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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Thu Jun 08 2023 22:22:42

AMATEUR RADIO DUO GOES QRT ON ROCKALL

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: With the departure of his two amateur radio companions, a 
Scottish adventurer is now facing the challenge of breaking the record 
for occupying Rockall, a North Atlantic islet, by living there for as 
many as 60 days.

Cam Cameron, a schoolteacher with a spirit for adventure, was accompanied 
by Emil Bergmann, DL8JJ, and Nobby Styles, G0VJG, who landed on the rock 
with him on the 30th of May. The hams operated for several days as 
MM0UKI, logging an estimated 8,000 QSOs before going QRT.

(THE GUARDIAN)

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WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, Roland, F8EN, is celebrating his 95th birthday with 
an activation from Libreville, Gabon as TR8CR during the months of June 
and July. Listen for Roland using CW on 30 through 10 metres. QSL via 
F6AJA.

Listen for Chris, VK2YUS, using the callsign YJØCA from Efate, IOTA 
Number OC-035, Vanuatu from the 17th through to the 28th of June. He will 
operate SSB on 40-10 metres. QSL direct to his home call.

Kasimir, DL2SBY, will be on the air as 8Q7KB from the Maldives, IOTA 
Number AS-013, from the 13th through to the 21st of June. He will be 
using CW and SSB focusing on 12, 10 and 6 metres. See QRZ.com for QSL 
details.

Michel, F8GGZ, will use the callsign TM4ØØBP from the 14th through to the 
21st of June. The activation marks the 400th anniversary since the birth 
of French mathematician, philosopher, scientist and writer Blaise Pascal. 
QSL to Michel's home call.

(425 DX BULLETIN, DX WORLD)

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KICKER: SETTING A RECORD THAT IS OUT OF THIS WORLD

STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Hams in the space programs of five nations have helped 
set a record that's, well, out of this world. Paul Braun, WD9GCO, brings 
us our final story of the week.

PAUL: Let's face it, some people are just out of this world. One of them 
is Rayyanah Barnawi, 7Z1RB. The amateur radio operator is the first Saudi 
woman to go into space, was a member of the Axiom-2 mission to the ISS 
which departed on May 21st and returned 8 days later using the Crew-
Dragon spaceship "Freedom." Two of the three team members were also hams.

Before they splashed down near Panama City on May 30th, the mission 
specialist and her crew helped set what is being called a new record for 
the number of people to be in Earth orbit at the same time.

That's a total of 17. On May 30th, before the Axiom-2 splashdown, crews 
from five different nations were up there circling our planet. That 
included the three members of China's Shenzhou 16 mission, which launched 
on May 29th for the Tiangong space station. That crew joined the three 
Shenzhou 15 mission members who were already up there since last 
November.

Greeting Rayyanah on the ISS was the Expedition 69 crew with seven 
members from different countries including Emirati astronaut Sultan Al 
Neyadi, KI5VTV.

In this busy travel season for some down here on Earth, it's good to know 
there are some people up above who take the notion of a getaway even more 
seriously.

This is Paul Braun, WD9GCO.

(AMSAT NEWS SERVICE, SPACE.COM)

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saying 73. As always we thank you for listening. 

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