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collection: a second grant from Amateur Radio Digital Communications,
the group that provided the original grant that first helped bring this
library of amateur radio's international history to life.

Kay Savetz, K6KJN, the library's curator, said in the Zero Retries
newsletter that the funding will permit the free library's continued
operation for another two years. He said phase two of the library's
operation will include acquiring and digitizing material from the
California Historical Radio Society and the SPARK Museum of Electrical
Invention. The library's most recent acquisitions include the Wireless
Institute of Australia's Amateur Radio Magazine from 1933 through 2012
and dozens of new issues of the DX Bulletin.

Still celebrating the support, Kay wrote in the newsletter: [quote]
"Excuse the mess, there's still confetti all over the floor of DLARC
World Headquarters." [endquote]

This is Randy Sly W4XJ.

(ZERO RETRIES NEWSLETTER, AMATEUR NEWS DAILY)

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THREE INDUCTED INTO CQ AMATEUR RADIO HALL OF FAME

NEIL/ANCHOR: The CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame, which is now overseen
by Hamgallery, has announced the trio of inductees for 2025. We hear
more about them from Travis Lisk N3ILS.

TRAVIS: The three newest CQ hall of famers, who were chosen following a
nomination process that ended in April, include one Silent Key.The
inductees are Wayne Overbeck, N6NB, who became a Silent Key last month,
Angel M. Vazquez, WP3R and Jim Breakall, WA3FET.

Wayne, who became a Silent Key on April 18th of this year, was well
known as a co-creator of the Quagi antenna, which is part-Yagi,
part-quad. A top-performing contester, he was honored as Radio Amateur
of the Year at the Dayton Hamvention in 1980 for his years of
contributions to ham radio. Wayne was an educator and a former vice
director with the ARRL's Southwestern Division.

Angel, who was named Amateur of the Year at Dayton Hamvention in 2021,
had worked at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico since 1977. He had
served as head of telescope operations and was the lead operator for
2010 moonbounce project at Arecibo -- a project that included, among
others, fellow hall of fame inductee Jim Breakall. Angel works as the
Puerto Rico Coordination Zone Administrator, managed by the National
Radio Astronomy Observatory. Jim is a professor emeritus of electrical
engineering at Pennsylvania State University and a leader in
cutting-edge antenna technology. He is credited for his work with the
Numerical Electromagnetics Code used in antenna analysis. A prolific
author and busy contester, Jim has been involved in antenna designs at
Arecibo and the HAARP facility in Alaska.

For more details about the recipients visit hamgallery.com

This is Travis Lisk N3ILS.

(HAMGALLERY.COM)

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HAM2K PORTABLE LOGGER RECEIVES SOFTWARE AWARD

NEIL/ANCHOR: Congratulations to the winner of the 2025 Amateur Radio
Software Award. If you do a lot of portable operating, you may already
be very familiar with this program and its developer. Andy Morrison
K9AWM tells us about them both.

ANDY: Ham2K Portable Logger has been a mainstay in the field for a
growing number of portable operators since its development by Sebastian
Delmont, KI2D. The Amateur Radio Software Award committee has chosen to
honor the free downloadable logger, citing its [quote] "intuitive,
user-friendly interfaces and a suite of convenient features."
[endquote] The software's support of Worldwide Flora & Fauna, Summits
on the Air, Parks on the Air and the ARRL Field Day has helped grow its
popularity. Details about the logger can be found at polo dot ham2k dot
com (polo.ham2K.com).

Meanwhile, mark your calendars for the 7th through the 17th of
November, when the committee will activate special-event stations K6A
K6R and K6S - that spells ARS for Amateur Radio Software - to honor
this year's winner and to solicit nominees for next year's award. The
international award is given for open-source software projects that
promote innovation and freedom in amateur radio.

This is Andy Morrison K9AWM.

(AMATEUR RADIO SOFTWARE AWARD)

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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 W9BCC repeater in Wausau Wisconsin on Sundays at 9 p.m. during the
Rib Mountain Repeater Association's Sunday Night Swapnet.


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NOMINATE OUR NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR

NEIL/ANCHOR: Nominations close on the 31st of this month for Newsline's
Bill Pasternak Memorial Young Ham of the Year Award. Do you know a
promising young amateur who is a potential candidate? Consider
nominating an amateur radio operator 18 years of age or younger here in
the continental United States. If they have talent, promise and a
commitment to the spirit of ham radio they might just be this year's
award winner. Find application forms on our website arnewsline.org
under the "YHOTY" tab.

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APRS POSTPONES MAY SUMMIT, RESCHEDULES FOR FALL

NEIL/ANCHOR: The APRS Foundation's inaugural education summit,
originally scheduled to take place in May, has been postponed until the
autumn of this year. The nonprofit group is developing a full day of
programming that is geared to both seasoned operators and beginners
-anyone interested in using the Automatic Packet Reporting System.

Discussions about packet radio will include the fundamentals but will
also address cutting-edge applications and what's in store for the
future. Best of all, guests can attend the online seminars and
interactive Q&A sessions right from their home QTH.

Registration details will appear on the foundation website at
aprsfoundation.org when they are available.

(APRS FOUNDATION)

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IMAGE TRANSMISSION A HIGHLIGHT OF DISASTER TRAINING

NEIL/ANCHOR: The mountainous terrain of the Indian state of Nagaland is
daunting - but it is never more daunting than in an emergency when
communication cannot afford to fail. An amateur radio training program
has been helping state officials train in the latest communication
technologies, as we learn from Jim Meachen ZL2BHF.

JIM: Open Source Classes for Amateur Radio, also known as OSCAR India,
has been working with the Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority
to sharpen responders' communication skills. In the most recent
session, held in late April, participants celebrated a first for
responders in the region in northeast India - they successfully used
radio signals for image transmission, using the callsign AT2NE.
District project associates who work for the disaster management
authority were able to see the benefit of this image-transmission mode.
They also received training in antenna-building and Morse Code.

OSCAR India's convenor, Nilkantha Chatterjee, VU2OII [Vee You Two Oh
Eye Eye], told local media [quote] "This demonstration proves radio's
vital role when modern networks fail. While we have conducted similar
transmissions elsewhere, bringing this capability to Northeast India's
unique landscape is particularly rewarding." [endquote]

This is Jim Meachen ZL2BHF.

(NAGALAND POST)

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CITY POLICE STATIONS PREPARE TO ADD AMATEUR RADIO

NEIL/ANCHOR: In West Bengal, India, law enforcement officials in one
city are adding amateur radio shacks to police stations. Now they are
busy getting volunteers trained and licensed to use them. We have an
update from Graham Kemp VK4BB.

GRAHAM: Two months of ham radio training began in late April for civic

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