This Week in Amateur Radio

George Bowen, W2XBS

Podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio, amateur radio's news magazine of the airwaves

  1. Oct 25

    PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio #1430

    PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1430 - Full Version (With repeater ID breaks every 10 minutes) Release Date: October 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, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Marvin Turner, W0MET, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Josh Marler, AA4WX, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 1:16:27 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1430 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. ARD: Icom Receives Good Design Award 2. WIRE: Helicopter Pilot Killed Striking 150 Foot Amateur Radio Tower 3. AMSAT: AMSAT 44th Annual Symposium Highlights 4. AMSAT: 65 Years of Amateur Radio Satellites: From OSCAR-1 to Canada-OSCAR 128 5. AMSAT: AMSAT Director Appoints Three New Ambassadors to Volunteer Network 6. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts from All Over 7. ARRL: Latest Colvin Grants Assist Youth-Focused DXpeditions 8. ARRL: San Diego Balloon Launch Draws in High School Students 9. ARRL: Hams Help “Run” the Chicago Marathon 10. ARRL: Historic LF Station SAQ Will Be On The Air On October 23 and 24 To Mark United Nations Day 11. ARRL: Amateur Radio Active During National Pearl Harbour Rememberance Day 12. ARRL: The YASME Foundation Has Presented Its 2026 YASME Excellence Award 13. ARRL: October 31 Is The Deadline For Schools To Apply For Grants From ARRL’s Education and Tech Program 14. Home Owners Association Gives Top Priority To Halting Amateur Radio Antenna Bill 15. Australian Moon Rover Debuts 16. Private Cube Sat Transmits AI Experiments 17. FCC Obstacle To License Renewals Is Called A Payment Labyrinth 18. Radio Society Of Great Britian Launches Newsletter For Young Amateurs 19. Designs Are Being Sought For 2027 Straight Key Night 2027 QSL Card 20. Upcoming RadioSport Contests 21. Upcoming Regional Conventions and HamFests 22. AMSAT: AMSAT Board of Directors re-elects senior officers for 2027 23. AMSAT: Google project SunCatcher begins testing AI computing in orbit 24. The FCC proposes to auction spectrum for terrestrial and space based broadband operations 25. ARRL: eBay restricts listings of radio equipment that transmits, but exempts amateur radio gear 26. ARRL: ARRL announces changes in the Rocky Mountain Division 27. QCWA Scholarship application period opens soon 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, explains what I/Q has to do with amateur radio. * 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 from the ARRL * Our own amateur radio historian Will Rogers, K5WLR, presents a brand new edition of "A Century Of Amateur Radio" ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net 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 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 NEW LOCATION): https://twiar.net/static/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly NEW LOCATION): https://www.twiar.net/static/TWIAR1HR.mp3 Automated (Full Static File with no breaks NEW LOCATION): https://twiar.net/static/TWIARLPFM.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 w2xbs77@gmail.com. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

  2. Oct 18

    PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio #1429

    PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1429 - Full Version (With repeater ID breaks every 10 minutes) Release Date: October 17, 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, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Marvin Turner, W0MET, Josh Marler, AA4WX, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 1:38:57 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1429 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: AMSAT Board of Directors Re-Elects Senior Officers for 2027 2. AMSAT: KENSAT Showcases Individual-Built Amateur Radio CubeSat 3. AMSAT: Google’s Project Suncatcher Begins Testing AI Computing in Orbit 4. AMSAT: Blue Origin Unveils 65-Foot Solar Power Tower for Lunar Operations 5. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts from All Over 6. IR/VOA/WIA: Voice Of America Radio Still Costs $1.6 Million Weekly After Trump Administration Cuts 7. COV: FCC Proposes to Auction Spectrum for Terrestrial and Space-Based Broadband Services 8. SPACE-X: SpaceX Gets FCC Green Light For 15,000 Direct-To-Device Satellites 9. ARRL: Florida Hams Provide Communications Support During Hurricane Isaias 10. ARRL: eBay Restricts Listings Of Radio Equipment, But Exempts Ham-Band-Only Gear 11. ARRL: Radio Club of America Announces Awards And Fellows For 2026 12. ARRL: PoPping Into 44Net Connect 13. ARRL: ARRL Announces Change in Rocky Mountain Division Leadership 14. ARRL: The Dog Day Radio Amateur Radio Club, KØDOG, Is Back On The Air 15. ARRL: ARRL Online Auction Up and Running 16. ARRL: Nominations Are Open For The 2027 CWOps Award 17. ARRL: Brian Daly, WB7OML, reappointed FCC's Communications Security, and Interoperability Council 18. Apollo Mission Programmer Margaret Hamilton, Passes Away 19. Agreement For Disaster Training Is Signed By West Bengal Amateurs and Officials 20. QCWA Scholarship Applications Period Opens Soon 21. ISS Crew-12 Returns Home From The Space Station / NASA ARISS Sign New Four Year Agreement 22. Pico Balloons Launched By Students In West Virginia 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 discuss how to point and antenna without moving it * 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 from the ARRL * Our own amateur radio historian, Will Rogers. K5WLR, presents a tribute and retrospective look back at the late Hap Holly, KC9RP who produced "The Rain Report" heard around the world for decades before its final transmission ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net 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 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 NEW LOCATION): https://twiar.net/static/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly NEW LOCATION): https://www.twiar.net/static/TWIAR1HR.mp3 Automated (Full Static File with no breaks NEW LOCATION): https://twiar.net/static/TWIARLPFM.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 w2xbs77@gmail.com. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

