February 12, 2025

This Week in Amateur Radio

North America's Premiere Amateur Radio News Magazine

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1346 – 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: December 14, 2024

Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week’s edition is anchored by Denny Haight, NZ8D, Tammy Walker, KI5ODE, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX.

Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS.

Approximate Running Time: 1:00:00

Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1346HR

Trending headlines in this week’s bulletin service

  1. AMSAT: LignoSat International Space Station Deployment Information
  2. WIA: ARRL Is Warning Members About Amateur Radio Gear Price Increases Due To Proposed Tariffs
  3. WIA: The Saga Of South American Satellite Pirates
  4. WIA: US Vulnerable To Chinas Salt Typoon Cyberattack / Russian Fancy Bear Attack
  5. ARD: SAQ Grimeton To Transmit CW Christmas Message December 24th
  6. ARD: International Amateur Radio Union Identifies Non-Amateur Transmissions in Amateur HF Bands
  7. FCC: FCC Opens The Entire 6 Gigahertz Band For Low Power Devices
  8. ARRL: ARRL 10-Meter Contest, December 14-15, Great Opportunity For Technicians
  9. ARRL: ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology Now Accepting Applications For 2025 Cohorts
  10. The Use Of CW Is Highlighted In BBC Radio Documentary
  11. The 12 Days Of Christmas Special Event Begins
  12. Lookout For The Geminids Meteor Shower Begining This Weekend
  13. 150 Students At Staten Island Technical High School In New York City Pass License Exams
  14. TVT: Trump picks former broadcast news anchor Kari Lake to run the Voice of America
  15. RI: NYPD/FDNY leaders all on Senator Shumer to save AM Braodcast radio in cars
  16. ARRL: $41K+ is raised by donors, and YouTubers toi benefit the ARRL Teachers Institute
  17. ARRL: 2025 Youth On The Air Camp application period is now open
  18. A new free quarterly newsletter is launched by the folks at HamSci
  19. Starlink receives FCC approval for satellite to device cellular service from space bypassing terrestrial towers

Plus these Special Features This Week:

  • A Christmas Packet – A special holiday presentation from the late Bill Baran, N2FNH
  • Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will present an update on his latest open source project called The Bald Yak, Part Two
  • The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with with all the latest news on D Xpeditions, DX, and upcoming radio sport contests, and more

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