This Week in Amateur Radio

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1311 - Full Version Release Date: April 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, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Marvin Turner, W0MET, William Savacool, K2SAV, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:58:13 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1311 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: AMSAT Seeks Volunteers To Assist With 2024 Hamvention AMSAT Booth 2. AMSAT: ESA Unveils Proba-3 Mission: Artificial Solar Eclipses On Demand 3. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 4. WIA: Belgium Proposes Restriction To The 23 Centimeter Band 5. ARRL: Ham Radio Active During Eclipse - An Overview 6. ARRL: Amateur Radio Saves Family In Death Valley National Park 7. ARRL: Active Hurricane Season Predicted For 2024 8. ARRL: ARRL Teachers Institute On Wireless Technology Applications Due Before May 1st 9. ARRL: World Amateur Radio Day 2024 Coming Up April 18th 10. ARRL: Courage Kenny Handiham Program To Celebrate Its 57th Anniversary 11. ARRL: Nashua Area Radio Society Will Be Holding An Online Ham Bootcamp 12. ARRL: Recipients Of The 2023 Cass Awards Have Been Announced 13. Hytera Radios Banned From Sales In The United State 14. NASA Locates Faulty Memory Chip That Is Garbling Voyagers Data Transmissions 15. GNU Radio Conference Is Seeking Presenters 16. Violent Windstorm Takes Down West Virginia Broadcast Towers 17. Omik Scholarship Fund Appication Deadline Approaching 18. Researchers Develop Three Dimensional Filters For Wireless 19. Spanish Amateurs Receive Privileges On The 8 Meter Band (40mHz) 20. AMSAT: 2024 AMSAT/TAPR Banquet At Hamvention To Be Held Friday May 17th 21. ARRL Upcoming Contest Sheet and Convention Listing 22. FCC: FCC’s Pirate Hunt Leads Field Agents To New York’s Hudson Valley 23. FCC: FCC Set To Vote To Restore Net Neutrality Rules This Month 24. ARDC: M17 Announces New Open Source Hardware For Amateur Radio Enthusiasts 25. ARRL: Register Now For The 2024 ARRL Youth Rally 26. ARRL: ARRL Seeking Applicants For Assistant Education and Learning Manager 27. ARRL: 2024 ARRL Field Day Poster Released 28. ARRL: ARRL Resumes Accepting Life Membership Applications 29. Baltimore Bridge Disaster Puts Local Amateurs On Alert 30. The Importance Of Amateur Radio Is Highlighted During Storm Related Network Outage 31. Candidates Prepare For Germany's New Amateur License 32. World's First Canadian Century Club Winner Is A New York Amateur 33. 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 be hear with a talk he entitled "It's all just text". * 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 takes us on an adventure to look at the rarest of amateur radio atmospheric phenomenon...that would be Long Delayed Echoes. * SPECIAL FEATURE: The microphone world has never been quite the same since the late Bob Heil, K9EID discovered what was missing in modern-day mics, putting the audio world on it virtual ear decades ago. We will here from Bob in this part two of a three part talk he entitled Facts About Microphones. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: @twiar Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari 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,...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1310 - Full Version Release Date: April 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, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, William Savocool, K2SAV, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:36:08 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1310 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. FCC: FCC’s Pirate Hunt Leads Field Agents To New York’s Hudson Valley 2. FCC: FCC Set To Vote To Restore Net Neutrality Rules This Month 3. ARDC: M17 Announces New Open Source Hardware For Amateur Radio Enthusiasts 4. AMSAT: AMSAT-DL Proposes Next Generation GEO/MEO Amateur Radio Payload 5. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 6. FCC: FCC Looks At cell phone Satellite Access To Satellites From Foreign Countries 7. WIA: Weird and Wonderful - A Martian Tale 8. ARRL: Ham Radio's Many Roles During The Solar Eclipse - PART ONE 9. ARRL: Ham Radio's Many Roles During The Solar Eclipse - PART TWO 10. ARRL: Register Now For The 2024 ARRL Youth Rally 11. ARRL: ARRL Seeking Applicants For Assistant Education and Learning Manager 12. ARRL: 2024 ARRL Field Day Poster Released 13. ARRL: ARRL Resumes Accepting Life Membership Applications 14. ARRL: The National Trail Amateur Radio Club Commemorates Former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln 15. The Annual 13 Colonies Special Event Organizers Are Looking For Amateur Radio Volunteers 16. Baltimore Bridge Disaster Puts Local Amateurs On Alert 17. The Importance Of Amateur Radio Is Highlighted During Storm Related Network Outage 18. Candidates Prepare For Germany's New Amateur License 19. Voice Of America Museum Will Have Expanded Hours During HamVention 20. Expected Traffic Jams At Eclipse Epicenter Will Be Assisted By Amateurs 21. Northern California DX Foundation Funds Upcoming Jarvis Island DxPedition 22. World's First Canadian Century Club Winner Is A New York Amateur 23. New Jersey Amateurs Emergency Response Role Is Recognized 24. World Autism Awareness Day Special Event 25. ARRL Contest Sheet and Upcoming Conventions and HamFest 26. AMSAT: AMSAT-NA Prepares For HamVention 2024 27. WIA: New Zealand Amateurs Will Be Keeping Portions Of The 3.3 GigaHertz Band 28. FCC: FCC Pushes Back On SpaceX's Request For More StarLink Spectrum 29. ARRL: Amateur Radios Importance Is Highlighted At The National Hurricane Conference 30. ARRL: World Amateur Radio Day Is Coming Up On April 18th, 2024 31. Relabeling Of Parks On The Air Global Parks Is Complete. China Returns To Parks On The Air 32. Online Retailers Sale Of Illegal Jammers Make National Network News Plus these Special Features This Week: * Bruce Paige, KK5DO, AMSAT Satellite Report with news on all the satellites in orbit. * Australia's own Onno Benschop VK6FLAB with Foundations of Amateur Radio asks if you are ready for a Global Party. * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming contests and more. * Will Rogers, K5WLR will be here with an extended look back in amateur radio history, with a special edition of 'A Century of Amateur Radio'. This week, Will takes The Wayback Machine back to look at the early editions of QST, with an article he calls, 'Humor, Poetry, and Rotten Rants'. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: @twiar Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari 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....

