Amateur Radio Newsline™

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Amateur Radio related weekly news digest

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Friday
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2544 for Friday, July 31st, 2026
- COMMITTEE RE-EVALUATING RESULTS OF WRTC 2026 COMPETITION - SILENT KEY: NOTED DXER, KIYOSHI "KAN" MIZOGUCHI, JA1BK/VP6BK - FATHER-AND-SON DXPEDITION TEAM ADDS AN APRS MISSION - UK'S LEADING OBSERVATORY EARMARKED FOR SHUTDOWN - INTERNATIONAL DOG DAY AND CAT DAY TEAM UP - MILITARY JAMMING EYED AS FACTOR IN FATAL PLANE CRASH - PAPERS NEEDED FOR ZERO RETRIES DIGITAL CONFERENCE - SPAIN'S WILDFIRES SPARE DEEP SPACE NETWORK STATION - FIRESATS LAUNCHED TO TRACK WILDFIRES FROM THE SKY - POLAR OBSERVATORY TO HOST HEISS ISLAND DXPEDITION - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: CHANNELING THEIR FRIENDSHIP AND PERSPECTIVES SCRIPT AUDIO Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2544 for Friday, July 31st, 2026 ARNewsline Download
July 23
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2543 for Friday, July 24th, 2026
- YOUNG OPERATORS TO LEAD 'MILESTONE' DXPEDITION TO CHRISTMAS ISLAND - 'BROADCAST DATACASTING' EYED FOR DELIVERY OF US WEATHER ALERTS - SILENT KEY: JERRY LEBOW, K2SMC, BROADCAST OWNER, EMERGENCY-ALERT ADVOCATE - HAMSCI NEEDS OPERATORS FOR METEOR SCATTER QSO PARTIES - NEVADA TO GET 'WORLD'S MOST SENSITIVE' RADIO TELESCOPE - ADVOCATES FOR DISABLED ATHLETES GETS BOOST FROM AMATEURS - TAKING THE CHALLENGE ON 12 METERS - FOUR YLs AWARDED YLRL SCHOLARSHIPS - WORLD OF DX - 2026 YHOTY FINDS FUN IN OUT-OF-THIS WORLD EXPERIENCES SCRIPT AUDIO Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2543 for Friday, July 24th, 2026 ARNewsline Download
July 16
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2542 for Friday, July 17th, 2026
- FCC OKS LAUNCH OF "MIRROR" SATELLITE TO REFLECT SUN - GMRS REPEATER PROVIDES SAFETY NET IN UTAH - SILENT KEY: ATLANTA RADIO CLUB'S JOHN TALIPSKI, N3ACK - AMSAT SOUTH AFRICA FOCUSES ON FUTURE SATELLITE TECH - BUNKERFEST EVENT BRINGS HISTORY TO HAM RADIO - ARCTIC'S LEGENDS RADIO TEAM TACKLES RARE IOTA GROUPS - OPS NEEDED FOR PETER THE FIRST ISLAND DXPEDITION - WRTC 2026 CHAMPS REPEAT THEIR 2022 VICTORY - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: WHEN AN ANTENNA CAN OUTFOX CRIMINALS SCRIPT AUDIO Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2542 for Friday, July 17th, 2026 ARNewsline Download
July 9
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2541 for Friday, July 10th, 2026
- CAMPAIGN HEATS UP FOR MANDATORY AM RADIO IN VEHICLES - UK WELCOMES WORLD RADIOSPORT TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP - MARITIME CW EVENT REMEMBERS STATION'S 1ST WOMAN TELEGRAPHER - TRIO RECOGNIZED FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CW - INDIAN HAMS' NETWORK HELPS HEARING- AND SPEECH-IMPAIRED TEEN - SILENT KEY: BYLARA'S CAROL ANN HODGES 2E1RBH - FCC PREPARES FOR SPECTRUM AUCTION ON UPPER-C BAND - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: ANTENNAS INTERFERE WITH THEIR LOVE SCRIPT AUDIO Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2541 for Friday, July 10th, 2026 ARNewsline Download
July 2
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2540 for Friday, July 3rd, 2026
