This Week in Amateur Radio (1-hour version)

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1419 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: May 9, 2026 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Mike Nikolich, K9DXM, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Joshua Marler, AA4WX, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Marvin Turner, W0MET, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 1:00:07 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIARHR1419 1. AMSAT: FCC Approves Limited Emergency Use of 70cm Band AST SpaceMobile Satellites Outside US 2. AMSAT: SpaceX Rocket Debris to Impact The Moon 3. AMSAT: Artemis 2 Moon Astronauts Visit the White House 4. WIA: Thousands Of Tiny Dots Could Save First Responders Lives 5. ARRL: The Ham Radio World Heads to Ohio 6. ARRL: Learn More About SDR From The Boston Software Defined Radio User Group 7. ARRL: STEM On and Off the Air 8. ARRL: Salty Walt Goes Next Level With New Portable Antenna Sketchbook 9. SK: Composer And Singer Alan Osmond, KN0IZE 10. CW Operators Needed To Copy Data From Cubesat Built In Tokyo 13. NASA: Want to help NASA with Space Science? Here is how to volunteer 14. The Radio Amateurs of Canada are looking for an editor for its magazine The Canadian Amateur Plus these Special Features This Week: * Australia's own Onno Benshop, VK6FLAB, and Foundations of Amateur Radio, will tell us How To Deal With "Complexity" * Our own amateur radio historian, Will Rogers, K5WLR, returns with another edition of "A Century Of Amateur Radio". This week, Will takes us back to 1924. The summer 1924 brought the first explorers to the four new, shorter wavelength bands that were opened up to amateur use in July. Amateurs anticipated interesting times ahead based on their earlier experimental work that produced the first transatlantic QSOs This is the final part of a series titled, "DX Records and Shortwave Reflections" * We will take at look at this months Volunteer Monitoring Enforcement Report * We will stop by and visit with Bill Salyers, AJ8B in the DX Corner, with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming contests, and more --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/static/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/static/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/static/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQdPO6QkZJ1eIvw6-EQWQPgogVNiZim4u RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1418 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: May 2, 2026 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Mike Nikolich, K9DXM, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Marvin Turner, W0MET, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Josh Marler, AA4WX, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Ed Johnson, W2PH, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 1:00:12 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIARHR1418 1. NASA: Want To Help NASA With Space Science? Here Is How To Volunteer 2. AMSAT: AMSAT Update Presented At 2026 CubeSat Developers Workshop Available Online 3. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 4. WIA: Traces Of Ballpoint Pen Ink Found In Martian Rocks 5. WIA: The International Telecommunications Union Releases New Handbook On Amateur Satellite Services 6. ARRL: FCC Approves Limited Emergency Use Of 70cm Band by AST SpaceMobile Satellites Outside US 7. ARRL: Texas Emergency Management Conference Coming Up In May 8. ARRL: 2025 Bill Orr, W6SAI, Technical Writing Winners Awarded 9. ARRL: Free ARRL Events App Now Live For 2026 Dayton Hamvention 10. ARRL: New Book Release: Satellite Operating for Amateur Radio 11. ARRL: Naval Academy Amateur Radio Club, W3ADO, Will Participate In The DoD's Armed Forces Day 12. FCC: FCC Modernizes Its Satellite Spectrum Sharing Rules to Boost Real-Fast, Space-Based Broadband 17. Radio Amateurs Of Canada Seek An Editor For Its Canadian Amteur Magazine 20. ARRL: Upcoming RadioSport Contests and Regional Conventions 22. FCC: FCC Seeking Recent College Grads for Honors Engineer Program 23. FCC: FCC Asked To Adopt Plan Taking Nine UHF Channels From Broadcasters For Reassignment to 6G 25. ARRL: Indiana Company To Manufacture Hy‑Gain And Cushcraft Antennas 26. Frequencies Identified For Expanding 6G On The 2.7 GigaHertz Band 27. SteppIR Antennas Is Returning To The Amateur Radio Market Place Plus these Special Features This Week: * Australia's own Onno Benshop, VK6FLAB, and Foundations of Amateur Radio will answer the question "What does amateur radio bring to your life?" * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and a lot more * Monthly Volunteer Monitoring Report * Our own amateur radio historian, Will Rogers, K5WLR, returns with another edition of "A Century Of Amateur Radio". This week, Will takes us back to 1924. The summer 1924 brought the first explorers to the four new, shorter wavelength bands that were opened up to amateur use in July. Amateurs anticipated interesting times ahead based on their earlier experimental work that produced the first transatlantic QSOs. This is Part Two of a series titled, "DX Records and Shortwave Reflections" --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/static/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/static/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/static/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQdPO6QkZJ1eIvw6-EQWQPgogVNiZim4u RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1417 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: April 25, 2026 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Mike Nicolich, K9DXM, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Ed Johnsen, W2PH, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Denny Haight, NZ8D, Joshua Marler, AA4WX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 0:59:55 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIARHR1417 1. FCC: FCC Seeking Recent College Grads for Honors Engineer Program 2. FCC: FCC Asked To Adopt Plan Taking Nine UHF TV Channels From Broadcasters Reassignment to 6G 3. ARRL: Dayton Hamvention 2026 Offers Forums For Every Ham 4. ARRL: Indiana Company To Manufacture Hy‑Gain And Cushcraft Antennas 5. ARRL: World Amateur Radio Day 2026 In Puerto Rico 6. FCC: FCC Grants New Satellite Service Frequencies For Use 7. Frequencies Identified For Expanding 6G On The 2.7 GigaHertz Band 8. SteppIR Antennas Is Returning To The Amateur Radio Market Place 9. ARDC: Amateur Radio Digital Communications Seeking A Software Developer and Technical Writer 10. RSGB Headquarters Station Welcomes Guest Operators During July 11. AMSAT: AMSAT's Satellite Status Page - The story behind the new colours 12. AMSATL FO-29 Update 13. The deadline to purchase repaired Econco tubes is approaching 14. ARRL: A below average Hurricane Season predicted for 2026 15. ARRL: League announces changes in the Central Division Leadership Plus these Special Features This Week: * Australia's own Onno Benshop, VK6FLAB, and Foundations of Amateur Radio will tell us that "You Don't Need An Excuse To Get On The Air and Make Noise" * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and a lot more * Our own amateur radio historian, Will Rogers, K5WLR, returns with another edition of "A Century Of Amateur Radio". This week, Will takes us back to 1924. The summer 1924 brought the first explorers to the four new, shorter wavelength bands that were opened up to amateur use in July. Amateurs anticipated interesting times ahead based on their earlier experimental work that produced the first transatlantic QSOs. This is Part One a series titled, "DX Records and Shortwave Reflections" --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/static/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/static/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/static/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQdPO6QkZJ1eIvw6-EQWQPgogVNiZim4u RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1416 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: April 18, 2026 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Mike Nicolich, K9DXM, Denny Haight, NZ8D, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Joshua Marler, AA4WX, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Marvin Turner, W0MET, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 1:00:49 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIARHR1416 1. AMSAT: AMSAT Satellite Status Page: The Story Behind the New Colors and Satellite Naming Convention 2. AMSAT: FO-29 Update 3. RW: The Deadline To Purchase Repaired Econco Tubes Is Approaching 4. ARRL: World Amateur Radio Day Ready For Activity 5. ARRL: Below-Average Hurricane Season Predicted For 2026 6. ARRL: ARRL Announces Change in Central Division Leadership 7. After the Sale Of MFJ, Hy-Gain and Cushcraft Return To The Ham Radio Marketplace 8. New York Man Arrested After Interfering With Emergency Communications 9. DXtra.com Announces New Features 10. ARRL: Elecraft donates a new amateur radio station to W1AW at ARRL HQ Plus these Special Features This Week: * Australia's own Onno Benshop, VK6FLAB, and Foundations of Amateur Radio will answer the question, "What Is An S Unit?" * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and a lot more * Our own amateur radio historian, Will Rogers, K5WLR, returns with another edition of "A Century Of Amateur Radio". This week, Will takes us back to 1924. The summer of 1924 brought the first explorers to the four new, shorter wavelength bands that were opened up to amateur use in July. Amateurs anticipated interesting times ahead based on their earlier experimental work that produced the first Trans-Atlantic QSOs --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQdPO6QkZJ1eIvw6-EQWQPgogVNiZim4u RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1415 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: April 11, 2026 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Mike Nicolich, K9DXM, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Marvin Turner, W0MET, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Denny Haight, NZ8D, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 0:59:58 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIARHR1415 1. FCC: FCC To Vote On Proposal To Ban Chinese Labs From Testing US Electronics 2. FCC: FCC Poised to Empower Super-Fast, Space-Based Broadband 3. FCC: FCC Sends Notice Of Unlicensed Operation To California ISP/Internet Service Provider 4. ARRL: Elecraft Donates Amateur Radio Station To W1AW 5. ARRL: Radio Clubs Activate In April For 2026 World Amateur Radio Day 6. ARRL: Register Now For The 2026 ARRL Youth Rally At Dayton Hamvention 7. ARRL: ARRL Announces Change In Central Division Leadership 8. ARRL: Department of Defense Will Host This Year's Armed Forces Day Crossband Test 9. AMSAT: ARISS Solicits School Contacts For 2027 10. AMSAT: ​ARISS and AMSAT: On Track to Track Artemis 2 11. Florida Amateur Is Experimenting and Exploring The Use Of The 4 Meter and 8 Meter Bands 12. AMSAT: AMSAT announces a full line up of events and activities for the 2026 Dayton HamVention 13. WIA: New Regulations for amateur radio in Norway 14. WIA: The Russian Doomsday shortwave signal has changed from a hum to voice messages 15. FCC: FCC fimes a Florida resident for pirate radio broadcasting on FM 16. ARRL: ARRL Dakota Division has a new Vice Director 17. An amateur is charged with Emergency Service Interference by the FCC 18. The Voice of America Museum will extend hours during the Dayton HamVention Plus these Special Features This Week: * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Our own amateur radio historian, Bill Continelli, W2XOP - Silent Key, presents an encore presentation of one of his "Best of The Ancient Amateur Archives", answers the question, "What Was Conelrad?" * We will have a look at this months Volunteer Monitoring Report --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQdPO6QkZJ1eIvw6-EQWQPgogVNiZim4u RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1414 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: April 4, 2026 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Mike Nicolich, K9DXM, Denny Haight, NZ8D, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Ed Johnsen, W2PH, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 1:00:16 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIARHR1414 1. AMSAT: AMSAT Announces Full Lineup of Events and Activities for Hamvention 2026 2. AMSAT: Artemis II To Deploy International CubeSats Into High Earth Orbit 3. WIA: New Regulations For Hams In Norway 4. WIA: Russian Dooms Day Radio 5. WIA: FCC Fines Florida Resident For Pirate Radio 6. ARRL: Las Vegas Radio Amateur Club Celebrates 65 Years 7. ARRL: ARISS Outlines Opportunities for Space Station Contacts In 2027 8. ARRL: ARRL Dakota Division Has A New Vice Director 9. International Space Station Is Marking Major Moments In Space On Slow Scan TV 10. Amateur Charged With Emergency Service Interference By The FCC 11. Ireland 10 Meter Repeater Is Back On The Air 12. Voice of America Museum Will Extend Hours During HamVention 13. Amateurs In The Azores Have Their First 10 Meter Repeater 14. AMSAT: Digital modes on FO-29 not permitted per licensing restrictions 15. AMSAT: SpaceX's plan for one million satellite data centers in space poses risks for astronomy 16. The Dayton HamVention announes the 2026 theme and logo 17. ARRL: The Intercontinental Amateur Traffic Net is seeking net control operator 18. Get ready for Ham Radio 2026 the 49th International Amateur Radio exhibition in Friedrichshafen Germany 19. Congress gives NOAA funds to expand and upgrade the national Weather Radio Network Plus these Special Features This Week: * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Australia's own Onno Benshop, VK6FLAB, and Foundations of Amateur Radio, will present the eighteenth chapter in his series on his Bald Yak Project. This edition is titled "Everything, Everywhere, All At Once" * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and a lot more * Weekly Propagation Forecast and Solar Weather from the ARRL * Our own amateur radio historian, Will Rogers, K5WLR, returns with another new edition of "A Century Of Amateur Radio". This week, Will takes us back to 1924 where we find that a year or so after QST first began its International Amateur Radio department, amateurs were discussing linking amateur radio organizations around the world. In a speech at the second ARRL National Convention in late 1923, Hiram Maxim said he believed it was time for an international meeting to organize something he called a World Amateur Radio League. This is where the International Amateur Radio Union was born. * Monthly Volunteer Monitoring Report --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQdPO6QkZJ1eIvw6-EQWQPgogVNiZim4u RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1413 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: March 28, 2026 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Mike Nikolich, K9DXM, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Marvin Turner, W0MET, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 0:59:45 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIARHR1413 1. AMSAT: Digital Modes On FO-29 Not Permitted Per Licensing Restrictions 2. AMSAT: SpaceX Plan For 1 Million Centers Poses Dangerous Risk 3. WIA: Icom UK Equips Radio Society of Great Britains National Radio Center 4. WIA: Symbols Of National Pride Not Permitted At 2026 World RadioSport Team Championships 5. ARD: Hamvention 2026 Theme And Logo Announced 6. BBC/CR90: FCC Bans Foreign-Made Routers, Citing National Security Concerns 7. HDY: TAT-8 — The First Transatlantic Fiber — Rises Again 8. ARRL: Solar Eclipses: What The Bands Revealed... 