Amateur Radio Newsline™

Kevin Trotman

Amateur Radio related weekly news digest

  • 42 minutes
    Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2520 for Friday, February 13th, 2026

    - KENYA JOINS ARISS AS ITS SOLE AFRICAN NATION
    - IRAN RECEIVES BBC SHORTWAVE RADIO PROGRAMMING
    - VICTORY IN SCOTLAND FOR AMATEUR'S TOWER INSTALLATION
    - NEW HAMPSHIRE POISED TO OK HAM RADIO LICENSE PLATES
    - GPS INTERFERENCE WARNING IN CENTRAL TEXAS
    - US ADVANCED CLASS OPERATORS HOST POPULAR NET
    - CONSTRUCTION COMPETITION IN UK EYES MAKER COMMUNITY
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: TINY BIRDS TRANSMIT THE SECRET OF THEIR SURVIVAL

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    13 February 2026, 1:12 am
  • Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2519 for Friday, February 6th, 2026

    - DELAY FOR BOUVET ISLAND 3YØK DXPEDITION
    - 4 HAMS AMONG THOSE CHOSEN TO TRACK ARTEMIS 2 FLIGHT
    - AN OPEN-SOURCE EFFORT TO SALVAGE HAMCLOCK
    - BRAZIL'S HAMS MARK ANNIVERSARY WITH SSTV, SPECIAL EVENT STATION
    - TROPHY EVENT CELEBRATES HISTORIC SATELLITE QSO
    - WINTER FIELD DAY: FROM SIMULATION TO ACTIVATION
    - REGISTRATION OPENS FOR HAMSCI'S MARCH WORKSHOP
    - YLS MARK INT'L WOMEN'S DAY WITH POTA PARTY
    - YLRL MAKES HIGHER-ED SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: A STATION WELL-GROUNDED BY A GROUNDHOG

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    5 February 2026, 9:37 pm
  • Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2518 for Friday, January 30th, 2026

    - SILENT KEY: ELWOOD DOWNEY, WBØOEW, CREATOR OF HAMCLOCK
    - HAM RADIO BUSINESS OWNER KILLED IN PLANE CRASH IN AUSTRALIA
    - HAMS MARK 96TH ANNIVERSARY OF PLUTO'S DISCOVERY
    - HAMVENTION CELEBRATES THE ADVENTURE OF RADIO
    - ANNUAL "AM RALLY" TURNS BACK THE CALENDAR
    - STATEWIDE POTA ACTIVATORS' CLUB DEBUTS CALLSIGN
    - SILENT KEY: NOTED DXPEDITIONER DAVID ASSAF III, W5XU
    - ARDC GRANT FULFILLS SATELLITE, SPACE GOALS FOR N.C. CLUB
    - ARTEMIS 2 LAUNCHPAD IMAGE CAPTURED BY ASTRONAUT
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: A FAMILY OF MOUNTAIN GOATS GROWS THE HERD

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    30 January 2026, 1:29 pm
  • Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2517 for Friday, January 23rd, 2026

    - LEVEL S4 SOLAR RADIATION STORM DISRUPTS HF COMMUNICATION
    - US LAWMAKERS AGREE TO RESTORE VOA FUNDING
    - ARTEMIS 2 ROCKET ROLLS OUT ONTO LAUNCH PAD
    - CABLE DAMAGE SPURS MORE TAIWANESE TO BECOME HAMS
    - SILENT KEY'S RIG DONATED TO ASSIST AMERICAN RED CROSS
    - NOMINATION WINDOW CLOSES SOON FOR HAMVENTION AWARDS
    - INDIAN HAMS PROVIDE SAFETY NET AT HINDU PILGRIMAGE
    - ORGANIZERS SCOUTING FOR SITE FOR 2030 WRTC
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: MOTORISTS QUEUE UP FOR "Q" CODES

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    23 January 2026, 2:06 pm
  • Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2516 for Friday, January 16th, 2026

    - FINANCIAL TRADERS RENEW PLEA FOR USE OF HF BANDS
    - RADIO NOISE CANCELS, DIVERTS FLIGHTS IN GREECE
    - SILENT KEY: ADOLF SHEPHERD, VU2AF, HELPED GROW HAMFEST INDIA
    - SILENT KEY: "LINUX IN THE HAMSHACK" HOST RUSS WOODMAN, K5TUX
    - UK REGULATOR EYES FREQUENCY-SHARING BY DEVICES
    - FCC SET TO OK NEW UNLICENSED DEVICE CATEGORY ON 6 GHz
    - CALIFORNIA HAMS BROADEN WINTER FIELD DAY PARTICIPATION
    - APRS DIGIPEATER TO BE FEATURED AT HAMCATION
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: STUDENTS IN RURAL INDIA WITNESS QSOS VIA ISS REPEATER

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    15 January 2026, 8:29 pm
  • Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2515 for Friday, January 9th, 2026

