Amateur Radio Newsline™

Kevin Trotman

Amateur Radio related weekly news digest

  • Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2427 for Friday May 3rd, 2024

    - PROPOSED PENNSYLVANIA DISTRACTED-DRIVING LAW WORRIES HAMS
    - SILENT KEY: CQ MAGAZINE PUBLISHER DICK ROSS, K2MGA
    - SILENT KEY: JOHN HAYS, K7VE, ARDC'S OUTREACH MANAGER
    - RESEARCHER SAYS SATELLITES IMPERIL MAGNETOSPHERE
    - FCC PROPOSES $850,000 TOTAL FINES, CHARGING SIX WITH PIRACY
    - NOMINATE OUR NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
    - MARKING A 100-YEAR-OLD RAGCHEW THAT MADE HISTORY
    - VETERAN DXPEDITIONER JOINS JARVIS ISLAND N5J TEAM
    - KIDS ON THE AIR MAKES ITS HAMVENTION DEBUT
    - NETS OF NOTE: THE EAST COAST REFLECTOR YOUTH NET
    - ISLANDS ON THE AIR TO HOST CELEBRATION DINNER
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: WHEN THE SUN'S POWER CAN'T BE ECLIPSED

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    2 May 2024, 8:06 pm
  • Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2426 for Friday April 26th, 2024

    - BREAKING NEWS: MFJ ENTERPRISES TO SCALE DOWN PRODUCT LINE, OPERATIONS
    - CALIFORNIA RADIO CLUB FACES HOMELESSNESS
    - SOLID COPY AGAIN FROM VOYAGER-1; RADIO ANTENNA SERVES VOYAGER-2
    - DEBATE REOPENS OVER AM RADIO'S FUTURE IN CARS
    - HAMSCI SHARES EARLY ECLIPSE DATA; WWV'S TIME SIGNALS AFFECTED
    - YOTA COLLECTING ECLIPSE SAFETY GLASSES AT HAMVENTION
    - INDIAN ELECTIONS GET AN ASSIST FROM AMATEURS
    - HAMS PREPARE FOR SOS RADIO WEEK
    - BUNDABERG HOSTING RADIO CONVENTION, WIA ANNUAL MEETING
    - NOMINATE OUR NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: ONE HAM'S PRONOUNCEMENT ABOUT PRONOUNCING MARCONI'S NAME

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    26 April 2024, 1:12 am
  • Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2425 for Friday April 19th, 2024

    - SIMULATED CRISIS DRAWS ROBUST RESPONSE IN OREGON
    - DXPEDITIONERS REASSESS BOUVET PLANNING FOR 2025
    - SILENT KEY: ELPIDIO "PETE" COBIAN, N6VJD, FORMERLY OF THE BAND SWEETWATER
    - SILENT KEY: LARRY STAPLES, WØAIB, FOUNDER/EDITOR OF LARRY'S LIST
    - NASA CONFIRMS ISS DEBRIS HIT FLORIDA HOME
    - AUTISM AWARENESS WEEK LOGS MORE THAN 17,000 QSOS WORLDWIDE
    - POTA EVENT SHOWCASES TOP OPERATORS IN PA REGION
    - NOTED SCIENTIST HONORED FOR IONOSPHERIC RESEARCH
    - COURAGE KENNY HANDIHAM MARKS 57 YEARS
    - AO-109 CUBESAT EXPECTED TO REENTER ATMOSPHERE
    - NOMINATE NEWSLINE'S NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
    - HAMS PREPARE FOR SOS RADIO WEEK
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: WHEN EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION ITSELF IS THE CRISIS

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    18 April 2024, 7:48 pm
  • Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2424 for Friday April 12th, 2024