9. ARRL/FCC: FCC Warns Licensee On Out-of-Band Transmissions 10. ARRL: The Intercontinental Amateur Traffic Net Is Seeking Additional Net Control Stations 11. HRF: 49th International Amateur Radio Exhibition At Ham Radio Friedrichshafen 12. NOAA Receives Funds To Expand And Upgrade Its Weather Radio Network 13. An International Team Has Charted A Flight To The Space Station 14. ARRL: The league has many job openings, come work for the ARRL! 15. ARRL: The Hurricane Watch Net is seeking net control operators 16. Voice of America is ordered back on the air by a Federal Judge 17: New film documentary about MFJ and its founder is now in production Plus these Special Features This Week: * Australia's own Onno Benshop, VK6FLAB, and Foundations of Amateur Radio, will present Part 17 of his on-going Bald Yak Radio Project. This week, he brings us "Adventures In Radio Data Systems." * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and a lot more * Our own amateur radio historian, Will Rogers, K5WLR, returns with another new edition of A Century Of Amateur Radio. This week Will takes us back to 1924 where we find that a year or so after QST first began its International Amateur Radio department, amateurs were discussing linking amateur radio organizations around the world. In a speech at the second ARRL National Convention in late 1923, Maxim said he believed it was time for an international meeting to organize something he called a World Amateur Radio League, and asked members to submit their ideas for the ARRL board to consider. This is where the International Amateur Radio Union was born. --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQdPO6QkZJ1eIvw6-EQWQPgogVNiZim4u RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1412 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: March 21, 2026 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Mike Nikolich, K9DXM, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Marvin Turner, W0MET, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Denny Haight, NZ8D, George Lamas, KC2OXJ, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 0:59:54 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1412HR 1. ARRL: ARRL Hosts Successful HamSCI 2026 Workshop 2. ARRL: The Heritage CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame Inductees 3. ARRL: Growing An Army Of Young Hams In New York 4. ARRL: Come Work For The ARRL 5. ARRL: The Hurricane Warch Net Is Seeking Net Control Operators 6. High Frequency Communications Testing In Alaska By The US Military 7. Calling CQ For The Second Year Is The SKYWARN Youth Net 8. Voice Of America Ordered Back On The Air By Federal Judge 9. Updating Electronics Is Required On Certain Airliners Due To CW Interference 10. New Film Documentary About MFJ and Martin F Jue Is In Process 11. AMSAT: NASA reveals which astronaut required medical evacuation from the Space Station 12. WIA: Amazon reports that drones damaged three facilities in Bahrain and the UAE 13. ARRL: The league says it is not too early to begin planning your Field Day 2026. 14. ARRL: The spring Section Manager election results are announced 15. National flags and symbols will not be displayed at the 2026 World RadioSport Team Championships 2026 16. Indiana amateurs living under HOA rules have gain protection for antennas and towers 17. FCC: FCC draft NPRM will open up spectrum for "Weird Space Stuff" Plus these Special Features This Week: * Australia's own Onno Benshop, VK6FLAB, and Foundations of Amateur Radio continues with Part Sixteen of his Bald Yak Project, this time out he answers the question "How do you decode FM?" The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and a lot more * Our own amateur radio historian, Will Rogers, K5WLR, returns with another edition of Dead Electrical Dudes. This editions stiff is none other than Henrich Hertz --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQdPO6QkZJ1eIvw6-EQWQPgogVNiZim4u RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1411 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: March 14, 2026 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Mike Nicolich, N9OVQ, Denny Haight, NZ8D, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Marvin Turner, W0MET, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Josh Marler, AA4WX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 1:00:06 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: NASA Reveals Astronaut Who Required Evacuation From ISS 2. WIA: Amazon Reports Drones Damaged Three Facilities In The UAE and Bahrain 3. ARRL: Climbing High and Never Looking Back (Or Down!) 4. ARRL: Start Planning For ARRL Field Day 2026 5. ARRL: Dayton Hamvention 2026 Award Winners Announced 6. ARRL: Spring Section Manager Nomination Results Announced 7. National Flags and Symbols Not Permitted At This Years World RadioSport Team Championship 8. Higher Fees On State Owned Lands Challenged By Australian Amateurs 9. Indiana Amateurs Living Under Homeowners Associations Gain Protection For Antennas and Towers 10. Voice Of America Leadership Gets Ruled Against In Federal Court 11. Hurdy Gurdy Museum Amateur Radio Is Back On The Air 12. FCC: FCC Issues Draft NPRM To Open Up Spectrum For “Weird Space Stuff” 13. RAC: Radio Amateurs of Canada responds to the closure of the Weather Radio Service in Canada 14. ARRL: ClubLog adds to its roster of volunteers 15. ARRL: Tennessee aproves credentials for amateur radio technician licensees 16. The FCC issues its report to Congress on the sixth year of the PIRATE Act and its effectiveness. 17. Australia issues adjestments to their amateur radio band plans 18. A Hot Air Balloon with passengers on board crashes into a cell tower Plus these Special Features This Week: * Australia's own Onno Benshop, VK6FLAB, and Foundations of Amateur Radio, experiences a little set back on one project in an episode he calls "One Step Forward, Three Steps Back" * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and a lot more * Our own amateur radio historian, Will Rogers, K5WLR, returns with another new edition of "Dead Electrical Dudes". This week, Will looks back at the life and times of Volta. --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQdPO6QkZJ1eIvw6-EQWQPgogVNiZim4u RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1410 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: March 7, 2026 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Mike Nickolich, K9DXM, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Joshua Marler, AA4WX, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Ed Johnson, W2PH, Denny Haight, NZ8D, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 0:59:58 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: AMSAT Announces Students On The Air Satellite Activity Beginning March 2. AMSAT: ISS Amateur Radio Packet System Activated For Temporary APRS Testing 3. WIA: World Amateur Radio Day 4. RAC: Radio Amateurs of Canada Responds To The Closure Of The Weatheradio Service in Canada 5. ARRL: Hams Help Forecasters With Real-Time Data On Northeast Blizzard 6. ARRL: Indiana Hams Living Under Home Owners Association Gain Antenna Protections 7. ARRL: Tennessee Approves Credentials For Amateur Radio Technician License 8. Amateurs Assist A Girls Emergency Care During A Power Failure In Cuba 9. Australia Issues Adjustments To Their Amateur Band Plans 10. Hot Air Balloon Crashes Into Cell Tower 12. ARRL: Winter 2026 Section Manager Election results are published 13. ARRL: Icom America is named official sponsor of The ARRL Year Of The Club Plus these Special Features This Week: * Australia's own Onno Benschop, VK6FLAB, and Foundations of Amateur Radio, gets back to his The Big Yak building project. In this edition, Part 15, he finds himself Playing With Radio...Now With Software * Monthly Volunteer Monitor Enforcement Report * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and a lot more * Our own amateur radio historian, Will Rogers, K5WLR, returns with another new edition of "A Century Of Amateur Radio". This week, Will takes us back to 1924 where we find that for nearly a year, hams had been operating in their first assigned band of wavelengths, 150 to 200 meters. They had also been experimenting below 150 meters by special government permission. The story continues, in Part Three of a Four Part episode titled, "Six Segments, Sans Spark" --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQdPO6QkZJ1eIvw6-EQWQPgogVNiZim4u RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1409 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: February 28, 2026 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, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Ed Johnsen. W2PH, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Mike Nikolich, K9DXM, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 0:59:37 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: AMSAT Membership Now Includes Getting Started Guide 2. AMSAT: AMSAT Publishes Satellites In Space Coloring Book As Part Of Its Youth Initiative 3. ARD: 3Y0K DXPedition Departs Cape Town For Bouvet Island 4. ARD: Community HamClock Backend Server Now Available 5. ARRL: Winter 2026 Section Manager Election Results 6. ARRL: Icom America Named Official Sponsor Of The ARRL Year Of The Club 7. BZ: Amateur Astronomers Capture Voyager One's Signal From 25 Billion Kilometers Away 8. ARD: futureGEO Continues To Be A Topic Of Discussion 9. ARRL: Hams Help Forecasters With Real-Time Data On Northeast Blizzard 10. Artemis Two Launch Delayed For At Least A Month Due To Repairs 17. Radio Amateurs Of Canada Select Amateur Of The Year 18. ARRL: Upcoming RadoSport Contests and Regional Convention Listing 19. ARRL: FCC now requires that FRN contact information be updated withing ten days of a change 20. ARRL: NCVEC Question Pool Committee issues revisions to the 2026 thru 2030 technician question pool Plus these Special Features This Week: * Australia's own Onno Benschop, VK6FLAB, and Foundations of Amateur Radio, will tell us how to go about documenting your shack setup * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and a lot more * Our own amateur radio historian, Will Rogers, K5WLR, returns with another new edition of "A Century Of Amateur Radio", this week, Will takes us back to 1924 where we find that for nearly a year, hams had been operating in their first assigned band of wavelengths, 150 to 200 meters. They had also been experimenting below 150 meters by special government permission. The story continues, in Part Three of a Four-Part episode titled, "Six Segments, Sans Spark" --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQdPO6QkZJ1eIvw6-EQWQPgogVNiZim4u RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1408 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: February 21, 2026 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Mike Nikolich, K9DXM, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Ed Johnson, W2PH, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Jordan Kurtz, KE9BPO, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 0:59:49 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: AMSAT At Orlando HamCation 2. AMSAT: New Full-Duplex Satellite Capable HT: The Anytone AT-D890UV 3. ARRL: FCC Requires That FRN Contact Information Be Updated Within Ten Days Of A Change 4. ARRL: 2025 ARRL Sweepstakes Icom Dream Station Winner Announced At Orlando HamCation 5. ARRL: Ham Radio Helped During Hawaii Severe Weather 6. ARRL: New Book Release: Digital Networking For Ham Radio 7. ARRL: NCVEC Question Pool Committee Issues Revision To 2026 Thru 2030 Technician Pool 8. ARRL: The World Wide Radio Operators Foundation Has Assumed Responsibility For WRTC.Info 9. ISS Crew 12 Arrives At The International Space Station 10. WIA: Radio Society Of Great Britain publishes new band plans 11. FCC: Amazon gets approval to launch 4500 LEO Satellites for its internet from space network 12. ARRL: Start planning now for the Ham Radio Open House in April, and World Amateur Radio Day 13. Amateur Radio License Plates are poised for approval in the state of New Hampshire 14. FCC: Obsolete Part 97 Rules are offcially deleted Plus these Special Features This Week: * Australia's own Onno Benshop, VK6FLAB, and Foundations of Amateur Radio will tell us why he has a radio transmitting into a dummy load continously for the last year, on purpose * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radiosport contests, and a lot more --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQdPO6QkZJ1eIvw6-EQWQPgogVNiZim4u RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1407 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: February 14, 2026 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Jordan Kurtz, KE9BPO, Rich Lawrence, Mike Nicolich, K9DXM, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Steve Sawyer, K1FRC, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 1:00:12 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: FUJI OSCAR 29 Approaches Full Sunlight 2. AMSAT: SpaceX Grounds Its Falcon 9 Rocket 3. WIA: IARU Region One Issues Clarification On Reports Of Ham Radio Prosecutions In Belarus 4. WIA: Radio Society Of Great Britain Publishes Band Plans 5. WIA: Radio Station Looks To Share WKRP Callsign 6. FCC: Keep Your FRN Information Updated: FCC Fines Could Add Up Quickly 7. FCC: Amazon Gets FCC Approval To Launch 4,500 Leo Internet Satellites 8. ARRL: Start Planning Now For Ham Radio Open House In April - World Amateur Radio Day 9. ARRL: Digital Or Paper? 