https://twiar.net North America's Premiere Amateur Radio News Magazine Sat, 14 Feb 2026 06:53:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://twiar.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-twiarlogo512px-32x32.jpg https://twiar.net 32 32 https://twiar.net/2026/02/14/via-the-arrl-arrl-mourns-the-loss-of-sharon-taratula-awards-manager/ Sat, 14 Feb 2026 06:53:10 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=39700 Read more at ARRL.org]]> https://twiar.net/2026/02/01/via-the-arrl-former-fcc-official-john-b-johnston-w3be-silent-key/ Sun, 01 Feb 2026 16:45:42 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=39351 Read more at ARRL.org]]> https://twiar.net/2026/01/24/via-the-arrl-arrl-honorary-vice-president-john-cadwallader-kanode-n4mm-silent-key/ https://twiar.net/2026/01/24/via-the-arrl-arrl-honorary-vice-president-john-cadwallader-kanode-n4mm-silent-key/#comments Sat, 24 Jan 2026 06:40:54 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=39115 Read more at ARRL.org]]> 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01:45:32 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=31331 Read more at ARRL.org]]> https://twiar.net/2025/04/18/via-the-arrl-former-arrl-vice-director-wayne-overbeck-n6nb-sk/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2025/03/14/via-the-arrl-hurricane-watch-net-founder-gerald-murphy-k8yuw-a-silent-key/ https://twiar.net/2025/03/14/via-the-arrl-hurricane-watch-net-founder-gerald-murphy-k8yuw-a-silent-key/#comments Fri, 14 Mar 2025 06:45:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=28974 Read more at ARRL.org]]> https://twiar.net/2025/03/14/via-the-arrl-hurricane-watch-net-founder-gerald-murphy-k8yuw-a-silent-key/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2025/02/24/billings-remembers-dan-dubray-former-kulr-tv-anchor-and-community-icon/ https://twiar.net/2025/02/24/billings-remembers-dan-dubray-former-kulr-tv-anchor-and-community-icon/#comments Mon, 24 Feb 2025 05:27:49 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=28555 [QRZ lists a callsign for Daniel J. 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