December 14, 2024

This Week in Amateur Radio

North America's Premiere Amateur Radio News Magazine

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1322 – 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 29, 2024

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, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Marvin Turner, W0MET, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX.

Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS.

Approximate Running Time: 1:00:06

Trending headlines in this week’s bulletin service:

Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1322HR

Trending headlines in this week’s bulletin service

  1. AMSAT: UPDATE: AMSAT Mail Alias Service To End August 1, 2024
  2. WIA: Germany To Grant Remore Operation, DARC To Build Stations Around The Country
  3. WIA: International Amateur Radio Union Monitoring System Report
  4. ARRL: 2024 ARRL Field Day Wrap Up
  5. ARRL: ARRL and Momobeam Introduce Dual Band Beam Antenna for Six and Ten Meters
  6. ARRL: ARRL Club Grant Program, Application Deadline Approaching
  7. ARRL: Zion 2024 A New Amateur Radio Convention and Expo Event Takes Place July 12/13 In St. George, Utah
  8. Australian Court Delivers Decision On Amateur Radio Death
  9. Australian Regulator ACMA Seeks Input On Proposed Repeater and Beacon Licensing
  10. 4 Meter Privileges In Germany Are Extended Until The End Of 2024
  11. AMSAT: Starliner brings another ham to the International Space Station
  12. ARDC: ARDC announces Ashhar Farhan VU2ESE, Joins ARDC Board
  13. FCC: FCC approves mysterious Space X device – The Starlink Mini Backpack Dish
  14. ARRL: Amateurs are now gaming on the amateur radio digital modes (FT8)
  15. A popular Massachusetts electronics retailer announces shutdown
  16. Wifi router manufacturer receives FCC fine for selling overpower routers
  17. NORAD imporves tracking of amateur radio and civilian balloons

Plus these Special Features This Week:

  • Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO – AMSAT Satellite News
  • Bill Salyers, AJ8B – The DX Corner with all the latest radio sport news on DXpeditions, working DX, upcoming contests, and more
  • Bill Continelli, W2XOY (SK) – The History of Amateur Radio. This week, Bill continues with the history of amateur radios Fallen Flags with a look back at the Hammerlund Radio Corporation
  • Will Rogers, K5WLR – A Century of Amateur Radio. This week, Will looks back at how one article published in the very first edition of QST, went on to organize relay stations

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