This Week in Amateur Radio

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1282 Release Date: September 23, 2023 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Terry Saunders, N1KIN, Denny Haight, NZ8D, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Bob Donlon, W3BOO, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 2:00:53 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1282 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: Results of the 2023 AMSAT Board of Directors Election 2. AMSAT: 2023 AMSAT Symposium Call for Papers 3. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 4. WIA: Australia Post Releases New Centenary of Broadcasting Stamps 5. RSGB: Amateurs In The UK Prepare For A Month Of Activating Bunkers 6. WIA: Rewinding..The Smith Way 7. TECH: Wi-Fi 7: The Next Big Leap Or A Whole Lotta Nothing? 8. FCC: Radio Noise From Satellite Constellations Could Interfere With Astronomers 9. ARRL: Open Letter From The National Hurricane Center's WX4NHC Operators 10. ARRL: Celebrating 50 Years Of The ARRL Foundation 11. ARRL: Anna Gomez Confirmed As FCC Commissioner 12. ARRL: Fair Season In The Northeast Puts Ham Radio On Exhibition 13. ARRL: ARRL Was Represented At The 2023 National Championship Air Races and Air Show 14. Emergency Radio Tower Is Proposed By Amateurs In Maine 15. Emergency Radio Tower Is Proposed By Amateurs In Maine 16. RCA: Radio Club of America Honors Amateurs 17. Radio Campout Expands In Wisconsin 18. Amateurs In Missouri Add AED Defibrillators To Their Emergency Toolkits 19. Latvian Amateurs Celebrate The Mechanical Key 20. Come And Get Wyoming Special Event Station Is Up And Running 21. Upcoming Contest, Conventions and Hamfests 22. AMSAT: ARISS USA Team Names New Director of Education 23. AMSAT: Updated AMSAT Tri-Fold Hand Out Brochure Now Available 24. BIPT: Belgian Amateurs Gain Small Allocation On 40 Megahertz 25. DLARC: Digital Library of Amateur Radio and Communications Reaches 90,000 Items 26. ARRL: 2023 SET Exercise To Test Skills and Emergency Preparedness 27. ARRL: ARRL Has Announced That Certificates Are Now Available For New Club Level Awards 28. United States Military Is Eyeing The Possibility Of Using Wideband Above 100 GigaHertz 29. New Investors Are Interested In Purchasing HamTestOnLine Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte, W6TWT will tell us how old operating systems allow malware on your system, and how millennials have discovered a new to them hack for television... * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety w/Greg Stoddard KF9MP, will tell you how to have success with tower mounted electronics. * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will tell the story of "Wet and Blue" Adventures with coax cable * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming contests and more. * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Bill Continelli, W2XOY - The History of Amateur Radio. This week, Bill takes the Wayback Machine all the way to the late 1940's for part one of what he calls The VHF Allocation Battle of the 1940's. Have you Playbills standing by... * Did you frequently shop at your local Radio Shack store in the 90s? In August, 1991 7,000 copies of the Fall Radio Shack catalog were mailed out with an ad on page 68 that drew the attention of ham radio enthusiasts worldwide. Here is a RAIN interview with Ed Juge, W5TOO, Former Director of Market Planning for Radio Shack talking about the legendary HTX-202 handheld transceiver. - Part One ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: @twiar Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated: https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, changed weekly) ----- Visit our website at www.twiar.net for...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1281 Release Date: September 16, 2023 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Terry Saunders, N1KIN, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Marvin Turner, W0MET, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Bob Donlon, W3BOO, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:54:58 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1281 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: World Radio Conference 2023 Will Impact Amateur Satellite Service 2. AMSAT: ARISS USA Team Names New Director of Education 3. AMSAT: Updated AMSAT Tri-Fold Hand Out Brochure Now Available 4. BIPT: Belgian Amateurs Gain Small Allocation On 40 Megahertz 5. BBC: Radio Fans In The UK Launch Petition To Save BBC Longwave Service 6. WIA: Malaysia Airlines Missing Flight From 2014 May Have Been Found By WSPR 7. NZART: Celebrate Grandparents On The Air On The Grandparents Grandkids Amateur Radio Net 8. IOTA: Islands On The Air Establishes DXpedition Fund 9. FCC: Anna Gomez Confirmed As Fifth FCC Commissioner 10. DLARC: Digital Library of Amateur Radio and Communications Reaches 90,000 Items 11. ARRL: Hurricane Lee: Amateur Radio Service In State Of Readiness, Activations Planned 12. ARRL: 2023 SET Exercise To Test Skills and Emergency Preparedness 13. ARRL: Amateur Radio Serves In Large Utah Bike Race 14. ARRL: Changes Announced In The ARRL Louisiana Section 15. ARRL: ARRL Has Announced That Certificates Are Now Available For New Club Level Awards 16. ARRL: Steve Lang Will Become Head Of The U.S. Delegation To WRC-23 17. ARRL: 2023 Route 66 On the Air Special Event Is Up and Running 18. United States Military Is Eyeing The Possibility Of Using Wideband Above 100 GigaHertz 19. It Is Unclear If There Were Any Amateur Radio Deployments In The Moroccan and Libyan Disasters 20. The Planned Salvage Of The Titanic's Wireless Equipment Is Blocked By The US Government 21. New Investors Are Interested In Purchasing HamTestOnLine 22. New Experimental Low Pass Filter Makes Its London Debut 23. West Bengal Radio Club Reunites A Family After A Sixteen Year Absence 24. Radio Station In Germany Begins Full Time Artificial Intelligence Programming 25. Historic Town In Pennsylvania Celebrates Its 275th Birthday With A Special Event Station 26. Upcoming contests, conventions and hamfests 27. WOSH celebrates a birthday 28. RAC: September is Radio Amateurs of Canadas Straight Key Month 29. WIA: International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 will hold its next general conference in November 30. ARRL: September is National Preparedness Month Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte, W6TWT, reminisces about user groups, asks why do equipment manufacturers insist on ultra-bright LED's, and about his problems with drones. * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News. * Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety w/Greg Stoddard KF9MP, will address climbing with and for other hams. * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will tell you how how to check your attenuation numbers. * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming contests and more. * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL. * Bill Continelli, W2XOY - The History of Amateur Radio. This week, Bill takes us back to the World Radio Conference of 1927 and looks at its effect on amateur radio. * The Rain Report we will listen to a talk by avid contester Mitch Stern/W1SJ, at the Dayton HamVention titled: "There is an art to cracking pile ups on the HF bands". ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: @twiar Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated: https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, changed weekly) ----- Visit our website at...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1279 Release Date: September 2, 2023 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, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Bob Donlon, W3BOO, William Savacool, K2SAV, Bob Donlon, W3BOO, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:57:59 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1279 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: Cast Your Vote: 2023 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Ending Soon 2. AMSAT: Chandrayaan-3 Makes Historic Soft Landing On Moon’s South Pole 3. AMSAT: SpaceX Launches Crew-7 Mission Aboard Crew Dragon Endurance 4. AMSAT: Teams Hack U.S. Air Force Satellite In Space Cybersecurity Contest 5. AMSAT: Progress MS-24 Cargo Ship Launched To The International Space Station 6. ARRL: Hurricane Idalia: FCC Approves ARRL Petition to Aid Emergency Communications 7. Two Men Held In Custody In Connection With Radio Stop Rail Incidents 8. NTIA: The Beautiful Complexity Of The United States Radio Spectrum 9. ARRL: Hurricane Idalia: Amateur Radio Serves Critical Functions 10. ARRL: ARRL New Jersey Sections Sign Agreement With American Red Cross 11. ARRL: Former ARRL Oregon Section Manager John Core, KX7YT, SK 12. ARRL: Changes To The ARRL Oregon Section 13. ARRL: Handiham Radio Club In Minneapolis, Minnesota, Will Operate A Day In The Park Special Event 14. RadioShack’s New Owner Plots Old Comeback Strategy 