PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1416 - LPFM Version (no commercial breaks)
Release Date: April 18, 2026
Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Mike Nicolich, K9DXM, Denny Haight, NZ8D, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Joshua Marler, AA4WX, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Marvin Turner, W0MET, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX
Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS
Approximate Running Time: 1:14:06
Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIARLPFM1416
Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service
AMSAT: AMSAT Satellite Status Page: The Story Behind the New Colors and Satellite Naming Convention.AMSAT: FO-29 UpdateRW: The Deadline To Purchase Repaired Econco Tubes Is ApproachingARRL: National Hurricane Conference Amateur Radio Workshop, WD4R, Gets Volunteer Service AwardARRL: World Amateur Radio Day Ready For ActivityARRL: Below-Average Hurricane Season Predicted For 2026ARRL: Helping NASA Track Artemis II’s Orion SpacecraftARRL: Webinar: Promoting ARRL Field Day, To Be Held On Thursday, Apr 23rdARRL: More Hams Are On The Air In CaliforniaARRL: ARRL Announces Change in Central Division LeadershipRACES Hams In Hawaii Activate For Kona Low StormAfter The Sale Of MFJ, Hy-Gain and Cushcraft Return To The Ham Radio MarketplaceNew York Man Arrested After Interfering With Emergency CommunicationsAmateur Satellite Operator In Oman Develops New Satellite Tracking AppRegister Now For The Upcoming International Marconi DayDXtra.com Announces New FeaturesNew requirements for radio amateurs are introduced in MoldovaARRL: Upcoming contest listing and regional convention listingsFCC: FCC to vote on proposal to ban Chinese labs from tests electronics for use in the United StatesFCC: The FCC is poised to empower super fast space based broadbandFCC: FCC sends Notice Of Unlicensed Operation to a ISP in CaliforniaARRL: Elecraft donates a new amateur radio station to W1AW at ARRL HQARRL: Register now for the 2026 ARRL Youth Rally at the Dayton HamventionARRL: ARRL announces changes in the Central Division leadershipAMSAT: ARISS solicits school contacts for 2027An amateur in Florida is experimenting and exploring the use of the 4 and 8 meter bandsATT to upgrade the national Emergency Response NetworkPlus these Special Features This Week:
Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite NewsAustralia's own Onno Benshop, VK6FLAB, and Foundations of Amateur Radio will answer the question, "What Is An S-Unit?"The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and a lot moreWeekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRLOur own amateur radio historian, Will Rogers, K5WLR, returns with another edition of "A Century Of Amateur Radio". This week, Will takes us back to 1924. The summer of 1924 brought the first explorers to the four new, shorter wavelength bands that were opened up to amateur use in July. Amateurs anticipated interesting times ahead based on their earlier experimental work that produced the first Trans-Atlantic QSOsFull Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss
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