    - HYTERA COMMUNICATIONS BANNED FROM WORLDWIDE SALE OF 2-WAY RADIOS
    - HAMS SUMMON HELP AFTER DEATH VALLEY DISTRESS CALL
    - HAMS' EFFORTS HELP SHED LIGHT ON SOLAR ECLIPSE
    - NASA IDENTIFIES MEMORY CHIP THAT GARBLED VOYAGER'S DATA
    - DEADLINE APPROACHES FOR OMIK SCHOLARSHIP FUND APPLICANTS
    - WEST VIRGINIA BROADCAST TOWERS DESTROYED IN WINDSTORM
    - NOMINATE NEWSLINE'S NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
    - PRESENTERS NEEDED FOR GNU RADIO CONFERENCE
    - SILENT KEY: PUBLIC SERVICE ADVOCATE ANGUS JOE MACPHERSON, VE1CH
    - 3-D RF FILTERS SEEN AS FUTURE FOR WIRELESS
    - HAMS IN SPAIN GET PRIVILEGES ON 8 METRES
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: YL CREATES APPLE APP TO PUT PARKS ON THE MAP

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    12 April 2024, 12:11 pm
  • Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2423 for Friday April 5th, 2024

    - HAMS ON ALERT AFTER BALTIMORE BRIDGE DISASTER
    - NETWORK OUTAGE DURING STORM HIGHLIGHTS HAMS' IMPORTANCE
    - AMSAT-DL ADVANCES MICROWAVE AMATEUR RADIO PAYLOAD IDEA
    - HAMS AID EXPECTED VEHICLE JAMS AT ECLIPSE EPICENTER
    - CANDIDATES PREP FOR GERMANY'S NEW LICENSE
    - M17 PROJECT LAUNCHES NEW SOFTWARE, DIGITAL VOICE PROTOCOLS
    - EXPANDED HAMVENTION HOURS FOR VOICE OF AMERICA MUSEUM
    - NOMINATE OUR NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
    - NEW YORK HAM IS WORLD'S FIRST CANADIAN CENTURY CLUB WINNER
    - GRANT SUPPORTS UPCOMING JARVIS ISLAND DXPEDITION
    - NJ AMATEUR RECOGNIZED FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE ROLE
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: EASTER, A HOLIDAY TO EGG ON THE RADIO HUNTERS

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    5 April 2024, 12:55 am
  • Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2422 for Friday March 29th, 2024

    - NETWORK NEWS REPORT DISCLOSES RETAILERS' SALE OF ILLEGAL JAMMERS
    - POTA COMPLETES GLOBAL PARK RELABELING, CHINA RETURNS TO PROGRAM
    - SILENT KEY: HAMVENTION 2022 AWARD RECIPIENT, ADAM FARSON VA7OJ/AB7OJ
    - NASA SUNGRAZER PROGRAM HONORS HAM FOR COMET-HUNTING SUCCESS
    - SKYWARN TEAM TESTS RESILIENCE OF SIMPLEX OPERATION
    - IOTA GRANT PROGRAM EXPANDS TO MORE LOCATIONS
    - FCC IMPLEMENTS TWO-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION FOR REGISTRATION SYSTEM
    - FCC AUCTION PROGRAM RECEIVES EMMY AWARD
    - NOMINATE OUR NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
    - HAMSCI HOLDS WEEKEND WORKSHOP FOR CITIZEN SCIENTISTS
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: SEEDS FOR YAGIS AND DIPOLES? ANTENNAS ARE A GROWTH INDUSTRY

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    28 March 2024, 7:13 pm
  • Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2421 for Friday March 22nd, 2024

    - FCC SETS RULES FOR CELLULAR-SATELLITE COVERAGE
    - FCC QUESTIONS CELLPHONE SECURITY THREATS VIA SATELLITE
    - SRI LANKA CHOSEN TO HOST RADIO NETWORK CONVENTION
    - IRTS GETS OK FOR HAREC EXAMINATIONS IN IRELAND
    - SILENT KEY: CELEBRATED QRP'er DIETER GENTZOW, W8DIZ
    - BEACH DXPEDITION DOUBLES AS MOCK DISASTER DRILL
    - FUNCUBE AVAILABLE FOR QSOS AGAIN
    - LOW-POWER STATION GETS CITY'S LAST FM BROADCAST FREQUENCY
    - NOMINATE OUR NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
    - A CELEBRATION OF GERMANY'S AMATEUR RADIO LAW
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: NOW, VOYAGER: PROBE IS POISED FOR A COMEBACK

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    22 March 2024, 12:29 am
  • Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2420 for Friday March 15th, 2024

