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- HAMS RESPOND AS DEADLY QUAKE ROCKS THAILAND, MYANMAR - COURT HALTS WHITE HOUSE ACTION AGAINST VOICE OF AMERICA - SKYWARN YOUTH NET PREPARES NEXT GENERATION - SUCCESSFUL AMATEUR CONTACTS FOR FRAM2 SPACECRAFT - SILENT KEY: LONGTIME PITTSBURGH-AREA DJ, RADIO HOST JIM QUINN, W3VEX - SILENT KEY: DAN CROUCH, KF7DC, MINGUS MOUNTAIN ROUNDTABLE MODERATOR - NOMINATE NEXT YEAR'S YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR - ANTARCTIC RESEARCH BEACON GOES SILENT AFTER 46 YEARS - IOTA SEEKS VOLUNTEER TO SERVE AS CHECKPOINT FOR BRAZIL - NOMINATION DEADLINE NEARS FOR CQ AMATEUR RADIO HALL OF FAME - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: COMMUNITY'S FONDNESS FOR TOWER IS A TALL ORDER SCRIPT AUDIO

- EARTH-VENUS-EARTH BOUNCE A FIRST FOR NETHERLANDS - OFCOM PROPOSES DIRECT SMARTPHONE-SATELLITE CONNECTIONS - HAMS REACH OUT TO BOOST AUTISM AWARENESS - VOICE OF AMERICA MUSEUM REASSURES VISITORS - COURT DELAYS DEFUNDING OF RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY - A CW EVENT TURNS THE CALENDAR BACK TO 1935 - NOMINATE THE NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR - HAMS AID ELDERLY WIDOW LOST FOR 2 MONTHS - 2 NEW INDUCTEES INTO CANADIAN AMATEUR RADIO HALL OF FAME - SPECIAL EVENT IS TRIBUTE TO DXPEDITIONER ZORRO, JH1AJT/SK - WORLD OF DX - PIERRE PULLINMYLEG HAS BIG NEWS FOR YOU - OR NOT SCRIPT AUDIO

- US GOVT TO SHUT VOA AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICES - FCC SEEKS PUBLIC SUGGESTIONS ON POSSIBLE DEREGULATION - STRANDED NASA ASTRONAUTS RETURN TO EARTH FROM ISS - YOUNG AMATEURS PREPARE FOR DX YOUTH ADVENTURES - SILENT KEY: WALTER CARLINGTON, VP9KD, FORMER NET DIRECTOR FOR CARIBUS NET - WORK AT REPEATER SITE COSTS WEST COAST HAM HIS COUNTY JOB - NOMINATE THE NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR - US NAVY COMMUNICATORS LOOK TO HAM RADIO TECHNOLOGY - SPECIAL EVENT STATION MARKS POLIO VACCINE ANNIVERSARY - EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FROM NEW ZEALAND'S NEW MOBILE EOC - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: FOR AM RADIO, SIGNOFF IS A SIGN OF THE TIMES SCRIPT AUDIO

- QUESTIONS LOOM AFTER CUTS AT US WEATHER AGENCY - RADIO EYED AS ESSENTIAL COMMUNICATION AGAINST WILDLIFE RAMPAGE - HAM RADIO BECOMES TOOL FOR FARMERS, FISHERMEN IN INDIA - NEWSLINE'S NEIL RAPP, WB9VPG, AND 3 OTHERS ARE HAMVENTION HONOREES - STATION IN AUSTRIA ADDS RADIO DARC PROGRAM - FCC RULE OPENS UP 6 GHz BAND TO MORE UNLICENSED VLP DEVICES - NAVIGATION SYSTEM TRACKS LANDER ON LUNAR SURFACE - NOMINATE THE NEXT "YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR" - HAMS UNITE TO MARK 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF ERIE CANAL - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: HELLO, MOON TO EARTH? ANYBODY HOME? SCRIPT AUDIO

