This Week in Amateur Radio

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1310 - Full Version Release Date: April 6, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Denny Haight, NZ8D, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, William Savocool, K2SAV, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:36:08 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1310 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. FCC: FCC’s Pirate Hunt Leads Field Agents To New York’s Hudson Valley 2. FCC: FCC Set To Vote To Restore Net Neutrality Rules This Month 3. ARDC: M17 Announces New Open Source Hardware For Amateur Radio Enthusiasts 4. AMSAT: AMSAT-DL Proposes Next Generation GEO/MEO Amateur Radio Payload 5. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 6. FCC: FCC Looks At cell phone Satellite Access To Satellites From Foreign Countries 7. WIA: Weird and Wonderful - A Martian Tale 8. ARRL: Ham Radio's Many Roles During The Solar Eclipse - PART ONE 9. ARRL: Ham Radio's Many Roles During The Solar Eclipse - PART TWO 10. ARRL: Register Now For The 2024 ARRL Youth Rally 11. ARRL: ARRL Seeking Applicants For Assistant Education and Learning Manager 12. ARRL: 2024 ARRL Field Day Poster Released 13. ARRL: ARRL Resumes Accepting Life Membership Applications 14. ARRL: The National Trail Amateur Radio Club Commemorates Former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln 15. The Annual 13 Colonies Special Event Organizers Are Looking For Amateur Radio Volunteers 16. Baltimore Bridge Disaster Puts Local Amateurs On Alert 17. The Importance Of Amateur Radio Is Highlighted During Storm Related Network Outage 18. Candidates Prepare For Germany's New Amateur License 19. Voice Of America Museum Will Have Expanded Hours During HamVention 20. Expected Traffic Jams At Eclipse Epicenter Will Be Assisted By Amateurs 21. Northern California DX Foundation Funds Upcoming Jarvis Island DxPedition 22. World's First Canadian Century Club Winner Is A New York Amateur 23. New Jersey Amateurs Emergency Response Role Is Recognized 24. World Autism Awareness Day Special Event 25. ARRL Contest Sheet and Upcoming Conventions and HamFest 26. AMSAT: AMSAT-NA Prepares For HamVention 2024 27. WIA: New Zealand Amateurs Will Be Keeping Portions Of The 3.3 GigaHertz Band 28. FCC: FCC Pushes Back On SpaceX's Request For More StarLink Spectrum 29. ARRL: Amateur Radios Importance Is Highlighted At The National Hurricane Conference 30. ARRL: World Amateur Radio Day Is Coming Up On April 18th, 2024 31. Relabeling Of Parks On The Air Global Parks Is Complete. China Returns To Parks On The Air 32. Online Retailers Sale Of Illegal Jammers Make National Network News Plus these Special Features This Week: * Bruce Paige, KK5DO, AMSAT Satellite Report with news on all the satellites in orbit. * Australia's own Onno Benschop VK6FLAB with Foundations of Amateur Radio asks if you are ready for a Global Party. * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming contests and more. * Will Rogers, K5WLR will be here with an extended look back in amateur radio history, with a special edition of 'A Century of Amateur Radio'. This week, Will takes The Wayback Machine back to look at the early editions of QST, with an article he calls, 'Humor, Poetry, and Rotten Rants'. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: @twiar Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, updated weekly) Automated (1-hour): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 (Static file, updated weekly) ----- Visit our website at www.twiar.net for program audio, and daily for the latest amateur radio and technology news. You can air This Week in Amateur Radio on your repeater! Built in identification breaks every 10 minutes or less. This Week in Amateur Radio is heard on the air on nets and repeaters as a bulletin service all across North America, and all around the world on amateur radio repeater systems, weekends on WA0RCR on 1860 (160 Meters), and more. This Week in Amateur Radio is portable too! 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