This Week in Amateur Radio

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1341 - Full Version Release Date: November 9, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Tammy Walker, KI5ODE, Denny Haight, NZ8D, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Marvin Turner, W0MET, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:32:32 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1341 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: AMSAT AO-7 To Celebrate 50th Anniversary 2. AMSAT: Voyager 1 Spacecraft Phones Home With Transmitter That Hasn't Been Used Since 1981 3. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 4. WIA: Broadcast Radio Towers Continue To Fall 5. WIA: Singapore's 4300 KiloMeter Undersea Transmission Line With Australia Clears Regulatory Hurdle 6. WIA: China Discovers That Starlink Satellites Could Un-stealth Stealth Aircraft 7. Arecibo Science Education Center Opening Is Delayed 8. IEEE Honors Educator For Using Wireless Signals In Weather Data Collecting 9. Scientists Find A Possible Cause Of The Arecibo Telescope Collapse 10. Amateurs In Spain Provide Communications For Deadly Floods 11. A Satellite Made Of Wood Is Launched By Japan 12. Alaskan Island Gets A New Connection Via Amateur Radio 13. Radio Independence Is The 2025 HamVention Theme 14. ARRL: Amateur Radio Activated For Late Season Hurricane 15. ARRL: 2024 ARRL Field Day Results Published 16. ARRL: Rare California Island To Be Activated For Armed Forces Day, First Time In 53 Years 17. Court Debates FCC’s Power Over Net Neutrality 18. ARRL: YouTubers raise funds for ARRL Teachers Institute 19. ARRL: Upcoming contests and conventions listing 20. AMSAT: Reflect Orbital To Sell Sunlight Using Space Mirrors 21. WIA: New edition of FreeDV now available 22. ARRL: $47K raised for AR Stem Education through ARRL online auction 23. ARRL: 2025 ARRL Foundation Scholarship program now accepting applications 24. HamSci program receives $1.8 million dollar grant from the National Science foundation/HamSci solar eclipse win 25. Planned changes to the UK amateur licensing system is delayed by Ofcom 26. ARRL: Monthly Volunteer Monitoring Report Plus these Special Features This Week: * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will tell us how amateur radio has many Unexpected Miracles. * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests and more. * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Will Rogers - K5WLR - A Century Of Amateur Radio - This week, Will takes us all aboard The Wayback Machine to the early days of amateur radio to witness the first radio regulations, as a process forms around the new 1912 law, in an episode entitled, Regulations and Enforcement, Both Hard and Soft. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, updated weekly) Automated (1-hour): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 (Static file, updated weekly) ----- This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at w2xbs77@gmail.com. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1340 - Full Version Release Date: November 2, 2024 ATTENTION: Due to the DDOS Cyberattack on Internet Archive, our host for files is offline until further notice, we are using an alternative resource for the podcast until services are restored. Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Tammy Walker, KI5ODE, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Joshua Turner, AA4WX, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:47:26 Podcast Download (temp): https://bit.ly/TWIAR1340 Podcast Download: https://shorturl.at/MPZvn Soundcloud link: https://on.soundcloud.com/71ZhEzVAuCGpaQ9GA Jumpshare link: https://jmp.sh/x6nipAW9 Direct download: https://twiar.net/TWIAR_1340_NAT.mp3 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: AMSAT Board Of Directors Elects Officers 2. AMSAT: Administration Eases Restrictions On Space Related Exports 3. AMSAT: Intelsat Satellite Explodes In Orbit 4. AMSAT: Reflect Orbital To Sell Sunlight Using In Space Mirrors 5. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 6. WIA: New Edition Of FreeDV Available 7. ARRL: ARRL Recognizes University of Scranton During Amateur Radio Station Dedication 8. ARRL: $47,000 Raised For Amateur Radio STEM Education Through ARRL Online Auction 9. ARRL: ARRL VEC Services Update During Systems Disruption 10. ARRL: ARRL VEC Services And Other Updates During Systems Disruption 11. ARRL: 2025 ARRL Foundation Scholarship Program Accepting Applications Through January 06, 2025 12. HamSCI Program Gets Boost From $1.8 Million National Science Foundation Grant / Solar Eclipse QSO 13. Pioneer Of Wireless Is Honored By Amateurs In Brazil 14. Cyclone Dana Hits India And Amateurs Were At The Ready 15. Planned Changes To Amateur Licenses In The UK Delayed By Ofcom 16. Hydrogen Balloon Is Heard While Over The Antarctic 17. Noted Shortwave Listener Anker Petersen Passes In Denmark 18. India's Jagadish Chandra Bose Honored In On Air Tribute 19. NASA: Voyager 1 Fault Forces Switch to S-Band 20. Monthly Volunteer Monitoring Report 21. AMSAT: NASA's Europa Clipper embarks on epic journey to explore an alien ocean world 22. WIA: International Amateur Radio Union to celebrate its centenary in 2025 23. ARRL: Handbook 101: A New Generation of Amateur Radio 24. ARRL: Dream Rig Contest is now underway 25. ARRL: Online Ham Radio Boot Camp is coming up on Saturday, November 9, 2024 26. ARRL: 86th Anniversary of Orsen Welles broadcast of War Of The World Special Event Station 27. A Shortwave Broadcaster in Austria faces an end of year shutdown 28. 76 Years of Air Force MARS is marked by a November Special Event Station Plus these Special Features This Week: * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will tell us all about the venerable QSL bureau. * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B, with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and more. * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Will Rogers, K5WLR, and A Century Of Amateur Radio: This week, Will takes us aboard The Wayback Machine to the very early days of amateur radio to witness the federal government shutting down amateur radio completely by the war. Amateurs were not just off the air but leaving home for military service. This week's edition is entitled, "Shut Down and Called Up" ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, updated weekly) Automated (1-hour): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 (Static file, updated weekly) ----- This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1339 - Full Version Release Date: October 26, 2024 ATTENTION: Due to the DDOS Cyberattack on Internet Archive, our host for files is offline until further notice, we are working to find a good alternative resource for the podcast until services are restored. Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Denny Haight, NZ8D, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Terry Walker, KI5ODE, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Joshua Marler, AA4WX, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:35:20 Podcast Download (temp): https://bit.ly/TWIAR1339 Podcast Download: https://shorturl.at/90ojJ Soundcloud link: https://on.soundcloud.com/GLQPZ1b3s77XnQBfA Jumpshare link: https://jmp.sh/huKspzdr Direct download: https://twiar.net/TWIAR_1339_NAT.mp3 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: SpaceX Achieves First Super Heavy Booster Catch in Landmark Starship Flight 2. AMSAT: NASA’s Europa Clipper Embarks on Epic Journey to Explore Alien Ocean World 3. AMSAT: European Spacecraft Launches to Investigate NASA’s Asteroid Defense Test 4. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts from All Over 5. WIA: International Amateur Radio Union to Celebrate Its Centenary In 2025 6. SN: Intelsat 33e Breaks Up in Geostationary Orbit 7. RW: Helicopter Tower Collision Takes Four Lives in Houston 8. ARRL: Handbook 101: A New Generation of Amateur Radio 9. ARRL: Dream Rig Contest Underway 10. ARRL: ARRL Systems Service Disruption Update 11. ARRL: 2024 Pacificon Inspires Next Generation of Radio Amateurs 12. ARRL: Online Ham Bootcamp Coming Up on Saturday, November 9th, 2024 13. ARRL: 86th Anniversary of The Orson Welles Broadcast of War of the Worlds 14. YASME Grant Presented to Tunisian Amateur Radio Camp for Youngsters 15. Shortwave Broadcaster in Austria Faces Shutdown 16. French Experiment in Laser Communications Is a Success 17. Another Of the Navajo Code Talkers John Kinsel Senior Passes At 107 18. Amateurs In New Zealand Put Volcanoes on The Air 19. 