SCRIPT: Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2471 for Friday, March 7th, 2025 Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2471 with a release date of Friday, March 7th, 2025 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1. The following is a QST. A survey reveals some important trends in Brazilian amateur radio. Huntsville's new museum of communications and technology is open -- and the founder of the Hurricane Watch Net becomes a Silent Key. All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2471 comes your way right now. ** BILLBOARD CART ** SURVEY GIVES DETAILED SNAPSHOT OF HAM RADIO IN BRAZIL PAUL/ANCHOR: Our top story takes us to Brazil where a recent survey is providing a detailed look at trends among hams in South America's largest nation. Jeremy Boot G4NJH shares some of its findings. JEREMY: An important snapshot of the state of amateur radio in Brazil has provided the national ham radio society and the telecommunications regulator with insights into relevant trends. The sampling of 940 hams in 27 states and 350 cities was conducted in May of 2024 by Guillermo Crimerius, PY2BIL, a member of the board of the Sao Paulo chapter of LABRE, the Liga de Amadores Brasileiros de Rádio Emissão. Guillermo told Newsline that the findings are also being shared with the regulator ANATEL. He said that the findings held no surprises but many details were nonetheless significant. Brazil's ham radio community remains predominantly male, with women comprising only 2 percent of the hobby. Survey results also showed that hams are an aging population in Brazil: 72% are between 40 and 70 years old, with most of them between 40 and 60. While new licensees continue to join Brazil's ham community every year, there is low membership in clubs and associations, giving little opportunity for the networking and skills training usually provided by them. Guillermo writes: [quote] "This scenario has had an impact on new generations of hams, who face difficulties in learning the essential technical matters and especially the operational and cultural activities." [endquote] For a full copy of the report, which is downloadable, visit the link in the text version of this week's newscast at arnewsline.org This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH. (GUILLERMO CRIMERIUS, PY2BIL) ** NOMINATE THE NEXT "YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR" PAUL/ANCHOR: We remind our listeners that young hams who live in the continental United States have an opportunity to make news, if they aren't already doing so, by being a recipient of this year's Amateur Radio Newsline Bill Pasternak Memorial Young Ham of the Year Award. Consider nominating an amateur radio operator 18 years of age or younger -- someone who has talent, promise and a commitment to the spirit of ham radio. Find application forms on our website arnewsline.org under the "YHOTY" tab. Nominations are now open. We are accepting nominations through May 31st. ** BRANDMEISTER DMR PHASING OUT SOME RADIO IDS PAUL/ANCHOR: Certain Radio IDs that have been in use on the Brandmeister DMR network are going away later this year. Sel Embee KB3TZD explains. SEL: The Brandmeister DMR network has announced that it is phasing out its support of certain Radio IDs that do not comply with the Mobile Country Code, or MCC, numbering system. This means that by June, radio operators with certain DMR IDs will need to request new numbers to be assigned to their radios. The first phase of these changes will begin on the 1st of June, when Brandmeister will stop supporting five-digit CAP+ IDs. Starting on the 1st of January, 2026, radios with seven-digit personal radio IDs that begin with the numeral 1 will also stop working on the network. In making this announcement, Brandmeister assured repeater operators that it will continue indefinite support of repeaters that have six-digit radio IDs. Brandmeister said in its announcement in late February that this an effort to address improperly numbered Radio IDs – something Brandmeister has been trying to contain for seven years. It...

- COMBINED TECHNOLOGIES HELP ASTRONOMERS FIGHT RFI - BRAZILIAN YL DXPEDITION CELEBRATES WOMEN'S PROGRESS - YLRL OFFERING 3 MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS - SILENT KEY: RAIN REPORT'S ALANSON P. "HAP" HOLLY, KC9RP - ALABAMA ACTIVATION RECALLS 'BLOODY SUNDAY' OF US CIVIL RIGHTS ERA - YHOTY NOMINATING WINDOW OPENS - GET READY FOR RAPID DEPLOYMENT AMATEUR RADIO - TECHNIQUE MAY MAKE SOLAR PANELS MORE AFFORDABLE - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: BROADCAST STUDENTS GET SCHOOLED IN AMATEUR RADIO SCRIPT AUDIO

