https://twiar.net North America's Premiere Amateur Radio News Magazine Sun, 05 Apr 2026 03:01:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://twiar.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-twiarlogo512px-32x32.jpg https://twiar.net 32 32 https://twiar.net/2026/04/04/via-the-arrl-fcc-warns-licensee-on-out-of-band-transmissions/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 03:01:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=41057 Read more at ARRL.org]]> https://twiar.net/2026/03/28/fcc-warns-pittsburgh-amateur-radio-operator-for-911-interference/ Sat, 28 Mar 2026 05:10:39 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40946 A BTech UV-Pro was transmitting over an Allegheny County EMS channel, commission alleges]]> https://twiar.net/2026/03/26/via-amateur-radio-daily-pirate-hunt-2026/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 06:05:56 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40832 Pirate Hunt 2026 encourages listeners to seek out pirate radio stations and log them to...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/01/11/via-the-arrl-fcc-poised-to-exempt-amateurs-from-foreign-adversary-reporting-requirements/ Sun, 11 Jan 2026 17:45:38 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=38934 Read more at ARRL.org]]> https://twiar.net/2025/12/06/decision-made-on-71-year-old-telford-radio-amateurs-antenna-plan-uk/ Sat, 06 Dec 2025 05:36:51 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=37858 A disabled 71-year-old radio amateur has been given permission to carry on with his “main interest in life”.]]> https://twiar.net/2025/11/11/double-murderer-receives-life-sentence-plus-170-years-arkansas/ https://twiar.net/2025/11/11/double-murderer-receives-life-sentence-plus-170-years-arkansas/#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:42:19 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=37162 The 2022 killer of a Jessieville resident’s daughter recently received a life sentence, plus 175...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/11/11/double-murderer-receives-life-sentence-plus-170-years-arkansas/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2025/10/05/via-the-arrl-fcc-issues-notice-of-violation-for-unauthorized-one-way-transmissions-and-denial-of-inspection/ Sun, 05 Oct 2025 07:54:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=36013 Read more at ARRL.org]]> https://twiar.net/2025/09/18/arrl-launches-nationwide-grassroots-campaign-to-pass-amateur-radio-emergency-preparedness-act/ Thu, 18 Sep 2025 21:10:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=35683 ARRL has launched a nationwide grassroots campaign aimed at securing the passage of federal legislation...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/08/25/man-extradited-back-to-alabama-after-17-years-on-child-sex-charges/ Mon, 25 Aug 2025 14:31:17 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=35002 [QRZ has an expired license listing for a Jay Kloss in Auburn, AL as N4CBK...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/08/15/pirate-radio-operator-settles-with-fcc/ Fri, 15 Aug 2025 13:49:26 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=34676 The Enforcement Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has reached an agreement with an...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/07/25/via-the-arrl-arrl-files-comments-to-protect-70-centimeter-amateur-band/ Sat, 26 Jul 2025 03:46:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=34088 Read more at ARRL.org]]> https://twiar.net/2025/07/08/via-hackaday-finally-an-extension-to-copyright-law-we-can-get-behind/ Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:45:37 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=33522 Normally when a government extends a piece of copyright law we expect it to be...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/06/28/via-amateur-radio-daily-satellite-communications-company-ast-spacemoble-seeks-use-of-70-cm-amateur-band/ Sat, 28 Jun 2025 05:45:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=33324 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the US has received a request from AST SpaceMobile...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/05/27/fcc-adopts-new-rule-to-protect-comms-sector-from-foreign-adversaries/ Tue, 27 May 2025 17:06:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=32441 FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has announced that the commission has moved forward with two proposals...