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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2543 for Friday, July 24th, 2026
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2543 with a release date of Friday,
July 24th, 2026 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. DXpeditioners under 25 will activate Christmas
Island. Get ready for a major meteor-scatter QSO party - and meet Newsline's
Young Ham of the Year for 2026. All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline
Report Number 2543 comes your way right now.
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BILLBOARD CART
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YOUNG OPERATORS TO LEAD 'MILESTONE' DXPEDITION TO CHRISTMAS ISLAND
SKEETER/ANCHOR: Our top story is about a DXpedition that is taking an
extraordinary turn, as eight operators - all under the age of 25 - prepare
to lead the activation of Christmas Island later this year. Graham Kemp
VK4BB tells us about this announcement.
GRAHAM: Young radio operators will be planning, leading and operating
the VK9XY DXpedition in November and December of this year through a
partnership between the Pacific Islands DXpedition Group and Youth on
the Air. Although young operators have been part of previous activations,
including 3D2Y remote from Rotuma and PJ6Y on the island of Saba, the
Pacific Islands group is calling this next operation "a milestone."
The lead operator will be Max Freedman, N4ML. Max and his team will have
veteran DXpeditioners Gregg Marco, W6IZT and Glenn Johnson, WØGJ, as
on-island advisors. Making the announcement on July 20th, the team said
the young operators will include Connor Black, W4IPC; Tyler Schroder,
NT1S; Lukas Bartkus, LY7J; and Urgent Jere, 7Q6UJ -- and that many of
them were part of the two previous DXpeditions.
They will be on the air for about 18 days, starting around the 16th of
November.
This is Graham Kemp VK4BB.
(PACIFIC ISLANDS DXPEDITION GROUP)
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'BROADCAST DATACASTING' EYED FOR DELIVERY OF US WEATHER ALERTS
SKEETER/ANCHOR: In the US, the National Weather Service has its eye on
the broadcasting spectrum as a possible avenue to ensure the delivery
of weather alerts. Kent Peterson KCØDGY brings us the details.
KENT: It's known as broadcast datacasting - the distribution of data
using digital television - and it's showing promise for the National
Weather Service as an alternative means of getting the word out.
According to a report on the tvtechnology.com website, the NWS is working
with the broadcast datacasting specialist Spectra Rep, to evaluate how
the technology can provide a redundant pathway for delivering NOAA weather
audio and other data during emergencies.
The transmitted data would be undetected by viewers, according to the
SpectraRep website.
Broadcast datacasting has been around for quite some time and originated
with closed captioning that appears on many TV screens. Broadcast datacasting
is also in some European countries although European TV employs different
systems than those used in the US, such as Digital Video Broadcasting
and Digital Audio Broadcasting.
NOAA said that the research will help strengthen Weather Radio and broaden
access to its information across the country.
This is Kent Peterson KC0DGY
(TVTECHNOLOGY.COM, SPECTRAREP)
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SILENT KEY: JERRY LEBOW, K2SMC, BROADCAST OWNER, EMERGENCY-ALERT ADVOCATE
SKEETER/ANCHOR: An amateur radio operator and broadcast professional
who helped the FCC make changes in its emergency-alert system has become
a Silent Key. We hear more about him from Andy Morrison K9AWM.
ANDY: Jerry LeBow, K2SMC, had a firm foothold in radio on both the commercial
and amateur side. Licensed as a ham since 1955, he made his living in
the broadcast world. He was a cofounder of the Sage Broadcast Group of
stations, which had properties in the northeastern and Midwestern US.
He was also a longtime member of the Society of Broadcast Engineers.
Through his company, Sage Alerting Systems, he manufactured equipment
that became widely used to transmit emergency warnings for governments
and for the petrochemical industry. In 1994, he became involved in the
FCC's efforts to make the transition from its older Emergency Broadcast
System to the newer Emergency Alert System.
Jerry was 81.
(RADIO WORLD)
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HAMSCI NEEDS OPERATORS FOR METEOR SCATTER QSO PARTIES
SKEETER/ANCHOR: What's better than a late July party? How about a second
party a few weeks later. These are meteor scatter parties and you're
invited, as Jeremy Boot G4NJH tells us.
