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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2462 for Friday, January 3rd, 2025
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2462 with a release date of
Friday, January 3rd, 2025 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.

The following is a QST. A solar probe touches the untouchable in space.
The CQ DX Marathon is back - and hear the winning entry in the 2024
Amateur Radio Newsline Haiku Challenge.  All this and more as Amateur
Radio Newsline Report Number 2462 comes your way right now.

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BILLBOARD CART

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PARKER SOLAR PROBE 'TOUCHES' THE SUN

JIM/ANCHOR: The Parker Solar Probe, launched by NASA in 2018, ended
2024 by nearly touching the untouchable - the sun. We hear more from
Travis Lisk N3ILS.

TRAVIS: On Christmas Eve - December 24th - NASA's solar probe set a
record by flying 3.86 million miles, or 6.1 million kilometres, from
the sun. That approach made the small probe the first - and fastest
-object created by humans to come that close to the sun, according to a
report in Forbes magazine. Its speed was clocked at 430,000 miles per
hour, the equivalent of 692,000 kilometres per hour.

Nicola Fox, NASA's associate administrator for science missions, said
in a Christmas Eve video that the probe had achieved the very mission
it was intended for with its unprecedented flight so close to the sun.

This solar pass came as the probe made its 22nd approach since its
launch more than six years ago. The probe is well-shielded for this
latest plunge into the sun: More than four years ago it entered one of
the most powerful coronal mass ejections ever recorded, according
toNASA.

This is Travis Lisk N3ILS.

(FORBES.COM, NASA)

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HANDIHAM PROGRAM LOOKS BACK ON GAINS, SUCCESSES

JIM/ANCHOR: In the US, the Handiham Program ended 2024 by reporting on
gains and successes in its services and initiatives to disabled amateur
radio operators. We hear about them from Kent Peterson KC0DGY.

KENT: The Handiham Program, which has served the disabled ham community
since 1967, ended 2024 with a progress report to its supporters and on
its website, outlining gains in its journey. The year included a number
of new classes held virtually, including one in basic Morse Code and
another for Technician Class candidates. Handiham said that its radio
club also achieved gains, reaching a milestone membership level of 158.
The Handiham program itself welcomed 65 new participants.

Program coordinator Lucinda Moody, AB8WF, summed the year up by calling
it [quote] "a year of achievement and expansion." [endquote]

For more details about the program, visit handiham.org.

This is Kent Peterson KC0DGY.

(HANDIHAM)

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STRAIGHT KEY MONTH IS HERE

JIM/ANCHOR: It isn't just January - it's Straight Key Month - and Randy
Sly W4XJ is here to tell us what that means.

RANDY: Calling all CW operators! January is the month to put your
paddle in the drawer and dust off your straight key. If you have
cooties or bugs in your ham shack, you can use them, too!  It's time
for the 19th annual Straight Key Month, hosted by the Straight Key
Century Club.

Throughout the month, you'll be able to work K3Y stations in all the US
call areas, including Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico. In addition,
stations from regions within the IARU membership in Africa, Asia,
Europe, North America, Oceania and South America will also be on
theair.

Taking their cue from the ARRL's long-running Straight Key Night every
January 1, the SKCC extends the event from the 2nd to the 31st of the
month. Whether you're a seasoned operator or just beginning your CW
journey, you'll find Straight Key Month to be a great deal of fun while
increasing your skills. Information for this event can be found at
skccgroup.com/k3y.

This is Randy Sly, W4XJ

(SKCC)

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SILENT KEY: JOSEPH HENRY STORMER, W3TL, EMERGENCY COMMUNICATOR

JIM/ANCHOR: An influential ham in the amateur radio community in
Delaware has become a Silent Key. We  hear more about him from Sel
Embee  KB3TZD.

SEL: In 2005, Joseph Henry Stormer, W-3-T-L, returned to amateur radio,
the hobby he had loved as a teenager. He quickly deepened his
involvement in both ham radio and the community. Joe joined the Sussex
Amateur Radio Association in 2006 and became its president a year
later. He also belonged to the Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society, the OM
International Sideband Society,  and served as an assistant emergency
coordinator for the Amateur Radio Emergency Service of the ARRL. He was
a team leader for the Beebe Bee Hospital's amateur radio
operators'room.

As a Volunteer Examiner, Joe was also a team leader of the Delaware
Amateur Radio Testing Team and certified volunteer examiner with the
Laurel Amateur Radio Club. He let hams and prospective hams throughout
Delaware know they were always welcome to contact him to arrange for a
licensing exam.

According to his online obituary, he became ill last year. Joe died on
December 22nd. He was 80.

This is Sel Embee, K-B-3-T-Zed-D.

(CAPE GAZETTE, QRZ.COM)

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GEORGIA CLUB DONATES RADIO BOOKS TO LOCAL LIBRARY

JIM/ANCHOR: The Jackson-Butts County Public Library in Georgia is QRV.
A collection of 11 amateur radio books donated a month ago by the
Amateur Radio Club of Butts County has been entered into the library's
system and was placed on the shelves recently for circulation.

This is the latest partnership in the US of amateur radio clubs and
their local libraries. Library manager, Cathy Kelly, told Newsline that
the donation was made through the efforts of Buzz Kutcher, K3GWK and
Nancy Phillips, K4NEP, from the club. The volumes include technical
books, licensing guides and regulations from the Federal Communications
Commission.

Cathy told Newsline: [quote] "We are hoping they will be useful to
many. They're ready to go!" [endquote]

(THE JACKSON PROGRESS, CATHY KELLY)

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CQ DX MARATHON RETURNS FOR YEAR-LONG RUN

JIM/ANCHOR: Lace up your running shoes and sit down in your shack - and
get ready for an on-the-air marathon that encourages operators to go
the distance through December 2025. Jack Parker W8ISH shares the
details.

JACK: The CQ DX Marathon is back - and just as the marathon for 2024
comes to an end, the new one has begun. Avid DXers are already on the
hunt through the end of December, hoping to work as many countries and
CQ zones as possible. The idea, of course, is to see who can work the
most countries, or DX entities, and CQ zones by the time 23:59 rolls
around on December 31st. Keep in mind that contacts through repeaters
and satellites do not count, nor do contacts with aeronautical mobile
or maritime stations. Only the use of amateur radio frequencies is
permitted.

Organizers made some changes in mid-December to rules that affect the
awards, operating class and youth participation. For a full description
of the rules and who is affected, see the link in the text version of
this week's newscast at arnewsline.org

This is Jack Parker W8ISH.

[DO NOT READ:    https://dxmarathon.com/rules/2025/   ]
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