This Week In Amateur Radio

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1252 Release Date: February 25, 2023 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Terry Saunders, N1KIN, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Bob Donlon, W3BOO, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:47:49 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1252 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: 1. SPECIAL FEATURE STORY: Could AI-Fueled Amateur Radio Rebuild Loran-C? - PART ONE 2. SPECIAL FEATURE STORY: Could AI-Fueled Amateur Radio Rebuild Loran-C? - PART TWO 3. FT8CN A New Free Android App 4. Balloon Experimenters Worry About Reactions In Current Environment 5. Call For ARISS Contact Proposals 6. Tips for Maintaining Your House or Shack Generator 7. Amateur Radio Operators and Their Role With Sled Dog Safety 8. Amateurs Roles In Turkey/Syrian Earthquake Response The Focus

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1251 Release Date: February 18, 2023 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Terry Saunders, N1KIN, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Bob Donlon, W3BOO, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:47:01 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1251 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: 1. PC CPU Shipments See Steepest Decline in 30 Years 2. Spy Radio Stations that Still Broadcast Today 3. Secretly Launched Russian Satellite With Unknown Purpose Breaking Up In Orbit, US Says 4. AMSAT Engineering Recruiting Volunteers 5. NASA Announces The Winners of 2022 Annual Space Apps Challenge 6. Special Event Stations On The Air For The North Carolina QSO Party 7. Amateur Radio Digital Communications Releases 2022 Annual Report 8. Bouvet Island DXpeditio

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1250 Release Date: February 11, 2023 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Terry Saunders, N1KIN, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Bob Donlon, W3BOO, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:36:43 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1250 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: 1. AO-95 Satellite Goes QRT 2. New Satellite Distance Records Are Set 3. Ham Radio Outlet Is Closing Its San Diego Store 4. Amateur Radio Active in Turkey and Syria Following Earthquakes 5. Bouvet Island DXpedition is On the Air! 6. Amateur Radio Special Event Stations Celebrate the Universe 7. Registration Open for the 2023 QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo 8. Utah Students Talk To An Astronaut On The International Space Station 9. A Barbados A

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1249 Release Date: February 4, 2023 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Terry Saunders, N1KIN, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Bob Donlon, W3BOO, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 2:07:05 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1249 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: 1. Defunct Satellite and Rocket Stage Nearly Collide in Potential ‘Worst-Case Scenario’ 2. Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications Archive Grows to 51,000 Items 3. National Association of Broadcasters Tells The FCC: The ATSC 3.0 TV Broadcast Transition Is in Peril 4. Global Harmonization Paves Road To World Radio Conference 2023 5. Broadcasters and The FCC Are Split Over The Next Steps To Modernize The Emergency Alert System 6. William Franzin VE4V

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1248 Release Date: January 28, 2023 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Terry Saunders, N1KIN, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Bob Donlon, W3BOO, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Will Rogers, K5WLR, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:29:26 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1248 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: 1. AMSAT Exhibiting At 2023 HamCation 2. International Amateur Radio Union Coordinates Two New Satellites 3. International Space Station Astronaut Frank Rubio Gets A New Seat 4. University of Arizona Students Prepare To Put Their Own Cubesat Into Space 5. Lowest And Highest Bands Under The Spotlight In CEPT SE24 6. North Carolina Station Loses Two Towers To Vandalism 7. FCC Proposes $504K Fine On Fox For Emergency Alert System Violations 8. Short Wave Listener Wins Young Scientists Of

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1247 Release Date: January 21, 2023 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Terry Saunders, N1KIN, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Bob Donlon, W3BOO, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Will Rogers, K5WLR, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:47:14 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1247 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: 1. AMSAT Announces FalconSat-3 Nears Re-entry 2. National Science Foundation Reaches Agreement With SpaceX 3. The RSGB Wants Photos Of Your Shack - New Display At RSGB National Radio Centre At Bletchley Park 4. NASA Help Wanted: Telescope Optional 5. Audio Engineering Society to Receive Technical GRAMMY Award 6. Mystery Antennas Appear In The Mountains Of Utah 7. Two Ham Radio Bills Introduced in Congress Died Without Action 8. Radio Relay International Extends Digital Network to Puert

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1246 Release Date: January 14, 2023 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Terry Saunders, N1KIN, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Bob Donlon, W3BOO Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Will Rogers, K5WLR George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:33:33 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1246 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: 1. US Begins Installing Mighty Over The Horizon Radar In Palau That Can Detect Objects Thousands of KiloMeters Away 2. Next ARDC Community Meeting Will Take Place on Saturday, January 21, 2023 3. FCC Votes To Establish A Space Bureau and Office Of International Affairs 4. FCC Adopts Notice Proposing to Allocate Spectrum for Unmanned Aircraft Use 5. SpectraRep Releases Results of NextGen TV-Based Emergency Communications Datacast 6. Orlando HamCation Presents Its 2023 Award Winners 7. HAARP Thanks Amateur