76 Years of Air Force MARS Marked by November Special Event Station 20. Upcoming RadioSport Contests and Regional Convention/Hamfest Listings 21. WIA: 40 Meter band plan harmonization - WIA announces next steps 22. WIA: Russian state media radio and television targeted in cyberattack 23. ARS: SpaceX tells the FCC that it has plans to make Starlink about 10 times faster 24. FCC: FCC proposes fine against ESPN for violation of the Emergency Alert Rules 25. ARDC: Amateur Radio Digital Communications announces its new Director of Technology Plus these Special Features This Week: * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will tell us how amateur radio connects us in unexpected ways * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming Radio Sport contests and more * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Will Rogers - K5WLR - A Century of Amateur Radio. This week, this week, Will puts us all into The Wayback Machine to the early nineteen hundreds. In a segment Will calls The Lid: It’s war in 1917 and amateurs across the country are totally shut down, putting the lid on both transmitting and receiving by the government ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, updated weekly) Automated (1-hour): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 (Static file, updated weekly) ----- This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1338 - Full Version Release Date: October 19, 2024 ATTENTION: Due to the DDOS Cyberattack on Internet Archive, our host for files is offline until further notice, we are working to find a good alternative resource for the podcast until services are restored. Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Denny Haight, NZ8D, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Joshua Marler, AA4WX, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, William Savacool, K2SAV, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:29:16 Podcast Download (temp): https://bit.ly/TWIAR1338 Podcast Download: https://shorturl.at/9d1es Soundcloud link: https://on.soundcloud.com/HGUmhdEZWwaS7Bqe8 Jumpshare link: https://jmp.sh/mQb3ZFee Direct download: https://twiar.net/TWIAR_1338_NAT.mp3 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: Call for ARISS Proposals from U.S. Educators 2. WIA: 40 Meter Band Plan Harmonization WIA Next Steps 3. WIA: Russian State Media Targeted in Cyberattack 4. WIA: New Book Available Jesus, Faith and Antennas 5. ARS: SpaceX Tells FCC It Has Plans to Make Starlink About 10 Times Faster 6. FCC: The FCC Is Looking into The Impact of Broadband Data Caps and Why They Still Exist 7. ARRL: Jamboree On The Air Brings Scouts Around The World Together 8. ARRL: 2024 Radio Orienteering Championships Held in Michigan 9. ARRL: ARRL Online Auction Is Now Underway 10. ARRL: Team Of 161 Amateurs from Five States Assist 2000 Medical Personnel For Chicago Marathon 11. ARRL: ARRL Pacific Division Ham Radio Convention and Hamfest, Runs October 18th – 20th, 2024 12. ARRL: Youth On The Air Camp For The Americas Has Been Scheduled For June 15th - 20th, 2025 13. FCC: FCC Proposes Fine Against ESPN For Violation of Emergency Alert Rules 14. New Director of Technology Named by Amateur Radio Digital Communications 15. Straight Key Century Club Solicits QSL Card Design Ideas for Straight Key Month 2025 16. New Record for CW Callsign Copy Set by A Romanian Teen Ham 17. 1922 Maritime Disaster to Be Remembered In Upcoming Special Event Station Operation 18. Broadcaster In Missing Radio Tower Case Dies - Hot Air Balloon Crashes And Fells Radio Tower 19. Upcoming RadioSport Contests and Regional Convention Listing 20. HACK: Voyager 2's Plasma Spectrometer is turned off in a power saving measure. 21. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts from All Over 22. WIA: Australian federal government hires a US firm to develop a new undersea cable. 23. WIA: Voice of America to move to new headquarters in Washington DC 24. ARS: FCC lets Starlink provide direct-to-device cellular service in areas effected by recent hurricanes 25. ARRL: ARRL Teachers Institute on wireless technology impacts in 2025 26. ARRL: 2024 Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award Recipient is Keos Van Oosbree, W0AAE 27. ARRL: University of Scranton will dedicate its new State of The Art amateur radio station 28. Broadcasters receive federal funds to strengthen resiliency during severe weather 29. Internet Radio Station pioneer, Keith Lamonica W7DXX, SK Plus these Special Features This Week: * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will show us several surprises that change you forever. * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with news on DXpeditions, DX, and upcoming Radio Sport contests, and more. * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Will Rogers, K5WLR - A Century Of Amateur Radio. This week, we climb aboard The Wayback Machine to the early nineteen hundreds as the first trans-continental one-way message relay occurred, and shortly thereafter, the first two-way transcontinental message made it into league headquarters. We will hear the story in a segment he entitled Trans Cons. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1337 - Full Version Release Date: October 12, 2024 ATTENTION: Due to the DDOS Cyberattack on Internet Archive, our host for files is offline until further notice, we are working to find a good alternative resource for the podcast until services are restored. Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Joshua Marler, AA4WX, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Marvin Turner, W0MET, Dave WIlson, WA2HOY, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:35:12 Podcast Download (temp): https://bit.ly/TWIAR1337 Podcast Download: https://shorturl.at/vQSVX Soundcloud link: https://on.soundcloud.com/NRoVXyFv8fzatFqY6 Jumpshare link: https://jmp.sh/qZKpv2vz Direct download: https://twiar.net/TWIAR_1337_NAT.mp3 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. HACK: Voyager 2’s Plasma Spectrometer Turned Off In Power-Saving Measure 2. AMSAT: MESAT1 Designated MESAT1-OSCAR 122 (MO-122) 3. AMSAT: ARISS Slow Scan TV Transmissions Begin 4. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 5. WIA: South African Radio League To Exhibit Science & Technology In Amateur Radio At SASF 2024 6. WIA: Australian Federal Government Hires US Firm To Develop A New Subsea Pacific Cable 7. WIA: Voice of America To Move To New Headquarters In Washington 8. TWIT: Starlink's Unauthorized Voyage in to Navy Waters 9. ARS: FCC Lets Starlink Provide Service To Cell Phones In Areas Hit By Hurricane 10. ARRL: Hams Continue To Serve During Active Hurricane Season 11. ARRL: ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology Impacts 85 Educators In 2024; More Planned For 2025 12. ARRL: 2024 Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award Recipient: Kees Van Oosbree, WØAAE 13. ARRL: University of Scranton Will Dedicate A State Of The Art Amateur Radio Station 14. ARRL: Sasquatch Awareness Day Special Event 15. Broadcasters Receive Federal Funds to Strengthen Resiliency During Heavy Weather 16. Next Young Amateurs Camp Site Is Chosen 17. Internet Remote Station Pioneer Keith Lamonica, W7DXX, SK 18. Amputee Patient Finds His Way Home Thanks to India's Amateur Radio Operators 19. Jovan Bojdani, ZA1H, Albanian Amateur Radio Leader, SK 20. South Africa To Take Ham Payloads Aloft With A Near Space Balloon 21. Class Focuses on Radio As A Tool For Women's Well Being 22. DX: FT8 SuperFox mode has been cracked. 23. NASA: NASA gears up for clipper mission to Jupiter's icy moon Europa. 24. WIA: Scientists discover radio waves transmitted over eight million years ago. 25. ARRL: An incredible amateur radio rescue story. 26. ARRL: ARRL Foundation is now accepting grant applications through October 31, 2024. 27. Belarus and Russia are eligible once again for CQ Sponsored Awards. 28. A new science education center opens on the site of the old Arecibo Dish. 29. An exciting DXpedition YJ0VV, is coming up very soon 30. PARC uses WinLink for emergency communications. 31. Upcoming RadioSport contests and upcoming regional conventions. Plus these Special Features This Week: * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will answer the question, "What Does An Actual Minimal Setup Look Like?" * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with news on upcoming and active DXpeditions, DX, upcoming Radio Sport contests, and more. * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Will Rogers, K5WLR - Will returns with another edition of A Century of Amateur Radio, this week, Will takes us back to the early days of amateur radio and looks at descriptions of the radio laws and anecdotes about their enforcement during those early years, in a segment entitled Regulations and Enforcement, both Hard and Soft. