This Week in Amateur Radio #1021 Release Date: September 22, 2018 Here is a summary of the news trending this week. This week's edition is anchored by: Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, George W2XBS, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, George, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by W2XBS. Running Time: 1:13:30 Download here: http://bit.ly/TWIAR1021 Trending stories in this weeks bulletin service: 1. FCC Grants ARRL Temporary Waiver Request to Permit PACTOR 4 Use in Hurricane Relief 2. Radio City Announces Closing, Owners to Retire 3. Nominations Sought for 2018 ARRL Bill Leonard Award 4. Puerto Rico Amateurs Beefing Up Hurricane Preparedness 5. New Beta Version WSJT-X 2.0 Boasts Major Changes 6. Amateur Radio Volunteers Still Dealing with Florence's Aftermath 7. Emergency Preparedness Takes Center Stage for 2018 Simulated Emergency Test 8. Proposals to Host Contacts with Space Station Crew Due by November 15th 9. Get Your Park ON Operating Event Set for October 10. IARU Region 1 Monitoring System Reports Disappearance of Two 40-Meter Broadcast Intruders 11. Ducie Island VP6D DXpedition, Other Pacific Operations on Target. Plus these Special Features This Week: Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte, W6TWT Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB RAIN: HamVention Talk by Dale Williams, WA8EFK Chair of ARRL Public Service Enhancement Working Group Monthly Report on the Current Status of The International Grid Chase Contest. ----- Website: http://www.twiar.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari/ Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/twiar Google+: http://bit.ly/Gplus-TWIAR RSS News: http://twiar.net/twiar.rss TuneIn: http://bit.ly/TuneIn-TWIAR Automated: http://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, changed weekly) ----- Visit our website at www.twiar.net for program audio, and daily for the latest amateur radio and technology news. Air This Week in Amateur Radio on your repeater! Built in ident breaks every 10 minutes for you to legally identify your station. 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, the low bands, and more.