JEREMY: HamSCI is looking for radio operators to be calling CQ on 10
and 6 metres using the digital mode MSK144 or simply to serve as passive
monitors during two upcoming meteor showers. The first are the Southern
Delta Aquairiids between the 29th and 31st of July, followed by the Perseids
between the 12th and the 14th August. HamSCI is hoping to receive data
collected on 28.145 MHz and 50.260 MHz, especially any .WAV files of
de-codes and operator contact logs from WSJT-X.
These are not the last of this year's parties, however. The final meteor
scatter QSO party will be during the Geminids between the 13th and the
15th of December.
For operating hours and other details about how to help generate propagation
data during these events - which are also friendly competitions - visit
the link in the text version of this week's newscast at arnewsline.org
[DO NOT READ: www.hamsci.org/msqp ]
This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.
(HAMSCI)
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NEVADA TO GET 'WORLD'S MOST SENSITIVE' RADIO TELESCOPE
SKEETER/ANCHOR: The state of Nevada is poised to become home to what's
being called the world's most sensitive radio telescope. Travis Lisk
N3ILS tells us what's planned.
TRAVIS: Construction is about to begin for a radio telescope known as
the Deep Synoptic Array considered the most sensitive of its kind to
date. The project is being led by Caltech, the California Institute of
Technology, and is planned for the Nevada desert. According to the Caltech
website, the telescope recently passed its final design review, allowing
building to begin on what will ultimately be a collection of 1,650 radio
dishes covering an area of 12 by 10 miles, or 20 by 16 kilometres.
Scientists expect the Deep Synoptic Array to have the ability to collect
and identify more radio sources in any given day than any radio telescopes
currently in operation. The researchers said they expect its initial
survey to note nearly 1 billion objects emitting radio waves. Its special
functions will include the study of pulsars, black holes and fast radio
bursts and it raises hopes that it will detect other transient events
that have gone undetected until now.
This is Travis Lisk N3ILS.
(AMSAT NEWS SERVICE, CALTECH)
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ADVOCATES FOR DISABLED ATHLETES GETS BOOST FROM AMATEURS
SKEETER/ANCHOR: In Vermont, the relationship between ham radio operators
and an advocacy group for the disabled has a long history and it has
traveled a long road - how about more than 100 miles every year? Daniel
Garcia W2DIY tells us about this enduring relationship.
DANIEL: Inside the communications trailer of the Twin State Radio Club,
a handful of hams operated at several stations, always ready for the
just-in-case moments that can happen when people run or ride horses along
a long wooded trail in Vermont for 30 hours or more. As they have done
for 34 years, the hams were supporting the Vermont 100, a fundraising
challenge which drew 500 participants between the 18th and 20th of July.
The runners and riders maxxed out their endurance and determination in
support of Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports, which promotes accessible
activities for athletes with visual and mobility impairments. The course
had 10 aid stations and four horse holds - with amateurs present at each.
Rob Mather N1XSS, communications lead for the event, told Newsline that
the course was well-covered by amateur radio thanks to the Connecticut
Valley FM Associaton's 2-meter repeater high atop Mt. Ascutney. Several
hams are also part of the Green Mountain Bike Patrol, which also provides
medical support along the course. The trailer was equipped with public
service radios as well that could contact the regional dispatch center
in an emergency.
Rob told Newsline this isn't the end of the successful run - not for
the team of 60 hams or the participants out on the trail. He said: [quote]
"We do it all over again in September for the Vermont 50." [endquote]
That's another fundraiser. If you wish to be part of the action, contact
Rob via his email address at n1xss@mather1.com [PRON: En One Ex Ess Ess
at MatherOne dot com] His email address also appears in the text version
of this week's script at arnewsline.org
This is Daniel Garcia W2DIY.
(ROB MATHER N1XSS)
**
BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur
Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world including
the N8VAA repeater, serving parts of West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland
and Pennsylvania and the Potomac Highlands Amateur Radio club from Moorefield,
West Virginia on Monday nights at 8.