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1245 Release Date: January 7, 2023 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Terry Saunders, N1KIN, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Bob Donlon, W3BOO, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Will Rogers, K5WLR, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:29:33 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1245 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: 1. ARRL Volunteers On the Air Event is Underway - Join The Fun 2. More Amateur Radio Astronauts Head For The International Space Station 3. Bud Kozloff, W1NSK, Appointed as ARRL Connecticut Section Manager 4. Military Service Academies Radio Group Now In Operation 5. Sixth Annual HamSCI Workshop Scheduled 6. Amateur Radio Contesting Great Fred Laun, K3ZO, Silent Key 7. Latest Smartphones Gain Satellite Access For Emergency Calls 8. New Callsigns Are Added To The Upcoming Bouvet Is

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1244 - New Year's Edition Release Date: December 31, 2022 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, Fred Fitte, NF2F, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Will Rogers, K5WLR, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:18:13 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1244 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: 1. Department Of Homeland Security Auxiliary Communications (AUXCOMM) Training Course Announced 2. Representative Bill Johnson of Ohio Introduces Bill to Eliminate Private Land Use Restrictions on Amateur Radio 3. Alaskan Experiment Fired Two Second RF Chirps To A Near Earth Asteroid 4. Yaesu FT-818 and FTM-400 Will Be Discontinued 5. Radio Society of Great Britain Is Planning Events For The Upcoming Coronation of King Charles III 6. U.S. Schools Selected For International Space Sta

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1243 Release Date: December 24, 2022 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, Bob Donlon, W3BOO, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Will Rogers, K5WLR, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:46:37 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1243 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: 1. Representative Bill Johnson of Ohio Introduces Bill to Eliminate Private Land Use Restrictions on Amateur Radio 2. Colonel Jerry Wellman, W7SAR, Former ARRL Utah SEC and Life Member, Receives Top Honors 3. Space Debris Expert Says Orbits Will Be Lost And People Will Die Later This Decade 4. Amateur Radio License Exam Fee Changes In The United Kingdom 5. Biden Administration Drafting Executive Order To Simplify Space Rules 6. Spacewalk From International Space Station With Two Cosmonauts Cancelled Du

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1242 Release Date: December 17, 2022 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Terry Saunders, N1KIN, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Bob Donlon, W3BOO, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Will Rogers, K5WLR, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:46:37 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1242 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: 1. Deadline for 2023 ARRL Foundation Scholarship Program is January 4, 2023 2. New Section Managers Appointed -- Incumbent Section Managers to Continue New Terms in April 2023 3. Amateur Radio Emergency Service Members Support Nevada County Office of Emergency Services 4. Colonel Jerry Wellman, W7SAR, Former ARRL Utah S-E-C and Life Member, Receives Top Honors 5. Amateur Radio Featured on Montana Public Television 6. When All Else Fails: Amateur Radio Helps Rescue A Lost Hiker In Ne

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1241 Release Date: December 10, 2022 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Terry Saunders, N1KIN, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Bob Donlon, W3BOO, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Paul Zinger appears courtesy Lovo.AI Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:41:14 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1241 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: 1. SpaceX’s Plan To Launch Another 30,000 Starlink Satellites Hindered By FCC 2. BBC Announces It Could Turn Off Terrestrial Radio and TV Services Within The Next Decade 3. Amateur Radio Digital Communications ARDC Awards Grant For New Amateur Radio Station 4. Youth On The Air Camp 2023 Application Period Is Now Open 5. SAQ - Sending A Christmas Message To The World 6. Amateur Radio Operators Commemorate Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 7. New Ge

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1240 Release Date: December 3, 2022 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Terry Saunders, N1KIN, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Bob Donlon, W3BOO, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Fred Fitte, NF2F, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:50:05 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1240 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: 1. OMOTENASHI – Amateur Radio Mission to the Moon is Lost 2. Satellite News Shorts From Across The Globe 3. Museum of Information Explosion to Feature Amateur Radio Station Courtesy Latest ARDC Grant 4. Quarter Century Wireless Association to Celebrate 75 Years 5. Youngsters on the Air Month-Long Event Begins December 1st 6. Nova Scotia Students Contact Astronaut Aboard The International Space Station Via Ham Radio 7. Amateur Radio Club Provides Communications Suppor

