IOTA contest. See QRZ.com for QSL details.   
      
   Maxim, OH7O [OH  H  Seven  OH] is on the air as 8Q7YY from the   
   Maldives, IOTA number AS-013, through to the 25h of July. His main mode   
   is SSB but he will occasionally operate using FT8. Listen for him on   
   40, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10 and 6 metres. See QSL details on QRZ.com.   
      
   Be listening for Jo, F8GDP, operating holiday style as	F8GDP/p  from   
   Oleron Island, IOTA number EU-032, from the 20th of July through to the   
   1st of August. He will operate mainly using CW and occasionally FT8.   
   Listen for Jo on 60, 40 and 30 metres.  QSL via the home call.   
      
   Team J45E will be on the air from the 24th through to the 29th of July   
   from Kos Island, IOTA number EU-001. Listen on 80 through 10 metres   
   where operators will be using CW, SSB and the digital modes. The team   
   will also participate in the IOTA contest.  See QRZ.com for QSL   
   details.   
      
   (425 DX BULLETIN)   
      
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   KICKER: A LIFE-SAVING DISTRESS CALL SENT IN 'DOG MODE'   
      
   STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Finally, there are two tiny ham radio heroes in our   
   final story for this week. Both prevented a hiking accident from   
   turning into a tragedy. We'll let Ralph Squillace KK6ITB share the   
   details.   
      
   RALPH: A July 4th hike in the Swiss Alps near the Italian border turned   
   into a fight for life for one hiker after he lost his footing and   
   plunged into an icy crevasse that trapped him 8 metres deep below the   
   glacial surface.   
      
   The hiker was not alone. He'd held onto his amateur radio HT and used   
   it to call for help. According to various media accounts, although his   
   signal was picked up nearby, that radio operator could not narrow down   
   the hiker's location. He reached out to emergency services instead.   
      
   The hiker was also not alone because he had a companion: his small dog,   
   believed to be a Papillon [Pap-EE-Yon]. The little dog remained   
      
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