10. ARRL: ARRL Mourns The Loss Of Sharon Taratula, Awards Manager 11. BBC Shortwave Radio Programs Are Received In Iran 12. Texas Military Base Issues GPS Interference Warning 13. Amateur Radio License Plates Are Poised For Approval In New Hampshire 14. The FCC deletes obsolete Part 97 Rules after their publication in the Federal Register on February 10th 15. FCC: FCC fast-tracks SpaceX plan for one million satellites, and it wants your thoughts 16. ARRL: ARRL joins America250 as a supporting partner for the nations 250th anniversary 17. ARRL: The National Council of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators removes three questions from use 18. ARRL: The league announces that more funding is available for radio clubs Plus these Special Features This Week: * Australia's own Onno Benshop, VK6FLAB, will be here with another edition of Foundations of Amateur Radio, This week's program is titled "How to become an amateur today" * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and a lot more * Monthly Volunteer Monitoring Report --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQdPO6QkZJ1eIvw6-EQWQPgogVNiZim4u RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1406 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: February 7, 2026 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Mike Nikolich, N9OVQ, Steve Sawyer, K1FRC, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Denny Haight, NZ8D, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 0:59:26 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: NASA Selects Global Tracking Volunteers for Artemis II Lunar Mission 2. WIA: Belarus Threatens Ham Radio Operators With The Death Penalty 3. WIA: Vandals Strike Ham Factory 4. WIA: Earth Hit by Biggest 'Solar Radiation Storm' in 23 Years 5. FCC: FCC Fast-Tracks SpaceX's Plan For One Million Satellites. And It Wants Your Thoughts 6. ARRL: ARRL Joins America250 As A Supporting Partner For The Nation's 250th Anniversary - Pt. 1 7. ARRL: ARRL Joins America250 As A Supporting Partner For The Nation's 250th Anniversary - Pt. 2 8. ARRL: NCVEC Question Pool Committee Removes Three Questions from Use 9. ARRL: Clubs Across The US Will Run Special Event Stations For President's Day and Washington's B'day 10. ARRL: Additional Funding Is Available For Radio Clubs 11. ARD: Open Hamclock Backend Aims To Keep HamClock Ticking 12. Amateurs In Brazil Mark Anniversary With SSTV Special Event Station 13. 16-day event will held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the city of Gdynia, Poland...1926-2026 14. WIA: Iran continues blocking internet traffic 15. ARD: Amateur Radio Digital Communications priority areas of funding offer opportunites for amateurs 16. FCC: FCC Chairman Carr announces vote to expand 900 mHz Band to 10 MegaHertz 17. FR: World Radiocommunication Conference advances to schedule 4th meeting February 18th 18. ARRL: Student Conding Competition is underway with a 25k award 19. ARRL: ARRL to announce the winnerr of the ARRL Icom Dream Station at Orlando HamCation 20. ARRL: IARU issued a clarification on reports of the prosecution of Amateur Radio Operators in Belarus 21. Dayton HamVention announces the theme for the 2026 show - Radio Adventure! Plus these Special Features This Week: * Australia's own Onno Benshop, VK6FLAB, and Foundations of Amateur Radio will present Part Eight of his series entitled "Building A Shack". This episode is sub-titled "Will It Ever End?" * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and a lot more.. * Monthly Volunteer Monitor Report * Our own amateur radio historian, Will Rogers, K5WLR, returns with another edition of "Dead Electrical Dudes". This edition's stiff is Georg Simon Ohm. A German physicist and mathematician. --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQdPO6QkZJ1eIvw6-EQWQPgogVNiZim4u RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1405 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: January 31, 2026 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Jordan Kurtz, KE9BPO, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Mike Nikolich, K9DXM, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Denny Haight, NZ8D, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 0:59:34 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1405HR Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: Help Wanted - Feature Story Editors and Video Editor 2. WIA: Iran Continues Blocking Internet Traffic 3. WIA: UK Regulator Ofcom Proposes Device Spectrum Sharing / FCC To Vote On 6 GigaHertz Use 4. ARD: ARDC/Amateur Radio Digital Communcations Priority Areas Of Funding Offer Opportunities 5. FCC: FCC Chairman Carr Announces Vote To Expand 900 MegaHertz Band To 10 MegaHertz 6. SPM: Kenya To Represent Africa In International Space Station ARISS Program 2026 7. NASA: NASA Selects Participants To Track Artemis II Mission 8. FR: World Radiocommunication Conference Advisory Committee Schedules Its 4th Meeting on Feb.19 9. ARRL: Director Famiglio's Recertification Decision 10. ARRL: Student Coding Competition Is Underway With $25,000 Award 11. ARRL: Register Now Ffor HamSCI 2026, Hosted By ARRL 12. ARRL: The Northern Arizona DX Association Announces Dates For Sixth Annual Pluto Discovery 13. ARRL: ARRL To Announce The Winner Of The ARRL Sweepstakes Icom Dream Station at Orlando Fest 14. ARRL: IARU Has Issued A Clarification On The Prosecution Amateur Radio Operators In Belarus 15. Dayton HamVention Announces The Theme For 2026 - Radio Adventure! 16. Space Station Astronaut Captures Aretmis 2 Launch Pad Image 17. WIA: Communications News Shorts 18. ARRL: ARRL Board of Directors approves funding, advocacy, and creates a new DXCC Award 19. ARRL: Vandals strike an amateur radio manufacturers facility 20. ARRL: Nominations are sought for the 2026 Dayton HamVention Awards 21. US Congress agrees to restore funding for the Voice of America and other government broadcasting Plus these Special Features This Week: * Australia's own Onno Benschop, VK6FLAB, and Foundations of Amateur Radio, continues with Part Seven of his series entitled "Building A Shack". In this edition Onno looks a different methods of powering your shack * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and a lot more --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQdPO6QkZJ1eIvw6-EQWQPgogVNiZim4u RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1404 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: January 24, 2026 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Jordan Kurtz, KE9BPO, Denny Haight, NZ8D, Mike Nicolich, K9DXM, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Ed Johnson, W2PH, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 1:00:14 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1404HR Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 2. WIA: Communication News Shorts 3. WIA: Hubble Space Telescope Nearing Its End Of Life 4. ARD: SpottedHam.com Launches Custom POTA and Keyword Email Alerts 5. ARRL: ARRL Director Tharp, KB7HDX Receives Search-and-Rescue Award 6. ARRL: ARRL Board Approves Funding for Federal Advocacy; Creates New DXCC Single-Band Honor Roll 7. ARRL: Vandals Strike Ham Factory 8. PY: Amateurs Arrested In Belarus Under Suspicion Of Espionage 9. NASA Artemis Two Spacecraft Is Rolled Out To The Launch Pad 10. Congress Agrees To Restore Funding To The Voice Of America 11. Hamvention Awards Nomination Window Closes Soon 12. Damage To Taiwanese Undersea Cables Spurs More Interest In Amateur Radio 13. Hindu Pilgrimage Safety Is Provided By Indian Amateurs 14. ARRL: 2026 Repeater Directory is now shipping 15. AMSAT: NASA marks fifty years of the GOES satellites 16. FCC: FCC approves Starlink expansion to 19,000+ satellites with direct to device service 17. ARRL: New 60 Meter frequencies will become available as of February 13th, 2026 18. ARRL: The FCC is poised to exempt radio amateurs from Foreign Adversary Reporting System 19. FutureGeo is the most important amateur radio initiative of the decade 20. Device frequency sharing is eyes by Ofcom in the United Kingdom Plus these Special Features This Week: * Australia's own Onno Benschop, VK6FLAB, and Foundations of Amateur Radio, presents Part Five of his series on "Building A Shack". The episode Onno tackles the problem of "Noise" * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and a lot more --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQdPO6QkZJ1eIvw6-EQWQPgogVNiZim4u RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1403 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: January 17, 2026 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Jordan Kurtz, KE9BPO, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Ed Johnson, W2PH, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Denny Haight, NZ8D, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Josh Marler, AA4WX, Steven Sawyer, K1FRC, Mike Nickolich, K9DXM, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 0:59:46 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1403HR Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: NASA Ends Crew 11 Mission Due To 'Medical Concern' With An Astronaut 2. FCC: FCC Approves Starlink Expansion To 19,000+ Satellites With Direct To Device Capability 3. RW: Financial Traders Seek Permanency For Shortwave Data Transmissions 4. ARRL: New 60-Meter Frequencies Available As Of February 13th, 2026 5. ARRL: FCC Poised To Exempt Amateurs From Foreign Adversary Reporting Requirements 6. ARD: DXLook Introduces VOACAP View Professional HF Propagation Prediction 7. FutureGEO Is The Most Important Amateur Radio Initiative Of This Decade 8. Device Frequency Sharing Is Eyed By Ofcom In The UK 9. AMSAT: AMSAT membership now includes 'Getting Started With Amateur Satellites' book. 10. AMSAT: HDMI Converter is installed on the ISS Ham TV System that expands video capabilities 11. WIA: Radio station played a pivotal role in the history of wireless celebrates its 125th anniversary 12. WIA: No time like the present - Maybe - KLOE-AM in Kansas packs it up after tower collapse 13. WIA: Moody Bible Institutes WMBI-FM instructed to lower power due to airport interference 14. FCC: FCC plans to expand unlicensed operations in the six gigahertz band 15. FCC: FCC reminds experimental digital shortwave stations to identify themselves in analog voice or CW Plus these Special Features This Week: * Australia's own Onno Benschop, VK6FLAB, and Foundations of Amateur Radio continues with Part Five of his series entitled "Building A Shack", this weeks episode is called "Antenna Shenanigans" * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and a lot more.. * Our own amateur radio historian, Will Rogers, K5WLR, returns with another edition of Dead Electrical Dudes. This episodes stiff is Major Edwin Howard Armstrong --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQdPO6QkZJ1eIvw6-EQWQPgogVNiZim4u RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1402 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: January 10, 2026 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Denny Haight, NZ8D, Steve Sawyer, K1FRC, Mike Nicolich, K9DXM, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Josh Marler, AA4WX, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Ed Johnsen. W2PH, Will Rogers, K5WLR, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 0:59:52 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1402HR Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: AMSAT Membership Now Includes “Getting Started with Amateur Satellites” Guide 2. WIA: Radio Station Played A Pivotal Role In The History Of Wireless Is Celebrating Its 125th Anniversary 3. WIA: No Time Like The Present...Maybe - KLOE-AM In Kansas Off The Air Due To Tower Problems 4. WIA: Moody Bible Institute Stand Lowers Power Due To Airport Interference 5. ARD: 52 Week Ham Challenge Returns For 2026 6. FCC: FCC Bans Sale Of All Foreign Drones In The United States 7. FCC: FCC Plans To Expand Unlicensed Operations In 6 GigaHertz Band 8. FCC: FCC Reminds Experimental HF Stations To Identify Themselves 9. ARRL: Join ARRL In Celebrating America's 250th – On the Air! 10. ARRL: Nominations Open For The Three Heritage CQ Magazine Halls of Fame 11. Regulation Changes Also In Store For Drones In The United Kingdom 12. Amateurs In Germany Find Their Access To 70 MegaHertz Is In Limbo 13. FCC: FCC Chairman Carr highlights agency accomplishments in 2025 14. FCC: The FCC has been petitioned to expand GMRS and FRS to include low band VHF 15. ARRL: 2026 is ARRL's Year Of The Club - A celebration of amateur radio clubs - PART ONE 16. ARRL: 2026 is ARRL's Year Of The Club - A celebration of amateur radio clubs - PART TWO 17. ARRL: Amateur Radio Digital Communications introduces "44 Net Connect" for amateurs 18. ARRL: New ARRL Section Managers Take Office in January 2026 19: Amateurs in New Zealand will use ZM prefix for their Centenary year Plus these Special Features This Week: * Australia's own Onno Benschop, VK6FLAB, and Foundations of Amateur Radio, will have Part Four of his series "Building A Shack". This week he takes a look at "Coaxial Cable Alternatives" * Our own amateur radio historian, Will Rogers, K5WLR, returns with a brand new edition of "A Century Of Amateur Radio". This edition takes a look at the use of "CQ", which is used as a general call for initiating a contact. This took time to become an acceptable practice in the early years. Serious operators frowned on its use, mostly because it had been used to excess in the old days among the little boys with squeak boxes, usually in exceedingly long and sparsely identified calls. This will be Part Two of the edition titled, "Call and Card." * We will have a look at this months Volunteer Monitoring Report --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQdPO6QkZJ1eIvw6-EQWQPgogVNiZim4u RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1401 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: January 3, 2026 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Jordon Kurtz, KE9BPO, Mike Nikolich, K9DXM, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Ed Johnsen. W2PH, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 0:59:40 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1401HR Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: Youth On The Air Camp 2026 Applications Open 2. AMSAT: AMSAT Youth Initiative Satellites and Climate Change Course Now