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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2498 for Friday, September 12th, 2025

- FCC GRANTS LIMITED USE OF AMATEUR BANDS TO AST SPACEMOBILE - FCC EYES GIVING OK TO MOBILE PHONE JAMMING AT PRISONS - MANDATE FOR INDIAN HAMS TO CONVERT TO DIGITAL LICENSES - DOUBTS ABOUT SOLAR CYCLE PREDICTION METHODOLOGY - UK REGULATOR MULLS SATELLITE-TO-CELL PHONE SERVICE - PORTABLE-OP CELEBRATION ACTIVATES NY'S ERIE CANAL - WILD CARD TEAM MEMBERS CHOSEN FOR WRTC 2026 - SIX RECIPIENTS SELECTED FOR YLRL SCHOLARSHIPS - WORLD OF DX - LETTING YOUNG READERS SEE A NEW DIMENSION TO RADIOSCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2497 for Friday, September 5th, 2025

- TARIFFS SPUR HALT IN RADIO EQUIPMENT DELIVERIES TO US - NEW ZEALAND HAMS EYE BAND PLAN CHANGES FOR 30M - SILENT KEY: BA-MA-TECH OWNER MARKUS BASELER, DL6YYM - NASA SEEKS VOLUNTEER TRACKERS FOR ORION SPACECRAFT - NASA DEPLOYS LARGEST ORBITING RADAR ANTENNA REFLECTOR - CANADIAN STRAIGHT KEY MONTH IS ON THE AIR - GAINS FOR JAPAN's OPEN-SOURCE MULTI-MODE LINEAR TRANSPONDER - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: SWEPT AWAY AT IOTA EXPEDITION TO PAJAROS ROCKS SCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2496 for Friday, August 29th, 2025

- AST SPACEMOBILE SATELLITE FACES LAUNCH DELAYS - MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE NETWORK AIDS SAILING VESSEL - AERONAUTICAL ROVER JOINS ROUTE 66 ON THE AIR - SILENT KEY; ODINN THOR, TF2MSN, ICELANDIC DXER - SILENT KEY: LOU DIETRICH, DXER, PAST CHAIRMAN OF INDEXA - HURRICANE WATCH NET MARKS 60 YEARS OF SERVICE - HAMS HELP SONOMA SPRINGS RESIDENTS WITH GMRS - ANDAMAN ISLAND DXPEDITION RECRUITING YOUNG REMOTE OPS - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: A RADIO HOMECOMING, ONE CENTURY LATERSCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2495 for Friday, August 22nd, 2025

- AST SPACEMOBILE EYES CELLULAR SATELLITE LAUNCH WINDOW - NASA TOLD TO END GREENHOUSE-GAS TRACKING SATELLITE MISSION - EMERGENCY-ALERT GRANTS TO EXCLUDE PUBLIC RADIO - YOUTH INVOLVEMENT A CORE PART OF SOUTH GEORGIA DXPEDITION - HAMCATION PLANNERS SEEK AWARD NOMINEES - CANADIAN STUDENT SATELLITE PROJECT MOVES AHEAD - INDIAN OFFICIALS ACT AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED HANDHELDS - RSGB AWARD INVITES WORLD TO WORK THE UK - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: FOR THIS EXPLORER, 15 WAS THE AGE OF DISCOVERYSCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2494 for Friday, August 15th, 2025

- US NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REHIRING AFTER MASS FIRINGS - US LEGACY WEATHER SATELLITES BEING DECOMMISSIONED - FLORIDA RETIREES GIRD FOR STORM SEASON WITH RADIOS - 3YØK DXPEDITION CANCELS LOTTERY, CITING 'LEGAL ISSUES' - GRANT ASSISTS YOUNG AMATEURS IN MALAWI - CELEBRATING A PARK'S CENTENNIAL BY PUTTING IT ON THE AIR - UK HAMS TAKE ON CHALLENGE TO BUILD TRACKER FOR BALLOON - YOUNG AMATEURS IN AUSTRALIA PREP FOR 1ST YOTA CONTEST - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: IT'S TIME FOR REMEMBRANCE DAY - BUT WHAT TIME, EXACTLY?SCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2493 for Friday, August 8th, 2025

- JOINT INDIA-US SATELLITE FOCUSES ON NATURAL DISASTERS - AST SPACEMOBILE DEFENDS PROPOSED AMATEUR-SPECTRUM USE - CREW-11 ARRIVES, BEGINS WORK ABOARD ISS - SPECIAL EVENT HONORS NAVAJO CODE TALKERS OF WW2 - PROJECT BY INDIAN STUDENTS, HAMS SEEKS PATENT - SILENT KEY: FORMER ARRL SE DIVISION DIRECTOR FRANK BUTLER, W4RH - ARRL'S RADIO ALPHA MUSEUM TRACKS HAM RADIO'S EVOLUTION - KATIE CAMPBELL, KE8LQR, PRESENTED WITH NEWSLINE'S YHOTY AWARD - ENIGMA MACHINE-STYLE EVENT CHALLENGES DECODING SKILLS - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: STALKING SOME QSOS IN HIS FIELD OF DREAMSSCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2492 for Friday, August 1st, 2025