  3. Oct 10

    PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio #1428

    PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1428 - Full Version (With repeater ID breaks every 10 minutes) Release Date: October 10, 2026 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Mike Nikolich, K9DXM, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, 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: 1:39:18 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1428 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. ARDC: Volunteer with ARDC in 2027! 2. FCC/ARRL: FCC and HHS Initiate New Proceedings on RF Exposure 3. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 4. WIA: US AM Radio For Very Vehicle Act News 5. WIA: Hubble Completes Its 200,000th Orbit Around Earth 6. NASA: NASA's SpaceX Crew‑13 Arrives at Space Station 7. ARD: APRS Connect is Now on iPhone 8. AG: The Sun Is Killing Off StarLink Satellites 9. FCC: The FCC Proposes New Mid-Band Spectrum Auction and Unlocking 800 MegaHertz For Drones 10. ARRL: Gulf Coast Prepares for Isaias 11. ARRL: World Radiosport Team Championship 2022 Results Re-Scored; New Winner Announced 12. ARRL: Radio Scouting Beyond Jamboree On The Air 13. ARRL: Discovering Ham Radio Via Moonbounce 14. ARRL: 2026 ARRL Online Auction 15. Ham Radio Operator Honored As Friend Of Broadcast 16. Early Proponent Of GMRS Becomes A Silent Key 17. Chasing Cornwallis Challenge Final Events 18. Amateurs In Argentina Organize Special Tribute To A Silent Key 19. ARISS Contact Milestone For A Chile High School 20. QSO'S With Readership 21. Zero Retries Conference General Admission Extended 22. Message Of Peace To Be Sent By Historic Transmitter SAQ 23. ARRL: National Fire Prevention Week special event stations on the air 24. ARRL: Upcoming RadioSport Contests 25. ARRL: Upcoming regional conventions and hamfest listing 26. AMSAT: OrbitDeck for iOS brings full featured satellite tracking to iPhone platform 27. SAQ: SAQ Grimeton to air United Nations Day Message worldwide 28. Google puts experimental AI data center satellite in orbit 29. FCC: FCC unleashes "Spectrum Abundance" for new uses 30. ARRL: ARRL alerts amateurs to e-mail "Phishing Scams" 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 anoter update on his Bald Yak Project, and in amateur radio you will be surprised at the things you hear if you listen * 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 from the ARRL * Our own amateur radio historian, Will Rogers, K5WLR, returns with another edition of Dead Electrical Dudes. This edition's stiff is Lee DeForest ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net 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 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 NEW LOCATION): https://twiar.net/static/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly NEW LOCATION): https://www.twiar.net/static/TWIAR1HR.mp3 Automated (Full Static File with no breaks NEW LOCATION): https://twiar.net/static/TWIARLPFM.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 w2xbs77@gmail.com. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

