By AR Newsline Staff
Amateur Radio related weekly news digest
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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 ...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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 ...
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...
- EXPEDITION ON INDIAN ISLAND DRAWS ATTENTION TO CYCLONE PERILS - SILENT KEY: EMERGENCY RESPONDER NORA RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ, CO8NRR - LUNAR LANDER STILL FUNCTIONS DESPITE LANDING ISSUES - YLS GATHER IN PARKS FOR A POTA PARTY - ARISS CELEBRATES...
- 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 ...
- PROPOSED LAW WOULD PROTECT HAM ANTENNAS IN SOUTH CAROLINA - LAWMAKERS SEEK FEDERAL PROTECTION FOR HAM RADIO ANTENNAS - NEW LICENSE PROCEDURES TAKING EFFECT IN AUSTRALIA - EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY SEEKS HAM INPUT ON PROPOSED SATELLITE PAYLOAD -...
- THIEVES DESTROY RADIO TOWER IN ALABAMA - SILENT KEY: TOP DXER, CONTESTER SLAVKO CELARC, S57DX - A BOOST FOR DEVELOPING NATIONS' CUBESATS - FAREWELL TO CUBESAT AO-92 - CHANGES TO UK LICENSES BEGIN THIS MONTH - RIDING RADIO'S...
- TWO ARRESTED AFTER THEFT OF COPPER FROM DESTROYED RADIO TOWER - WINTER FIELD DAY FOCUSES ON PREPAREDNESS - ORGANIZERS LAUNCH STATE QSO CLUB CHALLENGE - FOR DXPEDITIONERS, A MEMORIAL TO A FRIEND - AMSAT MAKES PLEA TO KEEP...
- A GUYANA DREAM NO LONGER DEFERRED - ARRL DEFERS CONFLICT OF INTEREST VOTE; OKS FREE STUDENT MEMBERSHIP - SILENT KEY: DAVE MILLS, W3HCF, CREATOR OF NTP - SILENT KEY: NOTED SOTA CHASER, BOB WARDEN, KU4R - HAMS GET...
- VANDALS DESTROY OKLAHOMA RADIO TOWER - TEXT-MESSAGING FROM SPACE BECOMES A REALITY - CLASS LICENSE STRUCTURE ARRIVING IN AUSTRALIA - VERY LOW POWER DEVICES MAKING GAINS ON 6 GHZ - ARISS ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE FEATURES 3 ASTRONAUTS - PREPARE...
- TECH-SAVVY TEENS SCORE A DIRECT CONTACT WITH ISS - PRESENTATIONS NEEDED FOR EARTH-MOON-EARTH CONFERENCE - GERMAN AMATEURS GET 6-MONTH EXTENSION ON 160, 6 AND 4M - SILENT KEY: MARTIN ENGSTROM, N1ARY, MAINE'S "MARTY ON THE MOUNTAIN" - SILENT...
- AMATEURS IN SRI LANKA RECALL TSUNAMI DISASTER - MOBILE BASE STATIONS TO EXPAND FREQUENCY USE WORLDWIDE - ELECTRONICS MUSEUM OFFERS FREE COURSE ONLINE FOR EXTRA CLASS - GUJARAT CONFERENCE WELCOMES INDIA'S SATELLITE ENTHUSIASTS - STUDENT PROJECT PROVIDES NEW...
- PLANNING BEGINS FOR DXPEDITION TO PETER THE 1ST ISLAND - CQ MAGAZINE SUSPENDS PUBLICATION - STRAIGHT KEY MONTH CELEBRATES A TRADITION - ARIZONA DESERT COMES ALIVE WITH QUARTZFESTHAMSCI ADVISOR BECOMES DIRECTOR OF HAYSTACK OBSERVATORY - GET READY FOR...
- HAMS HELP COMMUNITY RADIO STATION GET BACK ON AIR - GLOBAL RESPONSE TO SIGNALS FROM IRELAND'S 1ST SATELLITE - SILENT KEY: FORMER RAC PRESIDENT DANIEL LAMOUREUX, VE2KA - LASER SENDS NASA'S FIRST ULTRA-HD VIDEO FROM SPACE - CAMPUS...
