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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Apr 21 2023 08:34:38

WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, listen for Harry, JG7PSJ, who is on the air as JD1BMH 
from Ogasawara between April 24th and May 5th. Listen for him on 40-10m 
where he is using CW, SSB and RTTY. For QSL and other details follow the 
link on QRZ.COM to the JD1BMH webpage and monitor Twitter for updates.

(DX-WORLD.NET)

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KICKER: SOTA "MOUNTAIN GOAT" SAYS "TAG, YOU'RE IT"

NEIL/ANCHOR: For our final story, we catch up with a very grateful SOTA 
activator who has this important message for all those hams who, like 
him, achieved the coveted status of Mountain Goat: "TAG - You're It!" Jim 
Damron, N8TMW, tells us his story.

JIM: Dave Altman, KO4YLZ, is looking for a few new goats. Actually, he's 
looking for a few old goats too. None of this has anything to do with age 
- it's a reflection of pride in Dave's recent accomplishment. The SOTA 
activator achieved Mountain Goat status in the Summits on the Air awards 
scheme on March 30th, 11 months after making his first successful SOTA 
activation.

When his informal mentor Dean, K2JB, celebrated his new status by saying 
"welcome to the herd," Dave felt inspired to give something back to 
colleagues in his own region. What better way to identify a local goat 
than with a genuine ear tags, the kind of tags Dave sees often on some of 
the local livestock?? Using the SOTA logo with permission, Dave had the 
durable plastic tags laser-printed for all those in the W4 region of SOTA 
who attained the necessary 1,000 points for Mountain Goat status. He's 
giving them as gifts to fellow members of the herd and no, he doesn't 
expect anyone to attach the tags to their ears. These are for bags used 
on SOTA outings.

Dave said in a recent email to Newsline that he had already given out 
seven but has many more. Using the SOTA Reflector and the groups.io board 
for his local region, he has told fellow Mountain Goats to either email 
their name, callsign and mailing address or, better still, meet up with 
him sometime fon an activation. Picture it: Just a couple of Mountain 
Goats climbing their next summit together. That would not be so 
BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD.

This is Jim Damron, N8TMW.

(SOTA REFLECTOR, DAVE ALTMAN, KO4YLZ)

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NOMINATE OUR NEXT 'YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR'

NEIL/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 and close on May 31st.

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DO YOU HAVE NEWS?

NEIL/ANCHOR: Do you have a piece of Amateur Radio News that you think 
Newsline would be interested in? We are not talking about advertising 
your club's upcoming hamfest or field day participation, but something 
that is out of the ordinary. If so, send us a brief overview via the 
contact page at arnewsline.org. If it's newsworthy and we would like to 
cover it, we'll get back to you for more details.

NEWSCAST CLOSE: 

With thanks to Amateur Radio Software Award; Amateur News Weekly; AMSAT 
News Service; ARRL; CQ Magazine; CNN.COM; Dave Altman, KO4YLZ; David 
Behar K7DB; DX-World.net; 425 DX News; Frontiers in Astronomy and Space 
Sciences; Hungarian Amateur Radio Society; Jocelyn Brault, KD8VRX/VA2VRX; 
NASA; National Telecommunications and Information Administration; NOKIA; 
QRZ.COM; shortwaveradio.de; SOTA Reflector; Voice of America Museum; 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 expenses for its continued operation. 
If you wish to support us, please visit our website at arnewsline.org and 
know that we appreciate you all. We also remind our listeners that if you 
like our newscast, please leave us a 5-star rating wherever you subscribe 
to us. 

For now, with Caryn Eve Murray, KD2GUT, at the news desk in New York, and 
our news team worldwide, I'm Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, in Union, Kentucky,
saying 73. As always, we thank you for listening. 

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