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- 2 FCC COMMISSIONERS LEAVING AGENCY - STEPP-IR TO END AMATEUR ANTENNA PRODUCTION - WEATHER RADIO STATIONS GO OFF AIR FOR UPDATES - DXPEDITION TEAM RETURNS TO SABLE ISLAND - FCC PROPOSES $25,000 FINE AGAINST CB OPERATOR - NASA's 'SPOT THE STATION' WEBSITE BEING DISCONTINUED - SPECIAL EVENT STATION MARKS 65th ANNIVERSARY OF CANADIAN TRAIL - BROADCAST HONORS ARMSTRONG'S DEMO OF FM RADIO - LEADERSHIP CHANGE FOR 13 COLONIES SPECIAL EVENT - JUNE IS AMATEUR RADIO MONTH IN NEW HAMPSHIRE - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: KOSOVO DXPEDITION DID NOT GO UN-"HERD" SCRIPT AUDIO

- FCC EYES GIVING SATELLITES 20,000 MHz MORE OF SPECTRUM - SOLO DXPEDITIONER HONORED FOR 61,000 QSOs - RECORD ATTENDANCE AT HAMVENTION - YASME GRANT WILL FIND RBN NODE ON SOUTH ATLANTIC ISLAND - SILENT KEY: DICK JANSSON, KD1K, LONGTIME AMSAT VP FOR ENGINEERING - SOUTH AFRICA LICENSES 48 NEW RADIO AMATEURS - OHIO TRAFFIC NET MARKS 50 YEARS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE - HAP HOLLY, KC9RP/SK, RECEIVES FINAL NEWSMAKER AWARD, POSTHUMOUSLY - 'QUEENS OF THE MOUNTAINS' EVENT RETURNS - PROJECT EYES HAM RADIO ON GEOSYNCHRONOUS SATELLITE - JUNE IS 'AMATEUR RADIO MONTH' IN HAWAII - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: PRIME TIME TV IS BACK ON BOARD THE ISS SCRIPT AUDIO

- REPORT: US UNPREPARED TO HANDLE MAJOR SOLAR STORM - ON-LOAN DMR KIT STARTS YOUNG UK HAMS ON THEIR JOURNEYS - ANTENNA AUCTION RAISES FUNDS FOR SCHOLARSHIP - STUDENTS GET FREE ONLINE LESSONS ABOUT WEATHER SATELLITES - LONGTIME ELECTRONICS SUPPLIER SHUTS DOORS IN US - SPECIAL EVENT FOLLOWS TRAIL OF 19TH CENTURY EXPLORERS - LUXEMBOURG ISSUES POSTAGE STAMP FOR IARU's CENTENARY - SPECIAL EVENT OPERATORS RECALL HISTORIC JOHNSTOWN FLOOD OF 1889 - DEADLINE NEARS FOR 'YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR' NOMINEES - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: TIME FLOWS ON, THANKS TO 'FOUNTAIN" OF UNPRECEDENTED ACCURACY SCRIPT AUDIO

- IARU OUTLINES RE-ENGINEERED VISION, ELIMINATING REGIONAL ENTITIES - UNIVERSITY IN ROME LOGS QSOs TO WELCOME NEW POPE - HISTORIC TURNOUT FOR BANGLADESH HAM RADIO EXAM - SILENT KEY: THE QSO RADIO SHOW'S TED RANDALL, WB8PUM - ARRL'S RENEWED CALLS TO FCC INCLUDE PLEA FOR TECHNICIANS' HF PRIVILEGES - HAMS EXEMPT FROM SOUTH CAROLINA LAW BANNING HANDHELDS - HAMS EXEMPT FROM DISTRACTED-DRIVING LAW THAT BEGINS JUNE 5 - PROJECT KUIPER LAUNCHES ITS FIRST SATELLITES - AMSAT SETS OCTOBER DATE FOR SYMPOSIUM, MEETING - AWARD RECOGNIZES WSPR RADIO "DETECTIVES" - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: WHEN THE "STATION IDENTIFICATION" IS A BINARY STAR SYSTEM SCRIPT AUDIO