Online 3. WIA: United States Jams Global Positioning System Signals In The Caribbean 4. FCC: FCC Chairman Carr Highlights Agency Accomplishments In 2025 5. NC: FCC Petitioned To Expand GMRS and FRS To VHF Low Band 6. ARRL: 2026 Is ARRL's Year of the Club - A Celebration Of Amateur Radio Clubs - PART ONE 7. ARRL: 2026 Is ARRL's Year of the Club - A Celebration Of Amateur Radio Clubs - PART TWO 8. ARRL: Amateur Radio Digital Communications Introduces “44Net Connect” 9. ARRL: New ARRL Section Managers Take Office in January 10. DXLook Adds Map Layers and Weather Radar Overlays 11. The Largest Commercial Satellite Is Launched By AST SpaceMobile 12. Hams In New Zealand Use ZM Prefix For Their Centenary Year 13. WIA: Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) moves to stop illegal radio imports 14. WIA: Google announces it will begin building three new undersea cables 15. WIA: The Russian UVB-76 radio transmissions are still on the air 16. Use of International Reply Coupons (IRC) is ended by the Universal Postal Congress Plus these Special Features This Week: * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and a lot more.. * Monthly Volunteer Monitoring Report * Our own amateur radio historian, Will Rogers, K5WLR, returns with anoter brand new edition of A Century Of Amateur Radio. This edition takes a look at the use of CQ, which is used as a general call for initiating a contact. This took time to become an acceptable practice in the early years. Serious operators frowned on its use, mostly because it had been used to excess in the old days among the little boys with squeak boxes, usually in exceedingly long and sparsely identified calls. This historic edition is titled "Call and Card." --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQdPO6QkZJ1eIvw6-EQWQPgogVNiZim4u RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1400 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: December 27, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Mike Nicolich, N9OVQ, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Ed Johnsen. W2PH, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Jordan Kurtz, KE9BPO, Denny Haight, NZ8D, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 1:06:54 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1400HR Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: W2RS Memorial AMSAT CW Activity Day To Be Held January 1, 2026 2. AMSAT: New Satellite Tracking Application Released 3. WIA: Australia ACMA Moves To Stop Illegal Radio Imports 4. WIA: Google To Build Three New Undersea Cables 5. WIA: Russian UVB-76 Radio Still On The Air 6. WIA: Amateurs Worldwide Get Access To IP Addresses 7. AS: Eagles Guitarist Joe Walsh's Auction Works, With Part of the Proceeds Benefiting Veterans Aid 8. Use Of International Reply Coupons (IRC'S) Is Ended By The Universal Postal Congress 9. Ham Radio University Featured Speaker Is Bouvet DxPeditioner 10. DMR Project With School Students In India Is Successful 11. Jim Shaffer, KE5AL, Advocate For Blind Amateurs, SK 12. A Large Holiday Gathering Is Kept Safe By Minnesota Amateurs 13. AMSAT: Satellites Experience “Orbital Summer” And “Orbital Winter” 14. ARD: DXLook Introduces Real-Time D-RAP Visualization For HF Absorption Events 15. IR: FCC Pushes Toward High-Stakes Upper C-Band Vote 16. ARRL: Get Your Keys and Bugs Ready For ARRL Straight Key Night 17. ARRL: Obsolete Part 97 Rules To Be Deleted February 10th, 2026 18. ARRL: New Technician Class Question Pool Released -- Effective July 1st, 2026 19. ARRL: Up To $25,000 At Stake In New ARRL Student Coding Competition Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our annual Christmas Special hosted and narrated by the late Jean Shepherd, K2ORS as he related what it was like to be a teen obsessed with amateur radio, and trying to also have a girlfriend. This story taken from one of his talk presentations on WOR-AM in New York. --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQdPO6QkZJ1eIvw6-EQWQPgogVNiZim4u RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1399 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: December 20, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Jordon Kurtz, KE9BPO, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Denny Haight, NZ8D, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Ed Johnson, W2PH, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Mike Nikolich, N9OVQ, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 0:59:09 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1399HR Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: Satellites Experience "Orbital Summer" And "Orbital Winter" 2. ARD: DXLook Introduces Real-Time D-RAP Visualization For HF Absorption Events 3. EHAM - High Levels Of CO2 In The Atmosphere Can Affect Radio Propagation 4. WIA: World Heritage Grimeton Radio Station In Sweden To Be On Air Christmas Eve 5. RW: American Public Media Settles With FCC Over False Emergency Alert Service Tones 6. ARRL: Get Your Keys and Bugs Ready for ARRL Straight Key Night 7. ARRL: Obsolete Part 97 Rules To Be Deleted February 10th, 2026 8. ARRL: New Technician Class Question Pool Released -- Effective July 1st, 2026 9. ARRL: Up To $25,000 At Stake In New ARRL Student Coding Competition 10. ARRL: Happy Belated Birthday To Entertainer and Comedian Dick Van Dyke 11. Still Time To Participate In The 12 Days Of Christmas Special Event 12. Former Vermont RACES Amateurs Welcomed By The Medical Reserve Corps 13. ARRL: FCC allocates 60 Meter World-wide Amateur Radio Band - Makes minor changes to 70cm band 14. ARRL: Deadline is fast approaching for 2026 ARRL Foundation Grant applications 15. ARRL: Registration is now open for the 2026 sessions of the ARRL Teachers Institute 16. ARRL: Pre-Registration is open for the ARRL Student Coding Competition 17. Christmas Eve 2025 is a great opportunity for radio transmission from vintage gear 18. The first HamTV transmission from the ISS has taken place since 2018 19. ARRL: Upcoming RadioSport Contests and Regional Convention Listings Plus these Special Features This Week: * Australia's own Onno Benshop, VK6FLAB, and Foundations of Amateur Radio will present Part One of a new series on Building A Shack. This weeks episode is entitled "Setting The Scene" * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and a lot more.. * Our own amateur radio historian, Will Rogers, K5WLR, begins a brand new series that will be on air a couple of times a month, entitled, "Dead Electrical Dudes". And Will's first stiff is James Clerk Maxwell, the father of all that we hams hold sacred. --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQdPO6QkZJ1eIvw6-EQWQPgogVNiZim4u RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1398 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: December 13, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Jordan Kurtz, KE9BPO, Mike Nikolich, N9OVQ, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Ed Johnson, W2PH, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Marvin Turner, W0MET, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 1:00:17 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1398HR Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 2. ARRL: FCC Allocates 60-Meter World-Wide Amateur Band Approved at WRC-15; Continues Amateur Use of Four Additional 60-Meter Channels, and Updates 420 MHz Coordination Info 3. ARRL: ARRL To Host 2026 HamSCI Workshop At Central Connecticut State University 4. ARRL: ARRL 10-Meter Contest This Weekend 5. ARRL: Deadline Approaching: Apply Now For The 2026 ARRL Foundation Scholarships 6. ARRL: Pre-Registration Is Open For The ARRL Student Coding Competition 7. ARRL: Christmas Eve 2025 Is A Great Opportunity For Radio Transmissions From Vintage Equipment 8. First HamTV Transmission From ISS Since 2018 9. RACES Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service Ends In Vermont 10. Six Santa Christmas Station Are On The Air From Dutch Amateurs 11. QSL Dot Net Founder Alan L. Waller, K3TKJ, SK 12. TvT: China will host International Telecommunications Union World Radio Conference 2027 13. ARRL: The league encourages amateurs to send a holiday Radiogram Plus these Special Features This Week: * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will have yet another update on his Bald Yak Project. This time he presents a segment he calls Choices and Software Flexibility * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and a lot more * Our own amateur radio historian, Will Rogers, K5WLR, is here with another brand new edition of A Century of Amateur Radio. This week, Will takes us all aboard The Wayback Machine to the mid 1920's as amateurs were rapidly coming to appreciate that there was something strange and unexpected about the shorter wavelengths. Clearly, it was time to press on downward, but their hands were somewhat tied by the lack of an allocation in this unused, unexplored territory. This is Part Two of an episode titled "Onward, Downward" * Monthly Volunteer Monitoring Report --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQdPO6QkZJ1eIvw6-EQWQPgogVNiZim4u RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1397 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: December 6, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by ordan Kurtz, KE9BPO, Denny Haight, NZ8D, Marvin Turner, W0MET, Ed Johnson, W2PH, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Mike Nikolich, N9OVQ, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 0:59:33 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1397HR Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. WIA: What Has 5000 Batteries and Floats? 2. WIA: NASA Deep Space Antenna Suffers Rotation Damage 3. FCC: FCC Closes More Than 2,000 Inactive Proceedings 4. FCC: FCC Urges Action After Obscene Material Airs In Hack 5. TvT: China To Host International Telecommunications Union World Radiocommunication Conference '27 6. ARRL: Space Sailors Seeking Download Help From Ham Radio Operators 7. ARRL: The 2024 ARRL Annual Report: Promote, Protect, Inspire, Educate 8. ARRL: Orlando HamCation Award Winners Announced 9. ARRL: Teachers Institute Telethon Raises Over $23,000 10. ARRL: Joe Walsh, WB6ACU, Is Getting Ready For A Very Personal Auction 11. ARRL: Pacificon 2025 picture album is now available on line 12. FCC: FCC deletes 21 obsolete rules and regulations 13. ARRL: 2025 ARRL Board of Directors election results are announced 14. ARRL: December is Youth On The Air Month (YOTA) 15. ARRL: Santa Net 2025 Is Now On The Air Plus these Special Features This Week: * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will propose a few solutions when you are Having Problems With Logging. * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and a lot more.. * Our own amateur radio historian, Will Rogers, K5WLR, is here with another brand new edition of A Century of Amateur Radio. This week, Will takes us all aboard The Wayback Machine to the mid 1920's as amateurs were rapidly coming to appreciate that there was something strange and unexpected about the shorter wavelengths. Clearly, it was time to press on downward, but their hands were somewhat tied by the lack of an allocation in this unused, unexplored territory. This is Part One of a two part episode titled, "Onward, Downward". --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQdPO6QkZJ1eIvw6-EQWQPgogVNiZim4u RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1396 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: November 29, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Mike Nikolich, N9OVQ, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Joshua Marler, AA4WX, Ed Johnson, W2PH. Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Jordan Kurtz, KE9BPO, Denny Haight, NZ8D, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 1:00:56 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1396HR Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. RSGB: The RSGB Is Looking For A Volunteer Accessibility Champion 2. EW: Amateur Radio Sleuth Detects Secret Signals From SpaceX Military Satellites 3. FCC: FCC To Delete 21 Obsolete Rules 4. ARRL: 2025 ARRL Board of Directors Election Results 5. ARRL: ARRL VEC Has Processed Most Of The Backlog Of 2,500 Plus License Applications 6. ARRL: December Is Youth On The Air Month 7. ARRL: Battleship Iowa Amateur Radio Association Will Activate The Ship's Original NEPM Navy Call Sign 8. ARRL: Get Ready For The 2025 Santa Net 9. Cape Cod FM Broadcast Pirate Agrees To Pay FCC Voluntary Contribution 10. Deadline Approaches For ARRL Scholarships 11. FCC: FCC Says Hackers Hijack US Radio Equipment To Send Fake Alerts, Obscenities 12. ARD: EvoHam Provides Resources for Digital Voice Operators 13. RSGB: Radio Society of Great Britain announces Amateur Radio Construction Competition 14. ARRL: Get Ready For The 2025 Santa Net 15. ARRL: League puts out a call for technical manuscripts 16. ARRL: ARDC/Amateur Radio Digital Communications has funding opportunities 17. ARRL: SKYWARN Recognition Day 2025 has been cancelled 18. Internet archive hits one trillion web pages archived . Plus these Special Features This Week: * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will answer the question, "How To Make Our Hobby and Community Resilient" * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and a lot more * Will Rogers, K5WLR- A Century Of Amateur Radio - This week, Will takes us back to Thanksgiving week in November of 1923 as we witness amateurs setting new records, and view the MacMillan Expedition to the North Pole operating station WNP, as he finishes up with Part Two of this story entitled "Scooped" --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQdPO6QkZJ1eIvw6-EQWQPgogVNiZim4u RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1395 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: November 22, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Jordan Kurtz, KE9BPO, Mike Nicolich, N9OVQ, Denny Haight, NZ8D, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Ed Johnson, W2PH, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 1:00:02 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1395HR Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. ARD: High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program Campaign Focuses On HF and VLF Propagation 2. AMSAT: Alarm Over Reductions At Goddard Space Flight Center 3. RSGB: Radio Society Of Great Britain Announces Amateur Radio Construction Competition 4. WIA: Space Debris Is Now Officially A Problem 5. ARRL: ARRL VEC Ready To File 2,500+ Ham Radio License