    - DISCARDED "SPACE JUNK" FROM ISS FALLS TO EARTH WITHOUT INCIDENT
    - ULTRA-SMALL SATELLITE HAS AMATEUR RADIO CAPABILITY
    - GERMANY'S N-CLASS LICENSE HOLDERS TO GET "DN9" CALLSIGNS
    - SILENT KEY: ENGINEER DANNY HAMPTON, K4ITL, 2009 HAMVENTION AMATEUR OF THE YEAR
    - HAMVENTION ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS FOR 2024
    - YASME FOUNDATION PRESENTS SUPPORTING GRANTS, AWARDS
    - NOMINATE OUR NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
    - FCC CHARGES LANDLORDS WITH SUPPORT OF RADIO PIRACY
    - ARDC GRANT BOLSTERS NEW EMERGENCY RESPONSE NETWORK
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: AT THIS LIBRARY, CHECK OUT HAM RADIO AS WELL AS BOOKS

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    14 March 2024, 8:07 pm
  • Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2419 for Friday March 8th, 2024

    - HAMS RACE AGAINST THE CLOCK TO DELIVER MEDICINE TO RAIL PASSENGER
    - WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER USES INFRARED
    - OVERSEAS HAMS GET EXPANDED PRIVILEGES UNDER AUSTRALIA'S NEW LICENSE SYSTEM
    - NEW LICENSE CLASS FOR ENTRY LEVEL OPS IN LUXEMBOURG
    - DEADLINE FOR ARDC GRANTS IS APRIL 1ST
    - FRIEDRICHSHAFEN THEME IS IOTA'S 60TH ANNIVERSARY
    - NASA RETIRES MARS HELICOPTER
    - AUTISM AWARENESS EVENT NEEDS OPS WORLDWIDE
    - WORLD OF DX
    - A TRIBUTE: BOB HEIL K9EID

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    Heil EXTRA

    8 March 2024, 11:58 am
  • UPDATED: Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2418 for Friday March 1st, 2024

    BREAKING: HAM RADIO LOSES WELL LOVED MENTOR, BOB HEIL, K9EID IS A SILENT KEY

    - EXPEDITION ON INDIAN ISLAND DRAWS ATTENTION TO CYCLONE PERILS
    - YLS GATHER IN PARKS FOR A POTA PARTY
    - ARISS CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF HAMS ON THE RADIO IN SPACE
    - FUNCUBE TRANSPONDER TO BE SILENT THROUGH MID-MARCH
    - VINTAGE RADIO MUSEUM'S HAM SHACK IS BACK ON THE AIR
    - SILENT KEY: EMERGENCY RESPONDER NORA RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ, CO8NRR
    - LUNAR LANDER STILL FUNCTIONS DESPITE LANDING ISSUES
    - NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR
    - FCC HONORS PROGRAM SEEKS ENGINEERING APPLICANTS
    - OLDER STARLINK SATELLITES MARKED FOR DEORBITING
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: PEDESTRIAN MOBILE BECOMES A WALK IN THE PARK

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    2024 YHOTY Form

    1 March 2024, 6:58 pm
  • Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2417 for Friday February 23rd, 2024

    - QUESTIONS LINGER OVER MISSING RADIO TOWER
    - SCOUTS ACHIEVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH ISS ASTRONAUT
    - DIGIPEATER IS BACK IN ACTION ON THE ISS
    - NEW RULES IN EFFECT FOR UK AMATEURS
    - AMATEUR LICENSE CHANGES BEGIN IN AUSTRALIA
    - INDIAN DXPEDITION TESTS DX ABILITIES OF VHF REPEATER
    - SILENT KEY, BILL HUDZIK, W2UDT, OF ARRL HUDSON DIVISION
    - LUNAR LANDER DELAYS LAUNCH OF CREW-8 ASTRONAUTS
    - SKYWARN NEEDS TRAINED SPOTTERS
    - AWARD HONORS THE OPEN INNOVATIVE SPIRIT OF HAM RADIO
    - DX CENTURY CLUB AWARD HONORS THE ELMERS BEHIND THE CHASERS
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: NETS OF NOTE: THE PUN-IN-LIFE NET

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    22 February 2024, 9:59 pm
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