This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1128

Release Date: October 10, 2020

Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Fred Fitte, NF2F, Will Rogers, K5WLR, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX.

Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS

Running Time: 1:33:47

Download here: http://bit.ly/TWIAR1128

Trending headlines in this weeks bulletin service:

1. International Amateur Radio Union Region 2 Releases 2020 Revision Of Its Band Plan

2. ARISS to Celebrate 20 Years of Ham Radio on the International Space Station

3. ARRL National Convention and Orlando Hamcation Postponed to February 2022

4. Two More Astronauts Earn Amateur Radio Licenses

5. Hurricane Delta Prompts Activations of Hurricane Watch Net, WX4NHC, SATERN

6. British Columbia Radio Amateur Hears Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

7. Solar Physicist Predicts a Slightly Better Solar Cycle 25

8. Federal Communications Commission Orders Amateur Access to 3.5 GigaHertz Band to Sunset

9. New England ARES Academy Set

10. Hams Were On High Alert During Simulated Emergency Test

11. RSGB Videos Released To Help Train Newcomers To Amateur Radio

12. King Of Thailand Gets His Amateur Radio License, And Gets His Shack On The Air

13. Amateur Radio Club in California Acts As Radio Ambassadors

14. Mark Stillman, KA3JUJ, Appointed as New Delaware Section Manager

15. IARU Region One President Sounds Alarm On Wireless Power Transfer For Electric Vehicles

16. The Chinese Foghorn Over The Horizon Radar Is Back On The Low Bands with Other Intruders

17. ARISS Invites Proposals To Host Ham Radio Contacts With The Space Station Crew

18. The ARRL Pandemic Delayed Annual Report Is Released

Plus these Special Features This Week:

* Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte, W6TWT, will answer the question, How do you find out what cell carrier has the best coverage? And, will tell us about wiring a high-end semi-pro home network.

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

* Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety w/Greg Stoddard KF9MP, will talk about the safest ways to climb your tower if you have to do it at night.

* Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, is here this week to tell you how CSDR will rock your world.

* 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, continues his retrospective of amateur radio's Fallen Flags, with

a look back at one of the most famous, Hallicrafters.

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