Applications; FCC Extends Deadlines 6. ARRL: Call For Technical Manuscripts 7. ARRL: Amateur Radio Digital Communications Funding Opportunities 8. ARRL: Several Prominent Hams Among 2025 Radio Club of America Awardees 9. ARRL: SKYWARN Recognition Day 2025 Cancelled 10. RW: Spain's Radio Nacional de España To Shut Down AM Transmitters 11. How About A Season's Transition Field Day? 12. HACK: Internet Archive Hits One Trillion Web Pages 13. AMSAT: Digital Library Of Amateur Radio and Communications adds AMSAT Publications 14. AMSAT: AI fix from earth restores The James Webb Telescope, no astronauts needed 15. AP: FCC proposes auctioning additional spectrum to expand wireless services 16. RSGB: 146 thru 147 MegaHertz NoV extension agreed to by Ofcom in the UK 17. HACK: A treasure trove of Random Vintage Technology Resources 18. ARRL: ARRL has published its 2024 Annual Report, and has open positions available 19. ARDC: Student satellite courses are funded through an ARDC grant. Plus these Special Features This Week: * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will tell us a story entitled "A New Year With New Services To The Public In 1905" * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B in the DX Corner, with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and more * Will Rogers, K5WLR, - A Century Of Amateur Radio. This week, Will takes us back to Thanksgiving week in November of 1923 as we witness amateurs setting new records, and view the MacMillan Expedition to the north pole operating station WNP, in Part One called "Scooped" --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQdPO6QkZJ1eIvw6-EQWQPgogVNiZim4u RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1394 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: November 15, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Mike Nikolich, N9OVQ, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Steven Sawyer, K1FRC, Denny Haight, NZ8D, Jordon Kurtz, KE9BPO, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 1:01:51 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1394HR Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: Digital Library of Amateur Radio and Communications Adds AMSAT Publications 2. EXIT: Albanian Police Seize Amateur's Radio Equipment Over Suspected Espionage 3. AP: FCC Proposes Auctioning Additional Spectrum To Expand Wireless Services 4. NYS: Attorney General James Demands FCC Expand Multilingual Emergency Alerts 5. WIA: Brian Eno/Beatie Wolfe Really Launch New Album 6. RSGB: 146 Thru 147 MegaHertz NoV Extension Agreed By Ofcom 7. HACK: A Treasure Trove Of Random Vintage Tech Resources 8. ARRL: 2025 ARRL Division Elections: Voting Ends November 21st 9. ARRL: Images From Space Celebrate 25 Years Of Ham Radio On The International Space Station 10. ARRL: Get Ready For The 2025 ARRL November Sweepstakes — Phone! 11. ARRL: ARRL Has Published Its 2024 Annual Report - ARRL Has Open Positions Available 12. KFIZ: Moraine Park Technical College Donates Laptop Computers To Fond du Lac Amateur Radio Club 13. CP: Neighbor objects to sixty foot ham radio tower - cites lack of notice and safety concerns 14. WIA: Amateur Radio Digital Communications is now accepting grant applications 15. ARRL: RadioGram prescident changes are announced 16. ARRL: Icom Dream Station - have you earned all your sweepstakes entries? 17. Proposed Australian band plan sees reviews by amateurs in that country Plus these Special Features This Week: * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will attempt to answer the question, "What Do You Call That Radio?, or Where Did The Word Radio Come From?" * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and a lot more.. * Will Rogers, K5WLR- A Century Of Amateur Radio - This week, Will takes us aboard The Wayback Machine to witness the arrival of international amateur communications. And, the lack of a worldwide system of station identification that led to confusion over callsigns. Without prefixes as we know them today, there was no way to use a call sign to identify a station's country. And since each country issued callsigns independently, duplicates were inevitable. We will hear all about it in this weeks edition entitled "Callsign Confusion" --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQdPO6QkZJ1eIvw6-EQWQPgogVNiZim4u RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1393 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: November 8, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Jordan Kurtz, KE9BPO, Denny Haight, NZ8D, Steven Sawyer, K1FRC, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Ed Johnson, W2PH, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Alan Shepard, WK8W, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 0:59:26 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1393HR Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: AMSAT Receives Two ARDC Grants for Youth Initiative Program 2. CP: Neighbor Objects To Sixty Foot Ham Radio Tower, Cites Notice and Safety Concerns 3. ARRL: Time Is Running Out To Vote In ARRL Division Elections 4. ARRL: New ARRL Technician Class LIVE Video Course For Ham Radio Licensing 5. ARRL: Special Event Unites Two Pennsylvania Colleges and Amateur Station W3USR 6. ARRL: Radiogram Changes Are Announced 7. ARRL: ICOM Dream Station: Have You Earned All Your Sweepstakes Entries? 8. Proposed Australian Band Plan Seeks A Review By Amateurs 9. Sunlight On Demand Will Come From A Proposed New Satellite Constellation 10. The BBC proposes shutting down its long wave transmitters 11. AMSAT: Amateur radio receiver reveals global satellite transmissions privacy issue 12. ARRL: 2026 ARRL Foundation Scholarship Program is now accepting applications 13. ARRL: ARRL calls General Mobile Radio Service operators to help pass Emergency Preparedness Act 14. ARRL: ARRL to feature club photos in every QST issue during 2026 Plus these Special Features This Week: * Monthly Volunteer Monitoring Report * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming Radio sport contests, and more * Will Rogers - K5WLR - A Century Of Amateur Radio. This week, Will takes us aboard The Wayback Machine to the year 1923, where amateurs were making trans-oceanic contacts and experimenting with the shorter wavelengths. This is part two of a two part episode titled "The Fourth Time's The Charm" --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1392 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: November 1, 2025 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, Alan Shepard, WK8W, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Ed Johnson, W2PH, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Jordan Kurtz, KE9BPO, George Lamas, KC2OXJ, Steven Sawyer, K1FRC, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 1:01:35 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1392HR Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: AMSAT President Outlines Future Directions 2. AMSAT: Is AO-7 Still The Oldest Satellite? 3. ARRL: Hurricane Melissa Update 4. ARRL: ARRL November Sweepstakes About To Get Underway 5. ARRL: 2026 ARRL Foundation Scholarship Program Is Now Accepting Applications 6. ARRL: ARRL Calls GMRS Operator To Help Pass The Emergency Preparedness Act 7. ARRL: Livonia ARC To Commemorate 50th Anniversary Of Sinking Of The SS Edmund Fitzgerald 8. A Century of Broadcast Radio Is Celebrated By Amateurs In Latvia 9. Special Event Operation Remember The War Of The Worlds Martian Invasion 10. ARRL: ARRL to feature club photos in every issue of QST during 2026. 11. AMSAT: AMSAT Board of Directors elects officers 12. AMSAT: AMSAT Under age 25 student memberships now offered at no cost, free! 13. AMSAT: Is low earth orbit getting too crowded? 14. ARRL: Pass the Emergency Preparedness Act bill activity continues 15. ARRL: United States Air Force to hold its 77th annual special event station 16. ARDC, Amateur Radio Digital Communications is now accepting grant applications Plus these Special Features This Week: * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will tell us about "Going Around in Circles One Way", or a brief look at RF Circulators. * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests and more. * 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 1923, where amateurs were making transoceanic contacts and experimenting with the shorter wavelengths. This is part one of a two part episode titled "The Fourth Time's The Charm." --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1391 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: October 25, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Jordan Kurtz, KE9BPO, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Steven Sawyer, K1FRC, George Lams, KC2OXJ, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Ed Johnson, W2PH, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Ron Rowe, W2ELS, Will Rogers, K5WLR, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 1:00:46 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1391HR Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: AMSAT Board of Directors Elects Officers 2. AMSAT: AMSAT Student Memberships Now Offered At No Cost 3. AMSAT: Is Low Earth Orbit Getting Too Crowded? 4. WIA: FCC Takes Action Against Foreign-Owned Electronic Labs 5. ARRL: Pass The Bill Activity Continues 6. ARRL: Talking Up a Storm And Amateur Radio In Pennsylvania 7. ARRL: Amateur Radio Club Bootcamp A Success 8. ARRL: Tropical Storm Melissa Update 9. Amateur Radio Digital Communications Now Accepting Grant Applications 10. Expiration Dates For Broadcast Licenses In Canada Are Eliminated By CRTC 11. ARRL: Club Spotlight: How does your club welcome new members and new hams? 12. ARRL: Upcoming radio sport contests and regional convention listings 13. ARD: DX Look introduces personalized band condition reports for you specific location 14. ARRL: ARRL Year of The Club Website Contest is announced and calls for submissions 15. ARRL: FCC announces its intent to delete minor Part 97 provisions 16. Theft of copper at antenna sites is now high on the FCC list for action 17. Ofcom, the UK regulation, implements more amateur radio license changes Plus these Special Features This Week: * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, returns to his construction project in a segment titled, "Bald Yak #13 - Monitoring The Sun, In Small Steps." * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and more.. * Will Rogers - K5WLR - A Century Of Amateur Radio. Our own amateur radio historian, returns with another encore edition of A Century of Amateur Radio. This week, Will takes us back to January of 1921 when the ARRL ran another round of transcontinental relays over several nights, setting new records for coast-to-coast round-trip message relaying --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1390 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: October 18, 2025 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, Ron Rowe, W2ELS, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Ed Johnson, W2PH, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Steven Sawyer, K1FRC, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Jordan Kurtz, KE9BPO, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 0:59:34 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1390HR Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. ARD: DXLook Introduces Personalized Band Conditions 2. ARD: SAQ Grimeton To Air United Nations Day Message 3. IFLS: Military Spacecraft Launched 56 Years Ago Has Been Moved By Persons Unknown 4. ARRL: Amateur Radio Runs With The Chicago Marathon 5. ARRL: ARRL Year Of The Club Website Contest — Call for Submissions! 6. ARRL: FCC Announces Intent To Delete Minor Part 97 Provisions 7. Launch Of Amazons Kuiper Satellites Is Finally Successful After Weather Delays 8. Copper Theft Is High On The FCC List For Action 9. International Amateur Radio Union Urges Inclusion Of Hams With Disabilities 10. Ofcom In The UK Implements More Ham Radio License Changes 11. Amateurs In Idaho Receive Grant To Upgrade Outdated Emergency Communications Gear 12. AMSAT: ARISS SSTV Event runs through October 20th, 2025 13. BBC: The BBC now expects to close Radio 4 Longwave during 2026 14. ARRL: Club Newsletter Contest - Call For Submissions 15. ARRL: The ARRL Foundation is accepting grant applications during October Plus these Special Features This Week: * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will present an amateur radio story entitled "When Your Hobby Revolves Around Electricity" * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B in the DX Corner, with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and more --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1389 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: October 11, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Jordan Kurtz, KE9BPO, Steven Sawyer, K1FRC, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, George Lama, KC2OJX, Joshua Marler, AA4WX, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Christ Perrine, KB2FAF, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 0:59:38 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1389HR Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. WIA: United States and Australia Sign Space Agreement 2. WIA: US Federal Judge Orders Administration To Halt VOA Layoffs 3. BBC: BBC Now Expects To Close Radio 4 LongWave During 2026 4. ARRL: Club Newsletter Contest — Call For Submissions! 