- INT'L RESPONSE TO FCC FILING FOR HAM RADIO FREQUENCIES - INDIA, SWEDEN INTRODUCE NEW CALLSIGN SUFFIXES, PREFIXES - BOUVET ISLAND TEAM PACKS FOR 2026 TRIP - MEXICAN STATION HONORS HAM RADIO'S PATRON SAINT - HAMTV BACK ON THE AIR FROM THE ISS - FIELD DAY WAS 'MERIT BADGE DAY' FOR THEM - PAKISTAN HIKES RADIO-RELATED FEES - HAMS COACH INDIAN POLICE ON AMATEUR RADIO'S CRISIS ROLES - SOUTH AFRICAN AWARDS SCHEME FOCUSES ON HERITAGE, HISTORY - WORLD OF DXSCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2491 for Friday, July 25th, 2025

- FCC EYES SPECTRUM AUCTION, EMERGENCY-ALERT OVERHAUL - ORGANIZERS CONDUCT FIELD TESTING AT WRTC SITE - SILENT KEY: DAVID COURT, EI3IO, INFLUENCED SHAPE OF AMATEUR SPECTRUM - SILENT KEY: JOSEPH ARCURE, W3HNK, RENOWNED QSL MANAGER - HAM RADIO PLAYS KEY ROLE IN MOTHER-SON RESCUE - CANADIAN TEST CANDIDATES FACE NEW QUESTION POOL - AMATEURS READY TO ACTIVATE BRITISH WATERWAYS - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: THE HEIGHT OF ACHIEVEMENT, HIGH ABOVE SEA LEVELSCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2490 for Friday, July 18th, 2025

- SATELLITE'S EXPERIMENTAL LICENSE OKS AMATEUR BAND USE - CANADIAN AMATEURS IN YUKON TERRITORY GET SEPARATE SECTION - 4 TEENS ON DAVE KALTER MEMORIAL DX ADVENTURE CALL CQ - YOUTH ON THE AIR JUNIOR CAMP HOLDS FIRST SESSION - STUDENTS SOLAR-CAR EVENT GETS GOOD MILEAGE WITH HAMS - CW OPS PREPARE TO FLY WITH 'FLIGHT OF BUMBLEBEES' EVENT - HAMS REUNITE MISSING DAUGHTER WITH FAMILY AFTER 8 YEARS - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: A LIFE-SAVING DISTRESS CALL SENT IN 'DOG MODE'SCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2489 for Friday, July 11th, 2025

- POTA ACTIVATOR ELECTROCUTED IN NORTH CAROLINA - HAMSHACK HOTLINE TO BE DISCONTINUED - FORMER NASA ASTRONAUT TO SPEAK AT DALLAS 'MOON DAY' - YOTA AMERICAS CAMPERS LAUNCH FARTHEST BALLOON TRIP - SILENT KEY: AUSTRIAN MILITARY RADIO SOCIETY's MONIKA WLCEK, OE3YUP - NYC PROPERTY OWNER GETS "PIRATE" LETTER FROM FCC - BRAZILIAN SPECIAL EVENT CELEBRATES 105-YEAR-OLD YL - 'NIGHT OF NIGHTS' HONORS LONG-GONE MARITIME TRADITION - DOUBLE CENTENARY FOR AMATEURS IN JAPAN - GRANT WILL HELP WITH CLUBLOG OPERATIONS UPGRADE - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: HEADQUARTERS FIELD DAY FOR OUR 2022 YHOTY WINNERSCRIPT AUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2488 for Friday, July 4th, 2025

- NEW WORLD RECORD FOR CW CALLSIGN COPY - IN WEST VIRGINIA, A HIGH-FLYING FIELD DAY - SILENT KEY: ROGER SMALLWOOD, N8EKG, R&L ELECTRONICS EXECUTIVE - RUSSIAN EME COMPETITORS PREP FOR SECOND ROUND - OHIO YL CHOSEN AS NEWSLINE'S YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR - RUSSIA WORKS ON MODULES FOR SPACE STATION - FCC ROUNDTABLE FOCUSES ON HURRICANE-RESPONSE COMMUNICATION - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: TOILETS ON THE AIR? GO WITH THE FLOWSCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2487 for Friday, June 27th, 2025

- MOBILE BROADBAND PROVIDER SEEKS AMATEUR FREQUENCIES FOR SATELLITES - LOGBOOK OF THE WORLD GOES OFFLINE FOR UPGRADES - SATELLITE PAINT EXPERIMENT TACKLES 'LIGHT POLLUTION' - UNHEARD-OF DATA SPEED REPORTED FROM CHINESE SATELLITES - FROM THE BBC, FOR ANTARCTICA'S EARS ONLY - YOUNGSTERS ON THE AIR CAMP GEARS UP IN EUROPE - SWEDEN'S GRIMETON RADIO STATION TO SEND JUBILEE MESSAGE - BE LISTENING FOR 13 COLONIES SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS - LIFESAVING SKILLS LEARNED ATOP SOME SOTA SUMMITS - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: MYSTERY SIGNALS FROM THE GREAT BEYOND?SCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2486 for Friday, June 20th, 2025

