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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2507 for Friday, November 14th, 2025
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2507 with a release date of
Friday, November 14th, 2025 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. The Philippine government seeks hams' help
during a super typhoon. Sri Lanka tests its radio readiness for a
tsunami response -- and a college makes a special gift to a Wisconsin
ham club. All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number
2507 comes your way right now.

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BILLBOARD CART

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HAMS ASSIST GOVT. RESPONDERS DURING PHILIPPINE SUPER TYPHOON

NEIL/ANCHOR: We begin this week with a report of disaster preparedness
that rallied quickly as a super typhoon in the South China Sea was
bearing down on the Philippines on the 8th of November. Emergency
amateur frequencies in the region were cleared for the Philippine
Amateur Radio Association and others to use for traffic. The
association's operators were among those engaged by the Philippine
National Telecommunications Commission to help government responders, especially in those regions where communication connections had been
destroyed by the powerful storm, known internationally as Fung-wong.

The death toll kept rising and more than a million people were
displaced in the archipelago nation as floods and landslides took over
much of the landscape in the northern provinces. Sustained winds were
reported at up to 185 km/h, or 115 mph, with gusts of as much as 230
km/h or 143 mph.

Amateur radio has traditionally been a part of disaster response and
the recovery process.

(BBC, MARTS, ABC NEWS)

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SIMULATED TSUNAMI TESTS READINESS OF HAMS IN SRI LANKA

NEIL/ANCHOR: Meanwhile, in Sri Lanka, amateurs have just completed a
successful national readiness exercise which simulated a tsunami,
recalling the one that struck the region in December of 2004. Jim
Meachen ZL2BHF has those details.

JIM: It was a magnitude 9.2 undersea earthquake happening off Northern
Sumatra on the 5th of November - but fortunately, it was simulated. The Disaster Management Centre and the Radio Society of Sri Lanka responded
as if it were happening for real, sending traffic designed to
coordinate evacuations and respond to health emergencies and other
critical situations.

A statement from the radio society's management council, posted on
their Facebook page, said that the hams' field operations on VHF from
Colombo, Galle and Kalutara provided uninterrupted data relay across
the island. The scenario called for disaster response from a variety of agencies where such coordination was crucial. The field operators had
strong support from home-based listening stations.

Frequencies were also monitored by the Amateur Radio Society of India
and member societies of IARU Region 3.

The council statement said: [quote] "This exercise not only
demonstrated the vital role and effectiveness of Amateur Radio in
emergency response, but also reaffirmed the importance of strong
collaboration between the RSSL and the Disaster Management Centre in
building national communication resilience and public awareness."
[endquote]

Sri Lanka was among the many nations struck by the Indian Ocean
earthquake and tsunami in late 2004 that killed tens of thousands.

This is Jim Meachen ZL2BHF.

(RADIO SOCIETY OF SRI LANKA, FACEBOOK)

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SILENT KEY: POPULAR BANGALORE NET CONTROl OP SUBBU, VU2ZUB

NEIL/ANCHOR: An active and prominent ham from Bangalore, India has
become a Silent Key. We hear more about him from Jeremy Boot G4NJH.

JEREMY: He was known on the air as Subbu and his callsign, VU2ZUB,
could be heard on any number of nets - especially when serving as the
net control operator. A member of the Bangalore Amateur Radio Club, he
was active on HF, VHF, UHF, Echolink and satellite.

Subbu was reported as having become a Silent Key on the 10th of
November. There were no other details.

His commitment to public service through radio extended into his
off-the-air activities: A longtime member of Rotary Bangalore East, he
was recognised by Rotary International as a Paul Harris Fellow for his
long record of work benefitting the community. Subbu had also belonged
to Rotarians on Amateur Radio, or R O A R.

A post by the Institute of Amateur Radio in Kerala recalled him as
[quote]: "a dedicated radio amateur, ever helpful and kind-hearted, he
will be remembered for his passion for communication and his warm
camaraderie on and off the air." [endquote]

This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH

(QRZ.COM, INSTITUTE OF AMATEUR RADIO IN KERALA)

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N++INTREPID-DX LAUNCHES 'AMATEUR RADIO FOR THE GREATER GOOD'

NEIL/ANCHOR: Although many remember this annual competition as the
Intrepid-DX Group's Youth "Dream Rig" Essay Contest, there have been
some changes - some very big changes -- as the sixth annual challenge
begins. Ralph Squillace KK6ITB tells us what has happened.

RALPH: For the past five years, licensed hams 25 and younger were
challenged to write an essay on a topic relevant to ham radio's place
in the world. It's part of the Intrepid-DX Group's mission to encourage
the growth of amateur radio in all nations around the world, especially
in areas that are still developing.