15. The Australian Communications & Media Authority Invites Amateur Comments On Proposed Licensing Changes 16. Pan-India Radio Convention Preparations Underway 17. Summits On The Air Activation In New Zealand Honors Memory Of SOTA Advocate 18. Two Missile Silos Are Connected By Amateur Radio 19. Petition To Save BBC Longwave Service Is Launched By Avid Listeners 20. Hams Are Going Back To School With The QSO Today Academy 21. National Radio Astronomy Observatory's Long Baseline Array Celebrates 30 Years 22. Upcoming contests, conventions and national hamfests 23. ARRL: W1AW celebrates its anniversary 24. FCC - FCC Announces Plan To Place US Cyber Trust Mark On All Approved Electronic Devices 25. ARRL - Candidates Named For The ARRL Director and Vice Director Elections 26. Arecibo Is Closing But Is Looking At Various Proposals To Keep The Facility Open For Research Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte, W6TWT, will discuss how young people, especially in the UK, are embracing the old vinyl analog technologies and setting up true, old fashion, stereo systems. * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety w/Greg Stoddard KF9MP, will talk about replacing and maintaining the guy wires on your tower. * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will discuss how he has begun to measure Spurious Emissions. * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming contests and more. * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Bill Continelli, W2XOY - The History of Amateur Radio. Bill travels from 1912 to the mid-twenties when the radio act of 1912 was hopelessly outdated, and the years of anarchy took over the AM broadcast band until Congress approved the new Radio Act of 1925 and created The Federal Radio Commission. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: @twiar Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated: https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, changed weekly) ----- Visit our website at www.twiar.net for program audio, and daily for the latest amateur radio and technology news. 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...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1278 Release Date: August 26, 2023 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Terry Saunders, N1KIN, Denny Haight, NZ8D, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:47:10 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1278 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: United States Authorities Warn SpaceX Among Companies Targeted by Espionage Efforts 2. AMSAT: 2023 AMSAT Symposium Call for Papers 3. FCC: FCC Announces Plan To Place US Cyber Trust Mark On Devices 4. ARRL: Tropical Storm Hilary Hits The Southwestern US: Amateur Radio Activates 5. ARRL: Candidates Named For ARRL Director and Vice Director Elections 6. ARRL: Amateur Radio Responds To Disasters Across The United States 7. ARRL: Air Force and Marines Corps Marathons Need Amateur Radio Volunteers 8. ARRL: The World Association of Christian Radio Amateurs and Listeners Special Event 9. Parachute Mobile Ham Sets QSO Record, Unites Community 10. Emergency AM Radio Stations Set Up in Maui 11. India Successfully Lands On The Moon 12. Satellite Hacking Exercise Involves Amateur Radio Operators Won By The Hack-A-Roni Group From Italy 13. Abandon Pets Are Brought To The Forefront On Amateur Radio 14. Amateurs Prepare For The First World HEMA Day 15. Arecibo Is Closing But Is Looking At Various Proposals 16. RSGB: Radio Society of Great Britain Intruder Watch Service Volunteers Needed 17. AMSAT: SpaceX Crew 8 Mission To Include Three U.S. Radio Amateurs 18. WIA: Pakistan Building Massive Antenna To Launch Digital Radio Mondiale 19. FEMA: FEMA and FCC Plan Nationwide Emergency Alert System Test For Early October 20. FCC: The FCC Is Looking For Its Next Generation Of Attorneys 21. ARRL: The 2023 ARRL Simulated Emergency Test -- Emergency Preparedness Takes The Spotlight 22. ARRL: Iconic Ohio Electronics Surplus Store Fair Radio Sales To Close 23. FCC: Initiates Rulemaking About Commercial Spectrum Usage for AI and Other Purposes Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte, W6TWT, reminisces about radio when he was a kid, and discusses what he calls the new iGeneration. * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety w/Greg Stoddard KF9MP, will discuss what you should do when you perform your pre-winter tower and antenna inspections. * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, looks at how he believes that hams should gather data rather than opinions. * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming contests and more. * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Bill Continelli, W2XOY - The History of Amateur Radio. This week, Bill takes us back to November 2, 1920 and the role radio station 2XB (later became KDKA) played in what many call the beginnings of the broadcast industry in the United States, and the role amateurs played because, at the time, it was legal for ham to broadcast ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: @twiar Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated: https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, changed weekly) ----- Visit our website at www.twiar.net for program audio, and daily for the latest amateur radio and technology news. 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...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1277 Release Date: August 19, 2023 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Terry Saunders, N1KIN, Denny Haight, NZ8D, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Marvin Turner, W0MET, William Savacoll, K2SAV, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 2:18:12 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1277 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. ARRL: Devastating Hawaii Wildfires Prompt Response From Amateur Radio Emergency Service 2. RSGB: Radio Society of Great Britain Intruder Watch Service Volunteers Needed 3. AMSAT: AM1SAT Satellite Contest Coming Up In September 2023 4. AMSAT: SpaceX Crew 8 Mission To Include Three U.S. Radio Amateurs 5. AMSAT: Russia Reignites Its Moon Exploration Program, As Does India 6. WIA: Pakistan Building Massive Antenna To Launch Digital Radio Mondiale 7. WIA: Meta Begins Blocking News Content On Its Platforms In Canada 8. FEMA: FEMA and FCC Plan Nationwide Emergency Alert System Test For Early October 9. FCC: The FCC Is Looking For Its Next Generation Of Attorneys 10. FCC: FCC Urges Congress To Restore Spectrum Auction Power 11. ARRL: The 2023 ARRL Simulated Emergency Test -- Emergency Preparedness Takes The Spotlight 12. ARRL: STEM In Action: Youth On The Air Campers Contact The International Space Station 13. ARRL: Amateur Radio Operator Contacts NASA Spacecraft 14. ARRL: Iconic Ohio Electronics Surplus Store To Close 15. International Lighthouse And Lightship Weekend 16. Amateurs Are Needed For The Upcoming Solar Eclipse QSO Parties 17. Hams In The United Kingdom Tune Into A Meteor Beacon On CW 18. Liquid Metal Battery Ready To Appear On The Open Market 19. Indian Independence Day Is Marked By A Full Day Of Amateur Radio Operations 20. The Patron Saint Of Amateur Radio Remembered 21. New York & Texas amateurs to activate missile silos 22. Upcoming Contests, Conventions and Ham Fests 23. Maui communications status update from the FCC 24. FCC: FCC launches technical inquiry into using Artificial Intelligence and other state of the art tools 25. AMSAT: International Amateur Radio Union coordinates two digipeating satellites 26. FCC: FCC declines to extend the comment period on the Shortwave Modernization Part 90 proposal 27. NASA: NASA will fund five science experiments for the upcoming Great American Solar Eclipse 28. ARRL: New ARRL video will help members navigate digital magazines 29. IARU: The African Telecommunications Union and the IARU expand amateur radio use during emergencies 30. ARRL: ARRL Board of Directors meeting minutes and the ARRL Annual Report are published Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte, W6TWT, will be here to discuss slide rules, and securing your I-O-T, or Internet of Things devices * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety w/Greg Stoddard KF9MP, will discuss the best methods for supporting coax on long runs, and best way to haul the coax up the tower. * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will be jumping into the unknown this week. * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming contests and more. * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Bill Continelli, W2XOY - The History of Amateur Radio. This week, Bill takes us back to the end of World War One. When amateurs returned home they found all licenses had been cancelled and there were bills before Congress to remove amateurs from the bands. * Courtesy of The RAIN Hamcast interviewing Ben Kob, AK4AV - Part 2 of his talk with Hap Holly KC9RP concerning AM radio in cars and the upcoming LPFM filing window. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: @twiar Facebook:...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1276 Release Date: August 12, 2023 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Terry Saunders, N1KIN, Denny Haight, NZ8D, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Bob Donlon, W3BOO, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 2:10:51 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1276 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. FCC: FCC Launches Technical Inquiry Into Using AI and Other Tools to Manage Spectrum 2. Would We Recognize Extraterrestrial Technology If We Saw It? 3. AMSAT: AMSAT At Huntsville Hamfest August 19-20, 2023 4. AMSAT: International Amateur Radio Union Coordinates Two Digipeating Satellites 5. AMSAT: SpaceX Launches Worlds Heaviest Communications Satellite 6. NASA: NASA Successfully Reestablishes Communications With Voyager 2 7. WIA: International Amateur Radio Union Region One Interference Report 8. NRAO First Wave Completed 20 Weeks of Amateur Radio Learning Program for BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ Learners 9. FCC: FCC Declines Request to Extend Comment Period on Shortwave Modernization Petition 10. NASA: NASA Will Fund 5 Science Experiments For Great North American Solar Eclipse 11. ARRL: ARRL Video Helps Members Navigate Digital Magazines 12. ARRL: Looking For A New Job? The FCC Is Recruiting Field Agents 13. ARRL: National Sunflower Day Is August 15, 2023, The ARRL Kansas Section Will Be Hosting A Sunflower Net 14. ARRL: The New England Amateur Radio Festival, NEAR-Fest, Will Be Held On October 13 - 14, 2023 15. ARRL: The 3rd Annual Masonic Lodges On The Air (MLotA) 16. Former Director Of Engineering For Hubbard Communications and Long Time Radio Engineer Ron Kazda SK 17. SpaceX Rocket Tears A Hole In The Ionosphere Again 18. New Jersey Club Revives The QRP Club 19. Hurricane Watch Net Is Seeking Bilingual Control Operators 20. RSGB Hosts Amateur Television Now On Permanent Display At Bletchley Park 21. The African Telecommunications Union And The IARU Expand Amateur Radio Use During Emergencies 22. Spain's PocketQube Satellite Experiences Satellite Issues 23. AMSAT: US Air Force Research Laboratory presents its annual Hack-A-Satellite Competition 24. NEWS: Forging Taiwan's civil defense with amateur radio 25. ARRL: Amateur Radio Operators have an opportunity to take part in a new HAARP experiment 26. ARRL: National Lighthouse Day 2023 and National Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend 27. Upcoming Conventions, HamFests and Contest Listing from the ARRL 28: ARRL: ARRL Latest Board Meeting Minutes and Annual Report have been published Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte, W6TWT will be here to talk about shared computing programs like SETI and Folding At Home, and he will look at why some Internet Service Providers utilize data caps * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety w/Greg Stoddard KF9MP, will discuss a few important climbing tips for beginner climbers. * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will attempt to answer the question How Fast Is Morse? * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming contests and more. * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Bill Continelli, W2XOY - The History of Amateur Radio. This week, Bill climbs aboard The Wayback Machine and takes us to the year 1912 to see what early amateur radio was like, and to witness the formation of The American Radio Relay League. * SPECIAL: The Rain Hamcast will present a special flashback, a talk entitled My Early Days as A Ham voiced by Dick Helton/W9CTY, for years a familiar voice on Chicago WBBM News Radio 78. This talk was delivered before the North Short Radio Club in Highland Park, Illinois. ----- Website:...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1275 Release Date: August 5, 2023 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Terry Saunders, N1KIN, Denny Haight, NZ8D, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Marvin Turner, W0MET, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, William Savacool, K2SAV, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:57:25 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1275 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: 2023 AMSAT-UK Colloquium Set For Weekend Of October 14th, 2023 2. AMSAT: CubeSat: Celebrating 20 Years Of Transforming Space Access 3. AMSAT: ARRL Releases LoTW Configuration 11.25 With LEDSAT Support 4. AMSAT: US Air Force Research Laboratory Present Annual Hack A Satellite Competition 5. NEWS: Forging Taiwan's Civil Defense With Amateur Radio 6. WIA: When Push Comes To Shove, RSGB Proposes Hybrid Sharing Of Frequencies. 7. FCC: FCC Chair Pitches Spectrum Rules for Commercial Space Launches 8. ARRL: Royal Naval Amateur Radio Society Commemorated 30 Years 9. ARRL: ARRL Files Comments Against Seriously Flawed HF Rules Petition 10. ARRL: Amateur Radio Operators Can Help With HAARP Experiment 11. ARRL: National Lighthouse Day 2023 & National Lighthouse-Lightship Weekend 12. ARRL: Route 66 On The Air Special Event On September 9 - 17, 2023 13. Ohio's Popular Fair Radio Sales Going Out Of Business 14. Amateurs Respond To Massive Mudslides In India 15. Famous Canadian Broadcaster Roy McFadyen, VE3YXY / VY1RM - SK 16. British Satellite Returns Home Via European Space Agency Guided Re-entry 17. Antenna Issues Plaque The Voyager 2 Spacecraft 18. DRM Radio Launches With A New Transmitter Project In Pakistan 19. New York City Police Have Announced Intent To Encrypt Its Radio Signals 20. ARRL: ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR, Releases A Message To Members On ARRL Dues Increase 21. WIA: International Amateur Radio Union Region One Reports On Interference On The 30 Meter Band 22. NEWS: QSO Today Virtual Ham Exposition Transforms Into The QSO Today Academy Coming In September 23. FCC: FCC wants a new faster online speed standard saying 25/3 is not fast enough anymore 24. ARRL: Hurricane Watch Net is seeking bilingual or trilingual net control operators for this season 25. ARRL: San Max Patronal Celebration 2023 will take place for all of August 2023 26. Upcoming Conventions, Hamfests and Contest listing. Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte, W6TWT, says that computers, screens and processors have all vastly improved over the decades with one important exception. Keyboards. * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety w/Greg Stoddard KF9MP, will discuss Tower Vocabulary * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, is asking Will the real inventor of morse code, please stand up! * The DX Corner with our own DX Specialist, Bill Salyers, AJ8B who will tell us about the latest news on DXpeditions, contests, and more. * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Bill Continelli, W2XOY - The History of Amateur Radio, The Ancient Amateur Archives. This week, Bill will discuss the history behind, and introduce us to, the patron saint of amateur radio as we look back at the history of Sir Maximilian Kolbe. * We will feature a talk given at the Dayton HamVention by Mitch Stern, W1SJ, on proper repeater etiquette. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: @twiar Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated: https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, changed weekly) ----- Visit our website at www.twiar.net for program audio, and daily for the latest amateur radio and technology news. Air This Week in Amateur Radio on your...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1274 Release Date: July 29, 2023 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Terry Saunders, N1KIN, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Will Savacool, K2SAV, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Bob Donlon, W3BOO, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:59:00 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1274 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. FCC: FCC Votes To Preserve Some FM6 Or Franken FM Services 2. ARRL: A Message From ARRL President Rick Roderick, K5UR - ARRL Raises Dues And Other Changes 3. AMSAT: EO-88 (Nayif-1) Reenters 4. AMSAT: Philippine Cubesats Maya-5 and Maya-6 Have Been Deployed 5. WIA: International Amateur Radio Union Region One Reports 30 Meter Interference 6. QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo Transforms into the QSO Today Academy 7. URE: URE Seeks Community Assistance With URESAT-1 8. SPACEX: Oops, We Made A Hole: SpaceX Falcon 9 Parties A Bit Too Hard, Punches Through Ionosphere! 9. FCC: FCC Wants A New On Line Speed Standard. 