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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2481 for Friday, May 16th, 2025

- IARU OUTLINES RE-ENGINEERED VISION, ELIMINATING REGIONAL ENTITIES - UNIVERSITY IN ROME LOGS QSOs TO WELCOME NEW POPE - HISTORIC TURNOUT FOR BANGLADESH HAM RADIO EXAM - SILENT KEY: THE QSO RADIO SHOW'S TED RANDALL, WB8PUM - ARRL'S RENEWED CALLS TO FCC INCLUDE PLEA FOR TECHNICIANS' HF PRIVILEGES - HAMS EXEMPT FROM SOUTH CAROLINA LAW BANNING HANDHELDS - HAMS EXEMPT FROM DISTRACTED-DRIVING LAW THAT BEGINS JUNE 5 - PROJECT KUIPER LAUNCHES ITS FIRST SATELLITES - AMSAT SETS OCTOBER DATE FOR SYMPOSIUM, MEETING - AWARD RECOGNIZES WSPR RADIO "DETECTIVES" - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: WHEN THE "STATION IDENTIFICATION" IS A [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2480 for Friday, May 9th, 2025

- FCC TO PUSH FOR US-BASED TESTING OF SOME IMPORTED ELECTRONICS - WEATHER-BALLOON WASTE CHALLENGES AUSTRALIAN COAST - HAMVENTION PREPARES FOR OPENING DAY - NEW GRANT BOOSTS DIGITAL LIBRARY OF AMATEUR RADIO & COMMUNICATIONS - THREE INDUCTED INTO CQ AMATEUR RADIO HALL OF FAME - HAM2K PORTABLE LOGGER RECEIVES SOFTWARE AWARD - NOMINATE OUR NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR - APRS POSTPONES MAY SUMMIT, RESCHEDULES FOR FALL - IMAGE TRANSMISSION A HIGHLIGHT OF DISASTER TRAINING - CITY POLICE STATIONS PREPARE TO ADD AMATEUR RADIO - SPECIAL STATIONS CELEBRATE MAJOR HAM EXPO IN JAPAN - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2479 for Friday, May 2nd, 2025

- HIGH-FLYING ANTENNA TO HELP STUDY WORLD'S FORESTS - BRAZIL'S HAMS GAIN CB PRIVILEGES, LOSE CW REQUIREMENT - AMATEUR LEADS GROUP BEHIND NEW LPFM RADIO STATION - FCC SAYS FLORIDA LPFM STATION EXCEEDED LEGAL LIMITS - TURNING 100, BELL LABS PREPS FOR RELOCATION - SILENT KEY: CHARLES KITCHIN, N1TEV, WRITER, "GURU" OF THE RE-GEN RECEIVER - NOMINATE OUR NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR - THREE BANDS OK'D FOR ITALIAN AMATEUR EXPERIMENTATION - BBC RECHARTING COURSE BEFORE CHARTER EXPIRATION - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: THIS ANTENNA'S ELEMENTS HAVE AN ELEMENT OF HISTORYSCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2478 for Friday, April 25th, 2025

- INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR RADIO UNION EYES RESTRUCTURING - HAMS ACTIVATE IRAN'S FIRST SPECIAL EVENT STATION FOR IARU - PANCREATIC CANCER SPECIAL EVENT HONORS ITS FOUNDER'S MEMORY - WRTC BIDDING DEADLINE FOR SPONSORED TEAMS IS APRIL 30TH - REGISTRATION OPENS FOR HAM RADIO BOOTCAMP - HAM RADIO FRIEDRICHSHAFEN SELECTS "REMOTE" THEME - NOMINATE OUR NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR - HAMS GO WITH THE FLOW FOR "CANOE CHALLENGE" FUNDRAISER - SOUTH AFRICAN HAMS FOSTER RADIO'S GROWTH IN SUB-SAHARA - ASTRONAUT ANNOUNCES FRAM2HAM SSTV CONTEST WINNERS - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: HAMS GO TO BAT FOR VANISHING BATSSCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2477 for Friday, April 18th, 2025