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1309 - Full Version Release Date: March 30, 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, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, 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: 1:59:44 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1309 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: AMSAT Prepares For Hamvention 2024 2. AMSAT: METEOR M2-4 Meteorology Satellite Readying For Operation 3. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 4. WIA: New Zealand Amateurs Keep Partial Access To 3.3 GigaHertz Band 5. WIA: YASME Foundation Presents Supporting Grants and Awards 6. FCC: FCC Pushes Back On SpaceX's Request For More Starlink Spectrum 7. ARRL: Amateur Radio's Importance Highlighted at National Hurricane Conference 8. ARRL: World Amateur Radio Day Is April 18th, 2024 9. ARRL: Reminder: Solar Eclipse April 8th, 2024 10. ARRL: New Training Course Offered By The ARRL Puerto Rico Section 11. ARRL: Blind Operator, Tower Climber, and SE Repeater Association President Wade Hampton Jr. K4ITL, SK 12. Relabeling Of Parks On The Air Global Parks Is Complete, China Returns To POTA 13. Online Retailers Sale Of Illegal Jammers Make Network News 14. Simplex Operation Resilience Is Tested By Pennsylvania's Skywarn Team 15. Comet Hunting Amateur Is Honored By NASA's SunGrazer Program 16. Grant Program Expands Islands On The Air Program To More Locations 17. Adam Farson, VA7OJ/AB7OJ, HamVention 2022 Award Winner, SK 18. Weekend Workshop For Citizen Scientists Held By HamSci 19. Emmy Award Presented To The FCC Spectrum Auction Program 20. NASA: NASA to Launch Sounding Rockets Into Moon’s Shadow During Solar Eclipse 21. NASA: NASA Is Accepting Applications For Astronauts 22. Upcoming Contests and HamFest Convention Listing 23. FCC: FCC proposes framework to ease satellite to smartphone coverage from space 24. ARRL: FCC to require two factor authentication for CORES users 25. ARRL: Get ready for the upcoming 2024 ARRL National Convention and Youth Rally - Part One 26. ARRL: Get ready for the upcoming 2024 ARRL National Convention and Youth Rally - Part Two 27. Parks On The Air begins park prefix update 28. Last Low Power broadcast FM frequency allocation in San Francisco is assigned Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte, W6TWT, will be here to talk about keyboards. * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will look at the question "What's With All That Lack Of Noise?" * 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 aboard The Wayback Machine to August 15th, 1952 when the FCC confirmed the new temporary amateur radio service they entitled RACES, The Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service. * The Facts About Microphones - Part One of a three-part interview conducted by Hap Holly, KC9RP with the late Bob Heil, K9EID, for the Classic RAIN Report. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: @twiar Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari 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...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1308 - Full Version Release Date: March 23, 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, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, William Savocool, K2SAV, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:45:10 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1308 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: Starship Lifts Off On Third Test Flight 2. AMSAT: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 Finishes Mission, Returns to Earth 3. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 4. FCC: FCC Proposes Framework To Ease Satellite-To-Smartphone Supplemental Coverage From Space 5. Stay Tuned — New Radio Station Coming To Wilmington Ohio 6. ARRL: FCC To Require Two-Factor Authentication For CORES Users 7. ARRL: Get Ready For The 2024 ARRL National Convention and Youth Rally - PART ONE 8. ARRL: Get Ready For The 2024 ARRL National Convention and Youth Rally - PART TWO 9. ARRL: International Marconi Day April 27th 2024 10. ARRL: The 2024 Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers Western Conference Will Be Held In Dallas, Texas 11. ARRL: The Third Annual Lewis and Clark Trail On The Air Event Is Coming Up June 1-16, 2024 12. Parks On The Air Begins Park Prefix Updates 13. Radio Network Convention To Be Hosted By Radio Society of Sri Lanka 14. HAREC License Examinations To Be Offered By The Irish Radio Transmitters Society 15. FCC Action Adopts Rules For Cellular CONUS Satellite Coverage / Questions Security Threats Via Satellite 16. Last Low Power Broadcast FM Frequency In San Francisco Is Assigned 17. Upcoming DxPedition Will Also Be A Mock Disaster Drill 18. Celebrated QRP'er Dieter Gentzow, W8DIZ - SK 19. Germany's Amateur Radio Regulations Celebrate 75th Year 20. Upcoming ARRL Contest and Convention Listing 21. IARU/RAC: World Amateur Radio Day theme is announced 22. ARRL: Amateur Radio stands ready to support eclipse operations 23. ARRL: 2024 ARRL Field Day Theme is announced: "Be Radio Active" 24. ARRL: Dayton HamVention Award Winners are announced 25. DARC: New N Class license holders in Germany will receive DN9 callsigns 26. Space Junk from the ISS re-enters Earth's atmosphere without a problem 27. Orlando HamCation sets new attendance record 28. FCC: FCC has finally decreed that 25/3 is not broadband speed anymore Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte, W6TWT, talks about old computers in his studio, he will answer the question, "Are Solid State Drives Reliable?", and asks if your new smart TV is spying on you. * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, talks about "The Skyhook Dilemma". * 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 returns with a long lost Ancient Amateur Archive segment that travels back to the Cold War era, and takes a look at the old Emergency Notification System known as CONELRAD. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: @twiar Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari 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...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1307 - Full Version Release Date: March 16, 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, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, William Savocool, K2SAV, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Marvin Turner, W0MET, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:42:41 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1307 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. SPACEX: SpaceX Transporter 10 Successfully Launches Over Fifty Satellites 2. AMSAT: Vostochny Spaceport Sends Meteor-M2-4 Weather Satellite Into Orbit 3. AMSAT: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Launches To International Space Station 4. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 5. FCC: Two US Politicians Propose Legislation To Restore FCC Spectrum Auctions 6. FCC: FCC Clears SpaceX To Use E-Band For Starlink Capacity Improvements 7. IARU: World Amateur Radio Day Theme Announced By The International Amateur Radio Union 8. ARRL: Amateur Radio Stands Ready To Support Eclipse Operations 9. ARRL: 2024 ARRL Field Day Theme: Be 'Radio Active' 10. ARRL: Dayton Hamvention 2024 Award Winners Are Announced 11. ARRL: The 2024 Baker to Vegas Race Is Set To Run On March 23 and 24 12. New N Class License Holders In Germany Will Receive DN9 Callsigns 13. New Small Satellite Has Amateur Radio Aboard 14. Space Junk From The ISS Re-Enters Earth's Atmosphere Without A Problem 15. Landlords Are Charged By The FCC For Supporting Radio Piracy 16. YASME Foundation Grants and Awards Are Presented 17. Islands On The Air Chaser Honor Roll Is Published 18. 2009 Dayton Hamvention Amateur Of The Year Danny Hampton, SK 19. Orlando HamCation Sets New Attendance Record 20. Hams In Halifax North Carolina Resolve Upcoming Special Event Station 21. Canadian Amateur Radio Club Will Hold Unique Special Event Station 22. Upcoming Conventions and select Contests from the ARRL Contest Calendar 23. ARRL: FCC Announces Job Opportunities For Recent Engineering Graduates 24. ARRL: National Council Of Volunteer Examiners Removes One General Class Question 25. Australia's new amateur licensing system expands overseas hams privileges 26. Luxembourg adds a new class of license for entry level operators 27. Islands On The Air celebrate its 60th anniversary with the theme of Friedrichshafen 28. Amateur Radio Digital Communications sets April 1st deadline for grant applications 29. Monthly Volunteer Monitoring Report Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte, W6TWT, will talk about how you can stay safe online when using free open wifi connections. * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will talk about "Technology At Its Finest" * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with news on DXpeditions, DX, 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 aboard The Wayback Machine to the year 1915 for an amateur radio journey entitled "A Patriotic and Dignified Effort". ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: @twiar Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari 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...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1306 - Full Version Release Date: March 9, 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, Marvin Turner, W0MET, Eric Zitell, KD2RJX, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Bob Donlon, W3BOO, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:38:14 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1306 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. The man who defined the sound of live rock 'n' roll music and brought audio engineering principles into mainstream amateur radio use, Doctor Bob Heil, K9EID, has passed away at the age of 83. We will have the details 2. AMSAT: ARISS 40th Anniversary Celebration Held at Kennedy Space Center 3. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 4. NASA: NASA Has Opened The Call For A Simulated Yearlong Mars Mission 5. ICASA: From The Land Of The Free To The Land Of The Fees 6. WIA: New Zealand Launches A Demonstration Satellite To Clean Up Space Junk 7. FCC: The FCC Puts More East Coast Broadcast Pirates In Its Sights 8. IARU: World Amateur Radio Day Coming Up 9. ARRL: FCC Job Opportunity For Recent Engineering Graduates 10. ARRL: Solar Eclipse Is One Month Away, Get Involved Now 11. ARRL: Bob Vallio, W6RGG, Named ARRL Honorary Vice President 12. ARRL: Pi Day Is On The Menu For Amateur Radio On March 14, 2024 13. ARRL: National Council of Volunteer Examiners Remove One General Class Question 14. Transfering Wireless Power Via Infrared 15. Australia's New Amateur Licensing System Expands Overseas Hams Privileges 16. Amateurs Assist By Getting Medicine To Rail Passenger 17. Luxembourg Adds A New Class Of License For Entry Level Operators 18. IOTA/Islands On The Air 60th Anniversary Selects Friedrichshafen Theme 19. Amateur Radio Digital Communications Sets April First Deadline For Grant Applications 20. Helicopter On MARS Is Retired By NASA 21. Amateurs Needed Worldwide For Autism Awareness Week Special Event 22. Monthly Volunteer Monitor Report 23. Upcoming Contests and Conventions From The League 24. FCC: FCC approves 6 gigahertz wifi management system 25. ARRL: Preparation underway across the US for the spring severe weather season 26. NASA: US Lunar Lander is functioning despite landing issues 27. FCC: FCC Honors program is seeking engineering applicants 28. FCC: A Cybercriminal Group Built A Duplicate Webpage Used By FCC Employees To Validate Credentials Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte, W6TWT, tells us that millenials have discovered what they are calling a TV hack, a fantastic new discovery...free TV..Over The Air...and talks about new viruses circulating on the net. * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will talk about "The Art Of Finding An Operating Location, and spontaneously going out in the field to make some noise." * 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, we board The Wayback Machine for a trip back to 1962 when the hot words in amateur radio circles was "OSCAR" and TELSTAR. An it was the year that the FCC first proposed licensing fees. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: @twiar Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari 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...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1305 - Full Version Release Date: March 2, 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, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Eric Zitell, KD2RJX, Bob Donlon, W3BOO, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:39:56 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1305 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. Amateur Radio and Audio Innovator Bob Heil, K9EID, SK 2. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 3. FCC: FCC Moves To Add 13 New Languages To Emergency Alert System On Radio 4. ARRL: HAARP Needs Ham Help 5. ARRL: Preparation Underway For Severe Spring Weather 6. ARRL: Young Ladies Radio League Celebrates International Women's Day With Special Event 7. ARRL: Amateur Radio Operators Celebrate Launch Of USS Midway 8. ARRL: HamSci First Festival of Eclipse Ionospheric Science Event Results Announced 9. FCC: FCC Chair Announces Missing and Endangered Persons Alert Code To Emergency Alert System 10. US Lunar Lander Is Functioning Despite Landing Issues 11. Amateur Radio on the ISS Celebrates 40 Years Of Ham Radio In Space 12. Indian Island DxPedition Draws Attention To Cyclone Caused Problems 13. AMSAT Announces FunCube Will Be Silent Though Mid-March 14. FCC Honors Program Is Seeking Engineering Applicants 15. Older Starlink Satellites Are Scheduled For De-orbiting 16. Ye Olde Hurdy Gurdy Museum Station Back On The Air 17. FCC: FCC Approves 6 GigaHertz Wi-Fi Management Systems 18. Upcoming ARRL Conventions and HamFest Listing 19. RAC: Potential exists for Canada To Ban SDR devices 20. ARRL: Amateur radio operators needed for help with the upcoming solar eclipse project 21. ARRL: Winter Section Manager election results announced 22. ARRL: World Amateur Radio Day theme is chosen 23. New amateur radio regulations go into effect in Australia 24. New amateur radio regulations go into effect in the United Kingdom Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte, W6TWT, talks about new FCC regulations to keep robo-calls off your cellphone, and that the FCC has taken a positive step on net neutrality * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will talk amateur radio operators getting things done...or not. * 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 in The Wayback Machine to 1958 when the key word was satellites. And he will look at other actions taking place on the ham bands in the late 1950's. * RAIN Report, will present a talk given by the late Bob Heil, K9EID, who will talk about ham radio’s influence on his music and audio careers. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: @twiar Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari 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...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1304 - Full Version Release Date: February 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, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Mike LaFountain, KE2AWY, Eric Zitell, KD2RJX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:50:22 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1304 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: SpaceX Delays Crew-8 Astronaut Launch to Make Way for Private Moon Mission 2. AMSAT: Upcoming Rideshare Launch to Include Amateur Payloads 3. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 4. RAC: Potential for Canada to Ban SDR Devices 5. WIA: 100 New DAB+ Transmitters On The Air Across France 6. WIA: New Summits On The Air Group Is Growing For West Malaysian Hams 7. TECH: Anywhere There's A Camera, Now There Is A New Security Risk 8. ARRL: Line Up And Sign Up Club Activity To Generate Club Funds 9. ARRL: Amateur Radio Operators Needed For Help With Solar Eclipse Project 10. ARRL: Winter Season Section Manager Election Results 11. ARRL: Former Vice Director Of The ARRL Hudson Division, Bill Hudzik, W2UDT, Silent Key 12. ARRL: 105th Anniversary Of The American Legion To Be Celebrated With A Special Event Station 13. ARRL: World Amateur Radio Day Theme Is Chosen 14. Girl Scouts Contact The ISS / The ISS Digipeater Is Back On The Air 15. New Amateur Radio Regulations Are Now In Effect In The United Kingdom 16. FOLLOW UP: Lingering Questions Surround Missing Radio Tower 17. New Amateur Radio Regulations Now In Effect In Australia 18. VHF Repeater Abilities Tested During Indian DxPedition 19. Trained Skywarn Weather Spotters Needed For Upcoming Hurricane Season 20. ISS Crew 8 Astronauts Delayed By Launch Of Lunar Lander 21. Amateur Radio Software Award Honors The Innovative Spirit 22. Award Honors DX Century Club Elmers 23. Why Was The Eiffel Tower Kept? 24. SCI: Earth Has Received Power Beamed From A Satellite In Space For The First Time 25. ARRL: Senators Wicker & Blumenthal Introduce S.3690 To Eliminate Private Land Use Restrictions on AR 26. RAC: Barrie Crampton, VE3BSB, appointed to Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame 27. ARRL: Amateur Radio As An Educational Tool Represented To Policymakers In Washington DC 28. ARRL: Highlights From The 2024 Orlando HamCation 29. ARRL: Registration Deadline For The HamSCI Sixth Annual Workshop Is March 1st 30. ESA: European Space Agency Proposes New Ham Satellite Payload, Seeks Comments 31. ARRL: Amateur Antennas Would Be Protected Under Proposed New Law In South Carolina 32. Upcoming Conventions and Contest Announcement Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte, W6TWT will be here to talk about shared computing programs, and Internet Service Providers with data caps. * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will tell you how to write to your countries regulator about beacon and repeater licenses. * 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 in The Wayback Machine to the mid and late 1940's to discuss what the post war amateur bands were like after the big frequency shuffle, and how amateurs learned about something called TVI, and a little invention called an amplifying crystal. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: @twiar Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari 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)...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1303 - Full Version Release Date: February 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, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Will Rogers, K5WLR, 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: 2:03:56 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1303 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: GreenCube IO-117 Continues Operations Beyond Expected February 5th Passivation 2. AMSAT: JS1YMG: Decoding The First Moon Based Ham Radio Station’s Telemetry Signals 3. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 4. FCC: The FCC Bans Robocalls With AI Generated Voices 5. Earth Has Received Power Beamed From A Satellite In Space For The First Time 6. ARRL: Senators Wicker & Blumenthal Introduce S.3690 To Eliminate Private Land Use Restrictions on AR 7. RAC: Barrie Crampton, VE3BSB, appointed to Canadian Amateur Radio Hall of Fame 8. ARRL: Amateur Radio As An Educational Tool Represented To Policymakers In Washington DC 9. ARRL: Highlights From The 2024 Orlando HamCation 10. ARRL: Veteran DXpedition Leader Bob Allphin, K4UEE, SK 11. ARRL: Registration Deadline For The HamSCI Sixth Annual Workshop Is March 1st 12. ARRL: Errata to the 2024 - 2028 Amateur Extra-Class Question Pool Released (Updated) 13. WIA: Hams In Australia Have New License Procedures Taking Effect 14. European Space Agency Proposes New Ham Satellite Payload, Seeks Comments 15. Amateur Antennas Would Be Protected Under Proposed New Law In South Carolina 16. DMR TGIF Founder EA7KDO, Mitch Savage, SK 17. L3 Harris Technologies Prototype Antenna System and Satellites Receive High Marks 18. Jose Jacob VU2JOS Receives Lifetime Award 19. Hawaii Amateurs To Develop Emergency Simplex Radio Net 20. First Responders In West Virginia Organize A New Ham Radio Club 21. FCC: FCC Moves To Add 13 New Languages To Emergency Alert System On Radio 22. ARRL: ARRL Board of Directors Meets - Headquarters To Close on Presidents Day 23. Upcoming contests, conventions and hamfests 24. ARRL: Amateur Radio goes to high school in New York City 25. ARRL: George Washington's Birthday will be celebrated by three separate radio clubs 26. ARRL: The DX Mentor Recognition Program is announced 27. RSGB: Amateur radio license changes begin this month in the United Kingdom 28. ARRL: Monthly Volunteer Monitoring Program Report. Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte, W6TWT, takes a look at why you really don't need certain types of software on your computer. * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, answers the question, "What is an Amateur Radio Emergency Response?" * 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 in The Wayback Machine to December 7th, 1941 during World War Two when the FCC issued Order 87 which shuts down amateur radio in the US, and creates, WERS, the War Emergency Service. * RAIN: The Rain Report we will hear an interview with Alex Muzyka, the man and mind behind the his KQ2H 10 Meter FM repeater in the Catskill mountains of New York. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: @twiar Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari 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....

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1302 - Full Version Release Date: February 10, 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, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX Bob Donlon, W3BOO, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:26:24 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1302 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: AO-92 Reenters Earth’s Atmosphere 2. AMSAT: Lunar Excursion Vehicle (LEV–1) Amateur Telemetry Received 3. WIA: New Indian Documentary Is A Collection Of Nostalgic Stories Of Radio Enthusiasts 4. Plan For Europe's Huge New Particle Collider Takes Shape 5. An Entire 200 Foot Tower Stolen From WJLX-AM Jasper Alabama 6. ARRL: California Storms: Amateur Radio Is Ready 7. ARRL: Amateur Radio Goes To High School In New York City 8. ARRL: World Radio Day 2024 9. ARRL: George Washington's Birthday Will Be Celebrated By Three Amateur Radio Clubs 10. ARRL: Georgia Elementary School Contacts The International Space Station 11. ARRL: DX Mentor Recognition Program Is Announced 12. Developing Nations CubeSats Are Getting A Ride To Orbit 13. Amateur Radio License Changes Begin This Month In The United Kingdom 14. Contester Slavko Celarc, S57DX, A Silent Key 15. International YL Club Plans A Czech Contest Station 16. Pluto's Discovery Celebrated On The Amateur Bands 17. Silicon Valley Explores Its Amateur Radio Past 18. A Major Festival In North Bengal Supported By Amateurs 19. WIA: Amelia Earhart's Long Lost Plane Possibly Detected By Sonar 20. Upcoming Select Contests and Conventions 21. Monthly Volunteer Monitoring System Report 22. ARRL: The first amateur radio signal originating on the moon JS1YMG is on the air 23. ARRL: Heil Sound makes a large donation to the W1AW stations 24. ARRL: ARRL Foundation is now accepting grant applications 25. ARRL: Volunteer Examiner Coordinators issues an Errata to the 2024-2028 Amateur Extra Class Question Pool 26. FCC: FCC submits its annual report on illegal radio enforcement to Congress 27. DLARC: The DLARC announces that Ham Radio & More program is added to its digital library 28. RAC: Canada strengthens its use it or lose it spectrum policy Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte, W6TWT talks about how computers are getting better, but how keyboards are getting worse. * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will answer the question "What is the right mode for Emergency Communications?' * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming contests and more. * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Will Rogers, K5WLR, our amateur radio historian, will take the wayback machine to December of 1915 to take a look at the first edition of a little magazine called QST. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: @twiar Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari 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...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1301 Release Date: February 3, 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, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, William Savacool, K2SAV, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 2:01:00 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1301 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: New Portable Satellite Antenna Design is Perfect for Emergency Communications 2. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 3. WIA: Why We Need Shortwave 2.0 4. FCC: FCC Is Giving Greater Privileges On 6 GigaHertz To Very Low Power Devices 5. FCC: FCC Updates Rules To Allow 70/80/90 Gigahertz Spectrum Bands For Ships and Aircraft 6. Morse Code Is Alive and Well at KPH 7. ARRL: The First Amateur Radio Station On The Moon, JS1YMG, Is Now Transmitting 8. ARRL: ARRL Midwest Division Convention, Winterfest 9. ARRL: Heil Sound Donates Equipment To W1AW 10. ARRL: ARRL Foundation Accepting Grant Applications In February 11. ARRL: Winter Field Day A Success For Ohio Club 12. ARRL: Errata To The 2024 Thru 2028 Amateur Extra Class Question Pool Released 13. ARRL: 160th Anniversary Of The Sinking Of The USS Housatonic 14. FCC: FCC Submits Annual Report on Illegal Radio Enforcement 15. Winter Field Day Statistics Released 16. State QSO Club Challenge Is Launched 17. Two Are Arrested For Theft Of Copper From KITX Destroyed Radio Tower 18. DLARC Announces Ham Radio and More Program Joins The Digital Library Collection 19. DxPeditioners Present A Memorial For A Friend 20. West Malaysian Amateurs Start A New Summits On The Air Group 21. Amateur Radio Education Part Of Curriculum At Staten Island School 22. RAC: Canada Strengthens Its Use It Or Lose It Spectrum Policy 23. Upcoming Contests and National Convention Listing 24. ARRL Board Approves Free Membership For Students, New Vice President Elected, and more - Part One. 25. ARRL: ARRL January Board of Directors Meeting Actions (continued) Part Two 26. ARRL: ARRL January Board of Directors Meeting Actions (continued) Part Three 27. FCC: FCC To Host Webinar Showcasing An Overview Of The FCC Experimental Licensing Program 28. ARRL: Amateur Radio Volunteers Needed For The 2024 Running Of The Boston Marathon 29. IEEE: IEEE Article Credits Amateur Radio For The Current Wireless Revolution 30. FCC Will Add Vehicles and Personnel For Enforcement Of The PIRATE Radio Act In Several Major Markets Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte, W6TWT, will discuss when is it time to buy a new router, you should look at MESS Technology, and talks about the advantages of Network Attached Storage. * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will answer the question "What is a repeater or a beacon, really?" * 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 June 4, 1940 when the FCC issued an order that hams could not make contacts off shore, and then In December issue another order that took the amateurs totally off the air. * RAIN/QSO TODAY: We will conclude our two part interview with Gordon West, WB6NOA, and how he began his amateur radio journey. ----- 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. You can air This Week in Amateur Radio on your repeater!...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1300 Release Date: January 27, 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, William Savacool, K2SAV, Bob Donlon, W3BOO, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Marvin Turner, W0MET, Patrick Huba, N2WWW, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 2:06:05 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1300 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: All-Ham Axiom Crew Launched For Commercial Visit To The International Space Station 2. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 3. WIA: WRC-2023 Final Acts Document Signed 4. ARRL: ARRL Board Approves Free Membership For Students, New Vice Presidents Elected - PART ONE 5. ARRL: ARRL January Board Meeting Actions (Continued) - PART TWO 6. ARRL: ARRL January Board Meeting Actions (Continued) - PART THREE 7. FCC: Webinar Showcases Overview of FCC Experimental Licensing Program 8. DX: SouthWest Ohio DX Association DX Dinner Announced For Dayton HamVention 9. ARRL: YLISSB Celebrates 61 Years On the Air 10. ARRL: Doctor Philip Erickson, W1PJE, New Director Of MIT Haystack Observatory 11. ARRL: 75th Anniversary Of The US Being Gifted 40 and 8 Merci Train Boxcars 12. ARRL: Amateur Radio Volunteers Are Needed For The 2024 Boston Marathon 13. ARRL: Amateur Radio On The International Space Station News 14. IEEE Article Credits Amateur Radio For The Current Wireless Revolution 15. Amateurs Asked To Participate In ROTA - Racing On The Air 16. Humanitarian Effort In The Ukraine Is Assisted With Donations Of Radios For Communication 17. Youth Outreach To Be Performed By RSGB Volunteers In The UK 18. Creator Of Network Time Protocol Dave Mills, W3HCF - SK 19. Summits On The Air Chaser, KU4R, Bob Warden, SK 20. 8R7X DxPedition To Guyana Is A Go 21. AMSAT: AMSAT Responds To The Planned Decommissioning Of The IO-117 Satellite GreenCube 22. FCC: The FCC Will Add Vehicles and Personnel For Pirate Radio Enforcement 23. Ghostbusters Producers Worry About Cosplayers Using New Baofeng Radios In The New Movie 24. Upcoming Contests and Conventions Listing 25. AMSAT: AMSAT Seeks Volunteers To Assist With Its Booth At The Upcoming 2024 Orlando HamCation 26. ARRL: ARRL Is Now Publisher Of Gordon West, WB6NOA License Manuals 27. ARRL: Mississippi Amateur Radio Club Makes Large Donation To The Mississippi Library System 28. ARRL: Radio Help Wanted: Must Like Geysers, Bison, and Helicopter Rides 29. ARRL: 30th Annual Dayton Contest Dinner Is Announced For Upcoming HamVention Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte, will discuss why you should regulary back up your data. * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will talk about the New Arrangements For Amateur Radio In Australia. * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with news on DXpeditions, DX, 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 sets The Wayback Machine to the early 1900's when amateur radio clubs were first getting organized. * Part One of an interview with Gordon West, WB6NOA as he relates for the first time, how he began his amateur radio career. Eric Guth 4Z1UG conducts this interview from 2019. ----- 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. You can air This Week in Amateur Radio on your repeater! Built in identification breaks every 10...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1299 Release Date: January 20, 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, William Savacool, K2SAV, Bob Donlon, W3BOO, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Marvin Turner, W0MET, Patrick Huba, N2WWW, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:39:44 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1299 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: ARISS Announces NASA Astronaut Tony England WØORE As Speaker For 40th Celebration 2. AMSAT: AMSAT Seeks Volunteers To Assist With AMSAT Booth At 2024 HamCation In Orlando Florida 3. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts from All Over 4. WIA: World Radiosport Team Championship Receives YASME Foundation Grant 5. Winter Field Day Is Coming Up 6. ARRL: ARRL Is New Publisher Of Gordon West, WB6NOA 7. ARRL: Amateur Radio Club Donation Helps Mississippi Library System 8. ARRL: Second Annual Georgia State Parks On The Air 2024 9. ARRL: Radio Help Wanted: Must Like Geysers, Bison, and Helicopter Rides 10. ARRL: 2024 Quartzfest Is This Week In Arizona 11. ARRL: 30th Annual Dayton Contest Dinner Is Announced 12. ARRL: Hams Will Be Able To Contact The USS Iowa During The Ships 81st Anniversary 13. StarLink Makes Text Messaging Via Satellite A Reality 14. Amateurs In Australia Facing New Class License Structuring 15. Copper Thieves Cut Down Oklahoma Broadcast Radio Tower 16. Three Astronauts Are Featured In ARISS Anniversary Conference 17. Workshop At HamSci Is Reviewing Annular Eclipse Data 18. Six Gigahertz Very Low Power Devices Are Coming On Line 19. Upcoming Contests and Convention Listing 20. QRZ - QRZ Is Hiring Looking For A Software Engineer 21. Congressman Bill Johnson Re-Introduces Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act 22. The 2024 CQ DX Marathon Is Up And Running 23. ARRL: 2024 Orlando HamCation Awards Are Announced 24. ARRL: ARRL Responds To FCC Proposals On Removing Symbol Rate Limits 25. Six Month Extension Is Granted For 160, 6, and 4 Meter Bands For German Amateurs Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte, W6TWT, discusses a brand new fast and secure DNS service you can use, and the results of a new study on cell phone radiation. * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will tell you how you can visualize 56 MegaHertz of Bandwidth. * 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 sets The Wayback Machine for September 1st, 1939 while the third radio telegraph conference is held in Cairo, Egypt. The United States fights to retain amateur radio allocations, but concedes that shortwave broadcasting will invade the amateur HF bands later in the year. * Interview with morse code historian, Lewis Coe, W9CN/SK, Morse Code certainly left its mark on the American frontier even before the Civil War. Though the FCC dropped Morse code from the entry level Amateur Radio exam in the early 1990s, American history was forever changed by dits and dots. Courtesy of The Rain Report. ----- 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. 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...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1298 Release Date: January 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, Patrick Huba. N2WWW, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Marvin Turner, W0MET, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Michael LaMountain, KE2AWY, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:44:43 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR-1298 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. QRZ - QRZ Is Hiring Looking For A Software Engineer 2. WBCQ Relies On High-Power Shortwave Antenna 3. WIA: Turkey's First Astronaut Will Communicate with the National Call Sign 4. Congressman Bill Johnson Re-Introduces Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act 5. FCC: FCC Appears Ready To Mandate Disaster Information Reporting System Reporting By Radio Stations 6. The Lost Cosmonauts Of The USSR. Dramatic Transmissions Picked Up From Outer Space 7. The 2024 CQ DX Marathon Is Up And Running 8. ARRL: Marty on the Mountain Engstrom, N1ARY (SK) 9. ARRL: ARRL Responds To FCC Proposals On Removing Symbol Rate Limits 10. ARRL: 2024 Orlando HamCation Awards Are Announced 11. ARRL: ARRL Kids Day A Success In Nebraska 12. ARRL: Winter Field Day 2024 Is Coming Up 13. ARRL: ARISS Is Seeking Educational and Other Organizations To Host ISS Contacts 14. Teen Amateurs Score A Direct Contact With The International Space Station 15. Six Month Extension Is Granted For 160, 6, and 4 Meter Bands For German Amateurs 16. Tom Molyneaux Jr, KE3GK, From East Coast Reflectors, SK 17. Earth-Moon-Earth Conference Is Searching For Presentations 18. ARDC: Ham Radio Village In Colorado Receives Grant For STEM and STEAM Outreach 19. Amateurs Provide Communications And More At Religious Pilgrimage In India 20. Starlink To Enable Experimental Texting Via Space 21. Westchester Emergency Communications Association Hosting General and Extra Classes Online 22. FCC: FCC Set To Wind Down The Affordable Connectivity Program 23. FCC: FCC Chair Asks Automakers About Plans To Secure Car Location Data 24. Upcoming Contests and Conventions 25. ARRL: Teenage amateurs appear on NBC's Today Show During Contact With The Space Station 26. ARRL: HamSci 2024 Workshop is coming up soon 27. Expanded frequency use worldwide expands to include Mobile Base Stations 28. Free online seminars for extra class is offered by The Electronics Museum 29. FCC: FCC opens 2024 hunting in the New York City hotbed of broadcast radio pirates 30. Latest edition of the Volunteer Monitoring Report Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte, says that the FBI wants you to reboot your router...now! * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will present a talk on The Art of Operating QRP. * 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 aboard The Wayback Machine to March 4th, 1929, to talk about life during The Great Depression and the frivolous hobby of amateur radio. ----- 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. 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,...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1297 Release Date: January 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, Patrick Huba, N2WWW, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:47:47 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1297 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 2. Christmas Drop Operations From Guam Not The North Pole 3. QRP Satellite Now In Orbit 4. ARRL: Teenage Hams On NBC's TODAY Show 5. ARRL: HamSCI 2024 Workshop Upcoming 6. ARRL: ARISS Announces The Schools And Organizations Selected For Contacts With The ISS Crew 7. ARRL: YouTube Telethon Raises Money For Leagues Teachers Institute 8. ARRL: Radio Luxembourg Celebrated 90th Anniversary 9. Expanded Frequency Use Worldwide Expands To Include Mobile Base Stations 10. Free Online Seminars For Extra Class Is Offered By Electronics Museum 11. Sri Lankan Amateurs Recall Help Provided During Tsunami Disaster 12. Conference In India Welcomed Satellite Enthusiasts 13. Vintage Equipment From KW Electronics Is Celebrated On The Bands 14. Veteran Broadcaster Charles Edward Rich, W8GCW, SK 15. FCC Opens 2024 Hunting Pirate Broadcasters In New York City 16. ARRL Kids Day is coming up. The specifications for Kids Day. 17. Upcoming Contests and ARRL Conventions and HamFests 18. Monthly Volunteer Monitor Program Report 19. Inside The Magic Radio Protecting Russian Drones From Jamming 20. ARRL: ARRL's Year Of The Volunteer Declared A Success 21. KPH To Broadcast an Over The Air Cryptographic Challenge 22. Publication Is Suspended At CQ Magazine 23. Year Long Ten Meter Challenge Is Set For SOTA Activators 24. Eastern New York Section News - Office Changes for 2024 Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte, W6TWT will be here to explain domain names and how the Domain Name System works. * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will talk about how to Find The Right Frequency - How allocations differ around the world. * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming contests and more. * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Our new amateur radio historian, Will Rogers, K5WLR returns with the third edition of our new history series entitled, A Century of Amateur Radio. This week, Will sets The Wayback Machine to the early 1900's and how the very first radio regulations were put in place, and ended the era of free range hams. ----- 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. 