https://twiar.net North America's Premiere Amateur Radio News Magazine Sun, 05 Apr 2026 03:03:27 +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/2026/04/06/via-the-arrl-ariss-outlines-opportunities-for-space-station-contacts-in-2027/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:45:42 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=41090 Read more at ARRL.org]]> https://twiar.net/2026/03/28/via-amateur-radio-daily-ariss-sstv-event-celebrates-cosmonautics-day/ Sat, 28 Mar 2026 04:46:54 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40880 ARISS will transmit images from Series 31 utilizing the SSTV system on the International Space...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/12/11/via-amateur-radio-daily-first-hamtv-transmission-from-iss-since-2018/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 05:52:35 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=37957 The first HamTV transmission from the International Space Station (ISS) since 2018 occurred on October...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/12/05/via-amateur-radio-daily-ariss-sstv-event-is-active-via-rs-38s-satellite/ https://twiar.net/2025/12/05/via-amateur-radio-daily-ariss-sstv-event-is-active-via-rs-38s-satellite/#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2025 04:43:36 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=37809 ARISS has announced an SSTV event that will be active through December 13th. Rather than...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/12/05/via-amateur-radio-daily-ariss-sstv-event-is-active-via-rs-38s-satellite/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2025/12/04/via-amateur-radio-daily-ariss-video-promotes-school-contacts-through-iss-and-amateur-radio/ https://twiar.net/2025/12/04/via-amateur-radio-daily-ariss-video-promotes-school-contacts-through-iss-and-amateur-radio/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:49:21 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=37753 ARISS has released a new video promoting amateur radio on the International Space Station (ISS)....]]> https://twiar.net/2025/12/04/via-amateur-radio-daily-ariss-video-promotes-school-contacts-through-iss-and-amateur-radio/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2025/11/14/via-the-arrl-images-beamed-from-space-celebrate-25-years-of-ham-radio-on-the-iss/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 08:33:27 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=37200 Read more at ARRL.org]]> https://twiar.net/2025/11/06/via-amateur-radio-daily-iss-sstv-event-to-celebrate-25-years-of-the-international-space-station/ Fri, 07 Nov 2025 04:45:34 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=36926 Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) was the first educational payload on the...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/10/08/scientific-society-to-host-nations-first-live-amateur-radio-contact-with-international-space-station-namibia/ Wed, 08 Oct 2025 23:25:57 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=36259 The Namibia Scientific Society (NSS) is set to host a groundbreaking event, facilitating the first-ever...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/09/26/via-amateur-radio-daily-iss-sstv-event-celebrates-world-space-week/ Fri, 26 Sep 2025 15:00:26 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=35907 ARISS has announced an slow scan television (SSTV) event to coincide with World Space Week...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/11/09/via-amateur-radio-daily-iss-sstv-event-celebrates-amateur-radio-in-human-spaceflight/ Sat, 09 Nov 2024 18:11:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=25384 SSTV images will be transmitted from the International Space Station between November 11th and 18th....]]> https://twiar.net/2024/11/02/hello-earth-space-calling/ Sat, 02 Nov 2024 09:59:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=25187 How it started versus how it’s going for astronaut Nick Hague with ISS Ham Radio on the...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/10/31/how-a-wayne-principal-saved-an-astronaut-talk-for-students-after-school-shut-down-new-jersey/ Thu, 31 Oct 2024 21:52:20 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=25183 For Sandra Giordano, failure was not an option. The longtime educator already lost her school...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/10/15/via-amateur-radio-daily-ariss-asks-educators-for-proposals-for-iss-contact-opportunity/ Tue, 15 Oct 2024 04:16:43 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=24578 ARISS is requesting US educators to submit proposals for upcoming amateur radio contact opportunities with...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/10/06/via-amateur-radio-daily-sstv-experiment-via-iss-october-8-14/ Sun, 06 Oct 2024 17:45:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=24155 ARISS will be conducting Expedition 72 – Series 21 SSTV Experiment from the International Space...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/08/30/via-the-rsgb-rsgb-announces-special-iss-contact/ Fri, 30 Aug 2024 19:04:41 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=23030 Read more at RSGB.co.uk]]> https://twiar.net/2024/04/11/utah-students-use-ham-radio-to-connect-with-astronaut-during-eclipse/ Thu, 11 Apr 2024 14:25:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=20673 The solar eclipse might not have been fully visible from Utah, but that didn’t stop...