PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio #1130 This Week in Amateur Radio

This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1130 Release Date: October 24, 2020 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Will Rogers, K5WLR, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Running Time: 1:19:12 Download here: http://bit.ly/TWIAR1130 Trending headlines in this weeks bulletin service: 1. Radio Amateur Society of Australia writes to IARU President over 40 Meter QRM 2. Federal Communications Commission Headquarters Relocates 3. ARRL Logbook of The World Harmonizes Designation of FST4 Protocol 4. Robert Bankston, KE4AL, is New AMSAT President 5. 2021 Hamvention Award Nominations Open on November 1st 6. Nokia Wins NASA Contract To Put A 4G Network On The Moon. Yes, Really 7. IARU Official Challenges Member Societies to Focus on Tomorrow Issues 8. Nationwide Red Cross Emergency Communications Drill Set for November 14th 9. Colorado ATV Group Transmits Images from CalWood Fire 10. Active L-F Operator Offers Advice on New FST4 and FST4W Protocols 11. Upcoming ARRL Learning Network Webinars 12. WSJT-X Developer Expresses Puzzlement over FT8 Contest Use 13. Japan's Experience Stations Enable Contacts Between Two Unlicensed Girls 14. Guidelines Issued for ARRL DX Contest Multioperator Stations 15. The FCC Opens The Comment Period For The Proposed New $50 License Fee 16. Young Radio Amateurs Worldwide Are Preparing For YOTA 17. Balloons Headline Jamboree On The Air For Indiana Scouts 18. KA0XTT - Last Man Standing - Is Going QRT After 194 Episodes 19. UK Radio Amateur Is Assaulted While Operating Portable 20. Actress/Scientist Hedy Lamarr Is Celebrated During Up Coming Net On Echolink. Plus these Special Features This Week: * Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte, W6TWT, will talk about using RAM Disks with todays computers, are they still viable? He will break down the latest with 5G technology, and take a look at if you can trust cell carriers coverage maps. * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety w/Greg Stoddard KF9MP, takes a look at the best ways for you to seal up those coax connections for the coming winter season. * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will take us through his recent journey building an old fashioned crystal radio. * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Bill Continelli, W2XOY - The History of Amateur Radio. Bill returns with another edition of The Ancient Amateur Archives, this week, Bill concludes his look at amateur radios Fallen Flags with a look at Swan Radio. ----- Website: http://www.twiar.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari/ Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/twiar RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 iHeartRadio: http://bit.ly/iHeart-TWIAR Spotify: http://bit.ly/Spotify-TWIAR TuneIn: http://bit.ly/TuneIn-TWIAR Automated: https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, changed weekly) ----- Visit our website at www.twiar.net for program audio, and daily for the latest amateur radio and technology news. Air This Week in Amateur Radio on your repeater! Built in identification breaks every 10 minutes or less. This Week in Amateur Radio is heard on the air on nets and repeaters as a bulletin service all across North America, and all around the world on amateur radio repeater systems, weekends on WA0RCR on 1860 (160 Meters), and more. This Week in Amateur Radio is portable too! The bulletin/news service is available and built for air on local repeaters (check with your local clubs to see if their repeater is carrying the news service) and can be downloaded for air as a weekly podcast to your digital device from just about everywhere, including iHeart, iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, TuneIn, AnchorFM, Stitcher, iVoox, Blubrry, Castro, Feedburner, gPodder, Listen Notes, NetVibes, OverCast, Player.FM, PocketCast, Pod