  4. Oct 4

    PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio #1427

    PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1427 - Full Version (With repeater ID breaks every 10 minutes) Release Date: October 3, 2026 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Chria Perrine, KB2FAF, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Marvin Turner, W0MET, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Josh Marler, AA4WX, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 1:39:01 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1427 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT-DL’s ERMINAZ-2 PocketQube Trio Set for October 1st Launch on Transporter-18 2. AMSAT: OrbitDeck for iOS Brings Full-Featured Satellite Tracking to iPhone and iPad 3. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts from All Over 4. IARU: IARU Region 1 General Conference Concludes in Vienna; New Executive Committee Elected 5. OFCOM: United Kingdom News 6. WIA: FCC ISM Rules May Shatter Lora Mesh Communities 7. WIA: 2032 - FADE TO BLACK - UK TV QRT. 8. FCC: FCC Tells Arizona FM to Get Off Its Old Frequency 9. SAQ: SAQ Grimeton to Air United Nations Day Message 10. California County Makes NOAA Weather Radios A Priority 11. Google Puts Experimental AI Data Center Satellite In Orbit 12. Agencies In The United Nations Plea For RFI Safeguards - Two US Agencies Seek Comments On RF Exposure 13. Radio Signals Are Detected From Another World By Researchers 14. SK: Edward Engleman, KG8CX Co-Founder Of YACHT 15. New Azores Network Unites School Radio Clubs 16. ARRL: Year of the Club … Special Delivery to 7Q (Malawi) 17. ARRL: Year of the Club … Keep on Truckin’ 18. ARRL: Ukrainian/Polish Radio Club Celebrates Centennial 19. ARRL: 2026 Collegiate QSO Party is October 3rd and 4th 20. ARRL: Peter Nowinski, W3LIX, of Greencastle, Pennsylvania, Honored 21. FCC: FCC Unleashes Spectrum Abundance for New Uses 22. ARRL: ARRL Warns Amateurs About E-Mail Phising 23. ARRL: Upcoming RadioSport Contests and On The Events 24. ARRL: Upcoming Regional Conventions and HamFests 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 discuss How To Get Kitted Up with Amateur Radio, and will explain Radio, For The Love Of It * 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 from the ARRL * Monthly Volunteer Monitoring Report * Our own amateur radio historian, Will Rogers, K5WLR, returns with a brand new edition of Dead Electrical Dudes. This edition's stiff is Samuel Morse ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net 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 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 NEW LOCATION): https://twiar.net/static/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly NEW LOCATION): https://www.twiar.net/static/TWIAR1HR.mp3 Automated (Full Static File with no breaks NEW LOCATION): https://twiar.net/static/TWIARLPFM.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 w2xbs77@gmail.com. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

  5. Sep 26

    PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio #1426

    PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1426 - Full Version (With repeater ID breaks every 10 minutes) Release Date: September 26, 2026 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Joshua Marler, AA4WX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 1:14:54 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1426 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: Call for Presentations: 44th AMSAT Space Symposium 2. AMSAT: AO-7 - OSCAR-7 - Again Captures Attention 3. AMSAT: Satellite Headlines From All Over 4. WIA: Fuel Savings Double Potential Lifetime for NASAs Roman Mission 5. ARRL: FCC and HHS Initiate New Proceedings on RF Exposure 6. ARRL: Morse Code Detectives 7. ARRL: Remembering Four Silent Keys 8. ARRL: Will RADE Be the Next SSB? 9. ARRL: ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA, Guest On Episode 103 of The DX Mentor Podcast 10. ARRL: Radio Shorts From All Over 11. Croatia Will Host World Radiosport Team Championships 12. Nationwide Emergency Alert System Test Date Set By The US Government 13. A Summit Activator Assists In Hiker Rescue In Hawaii 14. Disaster Response Veteran Tom Delaney, W8WTD - SK 15. Etiquette Is Not Trivial On This Net 16. Hindu Festival Concludes In Mumbai As Hams Ensure Safety 17. ARRL: W1AW/250 Upcoming Operations/Activations 18. ARRL: Upcoming Section Conventions 19. ARRL: Upcoming RadioSport Contests 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 take us through an Emergency Response Reality Check * 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 from the ARRL * Our own amateur radio historian, Will Rogers, K5WLR, returns with a brand new edition of "A Century Of Amateur Radio" ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net 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 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 NEW LOCATION): https://twiar.net/static/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly NEW LOCATION): https://www.twiar.net/static/TWIAR1HR.mp3 Automated (Full Static File with no breaks NEW LOCATION): https://twiar.net/static/TWIARLPFM.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 w2xbs77@gmail.com. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

