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   The company has sent a letter to the US Federal Communications   
   Commission, defending its plan to use the 430 to 440MHz radio band   
   outside the US to track and control its proposed fleet of 248 satellites.   
   Those bands have long been allocated to amateur radio operations,   
   including for emergency communications, so the ham community has been   
   campaigning to stop AST from gaining access. It flooded the FCC's online   
   system with over 2,500 comments, many of them protesting ASTs plan to   
   use the spectrum.   
      
   The RSGB National Radio Centre (NRC) has been recognised in TripAdvisor's   
   Travellers Choice Awards for 2025.   
      
   Winners of this award are in the top 10% of listings around the world on   
   TripAdvisor. The award is based on genuine feedback from anyone in the   
   community who has visited and left an authentic, first-hand review on   
   TripAdvisor over a 12-month period.   
      
   This award recognises the passion and dedication of RSGB volunteers and   
   the fantastic role they play in promoting amateur radio at Bletchley Park   
   the home of the National Science Centre.   
      
   If youve recently visited the NRC, leave a review via TripAdvisor.   
   VOTE EARLY- VOTE OFTEN.   
      
   Austin Ayers (WX 3 SVR) is running for US Congress with a campaign   
   focusing on the rights of the amateur radio community. In an email sent   
   to Amateur Radio Daily, WX3SVR described three bills he'd plan to   
   introduce if he's elected:   
      
   1. Amateur Radio Accessibility and Antenna Rights Act   
      
   If elected, would introduce legislation to prevent HOA's, condominium   
   boards, and other private entities from enforcing any such rules that   
   could ban antennas from being installed.   
      
   2. Amateur Radio Spectrum Protection and Expansion Act   
      
   If elected, introduce and sponsor a bill that would protect and expand   
   the amateur radio spectrum. This would prevent Ham spectrum from being   
   re-allocated to commercial users, and allow for bandwidth expansion to   
   accommodate larger limits for modern digital modes.   
      
   3. Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act   
      
   If elected, the Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act   
   would authorize registered non-profit clubs that provide emergency   
   communications to get access to apply for grants through FEMA and DHS,   
   while requiring FEMA and state EMA's to include trained and licensed   
   amateur radio operators in their disaster response plans. He, WX3SVR,   
   would also introduce a tax credit for licensed operators who purchase   
   equipment that will be used for emergency communications.   
      
   More information about Austin Ayers campaign can be found on his website.   
      
   ayersforcongress.com/   
   HOLLAND   
      
   A global contingent of media and entertainment is set to flock to the   
   IBC Show this year, the theme is shaping the future.   
      
   The annual convention will take place Sept. 1215 in Amsterdam with more   
   than 270 speakers and approximately 1,350 exhibitors from 170 countries.   
      
   The show will include a range of topics relevant to both audio and radio   
   professionals. In addition to themes like cloud adoption, virtualization and   
   the digital switchover, AI remains a major talking point for this years show.   
      
      
   In fact, one of the nine projects in the IBC Accelerator Media Innovation   
   Program, AI Assistance Agents for Live Production, includes an audio work   
   stream led by Shure. The project will explore the use of AI assistants in   
   studio environments to help hosts navigate both shift duties and control   
   production systems using natural language commands.   
      
      
   This has wide-reaching implications for how radio professionals interact with   
   production interfaces and speed up tedious tasks.   
      
   IRTS HamFest 2025   
      
   It is just a few week until the Irish Radio Transmitters Society   
   HamFest 2025.   
      
   For our listeners/viewers who may be visiting the Emerald Isle this   
   takes place at the Mullingar Showgrounds, County Westmeath over the   
   weekend of September 6th and 7th.   
      
   The event includes overnight operation from Saturday night to Sunday   
   morning as part of the SSB field day weekend. Novice and experienced   
   people coming together in one place along with a very wide array of   
   amateur radio equipment and stations, technologies, and expertise spread   
   across 30 acres.   
      
   Entry is free for IRTS members and ten euro per day for non-members.   
      
   This would seem a good reason to be a member as their annual membership   
   is 30 euro, so that's a huge incentive, along with IRTS public liability   
   insurance in Ireland, the UK, AND the EU.   
   Continuing the FCC's strong enforcement efforts to protect essential   
   radio transmissions in the US, they have ordered the owners of a spa   
   in Florida to immediately cease operation of a device that was   
   interfering with AT&T FirstNets cellular network.   
      
   Agents from the Miami office of the FCC responded to interference   
   using direction-finding techniques, their investigation identified a   
   Bluetooth speaker located at Asian Touch Spa that was the source of the   
   interference.   
      
   When requested by the agents, employees at the Spa turned off the speaker   
   determined to be the source.   
      
   The agents were later able to confirm that the interference to AT&T   
   FirstNets cellular network had ceased as a result.   
      
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   OPERATIONAL NEWS - A FELIX VK4FUQ PRESENTATION   
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   NOW CONTEST WISE:- 2025   
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   Keyman's Club of Japan CW Contest:   
   1200Z, Aug 16 to 1200Z, Aug 17 that of course is THIS weekend   
   Bands:	160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m   
   kcj-cw.com/contest/rule/2025_46_kcj_dx_.pdf   
      
   (wa7bnm contest calendar)   
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   Remembrance Day Contest On Now   
   16th & 17th August 2025   
      
   Contest Manager is Alan Shannon VK4SN vk4sn@wia.org.au   
      
   wia.org.au/members/contests/rdcontest/   
      
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   The International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend also on now.   
   Saturday 16 August to Sunday 17 August.   
      
   illw.net/   
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   Alisha VK2FASH ALARA Contest Manager :-   
      
   August 30 - 31 ALARA CONTEST   
      
   Contest is always on the last FULL weekend of August.   
      
   Hi everyone, this is Alisha VK2FASH, Contest Manager for ALARA.   
   The 45th ALARA Contest will be held on the last weekend of August   
   from Saturday the 30th to Sunday the 31st.   
      
   Starting time is 0600 UTC on the 30th of August, finishing 24 hours later   
   at 0559 UTC 31st of August.   
      
   All YLs, OMs, Scouts & Girl Guides are invited to participate and it is   
   hoped that everyone will enjoy this friendly contest. It is a great   
   opportunity to make contact with those we dont usually meet on air.   
   Although we are slightly competitive, we do help each other by giving out   
   numbers and spotting each other on Facebook.   
      
   The contest rules are available on the ALARA Contest webpage on the   
   ALARA website. If you would like more information, please email   
   contest@alara.org.au   
      
   73   
   Alisha VK2FASH   
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   WESTLAKES CUP   
      
   13th of September 8:30pm until 9:30pm local time   
   thats 1030 to 1130UTC.   
      
   Operation is Phone on 80 and 40 metres, and all Australian stations may   
   be worked.   
   (vk2wi news)   
      
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   NOW THE DX WINDOW TO THE WORLD.   
      
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   DX WINDOW - AUGUST   
      
   DXCC TRIDENT AWARD   
      
   The ARRL DXCC Trident award recognizes amateur radio operators who have   
   confirmed two-way radio contacts  with  100 or more DXCC Entities on all   
   three modes:  CW, Phone, and Digital (FT, RTTY, PSK, etc.).   
      
   Higher  achievement endorsements can be earned at the  200,  300,  and   
   Honour Roll levels.  All DXCC credits must be visible in Logbook of The   
      
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