- OFCOM MAKING CHANGES FOR UK HAMS IN 2024 - NEW YEAR BRINGS CLASS-LICENSE FORMAT TO AUSTRALIA - IARU MEMBERS ACT TO ELIMINATE NAVIGATION SERVICE INTERFERENCE - HAMVENTION THEME CHOSEN AS 'EXPANDING OUR COMMUNITY" - INVITE WRTC ORGANIZERS TO...
- HAMSCI RELEASES FIRST SOLAR ECLIPSE FINDINGS - FCC ISSUES WARNINGS TO LAND OWNERS FOR SUPPORT OF RADIO PIRACY - AMSAT-CA INCORPORATES, JOINS PROPOSED SATELLITE PROJECT - AMATEUR RADIO IN SPACE MARKS 40 YEARS OF QSOS - IRISH HAREC...
- FIRE SWEEPS THROUGH NIKOLA TESLA’S LAST REMAINING LAB - HAMS HELP TRACK DOWN LIFESAVING MEDICINE FOR ILL CHILD IN INDIA - FCC SEEKS COMMENTS ON PROPOSALS FOR 2200 and 630 METERS - SPACEX ASSURES FCC: NO RADIO INTERFERENCE...
- USING RADIOWAVES TO DIAGNOSE CLIMATE ISSUES - PINK SATELLITE INSPIRED BY BUSINESSMAN'S DAUGHTER - SILENT KEY: CHICAGO BROADCASTER, OUTDOORSMAN ORRIN BRAND, K9KEJ - UNIVERSITY'S NEW HAM RADIO TOWER PREPS STATION FOR ECLIPSE - HAM RADIO WORKBENCH GOES ON...
- US STRATEGY TARGETS 5 BANDS FOR EXPANDED SPECTRUM USE - FCC REMOVES OUTDATED RESTRICTIONS ON DIGITAL MODES - FCC EXTENDS WINDOW FOR COMMENTS ON 60M PROPOSAL - VETERANS HONOR VETERANS VIA AMATEUR RADIO - "ROGUE SATELLITE" IS BAG...
- FIRE DESTROYS KEY BEACON ON MADEIRA ISLAND - IN GERMANY, AN EASIER WAY TO REPORT RFI - INDIA CONTINUES WORK TOWARD CREWED SPACEFLIGHT - 'ADVENT CALENDAR' EVENT ACTIVATES UK BUNKERS - EVENT ENGAGES VINTAGE-STYLE RADIOS IN QSO PARTY ...
- INDIAN STATE COMMITS TO CULTIVATING AMATEUR STRENGTH - STARLINK SATELLITES LINKED TO RADIO TELESCOPE RFI - SILENT KEY: CHICAGO AREA BROADCAST LEGEND BILL CRANE, W9ZN - INDIA CONTINUES WORK TOWARD CREWED SPACEFLIGHT - DARC MEMBERS PAY TRIBUTE TO...
- FCC EYES NEW APPROACH TO WIRELESS ALERTS - GRANT TO AID MISSOURI REPEATER SYSTEM UPGRADE - REPEATER SYSTEM DISABLED BY TENNESSEE WILDFIRES - RUSSIAN AMATEUR QSOs ON 6-METRE BAND DEEMED LEGAL - BROADCAST CELEBRATES 80 YEARS FOR UK...
- THE WORLD CALLS CQ FOR SOLAR ECLIPSE QSO PARTY - SILENT KEY: CONTESTER, HAM RADIO LEADER WILLIAM SMITH K4WMS - AUSTRALIA MARKS 100 YEARS OF PUBLIC RADIO BROADCASTS - ARDC COMMITTEES SEEKING VOLUNTEERS - FCC LEVIES RECORD FINE...