- HAMS GAIN EXEMPTION IN IOWA'S DISTRACTED-DRiVING LAW - REGULATOR SEEKS COMMENT ON AUSTRALIA'S CLASS-LICENSE CONDITIONS - SILENT KEY: BOB FAY, WBØNPN, EMERGENCY RESPONDER AND MENTOR - SILENT KEY: SHIRLEY HARDSTAFF, VK7HSC, INNOVATOR AND ADVOCATE - ZERO RETRIES NEWSLETTER HOSTING INAUGURAL CONFERENCE - BIG WELCOME FOR YOUNGSTERS AT HAMVENTION ON MAY 17TH - FIRST YOTA JUNIOR CAMP - HAM RADIO TAKES 1ST JOURNEY ON FLORIDA TRAIL EVENT - RSGB HONORS 2 FROM HAMSCI FOR PROPAGATION STUDIES - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: THE SUMMIT OF EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESSSCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2476 for Friday, April 11th, 2025

- MOUNT ATHOS CONTACTS DEEMED VALID TOWARD DXCC - HAMS INVITED TO MONITOR METEOR SCATTER EVENTS - HAMS WEIGH IN ON FCC INVITATION FOR REGULATION COMMENTS - 'MUD MOSEY' IS A RAIN OR SHINE EVENT - HAM RADIO NEWS PRESENTER RETIRES AT 101 - NOMINATE OUR NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR - THE WORLD IS MARKING WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY - MONTANA CLUB GIVES HAM RADIO BOOKS TO REGIONAL LIBRARIES - THIS BATTERY LOOKS GOOD ON PAPER BECAUSE IT'S PAPER - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: HAMS' STEADY CLIMB TO SUCCESS FOR FM RADIO STATIONSCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2475 for Friday, April 4th, 2025

- HAMS RESPOND AS DEADLY QUAKE ROCKS THAILAND, MYANMAR - COURT HALTS WHITE HOUSE ACTION AGAINST VOICE OF AMERICA - SKYWARN YOUTH NET PREPARES NEXT GENERATION - SUCCESSFUL AMATEUR CONTACTS FOR FRAM2 SPACECRAFT - SILENT KEY: LONGTIME PITTSBURGH-AREA DJ, RADIO HOST JIM QUINN, W3VEX - SILENT KEY: DAN CROUCH, KF7DC, MINGUS MOUNTAIN ROUNDTABLE MODERATOR - NOMINATE NEXT YEAR'S YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR - ANTARCTIC RESEARCH BEACON GOES SILENT AFTER 46 YEARS - IOTA SEEKS VOLUNTEER TO SERVE AS CHECKPOINT FOR BRAZIL - NOMINATION DEADLINE NEARS FOR CQ AMATEUR RADIO HALL OF FAME - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: COMMUNITY'S [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2474 for Friday, March 28th, 2025

- EARTH-VENUS-EARTH BOUNCE A FIRST FOR NETHERLANDS - OFCOM PROPOSES DIRECT SMARTPHONE-SATELLITE CONNECTIONS - HAMS REACH OUT TO BOOST AUTISM AWARENESS - VOICE OF AMERICA MUSEUM REASSURES VISITORS - COURT DELAYS DEFUNDING OF RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY - A CW EVENT TURNS THE CALENDAR BACK TO 1935 - NOMINATE THE NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR - HAMS AID ELDERLY WIDOW LOST FOR 2 MONTHS - 2 NEW INDUCTEES INTO CANADIAN AMATEUR RADIO HALL OF FAME - SPECIAL EVENT IS TRIBUTE TO DXPEDITIONER ZORRO, JH1AJT/SK - WORLD OF DX - PIERRE PULLINMYLEG HAS BIG NEWS FOR YOU - OR NOTSCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2473 for Friday, March 21st, 2025

- US GOVT TO SHUT VOA AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICES - FCC SEEKS PUBLIC SUGGESTIONS ON POSSIBLE DEREGULATION - STRANDED NASA ASTRONAUTS RETURN TO EARTH FROM ISS - YOUNG AMATEURS PREPARE FOR DX YOUTH ADVENTURES - SILENT KEY: WALTER CARLINGTON, VP9KD, FORMER NET DIRECTOR FOR CARIBUS NET - WORK AT REPEATER SITE COSTS WEST COAST HAM HIS COUNTY JOB - NOMINATE THE NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR - US NAVY COMMUNICATORS LOOK TO HAM RADIO TECHNOLOGY - SPECIAL EVENT STATION MARKS POLIO VACCINE ANNIVERSARY - EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FROM NEW ZEALAND'S NEW MOBILE EOC - WORLD OF DX - [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2472 for Friday, March 14, 2025