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Facebook:...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1336 - Full Version Release Date: October 5, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Marvin Turner, W0MET, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Joshua Marler, AA4WX, Denny Haight, NZ8D, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:38:55 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1336 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. DX: FT8 - SUPERFOX Cracked 2. AMSAT: AMSAT-UK to Provide FUNcube Lite Payload for Jovian-1 Satellite 3. AMSAT: NASA Gears Up for Europa Clipper Mission to Jupiter’s Icy Moon Europa 4. AMSAT: Artificial Star Mission Aims To Help Unlock Secrets Of The Universe 5. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 6. WIA: Scientists Discover Radio Waves From 8 Million Years Ago 7. ARRL: Candidate For ARRL Northwestern Division Director Disqualified; Tharp Declared Elected 8. ARRL: Ham Radio Serving Southeast US Recovery Efforts 9. ARRL: Simulated Emergency Test (SET) Scheduled for October 5th and 6th 10. ARRL: An Incredible Amateur Radio Rescue Story 11. ARRL: The ARRL Foundation Is Now Accepting Grant Applications Through October 31, 2024 12. ARRL: Craig Thompson, K9CT, Presenter At ARRL Collegiate Amateur Radio Program / Collegiate QSO Party 13. ARRL: The Air Force Military Auxiliary Radio System News 14. Hurricane Helene Hits Broadcasters Hard In The South East 15. DeWayne Hendricks, WA8DZP, SK 16. Belarus and Russia Now Eligible Again For CQ Sponsored Awards 17. Science Education Center At Arecibo To Reopen 18. JOTA and JOTI Operations On The Air Is Coming Up 19. W5YC special event to be operated from Girl Scout Camp 20. ARRL: Upcoming Contests and Regional Conventions / Braille edition of ARRL Letter now available 21. WIA: Scientists want to change solar reporting characteristics 22. ARRL: ARRL systems service disruption update 23. ARRL: Amateur radio and a robot play ball 24. ARRL: Changes take place in the ARRL West Texas Section 25. ARRL: Volunteers are the heart and soul of league headquarters 26. ARRL: Update to the ARRL affiliation with Grouper 27. ARRL: Dawn of Mass Global Communications will be re-enacted on October 28th, 2024 28. AM Radio in cars legislation waiting on US Lawmakers in Congress Plus these Special Features This Week: * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will try and answer the question, How Effective Is The International Amateur Radio Union? * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B in the DX Corner, with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming Radio Sport contests, and more.. * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Will Rogers, K5WLR, Will takes us back to the early 1900s when radio regulations were first tried to be put in place, in a segment entitled Regulations and Enforcement, Hard and Soft; A process forms around the 1912 law. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, updated weekly) Automated (1-hour): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 (Static file, updated weekly) ----- This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at w2xbs77@gmail.com. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1335 - Full Version Release Date: September 28, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Denny Haight, NZ8D, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Joshua Marler, AA4WX, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:30:56 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1335 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: MESAT1 Telemetry and Testing Update 2. AMSAT: MESAT1 Telemetry and Testing Update 3. AMSAT: GreenCube (IO-117) Ceases Functioning Due To Radiation Damage 4. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 5. IARU: Poland Requests Clear Frequencies For Flood Response 6. WIA: Scientists Want To Change Solar Reporting Characteristics 7. ARRL: ARRL Systems Service Disruption Update 8. ARRL: Amateur Radio Now Working Two Dangerous Hurricanes - PART ONE 9. ARRL: Amateur Radio Now Working Two Dangerous Hurricanes - PART TWO 10. ARRL: September Is National Preparedness Month - Get Involved 11. ARRL: Amateur Radio and Robot Play Baseball 12. ARRL: Changes in the ARRL West Texas Section 13. ARRL: Volunteers – The Heart and Soul Of ARRL Headquarters 14. ARRL: Indiana Statewide Communications Exercise, 10-4 Day, on Friday, October 4th, 2024 15. ARRL: Update To The ARRL Affiliation With Grouper - New Benefit 16. ARRL: 105th Anniversary Of WWV Will Be Celebrated By The WWV Amateur Radio Club WWØWWV 17. ARRL: Dawn Of Mass Global Communication, A Centenary Event, Will Be Re-enacted On October 28th, 2024 18. Young Ladies Group In New Zealand Calls It Quits 19. AM Radio In Cars Legislation Waiting On US Lawmakers 20. Wyoming To Be On The Air 21. KD5PLB Sunita Williams Takes Over Command Of The Space Station 22. APRS Foundation Looking For Membership Support 23. ARRL: Masonic Lodges On The Air Special Event 24. ARRL: WØD To Honor Lester Dent, WØCBL (SK), Prolific Writer Of Pulp Fiction 25. ARRL: Upcoming Contests and RadioSport, Upcoming National & Regional Conventions 26. RAC: Phil McBride VA3QR/HP3QR Radio Amateurs Of Canada President, Resigns 27. WIA: One Global Positioning Satellite Celebrates Its 13th Birthday. GPS runs off 90's technology 28. NASA: NASA Conducts A Tricky Main Thruster Reconfiguration with Voyager One 29. NASA: The White House Tasks NASA To Develop A Lunar Time Standard For Exploration Initiatives 30. RSGB: The Radio Society of Great Britain Announces The End To Paper Based Amateur License Exams 31. ARRL: ARRL Section Managers Gather At League Headquarters For Training, Operate W1AW 32: ARRL: September National Preparedness Month: Station Readiness Plus these Special Features This Week: * Weekly Propagation Forecast Report with Tadd Cook, K7RA * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will talk about Dark Sky, for amateur radio * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with all the latest news on DXpeditions, and upcoming Radio Sport contests, and more. * Will Rogers - K5WLR - A Century Of Amateur Radio - Will takes us back in time to the early 1900s for a look at Cooperation and QRM as the relaying of messages continues to develop across the United States. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, updated weekly) Automated (1-hour): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 (Static file, updated weekly) ----- This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at w2xbs77@gmail.com. Thanks to...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1334 - Full Version Release Date: September 21, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Denny Haight, NZ8D, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Joshua Marler, AA4WX, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:46:03 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1334 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. RW: Radio Club of America Announces 21 Award Recipients and Fellows 2. AMSAT: F. Brent Abbott, NA7D, Chief Revenue Officer of Rogue Space Systems, to Keynote Space Symposium 3. WIA: Traffic Increased Four-Fold During Paris Games 4. RAC: Phil A. McBride, VA3QR / HP3QR Radio Amateurs of Canada President and Chair Resigns 5. WIA: Amazon Is Poised To Unveil A Significant Overhaul of Alexa 6. WIA: Nokia To Introduce 5G Enabled Space Suits For Astronauts, And Aims To Build A Network On The Moon 7. WIA: Global Positioning Satellite Now 13 Years Old 8. IR: Hurricane Francine Silences Five Louisiana Stations, FCC Says 9. NASA: Voyager 1 Completes Tricky Thruster Reconfiguration 10. HACK: NASA’s Solar Sail Reflect Brightly In The Night Sky 11. ARRL: Club Grant Program Update 12. NASA: NASA To Develop Lunar Time Standard For Exploration Initiatives 13. RI: AM Radio For Every Vehicle Act Passed House Floor Vote 14. NEWS: ICOM IC-V82 Radios Exploding In Lebanon, Following Exploding AR-924 Pagers 15. RSGB: Radio Society Of Great Britian To End Paper Based License Exams 16. ARRL: ARRL Announces Partnership With Grouper 17. ARRL: ARRL Philanthropist, Radar Detector Pioneer, Michael Valentine, W8MM, Silent Key 18. ARRL: ARRL Section Managers Gather for Training at Headquarters 19. ARRL: National Preparedness Month - Station Readiness 20. ARRL: Get Ready for JOTA/JOTI 21. ARRL: Amplitude Modulation International (AMI) Jamboree 2024 Coming Up 22. Emergency Alerts Are Improved Over DAB+ Receivers 23. Privatization Of The 900 Megahertz Band 24. Amateur Radio Assists One Man Find His Relatives After Fifty-Years 25. New Rural Networking In The United Kingdom\ 26. Upcoming RadioSport Contests and Regional ARRL Convention Listings 27. TAPR:Tuscon Amateur Packet Radio calls for nominations for its Board of Directors 28. ACMA: The Australian Communications & Media Authority Issues New Amateur Radio Fees 29. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 30. WIA: New frontier for radio broadcasting as they announce "Zonecasting: 31. FCC: FCC adopts new Asymmetrical Sideband rules for high definition radio 32. ARRL: ARRL defends 902-928 megahertz band 33. Teenage Canadian Students gain their amateur radio license after ham radio course work Plus these Special Features This Week: * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will take a look at the history of amateur radio from an Australian perspective. * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with news on DXpeditions, DX, RadioSport contests and more. * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Will Rogers - K5WLR - A Century Of Amateur Radio. This week, Hiram Percy Maxim's main goal was to establish reliable relaying of messages across the entire country. Will takes us back to the early days of amateur radio in a segment he entitled "Trunk Lines". ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, updated weekly) Automated (1-hour): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 (Static file, updated weekly) ----- This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1333 - Full Version Release Date: September 14, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Denny Haight, NZ8D, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Joshua Marler, AA4WX, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:29:33 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1333 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. TAPR: Tucson Amateur Packet Radio (TAPR) Calls For Nominations For Board of Directors 2. ACMA: The Australian Communications & Media Authority Issues New Amateur Radio Fees 3. AMSAT: Registration Continues for the 42nd Annual AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting 4. AMSAT: AMSAT-DL ERMINAZ Mission Postponed To 2025 5. AMSAT: Updated Software Available for NOAA Polar and Russian Meteor Weather Satellites 6. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 7. WIA: New Frontier For Radio Broadcasting Called "Zonecasting" 8. FCC: FCC Adopts New Asymmetric Sideband Rules for HD Radio 9. ARRL: ARRL Defends 902-928 Amateur Radio Band 10. ARRL: Ham Radio Volunteers Serve During Hurricane Francine 11. ARRL: National Preparedness Month Ensuring Family Safety 12. ARRL: Pennsylvania Clubs Plan A Special Centennial Event 13. Museum In Australia Reopens A Telecommunications Exhibit 14. Teenage Canadian Students Gain Licenses After Ham Radio Coursework 15. Solar Researchers Revise Their Latest Solar Storm Assessment 16. Cincinnati Hamfest Seeking Nominations For Honors 17. Longwave Radio Broadcasts To Scheduled To Debut From The Arctic Circle 18. Upcoming RadioSport Contests from the ARRL and Upcoming ARRL Regional Conventions 19. FCC: New FCC regulations grants drone operators spectrum access for navigation 20. BB: Los Angeles Transit Authority fears major revenue loss if FCC approves proposed 900Mhz spectrum plan 21. ARRL: ARRL Utah Section is expanding its emergency communications capabilities 22. ARRL: ARRL VEC Services update during on going services disruption 23. ARRL: Monthly Volunteer Monitoring Report Plus these Special Features This Week: * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will talk about all of the adult fans of amateur radio * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming Radio Sport contests, and more * Weekly Propagation Forecast from out solar prognosticator Tadd Cook in Seattle, Washington. * Will Rogers, K5WLR - A Century Of Amateur Radio - This week, Will tells us about whether it was for public service, or as a challenge worth attacking, transmitting information across ever greater distances is what drove members of the Relay League to organize. In a segment he entitles "The Relay's The Thing." ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, updated weekly) Automated (1-hour): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 (Static file, updated weekly) ----- This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at w2xbs77@gmail.com. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1332 - Full Version Release Date: September 7, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Denny Haight, NZ8D, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Marvin Turner, W0MET, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, William Savacool, K2SAV, Joshua Marler, AA4WX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:44:53 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1332 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. FCC: FCC Rule Grants Drone Operators Spectrum Access For Navigation 2. AMSAT: Japanese Company Takes First Step Toward Removing Space Junk 3. AMSAT: The Starliner Spacecraft Has Started To Emit Strange Noises 4. AMSAT: Halibut Electronics Releases New EggNOGS Kit For Satellite Antennas 5. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 6. WIA: Wireless Shimano Derailleurs Subject To Hacking 7. BB: Los Angeles Transit Agency Fears Revenue Hit If FCC Approves Spectrum Plan 8. ARRL: ARRL Utah Section Expanding Emergency Communication Capabilities 9. ARRL: Hams Respond As Hawaii Threatened By Three Major Storms 10. ARRL: September Is National Preparedness Month: Have A Go Kit 11. ARRL: Hawaiian Islands Grid Madness 2024 / Pacificon, Hosting The 2024 ARRL Pacific Division Convention 12. Czech Republic Youth On The Air Adventure Camp Winds Down 13. Incident Command System Adopted By ARES Into Its Traning 14. Patricia Nelson KE0QXD, Silent Key 15. Hams In India Reunite A Man With His Family Who Thought He Was Dead 16. $1 Million Payment Made By ARRL To Ransomware Hackers 17. A Spectrum Of Experience Is Provided By A Childrens Museum 18. MIssissippi Emergency Communicator 19. Faster, More Energy Efficient Operation Promised By New Transistor 20. ARRL: ARRL VEC Services Update During Systems Disruption 21. ARRL: Volunteer Monitoring Program Monthly Report 22. ARRL: Pacificon 2024 Convention Announced 23. ARRL: Upcoming RadioSport Contest Listing and Upcoming Conventions 24. AMSAT: Polaris Dawn is set for a historic launch and first commercial space walk 25. WIA: German Astronomer Johanness Kepler drew sunspots without knowing it 26. ITU: International Telecommunications Union updates its global treaty to enhance radio spectrum use worldwide 27. ARRL: ARRL Club Grants will be awarded in November 28. ARRL: Estate planning for hams - What happens to all your stuff? 29. ARRL: New England Vice Director K9HI presented with signed citation from Massachusetts Governor 30. Memorandum of Understanding is signed by the FCC and the Privacy Commissioner of Canada Plus these Special Features This Week: * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News - Get an update from AMSAT and what's new with all those amateur satellites in orbit *Australia's own Onno Benshop, VK6FLAB, and Foundations of Amateur Radio finds Onno Implementing the KISS, or Keep It Simple Stupid, principle to amateur radio, and takes a look at what happens to a new piece of computer gear when you plug it in * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming Radio Sport contests, and more * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL with Solar Prognosticator Tadd Cook, K7RA in Seattle, Washington * Our own amateur radio historian, Will Rogers, K5WLR, returns with another edition of A Century Of Amateur Radio. This week, Will takes us back to see how the vacuum tube revolutionized radio, changing it more than any other single invention. This week we take a close up look at the invention of The Audion ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, updated weekly) Automated (1-hour): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1331 - Full Version Release Date: August 31, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Denny Haight, NZ8D, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Joshua Marler, AA4WX, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, William Savacool, K2SAV, Chris Perrine, KB2MOB, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:43:50 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1331 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: The Indian Space Research Organisation Successfully Launches Satellites 2. AMSAT: SpaceX Transporter-11 Launches 116 Satellites, Including OreSat0.5 3. AMSAT: Polaris Dawn Set For Historic Launch And First Commercial Spacewalk 4. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 5. WIA: The Fairy Tale Of 22 YLs And Their Friends 6. WIA: German Astronomer Johannes Kepler Drew Sunspots 7. ITU: International Telecommunications Union Updates Global Treaty To Enhance Radio Spectrum Use 8. ARRL: Resilience Through Amateur Radio For National Preparedness Month 9. ARRL: ARRL Club Grants Will Be Awarded In November 10. ARRL: Estate Planning for Hams (What happens to all your stuff?) 11. ARRL: The U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory Provide Education Access 12. ARRL: New England Division Vice Director Phil Temples, K9HI, Presented Signed Citation From Mass.Governor 13. ARRL: The 25th Anniversary Of Route 66 On The Air Will Have A New Twist This Year 14. ARRL: The League Paid A Hefty Ransom In The Recent Cyberattack. We Bring You Their Press Release 15. A Spectrum Of Experience Is Provided By A Local Childrens Museum 16. Incident Command System Training Adopted By ARES 17. Czech Republic Adventure Had By Youngsters On The Air (YOTA) Camp 18. More Energy Efficient Operation Is Promised By New Faster Transistor 19. Volunteer Patricia Nelson, KE0QXD Trainer, Radio Host SK 20. Memorandum of Understanding Between The FCC And Privacy Commissioner Of Canada 21. Upcoming ARRL regional conventions, and upcoming contests listing 22. RW: Voice of America shutters its Marianas Shortwave transmission sites 23. FCC: FCC proposes modernizing the 3.5 GigaHertz band rules for CB radio service 24. HACK: CanadaArm 2 scores milestone by catching its 50th spacecraft 25. FCC: FCC approves launch of V band satellites for phone access 26. FCC: FCC clears SpaceX to upgrade its first generation Starlink Satellites 27. ARRL: Candidates named for ARRL Director and Vice Director elections 28. ARRL: ARRL IT Security incident report to members 29. ARRL: ARRL expands its online publication archive 30. ARRL: ARRL comments, and opens comment period on proposed changes to the 902-928 megahertz band Plus these Special Features This Week: * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will tell us how to lose more than half of your membership. * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, Radio Sport, upcoming contests, and more.. * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Will Rogers, K5WLR will be here with another edition of A Century Of Amateur Radio. This week he brings back in time to the nineteen twenties to look at Aerials, Attachments, and Audibility. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, updated weekly) Automated (1-hour): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 (Static file, updated weekly) ----- This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1330 - Full Version Release Date: August 24, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Denny Haight, NZ8D, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Don Hulick, K2ATJ Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Joshua Marler, AA4WX, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Marvin Turner, W0MET, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:40:57 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1330 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. RW: Voice Of America Is Shuttering Its Marianas Shortwave Site 2. FCC: FCC Proposes Modernizing 3.5 GHz Band Rules for Citizens Broadband Radio Service 3. HACK: Canadarm2 Scores Milestone With Catching Its 50th Spacecraft 4. AMSAT: Upcoming AMSAT Symposium Issues Its First Call for Papers 5. AMSAT: AMSAT Board of Directors Election Underway 6. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts from All Over 7. FCC: FCC Approves Launch Of V Band Satellites 8. WIA: Alabama Broadcasters Association Name Carl Sampieri As Its 2024 Engineer Of The Year 9. WIA: Moon Is Moving Away From Earth Will Lengthen The Hours In A Day 10. FCC: FCC Clears SpaceX To Upgrade First Generation Starlink Satellites 11. ARRL: ARRL Board Establishes Information Technology Advisory Committee 12. ARRL: Candidates Named for ARRL Director and Vice Director Elections 13. ARRL: ARRL IT Security Incident - Report to Members 14. ARRL: Hurricane Ernesto Operations Come To A Conclusion 15. ARRL: Club Grant Program Update From The ARRL Foundation 16. ARRL: ARRL Expands Publications Archive 17. ARRL: Lost and Found: Earth Moon Earth Worked All Continents Award Application 18. New repeater system to serve emergency communications constructed in British Columbia, Canada 19. International Young Ladies Group renew friendships in Europe 20. The HEMA awards are launched in New Zealand 21. 2024 Slidell, Louisiana, EOC Hamfest is announced 22. The 17th annual Ohio State Parks On The Air contest will be held September 7th 23. Upcoming contests and regional conventions listing 24. AMSAT: NASA seeks student missions to send to space in 2026 and beyond 25. WIA: Radio Amateurs of Canada reports phishing attempts 26. WIA: Radio New Zealand Pacific activates new shortwave transmitters 27. ARRL: ARRL urges protecting the amateur radio 902-908 megahertz band 28. ARRL: Solar Cycle 25 producing record high sunspot numbers 29. Feedback is sought on new proposed radio rules in India 30. Longwave radio broadcasts to debut from the Arctic Circle from Finland Radio 252 31. Stranded ISS astronauts will finally ride home on a Dragon Spacecraft in 2025 32. Bidding opens for World Radiosport Team Championships Plus these Special Features This Week: * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will explain what he means when he says, "In The Beginning There Was The Contact". * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with all the latest news on active or upcoming DXpeditions, RadioSport, DX in general, upcoming contests, and more. * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Will Rogers, K5WLR - This week, Will takes us back in time to the early issues of QST magazine and talks about how humor played a prominent role in QST, in a segment he entitled, Humor, Poetry, and Rotten Rants. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, updated weekly) Automated (1-hour): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 (Static file, updated weekly) ----- This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1329 - Full Version Release Date: August 17, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Denny Haight, NZ8D, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Marvin Turner, W0MET, William Savacool, K2SAV, Joshua Marler, AA4WX, Will Rogers, K5WLR, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:27:21 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1329 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: Quarter Century Wireless Association Awards AMSAT Youth and Education Programs $2,500 2. AMSAT: AMSAT-EA’s GENESIS-A Launched 3. AMSAT: NASA Seeks Student Missions To Send To Space in 2026, and Beyond 4. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 5. WIA: Radio Amateurs of Canada Report Phishing Attempts 6. WIA: Radio New Zealand Pacific Activates New Shortwave Transmitters 7. ARRL: ARRL Urges Protecting The Amateur Radio 902-928 MegaHertz Band 8. ARRL: Solar Cycle 25 Producing Record High Sunspot Numbers 9. ARRL: Amateur Radio Active As Hurricane Ernesto Heads For Bermuda 10. ARRL: HAARP Is Conducting A Research Campaign August 13-16 And Continuing On August 18-20 11. Feedback Is Sought On New Proposed Radio Rules In India 12. Longwave Radio Broadcasts To Debut From The Arctic Circle 13. Stranded ISS Astronauts May Finally Ride Home On A Dragon Spacecraft Next Year 14. Bidding Opens For World Radiosport Team Championships 15. Wireless Workshop Assists India's Police Communications 16. New Cubesats Give Amateurs More Options 17. FCC: FCC Fines New York City Individual $2.3 Million For Unlicensed Broadcasting On FM 18. ARRL: David Galletly, KM2O, Named Vice Director of the ARRL Hudson Division 19. K1USN CW contest is announced 20. Upcoming contests and regional convention listings 21. WIA: Dog Day Afternoon is coming to amateur radio 22. ARRL: Andy Milluzzi, KK4LWR is appointed Vice Director of the ARRL Southeastern Division 23. ARRL: W1AW will change frequency to 17 meters for CW practice 24. ARRL: New York City High School helps license young hams 25. FCC: FCC fines New York City individual $2.3 million for unlicensed broadcasting on FM Plus these Special Features This Week: * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will tell us about internet access across the high frequency bands * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with news on DXpeditions, DX, Radio Sport, upcoming contests and more. * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Will Rogers, K5WLR - Will returns with another edition of A Century of Amateur Radio. This week, Will takes us aboard the Wayback Machine to the year 1915 to witness how the amateurs of the era proposed offering communications in times of emergencies to the government, in a segment entitled, 'A Patriotic and Dignified Effort' ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, updated weekly) Automated (1-hour): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 (Static file, updated weekly) ----- This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at w2xbs77@gmail.com. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1328 - Full Version Release Date: August 10, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Joshua Marler, AA4WX, Marvin Turner, W0MET, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Denny Haight, NZ8D, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:41:20 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1328 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: ROBUSTA-3A Is Now In Orbit 2. AMSAT: Small Satellites of the Future Grow Larger 3. AMSAT: ASRTU-1 Scheduled for November Launch 4. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 5. WIA: Dog day Afternoon IS Coming To Amateur Radio 6. ARRL: Andy Milluzzi, KK4LWR, Appointed Vice Director Of ARRL Southeastern Division 7. ARRL: W1AW To QSY On 17 Meters For CW 8. ARRL: Carter Craigie, N3AO, Silent Key 9. ARRL: Amateur Radio Serves As Hurricane Debby Dumps Heavy Rain On The East Coast 10. ARRL: New York High School Helps License Young Hams 11. ARRL: 27th Annual International Lighthouse / Lightship Weekend Coming Up August 17/18 12. ARRL: Navajo Code Talkers Day Coming Up 13. FCC: FCC Approves Missing and Endangered Alert Code 14. FCC: FCC Fines New York City Individual $2.3 Million For Unlicensed Broadcasting On FM 15. Straight Key Night Founder Barry Kirkwood, ZL1DD SK 16. Southern India Landslides Have Hams Assisting Rescue Efforts 17. New Satellites For Cellular Broadband Is Approved By The FCC 18. Flannan Islands DXPedition Cancelled Due To Weather Hazards 19. ARRL: Upcoming Contests and Regional Conventions. 20. Monthly Volunteer Monitoring Report 21. FCC: Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking for reallocation of portions of the 900 MegaHertz band 22. ARRL: David Galletly, KM2O, is named Vice Director of the Hudson Division 23. AMSAT: SpaceX to develop Enhanced Dragon Spacecraft For Deorbiting The International Space Station 24. WIA: Adidas develops a new RF trackable Soccer Ball 25. ARRL: ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology adds a new third level 26. ARRL: Generational legacies are carried on in the new ARRL Teachers Institute Beta Program 27. ARRL: 2024 USA and IARU Region 2 Radio Orienteering Championship Set 28. ARRL: 2024 Olympics special event station is on the air now 29. RAC: Canada wildfires communications preparedness strategies 30. FCC: FCC releases updated wireless speed test app to improve mobile broadband 31. FCC: Senate advances $7 billion bill renewing the popular internet discount program for low income help Plus these Special Features This Week: * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will answer the question "What kind of a hobby is amateur radio?" * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, RadioSport, upcoming contests, and more.. * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Will Rogers, K5WLR - The Century Of Amateur Radio - This week Will takes us aboard The Wayback Machine to the year 1916, when everyone was sharing very little spectrum and QRM was everywhere, and to witness something called The 9XE Rock Island Test. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, updated weekly) Automated (1-hour): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 (Static file, updated weekly) ----- This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1327 - Full Version Release Date: August 3, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Denny Haight, NZ8D, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Josh Marler, AA4WX, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, William Savocool, K2SAV, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Rich Lawrence, KB2FAF, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:38:37 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1327 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: TEVEL Satellites Begin Atmospheric Reentry and Decommissioning 2. AMSAT: Ariane 6 Launches PariSat: Young Engineers Test Heat Dissipation 3. AMSAT: SpaceX to Develop Enhanced Dragon Spacecraft For ISS Deorbit 4. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 5. WIA: So Who Listens To BBC Content Internationally? 6. WIA: A New Emergency Alert System Event Code Is Coming Soon In The United States 7. WIA: Adidas Develops RF Trackable Soccer Ball 8. ARRL: ARRL Teachers Institute On Wireless Technology Adds Third Level 9. ARRL: Generational Legacy Carried On In ARRL Teachers Institute 10. ARRL: 2024 USA and IARU Region 2 Radio Orienteering Championships Set For October 11. ARRL: 2024 Olympics Special Event Station On The Air Now 12. ARRL: Rule Changes Announced for ARRL International EME Contest 13. Indian Ham Radio Advocate, Sudip Kumar Nanda, Passes During Visit To The US - SK 14. Canada Wildfires Communications Preparedness Strategies 15. DxPedition To Bouvet Island 3Y0K Interviewing For Transport Ship 16. UK Feast Of Amateur Radio Convention Sponsored By The RSGB 17. New Hampshire Radio Club Hosted By Telephone Museum 18. FCC: US Court Blocks Biden Administration Net Neutrality Rules 19. FCC: FCC Releases Updated Speed Test App To Improve Mobile Broadband Accuracy 20. FCC: Senate Advances $7 Billion Bill Renewing Popular FCC Internet Discount Program 21. AMSAT: AMSAT mail alias service to end August 31st, 2024 22. WIA: US/European broadcasters in talks with car manufacturers to keep AM Medium Wave Broadcast In Cars 23. ARRL: ARRL Board of Directors completes second meeting for 2024 and approves reports - PART ONE 24. ARRL: ARRL: Board of Directors completes second meeting for 2024 and approves reports - PART TWO 25. ARRL: Special Report: Ham Radio during the upcoming Hurricane Season - PART ONE 26. ARRL: Special Report: Ham Radio during the upcoming Hurricane Season - PART TWO 27. Intercontinental traffic net is looking for new net controls 28. UK Regulator Ofcom seeks input on shared amateur radio spectrum 29. ARRL: Monthly Volunteer Monitoring Report Plus these Special Features This Week: * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will answer the question, Does The International Amateur Union Actually Represent You? * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with all the latest news on DXpeditions, RadioSport DX, upcoming contests, and more. * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Will Rogers - K5WLR - The History of Amateur Radio - A Century of Amateur Radio. This week, Will takes us on board The Wayback Machine to go back to, the early nineteen hundreds. Where we will be witnessing the beginnings of QST Magazine. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, updated weekly) Automated (1-hour): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 (Static file, updated weekly) ----- This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1326 - Full Version Release Date: July 27, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Marvin Turner, W0MET, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:35:20 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1326 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: AMSAT Mail Alias Service to End August 31st, 2024 2. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 3. WIA: US and European Broadcasters In Talks With Car Manufacturers To Keep AM Radio 4. ARRL: ARRL Board Completes 2024 Second Meeting, Approves Report To Advance A 3 Year Strategy-PART 1 5. ARRL: ARRL Board Completes 2024 Second Meeting, Approves Report To Advance A 3 Year Strategy-PART 2 6. ARRL: Massachusetts Maritime Academy Advanced Studies and Leadership Program Gets Radio Training 7. ARRL: ARRL Southeastern Division Vice Director Jeff Beals, WA4AW, SK 8. ARRL: Ted Rappaport, N9NB, Elected to IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Hall of Fame 9. ARRL: Ham Radio During Hurricane Season - PART ONE (By Sierra Harrup, W5DX) 10. ARRL: Ham Radio During Hurricane Season - PART TWO 11. ARRL: Field Day Entries Deadline Was July 23, 2024 12. Special Event Honoring Elmers Is Searching For Activators 13. Amateur Radio Is Added To A College Curriculum In India 14. Radio Waves Emitted By Solar Flares Are Tracked By NASA 15. First N Class License Issued In Germany 16. Intercontinental Traffic Net Is Looking For Net Controls 17. Mobile Direct To Device Is Explored By Ofcom In The United Kingdom 18. Indonesia's 79th Year Of Independence Is Celebrated By A DXpedition 19. United Kingdom Regulator Ofcom Seeks Input On Shared Spectrum 20. Boeing Starliner Astronauts Remain Stranded On The International Space Station 21. ARRL: Upcoming RadioSport Contests and Regional Conventions 22. RAC: Call for nominations for RAC Board of Directors 23. ARW: Super long range Wi-Fi works at a range of 1.8 miles 24. SPACEX: 20 Starlink satellites rained down on earth 25. ARRL: ARRL announces leadership changes in the Hudson Division / WB0JJK Delaware Section Manager, SK 26. ARRL: Amateur radio supports the Oregon Disaster Airlift Team during joint exercise 27. ARRL: Amateur radio participates in the world's largest naval exercise 28. ARRL: 32 amateurs from clubs across central New York support the Boilermaker Road Race 29. OFCOM: UK Ofcom posts a video offering a close up look at recent amateur radio licensing changes 30. FCC: New York City FCC Field Office charges 13 landowners that are connected with broadcast radio pirates 31. NASA: NASA finds Plasma Bubbles in the ionosphere are tied to radio frequency interference Plus these Special Features This Week: * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will talk about how "Being A Maverick Is Part Of The Deal." * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming Radio Sport contests, and more.. * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Will Rogers, K5WLR, returns with a brand new edition of A Century Of Amateur Radio. This week Will takes us aboard The Wayback Machine to visit 1915 and the establishment of amateur radio trunk lines. When the ARRL main goal was to establish reliable relaying across the entire country. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, updated weekly) Automated (1-hour): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 (Static file, updated weekly) ----- This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1325 - Full Version Release Date: July 20, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Denny Haight, NZ8D, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:33:42 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1325 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. RAC: Call For Nominations Of Candidates For Board Of Directors Of Radio Amateurs of Canada 2. AMSAT: NASA Discovers Strange Spectral Formations Cover LEO Orbits 3. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 4. WIA: Texas Radio Stations and Cell Sites Still Off Air From Hurricane Beryl 5. ARW: Super Long Range Wi-Fi Works At A Range Of 1.8 Miles 6. SPACEx: US Court Rejects Challenges To FCC Approval Of SpaceX Satellites 7. SPACEx: 20 Starlink Satellites Rained Down On Earth 8. NASA: Happy Birthday, Meatball! NASA’s Iconic Logo Turns 65 9. ARRL: ARRL Announces Leadership Changes In The Hudson Division / WB0JJX Former Delaware SM, SK 10. ARRL: Amateur Radio Supports Oregon Disaster Airlift Response Team 11. ARRL: ARRL Volunteer Examiner Coordinator Services Update During Systems Disruption 12. ARRL: Voices From The ARRL Teachers Institute On Wireless Technology 13. ARRL: Get On The Air During VHF Contest Season 14. ARRL: HamCon: Zion 2024 15. ARRL: Amateur Radio Participates In World’s Largest Naval Exercise 16. ARRL: 32 Hams From Clubs Across Central NY Provide Communications For The Boilermaker Road Race 17. ARRL: Dave Kalter Memorial Youth DX Adventure Will Participate In A Special Event As K3Y On July 27th, 2024 18. ARRL: ARRL Cyberattack Exposed Employees' Sensitive Data 19. UK Ofcom Video Offers A Close Up Look At License Changes 20. New York FCC Offices Charges Thirteen Landowners Connected With Radio Pirates 21. NASA Finds Plasma Bubbles In The Ionosphere Is Tied To Interference 22. CW Operators In New Zealand Demonstrate Basic CW Sending 23. Saint Paul Island DxPedition Team Makes Preparations 24. GQRP Club, a low-power amateur radio club in the UK will celebrate its 50 year anniversary in September 2024 25. ARRL: The ARRL Club Grant deadline is fast approaching 26. ARRL: Upcoming RadioSport Contests and Regional Conventions 27. RAC: Radio Amateurs of Canada grants and scholarships are now available 28. RAC: Innovation Science & Economic Development Canada Updates amateur radio exam questions 29. AMSAT: Scientists discover that moon dust can be made into lego bricks to construct buildings on the moon 30. WIA: Ham Radio Friedrichshafen held at Lake Constance In Germany sets a new record 31. ARRL: 2024 ARRL Field Day Log deadline is approaching 32. Brazilian amateurs mark their radio leagues 90th anniversary 33. Student built satellites are launched from California Space Command 34. WIA: Wireless Institute seek input on the future of the 40 meter band plan Plus these Special Features This Week: * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will tell us how to Plan for contest success! * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with all the latest news on Radio Sport, DXpeditions, DX, upcoming contests, and more * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Will Rogers, K5WLR, returns with another edition of The Century Of Amateur Radio. This week Will takes us aboard The Wayback Machine to the early 1900's, as we witness amateurs getting organized, and the early formation of the American Radio Relay League. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, updated weekly) Automated...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1324 - Full Version Release Date: July 13, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Denny Haight, NZ8D, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Joshua Marler, AA4WX, Marvin Turner, W0MET, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:38:52 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1324 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. RAC: RAC Grants and Scholarships Available Now! 2. RAC: Innovation Science & Economic Development Canada Gives Notice of Update of HR Radio Exam Questions 3. AMSAT: Firefly Delivers New Amateur Satellites to Orbit 4. AMSAT: LEGO Bricks Printed out of Space Dust 5. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 6. WIA: Ham Radio Friedrichshafen Held At Lake Constance Germany Sets Records 7. WIA: Perseids Meteor Shower Is Coming Up 8. ARRL: Hurricane Beryl Aftermath and Update 9. ARRL: ARRL Appears On The Weather Channel 10. ARRL: 2024 ARRL Field Day Log Deadline Approaching 11. ARRL: Celebrating the invention of Software Defined Radio 12. ARRL: Oscar Norris W4OXH Becomes A Silent Key 13. ARRL: Special Event W3A To Activate To Commemorate Live TV Transmission From The Moon 14. Brazilian Amateurs Mark Their Radio Leagues 90th Anniversary 15. Youth On Youth Violence Is Intervened By Indian Amateur Radio Club 16. Radio and Communications Museum Encounters Unexpected Expenses 17. Student Built Satellites Launched From California 18. Amateurs In Texas Prepare For Moon Day Demonstration 19. AMSAT: Argentine Satellite May Be Dying...Can You Help? 20. Youth On The Air National radio shack renamed to honor Bob Heil, K9EID 21. ARRL Upcoming radio sport contests and national convention listing 22. WIA - US Congress may mandate AM radio in cars. Manufacturers respond 23. ARRL - The ARRL issues a Call For Nominations for ARRL Director and Vice Director - Part One 24. ARRL - The ARRL issues a Call For Nominations for ARRL Director and Vice Director - Part Two 25. ARRL - The ARRL Volunteer Examiner Coordinators services update during the league service disruption 26. ARRL - New ARRL Section Managers are announced 27. ARRL - Monthly Volunteer Monitor Report Plus these Special Features This