This Week in Amateur Radio #970 Week of September 30, 2017 DOWNLOAD HERE: http://bit.ly/TWIAR970 =========================================================================== Here is a summary of the news trending this week. September 30, 2017.This weeks edition is anchored by, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, and Jessica Bowen, KB2VWX. Produced and edited (and a little anchoring too) by W2XBS. ** SPECIAL EXPANDED EDITION ** TEAM COVERAGE OF PUERTO RICO Running Time: 1:18:27 Trending stories in this weeks bulletin service: 1. **SPECIAL REPORT ON NATIONAL MEDIA COVERAGE OF AMATEUR RADIO IN PUERTO RICO ** with stories from NPR, Fox61 in CT, and WTOP. 2. Amateur Radio Reports: Arecibo Observatory Dish Sustained Serious Damage from Maria 3. Amateur Radio Volunteers Aiding Storm-Ravaged Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands 4. Clubs Active in ARRL Contest Club Competitions Advised to Review Member Eligibility Lists 5. FalconSAT-3 Now Open for Amateur Radio Use 6. Radio Amateurs Volunteer to Support 2017 US Air Force Marathon 7. Round-the-World Flyer Brian Lloyd, WB6RQN, Recruiting Pilots for Dominica Airlift 8. Belarus Fields World Champion Team to the 2017 High-Speed Telegraphy Competition 9. Amateur Radio's Force of Fifty Answers the Red Cross Call in Puerto Rico 10. In Largest Penalty to Date, FCC Fines Both Pirate Operator and Property Owner 11. IARU President: Traditional Aspects of Ham Radio May Not Be Attractive to Newcomers 12. Advisory: Requests for Information from the Public and the Press 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: Interview with Rich Mosseson, W2VU editor of CQ Magazine (Part Two) Weekly Propagation Forecast Report ----- 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! This Week in Amateur Radio is heard on the air on nets and repeaters as a bulletin service all across North America, ands all around the world. on amateur radio repeater systems, the low bands, and more. This Week in Amateur Radio is portable too! You can find us among talk radios best on TuneIn.com, or via iTunes and Google Play. We are hosted by various podcast aggregators like Stitcher too. Vist our site for details. You can also stream the program to your favorite digital device by visiting our web site www.twiar.net. This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with us via our Facebook group. Search for us under This Week in Amateur Radio.

This Week in Amateur Radio #969 Week of September 23, 2017 DOWNLOAD HERE: http://bit.ly/TWIAR969 Running Time: 1:11:09 Here is a summary of the news trending this week. September 23, 2017.This weeks edition is anchored by, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, and Jessica Bowen, KB2VWX. Produced and edited (and a little anchoring too) by W2XBS. Trending stories in this weeks bulletin service: 1. Not All Intruders on the Ham Bands are Illegal, But a Lot of Them Are 2. Reports of Hurricane Devastation on Dominica Relayed by Amateur Radio, Picked up by Media 3. Rockwell Collins to be Sold to United Technologies 4. MCM Electronics Shutters Two Plants, Announces Merger with Newark element 14 5. IARU Administrative Council Considers New Radio Spectrum Pollution Threat 6. Hurricane Redux: Amateur Radio Community Fires Up for Maria 7. Amateur Radio Emergency Net Active in Wake of Earthquake in Central Mexico 8. Hurricane Watch Net, VoIP Hurricane Net, WX4NHC Stand Down from Maria Activations 9. JOTA 2017 Organizers Urge Scout Stations to Register Now 10. MetLife Buys Site of FCC's Future Home 11. Caribbean Emergency Weather Network Handling High Volume of Post-Storm Traffic 12. HamSCI Presents Initial Eclipse Results at ARRL-TAPR Digital Communications Conference 13. Two radio amateurs are among the new crew on the International Space Station 14. The FCC opens 630 and 2200 meter bands, stations must notify UTC before operating. 15. When will the Voyager missions stop calling home? 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: Interview with Rich Mosseson, W2VU editor of CQ Magazine (Part One) Weekly Propagation Forecast Report ----- 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. This Week in Amateur Radio is heard on the air on nets and repeaters as a bulletin service all across North America, ands all around the world. on amateur radio repeater systems, the low bands, and more. This Week in Amateur Radio is portable too! You can find us among talk radios best on TuneIn.com. Download the free Tunein.com app today. This Week in Amateur Radio is also available on the internet as a podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Tune-In.com, Stitcher, and various other mp3 aggregators. You can also stream the program to your favorite digital device by visiting our web site www.twiar.net.

