Release Date: March 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, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Marvin Turner, W0MET, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Denny Haight, NZ8D, George Lamas, KC2OXJ, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX
Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS
Approximate Running Time: 1:41:13
Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1412
Trending headlines in this week’s bulletin service
1. AMSAT: International Amateur Radio Union Coordinates Two New Amateur Satellites
2. AMSAT: FO-29 Enters Full Sunlight: Veteran Satellite Sees Renewed Activity In 2026
3. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over
4. ARRL: ARRL Hosts Successful HamSCI 2026 Workshop
5. ARRL: The Heritage CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame Inductees
6. ARRL: George Jacobs, W3ASK, Silent Key
7. ARRL: Growing An Army Of Young Hams In New York
8. ARRL: Come Work For The ARRL
9. ARRL: The Hurricane Warch Net Is Seeking Net Control Operators
10. High Frequency Communications Testing In Alaska By The US Military
11. Calling CQ For The Second Year Is The SKYWARN Youth Net
12. Voice Of America Ordered Back On The Air By Federal Judge
13. Updating Electronics Is Required On Certain Airliners Due To CW Interference
14. Young Ladies Event World Wide Is Overwhelming
15. Push Is On To Get Sardinia On The Air
16. New Film Documentary About MFJ and Martin F Jue Is In Process
17. ARRL: The league launches a new year long HF contest
18. ARRL: Upcoming RadioSport contests and Regional Convention Listings
19. AMSAT: NASA reveals which astronaut required medical evacuation from the Space Station
20. WIA: Amazon reports that drones damaged three facilities in Bahrain and the UAE
21. ARRL: The league says it is not too early to begin planning your Field Day 2026
22. ARRL: The Dayton HamVention 2026 Award Winners are announced
23. ARRL: The spring Section Manager election results are announced
24. National flags and symbols will not be displayed at the 2026 World RadioSport Team Championships 2026
25. Proposed higher fees on state owned land is challenged by Australian amateurs
26. Indiana amateurs living under HOA rules have gain protection for antennas and towers
27. FCC: FCC draft NPRM will open up spectrum for “Weird Space Stuff”
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 continues with Part Sixteen of his Bald Yak Project, this time out he answers the question “How do you decode FM?”
* 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 edition of Dead Electrical Dudes. This editions stiff is none other than Heinrich Hertz
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