5. ARRL: FCC Issues Notice Of Violation For Unauthorized One-Way Transmissions and Denial of Inspection 6. ARRL: ARRL Foundation Accepting Grant Applications In October 7. Four Chinese Owned Electronics Labs Are Black Listed By The FCC 8. Australia's Square Kilometer Array Gains Interference Protection 9. ARRL: Amateur radio licensing update during the on-going Government Shutdown 10. ARRL: FCC issues an amateur a Notice Of Violation for unauthorized one way transmissions 11. ARRL: Ham Radio Influencers rally around the Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness/HOA Antenna Bill 12. A newly licensed amateur is charged by the FCC with unauthorized operation 13. ARRL: Monthly Volunteer Monitoring Report Plus these Special Features This Week: * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will tell us how to properly prepare for an amateur radio outing, such as Parks On The Air * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and more * Our own amateur radio historian, Will Rogers, K5WLR, returns with "A Century Of Amateur Radio". This week, Will takes us back to 1923 to see how amateurs were investigating all sorts of things including aurora and even DXpeditions, as he wraps up with Part Two of the story titled, "High Latitudes and Low Wavelengths" --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1388 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: October 4, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Jordan Kurtz, KE9BPO, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Rich Lawrence. KB2MOB, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Ed Johnson, W2PH, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 1:00:07 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1388HR Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. WIA: Equatorial Guinea Still Off The Bands - Italian Hams Back On 40 MegaHertz 2. WIA: Update: AM Radio For Every Vehicle Bill Advances IN US Congress 3. ARRL: Amateur Radio Licensing Update During United States Government Shutdown 4. ARRL: FCC Issues Notice Of Violation For Unauthorized One-Way Transmissions And Denial Of Inspection 5. ARRL: Ham Radio Influencers Rally Around Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act 6. ARRL: Radio Activations During Hurricanes Imelda and Humberto 7. ARRL: Preview The 20th Annual ARRL Online Auction October 7th thru the 9th 8. ARRL: New Leadership For The ARRL New Hampshire Section 9. New Zealand Weather Radar Is Destroyed By A Direct Lightning Hit 10. Cell Phone Jamming In Prisons Is Passed By The FCC 11. Newly Licensed Ham Is Charged By The FCC With Unauthorized Operation 12. Teenager Joins Andaman Island DxPedition Team 13. Volunteer Monitor Program Report 14. ARRL: NASA is requesting amateurs to assist in passively tracking the upcoming Artemis Moon Mission 15. ARRL: National Council on Volunteer Examiners Question Pool Committee removes Extra Class Question 16. ARD: The MORE Project seeks to license 500 youth interested in amateur radio 17. Local radio club helps residents to learn how to program Weather Alert Radios properly Plus these Special Features This Week: * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and more * Will Rogers, K5WLR - A Century Of Amateur Radio. Will returns this week with a brand new edition of "A Century Of Amateur Radio". This week, Will takes us back to 1923 to see how amateurs were investigating all sorts of things including aurora and even DXpeditions. This will be Part One of the story titled, "High Latitudes and Low Wavelengths" --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1387 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: September 27, 2025 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, Alan Shepard, WK8W, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Ed Johnson, W2PH, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Tammy Walker, KI5ODE, Jordan Kurtz, KE9BPO, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 1:00:17 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1387HR Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: Open Letter From AMSAT-SM Highlights Need For Full Duplex Handheld Radio 2. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 3. WIA: NASA Contracts With SpaceX To Deorbit The International Space Station 4. WIA: California County Helping Residents Get Licensed and Provide Radios 5. ARRL: Wants Every Ham To Help Pass The Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act Now In Congress 6. ARRL: Hams Needed To Assist In Tracking Upcoming NASA Moon Mission 7. ARRL: National Preparedness Month: Use Your Ham Radio For Public Service 8. ARRL: NCVEC Question Pool Committee Removes Extra Class Question E6D07 From Use 9. ARD: MORE Project Seeks To License Youth Interested In Amateur Radio 10. Radio Club In California Helps Local Hams Replace Radios Lost In The Recent Wildfires 11. Programming Emergency Weather Radios Can Be A Struggle 12. WIA: Four NASA research volunteers entered the MARS Habitat to be in isolation for months 13. WIA: Radio Society of Great Britain issues a response to the recent Ofcom Consultation 14. WIA: DxPedition team loses equipment to large ocean waves 15. ARDC: Amateur Radio Digital Communications seeks volunteers for its 2026 committees 16. Amateur Radio licenses are suspended in Equatorial Guinea 17. A US FM pirate broadcaster receives a $920,000 penalty from the Federal Communications Commission 18. RSGB: The Radio Society of Great Britain DMR project restarts in schools across the UK Plus these Special Features This Week: * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will tell you how he has fun when he Plays With SDR Radio * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B in the DX Corner, with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and more * Will Rogers, K5WLR - A Century Of Amateur Radio - Will returns with Part Two of a brand new edition of A Century Of Amateur Radio. This week, Will takes us back to 1922 where we find the steadily increasing use of CW paralleled exploration of ever shorter wavelengths, and the two pursuits complemented each other. Amateurs were setting new records at a whirlwind pace. This weeks episode is titled, "Trans-Pacifics" --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1386 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: September 20, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Tammy Walker, KI5ODE, Jordan Kurtz, KE9BPO, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Ed Johnson, W2PH, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Steve Sawyer, K1FRC, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 0:59:48 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1386HR Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: Space Station's Silver Jubilee Celebrated With Silver Research 2. WIA: Four Research Volunteers Will Enter Mars Habitat Isolation 3. WIA: Radio Society of Great Britain Reponds To Ofcom Consultation 4. WIA: DXpedition Team Looses Equipment To Large Ocean Waves 5. ARRL: ARRL Launches Nationwide Grassroots Campaign To Pass Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act 6. ARRL: National Preparedness Month: Know Your Risk 7. ARRL: Section Manager Workshop Held At League Headquarters 8. ARDC: Amateur Radio Digital Communications Seeks Volunteers For 2026 Committees 9. Amateur Radio Licenses Suspended In Equatorial Guinea 10. FM Broadcast Station Receives $920,000 Piracy Penalty From The FCC 11. Changes Are Made To The Citizen Band Radio Rules and Amateur Repeater Regulations In Australia 12. Voyager One Is Almost One Light Day Away From Earth 13. RW: Russia's mysterious shortwave station UVB-76 (Buzzer) resumes broadcasting cryptic messages 14. AMSAT: AMSAT announces two new Gridmaster Award recipients 15: ARRL National Preparedness Month: Ham Radio Supply List 16: ARRL: ARRL Section Manager Nomination results are announced 17. FCC: AST SpaceMobile is granted limited use of the amateur radio bands by the FCC Plus these Special Features This Week: * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will tell us how Amateur Radio has changed his world view. * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests and more. * Will Rogers, K5WLR - A Century Of Amateur Radio - This week, Will takes us back to 1922 where we find the steadily increasing use of CW paralleled exploration of ever shorter wavelengths, and the two pursuits complemented each other. Amateurs were setting new records at a whirlwind pace. This week Part One of an episode entitled Trans-Pacifics. --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1385 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: September 13, 2025 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, Steven Sawyer, K1FRC, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Ed Johnson, W2PH, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Jordan Kurtz, KE9BPO, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:00:06 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1385HR Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. Russia's Mysterious Buzzer Resumes Broadcast With Secret Codes 2. FCC: FCC Chairman Climbs Nexstar Broadcast Tower To Promote Industry, and Jobs 3. ARRL: Amateur Radio Serves During New England Tornadoes 4. ARRL: National Preparedness Month – Ham Radio Supply List 5. AST SpaceMobile Is Granted Limited Use Of The Amateur Bands By The FCC 6. Indian Amateurs Are Mandated To Convert To Digital Licenses 7. Solar Cycle Prediction Methodology Raises Doubts 8. Mobile Phone Jamming At Prisons Is Eyed By The FCC 9. LBK: Equatorial Guinea suspends all amateur licenses in the country 10. AMSAT: NASA seeks volunteers to assist in tracking the upcoming Artemis II mission 11. XRN: High power shortwave stock trading transmitters adjacent to amateur HF bands 12. ARRL: National Preparedness Month is here. 12 ways to prepare 13. ARRL: ARRL Labs helps radio amateurs avoid interfering with the US SpaceForce PAVE PAWS radar 14. Band plans changes for 30 meters is eyed by New Zealand amateurs Plus these Special Features This Week: * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will answer the question, in amateur radio, How Small is Small? * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests and more * Bill Continelli, W2XOY - The History of Amateur Radio. W2XOY, Silent Key, returns with another edition of The Ancient Amateur Archives. This week we look back at the events of 9-11-2001, when Bill found himself in New York City on that fateful morning, and how radio helped him escape the city * Monthly Volunteer Monitoring Report --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1384 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: September 6, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Jordan Kurtz, KE9BPO, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Don Hulick, K2ATJ,Will Rogers, K5WLR, Ed Johnson, W2PH, Joshua Marler, AA4WX, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:00:01 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1384HR Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: NASA Seeks Volunteers to Track Artemis II Mission 2. WIA: NASA Deploys 39-Foot-Wide Radar Antenna In Orbit 3. XRN: High Power Shortwave Stock Trading - An Update 5. TVT: The FCC Will Allow ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC TV Stations To Shutdown Free ATSC 1.0 and Switch To ATSC 3.0 6. ARRL: National Preparedness Month: 12 Ways To Prepare 7. ARRL: Northeast HamXposition Draws Crowds 8. ARRL: Ham YouTubers Boost ARRL Teachers Institute 9. ARRL: ARRL Lab Helps Radio Amateurs Avoid Interfering With US Space Force PAVE PAWS Radar 10. NZART: Band Plan Changes For 30 Meters Is Eyed By New Zealand Society of Radio Transmitters 11. European Amateur Radio Retailer Halts Shipments To The US Due To Tariffs 12. Monthly Volunteer Monitoring Report 13. ARRL: Interview with ARRL CEO David Minster now available on The DX Mentor Podcast on YouTube 14. ARRL: ARRL Contest Advisory Committee is reviewing Canadian Section Multipliers 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, gets back to his Bald Yak Project, and in this edition, he covers the process of Getting Raw Data From A Remote Receiver. * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and more.. * September edition of The Volunteer Monitoring Report. * Our own amateur radio historian, Will Rogers, K5WLR returns with another edition of A Century Of Amateur Radio. This week, Will takes us aboard The Wayback Machine to the late 1920's. Though radio had changed rapidly and radically during the 1920's, that change only accelerated in the early 20's. New regulations, the broadcast boom, the abandonment of spark for CW, and new transmitter, receiver, and antenna designs were all happening simultaneously. This week's edition is titled, "New Circuits" --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1383 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: August 30, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Jordan Kurtz, KE9BPO, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Denny Haight, NZ8D, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Ed Johnson, W2PH, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 0:59:44 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1383HR Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. RW: Ham Radio Users Explain Why They're Worried About AST SpaceMobile's Satellite Plans 2. AMSAT: Amateur Weather Satellite Reception Opportunities Beyond The Retired POES Fleet (NOAA-15/18/19) 3. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 4. WIA: Collins - Rewind 5. ARRL: Interview With ARRL CEO: Details On Recent Board Meeting, Huntsville Fest, Legislative Advocacy and DX 6. ARRL: Resilience Through Amateur Radio For National Preparedness Month 2025 7. ARRL: Hurricane Watch Net Marks 60 Years Of Service 8. ARRL: FCC Batch Filing System Unavailable 9. ARRL: ARRL Contest Advisory Committee Is Reviewing Canadian Section Multipliers 10. Sailing Vessel Is Helped By The Maritime Mobile Network 11. Launch Delays Plague AST SpaceMobile Satellites 12. ARD: European Amateur Radio Retailer halts purchases and shipments to the United States due to tariffs 13. AMSAT: AMSAT organizations continue to challenge AST SpaceMobile's Use of the 70 centimeter band 14. WIA: FCC tracks down a device at a local business that has been causing interference 15. NARA: The National Association of Radio Amateurs announces its Club Week coming up this fall 16. RI: The FCC opens a rulemaking on revamping the entire US Emergency Alert System 17. ARRL: The candidates for ARRL Director and Vice Director position elections have been announced. 