- QUESTIONS LOOM AFTER CUTS AT US WEATHER AGENCY - RADIO EYED AS ESSENTIAL COMMUNICATION AGAINST WILDLIFE RAMPAGE - HAM RADIO BECOMES TOOL FOR FARMERS, FISHERMEN IN INDIA - NEWSLINE'S NEIL RAPP, WB9VPG, AND 3 OTHERS ARE HAMVENTION HONOREES - STATION IN AUSTRIA ADDS RADIO DARC PROGRAM - FCC RULE OPENS UP 6 GHz BAND TO MORE UNLICENSED VLP DEVICES - NAVIGATION SYSTEM TRACKS LANDER ON LUNAR SURFACE - NOMINATE THE NEXT "YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR" - HAMS UNITE TO MARK 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF ERIE CANAL - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: HELLO, MOON TO EARTH? ANYBODY HOME?SCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2470 for Friday, February 28th, 2025

- COMBINED TECHNOLOGIES HELP ASTRONOMERS FIGHT RFI - BRAZILIAN YL DXPEDITION CELEBRATES WOMEN'S PROGRESS - YLRL OFFERING 3 MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS - SILENT KEY: RAIN REPORT'S ALANSON P. "HAP" HOLLY, KC9RP - ALABAMA ACTIVATION RECALLS 'BLOODY SUNDAY' OF US CIVIL RIGHTS ERA - YHOTY NOMINATING WINDOW OPENS - GET READY FOR RAPID DEPLOYMENT AMATEUR RADIO - TECHNIQUE MAY MAKE SOLAR PANELS MORE AFFORDABLE - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: BROADCAST STUDENTS GET SCHOOLED IN AMATEUR RADIOSCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2469 for Friday, February 21st, 2025

- UK REGULATOR EYES SPECTRUM SHARING ON 6 GHZ BAND - DOGS PULL SLEDS AND MICHIGAN HAMS PULL LONG SHIFTS ON AIR - ARGENTINE RADIO CLUB HOSTING ITS FIRST YL MEET-UP - SILENT KEY: SOUND ENGINEER, POTA ENTHUSIAST IAN KUHN, KI9W - YOUTUBE TRIBUTE HONORS BELOVED NEW ZEALAND CW OP - NEW LOOK AT MEASURING RF POLLUTION IN SOUTH AFRICA - FREE ADMISSION FOR YOUTH AT INT'L DX CONVENTION - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: BIOGRAPHICAL FILM TO END A SILENT KEY'S RADIO SILENCESCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2468 for Friday, February 14th, 2025

- DEVELOPING STORY: RIGEXPERT'S UKRAINE OFFICES DESTROYED BY MISSILE - NEW EFFORT TO SAVE AM RADIO IN US VEHICLES - LAWMAKERS RECONSIDER MEASURE TO PROTECT ANTENNAS IN HOAS - METALLIC VAPORS DETECTED AFTER STARLINK RE-ENTRIES - HAM RADIO OPERATOR IS FRONT-RUNNER TO LEAD GERMANY - HAMS INTERCEPT "SUSPICIOUS" RADIO SIGNALS ON INDIA'S BORDER - PLUTO SPECIAL EVENT IN ITS 5TH YEAR OF ORBIT - ISS CONDUCTS "REHEARSAL" OF FRAM2 IMAGE TRANSMISSIONS - AM RADIO STATION BACK ON FREQUENCY AFTER REPORTED TOWER THEFT - AMATEUR ASTRONOMER ACTIVATES METEORITE'S LANDING SPOT - RULES PUBLISHED FOR WORLD RADIOSPORT TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 - WORLD [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2467 for Friday, February 7th, 2025

- HAM TO TRANSMIT SSTV IMAGES FROM 1ST POLAR-ORBIT SPACEFLIGHT - AUSTRIAN SHORTWAVE SITE DISMANTLED - TURKISH AMATEURS ACTIVATE IN MEMORY OF EARTHQUAKE VICTIM - BRAZIL'S NAVY OKs 1ST ARCHIPELAGO DXPEDITION IN 23 YEARS - AUSTRALIAN REGULATOR FINALIZES LICENSE-FEE CHANGES - HAM CLUB LIVES THE GOOD LIFE IN RETIREMENT COMMUNITY - DEADLINE APPROACHES FOR SOFTWARE AWARD NOMINEES - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: SQUIRRELING AWAY A PERSONAL TREASURESCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2466 for Friday, January 31st 2025

