This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1107

Release Date: May 16, 2020

Here is a summary of the news trending this week. This weeks edition is anchored by is anchored by Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Will Rogers, K5WLR, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX.

Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS.

Running Time: 1:44:53

Download here: http://bit.ly/TWIAR1107

Trending headlines in this weeks bulletin service:

1. ARRL Seeks Clarification of Amended Amateur Service RF Safety Rules

2. New WSJT-X Beta Version Offers Significant FT4 and FT8 Upgrades

3. ARISS to Attempt Second Test of New Multipoint Telebridge Contact System

4. Two New Chinese Ham Satellites Expected to Launch in September

5. Amateur Radio Gains Significant Boost in U-K by Connecting People During Lockdown

6. May 12th was Amateur Radio Day in Puerto Rico

7. Planning Your ARRL Field Day 2020 Operation - Part One

8. Planning Your ARRL Field Day 2020 Operation - Part Two

9. ARRL at Home Hamvention Weekend of Specials Set

10. Amateur Radio Gearing Up for Predicted Above Average Atlantic Hurricane Season

11. Choosing FTx Transmit and Receive Frequencies in Crowded Contest Bands

12. HuskySat-1 HO-107 Transponder is Now Open

13. 5G Cell Towers Around The World Are Under Assault

14. New Study Explores Ways To Broaden Signal Detection

15. 2020 Inductees, CQ Magazine Contest Hall of Fame

16. The league announces new Life 70 plus memberships

17. Amateur radio exams go 'Al Fresco' in Norway and other locations around the world

18: FCC Grants Unlicensed Use on Six Gigahertz for new 6E wifi standard

Plus these Special Features This Week:

* Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte, W6TWT, talks about working from home has changed the landscape, and asks if you find Zoom Meetings tiring.

* Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News

* Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety w/Greg Stoddard KF9MP, will tell us some good general

things to consider before mounting that antenna on your tower.

* Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, asks how much is a bit worth?

* Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL

* Bill Continelli, W2XOY - The History of Amateur Radio. Bill returns with another edition of The

Ancient Amateur Archives, this week, Bill talks about the 1974 Proposed FCC Restructuring Plan For

Amateur Radio. Part One.

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