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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2532 for Friday, May 8th, 2026 Amateur
Radio Newsline Report Number 2532 with a release date of Friday, May
8th, 2026 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. Get ready, Hamvention is coming! The longtime
editor of DX News becomes a Silent Key -- and a tower's toppling ends
an era for one seminary campus. All this and more as Amateur Radio
Newsline Report Number 2532 comes your way right now.

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BILLBOARD CART

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HAMVENTION PROMISES "RADIO ADVENTURE"

SKEETER/ANCHOR: We begin this week with the countdown to Hamvention. No
doubt the suitcases are already packed and the tickets are in hand for
the most eager of travelers to this year's Dayton Hamvention in Xenia,
Ohio. Jack Parker W8ISH has the details.

JACK: The dates are May 15th, 16th and 17th for Hamvention and for many amateurs making the trip this year, those days can't come soon enough.
This year's Hamvention at the Greene County Fair and Expo Center was
created with the theme, "Radio Adventure." As always it's a reunion
among friends that takes place in a mix of forums, dinners, flea
markets and workshops. If you haven't already purchased your ticket,
admission is $30 at the gate. Sunday admission is free and children
under 12 are admitted free if they attend with a ticket-holding adult.
As always, there will be a chance to upgrade - or to simply get your US
license for the first time. FCC volunteer examiners will be on site for
all three days, offering examinations at the Technician, General, and
Amateur Extra level.

For more details about Hamvention, visit the website hamvention dot org (hamvention.org)

This is Jack Parker W8ISH. (HAMVENTION)

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MORE HAMVENTION: YOTA PLANS TO BE YOUNG HAMS' GATHERING SPOT

SKEETER/ANCHOR: If you're young and you're at Hamvention.....you're in
luck! HamSCI, the RCA Youth Forum and the ARRL Youth Rally are only
part of the action. Youth on the Air has scheduled a full array of
activities based at Booth 4304 in the Volta building, including small
forums in a meeting area adjacent to the YOTA booth. This is designed
to be a gathering spot for Hamvention's youngest guests, who are also
invited to a social hour from noon to 1 p.m. on Friday and Saturday,
where eyeball QSOs go hand-in-hand with a free lunch.

(YOTA)

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SAUDI AMATEUR SOCIETY HOSTING 2ND SATELLITE COMPETITION

SKEETER/ANCHOR: A satellite-based contest organized by Saudi amateurs
is back this year and the teams are ready. Jim Meachen ZL2BHF tells us
what it's all about.

JIM: Hoping to help university students, hams and industry
professionals sharpen their skills in receiving, analysing and decoding
signals from satellites, the Saudi Amateur Radio Society is hosting
Satthon_2. This year's competition, which is running in cooperation
with AMSAT-HZ, is taking place on the 8th through to the 10th of May. Competitors work in teams in one of two categories, with the top three
winners receiving cash prizes as well as certificates.

The announcement was made on social media by Samir Khayat, HZ1SK. This
is the second running of the contest. Its ultimate goal is to nurture innovation and teamwork while helping nurture skilled use of satellite communication technologies.

This is Jim Meachen ZL2BHF.

(AMSAT NEWS SERVICE)

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CW OPS NEEDED TO COPY DATA FROM TOKYO-BUILT CUBESAT

SKEETER/ANCHOR: In Japan, researchers are reaching out to the amateur
radio community to listen for CW signals from a CubeSat built in Tokyo.
Graham Kemp VK4BB has the details.

GRAHAM: The Sakamoto Laboratory in Tokyo, Japan, is asking for the
continued support of the amateur radio community for its ARICA-2
CubeSat. The 2U Cubesat, launched from New Zealand in late April, has
been transmitting CW signals to the laboratory and is relying on the
amateur community as well to send reports. The CW data is sent at 20
wpm on 436.830 MHz.

At some point, GMSK transmissions will also commence and will be
announced by the satellite team on the social media platform "X" and
through the AMSAT bulletin board. The satellite will use 4,800 GMSK in
AX25 format.

ARICA-2 also has a mission unrelated to amateur radio: Its function is
to collect images of the earth and aurora using machine-learning - and
to demonstrate real-time alerts of gamma-ray bursts and other
astronomical events using commercial satellite services.

CW reception reports can be submitted using the link that appears in
the text version of this week's newscast at arnewsline.org

[DO NOT READ: https://sakamotolab.phys.aoyama.ac.jp/research/future_space/ARICA-2_en/ cw_beacon ]

This is Graham Kemp VK4BB.