- MT. ATHOS DXPEDITION HALTS AMID CONTROVERSY - BOUVET 3YØK TEAM SIGNS TRANSPORTATION CONTRACTS - AMSAT-SWITZERLAND HONORS HISTORIC HAM SATELLITE QSO - CORONAL LOOP 'FLICKERING' SEEN AS CLUE TO SOLAR FLARES - PRESENTERS NEEDED FOR SOUTHEASTERN VHF CONFERENCE - NASA ANTENNA BEING REPURPOSED FOR SATELLITE TRACKING SYSTEM - MESH NETWORK FOR 70CM A PROJECT IN CANADA - EASTERN COLORADO HAMS' REPEATER GROUP TO ENHANCE SAFETY - SILENT KEY: NOTED CW CONTESTER ROSEL ZENKER, DL3KWR - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: WHEN "KILLER ELECTRONS" JOIN THE CHORUSSCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2465 for Friday, January 24th 2025

- HAM HELPS MOTHER WHOSE CHILDREN LEAVE PILGRIMAGE WITHOUT HER - AVALANCHE TRANSCEIVER PINPOINTS BODY OF SKIER - HAM RADIO IRELAND BEING PUBLISHED ONLINE AGAIN - AMATEUR RADIO'S GIFT TO LAKE PLACID OLYMPIC MUSEUM - SILENT KEY: YUKON'S "RADIO RAY," RAYMOND FRED FUGARD, VY1RF - OFCOM EYES PRIVILEGES FOR MORE VISITING HAMS IN UK - HAMCATION ORGANIZERS NAME AWARD RECIPIENTS - HAMSCI HOSTING ZOOM SESSIONS FOR PERSONAL WEATHER STATION - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: INSPIRING SWEET DREAMS OF MOONBOUNCESCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2464 for Friday, January 17th 2025

- REPEATER SYSTEM STAYS ROBUST DURING CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES - TEAM OF 6 FROM INDIA TO ACTIVATE 'HOLY GRAIL' IOTA - SILENT KEY: TOP DXER, YHOTY SUPPORTER, DENNIS MOTSCHENBACHER, K7BV - GET READY FOR WINTER FIELD DAY - DMR RADIOS OPEN UP THE WORLD TO STUDENTS IN INDIA - VOICE OF AMERICA MUSEUM POISED TO REOPEN - WEST BENGAL HAMS COMBINE PUBLIC SAFETY WITH DXPEDITION - ARMY SIGNAL REGIMENT HOSTS SPECIAL EVENT IN NETHERLANDS - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: THE SHOW MUST (AND DID) GO ONSCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2463 for Friday, January 10th 2025

- UNPRECEDENTED FINE FOR HAM IN EMERGENCY-INTERFERENCE CASE - STORM DAMAGE KEEPS AUSTRALIAN REPEATERS OFF AIR - SWISS PUBLIC BROADCASTER SHUTS ANALOGUE FM REPEATERS - AMATEUR RADIO LESSONS FOR CIVIL SERVICE OFFICERS IN INDIA - PACKET RADIO NETWORK LOOKING TO EXPAND - PRIVILEGES EXTENDED IN GERMANY FOR 6M and 4M - 'SPACE JUNK' FROM ROCKET LANDS IN KENYAN VILLAGE - PENNSYLVANIA AMATEURS CONTINUE PROGRAM TO AID VETERANS - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: CHASING POTA, BUT ANSWERING A DIFFERENT CALLSCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2462 for Friday, January 3rd, 2025

- PARKER SOLAR PROBE 'TOUCHES' THE SUN - HANDIHAM PROGRAM LOOKS BACK ON GAINS, SUCCESSES - STRAIGHT KEY MONTH IS HERE - SILENT KEY: JOSEPH HENRY STORMER, W3TL, EMERGENCY COMMUNICATOR - GEORGIA CLUB DONATES RADIO BOOKS TO LOCAL LIBRARY - CQ DX MARATHON RETURNS FOR YEAR-LONG RUN - HAM CLUB AT DEUTSCHES MUSEUM CALLS QRZ FOR CENTENNIAL - CONVENTION TACKLES TOPIC OF DXPEDITION CHALLENGES - YEAR-LONG SPECIAL EVENT CELEBRATES BRITAIN'S RAILWAYS - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: WINNING NEWSLINE HAIKU CELEBRATES LIFE-SAVING RADIOSCRIPTAUDIO [...]