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 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 of LPFM stations, so check the low power FM stations in your area. You can also stream the program...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1296 Release Date: December 30, 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, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Michael LaMountain, KE2AWY, Bob Donlon, W3BOO, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:38:42 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1296 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. FCC To Reinstate Council Tasked With Studying AI’s Impact On Communications Networks 2. Inside The Magic Radio Protecting Russian Drones From Jamming 3. AMSAT: ClarkSat-1 Deployed From The International Space Station 4. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 5. ARRL: ARRL's Year of the Volunteers Success 6. ARRL: ARRL Straight Key Night 2024 7. KPH Over the Air Cryptographic Challenge 8. FCC Approves Ownership of U.S. Station by Canadian Broadcasters 9. Publication Is Suspended At CQ Magazine 10. Advisor For HamSci Appointed Director Of Haystack Observatory 11. DxPedition To Peter One Island Is In The Planning Stages 12. National Kids' Day On The Air Is Coming Up 13. QuartzFest Comes Alive In The Arizona Desert 14. Year Long Ten Meter Challenge Is Set For SOTA Activators 15. Amateurs In France Prepare To Honor Saint Maximilian Maria Kolbe 16. Conference To Celebrate Forty Years Of Amateur Radio Aboard The ISS 17. Grimeton SAQ Christmas Message Retrospective 18. ARRL: Changes In The Eastern New York Staff For 2024 announced 19. ARRL: World Radiocommunication Conference 23 concludes with wins for amateur radio and agenda items for '27 20. WRC: Low Earth Orbit satellite transmit power battle drags on after WRC-23 concludes 21. ARRL: The Intrepid DX group has announced the winners of their 2023 Dream Rig Essay Contest 22. RW: Amateur radio operators hel restore LPFM KYNO back on the ait after tower collapse and lightning strike Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte, W6TWT, will be here to discuss wifi, and why its really bad to send or receive email attachments. * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will tell us how its the little things in amateur radio that count the most. * 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 sets The Wayback Machine to May of 1970 and The Student Information Network, where amateur radio on college campuses was used to organize anti-war news and protests. ----- 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. 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 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 of LPFM stations, so check the low power FM stations in your area. You can also stream the program to your favorite...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1295 * * EXPANDED ANNUAL HOLIDAY SPECIAL EDITION * * Release Date: December 23, 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, Bob Donlon, W3BOO, Marvin Turner, W0MET, Michael Lamontain, KE2AWY, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 2:36:21 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1295 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: HADES-D Satellite: Successful Telecommand Response and FM Repeater Tests Ongoing 2. AMSAT: How the 18th Space Defense Squadron Averts Catastrophe at 17,000 Miles Per Hour 3. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 4. ARRL: WRC-23 Concludes With Wins For Amateur Radio and Agenda Items Designated For Next Two Events 5. WRC: Satellite Transmission Power Battle Drags On After WRC-23 Concludes 6. ARRL: ARRL's Year of the Volunteers Success Story 7. ARRL: Volunteers On The Air - Badges on the Air 8. ARRL: ARRL Straight Key Night 2024 9. ARRL: YouTube Telethon To Raise Money For ARRL Teachers Institute On Wireless Technology 10. ARRL: Status of CQ Magazine 11. ARRL: The Intrepid-DX Group Has Announced The Winners Of The 4th Annual Youth Dream Rig Essay Contest 12. Amateurs Help LPFM radio station KYNO Get Back On The Air 13. Ireland's First Satellite Receives Global Reception Reports 14. NASA Receives First Ultra-HD Cat Video Via Laser From Space 15. Campus Of A Technical School In India Becomes Fluent In Emergency Response 16. Upcoming Digital Conference In Utah Is In Need Of Presenters 17. Clubs Repeater Evolution Is Captured On New YouTube Video 18. Trip To Vanuatu Planned By DxPeditioners / Remote Operation Is Added To DxPedition To Bouvet Island 19. Daniel Lamoureux, VE2KA, Former President Of The Radio Amateurs of Canada, SK 20. You can make Christmas Contacts with Santa 21. USI Island Awards 22. Upcoming Conventions and Contests from the ARRL 23. AMSAT: A proposal is submitted to the ESA for a Geostationary Microwave amateur radio payload 24. OFCOM: Ofcom UK nabs an individual causing harmful interference on the amateur radio bands 25. ARRL: The ARRL National Convention is coming to the Dayton HamVention 2024 in Xenia 26. WIA: Class license format changes are coming to amateurs in Australia in 2024 27. OFCOM: Ofcom is proposing amateur radio licensing changes in 2024 for amateurs in the United Kingdom 28. A New Year long award program is launched by the US Islands Program 29. NASA: Voyager One is returning a mish-mash of 1's and 0's from space that has NASA baffled Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte, will be here to discuss slide rules, and securing your Internet Of Things, or 'IOT' devices.. * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will address what he calls The Visibility Of Our Radio Community" * 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 has the Wayback Machine programmed for the mid-seventies as he returns for part two of his look at the FCC's proposed Dual Ladder Licensing Path, which eventually led to the Incentive Licensing that we have now. * HOLIDAY SPECIAL: As is our tradition during the holiday week, we will present a monologue by the late Jean Shepherd, K2ORS, as he talks about having a serious case of the radio bug when he was in high school, and how it affected his life. * HOLIDAY SPECIAL: A tribute to the late Orrin Brand with two of his popular segments, the first on a tongue-in-cheek look at hamfests, and his annual read of "A Hams Night Before Christmas" Courtesy of The...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1294 Release Date: December 16, 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, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Michael Lamontain, KE2AWY, Bob Donlon, W3BOO, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:57:28 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1294 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. WRC-23: WRC-23 Days 11+12/Week 3: The Future Beckons 2. AMSAT: Proposal Submitted To The European Space Agency For Geostationary Microwave Amateur Payload 3. AMSAT: ARISS Celebrates 40th Anniversary Of Owen Gariott’s Landmark STS-9 Operation 4. