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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2368 for Friday March 17th, 2023

- SEVERE WEATHER UNDERSCORES HAMS' OF VITAL ROLES - 2-YEAR ADVENTURE TESTS OUT 'REMOTE' DXPEDITIONING - MICROWAVE ENTHUSIASTS PREPARE FOR CONFERENCE - CQ MAGAZINE NAMES NEW ASSOCIATE EDITOR - SAFE SPLASHDOWN FOR FOUR ISS ASTRONAUTS - SILENT KEY: QCWA OFFICER GARY J. KIMBALL, WB2SER - RECORD FINES FOR STATIONS CHARGED WITH PIRACY - UK NATIONAL HAMFEST CANCELLED FOR 2023 - PROMINENT AMATEUR'S BOOK EXPLORES RADIO'S POTENTIAL - HAMS IN AUSTRALIA PREP FOR 'ANTENNAPALOOZA' - BROADCASTER SHUTS LONGWAVE RADIO TRANSMITTER IN ICELAND - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: WHEN "LINE OF SIGHT" SERVES AS A LIFELINE - NOMINATE OUR NEXT 'YOUNG… [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2367 for Friday March 10th, 2023

- GRANT WILL ADVANCE FREEDV HF TECHNOLOGY - COMPETITION FOCUSES ON VISION FOR HAM RADIO'S FUTURE - TRIO OF HAMS ARRIVE ON BOARD THE ISS - HAMS IN DELAWARE MOBILIZE FOR SURPRISE WEATHER DRILL - NEW CW NET IN IRELAND ATTRACTS 'NERVOUS NOVICES' - FCC NOMINEE WON'T PURSUE CONFIRMATION - EX-AGENCY OFFICIALS PRESS TO KEEP AM RADIO IN CARS - DAMAGE TOPPLES VITAL NEBRASKA COMMUNICATIONS TOWER - 'ROVER' CATEGORY ADDED TO VIRGINIA QSO PARTY - CB RADIO MARKET GROWS FOR FM MODE - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: FINDING FAMILY, EIGHT DECADES LATER - IN SEARCH OF 'YOUNG HAM OF… [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2366 for Friday March 3rd, 2023

- ISLANDS RECEIVE RADIO DONATION FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE - SENSORS ON BOARD ISS TO STUDY IONOSPHERE - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR HAMSCI STUDY OF SOLAR ECLIPSES - SILENT KEY: FORMER FCC CHIEF ENGINEER RAY SPENCE, W4QAW - HAMVENTION AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED - MAJOR INDIAN BROADCASTER HONORS WEST BENGAL HAM - IN SEARCH OF 'YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR' - FIRST-TIME PARTNERSHIP FOR WORLD AMATEUR RADIO DAY - PARKS ON THE AIR INTRODUCES 48-HOUR CONTEST - LONGTIME 40M NET IN INDIA AVAILABLE AS LIVE STREAM - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: THE HEIGHT OF GRATITUDE FOR A SUMMIT RESCUESCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2365 for Friday February 24th, 2023

- NEW ZEALAND HAMS FACE CYCLONE CHALLENGE - BBC FOCUSES ON HAMS' ROLES IN TURKEY/SYRIAN EARTHQUAKE - OPERATORS NEEDED GLOBALLY FOR AUTISM AWARENESS EVENT - WASHINGTON STATE CAMPING TRIP ADDS A SOTA DAY - AMSAT NORTH AMERICA NEEDS ENGINEERS - NOMINATE YOUNG AMATEURS FOR NEWSLINE AWARD - SOUTHERN MARYLAND UPGRADES REPEATER SYSTEM - HAMS SHINE DURING AMERICAN LIGHTHOUSE WEEKEND - AUSTRALIAN HAM HONORED FOR FALCONSAT-3 FINAL SIGNALS - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: FISHING FOR QSOs ON A FROZEN LAKESCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2364 for Friday February 17th, 2023

- BREAKING NEWS: AMATEUR BALLOON'S FATE A MYSTERY - DXPEDITIONERS LEAVE BOUVET ISLAND - WAKE-UP CALL FOR WEATHER PREPAREDNESS - HAMS ADD MOMENTUM TO PANCREATIC CANCER EVENT - SYDNEY HAM RADIO CLUB MARKS 100TH YEAR - SILENT KEY: DXER, DXPEDITIONER MAMIRO YOSHIZAWA PY2DM - OFCOM APPROVES SPECIAL CALLS FOR 2 MORE DX CONTESTS - CW/AM EVENT CELEBRATES VINTAGE GEAR - FCC CREATES ROOM FOR 16 NEW FM RADIO STATIONS - HOTEL BOOKINGS BEGIN FOR WRTC IN BOLOGNA - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: WEARABLE FABRIC HELPS 'SING THE BODY ELECTRIC'SCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2363 for Friday February 10th, 2023

