Release Date: January 10, 2026
Here is a summary of the news trending…This Week in Amateur Radio. This week’s edition is anchored by Denny Haight, NZ8D, Steve Sawyer, K1FRC, Mike Nicolich, K9DXM, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Josh Marler, AA4WX, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Ed Johnsen. W2PH, Will Rogers, K5WLR, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX
Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS
Approximate Running Time: 2:01:38
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Trending headlines in this week’s bulletin service
1. AMSAT: AMSAT Membership Now Includes “Getting Started with Amateur Satellites” Guide
2. AMSAT: Soyuz Rideshare Launch Deploys Several New Amateur Radio Satellites In Orbit
3. AMSAT: HDMI Converter Installed on ISS HamTV System, Expanding Video Capabilities
4. AMSAT: CubeSat Developers Workshop 2026 Opens Call For Abstract Submissions
5. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts from All Over
6. WIA: Radio Station Played A Pivotal Role In The History Of Wireless Is Celebrating Its 125th Anniversary
7. WIA: No Time Like The Present…Maybe – KLOE-AM In Kansas Off The Air Due To Tower Problems
8. WIA: Moody Bible Institute Stand Lowers Power Due To Airport Interference
9. ARD: 52 Week Ham Challenge Returns For 2026
10. FCC: FCC Bans Sale Of All Foreign Drones In The United States
11. FCC: FCC Plans To Expand Unlicensed Operations In 6 GigaHertz Band
12. FCC: FCC Reminds Experimental HF Stations To Identify Themselves
13. ARRL: Join ARRL In Celebrating America’s 250th – On the Air!
14. ARRL: Richard Dean Straw, N6BV, ARRL Antenna Expert, Silent Key
15. ARRL: John Bartscherer, N1GNV Owner Of Quicksilver Radio Products, Silent Key
16. ARRL: Peter Schimmelbusch, W7HPS, Wins 2025 Amateur Radio For The Greater Good Competition
17. ARRL: Nominations Open For The Three Heritage CQ Magazine Halls of Fame
18. Regulation Changes Also In Store For Drones In The United Kingdom
19. World War II Military Chaplain Honored By Minnesota Amateurs
20. Amateurs In Germany Find Their Access To 70 MegaHertz Is In Limbo
21. Conway Reef Plans Are Expedited By The DX Rebel Group
22. First Satellite Is Launched For Montenegro
23. Amateur Club Helps Build Newcomers Confidence With CW
24. ARRL Upcoming RadioSport Contests and Regional Conventions
25. AMSAT: Youth On The Air Camp 2026 Application Period is now open
26. FCC: FCC Chairman Carr highlights agency accomplishments in 2025
27. FCC: The FCC has been petitioned to expand GMRS and FRS to include low band VHF
28. ARRL: 2026 is ARRL’s Year Of The Club – A celebration of amateur radio clubs – PART ONE
29. ARRL: 2026 is ARRL’s Year Of The Club – A celebration of amateur radio clubs – PART TWO
30. ARRL: Amateur Radio Digital Communications introduces “44 Net Connect” for amateurs
31. ARRL: New ARRL Section Managers Take Office in January 2026
32. ARRL: ARRL awards the Colvin Grant to the upcoming Bouvet Island DxPedition
33. ARRL: Amateur Radio Digital Communications foundation awarded more than $4 million in grants in 2024
34: AST Space Mobile has launched the largest to date commercial satellite
35: Amateurs in New Zealand will use ZM prefix for their Centenary year
Plus these Special Features This Week:
* Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO – AMSAT Satellite News
* Australia’s own Onno Benshop, VK6FLAB, and Foundations of Amateur Radio, will have Part Four of his series “Building A Shack”. This week he takes a look at “Coaxial Cable Alternatives”
* 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 a brand new edition of “A Century Of Amateur Radio”. This edition takes a look at the use of “CQ”, which is used as a general call for initiating a contact. This took time to become an acceptable practice in the early years. Serious operators frowned on its use, mostly because it had been used to excess in the old days among the little boys with squeak boxes, usually in exceedingly long and sparsely identified calls. This will be Part Two of the edition titled, “Call & Card.”
* We will have a look at this months Volunteer Monitoring Report
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