18. ARRL: The league presents awards to the best of amateur radio 19. ARRL: ARRL announces a new book release on constructing stealth antennas 20: The Federal Government announces that broadcast funding for new EAS equipment excludes public radio and TV 21. Unauthorized handheld transceivers are the target for officials in India Plus these Special Features This Week: * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will tell us how to use "An SDR as Measuring Equipment" * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B in the DX Corner, with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and more --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1382 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: August 23, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Jordan Kurtz, KE9BPO, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, George Lamas, KC2OXJ, Ed Johnson. W2PH, Joshua Marler, AA4WX, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Tammy Walker, KI5ODE, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:00:40 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1382HR Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: AMSAT Organizations Continue To Challenge AST SpaceMobile Use Of Ham Radio Spectrum 2. AMSAT: NASA Satellite That Scientists And Farmers Rely On May Be Destroyed On Purpose 3. ARD: Club Week is Coming This Fall 4. RI: FCC To Open Rulemaking On Revamping United States Emergency Alert System 5. NASA: NASA Says Betelgeuse May Go SuperNova Soon 6. ARRL: Candidates Named For ARRL Director and Vice Director Elections 7. ARRL: The Best Of Amateur Radio Honored With ARRL Awards 8. ARRL: New ARRL Book Release: Stealth Antennas For Ham Radio 9. ARRL: Wedding Day QSOs From Mount Princeton In Colorado 10. Federal Emergency Alert Grants Will Exclude Public Radio 11. AST SpaceMobile Proposes Its Satellite Launch Window 12. CYN: Fatal Texas floods trigger the FCC to review and possibly update the US Emergency Alert System 13. HKDY: WiFi is being allowed near the Greenback Observatory in the Virginia Radio Quiet Zone for the first time 14. ARRL: Amateurs prepare for the forecasted busy Hurricane Season 15. NOAA: Legacy NOAA Weather Satellites are being decommissioned and shut down 16. NOAA: The National Weather Service is now hiring following recent mass firings 17. Florida retirees are preparing for the upcoming storm season by building a local radio network 18. ARD: The HamCation Awards Committee seeks nominations for the upcoming 2026 season Plus these Special Features This Week: * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will explain "How to listen to local RF via a web browser" * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and more --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1381 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: August 16, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Jordan Kurtz, KE9BPO, Tammy Walker, KI5ODE, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Ed Johnson, W2PH, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Denny Haight, NZ8D, Steven Sawyer, K1FRC, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 0:59:05 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1381HR Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. FCC: FCC Moves To Protect US Submarine Cables From Foreign Adversaries 2. CYN: Fatal Texas Floods Trigger FCC Review Of US Emergency Alert System 3. ARD: Candidate For US Congress Focuses On Issues Related To Amateur Radio 4. AMSAT: 2025 AMSAT Symposium Keynote Speaker Announced 5. WIA: International Amateur Radio Union Societies File Comments With The FCC On AST/70cm Concerns 6. WIA: Hawaiian Broadcasters Want Access To Police Scanner Information For Emergencies 7. HKDY: Wi-Fi Being Allowed Near Green Bank Observatory For First Time Ever 8. ARRL: Amateurs Prepare For Forecasted Busy Hurricane Season 9. ARRL: ARRL Foundation Awards Alexia Snethen, KM6LGG, The 2025 Goldfarb Memorial Scholarship 10. ARRL: Seven Year Old Gertrude Takagi Earns Her Amateur Radio License 11. ARRL: 26th Anniversary Of The Route 66 Special Event 12. Legacy NOAA Weather Satellites Are Decommissioned 13. National Weather Service Now Rehiring Following Recent Mass Firings 14. Florida Retirees Prepare For Upcoming Storm Season 15. ARD: HamCation Awards Seeks Nominations For 2026 Season 16. WIA: Radio Amateurs Of Canada develops Auxiliary Communicationsd Service 17. IARU: Registration for IARU Region 2 XXII General Assembly Is Now Open 18. ARRL: Jobs for amateurs at ARRL Headquarters 19. HOIP: HamShack Hotline users are invited to apply for services on Hams Over IP Plus these Limited Special Features This Week: * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will discuss How To Decode Distant Signals Over The Web * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and more --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1380 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: August 9, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Jordan Kurtz, KE9BPO, Denny Haight, NZ8D, Steven Sawyer, K1FRC, Ed Johnson, W2PH, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Lamas, KC2OXJ, Tammy Walker, KI5ODE, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:00:21 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1380HR Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: AO-123 FM Transponder To Enter Continuous Service / hamTV Installed On The Space Station 2. AMSAT: NOAA-15 and NOAA-19 To Be Decommissioned 3. WIA: Radio Amateurs of Canada Develops Auxiliary Communications Service 4. IARU: Registration For The International Amateur Radio Union Region 2 XXII General Assembly Is Now Open 5. ASTM: No Interference? AST SpaceMobile Defends Use of Ham Radio Spectrum 6. ARRL: New ARRL DXCC Trident Award Plaque Honors 100 Confirmed Entities On Three Modes 7. ARRL: High Altitude Camp Needs Amateur Radio Tracking Operators 8. ARRL: HamSCI Meteor Scatter QSO Party August 11th Through The 12th, 2025 9. ARRL: Jobs For Hams At ARRL Headquarters 10. The New ISS Crew-11 Starts Its Work On The Space Station 11. Navajo Code Talkers Of World War II Are Honored By Special Event Station 12. US/India Joint New Satellite Will Focus On Natural Disasters 13. Decoding Skills Are Tested By Upcoming Enigma Machine Special Event 14. HOIP: Hamshack Hotline Users Invited To Apply For Services At Hams Over IP 15. AMSAT: AMSAT submits a formal objection to the AST SpaceMobile 70cm acquisition plan for satellite control 16. NCM: Washington DC area GMRS licensee files FCC Petition for VHF Low band allocations 17. ARRL: Introducing Radio Alpha, the ARRL Museum and Research Library 18. ARRL: ARRL special events app is now available for the Huntsville HamFest 19. ARRL: 28th International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend is coming up August 16/17 20. New callsign suffixes and prefixes are introduced in Sweden and India 21. International response to AST SpaceMobile 70cm commercial use plan 22. Radio related fees are on the rise in Pakistan Plus these Special Features This Week: * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, is having a quiet weekend and answers the question "What Can We Activate Today?" * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and more.. * Monthly Volunteer Monitoring Report --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1379 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: August 2, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Tammy Walker, KI5ODE, Jordan Kurtz, KE9BPO, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Ed Johnson, W2PH, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Denny Haight, NZ8D, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 0:59:39 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1379HR Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: AMSAT Submits Formal Objection To AST SpaceMobile Plan, FCC Records 2,220 Comments 2. NCM: Washington DC Area GMRS Licensee Files FCC Petition For VHF Low Band Frequencies 3. ARRL: Ham Radio Responds During Tsunami Threat 4. ARRL: Introducing Radio Alpha, The ARRL Museum and Research Library 5. ARRL: ARRL Field Day 2025 Saw Growth In Participants And Entries 6. ARRL: ARRL Events App Available For Huntsville Hamfest 7. New Callsign Suffixes and Prefixes Are Introduced In Sweden and India 8. International Response To Business FCC Filing For Amateur Radio Frequencies 9. ACUW: World longest lightning flash is confirmed as a new world record 10. WIA/RAC: Radio Amateurs Of Canada issues new Question Pool 11. FCC: 91 years ago marks the birth of the Federal Communications Commission 12. ARRL: ARRL files comments to protect the 70 centimeter amateur radio band 13. FCC: FCC Explores overhauling the Emergency Alert System, and regains its authority to hold Spectrum Auctions Plus these Special Features This Week: * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will comment on the proposed grab of our 70 centimeter band in a segment he calls, "Using The Amateur Band For Other Purposes." * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and more * Monthly Volunteer Monitor Report --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1378 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: July 26, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Jordan Kurtz, KE9BPO, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Denny Haight, NZ8D, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Ed Johnson. W2PH, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Josh Marler, AA4WX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:00:38 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1378HR Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: 2025 AMSAT Board Of Directors Election Underway 2. WIA: Radio Amateurs Of Canada Issues New Question Pools 3. FCC: FCC Pirate Radio Crackdown Hits Washington Ranch 4. FCC: 91 Years Ago Marks The Birth Of The Federal Communications Commission 5. ARRL: Amateur Radio Helps Locate Missing Mother and Son 6. ARRL: ARRL Files Comments To Protect The 70 Centimeter Amateur Band 7. Field Testing At World RadioSport Site Conducted By Its Organizers 8. FCC Explores Overhauling The Emergency Alert System and Regains Authority For Spectrum Auction 9. British Amateurs To Activate UK Waterways Special Activations 10. ARRL: Flex Radio equips the ARRL with a complete FlexRadio 8000 series station for W1AW 11. ARRL: Antenna Safety - Look Up and Live 12. ARRL: Changes announced to the ARRL Pacific Division, Atlantic Division, and Sacramento Valley Section 13. RAC: Radio Amateurs of Canada announce that amateurs in the Yukon Territory now are a seperate RAC Section 14. ARRL: The ARRL and Radio Relay International sign a Memorandum of Understanding Plus these Special Features This Week: * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will tell us "There's Promotion, and Then There's Amateur Radio" * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming Radio Sport contests, and more * Bill Continelli, W2XOY (SK) - The Ancient Amateur Archives. This week, Bill returns in this encore presentation of one of his most popular segments: A Brief History of Amateur Radio Repeaters --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1377 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: July 19, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Jordan Kurtz, KE9BPO, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY. Don Hulick, K2ATJ, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Ed Johnson, W2PH, Joshua Marlor, AA4DX, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 0:59:24 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1377HR Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. WIA: Global Semiconductor Production Could Be Affected By Copper Shortage 2. WIA/NL: Let's Go With The Flow...New Contest "Toilets On The Air" 3. ARD: Opposition to NextNav and AST SpaceMobile Encroachment on Amateur Radio Spectrum Continues. 4. FCC: Emergency Alert System Reform Added To Carr's FCC Priorities 5. ARRL: FlexRadio Equips ARRL With FLEX-8000 Series Station For W1AW 6. ARRL: Safety Stand-Down: Look Up and Live 7. AST Satellites Experimental License Clears Amateur Band Use 8. Teen Hams On Dave Kalter Memorial DX Adventure Are Calling CQ 9. RAC: Canadian Amateurs In The Yukon Territory Get A New Separate RAC Section 10. ARRL: Radio Relay International and ARRL Sign a Memorandum of Understanding 11. ARRL: 2025 Field Day numbers are fantastic so far 12. FCC: FCC proposes Fast Track Regulation to streamline obsolete rules 13. WIA: Solar Storm causes Global Positioning System to be off by up to 70 meters 14. FCC: FCC finally gets its spectrum authority reinstated 15. HH: Hamshack Hotline releases a public announcement bidding a fond farewell shutting down at the end of August 16. ARRL: Amateur Radio volunteers are providing communications during the severe floods Plus these Special Features This Week: * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will talk about various ways of Decoding a Signal. * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and more.. * Our original amateur radio historian, the late Bill Continelli, W2XOY returns with a special encore presentation of a classic edition of The Ancient Amateur Archives, this week, Bill takes us back in time to teach us all about the early warning communication system known in the United States as CONELRAD. --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1376 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: July 12, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Steven Sawyer, K1FRC, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Ed Johnson. W2PH, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Jordan Kurtz, KE9BPO, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 0:59:29 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1376HR Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. FCC: FCC Proposes Fast Track Regulation Removal To Streamline Obsolete Rules 2. AMSAT: French Astronaut Will Take Food From Michelin-Starred Chef To International Space Station 3. WIA: Solar Storm Causes GPS Signals To Be Off By Up To 70 Meters 4. WIA: Mexico Tries To Sue SpaceX and Google 5. WIA: Images Released From The Worlds Highest Resolution Camera 6. RW: National Voice Of America Museum Celebrates Makeover In New Renovated Facility 7. FCC: FCC Finally Gets Its Spectrum Auction Authority Back 8. HH: Hamshack Hotline Public Announcement - A Fond Farewell 9. ARRL: Amateur Radio Volunteers Serving During Texas Floods 10. ARRL: Special Call Signs For This Year's International Amateur Radio Union Contest 11. ARRL: Great Numbers Stacking Up For 2025 ARRL Field Day 12. ARRL: Changes In the ARRL Idaho Section 13. ARRL: Youth On The Air Camp Junior Is Set To Debut On July 25 - 27, 2025 14. WAMU: Person who climbed Up WAMU Radio Tower and stayed on the lofty perch for three days, has died 15. Roger Smallwood, N8EKG, RandL Electronics Executive, SK Plus these Special Features This Week: * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and more * 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 1922, where we find new broadcasting stations packed the air with signals as growing crowds of listeners in the general public clamored for even more. And, Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover who convened the first radio conference, which included radio luminaries from across the spectrum, government, the new radio broadcasting industry, academia, and of course, the amateurs * Monthly activity report from The Volunteer