- UK REGULATOR EYES SPECTRUM SHARING ON 6 GHZ BAND - DOGS PULL SLEDS AND MICHIGAN HAMS PULL LONG SHIFTS ON AIR - ARGENTINE RADIO CLUB HOSTING ITS FIRST YL MEET-UP - SILENT KEY: SOUND ENGINEER, POTA ENTHUSIAST IAN KUHN, KI9W - YOUTUBE TRIBUTE HONORS BELOVED NEW ZEALAND CW OP - NEW LOOK AT MEASURING RF POLLUTION IN SOUTH AFRICA - FREE ADMISSION FOR YOUTH AT INT'L DX CONVENTION - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: BIOGRAPHICAL FILM TO END A SILENT KEY'S RADIO SILENCE SCRIPT AUDIO

- DEVELOPING STORY: RIGEXPERT'S UKRAINE OFFICES DESTROYED BY MISSILE - NEW EFFORT TO SAVE AM RADIO IN US VEHICLES - LAWMAKERS RECONSIDER MEASURE TO PROTECT ANTENNAS IN HOAS - METALLIC VAPORS DETECTED AFTER STARLINK RE-ENTRIES - HAM RADIO OPERATOR IS FRONT-RUNNER TO LEAD GERMANY - HAMS INTERCEPT "SUSPICIOUS" RADIO SIGNALS ON INDIA'S BORDER - PLUTO SPECIAL EVENT IN ITS 5TH YEAR OF ORBIT - ISS CONDUCTS "REHEARSAL" OF FRAM2 IMAGE TRANSMISSIONS - AM RADIO STATION BACK ON FREQUENCY AFTER REPORTED TOWER THEFT - AMATEUR ASTRONOMER ACTIVATES METEORITE'S LANDING SPOT - RULES PUBLISHED FOR WORLD RADIOSPORT TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: FOR POLISH YL, 50 YEARS OF MAGIC AND ADVENTURE SCRIPT AUDIO

- HAM TO TRANSMIT SSTV IMAGES FROM 1ST POLAR-ORBIT SPACEFLIGHT - AUSTRIAN SHORTWAVE SITE DISMANTLED - TURKISH AMATEURS ACTIVATE IN MEMORY OF EARTHQUAKE VICTIM - BRAZIL'S NAVY OKs 1ST ARCHIPELAGO DXPEDITION IN 23 YEARS - AUSTRALIAN REGULATOR FINALIZES LICENSE-FEE CHANGES - HAM CLUB LIVES THE GOOD LIFE IN RETIREMENT COMMUNITY - DEADLINE APPROACHES FOR SOFTWARE AWARD NOMINEES - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: SQUIRRELING AWAY A PERSONAL TREASURE SCRIPT AUDIO

- MT. ATHOS DXPEDITION HALTS AMID CONTROVERSY - BOUVET 3YØK TEAM SIGNS TRANSPORTATION CONTRACTS - AMSAT-SWITZERLAND HONORS HISTORIC HAM SATELLITE QSO - CORONAL LOOP 'FLICKERING' SEEN AS CLUE TO SOLAR FLARES - PRESENTERS NEEDED FOR SOUTHEASTERN VHF CONFERENCE - NASA ANTENNA BEING REPURPOSED FOR SATELLITE TRACKING SYSTEM - MESH NETWORK FOR 70CM A PROJECT IN CANADA - EASTERN COLORADO HAMS' REPEATER GROUP TO ENHANCE SAFETY - SILENT KEY: NOTED CW CONTESTER ROSEL ZENKER, DL3KWR - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: WHEN "KILLER ELECTRONS" JOIN THE CHORUS SCRIPT AUDIO

- HAM HELPS MOTHER WHOSE CHILDREN LEAVE PILGRIMAGE WITHOUT HER - AVALANCHE TRANSCEIVER PINPOINTS BODY OF SKIER - HAM RADIO IRELAND BEING PUBLISHED ONLINE AGAIN - AMATEUR RADIO'S GIFT TO LAKE PLACID OLYMPIC MUSEUM - SILENT KEY: YUKON'S "RADIO RAY," RAYMOND FRED FUGARD, VY1RF - OFCOM EYES PRIVILEGES FOR MORE VISITING HAMS IN UK - HAMCATION ORGANIZERS NAME AWARD RECIPIENTS - HAMSCI HOSTING ZOOM SESSIONS FOR PERSONAL WEATHER STATION - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: INSPIRING SWEET DREAMS OF MOONBOUNCE SCRIPT AUDIO

