This Week in Amateur Radio

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1306 - Full Version Release Date: March 9, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Denny Haight, NZ8D, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Marvin Turner, W0MET, Eric Zitell, KD2RJX, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Bob Donlon, W3BOO, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:38:14 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1306 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. The man who defined the sound of live rock 'n' roll music and brought audio engineering principles into mainstream amateur radio use, Doctor Bob Heil, K9EID, has passed away at the age of 83. We will have the details 2. AMSAT: ARISS 40th Anniversary Celebration Held at Kennedy Space Center 3. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 4. NASA: NASA Has Opened The Call For A Simulated Yearlong Mars Mission 5. ICASA: From The Land Of The Free To The Land Of The Fees 6. WIA: New Zealand Launches A Demonstration Satellite To Clean Up Space Junk 7. FCC: The FCC Puts More East Coast Broadcast Pirates In Its Sights 8. IARU: World Amateur Radio Day Coming Up 9. ARRL: FCC Job Opportunity For Recent Engineering Graduates 10. ARRL: Solar Eclipse Is One Month Away, Get Involved Now 11. ARRL: Bob Vallio, W6RGG, Named ARRL Honorary Vice President 12. ARRL: Pi Day Is On The Menu For Amateur Radio On March 14, 2024 13. ARRL: National Council of Volunteer Examiners Remove One General Class Question 14. Transfering Wireless Power Via Infrared 15. Australia's New Amateur Licensing System Expands Overseas Hams Privileges 16. Amateurs Assist By Getting Medicine To Rail Passenger 17. Luxembourg Adds A New Class Of License For Entry Level Operators 18. IOTA/Islands On The Air 60th Anniversary Selects Friedrichshafen Theme 19. Amateur Radio Digital Communications Sets April First Deadline For Grant Applications 20. Helicopter On MARS Is Retired By NASA 21. Amateurs Needed Worldwide For Autism Awareness Week Special Event 22. Monthly Volunteer Monitor Report 23. Upcoming Contests and Conventions From The League 24. FCC: FCC approves 6 gigahertz wifi management system 25. ARRL: Preparation underway across the US for the spring severe weather season 26. NASA: US Lunar Lander is functioning despite landing issues 27. FCC: FCC Honors program is seeking engineering applicants 28. FCC: A Cybercriminal Group Built A Duplicate Webpage Used By FCC Employees To Validate Credentials Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte, W6TWT, tells us that millenials have discovered what they are calling a TV hack, a fantastic new discovery...free TV..Over The Air...and talks about new viruses circulating on the net. * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will talk about "The Art Of Finding An Operating Location, and spontaneously going out in the field to make some noise." * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming contests and more. * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Bill Continelli, W2XOY - The History of Amateur Radio. This week, we board The Wayback Machine for a trip back to 1962 when the hot words in amateur radio circles was "OSCAR" and TELSTAR. 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