- CANADA REVIEWING POLICY ON ANTENNAS, TOWERS - RESEARCHERS CREATE SPACE 'WALL' TO WEAKEN SOLAR STORMS - HOMECOMING FOR COLLECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP - GLOBAL REGISTRY BEGINS VERIFICATION OF DMR IDS - FCC'S $3.5 BILLION SPECTRUM AUCTION IS 1ST IN FOUR YEARS - NETS OF NOTE: THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN REPEATER GROUP - MAUI'S FIELD DAY COMBINES RADIO WITH RECRUITMENT - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: IN THE UK, BBC LONGWAVE WAVES FAREWELL SCRIPT AUDIO Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2540 for Friday, July 3rd, 2026 ARNewsline Download
June 26
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2539 for Friday, June 26th, 2026
- BREAKING NEWS: HAMS ON ALERT AFTER EARTHQUAKE IN VENEZUELA - COSTLY ANTENNA REPAIRS FOR NASA'S DEEP SPACE STATION - A WEEKEND OF FIELD DAY AND FRIEDRICHSHAFEN - THREE SATELLITES TO BE 'FIRE TOWERS IN THE SKY" - GRANT SUPPORTS REPAIR OF REVERSE BEACON NODE - SOUTH KOREAN AMATEURS CONCLUDE NATIONAL FOX-HUNTING EVENT - UK'S INTRUDER WATCH TEAM NEEDS MORE VOLUNTEERS - YOTA AMERICAS CAMPERS WRAP UP HUNTSVILLE ADVENTURES - WRTC LAUNCHES PLATFORM FOR REAL-TIME CHASING - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: HAM RADIO, FOR OLD TIMES' SAKE SCRIPT AUDIO Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2539 for Friday, June 26th, 2026 ARNewsline Download
June 18
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2538 for Friday, June 19th, 2026
- MILESTONE MOMENT FOR PROTOTYPE RADIO TELESCOPE - ANTENNA INSTALLATION ADDS TO TEXAS GROUP'S REACH - TOUR DE FRANCE IS A TOUR DE CALLSIGNS - NASA DECLARES MARS 'MAVEN' MISSION OVER - INDIAN HAMS HELP FAMILY FIND TROUBLED YOUNG MOTHER - RADIO CLUB OF AMERICA SEEKS NOMINATIONS - TEXAS AMATEURS TO RUN OPEN-SOURCE VERSION OF HAM.LIVE - TYPHOON OVER JAPAN DESTROYS FLORIDA STUDENTS' PICO BALLOON - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: IN CANADA, RADIO HAS A "SENIOR MOMENT" TO REMEMBER SCRIPT AUDIO Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2538 for Friday, June 19th, 2026 ARNewsline Download
June 12
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2537 for Friday, June 12th, 2026
- AMERITRON, MIRAGE BRANDS SOLD TO ITU CORP. - ARREST IN COPPER THEFT AT US RADIO STATION - HAM'S EXPERIMENT WOULD ADAPT TELETEXT FOR AMATEUR RADIO - SILENT KEY: PROMINENT QATARI HAM ABDULLAH BIN HAMAD AL ATTIYAH, A71AU - IRTS SEEKS OPERATORS FOR TEAM IN IARU HF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - NASA ANNOUNCES ASTRONAUTS FOR ARTEMIS III MISSION - AMSAT EXPLORES CUBESAT PAYLOAD ON ARTEMIS MISSION - TIME TO SWITCH HAMCLOCK BACKEND SERVER - EVACUATED ASTRONAUTS RETURN TO ISS AFTER LEAK - FOLDABLE ANTENNA BOOSTS DATA RATES FOR CUBESATS - ARDC LAUNCHES DISCORD DISCUSSION THREAD - WORLD OF DX - YOUTH ON THE AIR SUMMER CAMP ACTIVATES W4Y - KICKER: HAMS LAUNCHING A TALL CONSERVATION ENDEAVOR SCRIPT AUDIO Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2537 for Friday, June 12th, 2026 ARNewsline Download
June 5
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2536 for Friday, June 5th, 2026
- HAMSCI ASKS CANADA TO RECONSIDER SHORTWAVE SHUTDOWN - NEW CREW BOARDS CHINA'S SPACE STATION - UNLICENSED RADIO OPERATOR GETS NEWEST WARNING FROM FCC - NEW QUESTION POOL FOR TECHNICIAN CLASS EXAM - DOUBLE CENTENNIAL FOR HAM RADIO IN JAPAN - REGISTRATION OPENS FOR MICROWAVE UPDATE CONFERENCE - YOUNGSTERS PREPARE FOR IARU REGION 1 CAMP - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: GOING EYEBALL-TO-EYEBALL, OFF THE AIR SCRIPT AUDIO Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2536 for Friday, June 5th, 2026 Amateur Radio Newsline Download
