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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2233 for Friday August 14 2020

- QSO TODAY VIRTUAL HAM RADIO EXPO - HAMS IN SOUTHERN INDIA AID AFTER MONSOONS - NEW ZEALAND EFFORT EXPLORES WIRELESS POWER DISTRIBUTION - UK EXAMS ARE BOOKED THROUGH SEPTEMBER - SWISS AMATEUR RADIO GROUP OFFERS RECRUITMENT INCENTIVES - SPECIAL EVENT RECALLS 2 DEVASTATING U.S. HURRICANES - PORTABLE OPERATIONS CONTEST LEVELS THE PLAYING FIELD - WHITE HOUSE PULLS NOMINATION OF FCC COMMISSIONER - SOTA ACTIVITY WEEKEND ATTRACTS HAMS IN ENGLAND - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: TRANSMITTING WITH THE POWER OF LOVESCRIPTAUDIO

08-14
18:10

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2223 for Friday June 5 2020

- HISTORIC SPACE LAUNCH FROM U.S. SOIL - STUDENTS COMPETE IN CROSS-CONTINENT SPACE RACE - HAM IN UTAH SUMMONS RESCUERS TO MINIVAN IN RIVER - NEW YORK AMATEURS GIVE 24,447 ON-AIR 'THANK YOUS' - RECORD-SETTING CONTACT ON UHF FOR POLAND, CAPE VERDE ISLANDS - IRISH HAM GROUP ISSUES WORLDWIDE CHALLENGE - NETS OF NOTE: INFORMATION AS AN AGENT OF HEALING - SILENT KEY: CALIFORNIA'S WILLIAM MAHNCKE KB6QEX - TEMPORARY WAIVERS GRANTED FOR FIELD DAY HOME STATIONS - WORLD OF DX - BOUNCING BACKWARDS ON KANGAROO ISLANDSCRIPTAUDIO

06-05
17:18

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2508 for Friday, November 21st, 2025

- FCC REOPENS AFTER HISTORIC US GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN - HUNGARIAN AMATEURS CELEBRATE BROADCAST CENTENNIAL - INDIAN AMATEURS STUDY IMPACT OF SEASON'S TRANSITION - NEURAL CODEC CALLED 'MILESTONE' FOR DIGITAL VOICE - NASA STUDIES DISABLED DEEP-SPACE NETWORK ANTENNA - HAMS PREP FOR PERSEIDS METEOR SCATTER EXPERIMENTS - 2 NEW REPEATERS CREATE CRUCIAL NETWORK IN KANSAS - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: FOR GOOGLE, A RAY OF AI HOPE FROM THE SUNSCRIPTAUDIO

11-20
16:12

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2507 for Friday, November 14th, 2025

- HAMS ASSIST GOVT. RESPONDERS DURING PHILIPPINE SUPER TYPHOON - SIMULATED TSUNAMI TESTS READINESS OF HAMS IN SRI LANKA - SILENT KEY: POPULAR BANGALORE NET CONTROl OP SUBBU, VU2ZUB - INTREPID-DX LAUNCHES 'AMATEUR RADIO FOR THE GREATER GOOD' - ARDC GRANTS SUPPORT STUDENTS' SATELLITE COURSES - BRISBANE HAMS HOST INAUGURAL QTECH CONFERENCE - COLLEGE DONATES LAPTOPS WISCONSIN HAM CLUB - INSIGHTS INTO LOSS OF ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY - STUDENTS' SATELLITE HAS NEWEST MICROWAVE LINEAR TRANSPONDER - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: ROYAL TREATMENT FOR YL WHO'S A TOP SOTA OPSCRIPTAUDIO

11-14
18:49

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2506 for Friday, November 7th, 2025

- PROPOSED SATELLITE WOULD PROVIDE 'SUNLIGHT ON DEMAND' - AUSTRALIAN BAND PLAN GETS SWEEPING REVIEW - SILENT KEY: ORIGINAL SOTA ENTHUSIAST, ROBERT JOHN HANNAN, G4RQJ - SILENT KEY: QUICKSILVER RADIO PRODUCTS' JOHN BARTSCHERER, N1GNV - 2 RECEIVE YASME EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR WORK WITH YOUNG HAMS - ISS MARKS 25 YEARS with SSTV TRANSMISSIONS - MOUNTAIN RADIO CHALLENGE TESTS SKILLS, PROPAGATION - SILENT KEY'S GIFT ENDOWS LIBRARY DEAN CHAIR AT ALMA MATER - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: PRIEST'S OTHER FAITH WAS IN RADIO WAVESSCRIPTAUDIO