- RADIO SIGNALS HAVE 'UPWARD PROPAGATION' THROUGH ICE, STONE - ISLAND DXPEDITION WILL BE TRIBUTE TO SILENT KEY - TEEN CW CHAMP TRIES TO TOP OWN WORLD RECORD - CHICAGO RACE PUTS HAMS ON THE RUN - HAMS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN - THREE CHARGED WITH THEFT OF RADIO STATION'S COPPER WIRING - GRANT HELPS ADVANCE ALBERTA GROUP'S IP400 DIGITAL PROJECT - WRTC ANNOUNCES WINNERS IN SPONSORED-TEAM BIDDING - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: REMEMBERING NEWSLINE'S BILL PASTERNAK, WA6ITF/SKSCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2485 for Friday, June 13th, 2025

- SPECIAL EVENT IN IRAN HIGHLIGHTS PERSIAN GULF HISTORY - INDIANA EMCOMM GROUP SWITCHES FROM ANALOG FM TO DIGITAL - WHIDBEY ISLAND BROADENS ITS RADIO SAFETY NET - GET READY FOR YOTA CAMP IN COLORADO - DX FOUNDATION GIVES GRANTS TO 3 DXPEDITIONS - OREGON LATEST STATE TO PROCLAIM 'AMATEUR RADIO MONTH' - RSGB SEEKS PROPOSALS FOR OCTOBER CONFERENCE - AMSAT DESIGNATES SO-125 with SDR FM, DIGITAL REPEATER PAYLOAD - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: COULD IT BE MAGIC? CHECK THE LOGSCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2484 for Friday, June 6th, 2025

- 2 FCC COMMISSIONERS LEAVING AGENCY - STEPP-IR TO END AMATEUR ANTENNA PRODUCTION - WEATHER RADIO STATIONS GO OFF AIR FOR UPDATES - DXPEDITION TEAM RETURNS TO SABLE ISLAND - FCC PROPOSES $25,000 FINE AGAINST CB OPERATOR - NASA's 'SPOT THE STATION' WEBSITE BEING DISCONTINUED - SPECIAL EVENT STATION MARKS 65th ANNIVERSARY OF CANADIAN TRAIL - BROADCAST HONORS ARMSTRONG'S DEMO OF FM RADIO - LEADERSHIP CHANGE FOR 13 COLONIES SPECIAL EVENT - JUNE IS AMATEUR RADIO MONTH IN NEW HAMPSHIRE - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: KOSOVO DXPEDITION DID NOT GO UN-"HERD"SCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2483 for Friday, May 30th, 2025

- FCC EYES GIVING SATELLITES 20,000 MHz MORE OF SPECTRUM - SOLO DXPEDITIONER HONORED FOR 61,000 QSOs - RECORD ATTENDANCE AT HAMVENTION - YASME GRANT WILL FUND RBN NODE ON SOUTH ATLANTIC ISLAND - SILENT KEY: DICK JANSSON, KD1K, LONGTIME AMSAT VP FOR ENGINEERING - SOUTH AFRICA LICENSES 48 NEW RADIO AMATEURS - OHIO TRAFFIC NET MARKS 50 YEARS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE - HAP HOLLY, KC9RP/SK, RECEIVES FINAL NEWSMAKER AWARD, POSTHUMOUSLY - 'QUEENS OF THE MOUNTAINS' EVENT RETURNS - PROJECT EYES HAM RADIO ON GEOSYNCHRONOUS SATELLITE - JUNE IS 'AMATEUR RADIO MONTH' IN HAWAII - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2482 for Friday, May 23rd, 2025

- REPORT: US UNPREPARED TO HANDLE MAJOR SOLAR STORM - ON-LOAN DMR KIT STARTS YOUNG UK HAMS ON THEIR JOURNEYS - ANTENNA AUCTION RAISES FUNDS FOR SCHOLARSHIP - STUDENTS GET FREE ONLINE LESSONS ABOUT WEATHER SATELLITES - LONGTIME ELECTRONICS SUPPLIER SHUTS DOORS IN US - SPECIAL EVENT FOLLOWS TRAIL OF 19TH CENTURY EXPLORERS - LUXEMBOURG ISSUES POSTAGE STAMP FOR IARU's CENTENARY - SPECIAL EVENT OPERATORS RECALL HISTORIC JOHNSTOWN FLOOD OF 1889 - DEADLINE NEARS FOR 'YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR' NOMINEES - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: TIME FLOWS ON, THANKS TO 'FOUNTAIN" OF UNPRECEDENTED ACCURACYSCRIPTAUDIO [...]

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 [...]