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/05/14/hells-gate-radio-club-wants-equipment-back-washington-state/ https://twiar.net/2025/05/14/hells-gate-radio-club-wants-equipment-back-washington-state/#comments Wed, 14 May 2025 06:13:57 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=32049 Club founder says nobody with Asotin County is returning calls or emails seeking access to Stout Ranch after the group made changes to the site, triggering an investigation and termination of former public works director]]> https://twiar.net/2025/05/14/hells-gate-radio-club-wants-equipment-back-washington-state/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2025/04/20/via-the-arrl-arrl-iowa-section-wins-ham-exemption-to-handsfree-law/ https://twiar.net/2025/04/20/via-the-arrl-arrl-iowa-section-wins-ham-exemption-to-handsfree-law/#comments Sun, 20 Apr 2025 11:45:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=31102 Read more at ARRL.org]]> https://twiar.net/2025/04/20/via-the-arrl-arrl-iowa-section-wins-ham-exemption-to-handsfree-law/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2025/02/04/fcc-upholds-forfeiture-order-against-amateur-licensee/ https://twiar.net/2025/02/04/fcc-upholds-forfeiture-order-against-amateur-licensee/#comments Wed, 05 Feb 2025 00:33:37 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=28054 The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has upheld the record fine it proposed in 2022 for an...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/02/04/fcc-upholds-forfeiture-order-against-amateur-licensee/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2025/01/12/via-the-arrl-fcc-upholds-record-34000-forfeiture-against-amateur-licensee/ Sun, 12 Jan 2025 19:45:48 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=27303 Read more at ARRL.org]]> https://twiar.net/2025/01/07/ham-operator-must-pay-in-first-responder-interference-case/ Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:07:41 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=27210 A ham radio operator in Idaho must pay a record $34,000 penalty for causing interference...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/10/20/via-hackaday-hackaday-hacked/ Sun, 20 Oct 2024 04:05:46 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=24789 Well, that was “fun”. Last week, we wrote a newsletter post about the state of...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/10/11/via-hackaday-hack-on-self-collecting-data/ Fri, 11 Oct 2024 10:12:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=23626 A month ago, I’ve talked about using computers to hack on our day-to-day existence, specifically,...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/09/19/via-amateur-radio-daily-icom-amateur-radios-identified-as-explosive-devices-used-to-target-hezbollah/ Fri, 20 Sep 2024 03:45:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=23708 Icom IC-V82 handheld transceivers designed for amateur radio use have been identified as the latest...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/09/19/icom-investigating-radios-targeted-in-lebanon-blasts/ Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:55:37 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=23715 The Japanese electronics manufacturer Icom said it stopped making the walkie-talkie model in 2014 and has warned about fake versions for several years ]]> https://twiar.net/2024/07/20/fcc-hits-13-landlords-in-nyc-metro-area-with-pirate-letters/ Sun, 21 Jul 2024 00:48:47 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=22179 The FCC Enforcement Bureau’s New York Office has sent 13 different landlords in New York City, Rockland...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/06/08/sbe-website-recovered-after-malware-attack/ Sat, 08 Jun 2024 07:18:03 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=21637 The Society of Broadcast Engineers’ website is offline after having experienced a malware attack on May 30....]]> https://twiar.net/2024/05/12/engineers-embrace-repair-culture-as-new-law-takes-shape-in-california/ Sun, 12 May 2024 16:47:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=21166 Last fall, California passed SB 244, otherwise known as the Right to Repair law, which...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/05/12/fcc-fines-big-three-carriers-196m-for-selling-users-real-time-location-data/ Sun, 12 May 2024 04:51:49 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=21168 The Federal Communications Commission today said it fined T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon $196 million “for...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/05/10/via-the-arrl-arrl-volunteers-obtain-ham-exemption-to-pennsylvania-handsfree-law/ Fri, 10 May 2024 08:51:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=21151 Member-volunteers of ARRL  The National Association for Amateur Radio® in Pennsylvania have successfully protected the legal...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/04/21/council-denies-ham-radio-tower-extension-arizona/ Sun, 21 Apr 2024 16:34:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=20903 A Cottonwood man wanted to build a radio tower in the Sawmill housing development with...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/03/25/fcc-launches-crackdown-on-signal-jammers-sold-by-amazon-others/ Mon, 25 Mar 2024 07:04:15 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=20422 Uh-oh, Amazon. Looks like the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is not playing around when it comes to...]]>