This Week in Amateur Radio

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1432 - Full Version (With repeater ID breaks every 10 minutes) Release Date: November 7, 2026 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Mike Nikolich, K9DXM, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Josh Marler, AA4WX, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 1:43:49 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1432 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: Spacewalkers install seventh roll-out solar array; final installation set for November 5th 2. AMSAT: ARISS SSTV Series 34 concludes 3. AMSAT: UMKA-1 sends telescope images by SSTV 4. AMSAT: ARISS opens new U.S. school contact proposal window 5. AMSAT: FO-29 full-sunlight season enters its final weeks 6. AMSAT: Satellite shorts from all over 7. HOA: HOA lobbying group makes blocking amateur radio antenna bill a top priority 8. WIA: MIT scientists have developed a paper-based battery you can swallow 9. EWTN: EWTN shutters WEWN shortwave service 10. ARD: QSL Shack launches free social network for ham radio operators & enthusiasts 11. ARRL: Radio science in the air - Part 1 12. ARRL: Radio science in the air - Part 2 13. ARRL: AI in the ham shack 14. ARRL: Hams help promote rural repopulation in Spain 15. ARRL: ARRL New England Division leadership change 16. ARRL: News in brief 17. Two shortwave stations in the US encounter changes 18. Amateur radio’s role is showcased at a major tech fair 19. FCC to vote on legalizing cell phone jamming at prisons 20. Kazakhstan students receive messages from “their” satellite 21. Monday, November 9th is Hedy Lamarr Day on the air - 40 years of European DX Foundation 22. Monthly Volunteer Monitor Program report 23. ARRL: Upcoming radiosport contest listings 24. ARRL: Upcoming regional ARRL conventions and hamfests 25. The US government blocks the sale of two devices with Chinese-made surveillance chips 26. FCC: The FCC affirms $60k in pirate radio fines in the Northeast US 27. ARRL: ARRL Foundation Scholarship Program opens the application period for 2027 scholarships 28. ARRL: Voting is underway for members of the ARRL Board of Directors 29. We say goodbye to the leap second Plus these special features this week: * Working amateur radio satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT satellite news * Australia’s own Onno Benschop, VK6FLAB, of Foundations of Amateur Radio, presents Part 22 of his Bald Yak Project titled “Peer to Peer Radio” * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B, with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radiosport contests, and a lot more * Weekly propagation forecast from the ARRL * Our own amateur radio historian, Will Rogers, K5WLR, presents a new edition of “A Century of Amateur Radio.” This edition is titled “Strays – Traffic, 200, and 20” ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/static/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/static/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/static/twiarpodcast60.rss X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQdPO6QkZJ1eIvw6-EQWQPgogVNiZim4u RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly NEW LOCATION): https://twiar.net/static/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly NEW LOCATION): https://www.twiar.net/static/TWIAR1HR.mp3 Automated (Full Static File with no breaks NEW LOCATION): https://twiar.net/static/TWIARLPFM.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1431 - Full Version (With repeater ID breaks every 10 minutes) Release Date: October 31, 2026 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Mike Nikolich, K9DXM, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Marvin Turner, W0MET, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Josh Marler, AA4WX, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, George Lama, KC2OXJ, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 1:25:21 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1431 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: AMSAT Youth Initiative featured in Florida news 2. AMSAT: ERMINAZ-2 satellites receive OSCAR numbers 3. AMSAT: Where does space begin? 4. AMSAT: Falcon 9 launches Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission 5. AMSAT: Satellite shorts from all over 6. WIA: Weird and wonderful 7. REU: US blocks two devices with Chinese-made surveillance chips 8. FCC: FCC affirms $60K in pirate radio fines in the Northeast 9. ARRL: ARRL partners in NASA-funded space weather education initiative 10. ARRL: Venusbounce (with a message) 11. ARRL: How to work VK9XY on 6 meters (hint: extreme long path) 12. ARRL: ARRL Foundation opens applications for 2027 scholarship program 13. ARRL: Voting is now under way for members of the ARRL Board of Directors 14. ARRL: ARRL’s annual Simulated Emergency Test (SET) 15. FCC grants spectrum license transfer to SpaceX 16. Campaign to send Australian of the Year into space 17. Antique Wireless 1929 QSO Party turns back the calendar 18. Yasme Foundation honors the Reverse Beacon Network 19. New England Digital Voice Traffic Net 20. Goodbye to the leap second 21. ARRL: Upcoming RadioSport contests 22. ARRL: Upcoming regional conventions and hamfests 23. WIRE: Helicopter pilot killed striking 150-foot amateur radio tower in Florida 24. ARRL: Latest Colvin Grants assist youth-focused DXpeditions 25. ARRL: Amateurs help "run" the Chicago Marathon 26. Homeowners association lobby gives top priority to halting the advancement of amateur radio bill in Congress 27. FCC website is called an "obstacle course" to