PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1405 – 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: January 31, 2026

Here is a summary of the news trending…This Week in Amateur Radio. This week’s edition is anchored by Jordan Kurtz, KE9BPO, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Mike Nikolich, K9DXM, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Denny Haight, NZ8D, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX

Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS

Approximate Running Time: 0:59:34

Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1405HR

Trending headlines in this week’s bulletin service

1. AMSAT: Help Wanted: Feature Story Editors & Video Editor
2. WIA: Iran Continues Blocking Internet Traffic
3. WIA: UK Regulator Ofcom Proposes Device Spectrum Sharing / FCC To Vote On 6 GigaHertz Use
4. ARD: ARDC/Amateur Radio Digital Communcations Priority Areas Of Funding Offer Opportunities
5. FCC: FCC Chairman Carr Announces Vote To Expand 900 MegaHertz Band To 10 MegaHertz
6. SPM: Kenya To Represent Africa In International Space Station ARISS Program 2026
7. NASA: NASA Selects Participants To Track Artemis II Mission
8. FR: World Radiocommunication Conference Advisory Committee Schedules Its 4th Meeting on Feb.19
9. ARRL: Director Famiglio’s Recertification Decision
10. ARRL: Student Coding Competition Is Underway With $25,000 Award
11. ARRL: Register Now Ffor HamSCI 2026, Hosted By ARRL
12. ARRL: The Northern Arizona DX Association Announces Dates For Sixth Annual Pluto Discovery
13. ARRL: ARRL To Announce The Winner Of The ARRL Sweepstakes Icom Dream Station at Orlando Fest
14. ARRL: IARU Has Issued A Clarification On The Prosecution Amateur Radio Operators In Belarus
15. Dayton HamVention Announces The Theme For 2026 – Radio Adventure!
16. Space Station Astronaut Captures Aretmis 2 Launch Pad Image
17. WIA: Communications News Shorts
18. ARRL: ARRL Board of Directors approves funding, advocacy, and creates a new DXCC Award
19. ARRL: Vandals strike an amateur radio manufacturers facility
20. ARRL: Nominations are sought for the 2026 Dayton HamVention Awards
21. US Congress agrees to restore funding for the Voice of America and other government broadcasting

Plus these Special Features This Week:

• Australia’s own Onno Benschop, VK6FLAB, and Foundations of Amateur Radio, continues with Part Seven of his series entitled “Building A Shack”. In this edition Onno looks a different methods of powering your shack
• The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and a lot more

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