PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio #1321

This Week in Amateur Radio

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1321 - Full Version Release Date: June 22, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Denny Haight, NZ8D, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Mike LaMontain, KE2AWY, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:39:51 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1321 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: Starliner Brings Another Ham To International Space Station 2. AMSAT: Voyager 1 Is Back To Life, But For How Long? 3. AMSAT: AMSAT Mail Alias Service To End August 1st, 2024 4. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 5. ARDC: Amateur Radio Digital Communications, Announces Ashhar Farhan VU2ESE, Joins Board of Directors 6. WIA: Alexanderson Alternator To Transmit Message On June 30th, 2024 7. FCC: FCC Approves Mysterious SpaceX Device: Is It For The Starlink Mini Dish? 8. ARRL: 2024 ARRL Field Day Is Here 9. ARRL: New Hampshire ARES Serves Mount Washington Road Race 10. ARRL: Colorado Teacher and Ham Accepted To The Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program 11. ARRL: Gaming The Amateur Radio Digital Modes 12. ARRL: Meme Appreciation Month Is Being Billed As Not Your Average Special Event 13. ARRL: A Unique Special Event, Open To All Amateur Radio Operators, Will Take Place July 1 - November 30th 14. ARRL: ARRL Foundation Club Grant Update 15. Popular Massachusetts Electronics Retailer Announces Shuts Down 16. Wi-Fi Router Manufacturer Receives FCC Fine For Over Power Routers 17. YASME Foundation Announces Award Winners 18. US Military Improves Tracking Of Amateur Radio and Hobbyist Balloons 19. Queens Of The Mountains Ascend For Summits On The Air 20. Young Amateurs In Turkey Take Up Parks On The Air Activations 21. Upcoming RadioSport contests and conventions listing 22. AMSAT: The AMSAT mail alias service will end on August 01, 2024 23. WIA: The Square Kilometer Array under construction in a radio quiet zone, while overhead satellites shout 24. WIA: The South African Radio League takes the first steps toward World Radio Conference 2027 25. ARRL: Amateur Radio connects family members during a boating accident in Utah 26. ARRL: ARRL Teachers Institute kicks off summer cohorts 27. ARRL: The new Extra Class License Question Pool is released 28. Another cyberattack brings down the Society of Broadcast Engineers web page 29: Germany's new N class license makes its testing session debut at Ham Radio Friedrichshafen 30. A robust lineup of vendors and speakers will be at the upcoming 2024 Northeast Ham Exposition Plus these Special Features This Week: * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will take a look at 'Identity In Amateur Radio'. * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming contests and more. * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Our own amateuar radio historian, Will Rogers, K5WLR, returns with another edition of A Century of Amateur Radio. This time out, we discover that vacuum tubes revolutionized radio, changing it more than any other single invention. 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