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TAKING THE CHALLENGE ON 12 METERS
SKEETER/ANCHOR: Have you operated on 12 meters yet? Have you even thought
of trying it? Well, meet a ham who is actually CHALLENGING you to do
so. We hear more about him from Dave Lee M9TLB.
DAVE: Twelve metres is typically not known as the most popular band for
most operators and so Ian, EI3LH, is posing a challenge that is rooting
for this presumed underdog of bands. He has launched an activity known
as "Midnight Runners." It's a challenge to operators to use CW or SSB
only to complete 12 contacts on the band during a single operating session
- a field activity such as a POTA, SOTA, Lighthouses or Beaches on the
Air. Likewise, chasers at home can qualify to be Midnight Runners by
logging their own dozen contacts with the portable stations.
Sorry, but there are no grand prizes. Those who succeed in the mission
do get a reason to feel grand anyway - they receive a membership certificate
declaring them one of the proud "Midnight Runners" -- and right now there
aren't many.
Ian writes in his blog that this activity is his way of raising the profile
of the 12-meter band which he believes is often forgotten among CW and
sideband operators. He said that the concept was born as a result of
a discussion about 12 metres that took place on the SOTA Reflector.
If you complete your "twelve-on-twelve," be sure to let Ian know by contacting
him at midnight@ei3h.eu (midnight at ei3h dot EU) and send a text list
of your QSOs, with all the details.
Since this is a new venture, who knows? You may end up getting membership
number 12....as well as a virtual pat on the back from Ian.
This is Dave Lee M9TLB.
(IRTS, EI3LH.EU BLOG)
**
FOUR YLs AWARDED YLRL SCHOLARSHIPS
SKEETER/ANCHOR: Academic achievement and commitment to amateur radio
has paid off in a big way for four YLs who have been named recipients
of scholarships from the Young Ladies Radio League. Two of the YLs are
previous recipients of Newsline's Bill Pasternak Young Ham of the Year
award. Randy Sly W4XJ introduces them to us.
RANDY: Four young top achievers are receiving scholarships from the Young
Ladies Radio League to support their continued studies. The Ethel Smith
K2LMB Memorial Scholarship is being awarded to Grace Papay, K8LG, who
is being recognized for the second year in a row with this scholarship.
The third-generation ham and top contester is also a satellite enthusiast.
She was the first recipient younger than 21 to receive the AMSAT Grid
Master Award. The Michigan resident is studying electrical engineering
at Cedarville University in Cedarville, Ohio. Amateur Radio Newsline
named her its Young Ham of the Year in 2024.
Last year's Young Ham award recipient, Katie Campbell, KE8LQR, has been
chosen by YLRL for its Mary Lou Brown NM7N Memorial Scholarship. An avid
contester and CW op, Katie has been active as assistant youth coordinator
for the ARRL's Ohio Section. Her commitment to other young people in
ham radio has included roles with Youth on the Air for the Americas and
instructor for the Long Island CW Kids' program.
Sabrina Mol, WS8EMT, is receiving the Martha Wessell KØEPE Memorial Scholarship.
A student at Columbia Southern University, where she is majoring in emergency
management, she credits amateur radio with introducing her to emergency
communications.
A recent high school senior from Michigan, Kanushi Desai, KE8RNA, will
be attending Johns Hopkins University to study electrical engineering
with the help of a YLRL scholarship. Kanushi serves as the ARRL Michigan
Section's youth coordinator and she is vice president of the Midland
Amateur Radio Club. She also edits their newsletter.
Congratulations, everyone!
This is Randy Sly W4XJ.
(YL HARMONICS NEWSLETTER)
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WORLD OF DX
In the World of DX, listen for Tom VK2TBC using the callsign VKØTBC from
Casey Station, Antarctica
until December. He will operate SSB and FT8.
Ishmael, 8P6PE will be active as 9Y4/8P6PE from Trinidad & Tobago, between
the 25th of July and the 9th of August. He will be active from several
POTA references.