This Week in Amateur Radio #968 Week of September 16, 2017 DOWNLOAD HERE: http://bit.ly/TWIAR968 Running Time: 1:17:22 Here is a summary of the news trending this week. September 16, 2017.This weeks edition is anchored by, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, and Jessica Bowen, KB2VWX. Produced and edited (and a little anchoring too) by W2XBS. Trending stories in this weeks bulletin service: 1. Not All “Intruders on the Ham Bands are Illegal But a Lot of Them Are 2. Collegiate Amateur Radio Initiative Holds Second Annual Meeting 3. Two Radio Amateurs are Among Three New ISS Crew Members HURRICANE IRMA TEAM COVERAGE: 4. Hurricane Irma Extensively Damages International Broadcast Station in Florida (WRMI) 5. Amateur Radio Volunteers Respond to Historic Hurricane Irma Recovery 6. When will the Voyager mission stop calling home? 7. Canada's new radio telescope starts mapping the universe 8. FMRE National Emergency Net Active in Mexico - Earthquake response 9. New 10-GHz Earth-Moon-Earth World Record Set 10. FCC Opens 630- and 2200-Meter Bands; Stations Must Notify UTC Before Operating Plus these Special Features This Week: W2XOY NEW SEGMENT! - Sporatic RF Musings (New monthly feature!) 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: Amateur Radio Kit Building Part Two with Joe Eisenburg N0NEB ----- 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. This Week in Amateur Radio is heard on the air on nets and repeaters as a bulletin service all across North America, ands all around the world. on amateur radio repeater systems, the low bands, and more. This Week in Amateur Radio is portable too! You can find us among talk radios best on TuneIn.com. Download the free Tunein.com app today. This Week in Amateur Radio is also available on the internet as a podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Tune-In.com, Stitcher, and various other mp3 aggregators. You can also stream the program to your favorite digital device by visiting our web site www.twiar.net.

This Week in Amateur Radio #967 Week of September 9, 2017 DOWNLOAD HERE: http://bit.ly/TWIAR967 Running Time: 1:00:01 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This is for Edition #967 with a release and air date of September 09, 2017.This weeks edition is anchored by,Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Will Rogers, K5WLR, and Jessica Bowen, KB2VWX. Produced and edited (and a little anchoring too) by W2XBS. Trending stories in this weeks bulletin service: 1. President Trump welcomes home record-breaking NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson 2. FCC Technological Advisory Council Investigating Technical Regulations 3. New Pre-Release Version of WSJT-X Includes FT8 Changes and Improvements 4. NASA Invites CubeSat Launch Initiative Applications 5. FCC's Updated Rules Governing Personal Radio Services Become Effective on September 28th 6. Estonia, Kenya Join 60-Meter Club HURRICANE IRMA TEAM COVERAGE: 7. VoIP Hurricane Net to Activate 8. ARES Teams in Three West Central Florida Section Counties Ready to Support Shelters 9. Hurricane Irma Amateur Radio Emergency and Priority Traffic is Moving; Health & Welfare Traffic Queued For Later 10. -- ARRL Establishes Hurricane Irma Hotline for ARRL Section Leadership -- Operating Procedures During Hurricane Irma 11. Emergency Net Activated in Wake of Earthquake in Mexico 12. Space Weather Prediction Center Says Solar Phenomena May Continue 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: Amateur Radio Kit Building Part One with Joe Eisenburg N0NEB Weekly Propagation Forecast ----- 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. This Week in Amateur Radio is heard on the air on nets and repeaters as a bulletin service all across North America, ands all around the world. on amateur radio repeater systems, the low bands, and more. This Week in Amateur Radio is portable too! You can find us among talk radios best on TuneIn.com. Download the free Tunein.com app today. This Week in Amateur Radio is also available on the internet as a podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Tune-In.com, Stitcher, and various other mp3 aggregators. You can also stream the program to your favorite digital device by visiting our web site www.twiar.net.