25 Mbps Down, 3 Mbps Up Isn’t Good Enough Anymore 10. ARRL: ARRL and NASA Team Up To Help Teachers 11. ARRL: Hurricane Watch Net Seeks Bilingual Net Control Operators 12. ARRL: The San Max Patronal Celebration 2023 Will Take Place On August 1 - 31 13. ARRL: New Jersey QRP Club Will Hold Their 12th Annual Skeeter Hunt On August 27, 2023 14. Repeat Activation On Rockall Is Canceled By Current Dangerous Conditions 15. Amateurs Call To Help Restore Flood Damaged Emilia-Romagna In Northern Italy 16. Indian Antarctic Expedition Is In Search For A Communications Radio Operator 17. Churches and Chapels On The Air Takes A Strong Foothold In The United States 18. You Can Now Take Flight As A CW Operating Radio Bumblebee 19. The Frontiers Of Flight Museums Moon Day Will Highlight Amateur Radio 20. Florida Summits On The Air Activation Pays A Special Tribute 21. FCC: FCC Pirate Radio Sweeps Turn to Miami 22. 2023 Field Day score filing reminder from league headquarters 23. Up coming Conventions and Contests of interest. 24. AMSAT: AMSAT Board of Directors Voting Is Now Underway 25. FCC: For The First Time, Free OTA TV To Be Delivered Via 5G Thanks To Testing Approval From The FCC 26. ARRL: ARRL CEO David Minster NA2AA Is Interviewed On A New W1DED YouTube Video 27. ARRL: FCC Posts New Job Openings For Field Engineers 28. RSGB: RSGN In The UK Produces A New Video Explaining Sweeping Changes To Amateur Radio 29. WIA: Amateurs In Australia Are In Store For A Few Upcoming Band Changes 30. A Popular Electronics Retailer In Southern California Is Posied To Close Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte, W6TWT, says that if you suffer from bad internet, it just might be your router..He will cover how to fix the problem. * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety w/Greg Stoddard KF9MP, takes a close up look at water-proofing coax connections. * The Shortwave Modernization Coalition has filed a petition with the FCC to advance the experimental service licensees (part five users) to the status of part 90 commercial users. For some answers and clarification we turned to Benn Kobb, AK4AV. Part One of the interview (Courtesy The Rain Report) * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will attepmt to answer the question, "Is Morse Really Built Around The Most Popular Letters In The English Language" * We will join Bill Salyers, AJ8B in the DX Corner as he takes a close up look the world of DX, DXpeditions and upcoming contests. * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Bill Continelli, W2XOY - The History of Amateur Radio. Bill returns to begin his series, The Anicent Amateur Archives, this week, Bill continues...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1273 Release Date: July 22, 2023 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Terry Saunders, N1KIN, Denny Haight, NZ8D, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Marvin Turner, W0MET, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:45:13 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1273 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: AMSAT Board of Directors Voting Has Begun 2. AMSAT: Space Shuttle Remembered 3. AMSAT: Historical Space Tour Before Orlando Hamcation 4. AMSAT: ARISS-USA Seeks Director Of Education 5. Receiving Unintentional Voice Transmissions From GPS Satellites 6. Amateur Radio Helps Locate Two Missing Children In Southland New Zealand 7. FCC: For The First Time, Free Over-the-air TV Will Be Delivered By 5G Thanks to FCC Approval 8. IARU: Working Party 4C Has Difficulties Over 23 Centimeter Band, Other IARU News and Happenings 9. HACK: The Proliferation Of LED Wristbands At Concert Venues 10. ARRL: ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA, Interviewed on W1DED in Maine YouTube Channel 11. FCC Recruiting Field Agents 12. ARRL UPDATE: Commercial Interests Petition FCC For High Power Allocation On Shortwave Spectrum 13. ARRL: Kansas Hams To Operate Net For National Sunflower Day 14. ARRL: Slow Scan TV Experiment With ARRL Planned For Amateur Radio On The International Space Station 15. ARRL: Amateur Radio Supports Oregon Disaster Airlift Response Team 16. ARRL: Summits On The Air 2023: North America 17. ARRL: Amateur Radio Operators Needed For A Real-World Experiment During Upcoming Solar Eclipse Events 18. RSGB In The United Kingdom Produces Video Explaining Sweeping Changes To Amateur Radio 19. Australian Amateurs In Store For Band Access Changes 20. India Successfully Launches Its Moon Lander 21. Computer Hacker Kevin Mitnick, N6NHG, SK 22. Popular Southern California Electronic Retailer Is Closing 23. UK Regulator Ofcom Seeks Comments On Hybrid Sharing Of Six Gigahertz Band 24. A World War Two Re-Enactment Drill Will Feature Amateur Radio Operators 25. FCC Set To Vote On Proposed Power Increase For Digital FM 26. Amateur Radio Digital Communications Grant Allows Upgrade To Radio Museum Amateur Station 27. ARRL reminds amateurs about Field Day scoring submission deadline 28. Upcoming Contests and Convention Listing 29. A quick look at the upcoming HamGrab balloon launch 30. AMSAT: 2023 AMSAT Space Symposium issues its first call for papers 31. ARRL: WRTC Coming to the United Kingdom in 2026 32. ARRL: Careers For Hams - The ARRL is hiring 33. FCC: FCC calls out more pirate radio operators and bad actors on the amateur bands 34. FCC: FCC proposes expansion of Short Range Radar operations Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter this week, Rich DeMuro, will introduce us to Meta's latest app that is taking the tech world by storm, Threads. * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * The DX Corner for the latest news in the world of DX, DXpeditions, and contests with Bill Salyers, AJ8B. * Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety w/Greg Stoddard KF9MP, will discuss the safest ways to climb your tower, or a commercial tower at night. * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will talk about The Nature and Ownership of Information in the world of amateur radio. * Weekly Propagation Forecast from Tadd Cook, K7RA * Bill Continelli, W2XOY - The Ancient Amateur Archives: this week, Bill wraps up his two part series with a lot more information on the history of amateur radio repeaters ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/twiar RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated: https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1272 Release Date: July 15, 2023 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, William Savacool, K2SAV, Bob Donlan, W3BOO, Terry Saunders, N1KIN, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:53:53 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1272 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: 2023 AMSAT Space Symposium First Call for Papers 2. AMSAT: Ariane 5 Rockets Into Retirement: Europe’s Workhorse Completes Final Mission 3. AMSAT: CubeSats Deploy From ISS: Nanoracks Mission Advances Science and Education 4. AMSAT: ROSCOSMOS Successfully Deploys Forty Three Satellites In Latest Soyuz 2.1b Launch 5. WIA: Scientists Announce Discovery Of Cosmic Low Pitched Hum 6. WIA: Czech Radio Club Announces Youth On The Air Camp 7. ARRL: Commercial Interests Petition FCC For High Power Allocation On Shortwave Spectrum 8. ARRL: World Radiosport Team Championship Coming To The United Kingdom In 2026 9. ARRL: Careers for Hams: ARRL Is Now Hiring 10. ARRL: Teachers Gather For STEM Training At ARRL Headquarters 11. ARRL: 2023 YOTA Summer Camp Is Ready To Go! 12. ARRL: Dual Contests Make For Busy HF Weekend 13. ARRL: Kopernik Science Center Summer Camp Balloon Launch 14. ARRL: Bob Wertz, NF7E Receives ARRL DXCC Honors 15. Scouts Are On The Air For Their National Jamboree 16. Emissions From Satellite Constellations Are Confirmed In This Study 17. Well Known DX'er George Chliyants, UY5XE, Becomes A Silent Key 18. Prague Radio Camp Welcomes Very Young Into Amateur Radio 19. DXpeditioner To Rockall Is Rescued Successfully 20. Now Retired Aircraft Is Recognized In Coast To Coast Event 21. FCC Calls Out More Pirate Radio Operators 22. FCC Proposes Expansion Of Short Range Radar Operation 23. Scientists Invent A Paper Battery - Just Add Water 24. Upcoming Contests, Conventions and HamFest Listing 25. AMSAT: Amsat Announces Candidates For 2023 Board of Directors 26. ARRL: Call For Nominations For ARRL Directors and Vice Directors - Part One 27. ARRL: Call For Nominations For ARRL Directors and Vice Directors - Part Two 28. ARRL: Technicians Now Is The Time To Upgrade To General Class 29. ARRL: International Amateur Radio Union Administrative Council Met In Germany This Month Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter this week, Rich DeMuro, will introduce us to Metas latest app that is taking the tech world by storm, Threads. * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * The DX Corner for the latest news in the world of DX, DXpeditions, and contests with Bill Salyers, AJ8B. * Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety w/Greg Stoddard KF9MP, will discuss the safest ways to climb your tower, or a commercial tower at night. * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will talk about The Nature and Ownership of Information in the world of amateur radio. * Weekly Propagation Forecast from Tadd Cook, K7RA * Bill Continelli, W2XOY - The History of Amateur Radio. The Ancient Amateur Archives, this week, Bill wraps up his two part series with a lot more information on the history of amateur radio repeaters ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/twiar RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated: https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, changed weekly) ----- Visit our website at www.twiar.net for program audio, and daily for the latest amateur radio and technology news. 