PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1292 Release Date: December 2, 2023 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, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Michael Lamontain, KE2AWY, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 2:04:35 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1292 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: Hap ..read more

Don Westacott VE6HQ, believes that his early foundation in amateur radio contributed to his professional success through the multiple disciplines and out of the box thinking that is amateur radio.  After a successful career and an expert in subsurface measurements and remote sensing for the petroleum  industry, Don now likes to work 20 meters and refine his test equipment bench using the latest low cost solutions like the NanoVNA.  VE6HQ is my QSO Today. Source: https://qsotoday.libsyn.com/episode-478 ... cott-ve6hq Statistics: Posted by Bubbathegimp — Sat Dec 02, 2023 4:48 p ..read more

ARRL  The National Association for Amateur Radio® sought a waiver on behalf of the activators, and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has granted it. The waiver allows amateur radio operators to participate in a special event commemorating the 82nd annual National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. The Battleship Iowa Amateur Radio Association (BIARA), with authority from the US Navy and Sou... Source: http://www.arrl.org/news/view/arrl-advo ... operations Statistics: Posted by Bubbathegimp — Sat Dec 02, 2023 3:00 pm ..read more

"GEOMAGNETIC DISTURBANCE WARNING 23/74 ISSUED AT 2321UT/29 NOVEMBER 2023 BY THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE WEATHER FORECASTING CENTRE. "Several CMEs are expected to impact Earth over 30 Nov and 01 Dec. Two CMEs were observed on 27 Nov that were expected to arrive on 30 Nov, followed shortly by a very mild glancing blow from a third. "One or possibly two halo CMEs were observed on 29 Nov which are Earth d... Source: http://www.arrl.org/news/view/the-k7ra-solar-update-806 Statistics: Posted by Bubbathegimp — Fri Dec 01, 2023 11:19 pm ..read more

Radio amateurs now have a new tool from ARRL  The National Association for Amateur Radio® to help answer questions about their stations. Neighbors of amateur radio operators are sometimes concerned about transmissions and radio frequency exposure from amateur stations. The ARRL RF Safety Committee, with their international counterparts at the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB), the Irish Rad... Source: http://www.arrl.org/news/view/arrl-rf-s ... -rf-safety Statistics: Posted by Bubbathegimp — Fri Dec 01, 2023 5:36 pm ..read more

As part of the celebrations for SKYWARN™ Recognition Day (SRD) on December 2, 2023, hams will be on the air as WX1AW from the ARRL® Radio Laboratory station, W1HQ. ARRL Director of Emergency Management Josh Johnston, KE5MHV, and other amateurs plan to be on the air for several hours Saturday morning and midday.  The event honors all SKYWARN storm spotters and amateur radio operators for their co... Source: http://www.arrl.org/news/view/wx1aw-act ... nition-day Statistics: Posted by Bubbathegimp — Fri Dec 01, 2023 5:36 pm ..read more

- FIRE SWEEPS THROUGH NIKOLA TESLA’S LAST REMAINING LAB - HAMS HELP TRACK DOWN LIFESAVING MEDICINE FOR ILL CHILD IN INDIA - FCC SEEKS COMMENTS ON PROPOSALS FOR 2200 and 630 METERS - SPACEX ASSURES FCC: NO RADIO INTERFERENCE FROM STARLINK - NASA RELEASES NEW VERSION OF ISS-SPOTTING APP - YOUTH ON THE AIR APPLICATION PERIOD IS OPEN - NEWSLINE TO ANNOUNCE INT'L NEWSMAKER AWARD WINNER - FCC OKS CROSS-BAND OPERATIONS WITH MILITARY FOR PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE - HISTORIC TRANSMITTER IN SWEDEN TO TRANSMIT TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS MESSAGE - AUSTRALIA'S TECHNORAMA UNITING HAMS, BROADCAST COMMUNITY - WORL ..read more

Geomagnetic conditions were very quiet last weekend, good conditions for the ARRL Phone Sweepstakes. But there was much more geomagnetic activity toward the end of the reporting week, when the planetary A index jumped to 30 and Alaska's College A index reached 60, a very high value. This past weekend was the CW portion of the CQ World Wide DX Contest. Solar activity really picked up in the past few da... Source: http://www.arrl.org/news/view/the-k7ra-solar-update-805 Statistics: Posted by Bubbathegimp — Mon Nov 27, 2023 4:10 pm ..read more

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1291 Release Date: November 25, 2023 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, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Marvin Turner, W0MET, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Michael LaMontain, KE2AWY, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 2:01:22 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1291 Trending headlines in this week's bullet ..read more

Steve Stroh, N8GNJ, has always enjoyed the confluence of computers, data communications, and amateur radio from the earliest days of AX.25 packet radio to the current AREDN and SDR (software defined radio).  Steve uses his Zero Retries newsletter on Substack, to communicate the amazing amateur radio technology developments in data communications that does not get covered in the standard amateur radio  journals.  N8GNJ shares his experience and interesting stories in this QSO Today.   Source: https://qsotoday.libsyn.com/episode-477 ... troh-n8gnj Statistics: Posted by Bu ..read more