11-07
19:18

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2505 for Friday, October 31st, 2025

- HURRICANE MELISSA SPURS HAM ACTIVATIONS - REPORT: LITTLE OR NO SECURITY FOR SATELLITES' SENSITIVE TRANSMISSIONS - LATVIAN HAMS CELEBRATE 100 YEARS OF BROADCAST RADIO - HAM TO CHAIR COLLEGE'S NEW ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT - RSGB TEAM HONORED BY BRITISH INTERPLANETARY SOCIETY - 'WAR OF THE WORLDS' SPECIAL EVENT REMEMBERS MARTIAN 'INVASION' - EVENT MARKS 50 YEARS SINCE LAKE SUPERIOR SHIP TRAGEDY - ASTRONOMY TRADE FAIR TO DEBUT AT HAM RADIO FRIEDRICHSHAFEN - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: WHY HAVE A QSO WHEN YOU CAN HAVE A CONCERTO?SCRIPTAUDIO

10-31
17:45

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2504 for Friday, October 24th, 2025

- HAMTV MAKES 1ST ARISS CONTACT IN 7 YEARS - SILENT KEY: NOTED DXER, COMMUNICATIONS SCHOLAR CHARLES HARPOLE K4VUD/HSØZCW - SILENT KEY: AMATEUR RADIO HISTORIAN JOHN DILKS III, K2TQN - CANADA ELIMINATES EXPIRATION DATES FOR BROADCAST RADIO LICENSES - 'PUMPKIN PATROL' IN ITS 4TH DECADE TO ENSURE DRIVER SAFETY - ARDC PREPARES FOR NEW ROUND OF GRANT APPLICANTS - YOUNG AMATEURS LEARN NEW MODES FOR EMCOMM - SCOTTISH MICROWAVE ENTHUSIASTS PREPARE FOR ROUNDTABLE - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: ON DXPEDITION, A PILEUP OF THINGS GOING WRONGSCRIPTAUDIO

10-24
19:05

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2503 for Friday, October 17th, 2025

- IARU URGES MORE INCLUSION OF HAMS WITH DISABILITIES - AFTER DELAYS, SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF PROJECT KUIPER SATELLITES - FCC COMMISSIONER PUSHES FOR ACTION AGAINST COPPER THEFTS - SILENT KEY: ED HARE, W1RFI, MAINSTAY OF ARRL LABORATORY - UK REGULATOR IMPLEMENTS MORE LICENSE CHANGES - HISTORIC TRANSMITTER'S MESSAGE OF PEACE - GRANT HELPS IDAHO HAMS UPGRADE OUTDATED EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS - NEW ATTENDANCE RECORD FOR NORTH STAR RADIO CONVENTION - AMATEUR TRIO PLANS MALDIVES 'WET SQUARES' ACTIVATION - SUNDERBANS DXPEDITION TO FEATURE YOUTH OPERATORS - KICKER: WHEN ZOMBIES COME TO LIFE - AT LEAST, ON THE AIRSCRIPTAUDIO

10-16
19:56

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2502 for Friday, October 10th, 2025

- WORLD'S LARGEST RADIO TELESCOPE GAINS RFI PROTECTION - SRI LANKA'S BIRDS-X CUBESAT IS IN ORBIT - FCC DENIES APPROVAL OF 4 CHINESE-OWNED ELECTRONICS LABS - SILENT KEY: KEN VILLONE, KU2US, FOUNDER OF 13 COLONIES SPECIAL EVENT - FLORIDA BAPTIST CHURCHES GROW EMERGENCY RADIO NETWORK - FCC CHARGES HAM WITH ILLEGAL 40M OPERATION - IARU FORUM HOSTS TOP DX CONTESTER, OFFERING TIPS - HURRICANE WATCH NET LAUNCHES PODCAST - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: A TRIBUTE TO THE HELPING HAMSSCRIPTAUDIO

10-09
19:35

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2501 for Friday, October 3rd, 2025

- US GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN HALTS FCC OPERATIONS - FCC VOTES TO ALLOW CELL PHONE JAMMING NEAR PRISONS - NUCLEAR-CLEANUP DRILL INCORPORATES HAM RADIO FOR 1ST TIME - LIGHTNING DESTROYS MAJOR NEW ZEALAND RADAR DOME - SILENT KEY: TOP CONTESTER, WRTC REFEREE FLAVIO PRECISVALLE IK1SPR - PA QSO PARTY OFFERS NEW INCENTIVES TO CHASERS - FCC CHARGES NEWLY LICENSED HAM WITH UNAUTHORIZED OPERATION - SSTV TRANSMISSIONS PLANNED FOR WORLD SPACE WEEK - WRTC RELEASES COMPETITORS' NAMES - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: NEXT-GENERATION DXPEDITIONER JOINS ANDAMAN ISLAND TEAMSCRIPTAUDIO