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...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1271 Release Date: July 8, 2023 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Terry Saunders, N1KIN, Denny Haight, NZ8D, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Marvin Turner, W0MET, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Bob Donlon, W3BOO, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 2:01:58 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1271 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: AMSAT Announces Candidates for 2023 Board of Directors Election 2. AMSAT: TX5S DXpedition to Clipperton Island to Include Satellite Operations 3. AMSAT: Communication Problems on the Moon 4. AMSAT: European Space Agency Euclid Spacecraft Is Launched 5. RAC: Paul Coverdale, VE3ICV, RAC Special Advisor, is in Geneva attending the WRC Preparatory Meetings 6. Easy Modifications For Inexpensive Radios 7. WIA: HamSCI Selected for NASA Grant Proposal to Support Upcoming Ionospheric Solar Eclipse QSO Parties 8. ARRL: Call for Nominations for ARRL Director and Vice Director 9. Technicians - Now Is The Time To Upgrade To General 10. Dual Championship Weekend Ahead On HF 11. International Amateur Radio Union Administrative Council Met In Germany 12. W1VCM Receives Grant For The Vintage Radio and Communications Museum 13. NASA Announces Targeted Launch Date For The Seventh Rotational Mission/Crew To The Space Station 14. Morse Code Is Thriving In Amateur Radio 24 Years After Its Last Commercial Use 15. Input Is Sought By The FCC On Commercial Use Of The HF Spectrum 16. FCC Will Consider Keeping FM6 (Franken FM) Radio Stations For Low Power Television 17. Film About Amateur Radio Is Honored In Scotland 18. Ham Radio HamFest In Friedrichshafen Germany Posts A Gain In Attendance This Year 19. Amateurs In West Bengal Help Return A Missing Mother To Her Family 20. Scout Camps On The Air Have New Program Rollout 21. Prominent Net Participant Asoka Da Silva, 4S5BAK, SK 22. ARDC Welcomes our new Communications Manager, Rebecca Key – KO4KVG 23. Ofcom Proposes Multitude of Changes to Licensing Framework 24. FCC Sets Transmission Path for Next Gen TV Simulcasts, Multicasts, And Has Projected ATSC 1.0 Sunset Date 25. Harbin Institute of Technology Developing New Lunar Amateur Radio Satellite 26. New ARRL Section Managers Prepare For New Terms 27. United States Navy Plans On Upgrading HF Based Radar Systems 28. Upcoming Conventions and HamFest Listing Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte, W6TWT, will describe how to best protect yourself when you are on an open wifi network. * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * The latest DX and Contesting news with Bill Salyers, AJ8B * Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety w/Greg Stoddard KF9MP, will discuss proper methods for removing a defective rotor from your tower. * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, and Foundations of Amateur Radio says that if you have questions, don't be afraid to ask a professional in your local area. * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Bill Continelli, W2XOY - The History of Amateur Radio. The Ancient Amateur Archives, this week, Bill begins a two part series on the history of amateur radio repeaters. * So just what do the letters IARU mean? IARU is an acronym for the International Amateur Radio Union. At the Dayton Hamvention RAIN’s Hap Holly/KC9RP spoke in the RAIN booth with IARU President, Tim Ellam/VE6SH, who hails from Calgary, Alberta Canada. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/twiar RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated: https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, changed weekly) ----- Visit our website at www.twiar.net for program...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1270 Release Date: July 1, 2023 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Terry Saunders, N1KIN, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Bob Donlon, W3BOO, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:29:28 Trending headlines in this weeks bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1270 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. Ofcom Proposes Multitude of Changes to Licensing Framework 2. FCC Sets Transmission Path for Next Gen TV Simulcasts, Multicasts, And Has Projected ATSC 1.0 Sunset Date 3. Harbin Institute of Technology Developing New Lunar Amateur Radio Satellite 4. How Many Satellites Can We Safely Fit In Earth Orbit? 5. ISS/SpaceX Crew Seven Named. Will Serve Six Months On The ISS 6. FCC ULS System Restored To 100% 7. 2023 ARRL Field Day Was A Success 8. ARRL Field Day Banner Winner Announced 9. 2023 AMSAT Field Day Results 10. New ARRL Section Managers Prepare For New Terms 11. HAM RADIO In Friedrichshafen, Germany Draws International Crowd 12. The Big Bang Theory Antenna Lives On 13. Two Upcoming Special Event Stations 14. Four Members Of The ARRL Headquarters Staff Are Celebrating Accomplishments In Amateur Radio This Week 15. Compete For An Award By Hunting A WRTC Competitor 16. Application Window For New Low Power FM Stations Is Set By The FCC 17. FCC to Vote On FM6 “Franken” Stations At Upcoming July Meeting 18. United States Navy Plans On Upgrading HF Based Radar Systems 19. OSCAR Satellite Convention In India Draws Many Enthusiasts 20. National Institute of Amateur Radio Celebrates Forty Years 21. European Space Agency and 55Labs announce LEDSAT Digipeater Challenge 22. The FCC is preparing to take a fresh look at internet data caps 23. Upcoming conventions, and hamfests Plus these Special Features This Week: * PREMIER: Weekly DXing, DXpedition and contest update with Bill Salyers, AJ8B * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte, W6TWT, finds that millennials have made a fantastic new discovery - free over the air TV, and he asks what exactly is high tech? * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety w/Greg Stoddard KF9MP, promises to be very generic this week and cover what he calls some basic antenna mounting tips. * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, covers "Planning and Making Lemonade". * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Bill Continelli, W2XOY - The History of Amateur Radio. The Ancient Amateur Archives, this week, Bill concludes his series on amateur radios Fallen Flags with a look at Herb Johnson, W6QKI, the founder of Swan Electronics. Who began by marketing ham radio gear from his garage in Benson, Arizona. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/twiar RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated: https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, changed weekly) ----- Visit our website at www.twiar.net for program audio, and daily for the latest amateur radio and technology news. 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 their repeater is carrying the news service) and can be downloaded for air as a weekly podcast to your digital device from just about everywhere. This Week in Amateur Radio is also carried on a number...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1269 Release Date: June 24, 2023 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Terry Saunders, N1KIN, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Marvin Turner, W0MUT, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Bob Donlon, W3BOO, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Denny Haight, NZ8D, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:41:30 Trending headlines in this weeks bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1269 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service * FIELD DAY 2023 EDITION *: 1. Spain’s URESAT-1 Collaborative Satellite Launches on SpaceX Transporter 8 2. SpaceX’s Transporter-8 Mission Launches a Diverse Array of Smallsat Missions 3. European Space Agency and S5Lab Announce LEDSAT Digipeater Challenge 4. ARISS-USA Seeks Experienced Educator For Director of Education Role 5. Youth On The Air In International Amateur Radio Union Region 3 6. A Possible Solution To Space Junk 7. International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend Is Coming Up 8. The FCC Is Preparing To Take A Fresh Look At Internet Data Caps 9. New York State ARES Members Participate in State Communications Exercise 10. FCC Universal Licensing System Reopened, Except Electronic Batch Filing System 11. Women of Influence In Engineering 2023 Ham Honoree Announced 12. Worlds Largest Hamfest HAM RADIO Exhibition Ready In Friedrichshafen Germany - Japans Ham Fair 2023 13. Dave Kalter Memorial Youth DX Adventure Announces Special Event Station 14. Hurricane Watch Net Continues To Monitor The Progress Of Tropical Storm Bret 15. World Radiosport Team Championships Now Supported By Officials In Italy 16. 