- FCC TO PUSH FOR US-BASED TESTING OF SOME IMPORTED ELECTRONICS - WEATHER-BALLOON WASTE CHALLENGES AUSTRALIAN COAST - HAMVENTION PREPARES FOR OPENING DAY - NEW GRANT BOOSTS DIGITAL LIBRARY OF AMATEUR RADIO & COMMUNICATIONS - THREE INDUCTED INTO CQ AMATEUR RADIO HALL OF FAME - HAM2K PORTABLE LOGGER RECEIVES SOFTWARE AWARD - NOMINATE OUR NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR - APRS POSTPONES MAY SUMMIT, RESCHEDULES FOR FALL - IMAGE TRANSMISSION A HIGHLIGHT OF DISASTER TRAINING - CITY POLICE STATIONS PREPARE TO ADD AMATEUR RADIO - SPECIAL STATIONS CELEBRATE MAJOR HAM EXPO IN JAPAN - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: A PULSAR PACKS A PUNCH INTO OUR GALAXY SCRIPT AUDIO

- HIGH-FLYING ANTENNA TO HELP STUDY WORLD'S FORESTS - BRAZIL'S HAMS GAIN CB PRIVILEGES, LOSE CW REQUIREMENT - AMATEUR LEADS GROUP BEHIND NEW LPFM RADIO STATION - FCC SAYS FLORIDA LPFM STATION EXCEEDED LEGAL LIMITS - TURNING 100, BELL LABS PREPS FOR RELOCATION - SILENT KEY: CHARLES KITCHIN, N1TEV, WRITER, "GURU" OF THE RE-GEN RECEIVER - NOMINATE OUR NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR - THREE BANDS OK'D FOR ITALIAN AMATEUR EXPERIMENTATION - BBC RECHARTING COURSE BEFORE CHARTER EXPIRATION - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: THIS ANTENNA'S ELEMENTS HAVE AN ELEMENT OF HISTORY SCRIPT AUDIO

- INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR RADIO UNION EYES RESTRUCTURING - HAMS ACTIVATE IRAN'S FIRST SPECIAL EVENT STATION FOR IARU - PANCREATIC CANCER SPECIAL EVENT HONORS ITS FOUNDER'S MEMORY - WRTC BIDDING DEADLINE FOR SPONSORED TEAMS IS APRIL 30TH - REGISTRATION OPENS FOR HAM RADIO BOOTCAMP - HAM RADIO FRIEDRICHSHAFEN SELECTS "REMOTE" THEME - NOMINATE OUR NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR - HAMS GO WITH THE FLOW FOR "CANOE CHALLENGE" FUNDRAISER - SOUTH AFRICAN HAMS FOSTER RADIO'S GROWTH IN SUB-SAHARA - ASTRONAUT ANNOUNCES FRAM2HAM SSTV CONTEST WINNERS - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: HAMS GO TO BAT FOR VANISHING BATS SCRIPT AUDIO

- HAMS GAIN EXEMPTION IN IOWA'S DISTRACTED-DRiVING LAW - REGULATOR SEEKS COMMENT ON AUSTRALIA'S CLASS-LICENSE CONDITIONS - SILENT KEY: BOB FAY, WBØNPN, EMERGENCY RESPONDER AND MENTOR - SILENT KEY: SHIRLEY HARDSTAFF, VK7HSC, INNOVATOR AND ADVOCATE - ZERO RETRIES NEWSLETTER HOSTING INAUGURAL CONFERENCE - BIG WELCOME FOR YOUNGSTERS AT HAMVENTION ON MAY 17TH - FIRST YOTA JUNIOR CAMP - HAM RADIO TAKES 1ST JOURNEY ON FLORIDA TRAIL EVENT - RSGB HONORS 2 FROM HAMSCI FOR PROPAGATION STUDIES - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: THE SUMMIT OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS SCRIPT AUDIO

- MOUNT ATHOS CONTACTS DEEMED VALID TOWARD DXCC - HAMS INVITED TO MONITOR METEOR SCATTER EVENTS - HAMS WEIGH IN ON FCC INVITATION FOR REGULATION COMMENTS - 'MUD MOSEY' IS A RAIN OR SHINE EVENT - HAM RADIO NEWS PRESENTER RETIRES AT 101 - NOMINATE OUR NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR - THE WORLD IS MARKING WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY - MONTANA CLUB GIVES HAM RADIO BOOKS TO REGIONAL LIBRARIES - THIS BATTERY LOOKS GOOD ON PAPER BECAUSE IT'S PAPER - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: HAMS' STEADY CLIMB TO SUCCESS FOR FM RADIO STATION SCRIPT AUDIO

- 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