PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1108

This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1108

Release Date: May 23, 2020

Here is a summary of the news trending this week. This weeks edition is anchored by is anchored by Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Will Rogers, K5WLR, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX.

Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS.

Running Time: 1:51:31

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Trending headlines in this weeks bulletin service:

1. ARRL Invites Applications for the Position of Chief Executive Officer
2. FCC to Vote on Plan to Use ATSC 3.0 for Broadcast Internet
3. ARRL Invites Applications for Awards and Programs Assistant
4. Islands On The Air Users May Obtain Award Credits via Logbook of The World
5. IC-705 QRP SDR Transceiver Update From Icom
6. CQ Announces 2020 Hall of Fame Inductees
7. ARISS Multipoint Telebridge Contact via Amateur Radio Concept Proving Successful
8. Director, Vice Director Nominations Invited in Five ARRL Divisions
9. Federal Judge Okays Retrieval of Titanic Marconi Wireless Equipment
10. Florida Hams Ready For Historic Launch of United States Astronauts
11. ABC Network Renews Last Man Standing For New Season
12. Australia’s Amateurs Asked To Share Their Views On 60 Meter Band Use
13. Amateur Radio Gearing Up for Predicted Above Average Atlantic Hurricane Season
14. Well-Known HF Operator Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ – SK
15. DXCC Convention is cancelled.
16. The Gulf Coast Hurricane Season Special Event is coming up.
17. ARRL seeks clarification of the amended amateur service RF Safety Rules.

Plus these Special Features This Week:

• Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte, W6TWT, will talk about a brand new DNS service you can use for free to increase your privacy on-line, and he will also talk about the abundance of dark fiber around the country.
• Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO – AMSAT Satellite News
• Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety w/Greg Stoddard KF9MP, will tell you the proper way to secure the feedline to the tower.
• Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will talk about Buying and Using Pre-Loved Equipment
• 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 talks about the 1974 Proposed FCC Restructuring Plan For
  Amateur Radio. Part Two, and looks at the Class E Citizens Band Proposal.
• SPECIAL REPORT: ESSB “Enhanced Single Sideband” with Art Bell, W6OBB, and a special
  interview with John Anning, NU9N by George Bowen W2XBS.

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