10-03
18:46

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2500 for Friday, September 26th, 2025

- SPECIAL REPORT: AMATEUR RADIO PREPS TO DEFEND ANTENNA LEGISLATION - WEATHERING THE STRUGGLE OF PROGRAMMING EMERGENCY RADIOS - HAMS IN SWEDEN PRESS FOR DUPLEX FM HANDHELDS - CALIFORNIA CLUB HELPS AREA HAMS REPLACE WILDFIRE LOSSES - SABLE ISLAND CYØS TEAM ANNOUNCES DXPEDITION DATES - OFCOM REVIEWS LICENSE PROCEDURES FOR SOME SATELLITES - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: KEEPING HIS WIFE'S MEMORY CLOSE IN HIS HEARTSCRIPTAUDIO

09-25
17:45

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2499 for Friday, September 19th, 2025

- EQUATORIAL GUINEA SUSPENDS HAM RADIO LICENSES - SILENT KEY AMONG THOSE IN RADIO HALL OF FAME - WRTC ANNOUNCES HQ SITE IN ENGLAND - CRYPTOLOGY, SPACE OFFER SIDE TRIPS AT TECHNICAL SYMPOSIUM - FCC LEVIES $920,000 PIRACY PENALTY AGAINST FM STATION - ARDC SEEKS VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE MEMBERS - MINNESOTA'S STATEWIDE POTA GROUP GROWS AMONG THE TREES - AUSTRALIAN REGULATOR MAKES CHANGES TO CB RULES - RSGB'S DMR PROJECT BEGINS AGAIN IN UK SCHOOLS - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: GETTING A READ ON AMATEUR RADIO IN NEW ZEALANDSCRIPTAUDIO

09-19
19:00

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2498 for Friday, September 12th, 2025

- FCC GRANTS LIMITED USE OF AMATEUR BANDS TO AST SPACEMOBILE - FCC EYES GIVING OK TO MOBILE PHONE JAMMING AT PRISONS - MANDATE FOR INDIAN HAMS TO CONVERT TO DIGITAL LICENSES - DOUBTS ABOUT SOLAR CYCLE PREDICTION METHODOLOGY - UK REGULATOR MULLS SATELLITE-TO-CELL PHONE SERVICE - PORTABLE-OP CELEBRATION ACTIVATES NY'S ERIE CANAL - WILD CARD TEAM MEMBERS CHOSEN FOR WRTC 2026 - SIX RECIPIENTS SELECTED FOR YLRL SCHOLARSHIPS - WORLD OF DX - LETTING YOUNG READERS SEE A NEW DIMENSION TO RADIOSCRIPTAUDIO

09-11
19:18

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2497 for Friday, September 5th, 2025

- TARIFFS SPUR HALT IN RADIO EQUIPMENT DELIVERIES TO US - NEW ZEALAND HAMS EYE BAND PLAN CHANGES FOR 30M - SILENT KEY: BA-MA-TECH OWNER MARKUS BASELER, DL6YYM - NASA SEEKS VOLUNTEER TRACKERS FOR ORION SPACECRAFT - NASA DEPLOYS LARGEST ORBITING RADAR ANTENNA REFLECTOR - CANADIAN STRAIGHT KEY MONTH IS ON THE AIR - GAINS FOR JAPAN's OPEN-SOURCE MULTI-MODE LINEAR TRANSPONDER - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: SWEPT AWAY AT IOTA EXPEDITION TO PAJAROS ROCKS SCRIPTAUDIO

09-05
19:02

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2496 for Friday, August 29th, 2025

- AST SPACEMOBILE SATELLITE FACES LAUNCH DELAYS - MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE NETWORK AIDS SAILING VESSEL - AERONAUTICAL ROVER JOINS ROUTE 66 ON THE AIR - SILENT KEY; ODINN THOR, TF2MSN, ICELANDIC DXER - SILENT KEY: LOU DIETRICH, DXER, PAST CHAIRMAN OF INDEXA - HURRICANE WATCH NET MARKS 60 YEARS OF SERVICE - HAMS HELP SONOMA SPRINGS RESIDENTS WITH GMRS - ANDAMAN ISLAND DXPEDITION RECRUITING YOUNG REMOTE OPS - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: A RADIO HOMECOMING, ONE CENTURY LATERSCRIPTAUDIO

