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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)
**
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)
**
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)
**
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)
**
SILENT KEY: SINGER/COMPOSER ALAN OSMOND, KNØIZE
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,
KNØIZE, 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)
**
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 SMØJHF)
**
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.
**
BREAK HERE: Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur
Radio Newsline, heard on bulletin stations around the world, including
the ADØTP repeater of the Village Seven Amateur Radio Club in Colorado
Springs, Colorado, on Fridays at 5 p.m.
**
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/ ]
**
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
**
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)
**
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)
**
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, SMØJHF; 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 Newsline. We
remind our listeners that Amateur Radio Newsline is an all-volunteer
non-profit organization that incurs expenses for its continued operation.
If you wish to support us, please visit our website at arnewsline.org
and know that we appreciate you all. We also remind our listeners that
if you like our newscast, please leave us a 5-star rating wherever you
subscribe to us.
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
saying 73. As always we thank you for listening. Amateur Radio Newsline(tm)
is Copyright 2026. Amateur Radio Newsline retains ownership of its material
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73 de Bill, PY2BIL
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