  6. Sep 19

    PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio #1425

    PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1425 - Full Version (With repeater ID breaks every 10 minutes) Release Date: September 19, 2026 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Mike Nikolich, K9DXM, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Josh Marler, AA4WX, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Ed Johnson, W2PH, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 1:36:54 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1425 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. ARRL: Candidates Named for ARRL Director and Vice Director Elections 2. ARRL: Hamvention Names First Woman as General Chair 3. ARRL: Former ARRL COO Harold Kramer, WJ1B, Silent Key 4. ARRL: Rich Moseson, W2VU, Named ARRL News Editor 5. ARRL: Entrepreneur and Amateur Radio Operator Invests in the Next Generation of Problem Solvers 6. ARRL: 10-Year-Old Receives Ham License and More 7. ARRL: ARISS Receives Challenger-7 Recognition 8. ARRL: FCC Cites GMRS Licensee for Illegal Linked Repeater Network 9. ARRL: New ARRL Maine Section Manager 10. ARRL: ARRL Board Reviews and Approves Potential Alabama Section Move to the Delta Division and More 11. ARRL: New ARRL 10-Band DXCC Award 12. ARRL: Upcoming: 2026 ARRL Simulated Emergency Test (SET) 13. ARRL: Florida’s Space Coast Expands Digital Communications Infrastructures 14. ARRL: WRTC 2026 Organizers Honored by FOC 15. ARRL: Get Ready for Jamboree on the Air 16. ARRL: AMSAT Youth Initiative Course, ARISS Announces Schedule Deadline 17. Gibralter Amateurs Mark Milestones With New Stamps and Coins 18. 12,000 Year Old Archaeological Site Gets HF Radio 19. Amateur Radio Digital Communications Seeks Volunteers 20. FCC Vote Will Give High Speed Satellite More Spectrum 21. Indonesian Volcano Eruption Activates Emergency Net 22. A Tribute Transmission From Alaska To NYC On September 11th 23. Solar Power From Space To Be Delivered By LASER 24. AMSAT: World Amateur Radio Broadcasting and Send Your Name into Space Campaign 25. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts from All Over 26. ARRL: Upcoming Contest Listing and Regional Conventions 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 cover Coronal Mass Ejections, Wind Flares, Solar Flux, and Geomagnetic Storms * 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 from the ARRL * Our own amateur radio historian, Will Rogers, K5WLR, returns with Part One of a brand new edition of "A Century Of Amateur Radio" ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net 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 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 NEW LOCATION): https://twiar.net/static/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly NEW LOCATION): https://www.twiar.net/static/TWIAR1HR.mp3 Automated (Full Static File with no breaks NEW LOCATION): https://twiar.net/static/TWIARLPFM.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 w2xbs77@gmail.com. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

  7. Jun 14

    PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio #1424

    PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1424 - Full Version (With repeater ID breaks every 10 minutes) Release Date: June 13, 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, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Ed Johnson. W2PH, 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: 1:17:56 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1424 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: AMSAT Submits Letter of Intent for NASA SLS CubeSat Opportunity on Artemis III, IV, and V 2. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts from All Over 3. WIA: Canadian Radio Station Forms Amateur Radio Club 4. WIA: OscarWatch Tracker: A New Satellite Tracking Program from MM9SQL 5. ARRL: Washington Governor Highlights Amateur Radio Volunteers Ahead of ARRL Field Day 6. ARRL: Watch Salty Walt’s Portable Antenna Forum 7. ARRL: Get Ready For ARRL Kids Day 2026 8. ARRL: Orlando HamCation is seeking nominations for its 2027 awards 9. ARRL: ARRL Great Lakes Division Director Scott Yonally, N8SY, Guest Speaker 10. ITU Corporation Acquires Ameritron and Mirage RF Amplifier Brands from MFJ Enterprises 11. US Radio Station Copper Thief Is Arrested 12. Ireland Radio Transmitter Society Is Looking For HF World Championship Operators 13. Artemis III Mission Astronauts Are Announced By NASA 14. Amateurs Experimenting With Teletext For Amateur Radio 15. Astronauts Return To The Space Station After Air Leak 16. Reminder: Hamclock Backend Server Switch Coming Up 17. Amateur Radio Digital Communications Has Launched A New Discord Server 18. CubeSats Boost Data Rates With Foldable Antennas 19. AMSAT: AMSAT Field Day 2026 20. FCC: FCC kicks off its first spectrum auction in four years 21. ARRL: The league launches its "Find The Right Rig" new comparison tool for ARRL members 22. China's space station now has a new crew 23. Canada is assked by HamSci to reconsider shutting down its shortwave time signal CHU 24. FCC: Newest warning from the FCC targets unlicensed radio operator Plus these Special Features This Week: * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * 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 from the ARRL ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net 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 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 NEW LOCATION): https://twiar.net/static/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly NEW LOCATION): https://www.twiar.net/static/TWIAR1HR.mp3 Automated (Full Static File with no breaks NEW LOCATION): https://twiar.net/static/TWIARLPFM.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 w2xbs77@gmail.com. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