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/03/03/via-amsat-ans-063-amsat-news-service-weekly-bulletins-for-march-3-2024/ https://twiar.net/2024/03/03/via-amsat-ans-063-amsat-news-service-weekly-bulletins-for-march-3-2024/#comments Sun, 03 Mar 2024 06:14:55 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=20066 AMSAT News Service ANS-063 March 3, 2024 In this edition: ARISS 40th Anniversary Celebration Held...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/03/03/via-amsat-ans-063-amsat-news-service-weekly-bulletins-for-march-3-2024/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2024/02/18/sacramento-girl-scouts-gear-up-to-talk-to-international-space-station-heres-how-theyll-do-it-california/ Sun, 18 Feb 2024 19:49:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=19792 All systems are go! Sacramento Girl Scouts Troop 1089 worked this weekend in preparation for...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/01/13/via-amsat-ans-014-amsat-news-service-weekly-bulletins/ https://twiar.net/2024/01/13/via-amsat-ans-014-amsat-news-service-weekly-bulletins/#comments Sun, 14 Jan 2024 01:39:14 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=19249 In this edition: * ARISS Announces NASA Astronaut Tony England WØORE as Speaker for 40th...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/01/13/via-amsat-ans-014-amsat-news-service-weekly-bulletins/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2024/01/05/video-teenage-amateur-radio-operators-featured-on-nbcs-today-show/ https://twiar.net/2024/01/05/video-teenage-amateur-radio-operators-featured-on-nbcs-today-show/#comments Fri, 05 Jan 2024 21:43:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=19149 A student-led contact with astronauts through the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/01/05/video-teenage-amateur-radio-operators-featured-on-nbcs-today-show/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2023/12/13/harborcreek-students-build-radio-to-communicate-with-international-space-station-pennsylvania/ https://twiar.net/2023/12/13/harborcreek-students-build-radio-to-communicate-with-international-space-station-pennsylvania/#comments Wed, 13 Dec 2023 16:58:23 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=18819 Harborcreek High School students got to chat in real time with astronauts at the International...]]> https://twiar.net/2023/12/13/harborcreek-students-build-radio-to-communicate-with-international-space-station-pennsylvania/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2023/12/10/via-the-arrl-arrl-teachers-institute-grad-prepares-students-for-ham-radio-contact-with-astronaut/ Sun, 10 Dec 2023 07:51:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=18750  ARRL celebrates the success of an ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology graduate. The skills learned in the...]]> https://twiar.net/2023/10/29/ariss-to-celebrate-40th-anniversary-of-amateur-radio-and-human-spaceflight/ Mon, 30 Oct 2023 02:45:09 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=18118 Astronaut Owen Garriott, amateur radio callsign W5LFL, pioneered amateur radio communication from space on his...]]> https://twiar.net/2023/10/07/via-the-arrl-students-wanted-talk-to-an-astronaut-via-amateur-radio-in-2024/ Sat, 07 Oct 2023 05:02:26 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=17751 There’s an opportunity for STEM education via amateur radio that will put students in contact...]]> https://twiar.net/2023/09/10/via-the-arrl-north-carolina-school-contacts-the-international-space-station/ Sun, 10 Sep 2023 13:24:33 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=17468 On August 28, 2023, students at Bowman Middle School in Bakersville, North Carolina, talked to...]]> https://twiar.net/2023/07/24/via-the-arrl-slow-scan-tv-experiment-with-arrl-planned-for-amateur-radio-on-the-international-space-station/ Mon, 24 Jul 2023 08:31:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=16730 Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS), in collaboration with ARRL  The National Association...]]> https://twiar.net/2023/05/25/astronauts-barnawi-and-al-qarni-interact-with-students-and-share-living-in-space-experiences-saudi-arabia/ Fri, 26 May 2023 03:17:50 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=15930 audi astronauts Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali Al Qarni interacted with a group of students and...]]> https://twiar.net/2023/02/27/via-the-arrl-amateur-radio-on-the-international-space-station-seeking-contact-proposals/ https://twiar.net/2023/02/27/via-the-arrl-amateur-radio-on-the-international-space-station-seeking-contact-proposals/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2023 02:16:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=14614 The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is seeking formal and informal...]]> https://twiar.net/2023/02/27/via-the-arrl-amateur-radio-on-the-international-space-station-seeking-contact-proposals/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2023/02/10/via-the-arrl-amateur-radio-on-the-international-space-station-contacts-two-us-schools/ Sat, 11 Feb 2023 04:02:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=14328 Astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) were busy the last week of January...]]> https://twiar.net/2023/01/27/elementary-school-students-in-raleigh-use-amateur-radio-to-talk-to-international-space-station-north-carolina/ Fri, 27 Jan 2023 15:17:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=14159 Students at Brentwood Magnet Elementary School of Engineering in Raleigh got an out-of-this-world lesson in engineering using...]]>