{"id":40169,"date":"2026-03-01T00:27:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T05:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twiar.net\/?p=40169"},"modified":"2026-03-01T00:38:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T05:38:54","slug":"podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1409-truncated-1-hour-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twiar.net\/2026\/03\/01\/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1409-truncated-1-hour-version\/","title":{"rendered":"PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1409 &#8211; Truncated 1-hour version"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Release Date: February 28, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a summary of the news trending\u2026This Week in Amateur Radio. This week&#8217;s edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Denny Haight, NZ8D, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Ed Johnsen. 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