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1239 Release Date: November 26, 2022 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Terry Saunders, N1KIN, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Bob Donlon, W3BOO, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Fred Fitte, NF2F, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:50:05 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1239 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: 1. 2022 ARRL Board of Directors Election Results Announced 2. Eastern Massachusetts Section to Welcome New Section Manager; Incumbent Section Managers Were Reelected 3. OMOTENASHI Is Struggling To Carry Amateur Radio To The Moon 4. United States High School CubeSat To Be Automatic Packet Reporting System Relay 5. Satellite Shorts From All Over 6. World Radiocommunication Seminar Dive Deep Into Global Spectrum Management

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1238 Release Date: November 19, 2022 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Terry Saunders, N1KIN, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Bob Donlon, W3BOO, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Will Rogers, K5WLR, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:28:49 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1238 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: 1. CAMSAT CAS-10 Launched to Chinese Space Station 2. Astronaut Bob Behnken, KE5GGX, Retires From NASA 3. ARRL New England Division Receives Grant To Combat Radio Frequency Interference 4. San Angelo Amateur Radio Club Celebrates 100 Years 5. Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications Surpasses 25,000 Items 6. Federal Emergency Management Agency Releases New Online Study Course 7. UPDATED STORY: Federal Communications Commission To Extend Applicatio

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1237 Release Date: November 12, 2022 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Terry Saunders, N1KIN, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Will Rogers, K5WLR, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:39:58 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1237 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: 1. The QO-100 AMSAT-UK and The British Amateur Television Club North American Challenge 2. Radio Amateurs Up and Down The East Coast Are At The Ready For Forecast Hurricane Nicole 3. Amateur Radio Operators and More Will Track NASA's Artemis 1 Moon Mission 4. FCC Takes Next Step to Enable Faster, Better Wi-Fi 5. CW Competency Test Coordinator Is Appointed By The Radio Society Of Great Britain 6. FCC Seeks Electronic Engineering Graduates For New Honors Program 7. The Transistor

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1236 Release Date: November 5, 2022 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Terry Saunders, N1KIN, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Bob Donlon, W3BOO Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Fred Fitte, NF2F, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Will Rogers, K5WLR, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:27:23 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1236 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: 1. ARRL Delegates Attend International Amateur Radio Union Region 2 General Assembly 2. Australian Radio Amateurs May Move to a Class Licensing Structure 3. Veterans Day 2022 Special Events 4. Amateur Radio Digital Communications is Looking for Volunteers for its Advisory Committees 5. Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin Editor Retires after 32 Years 6. Hurricanes Lisa and Martin Kept Amateur Radio Operators Busy 7. The 3rd Annual Youth Dream Rig Essay Contest Is Now Underway 8. AR

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1235 Release Date: October 29, 2022 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, Bob Donlon, W3BOO, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Fred Fitte, NF2F, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Will Rogers, K5WLR, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:38:45 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1235 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: 1. Radio Amateurs Support the Great ShakeOut 2022 in Puerto Rico 2. Student Radio Contact with the International Space Station Inspires Hurricane Hit Community 3. New Wyoming Section Manager Appointed 4. Activity and Awards Increase at 222 and 1296 MegaHertz 5. The Andrew Johnson Amateur Radio Club Receives Two Grants 6. Federal Communications Commission Seeks Electronic Engineers for Honors Program 7. Young Amateur Radio Operator Selected For Expedition To Antarctic

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1234 Release Date: October 22, 2022 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Will Rogers, K5WLR, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:24:54 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1234 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: 1. 2022 ARRL Online Auction is October 21st through the 27th To Support ARRL Programs 2. The EmComm Training Organization Announces The Date Of The November Semi-Annual Drill 3. Amateur Radio Public Service Corps Volunteers Support Biennial Nuclear Power Plant Exercises 4. FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel Takes A Look At Hurricane Recovery Efforts 5. Amateur Radio Operators Invited To Participate In Week Long Scientific Experiments At HAARP 6. ARRL Foundation Accepting Applicati

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1233 Release Date: October 15, 2022 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB,Terry Saunders, N1KIN, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Will Rogers, K5WLR, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:22:30 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1233 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: 1. Florida Amateur Radio Operators Activate for Hurricane Ian 2. Ian, Julia, and Karl - The Latest Storm Updates 3. San Angelo Amateur Radio Club Celebrates 100 Years 4. October 15th and 16th, 2022 Is Session Three Of The ARRL EME Contest 5. Dayton Hamvention Has Announced That The Ramada Inn In Xenia, Ohio, Is Closing 6. Nikola Tesla’s Wardenclyffe Lab Transforming into Global Science Center Thanks To NSF Grant 7. International Space Station Has A Conversat