08-29
18:32

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2495 for Friday, August 22nd, 2025

- AST SPACEMOBILE EYES CELLULAR SATELLITE LAUNCH WINDOW - NASA TOLD TO END GREENHOUSE-GAS TRACKING SATELLITE MISSION - EMERGENCY-ALERT GRANTS TO EXCLUDE PUBLIC RADIO - YOUTH INVOLVEMENT A CORE PART OF SOUTH GEORGIA DXPEDITION - HAMCATION PLANNERS SEEK AWARD NOMINEES - CANADIAN STUDENT SATELLITE PROJECT MOVES AHEAD - INDIAN OFFICIALS ACT AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED HANDHELDS - RSGB AWARD INVITES WORLD TO WORK THE UK - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: FOR THIS EXPLORER, 15 WAS THE AGE OF DISCOVERYSCRIPTAUDIO

08-22
18:27

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2494 for Friday, August 15th, 2025

- US NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REHIRING AFTER MASS FIRINGS - US LEGACY WEATHER SATELLITES BEING DECOMMISSIONED - FLORIDA RETIREES GIRD FOR STORM SEASON WITH RADIOS - 3YØK DXPEDITION CANCELS LOTTERY, CITING 'LEGAL ISSUES' - GRANT ASSISTS YOUNG AMATEURS IN MALAWI - CELEBRATING A PARK'S CENTENNIAL BY PUTTING IT ON THE AIR - UK HAMS TAKE ON CHALLENGE TO BUILD TRACKER FOR BALLOON - YOUNG AMATEURS IN AUSTRALIA PREP FOR 1ST YOTA CONTEST - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: IT'S TIME FOR REMEMBRANCE DAY - BUT WHAT TIME, EXACTLY?SCRIPTAUDIO

08-14
19:10

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2493 for Friday, August 8th, 2025

- JOINT INDIA-US SATELLITE FOCUSES ON NATURAL DISASTERS - AST SPACEMOBILE DEFENDS PROPOSED AMATEUR-SPECTRUM USE - CREW-11 ARRIVES, BEGINS WORK ABOARD ISS - SPECIAL EVENT HONORS NAVAJO CODE TALKERS OF WW2 - PROJECT BY INDIAN STUDENTS, HAMS SEEKS PATENT - SILENT KEY: FORMER ARRL SE DIVISION DIRECTOR FRANK BUTLER, W4RH - ARRL'S RADIO ALPHA MUSEUM TRACKS HAM RADIO'S EVOLUTION - KATIE CAMPBELL, KE8LQR, PRESENTED WITH NEWSLINE'S YHOTY AWARD - ENIGMA MACHINE-STYLE EVENT CHALLENGES DECODING SKILLS - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: STALKING SOME QSOS IN HIS FIELD OF DREAMSSCRIPTAUDIO

08-08
19:08

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2492 for Friday, August 1st, 2025

- INT'L RESPONSE TO FCC FILING FOR HAM RADIO FREQUENCIES - INDIA, SWEDEN INTRODUCE NEW CALLSIGN SUFFIXES, PREFIXES - BOUVET ISLAND TEAM PACKS FOR 2026 TRIP - MEXICAN STATION HONORS HAM RADIO'S PATRON SAINT - HAMTV BACK ON THE AIR FROM THE ISS - FIELD DAY WAS 'MERIT BADGE DAY' FOR THEM - PAKISTAN HIKES RADIO-RELATED FEES - HAMS COACH INDIAN POLICE ON AMATEUR RADIO'S CRISIS ROLES - SOUTH AFRICAN AWARDS SCHEME FOCUSES ON HERITAGE, HISTORY - WORLD OF DXSCRIPTAUDIO

07-31
19:20

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2491 for Friday, July 25th, 2025

- FCC EYES SPECTRUM AUCTION, EMERGENCY-ALERT OVERHAUL - ORGANIZERS CONDUCT FIELD TESTING AT WRTC SITE - SILENT KEY: DAVID COURT, EI3IO, INFLUENCED SHAPE OF AMATEUR SPECTRUM - SILENT KEY: JOSEPH ARCURE, W3HNK, RENOWNED QSL MANAGER - HAM RADIO PLAYS KEY ROLE IN MOTHER-SON RESCUE - CANADIAN TEST CANDIDATES FACE NEW QUESTION POOL - AMATEURS READY TO ACTIVATE BRITISH WATERWAYS - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: THE HEIGHT OF ACHIEVEMENT, HIGH ABOVE SEA LEVELSCRIPTAUDIO

07-25
17:31

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