(AMSAT NEWS SERVICE, SAKAMOTO LABORATORY)

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SILENT KEY: SINGER/COMPOSER ALAN OSMOND, KN0IZE

SKEETER/ANCHOR: Funeral services were held on Saturday May 2nd for a
noted radio amateur who had belonged to a singing family that once
topped the pop music charts. We hear more about him from Ralph
Squillace KK6ITB.

RALPH: Family and friends said their final goodbyes to Alan Osmond,
KN0IZE, who led the singing family, the Osmonds, as both a performer
and a songwriter.

Alan, who had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1987, became a
Silent Key on the 20th of April. He and his brothers were veterans of
the music scene, starting their careers in the 1950s, and were later
joined by younger brother Donny, who had at one time also been a ham
operator with the callsign KA7EVD. Alan's widow, Suzanne, has the
callsign KF7ERB.

Alan Osmond, who had been a lifelong ham radio operator, was 76.

This is Ralph Squillace KK6ITB.

(QRZ.COM FORUMS, ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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SILENT KEY: DX NEWS EDITOR AND TOP CONTESTER ALEXANDER TEIMURAZOV, 4L5A

SKEETER/ANCHOR: A top contester known worldwide for his many
achievements, including a notable superstation, has become a Silent
Key. He also served as editor-in-chief of the DX News website. We hear
more about him from Jason Daniels VK2LAW.

JASON: As a top DXpeditioner, contester and well-respected radio
operator, Alexander Teimurazov, 4L5A, had a presence that was felt in
many corners of the world. With a history as a busy and well-respected
radio operator, he helped others make those important radio contacts by publishing their activations on the popular website, DX News.

On May 2nd, Alex was reported to have become a Silent Key. His website
noted recently that he had been in ill health.

Hams knew him as the net control station for a DX Net in the early
1980s alongside Ark UA4CC and another ham. Ark told Newsline that
Alex's callsign at the time was UF6FFF. Alex was especially prominent
because of the D4B contest superstation he built in Cape Verde in 2002
where he became even more of a leading contester, setting records.

His achievements date as far back as childhood when, at age 12, he
became a member of the Georgian National High Speed Telegraphy Team and
later the Caucasus High Speed Telegraphy team. He was declared champion repeatedly for High Speed Telegraphy in the Caucasus countries.

This is Jason Daniels VK2LAW.

(DX NEWS, ARK UA4CC, HENRYK SM0JHF)

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NOMINATE NEWSLINE'S NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR

SKEETER/ANCHOR: There are only three weeks left before the window
closes on nominations for Amateur Radio Newsline's Bill Pasternak
WA6ITF Memorial Young Ham of the Year award. Our deadline is the 31st
of May. Nominees must be licensed hams who are 18 years of age or
younger and they must reside in the continental United States.

If you know a promising young amateur who contributes to the quality of
the radio experience on the air - and off - tell us more!

Visit our website - arnewsline-dot-org and find the nomination form
under the awards tab. Submit the documentation that tells us how your
nominee has played an important role, not just in the community of
fellow amateurs but in the community at large.

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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 AD0TP repeater of the Village Seven Amateur Radio Club in Colorado
Springs, Colorado, on Fridays at 5 p.m.

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NORTH AMERICAN SPECIAL EVENT CELEBRATES SOCCER TOURNAMENT

SKEETER/ANCHOR: With the largest number of teams ever coming to North
America to take part in the World Cup Soccer tournament, amateur radio
just had to do something to celebrate - and it is, in a big way. Neil
Rapp WB9VPG knows the score.

NEIL: Sports stadiums in 16 cities throughout the US, Mexico and Canada
will be hosting the world's best, as 48 teams from around the world vie
for the World Cup. The opening match gets under way on June 11th in
Mexico City, but amateur radio operators have already spent months
getting in shape to play their own positions in CW, Side-band or
digital modes. They're preparing to call CQ from each of those cities
in a wide-ranging special event - an activation that is not affiliated
with the World Cup but is operating in support of all the teams and
these important matches.

Host cities will be offering collectible QSL cards for successful
contacts made - and certificates will be available for overall
achievement by the most successful chasers.

Become a part of the action as a chaser or, if you live near a host
city, you can join the activation. Even if you can't play soccer - or
football - you can visit the event website at the link that appears in
the text version of this week's newscast at arnewsline.org

You will find a gallery of colorful QSL cards, profiles of each of the
host cities and their operators and a tab at the top of the screen that
will let you volunteer to call CQ.

Whether you know this sport as soccer or football or something else
entirely, you can expect a lot of action.

This is Neil Rapp WB9VPG.

