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https://twiar.net/2025/04/23/via-the-rsgb-gb2rs-newsreader-retires-at-101/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2025/03/15/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1359-full-version/ https://twiar.net/2025/03/15/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1359-full-version/#comments Sun, 16 Mar 2025 02:41:06 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=29078 Release Date: March 15, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending…This Week in...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/03/15/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1359-full-version/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2025/03/15/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1359-truncated-1-hour-version/ Sun, 16 Mar 2025 02:34:04 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=29080 This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio....]]> https://twiar.net/2024/04/25/mfj-to-cease-on-site-production-next-month/ Thu, 25 Apr 2024 22:03:29 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=20942 The following email was sent from Martin F Jue, K5FLU (Founder and President of MFJ...]]> https://twiar.net/2023/10/07/via-the-rsgb-radcom-basics-editor-retirement/ Sat, 07 Oct 2023 04:59:17 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=17715 RadCom Basics Editor Lee Aldridge, G4EJB has retired Over the past few years, Lee has been...]]> https://twiar.net/2023/03/17/via-hackaday-whats-going-to-happen-to-legacy-broadcast-bands-when-the-lights-go-out/ Fri, 17 Mar 2023 17:07:06 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=14748 Our smartphones have become our constant companions over the last decade, and it’s often said...]]> https://twiar.net/2022/12/29/yaesu-ft-818-and-ftm-400-will-be-discontinued/ Thu, 29 Dec 2022 10:03:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=13789 Yaesu announces the end of production on two of its models, the Yaesu FTM 400 series, one...]]> https://twiar.net/2022/12/17/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1242/ Sun, 18 Dec 2022 02:44:15 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=13636 Release Date: December 17, 2022 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week...]]> https://twiar.net/2022/11/19/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1238/ Sun, 20 Nov 2022 01:32:37 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=13205 Release Date: November 19, 2022 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week...]]> https://twiar.net/2022/07/08/via-the-arrl-fcc-legacy-cores-system-to-be-retired/ Fri, 08 Jul 2022 05:02:56 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=9906 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will retire the Legacy version of its COmmission REgistration System (CORES) on...]]> https://twiar.net/2022/06/19/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1216/ https://twiar.net/2022/06/19/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1216/#comments Sun, 19 Jun 2022 04:58:34 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=9534 Release Date: June 18, 2022 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week...]]> https://twiar.net/2022/06/19/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1216/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2022/01/01/bye-bye-blackberry/ Sat, 01 Jan 2022 08:25:08 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=6998 Company is set to kill support for its classic smartphones running on its own operating...]]>