The callsign AT90VANI is on the air until the 16th of August to mark
the 90th anniversary of All India Radio, India's state-owned public
radio broadcaster. Operators are using SSB and SSTV on 10, 12, 15 and
20 metres
A team of operators, including BA1GM, BD1RX, BG1DX and others will be
active from Changshan Island, IOTA Number AS-158, using the callsign
BY1AA during the RSGB IOTA contest on July 25th and 26th. Listen for
them on the main HF bands. They will also be on the air on the WARC bands
before the contest.
For QSL information and other operating details for these stations, visit
QRZ.com
(425 DX NEWS)
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2026 YHOTY FINDS FUN IN OUT-OF-THIS WORLD EXPERIENCES
SKEETER/ANCHOR: Finally this week, weâ€Öre proud to announce the 2026 winner
of the Bill Pasternak WA6ITF Memorial Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham
of the Year award. Here with the story is the award committee chairman,
Mark (Abram-oh-vich) Abramowicz NT3V….
MARK: Carsten Glasbrenner KQ4SJM of Brookville in central Florida was
almost speechless when he learned in a recent phone call he had been
selected as this yearâ€Ös YHOTY.
CARSTEN: Youâ€Öre kidding! Thatâ€Ös awesome!
MARK: Carsten, who is 14 and holds a General Class license earned in
May 2024, took his Technician test at the age of 11. He is the son of
Drew and Merete Glasbrenner. Carsten gives his dad, KO4MA, credit for
planting the seeds that sprouted into an early interest in amateur radio
– specifically, satellites and using
radio to take advantage of atmospheric changes to talk to people far
away.
CARSTEN: Talking through a technological box in space. But, also 2-meter
e-skip, and tropo, which was really cool, and some HF.
MARK: Carsten says he was pretty nervous making his first satellite contact
just a month after earning his General and called on dad for some help.
CARSTEN: I hadnâ€Öt learned completely how to point and polarize the antenna
yet. So I was more talking and he was helping me out through what I was
going to say since FM satellites are rather quick so itâ€Ös kind of
hard to understand when youâ€Öre first doing them. So he was helping me
out with the call signs, what to say, what to copy and what grid square
I was. I didnâ€Öt know what grid square we were in yet.
MARK: Carsten says his interest in sharing his new-found hobby with other
young people led to invitations to speak at Hamcation and the Dayton
Hamvention and earned him a position as AMSATâ€Ös youngest ambassador.
This past March, Carstenâ€Ös proposal to get more young hams working satellites
became a reality. Itâ€Ös called Students On the Air days and theyâ€Öre held
the first and third Tuesdays of each month.
Carsten has activated a number of rare grid squares in the short time
heâ€Ös
been active. Carsten has well over 100 satellite contacts in the log
and says heâ€Ös looking
to make many more. He begins high school this fall and says his interest
in
kit-building, especially soldering components, might set him on the path
to
electrical engineering.
From all of us here at Amateur Radio Newsline, Congratulations Carsten!
Iâ€Öm Mark Abramowicz NT3V.
SKEETER/ANCHOR: Carsten will be presented the award at the Huntsville
Hamfest on Saturday, August 22nd in the Von Braun Center in Huntsville,
Alabama.
**
NEWSCAST CLOSE
With thanks to Amateur Radio Daily, AMSAT News Service; CalTech; David
Behar, K7DB; DXWorld.net; EI3LH.eu Blog; Facebook; FCC.gov; 425DX News;
HamSCI; IRTS; Pacific Islands DXpedition Group; QRZ.com; RadioWorld;
Rob Mather, N1XSS; shortwaveradio.de; SpectraRep; TVTechnology.com; Wireless
Institute of Australia; YL Harmonics; and you our listeners, that's all
from the Amateur Radio Newsline. We remind our listeners that Amateur
Radio Newsline is an all-volunteer non-profit organization that incurs
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For now, with Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT at the news desk in New York, and
our news team worldwide, I'm Skeeter Nash N5ASH in Jonesboro Arkansas
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