- ISRAELI HAMS' NETWORK WORKING TO LOCATE MISSING PERSONS - HAMS HELP TRANSPORT AND GUIDE THOSE STRANDED BY FLOODS - RSGB HONORS LONGTIME VOLUNTEER - ARRL DEBUTS ITS NEWSLETTER FOR TRAFFIC HANDLERS - ZOMBIE SHUFFLE'S A MONSTER HIT WITH...
- REPEATER RESTORATION PROJECT A SUCCESS IN WISCONSIN - MEMORIAL EVENT HONORS SERBIAN PIONEER OF WWFF ACTIVATION - MILITARY AUXILIARY OPS PREPARE TO MARK 75th ANNIVERSARY - AT AGE 10, NEW AMATEUR TAKES UP REINS ON WEEKLY NET -...
- SPECIAL EVENT HIGHLIGHTS RARE MEDICAL CONDITION - CROATIA READY TO HOST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE - HAMS ENJOY A "SOTA ECLIPSE" - AMSAT ANNOUNCES KEYNOTERS AT SPACE SYMPOSIUM - NEW HAMS ADD SKILLS TO TENNESSEE MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS - WORKSHOPS...
- VANDALS DESTROY CLUB'S SHED, EQUIPMENT, IN CANADA - MAINE HAMS ADDING EMERGENCY RADIO TOWER - MISSOURI HAMS ADD DEFIBRILLATOR TO EMERGENCY TOOLKIT - HAMS IN LATVIA CELEBRATE THE MECHANICAL KEY - AMATEURS AMONG RADIO CLUB OF AMERICA HONOREES ...
- HAM DEPLOYMENT UNCLEAR IN MOROCCAN, LIBYAN CRISES - US MILITARY EXPLORES WIDEBAND ABOVE 100 GHZ - US GOVERNMENT BLOCKS SALVAGE OF TITANIC'S WIRELESS - HAMS IN BELGIUM HAVE NEW 8M ACCESS - EXPERIMENTAL LOW-PASS FILTER MAKES DEBUT IN...
- FORMER RETAIL GIANT RADIO SHACK POISED FOR COMEBACK - RAISING HAM RADIO AWARENESS IN INDIA - NASA READY FOR NEXT STEP TOWARD LASER LIGHT COMMUNICATION - LESSONS LEARNED FROM HURRICANE IDALIA - POTA ACTIVATION RECALLS 4 WHO DIED...
- RADIO CONNECTS US MISSILE SILOS FOR FIRST TIME SINCE '60s - TRIO OF HAMS JOIN TEAM ON ISS - ACMA INVITES COMMENTS FROM AUSTRALIAN HAMS - SILENT KEY: BROADCAST ENGINEER, CONSULTANT WILLIAM CULPEPPER, W4BZ - NEW ZEALAND ACTIVATION...
- MAUI EMERGENCY COMMUNICATORS TUNE IN TO AM RADIO - HAMS JOIN GOVERNMENT SATELLITE HACKING EXERCISE - INDIA MARKS SUCCESSFUL LUNAR LANDING - SILENT KEY: HAMVENTION'S JIM TIDERMAN, N8IDS - HAMS PREPARE FOR FIRST WORLD HEMA DAY - RADIO...
- MAUI WILDFIRES SPUR LOOK AT FUTURE RADIO STRATEGY - UK HAMS TUNE IN TO CW METEOR BEACON - AMATEURS NEEDED FOR SOLAR ECLIPSE QSO PARTY - FULL DAY OF RADIO MARKS ANNIVERSARY OF INDIAN INDEPENDENCE - DIGIPEATING SATELLITES...
- SHORTWAVE PROPOSAL HEATS UP WITH COMMENT WINDOW ENDING - ANTENNA ISSUE FIXED ON VOYAGER 2 SPACECRAFT - ENTHUSIASTS REVIVING QRP CLUB - HURRICANE WATCH NET SEEKS NET CONTROL OPS - NEW PACT EXPANDS HAM RADIO USE DURING EMERGENCIES ...