- AMATEUR RADIO RESPONDS TO QUAKE IN TURKEY, SYRIA - BOUVET ISLAND IS ON THE AIR - SILENT KEY: ORLANDO'S RAYMOND PAUL RICHARD, W4RPR - PROTOTYPE WIRELESS SYSTEM CALLED 'POWER-FREE' - ARDC REPORTS ON $8 MILLION IN GRANTS GIVEN IN 2022 - SKYWARN TEAM OPTS FOR SURPRISE IN NEXT DRILL - SOUTH AFRICA PLANS A SOTA CELEBRATION - DEADLINE SET FOR YOTA SUMMER CAMP IN HUNGARY - HAMS HELP LOST MAN RETURN TO FAMILY IN INDIA - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: (SUPER)BOWLED OVER BY GMRS RADIOSCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2362 for Friday February 3rd, 2023

- GET READY TO WORK BOUVET ISLAND 3YØJ - FCC DEBUTS MAP, DATABASE OF PIRACY ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS - AMERICAN LEGION RADIO CLUB HONORS COMBAT CASUALTY - NEWCOMERS GET SPOTLIGHT FOR RSGB CONSTRUCTION CONTEST - FCC HELPS UNDERWRITE EXAM COST FOR YOUNG KENTUCKY AMATEURS - SILENT KEY: MUSICIAN, EDUCATOR RODNEY MOAG, W5NDS - FREE MAGAZINE FOR IRISH HAMS MARKS ITS 2ND YEAR - HAMS PLAN SYMPOSIUM FOR OPERATING IN MARITIME CANADA - VANUATU DXPEDITION SHIFTS DATE TO OCTOBER 2024 - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BUT REAL RAGCHEWSCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2361 for Friday January 27th, 2023

- TELESCOPE LOGS A RECORD-BREAKING RADIO TRANSMISSION - SILENT KEY: ARRL WESTERN PENNA SECTION TRAFFIC MGR, BOB KETZELL, KB3IN - HAMS JOIN CELEBRATION OF WORLD RADIO DAY - CUBESAT WILL USE INFLATABLE ANTENNA SYSTEM - SWISS STUDENTS' SATELLITE PREPARES FOR LAUNCH - AMSAT NEEDS NEW MANAGER FOR GRIDMASTER HEAT MAP - VINTAGE RADIO MUSEUM REOPENING IN IRELAND - WORLD OF DX - STILL TIME TO PLAN FOR DXPEDITION BOOTCAMP - KICKER: WHEN 'THANK YOU' IS A SPECIAL EVENTSCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2360 for Friday January 20th, 2023

- BOUVET ISLAND ON THE HORIZON - THINKING AHEAD TO THE 2026 CHAMPIONSHIP - TWO PROMINENT INDIAN AMATEURS ARE SILENT KEYS - FROM DRILL TO REAL-LIFE DISASTER - IN THE US, FIELD DAY: IN THE WINTER? - KFF MARATHON CHALLENGE GETS IN THE RUNNING - WEST BENGAL HAMS ENSURE PILGRIMS' SAFETY - BBC FEATURES THE LEADING VOICES OF CW EDUCATORS - RADIO RELAY INTERNATIONAL EXPANDS ITS REACH - YOUTH DX ADVENTURE GROUP RETURNING TO CURAÇAO - TEN METERS PUTS OUT ITS WELCOME MAT - KICKER: SQUIRRELING AWAY SOME GREAT QSOsSCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2359 for Friday January 13th, 2023

- INDONESIAN SATELLITE IS NATION'S FIRST BY STUDENTS - FCC EYES 5GHz BAND FOR AERIAL VEHICLES - LEND YOUR VOICE TO THE AM RALLY - AUSTRALIAN AMATEURS FACING HIGHER FEES - TECH CLASS OPERATORS WELCOME IN WINTERHEAT EVENT - SILENT KEY: CONTEST HALL OF FAMER FRED LAUN, K3ZO - SILENT KEY: CUBAN JOURNALIST, BROADCASTER ARNIE ANTIC, CO2KK - ARDC HOLDING COMMUNITY MEETING ON JAN. 21 - INTERNATIONAL ATTENDANCE AT HAM RADIO UNIVERSITY - POTA REPORTS A ROBUST YEAR FOR 2022 ACTIVATORS - KING'S CORONATION INSPIRES OPERATOR AWARD IN BRITAIN - ACTIVATORS PLAN SUMMIT CAMPING TRIPS - WORLD OF DX -… [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2358 for Friday January 6th, 2023