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 5. Ofcom UK: Ofcom Nabs Individual Causing Harmful Interference On The Amateur Bands 6. WIA: Historic Transmitter In Sweden To Transmit Traditional Christmas Message 7. WRC-23: WRC-23 Reaches Acceptable Conclusion On 23 Centimeter Issue 8. NASA: NASA Receives Laser Beamed Message From 10 Million Miles Away 9. RW: Ham Radio Operators Give KNYO A Boost After Tower Collapse 10. QRZ: 12 Days Of Christmas On Air Special Event 11. ARRL: ARRL National Convention Coming To HamVention 2024 In Xenia 12. ARRL: Harborcreek Student Led ARISS Contact A Success 13. YOTA: Youth On The Air Summer Camp 2024 To Be Held In Americas 14. WIA: Class License Format To Begin On New Years In Australia 15. UK Ofcom: Ofcom Amateur Radio Licensing Changes Upcoming In 2024 For UK Amateurs 16. DLARC Has A Christmas Wish List And More 17. Have A World Radiosport Team Championship Organizer At Your Next Club Meeting 18. European Space Agency Looking At Possible Amateur Payload On An Upcoming Satellite 19. Australian Amateur Makes A New Online Study Guide Available 20. New Year Long Award Program Is Launched By US Islands Program 21. "A Hams Christmas" read by Bill Contineeli, W2XOY 22. Upcoming conventions, hamfests, and contest listing 23. ARRL: ARDC and ARRL Announce $2.1 million for the next generation of Amateur Radio - Part One 24. ARRL: ARDC and ARRL Announce $2.1 million for the next generation of Amateur Radio - Part Two 25. FCC: FCC Senators Markey, Blackburn send a letter to the FCC on the 12 gigahertz proceeding 26. NCVEC: New amateur extra class question pool is released to be become effective on July 01, 2024 27. ARRL: Bandwidth limits replace symbol rates on the HF bands, other bands now open for comment 28. New Willy Wonka movie celebrated by upcoming special event station W0NKA Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte, W6TWT will be here to talk about staying safe with the help of a VPN, and will discuss the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will take a look at Reporting On Radio Harmonic Power. * 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 programmed The Wayback Machine for 1974. In the first of two parts, Bill explains that 1974 was the year the FCC introduced its convoluted amateur radio restructuring plan. ----- 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. 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...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1293 Release Date: December 9, 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, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Bob Donlon, W3BOO, Will Rogers, K5WLR, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:41:59 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1293 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. WRC: Discussions On 40 Through 50 MegaHertz Radar Sounders Continues 2. WRC-23: Week 2 Update / Future Topics 3. FCC: FCC Modernizes Amateur Radio Service Rules 4. AMSAT CA: AMSAT Canada Officially Incorporated 5. ARRL: ARDC and ARRL Announce $2.1 Million For The Next Generation Of Amateur Radio - Part One 6. ARRL: ARDC and ARRL Announce $2.1 Million For The Next Generation Of Amateur Radio - Part Two 7. HamSCI: HamSCI Announces Initial Observations From October 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse 8. FCC: Senators Markey, Blackburn Send Letter To FCC On 12 GigaHertz Proceeding 9. ARRL: New Amateur Extra Class Question Pool Released Effective July 01, 2024 10. ARRL: Volunteers On The Air Red Badges On Air Event December 17th, 2023 11. ARRL: Bandwidth Limits Replace Symbol Rates On The HF Bands, Other Bands Open For Comment 12. WRC: (ARRL): International Amateur Radio Union and ARRL Attending WRC-23 In Dubai, UAE 13. ARRL: ARRL Teachers Institute Grad Prepares Students For Ham Radio Contact With Astronaut 14. ARRL: New Book Celebrates 40 Years of Amateur Radio in Space 15. FCC: Radio Piracy Warnings Are Issued To Land Owners By The FCC 16. Free Download Of Irish HAREC Syllabus Is Now Available 17. New Willy Wonka Movie Celebrated By Special Event Station W0NKA 18. India's Cyclone Prone Island Region Gets New Amateur Radio Station 19. Upcoming ARRL Conventions and Contests of interest 20. AMSAT At WRC-23: ITU RA-23 Adopts Resolution For Space Spectrum 21. ARRL RF Safety Committee Develops New Guidelines To Communicate RF Exposure To Your Neighbors 22. ARRL: Summits On The Air Is Offering A 10 Meter Challenge During 2024 23. ARRL: National Council of Volunteer Examiners Question Pool Committee Has Removed 2 General Questions 24. New International Space Station Spotting App Is Released By NASA 25. Sweden's Alexandersson Alternator To Transmit A Christmas Message 26. Monthly Volunteer Monitor Program Report Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte, W6TWT, agrees with Elon Musk, in that we should be very afraid of the upcoming Artificial Intelligence systems. * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, asks 'what about promoting the hobby?' * 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 back in time to take a look at the history of amateur radio repeaters, with Part Two of his special report. ----- 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. 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...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1292 Release Date: December 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, Denny Haight. NZ8D, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Michael Lamontain, KE2AWY, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 2:04:35 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1292 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: Happy 10th Birthday FUNcube-1 (AO-73) 2. AMSAT: SpaceX's Starship Flies Higher 3. AMSAT AT WRC-23: International Telecommunications Union RA-23 Adopts Resolution for Space Spectrum 4. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 5. NJIT: NJIT Scientists Uncover Aurora-Like Radio Emission Above a Sunspot 6. WRC-23: Day 6 (Monday November 27th) : 50 MHz and 23 Centimeter bands discussed 7. ARRL: ARRL RF Safety Committee Develops New Guidelines To Communicate RF Safety 8. ARRL: ARRL Advocacy Win: FCC Approves Request for Pearl Harbor Day Crossband Operations 9. ARRL: WX1AW Active For 2023 SKYWARN Recognition Day 10. ARRL: NCVEC Question Pool Committee Has Removed Two General Class License Questions 11. ARRL: Summits On The Air Is Offering A 10 Meter Challenge In 2024 12. Nikola Tesla's Last Remaining Laboratory Is Destroyed By Fire 13. Amateurs In India Track Down Lifesaving Medicine For An Ill Child 14. SpaceX Has Told The FCC That StarLink Does Not Cause Radio Interference 15. Comment Period Still Open For Proposals For 2200 and 630 Meters 16. New ISS Spotting App Is Released By NASA 17. Sweden's Alexandersson Alternator To Transmit Christmas Message 18. Application Period For Youth On The Air Is Open 19. Amateurs and Broadcast Community Come Together For Australia's Technorama 20. Emergency Communications Radio Room named after Oregon SM David Kidd, KA7OZO 21. The December 2023 Volunteer Monitoring Report 22. Upcoming Contests and Convention listing from the ARRL 23. HACK: High altitude balloon to fly during upcoming solar eclipse - NASA recruiting ham citizen scientists 24. ARRL: Two Florida amateurs 100 miles apart, make contact via a ten meter FM repeater in Switzerland 25. ARRL: 2023 ARRL Fall Section Manager Election results are announced 26. University of Scranton's new amateur radio tower helps prepare new station for the upcoming eclipse 27. Well known amateur and Chicago broadcaster Orrin Brand, K9KEK, SK Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte W6TWT will take a look at dark fiber, and why he thinks bits should be free... * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, says we have failed to simulate. * 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 starts a series on the history of amateur radio repeaters. * Courtesy of The Rain Report, we'll travel back in time for a talk from Radio historian Scott Childers - W9CHI as he relates a short history of "The Big 89", in Chicago, WLS. ----- 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. 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...