license renewal and a payment labyrinth Plus these special features this week: * Working amateur radio satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO – AMSAT Satellite News * Australia’s own Onno Benschop, VK6FLAB, and Foundations of Amateur Radio, will present his 800th edition of Foundations of Amateur Radio, in a discussion called “800 reflections on a hobby” * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and a lot more * Weekly propagation forecast from the ARRL * Our own amateur radio historian, Will Rogers, K5WLR, returns with another edition of “Dead Electrical Dudes.” This edition’s stiff is Edwin Armstrong ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/static/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/static/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/static/twiarpodcast60.rss X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQdPO6QkZJ1eIvw6-EQWQPgogVNiZim4u RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly NEW LOCATION): https://twiar.net/static/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly NEW LOCATION): https://www.twiar.net/static/TWIAR1HR.mp3 Automated (Full Static File with no breaks NEW LOCATION): https://twiar.net/static/TWIARLPFM.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1430 - Full Version (With repeater ID breaks every 10 minutes) Release Date: October 24, 2026 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Marvin Turner, W0MET, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Josh Marler, AA4WX, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 1:16:27 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1430 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. ARD: Icom Receives Good Design Award 2. WIRE: Helicopter Pilot Killed Striking 150 Foot Amateur Radio Tower 3. AMSAT: AMSAT 44th Annual Symposium Highlights 4. AMSAT: 65 Years of Amateur Radio Satellites: From OSCAR-1 to Canada-OSCAR 128 5. AMSAT: AMSAT Director Appoints Three New Ambassadors to Volunteer Network 6. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts from All Over 7. ARRL: Latest Colvin Grants Assist Youth-Focused DXpeditions 8. ARRL: San Diego Balloon Launch Draws in High School Students 9. ARRL: Hams Help “Run” the Chicago Marathon 10. ARRL: Historic LF Station SAQ Will Be On The Air On October 23 and 24 To Mark United Nations Day 11. ARRL: Amateur Radio Active During National Pearl Harbour Rememberance Day 12. ARRL: The YASME Foundation Has Presented Its 2026 YASME Excellence Award 13. ARRL: October 31 Is The Deadline For Schools To Apply For Grants From ARRL’s Education and Tech Program 14. Home Owners Association Gives Top Priority To Halting Amateur Radio Antenna Bill 15. Australian Moon Rover Debuts 16. Private Cube Sat Transmits AI Experiments 17. FCC Obstacle To License Renewals Is Called A Payment Labyrinth 18. Radio Society Of Great Britian Launches Newsletter For Young Amateurs 19. Designs Are Being Sought For 2027 Straight Key Night 2027 QSL Card 20. Upcoming RadioSport Contests 21. Upcoming Regional Conventions and HamFests 22. AMSAT: AMSAT Board of Directors re-elects senior officers for 2027 23. AMSAT: Google project SunCatcher begins testing AI computing in orbit 24. The FCC proposes to auction spectrum for terrestrial and space based broadband operations 25. ARRL: eBay restricts listings of radio equipment that transmits, but exempts amateur radio gear 26. ARRL: ARRL announces changes in the Rocky Mountain Division 27. QCWA Scholarship application period opens soon Plus these Special Features This Week: * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Australia's own Onno Benshop, VK6FLAB, and Foundations of Amateur Radio, explains what I/Q has to do with amateur radio. * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and a lot more * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Our own amateur radio historian Will Rogers, K5WLR, presents a brand new edition of "A Century Of Amateur Radio" ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/static/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/static/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/static/twiarpodcast60.rss X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQdPO6QkZJ1eIvw6-EQWQPgogVNiZim4u RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly NEW LOCATION): https://twiar.net/static/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly NEW LOCATION): https://www.twiar.net/static/TWIAR1HR.mp3 Automated (Full Static File with no breaks NEW LOCATION): https://twiar.net/static/TWIARLPFM.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1429 - Full Version (With repeater ID breaks every 10 minutes) Release Date: October 17, 2026 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Mike Nikolich, K9DXM, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Marvin Turner, W0MET, Josh Marler, AA4WX, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 1:38:57 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1429 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: AMSAT Board of Directors Re-Elects Senior Officers for 2027 2. AMSAT: KENSAT Showcases Individual-Built Amateur Radio CubeSat 3. AMSAT: Google’s Project Suncatcher Begins Testing AI Computing in Orbit 4. AMSAT: Blue Origin Unveils 65-Foot Solar Power Tower for Lunar Operations 5. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts from All Over 6. IR/VOA/WIA: Voice Of America Radio Still Costs $1.6 Million Weekly After Trump Administration Cuts 7. COV: FCC Proposes to Auction Spectrum for Terrestrial and Space-Based Broadband Services 8. SPACE-X: SpaceX Gets FCC Green Light For 15,000 Direct-To-Device Satellites 9. ARRL: Florida Hams Provide Communications Support During Hurricane Isaias 10. ARRL: eBay Restricts Listings Of Radio Equipment, But Exempts Ham-Band-Only Gear 11. ARRL: Radio Club of America Announces Awards And Fellows For 2026 12. ARRL: PoPping Into 44Net Connect 13. ARRL: ARRL Announces Change in Rocky Mountain Division Leadership 14. ARRL: The Dog Day Radio Amateur Radio Club, KØDOG, Is Back On The Air 15. ARRL: ARRL Online Auction Up and Running 16. ARRL: Nominations Are Open For The 2027 CWOps Award 17. ARRL: Brian Daly, WB7OML, reappointed FCC's Communications Security, and Interoperability Council 18. Apollo Mission Programmer Margaret Hamilton, Passes Away 19. Agreement For Disaster Training Is Signed By West Bengal Amateurs and Officials 20. QCWA Scholarship Applications Period Opens Soon 21. ISS Crew-12 Returns Home From The Space Station / NASA ARISS Sign New Four Year Agreement 22. Pico Balloons Launched By Students In West Virginia Plus these Special Features This Week: * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Australia's own Onno Benshop, VK6FLAB, and Foundations of Amateur Radio will discuss how to point and antenna without moving it * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and a lot more * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Our own amateur radio historian, Will Rogers. K5WLR, presents a tribute and retrospective look back at the late Hap Holly, KC9RP who produced "The Rain Report" heard around the world for decades before its final transmission ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/static/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/static/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/static/twiarpodcast60.rss X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQdPO6QkZJ1eIvw6-EQWQPgogVNiZim4u RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly NEW LOCATION): https://twiar.net/static/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly NEW LOCATION): https://www.twiar.net/static/TWIAR1HR.mp3 Automated (Full Static File with no breaks NEW LOCATION): https://twiar.net/static/TWIARLPFM.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1428 - Full Version (With repeater ID breaks every 10 minutes) Release Date: October 10, 2026 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Mike Nikolich, K9DXM, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Joshua Marler, AA4WX, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 1:39:18 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1428 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. ARDC: Volunteer with ARDC in 2027! 2. FCC/ARRL: FCC and HHS Initiate New Proceedings on RF Exposure 3. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 4. WIA: US AM Radio For Very Vehicle Act News 5. WIA: Hubble Completes Its 200,000th Orbit Around Earth 6. NASA: NASA's SpaceX Crew‑13 Arrives at Space Station 7. ARD: APRS Connect is Now on iPhone 8. AG: The Sun Is Killing Off StarLink Satellites 9. FCC: The FCC Proposes New Mid-Band Spectrum Auction and Unlocking 800 MegaHertz For Drones 10. ARRL: Gulf Coast Prepares for Isaias 11. ARRL: World Radiosport Team Championship 2022 Results Re-Scored; New Winner Announced 12. ARRL: Radio Scouting Beyond Jamboree On The Air 13. ARRL: Discovering Ham Radio Via Moonbounce 14. ARRL: 2026 ARRL Online Auction 15. Ham Radio Operator Honored As Friend Of Broadcast 16. Early Proponent Of GMRS Becomes A Silent Key 17. Chasing Cornwallis Challenge Final Events 18. Amateurs In Argentina Organize Special Tribute To A Silent Key 19. ARISS Contact Milestone For A Chile High School 20. QSO'S With Readership 21. Zero Retries Conference General Admission Extended 22. Message Of Peace To Be Sent By Historic Transmitter SAQ 23. ARRL: National Fire Prevention Week special event stations on the air 24. ARRL: Upcoming RadioSport Contests 25. ARRL: Upcoming regional conventions and hamfest listing 26. AMSAT: OrbitDeck for iOS brings full featured satellite tracking to iPhone platform 27. SAQ: SAQ Grimeton to air United Nations Day Message worldwide 28. Google puts experimental AI data center satellite in orbit 29. FCC: FCC unleashes "Spectrum Abundance" for new uses 30. ARRL: ARRL alerts amateurs to e-mail "Phishing Scams" Plus these Special Features This Week: * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Australia's own Onno Benshop, VK6FLAB, and Foundations of Amateur Radio will present anoter update on his Bald Yak Project, and in amateur radio you will be surprised at the things you hear if you listen * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and a lot more * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Our own amateur radio historian, Will Rogers, K5WLR, returns with another edition of Dead Electrical Dudes. This edition's stiff is Lee DeForest ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/static/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/static/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/static/twiarpodcast60.rss X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQdPO6QkZJ1eIvw6-EQWQPgogVNiZim4u RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly NEW LOCATION): https://twiar.net/static/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly NEW LOCATION): https://www.twiar.net/static/TWIAR1HR.mp3 Automated (Full Static File with no breaks NEW LOCATION): https://twiar.net/static/TWIARLPFM.mp3 This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at [email protected]. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.