This Week in Amateur Radio #966 Week of September 2, 2017 DOWNLOAD HERE: http://bit.ly/TWIAR966 Running Time: 1:14:35 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This is for Edition #966 with a release and air date of September 02, 2017.This weeks edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Don Hewlick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, and Jessica Bowen, KB2VWX. Produced and edited by W2XBS. Trending stories in this weeks bulletin service: 1. Top-Level Domain Name Dot radio Now Available 2. FCC Technological Advisory Council Investigating Technical Regulations 3. Maritime Mobile Operation on LF May be a First for Amateur Radio 4. Director, Vice Director Elections Set in Three ARRL Divisions 5. Planned DXpeditions to Rare Entities Report Progress 6. EXCLUSIVE TEAM COVERAGE: Amateur Radio Volunteers Assisting Where Needed in Hurricane Harvey Response 7. Researchers demonstrate high-bandwidth communications capability for ships 8. LATE BREAKING: FCC's Updated Rules Governing Personal Radio Services Become Effective on September 28th 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: ARRL President Rick Roderick K5UR Dayton Hamvention talk on rebranding and changing amateur radio Weekly Propagation Forecast ----- 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. This Week in Amateur Radio is heard on the air on nets and repeaters as a bulletin service all across North America, ands all around the world. on amateur radio repeater systems, the low bands, and more. This Week in Amateur Radio is portable too! You can find us among talk radios best on TuneIn.com. Download the free Tunein.com app today. This Week in Amateur Radio is also available on the internet as a podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Tune-In.com, Stitcher, and various other mp3 aggregators. You can also stream the program to your favorite digital device by visiting our web site www.twiar.net.

This Week in Amateur Radio #965 Week of August 26, 2017 DOWNLOAD HERE: http://bit.ly/TWIAR965 Running Time: 1:09:43 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This is for Edition #965 with a release and air date of, August 26, 2017.This weeks edition is anchored by, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Don Hewlick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, and Jessica Bowen, KB2VWX. Trending stories in this weeks bulletin service: 1. Huricane Harvey Gains Strength, Comes ashore in Texas, Hurricane Watch and VoIP WX Nets Activate 2. Ham Hoping to Crowd-Fund Experimental Time at HAARP Facility 3. Radio Eritrea and Radio Ethiopia Still Battling on 40 Meters 4. Get with the SET: ARRL Simulated Emergency Test (SET) Fall Classic Just Ahead 5. Solar Eclipse QSO Party a Hit, Science Conclusions Await Additional Analysis 6. Director, Vice Director Elections Set in Three ARRL Divisions 7. ARRL VEC Conducts Another Antarctic Test Session 8. Revised NCVEC Form 605 Must Be Used at Exam Sessions Starting on August 21 9. Arctic radar to probe 'space weather' 10. Driver's license facial recognition tech leads to 4,000 New York arrests 11. Canada proposes implementing a 60 meter band while retaining discrete channels 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: Interview with Pontotoc, MS. ham, Matt Hickman/AF5FM, trustee of what is reportedly the first solar-powered UHF repeater in Mississippi Weekly Propagation Forecast ----- 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. This Week in Amateur Radio is heard on the air on nets and repeaters as a bulletin service all across North America, ands all around the world. on amateur radio repeater systems, the low bands, and more. This Week in Amateur Radio is portable too! You can find us among talk radios best on TuneIn.com. Download the free Tunein.com app today. This Week in Amateur Radio is also available on the internet as a podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Tune-In.com, Stitcher, and various other mp3 aggregators. You can also stream the program to your favorite digital device by visiting our web site www.twiar.net.