This year's challenge focuses not just on words but action - the
contest is being called "Amateur Radio for the Greater Good." In a
departure from previous contests, this one asks the young hams to
submit proposals to establish a public-access radio station somewhere
in the US. The station can be intended for any public building - a
school, a house of worship, a fire station, a hospital or a community
center.

The winner will receive a complete HF, VHF/UHF station, including coax
and antennas, to make their proposal a reality where it can be used for
club use, mentoring, training and emergency communication. The winner
will also receive an own HF radio for personal use.

The deadline for submission of proposals is the 10th of December, with
the awardee's name announced on the 15th. They will be required to
provide written permission from the facility that they have chosen,
authorizing the installation of the station and antenna. The awardee
may become the station's trustee.

See the text version of this week's newscast script at arnewsline.org
for the email or US mail address where inquiries or submissions may
besent.

This is Ralph Squillace KK6ITB.

[DO NOT READ: By email to intrepiddxgroup@gmail.com or via US Mail to
The Intrepid-DX Group, 3052 Wetmore Drive, San Jose, California 95148 ]

(INTREPID DX GROUP)

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ARDC GRANTS SUPPORT STUDENTS' SATELLITE COURSES

NEIL/ANCHOR: A pair of AMSAT courses to teach students about satellites
have gained support from Amateur Radio Digital Communications, as we
hear from Jack Parker W8ISH.

JACK: In 2022, AMSAT rolled out its community-based Youth Initiative
Program which provides age-appropriate lessons about satellites for
youngsters in two age groups, grades 5-7 and grades 8-12. In that first
year, a grant from the Quarter Century Wireless Association helped get
things going.

Three years later, as the initiative gathers even more momentum,
Amateur Radio Digital Communication has announced that it is providing
the initiative with two grants designed to enhance both of the student
groups' learning experiences. One grant will allow production of a
coloring book for the younger students, who are of elementary school
age. The pages will depict satellites being used to aid in pollution
control, wildfire fighting, broadcasting and navigation.

The other grant will help secure more software licenses for online
courses for the older students, who are of high school age. The first
course is called "Introduction to Satellite Meteorology," and visitors
to Hamvention this past spring got a preview of its contents.

Central to the initiative are its two websites, KidzSat and BuzzSat,
which contain age-appropriate activities for the younger and older
students, respectively. The students also have access to a network of
online software-defined radios they can use as ground stations for
receiving images and telemetry from satellites making passes overhead.

This is Jack Parker W8ISH.

(AMSAT NEWS SERVICE)

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BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur
Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including
the W8WKY repeater in Doylestown, Ohio on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. local
time, right before the weekly SARA net at 8 p.m.

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BRISBANE HAMS HOST INAUGURAL QTECH CONFERENCE

NEIL/ANCHOR: The weekend of November 1st and 2nd ushered in an
inaugural amateur radio conference in Australia organised by the
Brisbane VHF Group. John Williams VK4JJW brings us up to date.

JOHN: Known as QTech2025, the conference in Brisbane suburb of
Chermside it focused on the next generation of radio operators who will
become stewards of the airwaves. Their varied voices were heard
throughout the two-day programme, both as presenters and guests.

Two university students, Otto VK4OTZ and Finn VK4II sparked dialogue
with a talk on their theme, "Young Hams: YES We Do Exist." Young
amateurs' voices were also well-heard during a town hall style meeting
to discuss ways to attract new hams and ensure amateur radio's future.

According to a report by Kevin VK4UH, the Brisbane VHF Group's
president, more than 70 registered delegates attended and although a
handful did participate remotely, most of them were present in person.

Kevin's report, which appeared first in a Wireless Institute of
Australia newscast, said one of the high points of the conference was
perhaps one of its briefest: an 11-minute contact between 15 students
and astronaut Jonny Kim KJ5HFP at the moment the ISS orbit passed over Queensland.

Like amateur radio itself, the conference is expected to have a bright
future: Kevin said organisers are already working on QTech2027.

This is John Williams VK4JJW. (WIA)

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COLLEGE DONATES LAPTOPS WISCONSIN HAM CLUB

NEIL/ANCHOR: Community generosity works in both directions, as one
amateur radio club in Wisconsin found out recently. Andy Morrison K9AWM
has the details.

ANDY: Hams are accustomed to being the ones providing community service
-- and so it was a special privilege for the Fond du Lac Amateur Radio
Club in Wisconsin to be on the receiving end recently. The Moraine Park Technical College donated five laptops to assist the club with its work
in amateur radio education, license testing and emergency
communications, including its Field Day operations.

The donations kept club member Lloyd Vandervort N9RPU hard at work
setting up the club logging programs,

Dave McCumber, N9WQ, club president, issued a statement saying that the additional computing power will [quote] "strengthen our ability to
teach, train and support both new and experienced radio operators
throughout the region." [endquote]

This is Andy Morrison K9AWM.