Week: * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will tell us all about Australian Callsigns * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B in the DX Corner, with all the latest news on Radio Sport, DXpeditions, DX in general, upcoming contests, and more * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Will Rogers - K5WLR - returns with another edition of A Century Of Amateur Radio. This week, Will takes us back to the witness the very first radio regulations being put into place in an episode he calls The First Regulations, The end of free range hams ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, updated weekly) Automated (1-hour): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 (Static file, updated weekly) ----- Visit our website at www.twiar.net for program audio, and daily for the latest amateur radio and technology news. You can air This Week in Amateur Radio on your repeater! Built in identification breaks every 10 minutes or less. This Week in Amateur Radio is heard on the air on nets and repeaters as a bulletin service all across North America, and all around the world on amateur radio repeater systems, weekends on WA0RCR on 1860 (160 Meters), and more. This Week in Amateur Radio is portable too! The bulletin/news service is available and built for air on local repeaters (check with your local clubs to see if...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1323 - Full Version Release Date: July 6, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Denny Haight, NZ8D, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Joshua Marler, AA4WX, Don Hulcik, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:42:53 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1323 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha “Noise of Summer” Mission Rescheduled 2. AMSAT: SpaceX Falcon Heavy Successfully Launches GOES-U Satellite 3. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 4. WIA: United States Congress May Mandate AM Radio In Cars 5. FCC: FCC Proposes Rule Requiring Carriers To Unlock All Cellphones 6. ARRL: Call For Nominations For ARRL Director and Vice Director - PART ONE 7. ARRL: Call For Nominations For ARRL Director and Vice Director - PART TWO 8. ARRL: ARRL VEC Services Update During Systems Disruption 9. ARRL: YOTA Camp Ham Shack Renamed For Bob Heil, K9EID, (SK) 10. ARRL: New ARRL Section Managers Are Announced 11. ARRL: International Amateur Radio Union HF World Championship Occurs Next Weekend 12. ARRL: Logbook of The World Returns To Service 13. ARRL: The New Amateur Extra Class Question Pool Has Been Released 14. Ham Radio Event Held Annually In Friedrichshafen Germany A Big Success 15. Two Lithuanian-American Aviators Remembered In Upcoming Special Event 16. New Challenge Is Added By RSGB To This Years IARU HF Championship 17. ARRL: Amateurs activate the Hurricane Watch Net and provide communications for Hurricane Beryl 18. Upcoming RadioSport Contests and upcoming Conventions 19. The monthly Volunteer Monitor Report 20. FCC - ISP's Nationwide urge US Courts to block the FCC's Net Neutrality Regulations 21. AMSAT - AMSAT Board of Directors Nominees are announced 22. AMSAT - The AMSAT Mail Alias Service will end on August 01, 2024 23. WIA - Germany grants remote operation, DARC to build stations for remote use around the country 24. ARRL: ARRL and Momobeam introduce a dual beam antenna for both six and ten meters 25. ARRL: ARRL Club Grant Program application deadline is approaching 26. Four Meter privileges granted to amateurs in Germany are extended to the end of 2024 27. NASA hires SpaceX to build a craft to purposely deorbit the International Space Station Plus these Special Features This Week: * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will explain exactly How Does The International Amateur Radio Union Work? * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with all the latest news on Radio Sport, DXpeditions, DX, upcoming contests, and more.. * The Weekly Propagation Forecast from Tad Cook, K2RA * Will Rogers, K5WLR - The History of Amateur Radio. This week, Will goes back to the days of The Spark Gap with an article entitled The Squeak Box. Where we find that among pre-teens, mostly boys took to radio. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, updated weekly) Automated (1-hour): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 (Static file, updated weekly) ----- Visit our website at www.twiar.net for program audio, and daily for the latest amateur radio and technology news. You can air This Week in Amateur Radio on your repeater! Built in identification breaks every 10 minutes or less. This Week in Amateur Radio is heard on the air on nets and repeaters as a bulletin service all across North America, and all around the world on amateur radio repeater systems, weekends on WA0RCR on 1860 (160 Meters), and more. This Week in Amateur Radio is portable too! The bulletin/news service is available...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1322 - Full Version Release Date: June 29, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Denny Haight, NZ8D, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Josh Marler, AA4WX, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:31:28 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1322 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. FCC: ISPs Urge Court To Block FCC’s Net Neutrality Rules 2. AMSAT: AMSAT Board of Directors Nominees Announced 3. AMSAT: UPDATE: AMSAT Mail Alias Service To End August 1, 2024 4. WIA: Germany To Grant Remote Operation, DARC To Build Stations Around The Country 5. WIA: International Amateur Radio Union Monitoring System Report 6. ARRL: 2024 ARRL Field Day Wrap Up 7. ARRL: ARRL and Momobeam Introduce Dual Band Beam Antenna for Six and Ten Meters 8. ARRL: ARRL Club Grant Program, Application Deadline Approaching 9. ARRL: 25th Anniversary Of Route 66 On The Air 10. ARRL: Zion 2024 A New Amateur Radio Convention and Expo Event Takes Place July 12/13 In St. George, Utah 11. Australian Court Delivers Decision On Amateur Radio Death 12. Thirteen Colonies Special Event Operation Coming Up 13. Japan's Wartime Raids Over Australia Marked By Upcoming Special Event 14. Earthquake Awareness Added To Clubs Field Day 15. Australian Regulator ACMA Seeks Input On Proposed Repeater and Beacon Licensing 16. Listeners Via Shortwave Give Aid At Train Mishap 17. 4 Meter Privileges In Germany Are Extended Until The End Of 2024 18. California Amateur Documentary Film May Become A TV Series 19. Alexanderson Alternator Will Be On The Air 20. SpaceX Is Building A Craft To Intentionally Destroy The International Space Station 21. Upcoming Contests in RadioSport and Convention and Hamfest listings 22. AMSAT: Starliner brings another ham to the International Space Station 23. ARDC: ARDC announces Ashhar Farhan VU2ESE, Joins ARDC Board 24. FCC: FCC approves mysterious Space X device - The Starlink Mini Backpack Dish 25. ARRL: Amateurs are now gaming on the amateur radio digital modes (FT8) 26. A popular Massachusetts electronics retailer announces shutdown 27. Wifi router manufacturer receives FCC fine for selling overpower routers 28. NORAD improves tracking of amateur radio and civilian balloons Plus these Special Features This Week: * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will tell us how to access a radio remotely. * Bill Salyers, AJ8B - The DX Corner with all the latest radio sport news on DXpeditions, working DX, upcoming contests, and more * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Bill Continelli, W2XOY (SK) - The History of Amateur Radio. This week, Bill continues with the history of amateur radios Fallen Flags with a look back at the Hammerlund Radio Corporation * Will Rogers, K5WLR - A Century of Amateur Radio. This week, Will looks back at how one article published in the very first edition of QST, went on to organize relay stations ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, updated weekly) Automated (1-hour): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 (Static file, updated weekly) ----- Visit our website at www.twiar.net for program audio, and daily for the latest amateur radio and technology news. You can air This Week in Amateur Radio on your repeater! Built in identification breaks every 10 minutes or less. This Week in Amateur Radio is heard on the air on nets and repeaters as a bulletin service all across North America, and all around the world on amateur radio repeater systems, weekends on WA0RCR on 1860 (160...