This Week in Amateur Radio #964 Week of August 19, 2017 DOWNLOAD HERE: http://bit.ly/TWIAR964 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This is for Edition #964 with a release and air date of, August 19, 2017.This weeks edition is anchored by, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Don Hewlick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, and Jessica Bowen, KB2VWX. This weeks program was produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. RUNNING TIME: 1:14:44 Trending stories in this weeks bulletin service: 1. Solar Eclipse QSO Party Will Facilitate Real Science 2. Ham Hoping to Crowd-Fund Experimental Time at HAARP Facility 3. Radio Eritrea and Radio Ethiopia Still Battling on 40 Meters 4. BBC starts Medium Wave switch-off 5. NASA announces television coverage for Aug. 21 solar eclipse 6. Plane Crash Drill Turns to Major Fire Response 7. Amateur Radio Communication Resources to be Available during Eclipse Day 8. Revised NCVEC Form 605 Must Be Used at Exam Sessions Starting on August 21 9. Cosmonauts Manually Deploy Three Nanosatellites with Amateur Radio Payloads 10. Pirate Radio Warnings Pile Up With Two More Hit In NJ. 11. Amateur Radio Administration Course a success in Mexico. LATE BREAKING NEWS: 12. Canada proposes implementing a 60 meter band while retaining discrete channels 13. Caribbean Emergency and Weather Nets are activated for Tropical Storm Harvey 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 ARRL Amateur News Extra Interview Series Weekly Propagation Forecast ----- 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. This Week in Amateur Radio is heard on the air on nets and repeaters as a bulletin service all across North America, ands all around the world. on amateur radio repeater systems, the low bands, and more. This Week in Amateur Radio is portable too! You can find us among talk radios best on TuneIn.com. Download the free Tunein.com app today. This Week in Amateur Radio is also available on the internet as a podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Tune-In.com, Stitcher, and various other mp3 aggregators. You can also stream the program to your favorite digital device by visiting our web site www.twiar.net.

This Week in Amateur Radio #963 - Expanded Edition Week of August 12, 2017 DOWNLOAD HERE: https://ia801505.us.archive.org/8/items/TWIAR963HAM/TWIAR_963_HAM.mp3 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This is for Edition #963 with a release and air date of, August 12, 2017.This weeks edition is anchored by, Chris Perrine, Don Hewlick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, and Jessica Bowen, KB2VWX. This weeks program was produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. RUNNING TIME: 1:27:34 Trending stories in this weeks bulletin service: 1. Applicants Must Use FCC Form 605 with Felony Question, Starting on September 7 2. ARRL Releases New Ham Radio Promotional Posters 3. Amateur Radio Participation is Key to University Solar Eclipse Experiment 4. Radio Amateurs in Atlantic Canada Go on Standby During Telephone Outage 5. IARU Region 2 Area G Announces Emergency Communications Exercise 6. Joe Spier, K6WAO, Elected as AMSAT-NA Executive Vice President 7. FT8 Mode is Latest Bright Shiny Object in Amateur Radio Digital World -- SPECIAL TEAM COVERAGE: 8. ARRL Board Explores Entry-Level License Options, Ways to Face Future Challenges (PART ONE) REGULAR BUSINESS 9. ARRL Board Explores Entry-Level License Options, Ways to Face Future Challenges (PART TWO) AWARDS 10. ARRL Board Explores Entry-Level License Options, Ways to Face Future Challenges (PART THREE) OTHER BUSINESS 11. Northern California DX Club Launching Initiative to Get Newcomers on HF Bands 12. ARRL Posts Amateur Radio Parity Act FAQs 13. ARDF Enthusiasts Compete in USA National Championships 14. Millennials Unearth an Amazing Hack to Get Free TV: The Outdoor Antenna 15. Youngsters on the Air International Summer Camp Doubles Down on ARISS Contacts 16. Hara Arena Hamvention's Former Home to be Auctioned by IRS 17. Election for RAC Director Ontario South Region 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 The Ancient Amateur Archives with Bill Continelli, W2XOY Propagation Forecast Report with ARRL/Steve Ford WB8IMY ----- ----- 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. This Week in Amateur Radio is heard on the air on nets and repeaters as a bulletin service all across North America, ands all around the world. on amateur radio repeater systems, the low bands, and more. This Week in Amateur Radio is portable too! You can find us among talk radios best on TuneIn.com. Download the free Tunein.com app today. This Week in Amateur Radio is also available on the internet as a podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Tune-In.com, Stitcher, and various other mp3 aggregators. You can also stream the program to your favorite digital device by visiting our web site www.twiar.net.

