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, N9OVQ, Steve Sawyer, K1FRC, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Denny Haight, NZ8D, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX
Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS
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Trending headlines in this week’s bulletin service
AMSAT: NASA Selects Global Tracking Volunteers for Artemis II Lunar Mission
AMSAT: Thailand’s KNACKSAT-2 CubeSat Preparing For Deployment From The ISS
AMSAT: Open.Space Phased Array Project Targets Low-Cost Earth-Moon-Earth For Hams
AMSAT: Satellite Shorts from All Over
WIA: Belarus Threatens Ham Radio Operators With The Death Penalty
WIA: Vandals Strike Ham Factory
WIA: Earth Hit by Biggest ‘Solar Radiation Storm’ in 23 Years
WIA: Artemis II Mission Crew Enters Quarantine Before Flying To The Moon
FCC: FCC Requires Disclosure Of Foreign Adversaries’ Interests In Entities With FCC Licenses
FCC: FCC Fast-Tracks SpaceX’s Plan For One Million Satellites. And It Wants Your Thoughts
ARRL: ARRL Joins America250 As A Supporting Partner For The Nation’s 250th Anniversary – Pt. 1
ARRL: ARRL Joins America250 As A Supporting Partner For The Nation’s 250th Anniversary – Pt. 2
ARRL: NCVEC Question Pool Committee Removes Three Questions from Use
ARRL: Chasing Balloons Around the World
ARRL: Clubs Across The US Will Run Special Event Stations For Presidents Day & Washington’s B’day
ARRL: Additional Funding Is Available For Radio Clubs
ARD: Open Hamclock Backend Aims To Keep HamClock Ticking
Amateurs In Brazil Mark Anniversary With SSTV Special Event Station
Four Amateurs Are Among Those Chosen To Track Artemis 2 Flight
HamSci March Workshop Opens For Registration
Historic Satellite QSO Is Celebrated
Young Ladies Radio League Scholarships Are Available
16-day event will held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the city of Gdynia, Poland…1926-2026
ARRL: Upcoming contests and regional amateur conventions
AMSAT: Help wanted: Feature story editors and video editors
WIA: Iran continues blocking internet traffic
ARD: Amateur Radio Digital Communications priority areas of funding offer opportunites for amateurs
ARD: IP400 project chooses modulation method for SuperNode
FCC: FCC Chairman Carr announces vote to expand 900 mHz Band to 10 MegaHertz
SPM: Kenya will represent Africa in ISS ARISS program during 2026
FR: World Radiocommunication Conference advances to schedule 4th meeting February 18th
ARRL: ARRL Director Famiglio’s Recertification decision
ARRL: Student Conding Competition is underway with a 25k award
ARRL: Register now for HamSCI 2026 hosted by the ARRL
ARRL: ARRL to announce the winnerr of the ARRL Icom Dream Station at Orlando HamCation
ARRL: IARU issued a clarification on reports of the prosecution of Amateur Radio Operators in Belarus
Dayton HamVention announces the theme for the 2026 show – Radio Adventure!
Plane crash in Australia takes the life of amateur radio business owner
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 Part Eight of his series titled “Building A Shack”. This episode is sub-titled “Will It Ever End?”
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
Monthly Volunteer Monitor Report
Our own amateur radio historian, Will Rogers, K5WLR, returns with another edition of “Dead Electrical Dudes”. This edition’s stiff is Georg Simon Ohm. A German physicist and mathematician
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