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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2531 for Friday, May 1st, 2026
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2531 with a release date of Friday,
May 1st, 2026 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. Special recognition for DXpeditions featuring
remote stations. Mysteries of radio revealed to students in Pakistan
-- and a warm reception by Japanese hams for 70 years of Antarctic research.
All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2531 comes
your way right now.
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BILLBOARD CART
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HONORS FOR DXPEDITIONS FEATURING REMOTE ACTIVATIONS
NEIL/ANCHOR: Our top story this week recognizes the increasing popularity
of remote activations as integral parts of DXpeditions. Kevin Trotman
N5PRE tells us about two such recent radio adventures being honored.
KEVIN: Two recent DXpeditions that featured remote radio operations
have been recognized by the Northern California DX Foundation, which
is presenting both activations with the DXcellence Award, now in its
fifth year.
The criteria included the DXpedition's complexity, its impact on its
"Most Wanted" ranking on ClubLog and, of course, overall performance.
The foundation's board of directors chose the KP5/NP3VI Desecheo DXpedition
and the PJ6Y Youth DXpedition to Saba Island. Both adventures included
remote radio operations. The KP5 operation was 100 percent remote as
well as being solar powered. The team's media officer, Steve N2AJ, said
in a press release that having the first fully solar-powered, fully
remote DXpedition was a "groundbreaking achievement" adding that [quote]
"advanced technology and careful planning can deliver the world-class
results while maintaining an exceptionally low environmental footprint."
[endquote] The team of operators was required to follow strict guidelines
from the US Fish & Wildlife Service to ensure a minimal impact on the
environment. That means no generators, no amplifiers and no traditional
beam antennas.
The PJ6Y Youth DXpedition was chosen for its involvement of young operators
from around the world who spent two weeks on the island of Saba. This
more traditional style activation featured some first-time DXpeditioners.
It was supplemented with radios operated remotely by as many as 30 young
amateurs from around the world. The technically complex arrangement
was considered a success on many levels, most especially as an investment
in the future of amateur radio for the next generation.
This is Kevin Trotman N5PRE.
(DX-WORLD.NET)
**
HAM RADIO LESSONS PREPARE STUDENTS IN PAKISTAN FOR ADVENTURE
NEIL/ANCHOR: Students on a university campus in Karachi, Pakistan were
looking for a lesson that would blend history with modern technology
- and they found it in amateur radio. John Williams VK4JJW picks up
the story from here.
JOHN: When the Science Society at Sindh Madressatul Islam University
in Karachi, Pakistan, called CQ, it was only natural that amateur radio
responded. Between 45 and 50 students from various arts and science
disciplines received a history lesson about amateur radio and hands-on
instruction on how radio can help save lives.
At the students' invitation, Muhammad Salman AP2MS, a regional coordinator
for the Pakistan Amateur Radio Society, visited the school on the 25th
of April with a number of other hams to give a introduction to amateur
radio and engage the students in field demonstrations using repeaters
and later, DMR, to talk to one another.
He then showed everyone how to operate, dividing students into groups
with the help of fellow hams, Kashif AP2KM and Rehan AP2DDC, along with
SWL members Ahmad Feroz and Dewan Shahid.
Muhammad told Newsline in an email: [quote] "They were surprised to
know that a 100-year-old technology still has impact." [endquote]
The response was strong and positive - so much so that the hams will
return to conduct a field day on VHF and HF in a remote area. The hams
will demonstrate how copper wires can be transformed into antennas and
how stations can be quickly established in emergencies.
Muhammad told Newsline: [quote] "We received a very good response from
students. Many showed their interest to join the Pakistan Amateur Radio
Society as SWL to start their Ham Radio journey." [endquote]
This is John Williams VK4JJW.
(MUHAMMAD SALMAN, AP2MS; QRZ.COM)
**
SILENT KEY: ENNIO TONON, IØFHZ, LEADER, MENTOR FOR ARI
NEIL/ANCHOR: Hams in Italy are mourning the loss of a longtime radio
amateur and a leader within the community during his rich, full life.
We hear more about him from Jeremy Boot G4NJH.
JEREMY: During the many decades that followed his entry into ham radio,
Ennio Tonon, IØFHZ, became a well-known presence on VHF, UHF and even
SHF, taking part in contests, presenting at technical symposia and eventually
rising to leadership within the ranks of the ARI, Italy's national amateur
radio society. Ennio, who had served as president of ARI's section in
Orvieto, became a Silent Key on the 17th of April.
A Facebook post, translated from Italian, announcing his death ,called
his passing [quote] "a great loss for the entire Italian radio amateur
community, a community which recognized in him not only a skilled operator,
but a reference point — a steady signal in a world that often fades
into noise." [endquote] His leadership was praised for taking diverse
groups of newcomers and experienced operators and creating a community
from them.
Ennio's death came just a few days short of what would have been his
102nd birthday in May.
This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.
(FACEBOOK, GIORGIO LACONI, IZ3KVD; MASSIMO BIOLCATI I4YH)
**
AMSAT'S CUBESAT UPDATES AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE
NEIL/ANCHOR: If you weren't able to attend the 23rd annual CubeSat Developers
Workshop held in early April in California, you can still catch up with
an important presentation about amateur radio in space, delivered by
AMSAT president Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA.
Drew gave a progress report on the 3U CubeSat project known as the GOLF-TEE
mission. GOLF-TEE is expected to carry a 30 kHz wide linear transponder
for ham radio communications as well as a 10 GHz high-speed experimental
downlink and improved three-axis attitude control. This project is targeted
for completion by early next year. He also provided an update on the
Fox-Plus series of CubeSats, which blend commercial hardware with radio
payloads developed by AMSAT.
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