13 Colonies Special Event Marks 15th Year 17. Amateurs Assist During Cyclone Biparjoy 18. Rapid Growth In Wideband Devices Is Topic Of FCC Policy 19. New Ideas For National Coding Week Is Sought By The Radio Society of Great Britian 20. 100 Year Anniversary Is Marked By Australian Amateur Group 21. ARRL Field Day Is Here 22. Upcoming Conventions, Contests and Ham Fests 23. AMSAT Field Day Is Underway 24. Legislation to remove Land Use Restrictions on amateur radio operators is re-introduced in Congress 25. Cal Poly Amateur Radio Club hits licensing milestone with 2000th licensee, the owner of iFixit 26. Radio Society of Great Britian receives donation of King Hussein of Jordan amateur radio equipment 27. QRZ dot com is offering a new award Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte, W6TWT, talks about Moore's Law and smaller chips, and about the possible upcoming Chinese internet. * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety w/Greg Stoddard KF9MP, will be here with what he calls his tower and antenna short topics list. * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will answer the question "Where is your community and how resilient is it?" * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Bill Continelli, W2XOY - The History of Amateur Radio. Bill returns to begin his series, The Ancient Amateur Archives, this week, by special request, Bill will returns to retell the popular story of why hams can't drive down Weaver Street in Schenectady, New York * Special: CQ magazine editor Rich Moseson, W2VU, on good repeater operation for new amateurs. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/twiar RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated: https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, changed weekly) ----- Visit our website at www.twiar.net for program audio, and daily for the latest amateur radio and technology news. 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...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1268 Release Date: June 17, 2023 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Terry Saunders, N1KIN, Denny Haight, NZ8D, Don Hulink, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, William Savacool, K2SAV, Bob Donlon,W3BOO, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:34:22 Trending headlines in this weeks bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1268 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: 1. FCC Universal Licensing System is offline. 2. Researchers Create The First Wooden Transistor 3. Summits On The Air Exhibitor Stand at upcoming HAM RADIO Friedrichshafen 2023 Hamfest 4. Legislation to Remove Private Land Use Restrictions on Amateur Radio Introduced in Congress 5. NASA Team Sets New Space-to-Ground Laser Communication Record 6. 2023 Field Day: T-Minus 1 Week! 7. Amateur Radio Helps Air Show Fly High In Tennessee 8. Cal Poly Amateur Radio Club Achieves 2,000th License Milestone 9. Annual 13 Colonies Special Event Station Coming Up 10. Radio Society of Great Britain Receives Donation Of King Hussein of Jordan's Radio Equipment 11. Amateur Radio Digital Communications Grants Aid Balloon Tracking, 4-H Youth 12. Amateur Radio Serves An Important Role In Seattle Disaster Drill 13. Field Day Satellite Operations - Several satellites operational during Field Day 14. Guyana Is The Sight For A Troup Of Young DxPeditioners 15. Amateur Radio Plays A Role During A Rescue In Idaho 16. New Director of Education Is Sought By ARISS-USA 17. GNU Radio Conference 23 To Be Held In Arizona Is In Search Of Presenters 18. QRZ.com Offers New Award 19. Pope’s Message Of Hope Launched Into Space To Orbit Earth 20. Radio Society of Great Britain Distance Learning For Full Licence Exam 21. Upcoming contests, conventions and hamfests 22. Annual Ham Radio Exhibition to take place in Friedrichshafen Germany this month 23. Australian Communications and Media Authority to take over amateur radio licensing 24. The ARRL is Proclaiming Field Day 25. The league offers Field Day public relations tools 26. 2023 Sea-Pac is in the books, it was a successful ARRL Northwestern Division Convention 27. The ARRL Foundation is accepting applications for grants in June Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte W6TWT, answers the question when is it time to buy a new router, and talks about NASS, or Network Attached Storage * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety w/Greg Stoddard KF9MP, will discuss the best way to safely work on tower sidearms. * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, asks "What is amateur radios legacy?" * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Bill Continelli, W2XOY - The History of Amateur Radio. Bill returns to his series, The Ancient Amateur Archives, this week, Bill continues his series on amateur radios Fallen Flags, with a close up look at Hammerlund. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/twiar RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated: https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, changed weekly) ----- Visit our website at www.twiar.net for program audio, and daily for the latest amateur radio and technology news. 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...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1267 Release Date: June 10, 2023 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, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:35:18 Trending headlines in this weeks bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1267 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: 1. Astronauts Engage in Voice Contacts From The International Space Station 2. New Record Set With Seventeen People In Earth Orbit Simultaneously 3. Another Delay For Boeing’s Starliner Crew Capsule 4. Amateurs Can Compete To Decipher Message From Mars 5. Ham Radio Exhibition To Take Place In Friedrichshafen, Germany This Month 6. Guam Authorities Working To Get Communications Back On Line After Typhoon Mawar 7. House Republicans Introduce Legislation To Protect AM Radio 8. Australian Communications and Media Authority Licencing Update 9. Proclaiming Field Day 10. ARRL Field Day Public Relations Tools 11. 2023 SEA-PAC: Successful ARRL Northwestern Division Convention 12. Satellite With World Wide Message From Pope Francis To Be Launched 13. The Final Numbers Are In For The 2023 Dayton Hamvention 14. Jerry Owens, W3GHO, Voice Of The Western Pennsylvania Nets, SK 15. World Radiosport Team Championship To Operate Despite Floods In Italy 16. The Central States VHF Society Conference Is Upcoming 17. Celebrate The Lewis & Clark Trail On Amateur Radio 18. Amateur Radio To Help Protect Imperiled Forest In India 19. HamFest India Organizers Choose 2023 Event Site In Gujarat 20. Spaceport America is facing a possible FCC fine after being accused of pirate radio broadcasting 21. Upcoming conventions, hamfests, and contests. 22. Advice on how to work AMSAT Field Day from Bruce Paige KK5DO 23. The Northern California DX Foundation to offer $100K for solutions to deliberate QRM 24. California amateur radio operator faces $24K fine to deliberate disruptions to Western Friendship Association Net 25. The ARRL is elected to serve on SafeCom 26. Gear Up for Field Day June 24 - 25, 2023 27. The ARRL Foundation is now accepting applications for grants during June 28. Volunteer amateurs are sought for the 2023 running of the Hurricane Watch Net Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte, will talk about how most people do not back up. And he will propose that you back up your data while listening to this program each week. * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety w/Greg Stoddard KF9MP, will answer the question "What tools should I bring with me when I climb the tower?" * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will talk about Accolades In Amateur Radio. * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Bill Continelli, W2XOY - The History of Amateur Radio. Bill returns to begin his series, The Ancient Amateur Archives, this week, Bill continues his series on amateur radios Fallen Flags. This week, Bill takes a look at the equipment and legacy that was Hallicrafters. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/twiar RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated: https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, changed weekly) ----- Visit our website at www.twiar.net for program audio, and daily for the latest amateur radio and technology news. 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...