PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1407 – 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: February 14, 2026

Here is a summary of the news trending…This Week in Amateur Radio. This week’s edition is anchored by Jordan Kurtz, KE9BPO, Rich Lawrence, Mike Nicolich, K9DXM, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Steve Sawyer, K1FRC, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX

Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS

Approximate Running Time: 1:00:12

Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1HR1407

Trending headlines in this week’s bulletin service

1. AMSAT: FUJI OSCAR 29 Approaches Full Sunlight
2. AMSAT: SpaceX Grounds Its Falcon 9 Rocket
3. WIA: IARU Region One Issues Clarification On Reports Of Ham Radio Prosecutions In Belarus
4. WIA: Radio Society Of Great Britain Publishes Band Plans
5. WIA: Radio Station Looks To Share WKRP Callsign
6. FCC: Keep Your FRN Information Updated: FCC Fines Could Add Up Quickly
7. FCC: Amazon Gets FCC Approval To Launch 4,500 Leo Internet Satellites
8. ARRL: Start Planning Now For Ham Radio Open House In April – World Amateur Radio Day
9. ARRL: Digital Or Paper?
10. ARRL: ARRL Mourns The Loss Of Sharon Taratula, Awards Manager
11. BBC Shortwave Radio Programs Are Received In Iran
12. Texas Military Base Issues GPS Interference Warning
13. Amateur Radio License Plates Are Poised For Approval In New Hampshire
14. The FCC deletes obsolete Part 97 Rules after their publication in the Federal Register on February 10th
15. FCC: FCC fast-tracks SpaceX plan for one million satellites, and it wants your thoughts
16. ARRL: ARRL joins America250 as a supporting partner for the nations 250th anniversary
17. ARRL: The National Council of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators removes three questions from use
18. ARRL: The league announces that more funding is available for radio clubs

Plus these Special Features This Week:

• Australia’s own Onno Benshop, VK6FLAB, will be here with another edition of Foundations of Amateur Radio, This week’s program is titled “How to become an amateur today”
• The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and a lot more
• Monthly Volunteer Monitoring Report

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