Monitor Program --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1375 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: July 5, 2025 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, Ed Johnson, W2PH, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Joshua Marler, AA4WX, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:00:38 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1375HR Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. VRG: Trump's Big Beautiful Bill Could Mean Slower Wi-Fi For You 2. AMSAT: SpaceX Transporter-14 Rideshare Delivers Small Sats, Reentry Tech, and Memorial Ashes 3. WAMU: Person Who Remained On WAMU Radio Tower For 3 Days Dies 4. WIA: Russia Moves Forward Planning New Space Station 5. ARRL: 2025 ARRL Field Day Declared A Success 6. ARRL: ARRL At HAM RADIO 2025 In Germany 7. ARRL: United States Radio Orienteering Champs Crowned 8. New Record Set For Copying Callsigns In CW 9. Competitors From Russia Prepare For A Second Round Of Earth-Moon-Earth QSO's 10. Hurricane Response Communications Is Focus Of FCC Roundtable 11. ARD: JARL/Japan Amateur Radio League prepares to celebrate its upcoming 100th anniversary 12. WIA: NASA and The US Department of Defence rehearse Artemis Rescue Mission 13. FCC: FCC finalizes its ban of certain telecommunications type certification bodies 14. ARD: Satellite communications company AST SpaceMobile seeks use of 70 centimeters at the FCC Plus these Special Features This Week: * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will tell us about The ARRL Incident of May 2024, A Year Later * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and more * Will Rogers, K5WLR - A Century Of Amateur Radio, will be here with another edition of A Century Of Amateur Radio. This week, Will piles us all into The Wayback Machine and takes us back to 1914, where we find the Radio Club of Hartford in Connecticut, held its first meeting on January 14th that year, and would soon play a larger role than most in amateur radio history * ARRL Monthly Volunteer Monitoring Report --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1374 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: June 28, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Tammy Walker, KI5ODE, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Alan Shepard, WK8W, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Ed Johnson, W2PH, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Joshua Marler, AA4WX, Steve Sawyer, K1FRC, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:00:40 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1374HR Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. RTBR: Majority of US House Coalesces Behind AM Radio Bill 2. WIA: NASA and The Department Of Defense Rehearse Artemis Rescue Mission 3. FCC: FCC to Host July 7 Hurricane Season Roundtable 4. FCC: FCC Finalizes Ban On Certain Telecommunications Certification Bodies Certifications 5. NASA: Long-Dead NASA Satellite Suddenly Emits Powerful Radio Pulse 6. ARD: Satellite Communications Company AST SpaceMoble Seeks Use Of 70 Centimeter Amateur Band 7. ARRL: 2025 ARRL Field Day Is This Weekend! 8. ARRL: Sharing ARRL Field Day With Others Via Social Media 9. ARRL: Field Day Safety Tips From An Experienced Compliance Officer 10. ARRL: ARRL Announces Logbook Of The World Systems Upgrade 11. ARRL: The Annual 13 Colonies Special Event 2025 12. ARRL: International Space Station To Take Part In 2025 Field Day Operations 13. Chinese Satellites Reach Amazing Data Transmission Speeds 14. BBC Transmits Exclusively To Antarctica 15. Grimeton Radio SAQ To Send Jubilee Transmission 16. ARRL: Upcoming Contests and Regional Convention Listings 17. ARRL: Ham radio operator reports a fire in the California Mountains and a helicopter crew extinguishes just in time 18. NASA: NASA probe receives signals that have upward propagation through the ice and rock of Antarctica 19. Copper theft at AM Broadcast radio sites across the country continues Plus these Special Features This Week: * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will tell us about "The Art of Decoding a Signal." * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with all the latest news on upcoming and currently operating DXpeditions, DX, and upcoming radio sport contests, and more * Will Rogers, K5WLR - A Century Of Amateur Radio. This week, Will takes us aboard The Wayback Machine to the early days of radio, where we find that humor played a prominent role in QST from its first issue, born of the evident joy hams derived in pursuing their passion for radio. This weeks edition is entitled "Humor, Poetry, and Rotten Rants" --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1373 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: June 21, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Tammy Walker, KI5ODE, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Alan Shepard, WK8W, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Ed Johnson, W2PH, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Joshua Marler, AA4WX, Steve Sawyer, K1FRC, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 0:59:43 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1373HR Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. USN: Trump Urged EchoStar And FCC Chairman Brendon Carr To Cut A Deal on Spectrum 2. AMSAT: President Robert Bankston Introduces 2025 Hamvention AMSAT Forum 3. ARRL: 2025 ARRL Field Day: (PART ONE) Is Next Weekend 4. ARRL: 2025 ARRL Field Day: (PART TWO) Protect the Most Important Element of Field Day: The People 5. ARRL: 2025 ARRL Field Day: (PART THREE) Local, County, and State Governments Proclaim The Value Of Amateur Radio 6. ARRL: Hurricane Erick Update 7. NASA Probe Receives Signals That Have Upward Propagation Through Ice In Antarctica 8. Do Hams Want To Have Fun? 9. Young CW Champion To Try And Top His Own World Record 10. Copper Theft At AM Broadcast Sites Continue 11. RW: Michigan AM Tower Toppled in Farmer Mishap 12. ARD: SAQ Grimeton On the Air for 100th Anniversary July 2nd 13. REC: Senate Confirms Olivia Trusty To The FCC To Fill Out Rosenworcel's Term 14. RNZ: Papua New Guinea national broadcaster reintroduces shortwave radio nationwide 15. AMSAT: Request for expression of interest for future GEO Project 16. WIA: Digital Amateur television to resume from the International Space Station 17. ARRL: Jobs for hams - Join the ARRL Team at Newington Headquarters 18. Latest State to Proclaim Amateur Radio Month is announced 19. WIA: WIA highlights concern regarding International Amateur Radio Union Restructuring Plus this Special Feature This Week: * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will present us with some Random Serendipity. * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and more.. * Will Rogers, K5WLR, will be here with another edition of A Century of Amateur Radio. This week, Will takes us aboard The Wayback Machine to the year 1921 where we find that Marconi had first done it back in 1901. For amateurs, crossing the Atlantic was the next natural challenge, they had been thinking about it since before the war. Many in the scientific community were skeptical that such a feat could possibly be achieved at such a short wavelength as 200 meters, especially with power as low as one kilowatt. --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1372 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: June 14, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Steven Sawyer, K1FRC, Denny Haight, NZ8D, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Ed Johnson, W2PH, Joshua Turner, AA4WX, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:01:02 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1372HR Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. RNZ: Papua New Guinea National Broadcaster Moves To Reintroduce Shortwave Radio For Nationwide Coverage 2. NYP: New York State Lawmakers Vote To Stop NYPD's Attempt To Block Radio Communications From Public 3. VRG: There Are Only Two Commissioners Left At The FCC 4. AMSAT: NOAA-18 Satellite Decommissioned 5. AMSAT: Request For Expression Of Interest For FutureGEO Project 6. WIA: Digital Amateur Television To Resume From The ISS 7. WIA: On-Loan DMR Kit Starts Young UK Hams On Their Journeys 8. RSGB: The RSGB Launches The Special Event Stations/SES Cookbook 9. ARRL: Are You Ready For 2025 ARRL Field Day? 10. ARRL: Jobs for Hams: Join the ARRL Team 11. ARRL: ARRL Section Manager Nomination Results 12. ARRL: HAM RADIO 2025 The Biggest Amateur Radio Exhibition In Europe, To Take Place In Friedrichshafen 13. Emergency Communications Group In Indiana Switches From Analog FM To Digital 14. Three DxPeditions Receive Funding Through The Northern California DX Foundation 15. Latest State To Declare Amateur Radio Month Is Announced 16. ARRL: World Wide Radio Operators Foundation awards three supporting grants 17. The YASME Awards are announced 18. WIA: Russian Over The Horizon Radar called "The Buzzer" is on the air..have you heard it? 19. ARRL: 2025 Field Day has categories for every operator 20. ARRL: SteppIR Communication Systems will cease production of of Consumer Antennas 21. NOAA: NOAA takes Weather Radio facilities off the air for technical upgrades. 22. Citizen Band operator faces a $25,000 proposed fine from the FCC / ACMA proposes CB Radio actions Plus this Special Feature This Week: * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will answer the question "Can You Be A Professional Amateur?" * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and more.. * 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 1922, where we find that amateurs were making progress taming the QRM problem. Sometimes a solution did not involve a new invention, or even technology at all. --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1371 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: June 7, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Steve Sawyer, K1FRC, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Marvin Turner, W0MET, Ed Johnson, W2PH, Josh Marler, AA4WX, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 0:59:51 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1371HR Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. WIA: Radio Quiet Zone In Sedona Arizona Looks To the Skies 2. WIA: Russian Over The Horizon Radar Buzzer. Have You Heard It? 3. WIA: Ninth Grader From Ukraine Develops Technology For Manufacturing Antennas For Controlling UAV's 4. ARRL: 2025 ARRL Field Day Has Categories For Every Operator 5. ARRL: ARRL Teachers Institute Called A Success In Louisiana 6. ARRL: ARRL International Digital Contest Presents Fun Despite Active Sun 7. ARRL: 13 Colonies Event Founder Passing The Reins After 16 Years 8. ARRL: Tehachapi Amateur Radio Association Recognized As Tehachapi's Finest Non-Profit Organization 9. ARRL: Wellesley Amateur Radio Society In Wellesley, Massachusetts, Is Planning A Summer Group Build 10. ARRL: SteppIR Communication Systems Will Cease Production Of Consumer Antennas 11. NOAA Takes Weather Radio Facilities Off The Air For Technical Updates 12. NASA Website For International Space Station Spotting Is Being Discontinued 13. CB Operator Faces Proposed $25,000 Fine From The FCC / ACMA Proposes CB Rule Actions 14. 65th Anniversary Of The Canadian Trail Is Marked By Special Event Station 15. June Is Amateur Radio Month In New Hampshire 16. HamSCI, Announces A Substantial Expansion To Its Advisory Board 17. SEA-PAC, To Host The ARRL Northwestern Division Convention 18. ARRL: Upcoming RadioSport Contests and Regional Convention Listing 19. AMSAT: Nominations open for the 2025 AMSAT Board of Directors Election 20. FCC: FCC proposes to unlock 20,000+ MegaHertz of spectrum for satellite broadband 21. ARD: 13 colonies special event upcoming this July 1st through the 7th 22. ARD: ARRL influence over the IARU could be reduced with the proposed IARU restructuring 23. RW: 42.9 megaHertz WA2XMN Armstrong Broadcast returns to New Jersey's Alpine Tower this month. 24. ARRL: 2025 ARRL Field Day FAQ with the Contest Program Manager 25. ARRL: Amateur Radio ready for the projected above average hurricane season that is coming up 26. ARRL: ARRL announces leadership changes in the Pacific Division 27. ARRL: ARRL Foundation is now accepting grant applications Plus this Special Feature This Week: * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will tell us "What's Really Happening At The International Amateur Radio Union?" --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1370 - Truncated 1-hour version This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net Release Date: May 31, 2025 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, Ed Johnson, W2PH, Joshua Marler, AA4WX, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Marvin Turner, W0MET, George, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:00:12 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1370HR Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. WIA: Sixteen Countries Represented At The 2025 Dayton HamVention Attendance 2. WIA: The Dynamic Duo Of The Universe 3. FCC: FCC To Unlock 20,000+ MegaHertz Of Spectrum For Satellite Broadband 4. ARD: ARRL Influence Over IARU Could Be Reduced With Proposed Restructuring 5. RW: 42.8 MegaHertz, WA2XMN, Armstrong Broadcast Returns To New Jersey In June 6. ARRL: 2025 ARRL Field Day: FAQ With The Contest Program Manager 7. ARRL: Amateur Radio Ready For Above Average Hurricane Season 8. ARRL: ARRL Announces Leadership Changes In The Pacific Division 9. ARRL: ARRL Teachers Institute Set For Record Year 10. ARRL: Fort Myers Amateur Radio Club Receives POTA Wiggin's Acalypha Achievement Award 11. ARRL: ARRL Foundation Is Accepting Grant Applications 12. Geosynchronous Satellite Is The Goal Of New Ham Radio Project 13. WIA: The Centennial Cycle will impact the next solar cycle 14. ARRL: Amateur Spectrum Addressed in the US House Reconciliation Bill 15. ARRL: Spring season Section Manager Election results are announced 16. ARRL: Hams across the US can now use the 2025 Field Day Site Locator 17. Another electronics supplier in the US closes its doors 18. FCC: FCC bans "Bad Labs" from the United States Type Acceptence Authorization Process Plus these Special Features This Week: * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will attempt to answer the question, "What Do You Think You're Doing?" * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and more * Monthly Report From The Volunteer Monitoring System --- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.