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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2541 for Friday, July 10th, 2026
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2541 with a release date of Friday,
July 10th, 2026 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. Countdown for a law requiring AM radio in all
vehicles sold in the US. Three hams receive top honors for their contributions
to CW -- and there are no obstacles to true love, not even antennas.
All this and more as Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2541 comes
your way right now.
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BILLBOARD CART
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CAMPAIGN HEATS UP FOR MANDATORY AM RADIO IN VEHICLES
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Our top story takes us to Washington, D.C., where a proposed
federal mandate is moving forward to require AM radio in all new vehicles
in the US. Kent Peterson KCØDGY brings us up to date.
KENT: A deadline looms for a long-simmering campaign in Washington, D.C.,
as lawmakers push to make AM radios a mandatory feature in all new cars
in the US.
The AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act has been around in one form or another
for a few years and has support of both parties in Congress. This year
it faces being wrapped into a larger package of transportation-related
bills called the Build America 250 Act, which lawmakers are targeting
for passage by the 30th of September.
The debate centers on AM radio's traditional role as the medium of choice
to carry emergency broadcasts in the case of natural disasters or severe
weather. Auto manufacturers, who oppose the measure, say that the advent
of electric vehicles has created interference with the AM signal and
that makes listening all but futile. They also cite the added cost of
continuing to use AM in vehicles.
This is Kent Peterson KCØDGY.
(THE DRIVE, RADIO WORLD)
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UK WELCOMES WORLD RADIOSPORT TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: At long last, the World Radiosport Team Championship
weekend - July 11th and 12th - has arrived in England. Jeremy Boot G4NJH
gives us some final updates.
JEREMY: There has already been plenty of mainstream media coverage for
the World Radiosport Team Championship which begins at noon UTC on Saturday
the 11th of July and continues until noon UTC on Sunday the 12th of July.
BBC Radio Shropshire is covering it with plenty of interviews that give
this high-profile event good exposure in the non-amateur radio world.
Competitors' special callsigns, revealed towards the end of the opening
ceremony on Thursday, 9th July, are being published on the event home
page at www dot wrtc2026 dot org (www.wrtc2026.org). Hams worldwide
are being encouraged to work the stations in support of the event.
There is also daily coverage on YouTube TV, a separate contest livestream
and an online scoreboard.
See the link in the text version of this newscast for more details about
viewing the action.
[DO NOT READ: https://www.youtube.com/@WRTC2026/streams ]
This is Jeremy Boot G4NJH.
(WRTC)
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MARITIME CW EVENT REMEMBERS STATION'S 1ST WOMAN TELEGRAPHER
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: In California, "Night of Nights" is an annual Morse Code
tradition that remembers a special maritime radio station that is off
the air. This year, the event also remembers one of the station's top
operators, as we hear from Ralph Squillace KK6ITB.
RALPH: For just a day, Morse Code enthusiasts can forget that the last
maritime radio station in the US has gone silent. Every July 12th, on
the anniversary of the day that the California station signed off, the
Maritime Radio Historical Society, K6KPH, returns the Morse Code tradition
to air as KPH/KFS springs back to life.
This year the historical society is keeping that tradition while grieving
a Silent Key. Denice "DA" Stoops, KI6BBR, had been a vital part of the
station's commercial operations and later, was a big supporter of the
historical society's effort behind Night of Nights, as the July 12th
commemoration is known. In 1979, Denice became the first woman to be
hired as a CW operator at KPH.
According to the historical society and several social media posts, Denice
died within the last few months.
The Night of Nights tradition continues. For times, frequencies and QSL
information about the event, visit the Maritime Radio Historical Society
website at radiomarine.org.
This is Ralph Squillace KK6ITB.
(MARITIME RADIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY)
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TRIO RECOGNIZED FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CW
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: Three devoted CW operators and educators are being recognized
for the impact of their work, as we learn from Dave Lee M9TLB.
DAVE: Three advocates for the practice of CW have been honoured by CWOps
for their contributions.
They are Mark Bosma, VK2KI, who created the weekly CW QRS Net more than
five years ago. The net is an informal gathering of operators for a six-hour
period with an emphasis on courtesy and established procedures. Mark
also publishes and emails the weekly CQ QRS RagChew newsletter.
Fabian Kurz, DJ5CW, is being recognised for a number of projects that
assist operators with CW, including Learn CW Online, CW Club RBN Spotter
and the CWOps Awards Tool, which helps operators track the status of
their awards. He is also the creator of EBOOKS2CW which converts e-books
to CW audio files.
CWOps is also recognising Martin Kratoska, OK1RR, widely considered a
pioneer in Morse Code teaching and founder of a website that covers a
vast number of subjects on CW. The website was created in Czech only.
A link can be found in the text version of this week's newscast at arnewsline.org.
[DO NOT READ: https://telegrafie.cz ]
Past winners of the CWOps award have included the K1USN Radio Club, creator
of the weekly Slow Speed Test that allows newer operators to improve
their skills in a friendly environment; Stephen C. Phillips, author of
the free online Morse code trainer used by thousands of CW students and
teachers and the Essex CW Club in the UK for its intensive teaching and
CW bootcamps.
This is Dave Lee M9TLB.
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