PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1309 – Truncated 1-hour version

This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net

Release Date: March 30, 2024

Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week’s edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Denny Haight, NZ8D, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Marvin Turner, W0MET, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX.

Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS.

Approximate Running Time: 1:00:10

Trending headlines in this week’s bulletin service:

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Trending headlines in this week’s bulletin service

1. AMSAT: AMSAT Prepares For Hamvention 2024
2. FCC: FCC Pushes Back On SpaceX’s Request For More Starlink Spectrum
3. ARRL: Amateur Radio’s Importance Highlighted At National Hurricane Conference
4. ARRL: World Amateur Radio Day Is April 18th, 2024
5. ARRL: Reminder: Solar Eclipse April 8th, 2024
6. Relabeling Of Parks On The Air Global Parks Is Complete, China Returns To POTA
7. NASA: NASA to Launch Sounding Rockets Into Moon’s Shadow During Solar Eclipse
8. Emmy Award Presented To The FCC Spectrum Auction Program
9. ARRL: FCC to require two factor authentication for CORES users
10. ARRL: Get ready for the upcoming 2024 ARRL National Convention and Youth Rally – Part One
11. ARRL: Get ready for the upcoming 2024 ARRL National Convention and Youth Rally – Part Two

Plus these Special Features This Week:

• Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will look at the question “What’s With All That Lack Of Noise?”
• The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming contests and more.
• Bill Continelli, W2XOY – The History of Amateur Radio. This week, Bill takes us aboard The Wayback Machine to August 15th, 1952 when the FCC confirmed the new temporary amateur radio service they entitled RACES, The Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service.

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