- BOUVET DXPEDITION ADDS TWO MORE CALLSIGNS - NEW SMARTPHONE MODELS GAIN SATELLITE ACCESS - STRAIGHT KEY MONTH GETS GOING FOR SKCC - AMSAT'S ANNUAL CW ACTIVITY DAY HONORS A PIONEER - OHIO HAMS EXEMPT FROM DISTRACTED-DRIVER LAW - NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR 'YOUNG HAM LENDS A HAND' CONTEST - NEW LEADERSHIP AT AMPLITUDE MODULATION INTERNATIONAL - NOMINATIONS NEEDED BY RADIO SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN - SPEAKERS NEEDED FOR QSO TODAY VIRTUAL EXPO - INNOVATIVE ANTENNA DEVELOPER GETS LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP - WORLD OF DX - SAYING 73 TO THE OLD YEAR AROUND THE WORLDSCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2357 for Friday December 30th, 2022

- SWISS AMATEURS GRANTED ACCESS TO 4M BAND - TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATIONS RENEWED IN GERMANY - HAM RANKS INCREASE ON PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND AFTER STORMS - CONTEST UNIVERSITY 2023 ACCEPTING REGISTRATIONS - PROPOSAL WOULD ELIMINATE FCC'S SYMBOL RATE LIMITS - LAWMAKER CHALLENGES ANTENNA RESTRICTIONS - SHORTWAVE SIGNALS USED IN PROBE OF ASTEROID - HONORING THOSE WHO INSPIRE OTHERS' DX ACHIEVEMENTS - IDEAS NEEDED FOR RADIO'S ROLE MARKING KING'S CORONATION - THE 2023 DX ULTRA-MARATHON HAS BEGUN - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: A HOLIDAY NET THAT'S A SAFETY NETSCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2356 for Friday December 23rd, 2022

- SKYWARN OPS PREP FOR SEVERE WEATHER SEASON - EMERGENCY RADIO TEAMS MERGE IN WESTERN CANADA - ENROLLMENT FOR 'DIRECT-TO-FULL' EXAM OPENS IN UK - HAM RADIO UNIVERSITY RETURNS AS ONLINE EVENT - THREE WINNERS CHOSEN IN 'DREAM RIG' CONTEST - INDIAN AMATEURS PUT SANTA ON THE AIR - OLD FATHER 9 CHRISTMAS TAKES TO THE SKIES - DODROPIN CONNECTS SANTA TO KIDS ON ECHOLINK - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, HAM RADIO STYLESCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2355 for Friday December 16th, 2022

- HAMS HELP RETURN LOST 5-YEAR-OLD TO FAMILY - VINTAGE TRANSMITTER IN TRANSATLANTIC TRIBUTE - NEW INDIAN SPECIAL EVENT STATION HONORS RADIO PIONEER - ROMANIAN EVENT MARKS HIKING TRAIL'S INAUGURAL YEAR - DMR RADIO AIDS RESCUERS SEARCHING FOR LOST HIKER - NEW QUESTIONS ON GENERAL TEST EXAM - LONGTIME SPECTRUM GUARDIANS RETIRE IN NEW ZEALAND - WORLD OF DX - BOUVET ISLAND HAMS LAUNCH PROPAGATION POLL - KICKER: WHEN A HOMEBREW QSL CARD IS BESTSCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2354 for Friday December 9th, 2022

- A SOUTH POLE 'FIRST' FOR AMATEUR RADIO BALLOON - STAMP COLLECTING GETS HOLIDAY SPIRIT FROM HAMS - FCC COMMISSIONER COMMITS TO AM RADIO'S SURVIVAL - TIME FOR THE '12 DAYS OF QRZ' - RSGB CREATES SOCIAL DIVERSITY POST - ENGINEER NEEDED FOR FOR STATION WWVH - NEW RECORD SET ON LOWEST HAM BAND IN AUSTRALIA - PROGRESS ON WORLD'S LARGEST RADIO TELESCOPE - AMATEUR-OWNED COMPANY BUILDING SATELLITE PLANT IN INDIA - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: MEET OUR INTERNATIONAL NEWSMAKER OF THE YEAR FOR 2022SCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2353 for Friday December 2nd, 2022

