Release Date: October 24, 2026
Here is a summary of the news trending…This Week in Amateur Radio. This week’s edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Marvin Turner, W0MET, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Josh Marler, AA4WX, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX
Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS
Approximate Running Time: 1:16:27
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Trending headlines in this week’s bulletin service
1. ARD: Icom Receives Good Design Award
2. WIRE: Helicopter Pilot Killed Striking 150 Foot Amateur Radio Tower
3. AMSAT: AMSAT 44th Annual Symposium Highlights
4. AMSAT: 65 Years of Amateur Radio Satellites: From OSCAR-1 to Canada-OSCAR 128
5. AMSAT: AMSAT Director Appoints Three New Ambassadors to Volunteer Network
6. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts from All Over
7. ARRL: Latest Colvin Grants Assist Youth-Focused DXpeditions
8. ARRL: San Diego Balloon Launch Draws in High School Students
9. ARRL: Hams Help “Run” the Chicago Marathon
10. ARRL: Historic LF Station SAQ Will Be On The Air On October 23 and 24 To Mark United Nations Day
11. ARRL: Amateur Radio Active During National Pearl Harbour Rememberance Day
12. ARRL: The YASME Foundation Has Presented Its 2026 YASME Excellence Award
13. ARRL: October 31 Is The Deadline For Schools To Apply For Grants From ARRL’s Education and Tech Program
14. Home Owners Association Gives Top Priority To Halting Amateur Radio Antenna Bill
15. Australian Moon Rover Debuts
16. Private Cube Sat Transmits AI Experiments
17. FCC Obstacle To License Renewals Is Called A Payment Labyrinth
18. Radio Society Of Great Britian Launches Newsletter For Young Amateurs
19. Designs Are Being Sought For 2027 Straight Key Night 2027 QSL Card
20. Upcoming RadioSport Contests
21. Upcoming Regional Conventions and HamFests
22. AMSAT: AMSAT Board of Directors re-elects senior officers for 2027
23. AMSAT: Google project SunCatcher begins testing AI computing in orbit
24. The FCC proposes to auction spectrum for terrestrial and space based broadband operations
25. ARRL: eBay restricts listings of radio equipment that transmits, but exempts amateur radio gear
26. ARRL: ARRL announces changes in the Rocky Mountain Division
27. QCWA Scholarship application period opens soon
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, explains what I/Q has to do with amateur radio.
* 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, presents a brand new edition of “A Century Of Amateur Radio”
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