- REPEATER SYSTEM STAYS ROBUST DURING CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES - TEAM OF 6 FROM INDIA TO ACTIVATE 'HOLY GRAIL' IOTA - SILENT KEY: TOP DXER, YHOTY SUPPORTER, DENNIS MOTSCHENBACHER, K7BV - GET READY FOR WINTER FIELD DAY - DMR RADIOS OPEN UP THE WORLD TO STUDENTS IN INDIA - VOICE OF AMERICA MUSEUM POISED TO REOPEN - WEST BENGAL HAMS COMBINE PUBLIC SAFETY WITH DXPEDITION - ARMY SIGNAL REGIMENT HOSTS SPECIAL EVENT IN NETHERLANDS - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: THE SHOW MUST (AND DID) GO ON SCRIPT AUDIO

- UNPRECEDENTED FINE FOR HAM IN EMERGENCY-INTERFERENCE CASE - STORM DAMAGE KEEPS AUSTRALIAN REPEATERS OFF AIR - SWISS PUBLIC BROADCASTER SHUTS ANALOGUE FM REPEATERS - AMATEUR RADIO LESSONS FOR CIVIL SERVICE OFFICERS IN INDIA - PACKET RADIO NETWORK LOOKING TO EXPAND - PRIVILEGES EXTENDED IN GERMANY FOR 6M and 4M - 'SPACE JUNK' FROM ROCKET LANDS IN KENYAN VILLAGE - PENNSYLVANIA AMATEURS CONTINUE PROGRAM TO AID VETERANS - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: CHASING POTA, BUT ANSWERING A DIFFERENT CALL SCRIPT AUDIO

- PARKER SOLAR PROBE 'TOUCHES' THE SUN - HANDIHAM PROGRAM LOOKS BACK ON GAINS, SUCCESSES - STRAIGHT KEY MONTH IS HERE - SILENT KEY: JOSEPH HENRY STORMER, W3TL, EMERGENCY COMMUNICATOR - GEORGIA CLUB DONATES RADIO BOOKS TO LOCAL LIBRARY - CQ DX MARATHON RETURNS FOR YEAR-LONG RUN - HAM CLUB AT DEUTSCHES MUSEUM CALLS QRZ FOR CENTENNIAL - CONVENTION TACKLES TOPIC OF DXPEDITION CHALLENGES - YEAR-LONG SPECIAL EVENT CELEBRATES BRITAIN'S RAILWAYS - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: WINNING NEWSLINE HAIKU CELEBRATES LIFE-SAVING RADIO SCRIPT AUDIO

- ROCKET'S SELF-DESTRUCTION ABORTS HAM SATELLITE'S JOURNEY - ISS HOSTING SPECIAL SSTV EVENT FOR HOLIDAY SEASON - NEW OBSTACLE FOR BILL TO KEEP BROADCAST AM RADIO IN US CARS - CALIFORNIA HAMS TO ESTABLISH GMRS REPEATER FOR COMMUNITY - CONCERN OVER STORMS' IMPACT ON SATELLITES - RADIO DARC SHORTWAVE PROGRAMMING TO DEBUT FROM ENGLAND - HAM RADIO CALLING CQ AT AUSTRALIAN SCOUT JAMBOREE - GROWING RESCUE GROUP IN NY GETS INFUSION OF NEW RADIOS - LOGS ARE DUE FOR CONTEST HONORING SO-50 SATELLITE - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: SPECIAL EVENT GIVES VOICE TO THE MEMORIES OF SILENT KEYS SCRIPT AUDIO