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1266 Release Date: June 3, 2023 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Terry Saunders, N1KIN, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Don Hulick. K2ATJ, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, William Savacool, K2SAV, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:58:02 Trending headlines in this weeks bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1266 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: 1. ARRL Section Manager Update: Austin Elected, Bigley Re-elected, Gendron Appointed 2. FCC Delays Implementation of New Emergency Alert System Requirements 3. Northern California DX Foundation To Offer $100k For Solutions To Deliberate QRM 4. New SO-50 Distance Record / New Korean CubeSats Launched 5. Ham Operator Faces Major Fine For Disruptions To Western Amateur Radio Friendship Association Net 6. ARRL Elected To Serve On SAFECOM 7. Gear Up For 2023 ARRL Field Day 8. Museum Ships On The Air Weekend 9. Amateur Radio At The 2023 Area Wide Ripley Rendezvous 10. He Touched So Many Lives - Chip Margelli, K7JA (SK) 11. ARRL Hudson Division has New Vice Director 12. ARRL Foundation Accepting Applications For Grants In June 13. Two Contrasting Web Articles About Amateur Radio Are Going Viral This Week 14. Volunteer Amateurs Sought For The Hurricane Watch Net 15. Scientists Detect Radio Waves Coming From A SuperNova 16. DXpedition On Rockall In The North Atlantic Is Activated 17. Amateurs In Belgium Get Access To The 8 Meter Band 18. New Editor Is Sought For Radio Society of Great Britian Publication 19. International Space Station Astronauts Have A QSO With Hospitalized Children 20. New Web Site Will Consolidate Ham Clubs News Around The World 21. Upcoming Contests, Conventions and Ham Fests 22. ARRL and Federal Emergency Management Agency sign a new Memorandum of Understanding 23. Marconi's yacht will be the site of an upcoming Special Event Station 24. United Kingdom regulator is considering licensing eLoran licenses 25. Australian Maritime College severs its relationship with the ACMA for amateur radio licensing Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte, W6TWT, says that the future is actually here, it is just not evenly distributed. And he will talk about how he believes antivirus programs are not needed any longer. * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety w/Greg Stoddard KF9MP, will tell us how to properly waterproof coax connectors, and will introduce us to coax seal. * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will introduce us to a really nice Linux based contest logging program. * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Bill Continelli, W2XOY - The History of Amateur Radio. Bill returns to begin his series, The Ancient Amateur Archives, this week, Bill begins his latest series looking at amateur radios Fallen Flags. He starts this week with The National Radio Corporation. * We will have an interview with the man behind the curtain at the KQ2H 10 Meter repeater in the Catskill Mountains of New York State, Alex Muzyka. Courtesy of The Rain Report. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/twiar RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated: https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, changed weekly) ----- Visit our website at www.twiar.net for program audio, and daily for the latest amateur radio and technology news. 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...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1265 Release Date: May 27, 2023 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Terry Saunders, N1KIN, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Denny Haight, NZ8D, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, 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: 1:51:37 - * Special Expanded Dayton HamVention Wrap-Up Edition * Trending headlines in this weeks bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1265 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: 1. 102 Representatives Ask Carmakers to Keep AM Radio 2. Dayton Hamvention Roundup Friday, May 19, 2023 - Part One 3. Dayton Hamvention Roundup Friday, May 19, 2023 - Part Two 4. Dayton Hamvention Roundup Friday, May 19, 2023 - Part Three 5. ARRL and Federal Emergency Management Agency Sign Agreement Ham Radio is as Relevant as Ever 6. ARRL Section Manager Spring Election Results 7. John Gendron, NJ4Z, Appointed South Carolina Section Manager by ARRL 8. Marconi's Yacht Will Be Site Of An Upcoming Special Event Station 9. President Biden Announces Federal Communications Commission Nominees 10. Field Day Is Coming Up Soon / Opportunities At ARRL Headquarters 11. Belgium Amateurs May Get A 40 MegaHertz Allocation 12. United Kingdom Considering eLoran Broadcast Licenses 13. Coffee Loving Ham Works Java - But It's Not DX 14. Eleven U.S. Schools Moved Forward in ARISS Selection Process 15. How Moon Based Telescopes Could Revolutionize Astronomy 16. International Women in Engineering Day 17. Lasers On Artemis II Will Share High-Definition Video Of The Moon 18. Special Event Station Aboard USS Slater to Mark Memorial Day Observance 19. 60 Days Alone On Rockall, An Uninhabited Rock In The North Atlantic 20. Earth Receiving Simulated Alien Signal From Mars 21. 42 GigaHertz Spectrum Allocations Are Revisited By The FCC 22. Australian Maritime College Severs Relationship With ACMA For Amateur Licensing 23. World Radiosport Team Championships To Be Held In Italy May Be Relocated 24. Ford Announces It Will Not Eliminate AM Radios From New Automobiles 25. South Carolina Amateurs Expand Emergency Communication Range 26. Bernhard Buettner DL6RAI SK In Antenna Accident 27. Amateurs Provide Communications For Massachusetts Relay For Life 28. Congresswoman Lesko Reintroduces Bill To Replace Symbol Rate Limit With Bandwidth Limit 29. AMSAT issues call for nominations for 2023 Board of Directors 30. Special Event Stations for the UK Coronation will continue on the air through June 31. The FCC moves to potentially open 1000 megahertz of spectrum for new commercial uses 32. Upcoming conventions, hamfests, and contests 33. The ARRL Membership Dues Survey is wrapping up Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte, will discuss how many people suffer with slow internet due to incorrect settings on your modem and router. * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety w/Greg Stoddard KF9MP, returns to his vertical office this week to talk about a condition that seems to happen to mid-west hams each spring called dead band syndrome. * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will be considering the language of the amateur radio community. * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Bill Continelli, W2XOY - The History of Amateur Radio. Bill returns to begin his series, The Ancient Amateur Archives, this week, in a long lost episode, Bill looks back at the World Radio Conferences and how the amateur radio service gained or lost bands in each of the them. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/twiar RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated: https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file,...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1264 Release Date: May 20, 2023 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Terry Saunders, N1KIN, Denny Haight, NZ8D, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Bob Donlon, W3BOO, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:55:43 - * Dayton HamVention Weekend Edition * Trending headlines in this weeks bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1264 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: 1. Congresswoman Lesko Reintroduces Bill to Replace Symbol Rate Limit with Bandwidth Limit 2. Call For Nominations – 2023 AMSAT Board of Directors Election 3. National Hurricane Center Amateur Radio Station Annual Test 4. Dayton Hamvention 2023: Ready! 5. ARRL Member Dues Survey Continues 6. Marc Tarplee, N4UFP, Section Manager of the ARRL South Carolina Section (SK) 7. NASA Astronaut Contacts Two Schools from the International Space Station 8. 25th Anniversary Of The May 31st 1998 F3 Tornado In Mechanicville, New York 9. Former Chairman Of The FCC Newton Minow, Passes At 97 10. Antenna Issue Is Resolved For Juice Mission Around Jupiter 11. Amateurs Have An Opportunity To Work The Big Race 12. China's XW-2A Satellite Decays From Orbit 13. The UK Special Coronation Event Stations Are Still On The Air Through June 14. Red River Valley Texas Amateur Radio Club To Celebrate 50th Anniversary 15. Biden Intends to Pick Lawyer Anna Gomez for FCC to End Agency Deadlock 16. The FCC Moves To Potentially Open 1000 MegaHertz Of Spectrum To New Commercial Uses 17. FCC Rejects Dish 5G Plan That Could Have Made Starlink Broadband Unusable 18. Upcoming Conventions, Hamfests and Contests. 