- DEADLY MUDSLIDES SPUR AMATEUR RESPONSE IN INDIA - FAIR RADIO SALES SHUTTING DOORS - SATELLITE RETURNS VIA GUIDED RE-ENTRY - SILENT KEY: TEN-TEC CO-FOUNDER JACK EDWARD BURCHFIELD, K4JU - SILENT KEY: CANADIAN BROADCAST VETERAN RON MCFADYEN, VE3YXY/VY1RM -...
- CALLING QRZ TO RESTORE FLOOD-DAMAGED EMILIA-ROMAGNA - A TRIBUTE TO BELOVED SOTA SILENT KEY - DANGEROUS CONDITIONS CANCEL REPEAT ROCKALL ACTIVATION - RADIO OPERATOR NEEDED FOR INDIAN ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION - SUCCESSFUL ORBIT FOR CUBESATS BUILT IN PHILIPPINES ...
- BAND-ACCESS CHANGES AWAIT AUSTRALIAN AMATEURS - RSGB VIDEO EXPLAINS SWEEPING CHANGES AT OFCOM - SILENT KEY: COMPUTER HACKER KEVIN MITNICK, N6NHG - INDIA'S MOON LANDER MAKES SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH - ELECTRONICS SELLER, A FAVORITE OF HAMS, CLOSING DOORS -...
- UK CHOSEN TO HOST WRTC 2026 - STUDY CONFIRMS EMISSIONS FROM SATELLITE CONSTELLATIONS - SILENT KEY: RUSSIAN ROBINSON CLUB'S GEORGE CHLIYANTS, UY5XE - SCOUTING'S GIRLS, BOYS ON AIR FOR NATIONAL JAMBOREE - COAST-TO-COAST EVENT CELEBRATES RETIRED AIRCRAFT -...
- GAIN IN ATTENDANCE AT HAM RADIO FRIEDRICHSHAFEN - FCC SEEKS INPUT ON COMMERCIAL USE OF HF SPECTRUM - FCC TO CONSIDER KEEPING FM6 RADIO FOR LOW-POWER TV - CLIPPERTON ISLAND DXPEDITION TO INCLUDE SATELLITE - HONORS FOR FILM...
- OFCOM PROPOSES SWEEPING CHANGES FOR UK LICENSES - OH BABY! WHAT A GREAT FIELD DAY! - HUNT A WRTC COMPETITOR AND COMPETE FOR AN AWARD - FCC SETS APPLICATION WINDOW FOR LOW-POWER FM STATIONS - SATELLITE ENTHUSIASTS...
- HAMS MOBILIZE TO ASSIST DURING CYCLONE BIPARJOY - FCC REPORTS ITS ULS BACK ONLINE - WRTC GAINS SUPPORT FROM ITALIAN OFFICIALS - 13 COLONIES OPERATING EVENT MARKS 15th YEAR - SATELLITE ENTHUSIASTS ENCOURAGED TO TAKE THE 'LEDSAT' CHALLENGE ...
- YOUNG DXPEDITIONERS SET SIGHTS ON GUYANA - HAM RADIO PLAYS PIVOTAL ROLE IN SEATTLE DRILL - SATELLITE QSOS TO FLY HIGH FOR FIELD DAY - NEWSLINE'S NEIL RAPP WB9VPG RECEIVES YASME EXCELLENCE AWARD - HAM RADIO HELPS IN...
- WRTC TO GO FORWARD IN ITALY DESPITE FLOODS - "RECORD" ATTENDANCE AT HAMVENTION 2023 - NEW MOMENTUM TO KEEP AM BROADCAST RADIO IN US CARS - SILENT KEY: JERRY OWENS, W3GHO, VOICE OF W. PENNSYLVANIA NETS - CENTRAL...
- ROCKALL DXPEDITION ACTIVATES IN NORTH ATLANTIC - RADIO WAVES CARRY MESSAGE FROM A SUPERNOVA - HURRICANE WATCH NET NEEDS VOLUNTEERS - HAMS CLAIM DISTANCE RECORD FOR SATELLITE - SILENT KEY: HALL OF FAME MEMBER, CONTESTER, CHIP MARGELLI, K7JA ...