- ESA SATELLITES CREATING ARTIFICIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE - HAMSCI PLANS CONFERENCE FOR ITS 'BIG YEAR' - WHISTLER GROUP, MAKER OF SCANNERS, SHUTS DOWN - INDEXA TO SEEK NOMINEES FOR CQ HALL OF FAME - SILENT KEY: HUMANITARIAN, AWARD-WINNING DXER ANTONIO GONZALEZ, EA5RM - INTREPID DX GROUP YOUTH ESSAY CONTEST ANNOUNCES WINNERS - ALARA MARKS HALF-CENTURY IN A BIG WAY - ALEXANDERSON ALTERNATOR SENDING MESSAGE FROM SWEDEN - CIVIL AIR PATROL BOOSTING ITS USE OF HF RADIO IN ALASKA - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, HAM RADIO STYLE SCRIPT AUDIO

- ISS LAUNCHES JAPAN'S WOODEN HAM RADIO SATELLITE - GEMINIDS SHOWER: METEORS' FINAL HURRAH OF 2024 - GET READY FOR THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS SPECIAL EVENT - CINCINNATI EVENT CELEBRATES THE WARMTH OF AM MODE - BBC RADIO DOCUMENTARY HIGHLIGHTS POWER OF CW - SILENT KEY: GASTON BERTELS, ON4WF, "ELDER STATESMAN" OF ARISS - SILENT KEY: NZ NET's GERARD VAN ANTWERPEN, ZL2GVA, CW AWARD-WINNER - DOZENS OF STUDENTS AT NYC MODEL SCHOOL PASS LICENSE EXAM - STATIONS CALL ATTENTION TO AMATEURS WITH DISABILITIES - HUNDREDS GATHER IN KOLKATA FOR HAMFEST INDIA - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: YOU'D BETTER WATCH OUT FOR THE SANTA WATCH NET SCRIPT AUDIO

- FCC APPROVES SATELLITE-TO-CELL COVERAGE FOR STARLINK - FORUM IN SRI LANKA EXPLORES SATELLITES' NEW ROLES - HAMSCI LAUNCHES FREE QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER - IN INDIA, BACK TO SCHOOL AND BACK TO BASICS - RADIO SUPPORT IS FAMILY AFFAIR AT CONNECTICUT ROAD RACE - PRESENTERS NEEDED FOR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE - MEET THE NEWEST OP IN AUSTRALIA: SANTA! - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: ROUNDING OUT SOME ACTION ON LOCAL REPEATERS SCRIPT AUDIO

- ONGOING ISS AIR LEAK MYSTIFIES SPACE AGENCIES - FCC EYES NEW RULES FOR VEHICLE SAFETY ALERTS ON 5.9 GHz BAND - SOTA ACTIVATORS IN UK PREPARE FOR GAULFEST - SHORTWAVE IN ENGLAND STEPS IN AS AUSTRIAN SHORTWAVE FADES OUT - "OPERATION TOY TRAIN" GETS HELP FROM HAMS IN PENNSYLVANIA - SILENT KEY: MICHAEL McNAMARA EI2CL, DXER, ISLAND ACTIVATOR - ARDC STAFFER TO OVERSEE GRANT AWARDS - RADIO TELESCOPE IN NETHERLANDS CONTACTS 3 MARS ORBITERS - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: SANTA NETS GIVE KIDS A CLAUS FOR CELEBRATION SCRIPT AUDIO

- QSOS BEGIN VIA CHINESE AND RUSSIAN STUDENTS' CUBESAT - BRENDAN CARR TO REPLACE JESSICA ROSENWORCEL AS FCC CHAIR - COMMITTEE TO REVIEW IARU REGION 3 BAND PROPOSAL FOR CW - OHIO SITE MARKS 30TH YEAR SINCE VOA WENT OFF THE AIR - SILENT KEY: JOHN BOSTIC, WB4GOV, OF THE SOUTHCARS NET - CHANGES UNDERWAY IN ARRL's VEC PROGRAM - GET READY TO WORK YOUNG OPS DURING YOTA MONTH - NEW ZEALAND NETWORK GROWS WITH HELP FROM HAMS - FOR 25TH YEAR, SKYWARN SPOTTERS GET THEIR DAY - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: ONE HAM'S CHALLENGE TO THE WORLD: TRY SOMETHING NEW SCRIPT AUDIO