This Week in Amateur Radio #962 Week of August 5, 2017 DOWNLOAD HERE: http://bit.ly/TWIAR962 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This is for Edition #962 with a release and air date of, August 05, 2017.This weeks edition is anchored by, Chris Perrine, Don Hewlick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, and Jessica Bowen, KB2VWX. This weeks program was produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. RUNNING TIME: 1:27:00 Trending stories in this weeks bulletin service: 1. Special Event Under Way to Mark 50 Years of Offshore Radio Broadcasting 2. ARRL Releases New Ham Radio Promotional Posters 3. Amateur Radio Participation is Key to University Solar Eclipse Experiment 4. Marty Sullaway, KC1CWF, is 2017 Amateur Radio Newsline Young Ham of the Year 5. Young English Radio Amateur Completes the Wainrights on the Air Challenge 6. Amateur Radio Personality, Broadcaster, Businessman Al Cohen, W1FXQ, SK 7. FT8 Mode is Latest Bright Shiny Object in Amateur Radio Digital World -- SPECIAL TEAM COVERAGE: 8. ARRL Board Explores Entry-Level License Options, Ways to Face Future Challenges (PART ONE) REGULAR BUSINESS 9. ARRL Board Explores Entry-Level License Options, Ways to Face Future Challenges (PART TWO) AWARDS 10. ARRL Board Explores Entry-Level License Options, Ways to Face Future Challenges (PART THREE) OTHER BUSINESS 11. Northern California DX Club Launching Initiative to Get Newcomers on HF Bands 12. Canada C3 Expedition WSPR Beacon Reports Continue at High Rate; QSL Available 13. Homelessness Not a Bar to Enjoying Amateur Radio, Hawaii Ham Demonstrates 14. Millennials Unearth an Amazing Hack to Get Free TV: The Outdoor Antenna 15. Senate Confirms Rosenworcel And Carr To FCC, But Delays Voting On Chairman Pai's Re-Nomination 16. Hara Arena Hamvention's Former Home to be Auctioned by IRS 17. Tiny Sprite Satellites deployed and are transmitting on 70cm 18. First pass of Field Day 2017 submissions is completed ----- 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. This Week in Amateur Radio is heard on the air on nets and repeaters as a bulletin service all across North America, ands all around the world. on amateur radio repeater systems, the low bands, and more. This Week in Amateur Radio is portable too! You can find us among talk radios best on TuneIn.com. Download the free Tunein.com app today. This Week in Amateur Radio is also available on the internet as a podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Tune-In.com, Stitcher, and various other mp3 aggregators. You can also stream the program to your favorite digital device by visiting our web site www.twiar.net.

This Week in Amateur Radio #961 Week of July 29, 2017 DOWNLOAD HERE: http://bit.ly/TWIAR961 Running Time: 1:19:42 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This is for Edition #961 with a release and air date of, July 29, 2017.This weeks edition is anchoredby, Chris Perrine, Rich Lawrence KB2MOB-, Don Hewlick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, and Jessica Bowen, KB2VWX. This weeks program was produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Trending stories in this weeks bulletin service: 1. ARRL President Issues Call for Members to Reach Out to their Senators to Support S. 1534 2. ARRL Publishes its 2016 Annual Report 3. ARRL Contest Rule Changes, Clarifications Reflect Best Practices in Radiosport 4. ARISS Reports ISS Packet System is Down 5. Motorola Files Additional Patent Infringement Complaints against Hytera 6. Friedrichshafen's Ham Radio Attendance Holds Steady 7. Oklahoma Radio Amateur is First to Score Satellite VUCC from Greenland 8. Royal Mint to Welcome Amateur Radio 9. Islands on the Air (IOTA) Officially Launching New Website in September 10. Ham's Project Amelia Earhart Flight Nears End 11. Virginia Tech Expert to Study August Eclipse for Impacts on Radar, Ham Radio, GPS 12. Traditional ham radio leaves youngsters uninterested 13. FCC's O'Rielly: Give Us More Tools for Pirate Crackdown 14. Strong ties between broadcasters and amateur radio 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 The Ancient Amateur Archives with Bill Continelli, W2XOY ----- 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. This Week in Amateur Radio is heard on the air on nets and repeaters as a bulletin service all across North America, ands all around the world. on amateur radio repeater systems, the low bands, and more. This Week in Amateur Radio is portable too! You can find us among talk radios best on TuneIn.com. Download the free Tunein.com app today. This Week in Amateur Radio is also available on the internet as a podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Tune-In.com, Stitcher, and various other mp3 aggregators. You can also stream the program to your favorite digital device by visiting our web site www.twiar.net. This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with us via our Facebook group. Search for us under This Week in Amateur Radio.