    - FCC BANS IMPORT, SALE OF FOREIGN-MADE DRONES
    - SWEEPING REGULATION CHANGES FOR UK DRONES
    - MONTENEGRO LAUNCHES FIRST SATELLITE
    - NEW HOLLAND RADIO SHACK ACQUIRES QUICKSILVER RADIO
    - EXPERIMENTAL HF STATIONS LOSE CALLSIGN-ID WAIVER
    - HALL OF FAME NOMINATION PERIOD OPENS
    - NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR CONTEST HALL OF FAME
    - MINNESOTA AMATEURS HONOR WW2 MILITARY CHAPLAIN
    - GERMAN AMATEURS' ACCESS TO 70 MHz BAND IN LIMBO
    - UK TELEGRAPHY STATION MARKS 125th ANNIVERSARY
    - DX REBEL GROUP EXPEDITES CONWAY REEF PLANS
    - HAM CLUB CW ACTIVITY BUILDS NEWCOMERS' CONFIDENCE
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: WHEN HAMS CARE TO TAKE CARE

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    8 January 2026, 11:29 pm
  • Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2514 for Friday, January 2nd, 2026

    - TEXAS FIRM LAUNCHES LARGEST COMMERCIAL SATELLITE
    - FIRST DESECHEO ISLAND ACTIVATION SINCE 2009
    - IT'S GROWING SEASON FOR NEW HAM CLUB IN MONTANA
    - LOCAL GOVT., CHILEAN HAMS SIGN EMCOMM CONTRACT
    - EASING THE WAY FOR BLIND HAMS TO USE DIGITAL MODES
    - AMSAT YOUTH INITIATIVE TAKES CLOSER LOOK AT CLIMATE CHANGE
    - NEW ZEALAND HAMS USE "ZM" PREFIX FOR CENTENARY YEAR
    - FCC READY TO ELIMINATE FOUR HAM-RELATED REGULATIONS
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: WEATHERING A LONG LIFETIME OF STORMS

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    2 January 2026, 5:00 pm
  • Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2513 for Friday, December 26th, 2025

    - SUCCESS WITH STUDENT DMR PROJECT IN INDIA
    - UNIVERSAL POSTAL CONGRESS ENDS USE OF IRCS in 2026
    - BOUVET DXPEDITIONER IS HAM RADIO UNIVERSITY FEATURED SPEAKER
    - SILENT KEY: JIM SHAFFER, KE5AL, ADVOCATE FOR BLIND HAMS
    - SILENT KEY: JIM HEATH, W6LG, NOTED YOUTUBE ELMER
    - MINNESOTA HAM TEAM KEEPS HOLIDAY FEST SAFE AND BRIGHT
    - RAY SOIFER W2RS/SK HONORED AGAIN IN AMSAT CW EVENT
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT ... MAYBE

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    25 December 2025, 1:46 pm
  • Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2512 for Friday, December 19th, 2025

    - REPORT: COOLING IONOSPHERE COULD DISRUPT, RESHAPE RADIO COMMUNICATION
    - ISS EXPEDITION 73 CREW RETURNS TO EARTH
    - NEW NASA VIDEO GIVES A WINDOW INTO ARISS EXPERIENCE
    - 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS EVENT IN ITS 7TH YEAR
    - SABLE ISLAND DXPEDITION GETS $25,000 GRANT
    - SILENT KEY: BOB WHELAN, G3PJT, FORMER RSGB PRESIDENT
    - ARRL TO HOST HAMSCI WORKSHOP AT NEARBY COLLEGE
    - VERMONT MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS WELCOMES FORMER RACES HAMS
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, HAM RADIO STYLE

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    19 December 2025, 12:14 pm
  • Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2511 for Friday, December 12th, 2025

    - VERMONT ENDS AMATEUR RADIO RACES SERVICE
    - FCC GRANTS HAMS NON-CHANNELIZED USE ON 60M
    - JORDANIAN AMATEURS APPROVED FOR NEW CLUB STATION
    - APPLICATION PERIOD OPENS FOR YOUTH ON THE AIR CAMP
    - BELGIAN EVENT MARKS BATTLE OF THE BULGE ANNIVERSARY
    - SILENT KEY: QSL.NET/QTH.NET FOUNDER ALAN L. WALLER, K3TKJ
    - UK SMARTPHONES OK'D FOR "DIRECT TO DEVICE" SATELLITE SERVICE
    - HISTORIC STATION TO SEND CHRISTMAS EVE MESSAGE IN CW
    - DUTCH RADIO GROUP PUTS SIX "SANTA" STATIONS ON AIR
    - HAMCATION ANNOUNCES 3 TO RECEIVE HONORS
    - WORLD OF DX
    - AN "ANTENNA RACING" EVENT THAT'S ALL IN GOOD SPORT

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    12 December 2025, 2:32 am
  • Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2510 for Friday, December 5th, 2025

    - LINK CONFIRMED BETWEEN RADIO EMISSIONS, AURORAS
    - INDIAN SPECIAL EVENT IS A TRIBUTE AND AN EXPERIMENT
    - NEW RESTRICTIONS FOR SHORT-RANGE UHF RADIOS IN GERMANY
    - SILENT KEY: EDITOR, AUTHOR, EDUCATOR JOHN WALKER, ZL3IB
    - SILENT KEY: GANESH SUBRAMANIAM, VU2TS
    - UNIVERSITY STUDENTS LAUNCH 'LIGHT SAIL CHIPSATS'
    - COMPUTING IN SPACE? STUDENTS FACE THE CHALLENGE
    - MARATHON QSO PARTY ENDING FOR SOUTH AFRICAN RADIO LEAGUE
    - INDIAN AMATEURS HELP WOMAN LOST IN BANGLADESH
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: REDESIGNED WEATHER WEBSITE DRAWS STORM OF PROTEST

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    5 December 2025, 2:26 am
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