[DO NOT READ: www.wc2026ses.org/ ]

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HAMS GO PORTABLE WITH PROTECTED AREA RADIO COMMUNITY PROGRAM

SKEETER/ANCHOR: When it comes to re-imagining a concept for others to
enjoy, ham radio operators consider that a specialty. In the case of
this next re-imagined program for outdoor, portable operating, you
might even say it is the nature of ham radio operators. Dave Lee M7TLB
tells us about it.

DAVE: Perhaps you've already done SOTA and POTA and WorldWide Flora and
Fauna but have you done PARC? "PARC" is the acronym for Protected Area
Radio Community and this global portable activation program has been in development for the past two years.

Its creator, Larry F5PYI, formally introduced it recently as [quote] "a
free, open alternative to existing programs like POTA and WWFF, with a
strong focus on European coverage and inclusive rules." [endquote] The programme makes its debut with more than 200,000 parks and protected
areas in its database, which represents more than 260 countries. The
database is designed to be compatible with existing POTA, SOTA and WWFF references so it will recognise and credit those already worked. The
programme also features realtime spotting that integrates with the DX
clusters.

Based in France, the program supports speakers of French, English,
German, Spanish and Italian.

Larry welcomes feedback on the programme - or recommendations for new
parks - as it begins its journey. Find the website in the text version
of this week's report at arnewsline.org

[DO NOT READ: https://parc-community.com ]

This is Dave Lee M7TB

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WORLD OF DX

In the World of DX, listen for Harald, DF2WO, operating as XT2AW from
Burkina Faso until the 19th of May. He is using CW, SSB and FT 8 on
various HF bands. He is also operating via the QO-100 satellite.

Takio, JH3QFL will be on the air as A31AA on Tongatapu Island, IOTA
Number OC-049, from the 13th through to the 22nd of May. He will
operate FT8 on 80-6 metres.

Rikk, WE9G will be using the callsign TF/WE9G from Borg, Iceland, IOTA
Number EU-021, from the 10th through to the 19th of May. Rikk will be
using FT modes mainly - but on some bands he may make limited use of
SSB and CW.

Two operators - Take, JI3DST [JAY EYE THREE DEE ESS TEE] and Ken,
JA4GXS, will be on the air as JI3DST/6 and JA4GXS/6 from the Danjo
Islands, IOTA Number AS-056 on the 15th and 16th of May. If bad weather
cancels the activation, listen for them instead on the 22nd and 23rd of
May. They will operate CW, SSB, FT8 and FT4 on 40, 30, 20, 17 and 6
metres. This activation on the second most-wanted IOTA group in Japan.

For QSL details and other information, visit each station's page on
QRZ.com

(425 DX BULLETIN)

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KICKER: A TOWERING MOMENT IN BROADCAST HISTORY

SKEETER/ANCHOR: There are always mixed emotions whenever a radio tower
of any kind needs to come down -- but sometimes it means progress, as
we hear from Randy Sly W4XJ.

RANDY: The radio tower is gone from the campus of Concordia Seminary,
which had been its home since 1948. Despite its decades of history on
the Lutheran seminary campus, the actual good-bye last month took only
a few moments of its demolition.

The station itself, KFUO, predates the tower. On the air since 1924, it
is considered the longest continually operating radio station to carry religious programming in the US. KFUO has such long tenure on the air
that its original license was issued by the US Department of Commerce.
In fact, it would be years before the US government had something known
as the Federal Communications Commission. It is considered the
broadcast ministry of the Missouri Synod.

Its demolition last month on the campus ended the last visible
connection the seminary had with the AM station. It was, perhaps only a formality, since its invisible connection - the radio signals
themselves - haven't been transmitted from Concordia for two years. Its
3.8 kW signal moved to the other side of the Mississippi River, to an
existing broadcast site in Dupo, Illinois, where it now transmits the
same Lutheran programming familiar to listeners.

The destruction of the tower, it seems, has cleared a path for what the
station hopes is a bright future.

This is Randy Sly W4XJ.

(RADIO WORLD, THE REPORTER OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH - MISSOURI SYNOD)

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NEWSCAST CLOSE

With thanks to Amateur Radio Daily, AMSAT News; Ark, UA4CC; Associated
Press; David Behar, K7DB; DX World; Facebook; FCC; Football on the Air;
425DX News; Hamvention; Henryk, SM0JHF; Radio World; the Reporter of
the Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod; Protected Area Radio Community;
Sakamoto Laboratory; shortwaveradio.de; Wireless Institute of
Australia; and you our listeners, that's all from the Amateur Radio
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For now, with Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT at the news desk in New York, and
our news team worldwide, I'm Skeeter Nash N5ASH in Jonesboro Arkansas
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