  8. Jun 7

    PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio #1423

    PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1423 - Full Version (With repeater ID breaks every 10 minutes) Release Date: June 6, 2026 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Marvin Turner, W0MET, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Josh Marler, AA4WX, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Mike Nikolich, K9DXM, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 1:55:40 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1423 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: AMSAT Field Day 2026 2. AMSAT: RADIANT Project Aims to Bring Delay-Tolerant Networking to Amateur Radio 3. AMSAT: SpaceX Starship V3’s First Test Flight Largely Successful 4. AMSAT: China Launches Shenzhou 23 Spacecraft 5. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 6. WIA: Radio Frequency Changes Cause Drones To Fall 7. WIA: Japan Amateur Radio League 100th Anniversary 8. WIA: US Space Command Launches War Games 9. WIA: School Is Now In Session 10. RW: Ohio Valley 100,000 Watt FM Signal Is Severed in Broad Daylight 11. RTS: The FCC Plans Tighter Rules That Will Help Undersea Internet Cables 12. FCC: FCC Kicks Off First Spectrum Auction In Four Years 13. ARRL: Find The Right Rig: New Comparison Tool For ARRL Members 14. ARRL: CHU Canada’s Official Shortwave Time Signal To Go Silent 15. ARRL: Florida Field Day Preparations Under Way 16. ARRL: Santa Barbara Wireless Foundation Scholarship 2026 Winner 17. ARRL: International Dog Day On August 26, 2026 18. ARRL: The Lewis and Clark Trail On The Air Special Event 19. China's Space Station Now Has A New Crew 20. Canada Is Asked By Hamsci To Reconsider Shutting Down CHU 21. Microwave Update Conference Registration Is Now Open 22. Newest Warning From The FCC Targets An Unlicensed Radio Operator 23. Youngsters Are Ready For IARU Region 1 Camp 24. ARRL: Senator Ted Cruz praises amateur radio volunteers for Emergency Preparedness 25. AMSAT: AMSAT opens candidate nominations for 2026 Board of Directors Election 26. AMSAT: AMSAT BirdChaser Bingo Summer 2026 adds a new twist to satellite operating 27. WIA: China announces massive break-through battery technology 28. ARRL: RAC/Radio Amateurs of Canada Vice President Brent Taylor, VY2HF, Silent Key 29. ARRL: Registration is open for the 2026 National Convention in Huntsville, Alabama 30. ARRL: Sufflok County New York legislator has designated June as amateur radio month 31. RSGB: A Solar Eclipse will happen in the UK on August 12, 2026 Plus these Special Features This Week: * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO, and get an update from AMSAT and what's new with all those amateur satellites in orbit * Australia's own Onno Benshop, VK6FLAB, and Foundations of Amateur Radio, returns to his Bald Yak Project. This edition is titled "Soapy Audio Adventures" * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and a lot more * We will have the Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL and Space Weather * 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 the Summer of 1924, which brought the first explorers to the four new, shorter wavelength bands that were opened up to amateur use in July. This is part two of a three part edition titled "DX Records and Shortwave Reflections", or "The Heaviside Road to the Antipode" * This month's update from The Volunteer Monitoring System ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net 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 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 NEW LOCATION): https://twiar.net/static/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly NEW LOCATION): https://www.twiar.net/static/TWIAR1HR.mp3 Automated (Full Static File with no breaks NEW LOCATION): https://twiar.net/static/TWIARLPFM.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 w2xbs77@gmail.com. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

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