PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio #1163

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1163 Release Date: June 12, 2021 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Fred Fittee, NF2F, Will Rogers, K5WLR, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Running Time: 1:33:50 Download Podcast here: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1163 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: 1. Amateur Radio Digital Communications Grant Will Support HAMNET Expansion in Europe 2. International Space Station Repeater Remaining On Until After Field Day 3. International Amateur Radio Union Attends ITU Wireless Power Transmission Sessions 4. Separate SATERN Nets Now Operational 5. WSJT-X Version 2.4.0 Now Generally Available, Version 2.5.0 On The Horizon 6. Upcoming ARRL Learning Network Webinars 7. EASAT-2 and Hades Satellite Launch Delayed Again 8. Germany To Resume Exams, Testing Demand Remains Unmet In Brazil 9. News In Brief (3 Articles) 10. NASA Will Test Data Transfer Via Laser Communications 11. The Pride Radio Group New Project Helps Shack Startup Cost 12. New Radio Club In The UK Schedules Its First In Person Meeting 13. FCC Bid To Take Spectrum Challenged By The Data Network Group 14. Museum Ship Weekend On The Air Sails Off To Success 15. Arecibo's Gorden Pettenkill, W1OUN, Becomes A Silent Key 16. RSGB Releases new webinar video for amateurs 17. The IARU Continues Preparations For World Radiocommunications Conference 2023 18. Interactive Lightcube Satellite Is Set To Launch In Late 2022 19. The Radio Amateurs Of Canada Invites Participation In The RAC Canada Day Contest 20. Repeaters And Beacon Stations In The Netherlands Will Now Be Subject To A New Annual Fee 21. The FCC Seeks Comments On The Potential Impact Of The Global Semiconductor Chip Shortage 22. Japanese Amateur Radio League Reports Large Increase In Membership and New Amateurs During The Pandemic 23. The YASME Foundation Donates Hand Held Radios To Promote Amateur Radio In Peru 24. The International Space Station Transmitted SSTV Pictures To Hams In Russia 25. Amazing 3 kilometer Sporadic E Opening Reported 26. The Irish Radio Transmitter Society Is Opening Up In Person HAREC Exams 27. Australian Company Invents New Fast Charging/High Output Graphene Based Battery Plus these Special Features This Week: * Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte, W6TWT, will discuss Microsoft's announcement of a new version of Windows, meanwhile Apple announces new hardware and updated releases of Mac OS and iOS systems. He will also discuss the recent Supreme Court decision overturning the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Tower Climbing and Antenna master, Greg Stoddard, KF9MP, will present the second part in his new four part series and writing a successful public service announcement about your clubs upcoming hamfest or meeting, and getting it on broadcast radio. * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will try to answer every new hams question, What radio should I buy as my first rig? * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Bill Continelli, W2XOY - The History of Amateur Radio. Bill returns with another edition of The Ancient Amateur Archives, this week, Bill lands in the middle of the CB Craze in the mid seventies, and looks at how it overwhelmed the FCC, and he also takes a look at the state of amateur radio in the year, 1977. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/twiar RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 iHeartRadio: https://bit.ly/iHeart-TWIAR Spotify: https://bit.ly/Spotify-TWIAR TuneIn: https://bit.ly/TuneIn-TWIAR Automated: https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, changed weekly) ----- Visit our website at www.twiar.net for program audio, and daily for the latest amateur radio and technology news. Air This Week in Amateur Radio on your repeater! Built in identification breaks every 10 minutes or less. 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