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 Podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio, amateur radio's news magazine of the airwaves (commercial breaks removed)2025
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  • PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio #1409 - LPFM Version (no commercial breaks)

    PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio #1409 - LPFM Version (no commercial breaks)
    Mar 1 2026
    PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1409 - LPFM Version (no commercial breaks) Release Date: February 28, 2026 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Denny Haight, NZ8D, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Ed Johnsen. W2PH, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Mike Nikolich, K9DXM, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 1:27:43 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIARLPFM1409 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: AMSAT Membership Now Includes Getting Started Guide 2. AMSAT: AMSAT Publishes Satellites In Space Coloring Book As Part Of Its Youth Initiative 3. AMSAT: Satellites and Pollution Control Added To BuzzSat Online Courses 4. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 5. WIA: The 2026 CWops Award For Advancing The Art Of CW 6. ARD: 3Y0K DXPedition Departs Cape Town For Bouvet Island 7. ARD: Community HamClock Backend Server Now Available 8. ARRL: Winter 2026 Section Manager Election Results 9. ARRL: Icom America Named Official Sponsor Of The ARRL Year Of The Club 10. BZ: Amateur Astronomers Capture Voyager One’s Signal From 25 Billion Kilometers Away 11. ARD: futureGEO Continues To Be A Topic Of Discussion 12. ARRL: Hams Help Forecasters With Real-Time Data On Northeast Blizzard 13. Florida Students And Amateurs Conduct A Joint Balloon Launch 14. Former President Of The Radio Society of Great Britian, G3PSM, Silent Key 15. Full-Time Use Of A Mobile Trailer Is Permitted For New Mexico Radio Club 16. Artemis II Launch Delayed For At Least A Month Due To Repairs 17. Upcoming Digital Conference For Zero Retries Selects Site 18. Radio Amateurs Of Canada Select Amateur Of The Year 19. The World Wide Award Activity Is Just For YL's 20. ARRL: Upcoming RadioSport Contests and Regional Convention Listing 21. AMSAT: New full duplex satellite HT released: The Anytone AT-D890UV 22. ARRL: FCC now requires that FRN contact information be updated withing ten days of a change 23. ARRL: NCVEC Question Pool Committee issues revisions to the 2026 - 2030 technician question pool 24. ARRL: The Worldwide Radio Operators Foundation assures WRTC.info website 25. ISS: ISS Crew-12 arrives at the Space Station 26. ARRL: The FCC is actively recruiting field agents and electronic engineers Plus these Special Features This Week: * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Australia's own Onno Benschop, VK6FLAB, and Foundations of Amateur Radio, will tell us how to go about documenting your shack setup * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and a lot more * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Our own amateur radio historian, Will Rogers, K5WLR, returns with another new edition of "A Century Of Amateur Radio", this week, Will takes us back to 1924 where we find that for nearly a year, hams had been operating in their first assigned band of wavelengths, 150 to 200 meters. They had also been experimenting below 150 meters by special government permission. The story continues, in Part Three of a Four-Part episode titled, "Six Segments, Sans Spark" ----- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQdPO6QkZJ1eIvw6-EQWQPgogVNiZim4u RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 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 our Executive Producer, George, via email at w2xbs77@gmail.com. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.
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  • PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio #1408 - LPFM Version (no commercial breaks)

    PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio #1408 - LPFM Version (no commercial breaks)
    Feb 22 2026
    PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1408 - LPFM Version (no commercial breaks) Release Date: February 21, 2026 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Mike Nikolich, K9DXM, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Ed Johnson, W2PH, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Jordan Kurtz, KE9BPO, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 1:36:08 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIARLPFM1408 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: AMSAT At Orlando HamCation 2. AMSAT: New Full-Duplex Satellite Capable HT: The Anytone AT-D890UV 3. AMSAT: AMSAT-EA Submits IARU Coordination Request For UNNE-1B, HADES-E2 4. WIA: Artemis II Mission Delayed 5. ARRL: FCC Requires That FRN Contact Information Be Updated Within Ten Days Of A Change 6. ARRL: 2025 ARRL Sweepstakes Icom Dream Station Winner Announced At Orlando HamCation 7. ARRL: Ham Radio Helped During Hawaii Severe Weather 8. ARRL: POTA SOTA BOTA 9. ARRL: New Book Release: Digital Networking For Ham Radio 10. ARRL: 3YØK DXpedition Back On Track 11. ARRL: NCVEC Question Pool Committee Issues Revision To 2026 Thru 2030 Technician Pool 12. ARRL: The World Wide Radio Operators Foundation Has Assumed Responsibility For WRTC.Info 13. VHF Society Is Seeking Presenters For Upcoming VHF Conference 14. ISS Crew 12 Arrives At The International Space Station 15. Amateurs In Chile Respond To A Tragedy In The Andes Mountains 16. Satellite Direct To Device Service Begins In The United Kingdom 17. Amateur Radio Software Award Deadline Approaches 18. ARRL: FCC Recruiting 7 Field Agents – Electronics Engineers 19. ARRL: Upcoming RadioSport Contests and Regional Conventions 20. AMSAT: Fuji Oscar 29 is approaching full sunlight 21. AMSAT: Declassifying JumpSat, an American pioneer in space 22. WIA: New comedy podcast tackles amateur radios "Gatekeeping Problem". 23. WIA: Radio Society Of Great Britain publishes new band plans 24. FCC: Amazon gets approval to launch 4500 LEO Satellites for its internet from space network 25. ARRL: Start planning now for the Ham Radio Open House in April, and World Amateur Radio Day 26. ARRL: Digital or Paper? 27. BBC: The BBC launches shortwave program in its crisis service beamed to Iran 28. Texas military base issues GPS interference warnings 29. Amateur Radio License Plates are poised for approval in the state of New Hampshire 30. FCC: Obsolete Part 97 Rules are officially deleted Plus these Special Features This Week: * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Australia's own Onno Benschop, VK6FLAB, and Foundations of Amateur Radio will tell us why he has a radio transmitting into a dummy load continuously for the last year, on purpose * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and a lot more * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Our own amateur radio historian, Will Rogers, K5WLR, returns with another new edition of "A Century Of Amateur Radio". This week, Will takes us back to 1924 where we find that for nearly a year, hams had been operating in their first assigned band of wavelengths, 150 to 200 meters. They had also been experimenting below 150 meters by special government permission. The story continues, in Part Two of a Four Part episode titled, "Six Segments, Sans Spark" ----- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQdPO6QkZJ1eIvw6-EQWQPgogVNiZim4u RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 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 our Executive Producer, George, via email at w2xbs77@gmail.com. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.
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  • PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio #1407 - LPFM Version (no commercial breaks)

    PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio #1407 - LPFM Version (no commercial breaks)
    Feb 15 2026
    PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1407 - LPFM Version (no commercial breaks) Release Date: February 14, 2026 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Jordan Kurtz, KE9BPO, Rich Lawrence, Mike Nicolich, K9DXM, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Steve Sawyer, K1FRC, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 1:40:43 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIARLPFM1407 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: FUJI OSCAR 29 Approaches Full Sunlight 2. AMSAT: SpaceX Grounds Its Falcon 9 Rocket 3. AMSAT: Declassifying JUMPSEAT: An American Pioneer In Space 4. AMSAT: Kenya To Represent Africa In The ARISS Program During 2026 5. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 6. WIA: New Comedy Podcast Tackles Ham Radio's "Gatekeeping Problem" With Humour and Education 7. WIA: IARU Region One Issues Clarification On Reports Of Ham Radio Prosecutions In Belarus 8. WIA: Radio Society Of Great Britain Publishes Band Plans 9. WIA: Radio Station Looks To Share WKRP Callsign 10. FCC: Keep Your FRN Information Updated: FCC Fines Could Add Up Quickly 11. FCC: Amazon Gets FCC Approval To Launch 4,500 Leo Internet Satellites 12. ARRL: Start Planning Now For Ham Radio Open House In April - World Amateur Radio Day 13. ARRL: Digital Or Paper? 14. ARRL: Special Event Station Will Be Honoring The Titanic Radio Men 15. ARRL: ARRL Mourns The Loss Of Sharon Taratula, Awards Manager 16. ARRL: William Reed Whitten, AB4W, SK 17. BBC Shortwave Radio Programs Are Received In Iran 18. Amateur In Scotland Gets Approval For Installation Of A Tower 19. Texas Military Base Issues GPS Interference Warning 20. Advanced Class US Operators To Host A Popular Net 21. Amateur Radio License Plates Are Poised For Approval In New Hampshire 22. The Maker Community Eyes A Contruction Competition In The UK 23. The FCC deletes obsolete Part 97 Rules after their publication in the Federal Register on February 10th 24. ARRL: Irvine Disaster Emergency Communications offering a Technician-level licensing course 25. ARRL: Upcoming Contests and Regional Convention Listings 26. AMSAT: NASA selects global tracking volunteers for the upcoming Artemis II mission 27. AMSAT: OpenSpace Phased Array antenna project targets low cost Earth Moon Earth for amateurs 28. FCC: FCC requires disclosure of Foreighn Adversaries interest, exempts amateurs 29. FCC: FCC fast-tracks SpaceX plan for one million satellites, and it wants your thoughts 30. ARRL: ARRL joins America250 as a supporting partner for the nations 250th anniversary 31. ARRL: The National Council of Volunteer Examiner Coordinators removes three questions from use 32. ARRL: The league announces that more funding is available for radio clubs 33. ARD: Open HamClock backend aims to keep HamClock ticking Plus these Special Features This Week: * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Australia's own Onno Benshop, VK6FLAB, will be here with another edition of Foundations of Amateur Radio, This week's program is titled "How to become an amateur today" * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and a lot more * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Monthly Volunteer Monitoring Report * Our own amateur radio historian, Will Rogers, K5WLR, returns with another new edition of "A Century Of Amateur Radio", this week, Will takes us back to 1924 where we find that for nearly a year, hams had been operating in their first assigned band of wavelengths, 150 to 200 meters. They had also been experimenting below 150 meters by special government permission. We will hear all about in this episode titled, "Six Segments, Sans Spark" ----- Full Podcast (ID breaks every 10 mins for use on ham frequencies): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast.rss Full Podcast (No ID Breaks for LPFM or personal listening): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcastlpfm.rss Truncated Podcast (Approximately 1 hour in length): https://www.twiar.net/twiarpodcast60.rss Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twiar.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQdPO6QkZJ1eIvw6-EQWQPgogVNiZim4u RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full Static file, updated weekly): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 Automated (1-hour Static file, updated weekly): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 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 our Executive Producer, George, via email ...
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