(FDL REPORTER, FOND DU LAC ARC FACEBOOK PAGE)

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INSIGHTS INTO LOSS OF ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY

NEIL/ANCHOR: What happens when a material loses its ability to conduct electricity -- seemingly for no reason? Researchers have been working
to solve that mystery and they think they've figured it out, as we hear
from Kent Peterson KC0DGY.

KENT: It's uncommon but when it happens, as it does in the quantum
realm, scientists have previously been left shrugging their shoulders.
Now when material that had been capable of conducting electricity loses
that property, becoming an insulator, they're nodding their heads in recognition instead.

As explained in a recent paper published in Physical Review Letters, an international team of researchers working at the DESY Institute in
Germany made their discovery while working with a compound of the rare
earth metals: tellurium, selenium and thulium. They found that the
compound lost its inherent conductivity because of what researchers
described as a "particle dance" involving a group of particles called
polarons (POLE A RONS) -- quasiparticles which can combine and behave
as one particle instead of several. The polarons can spur activity
between electrons and the nearby atoms, impeding the flow of
electricity by slowing it down and eventually halting it altogether.

The researchers wrote that their findings show "that the properties of
a material cannot be explained by its chemical composition alone."

The scientists concluded that their findings about polarons may
ultimately lead to development of new types of matter or the ability to
alter some materials' optical, magnetic or electrical properties.

This is Kent Peterson KC0DGY.

(GIZMODO, AZO QUANTUM.COM)

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STUDENTS' SATELLITE HAS NEWEST MICROWAVE LINEAR TRANSPONDER

NEIL/ANCHOR: There's a new microwave-band linear transponder in the sky
- and it was put there by university students, as we hear from Sel
Embee KB3TZD.

SEL: A student-built CubeSat from the University of Arizona is
providing the latest microwave-band linear transponder for use by
amateur radio operators.

After entering orbit more than a year ago, the spacecraft known as
CatSat began the earliest parts of its mission: taking images of the
Earth, monitoring the ionosphere via HF radio measurements and
demonstrating inflatable-antenna technology. CatSat completes a full
circle of the earth every 90 minutes in a polar orbit that is nearly sun-synchronous.

The linear transponder was commissioned successfully during the past
few weeks. It listens on an uplink of 5.663 GHz and transmits on a
downlink of 10.47 GHz, with an estimated bandwidth of 200 kHz. For more
details or to follow its operation, visit the CatSat mission website at
catsat - that's C-A-T-S-A-T - dot arizona dot edu (catsat.arizona.edu)

This is Sel Embee, K-B-3-T-Zed-D.

(AMSAT NEWS)

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WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, members of the Wingles Radio Club, F4KLR, are
marking the 60th anniversary of the first French satellite, known as
Asterix, which was launched on the 26th of November, 1965. The
operators will be using the callsign TM60ATX on Fridays and Saturdays
between the 14th of November and the 13th of December - and again on
the 19th through to the 23rd of December.

Listen for Red, DL1BUG, operating as TY5FR from Cotonou, Benin from the
15th of November through to the 11th of December. Red will be using CW
and SSB on 80-10 metres and will participate in the CQ WW DX CW
Contest.

For all contacts listed in World of DX, please see QRZ.com for QSL
details, frequencies, or other operating information.

(425 DX BULLETIN)

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KICKER: ROYAL TREATMENT FOR YL WHO'S A TOP SOTA OP

NEIL/ANCHOR: Finally, we introduce - NOT the "King of the Hill" but one
of the Queens of the Mountains. There may not be a crown on her head -
at least not yet - but this South African amateur is getting a royal
treatment from the international community of YL SOTA activators.
Graham Kemp VK4BB tells us why.

GRAHAM: The event known as Queens of the Mountains ascended to the
summits again this past June for its second year -- and YL SOTA
activators around the world did their best during two days of
activating. The highest achievement this year belongs to Adele Tyler,
ZS5APT, who has been chosen to receive the K1LIZ Memorial Achievement
Award for having achieved most of the goals set.

Announcing Adele's achievement on the SOTA Reflector, Paula K9IR and
Amy AG7GP, said that she activated two summits jointly with other YLs,
logged a minimum of two QSOs with YL stations and completed at least
five QSOs with YL chasers. They said, however, her most prominent accomplishment was her recruitment of six YL operators from South
Africa as well as 22 YL and OM chasers from South Africa and Namibia to participate.

The K1LIZ award carries the callsign, the name and the memory of Liz
Burns, a top-achieving SOTA activator who became a Silent Key in
February of 2022. Liz became a symbol of determination and devotion to
SOTA because she did not let her blindness deter her from tackling the challenge of activating.

This is Graham Kemp VK4BB.

(SOTA REFLECTOR)

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HAIKU AND CLOSE

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of syllables to make an authentic haiku. Submit your work and then sit
back and wait to hear whether you are the winner of this week's
challenge. The winner gets a shout-out on our website, where everyone
can find the winning haiku.

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