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   internationally popular activity with bonus stations and chasers around   
   the world.   
      
   Only weeks before this year's event, with his health worsening, Ken   
   transferred the event's leadership to his friend Tony Jones N4ATJ,   
   coordinator of North Carolina's K2J station. With the help of Bob   
   Josuweit, WA3PZO, the 13 Colonies event went forward. Ken stayed active   
   as the state manager for the K2A operators in New York. Tony told   
   Newsline that the event's 2025 certificate was one that Ken himself   
   designed -- and that only one change was made to it so it reflected   
   that the event was honoring him, as its founder, this year.   
      
   One event operator wrote on Facebook: [quote] "Ken had no idea just   
   what he had created. What started as a small event, over the next 17   
   years became one of the most participated and celebrated Ham Radio   
   events, not only in the United States, but worldwide." [endquote]   
      
   Next year's event will mark the 250th anniversary of the nation's   
   independence and Tony will be looking for ways to mark that milestone   
   while continuing to honor Ken. He told Newsline: [quote] "I will miss   
   Ken and his guidance." [endquote]   
      
   Ken was 76.   
      
   This is Travis Lisk N3ILS.   
      
   (TONY JONES N4ATJ, LEGACY.COM, FACEBOOK, ARRL)   
      
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   FLORIDA BAPTIST CHURCHES GROW EMERGENCY RADIO NETWORK   
      
   STEPHEN/ANCHOR: People in Florida who turn to their churches in times   
   of need will soon find refuge there in another kind of storm -hurricane   
   season - with the help of amateur radio. Jack Parker W8ISH tells us   
   about creation of a new church radio network-in-progress.   
      
   JACK: His role as the associational mission strategist for the Marion   
   Baptist Association doesn't require Mark Weible, N4GPA, to have a ham   
   license - but Mark, a former pastor, took his FCC test successfully a   
   year ago and since then he has been finding ways to harness ham radio's   
   power for churches' emergency communications during hurricane season.   
      
   The Ocala, Florida Baptist association has already added a radio shack   
   and has plans for a tower. Under Mark's direction, the group is also   
   looking to create a network of hams within its 67 member churches.   
   Pastors are helping Mark locate licensees within their congregations.   
   Meanwhile, the association has a telescoping radio antenna donated   
   after an upgrade done by the Marion Emergency Radio Team, a radio group   
   Mark belongs to which handles disaster communications at the county's   
   Emergency Operations Center.   
      
   Mark plans to give church leaders a tour of the association's radio   
   shack in the hopes it will inspire them to install a shack for their   
   own local congregations. He told the Baptist Press that church   
   involvement makes good sense. He said [quote]:	"If we were to have a   
   hurricane, I'd need to know which churches have power, which churches   
   are not damaged and which churches can host disaster relief teams. I'd   
   need to know which churches need help and which ones can help."   
   [endquote] Meanwhile, he is busy being helpful even without a radio in   
   hand. His chaplaincy training assists him in helping distraught   
   families cope during or after disasters.   
      
   This is Jack Parker W8ISH.   
      
   (BAPTIST PRESS, FLBAPTIST.ORG)   
      
   **   
   BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur   
   Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including   
   the AA7WI repeater in Tucson, Arizona on Fridays at 7 pm local time.   
      
   **   
   FCC CHARGES HAM WITH ILLEGAL 40M OPERATION   
      
   STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Even with the government shutdown here in the US, the   
   clock is still ticking for the FCC to receive a response from the   
   Florida ham charged with illegal one-way communications on the air.   
      
   A notice of violation was issued in late September to Mike F. Conte;   
   KA2FPZ, for having operated last March on 7.200 MHz, engaging in   
   apparent one-way communication with a station for which there is no   
   active amateur radio callsign. According to the Notice of Violation, he   
   confirmed to the agent from the Enforcement Bureau that his   
   transmission was a one-way communication.   
      
   The FCC has ordered him to submit a response and explanation in writing   
   within 20 days of the notice, which was dated the 29th of September.   
   According to a notice on the FCC website, the shutdown has no impact on   
   filings related to enforcement matters. A statement on the website   
   reads: [quote] "Except as specified by the Enforcement Bureau, there   
   are no extensions of deadlines relating to enforcement investigations   
   and other enforcement proceedings that involve specific parties."   
   [endquote]   
      
   (FCC)   
      
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   IARU FORUM HOSTS TOP DX CONTESTER, OFFERING TIPS   
      
   STEPHEN/ANCHOR: This month, contesters who are used to hearing a   
   familiar callsign on the air from Japan will get a chance to hear him   
   off the air - in a forum designed to help them sharpen their own   
   contest scores. We have those details from John Williams VK4JJW.   
      
   JOHN: There's no guarantee that Katsuhiro Kondou, JH5GHM, will be   
   giving away any of the secrets that have made him one of Japan's top DX   
   contesters but....you never know. Don, as he is also known, is   
   presenting a one-hour virtual talk to DX contesters - or those aspiring   
   to become one - on the 19th of October. His presentation on Zoom begins   
   at 0600 UTC.   
      
   IARU Region 3 is hosting the workshop because, according to the   
   region's website, the number of contesters in Asia has been steadily   
   growing. Don had been an avid contester as a teenager in the 1970s but   
   after a hiatus of a decade or so in the '90s, he returned to ham radio   
   and to contesting in 2010.   
      
   To hear his tips and maybe give yourself an edge in the next big event,   
   register by following the link that appears in the text version of this   
   week's newscast at arnewsline.org   
      
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   This is John Williams VK4JJW.   
      
   (IARU REGION 3)   
      
   **   
   HURRICANE WATCH NET LAUNCHES PODCAST   
      
   STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Most of you have certainly heard the Hurricane Watch   
   Net on the air but.....have you heard it as a podcast or even seen it   
   on YouTube? Now you can do either - or both - as we hear from Randy Sly   
   W4XJ. But first, listen carefully:   
      
    [sounds of storm building, followed by voice] "Hello   
   everyone and welcome to the very first episode of HWN Report, the   
   official podcast of the Hurricane Watch Net. I'm Bobby Graves."   
      
   RANDY:	With that introduction - and some stormy sound effects - the   
   Hurricane Watch Net celebrates 60 years of service to the United States   
   National Hurricane Center by entering the world of podcasting. What you   
   heard is the introduction to this new program which brings stories,   
   people, and the history of the net to viewers and listeners. Episode 1   
   of "The HWN Report," hosted by net manager, Bobby Graves, KB5HAV,   
   premiered in early September on YouTube, featuring a tribute to Jerry   
   Murphy, K8YUW, the founder of the net.   
      
   Graves told ARNewsline that the purpose of the podcast is to [quote]   
   "help others understand the full role of amateur radio during   
   disasters, home or abroad, helping the Hurricane Center and forecasters   
   gather more data -  near-real-time ground-truth weather data - and help   
   people to be better prepared before a hurricane. [endquote]   
      
   He announced later that by popular demand, in addition to YouTube, an   
   audio version of each program will be available on services such as   
   Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music and iHeart Podcasts.   
      
   This is Randy Sly, W4XJ   
      
   (BOBBY GRAVES, KB5HAV)   
      
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   WORLD OF DX   
      
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