Amateur Radio Newsline™

Kevin Trotman

Amateur Radio related weekly news digest

  • 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'

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    17 July 2025, 7:54 pm
  • 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 WINNER

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    11 July 2025, 12:56 am
  • 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 FLOW

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    4 July 2025, 12:11 am
  • 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?

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    27 June 2025, 1:47 am
  • 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/SK

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    20 June 2025, 1:30 am
  • 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 LOG

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    12 June 2025, 11:37 pm
  • 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"

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    6 June 2025, 10:29 am
  • 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: PRIME TIME TV IS BACK ON BOARD THE ISS

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    29 May 2025, 10:00 pm
  • 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 ACCURACY

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    23 May 2025, 2:25 am
  • 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 BINARY STAR SYSTEM

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    15 May 2025, 7:12 pm
  • 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: A PULSAR PACKS A PUNCH INTO OUR GALAXY

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    8 May 2025, 9:47 pm
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