- ORBIT TROUBLES FOR AMATEUR RADIO MOON LANDER - HOMEBREW CUBESATS ARE A 'FIRST' FOR LAUNCH IN INDIA - SWITZERLAND PREPARES FOR SHUTDOWN OF FM RADIO - 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS SPECIAL EVENT IS BACK - DECEMBER IS YOTA MONTH - AUSTRALIANS ON THE MOVE WITH A PTOTA ACTIVATION - YOUTH ON THE AIR CAMP APPLICATION PERIOD OPENS - OFCOM EXTENDS EXPERIMENTAL ACCESS - MUSEUM'S HAM STATION GETS ARDC GRANT - OTTAWA OPERATOR ADDED TO HALL OF FAME - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: HAPPY ENDING FOR PRODUCER OF HAM RADIO DOCUMENTARYSCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2352 for Friday November 25th, 2022

- HAMS REUNITE LOST FATHER WITH SONS AFTER 23 YEARS - BIG PROMISE FROM ULTRA-TINY BATTERY - TRANSATLANTIC QSOS RELIVE RADIO HISTORY IN DECEMBER - NEBRASKA EMERGENCY OPERATORS HONORED BY STATESANTA HF NET IS COMING TO TOWN - CATCH UP WITH SANTA ON REPEATERS, ECHOLINK - SKYWARN PROGRAM GOING STRONG IN SEVERE WEATHER - FOR OLDER HAMS, A DIFFERENT KIND OF DXPEDITION - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: A RADIO, A RESCUE AND A QSL CARDSCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2351 for Friday November 18th, 2022

- SHORTWAVE GIANT WTWW GOES OFF THE AIR - RESEARCHERS EXPLORE DISK SHAPE FOR SMALL SATELLITES - GERMAN STATE'S LAW BECOMES MORE ANTENNA-FRIENDLY - MARITIME MOBILE NET AIDS DISTRESSED FISHING VESSEL - GRANT SUBSIDIZES RFI-FIGHTING EFFORTS IN NEW ENGLAND - INTERNATIONAL NEWSMAKER AWARD TO BE ANNOUNCED - ISS ASTRONAUT BOB BEHNKEN, KG5GGX, RETIRES - MARCONI IS HONORED BY VIRTUAL REALITY PRESENTATION IN WALES - ACMA SEEKS INPUT ON PROPOSED LICENSE IN AUSTRALIA - HAMVENTION CHOOSES "INNOVATION" AS THEME FOR 2023 - POLICE SAY HAMS' 'PUMPKIN PATROL' HELPED DETER MISCHIEF - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: A THANKSGIVING NET WITH ALL… [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2350 for Friday November 11th, 2022

- CLIMATE CHANGE SPURS MOZAMBIQUE TO FOCUS ON HAM RADIO - SILENT KEY: ELLEN WHITE, W1YL, PIONEERING YL - TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT TRANSISTORS AFTER 75 YEARS - RSGB SELECTS COORDINATOR OF CW COMPETENCY TEST - NASA CHOOSES HAMS TO HELP COPY ORION'S SIGNAL - FCC SEEKING NEW GRADS FOR ENGINEERS' PROGRAM - ELMERS ORGANIZE TO HELP CANADA'S NEWBIES - DISASTER-RESPONSE STARTUP LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: THANKING A SINGULAR MILITARY VETERANSCRIPTAUDIO [...]

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2349 for Friday November 4th, 2022

- HAMS AT THE READY IN PHILIPPINE CYCLONE - PILOTS SELECTED FOR 2023 BOUVET ACTIVATION - SILENT KEY: PORTABLE OP PROPONENT JANKO SLIVKA OM3WZ/OM3WCF - OHIO PENN DX BULLETIN HALTS PUBLICATION - "RETIRED REPEATER" LIVES ON IN COLORADO - INTERNATIONAL NEWSMAKER AWARD TO BE ANNOUNCED - GERMAN AMATEURS AWAIT NEW 'N' OPERATOR CLASS - HAMS IN KOLKATA SOLVE RF ISSUE FOR POLICE RADIOS - INDIA LAUNCHES FIRST GROUP OF COMMERCIAL SATELLITES - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: GETTING A BETTER READ ON RADIO, PAGE BY PAGESCRIPTAUDIO [...]

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