19. Saudi Arabia To Launch Largest Radio Telescope In The Middle East 20. ARRL helps amateurs comply with new RF exposure evaluation 21. Amateurs in the Caribbean area gear up for the upcoming storm season Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte, will describe the workings of the DNS, or Domain Name System of internet addressing. And will tell us about dotted quads. * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety w/Greg Stoddard KF9MP, concludes his six part series on producing a successful Public Service Announcement for air on broadcast radio to help promote your latest club event or hamfest. * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will describe how you can measure the Solar Flux Index at home. * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Bill Continelli, W2XOY - The History of Amateur Radio. Bill returns to begin his series, The Ancient Amateur Archives, this week, Bill takes us back to the year 1980. That's the year that brought new HF band allocations to amateurs world wide as a result of the World Administrative Radio Conference held in Geneva in late 1979. The FCC proposed a sideband only expansion of Citizens Band into the ten and a half meter band, ASCII and packet radio is allowed on the air, and we will learn about the Bash Books and amateur radio testing. * Special interview with Gordon West WB6NOA. Courtesy RAIN/QSO Today ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/twiar RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated: https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, changed weekly) ----- Visit our website at www.twiar.net for program audio, and daily for the latest amateur radio and technology news. 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....

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1263 Release Date: May 13, 2023 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, William Savacool, K2SAV, Bob Donlon. W3BOO, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 2:05:54 SPECIAL EXPANDED EDITION w/W2VU CQ Magazine Interview Trending headlines in this weeks bulletin service: * SPECIAL DAYTON PREVIEW EDTION * Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1263 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: 1. Saudi Arabia to launch largest radio telescope in Middle East 2. ARRL Ready to Welcome Attendees at Dayton Hamvention 2023 3. ARRL Helps Radio Amateurs Comply with New RF Exposure Evaluation Rules 4. New World Distance Record Is Set On 430 MegaHertz 5. Reminder: Complete the ARRL Dues Survey Before May 31st 2023 6. Dayton Hamvention 2023 Ready To Go - A Close Up Look At The ARRL Forums At Dayton - PART ONE 7. Dayton Hamvention 2023 Ready To Go - A Close Up Look At The ARRL Forums At Dayton - PART TWO 8. Dayton Hamvention 2023 Ready To Go - A Close Up Look At The ARRL Forums At Dayton - PART THREE 9. National Hurricane Center Amateur Radio Station Annual Test 10. Virginia Beach Amateur Radio Club Receives Commendation 11. Ohio's Rooster Net Has Good Company 12. Dr. Nathaniel Frissell, W2NAF, Will Be The Guest Speaker at the 2023 TAPR/AMSAT Hamvention Banquet 13. Puerto Rico's Amateurs Celebrated Dia del Radioaficionado on Tuesday, May 9th 14. 2023 National Hurricane Conference Was Held April 4th and 5th 15. Amateurs In West Bengal Help A Family Reconnect 16. Youth DX Adventure Has Been Cancelled For 2023 17. RF Exposure Compliance Is Now Mandatory and The ARRL Can Help 18. Amateurs In The Caribbean Area Gear Up For The Upcoming Storm Season 19. AMSAT Releases Its 2023 Commemorative Coin 20. Amateur Radio Museum Opens In Ohio 21. Scientists Create Denser and Thinner Computer Chips 22. LATE BREAKING: Congresswoman Lesko Reintroduces Bill to Replace Symbol Rate Limit with Bandwidth Limit 23. Upcoming Conventions, Hamfests, and Contest listing 24. The 2023 Dayton HamVention Awards Are Announced - Part One 25. The 2023 Dayton HamVention Awards Are Announced - Part Two 26. The Digital Library Of Amateur Radio and Communications Surpasses 75,000 Items On Ham Radio and More 27. Australia's ACMA Moves Ahead On Starting A New License Class 28. Maine's plan to study 5G worries amateur operators in the state 29. Bryan Rawlings VE3QN is inducted into the Radio Amateurs of Canada Hall of Fame Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte, will discuss the transition between analog and ones and zeros, that has fueled the digital revolution. * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety w/Greg Stoddard KF9MP, leaves his climbing gear in the shack again this week for Part Five of his Six part series on producing a successful public service announcement to publicize your clubs upcoming event on local broadcast radio. * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, is looking forward to and will talk about propagation during the 2023 Australian Solar Eclipse * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Bill Continelli, W2XOY - The History of Amateur Radio. Bill returns to begin his series, The Ancient Amateur Archives, this week, Bill takes us back to 1978. The year the FCC banned non-type accepted 11 meter rigs, curtailed the sale of RF amplifiers between 24 and 35 Megahertz, and it was the year that technicians finally got allocated the entire two meter band and more. * SPECIAL: Courtesy of The Rain Report, we will have an interview with Rich Moseson, W2VU - The Man Behind CQ Magazine. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net Facebook:...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1262 Release Date: May 6, 2023 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, Bob Donlon, W3BOO, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:59:26 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1262 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: 1. 2023 Hamvention Awards Are Announced - PART ONE 2. 2023 Hamvention Awards Are Announced - PART TWO 3. DLARC Radio Library Surpasses 75,000 Items of Ham Radio, Shortwave History 4. National Radio Astronomy Observatory Program Looking for Students 18-20 Years Old to Learn About Spectrum 5. ARRL Ready To Welcome Attendees At Dayton Hamvention 2023 6. ARRL Helps Radio Amateurs Comply With New RF Exposure Evaluation Rules 7. USA Amatuer Radio Direction Finding 2023 Championships Results Are Announced 8. The Rooster Net: For Whom the Rooster QSOs! For 65 Years! 9. New York State Citizen Preparedness Corp Offer Training Event 10. The 2023 New England QSO Party Is On The Air May 6th and 7th, 2023 11. Australian Communications and Media Authority In Australia Moves Ahead On Starting A New License Class 12. Maines Plan To Study 5G Worries Amateurs In The State 13. John Knipping AA9KC From The Freewheelers Net On 80 Meters SK 14. Amateur Radio Special Event Goes Milling About 15. Hams In The UK Mark The Anniversary Of The Dam Busters Raid 16. Smartphones Can Now Connect Users Via Satellite 17. Amateurs Around The World Prepare For The Armed Forces Day Crossband Test 18. RAC: Bryan Rawlings VE3QN is inducted into the Radio Amateurs of Canada Hall of Fame 19. RAC: Weather spotting workshop "Beyond CanWarn and QandA Event" is coming up soon 20. The FCC issues a reminder about foreign investment information, foreign ownership of broadcast stations 21. Upcoming contests, conventions and hamfests 22. FCC Warns Portland Church To Shut Down Pirate FM Operating Under Its Steeple 23. AMSAT Fox-Plus Progress Report - PART ONE 24. AMSAT Fox-Plus Progress Report - PART TWO 25. Houston AMSAT Net Tops 1500 Sessions 26. Youth On the Air Camp For The Americas Announced 27. Look What I Found! - Parts Of The Failed SpaceX Launch Wash Up On Shore 28. FCC Chief Rosenworcel Says 6G Is Coming Sooner Than You Think 29. NASA's International Space Station Communications Disrupted By Argentinian Taxi Driver Radio 30. ARRL Advocates For Radio Amateurs As FCC Proposes Changes To The 60 Meter Band 31. International Marconi Day: National Parks Director Makes QSO 32. The ARRL Invites Member Comments On Proposed Dues Increase Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte, takes a nostalgic look back at the early search engines on the internet, and will take a look at how the internet and big tech are both good and bad. * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Our Tower Climbing and Antenna master, Greg Stoddard, KF9MP, leaves his climbing gear in the shack to bring us Part Four of his Six part series on writing a successful Public Service Announcement to promote your clubs hamfest or special event on local broadcast radio. * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will take a look at "Doing The Same Thing Over and Over" * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Bill Continelli, W2XOY - The History of Amateur Radio. Bill returns to begin his series, The Ancient Amateur Archives, this week, Bill takes us back to January of 1977, which finds the FCC totally swamped by applications for Citizen Band Licenses which were arriving at the rate of over 500K a month. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/twiar RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated:...