October 5, 2024

This Week in Amateur Radio

North America's Premiere Amateur Radio News Magazine

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1318 – 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: June 1, 2024

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

Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS.

Approximate Running Time: 0:59:44

Trending headlines in this week’s bulletin service:

Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1318HR

Trending headlines in this week’s bulletin service

  1. AMSAT: Project OSCAR Discontinues Operations, Donates Remaining Funds to AMSAT
  2. WIA: WSJT-X SuperFox Mode Is Announced
  3. ARRL: ARRL Volunteer Examination Coordinator Services Update During Systems Disruption
  4. ARRL: Solar Activity Significantly Affecting The Ionosphere and Propagation
  5. ARRL: FCC Opens Comments About Coronal Mass Ejection Communications Impacts
  6. ARRL: How To Find A Field Day Site
  7. ARRL: Section Manager Election Results
  8. ARRL: SEA-PAC Hosting ARRL Northwestern Division Convention May 31st through June 2nd
  9. ARRL: The ARRL Foundation Announces The Return Of The Club Grant Program For 2024
  10. HamCation Accepting 2025 Award Nominations
  11. Ham Exemption Restored To Pennsylvania Hands-Free Law – CW Going Mobile
  12. June Volunteer Monitor Report
  13. WWVB Operating At Reduced Power Due To Antenna Damage

Plus these Special Features This Week:

  • The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming contests, and more..
  • SPECIAL REPORT: From the just concluded Dayton Hamvention, we will hear a talk givin by Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH ARRL Volunteer Monitor Program Administrator at the 2024 Dayton Hamvention during the Good Operators and Interference Forum.

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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.

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