May 28
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2535 for Friday, May 29th, 2026
- CANADA TAKES TIME-KEEPING SHORTWAVE STATION OFF THE AIR - BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SABLE ISLAND QSL CARDS - DOUBLE THE CELEBRATION FOR AMATEURS IN GIBRALTAR - 13 COLONIES EVENT RETURNS WITH CHANGES - HALL OF FAME INDUCTS NEWSLINE'S JIM DAMRON N8TMW - LICW CLUB OFFERS FREE CW TRAINING FOR FIELD DAY - HAMVENTION CELEBRATES ATTENDANCE BY 38,000 GUESTS - ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD FESTIVAL SEEKS PRESENTERS - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: THINK THIS IS FOR THE BIRDS? BINGO! SCRIPT AUDIO Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2535 for Friday, May 29th, 2026 ARNewsline Download
May 22
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2534 for Friday, May 22nd, 2026
- ARISS ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR MOON-BASED HAM RADIO - AMSAT-DL SEEKS INPUT FROM SATELLITE ENTHUSIASTS - SILENT KEY: MARATHON VOLUNTEER, LIMARC OFFICER, JERRY ABRAMS, WB2ZEX - INNOVATIVE TRAILER MAKES DEBUT AT HAMVENTION - NETS OF NOTE: NEW NET AT THE AWA COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY MUSEUM - HELPING GIRL GUIDES EARN LICENSES IN THE CARIBBEAN - TIME TO NOMINATE THE NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR - HAMS REMEMBER VICTIMS OF HISTORIC PENNSYLVANIA FLOOD - STUDENT JOINS SOUTH GEORGIA ISLAND DXPEDITION TEAM - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: COLORADO STUDENT CLUB FINDS ITS VOICE ON THE AIR SCRIPT AUDIO Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2534 for Friday, May 22nd, 2026 Amateur Radio Newsline Download
May 14
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2533 for Friday, May 15th, 2026
- PROJECT PURSUES MYSTERIES OF SPORADIC E-SKIP - UK HAMS PLAN TRIBUTE TO BBC TRANSMITTERS MARKED FOR SHUTDOWN - AUSTRALIAN RADIOCOMMUNICATION LICENSES GET NEW WEBSITE - NEW ZEALAND CYCLONE REVS UP RECRUITMENT DRIVE - SILENT KEY: ROSS MERLIN, WA2WDT. EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION PROFESSIONAL - TIME TO NOMINATE THE NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR - OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE MODEM CALLED A VARA REPLACEMENT - WIA ASKS FOR CHANGES IN SUB-ANTARCTIC CALL PREFIXES - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: A-ROVING THEY WILL GO SCRIPT AUDIO Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2533 for Friday, May 15th, 2026 Download
May 7
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2532 for Friday, May 8th, 2026
- HAMVENTION PROMISES "RADIO ADVENTURE" - MORE HAMVENTION: YOTA PLANS TO BE YOUNG HAMS' GATHERING SPOT - SAUDI AMATEUR SOCIETY HOSTING 2ND SATELLITE COMPETITION - CW OPS NEEDED TO COPY DATA FROM TOKYO-BUILT CUBESAT - SILENT KEY: SINGER/COMPOSER ALAN OSMOND, KNØIZE - SILENT KEY: DX NEWS EDITOR AND TOP CONTESTER ALEXANDER TEIMURAZOV, 4L5A - NOMINATE NEWSLINE'S NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR - NORTH AMERICAN SPECIAL EVENT CELEBRATES SOCCER TOURNAMENT - HAMS GO PORTABLE WITH PROTECTED AREA RADIO COMMUNITY PROGRAM - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: A TOWERING MOMENT IN BROADCAST HISTORY SCRIPT AUDIO Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2532 for Friday, May 8th, 2026 Amateur Radio Newsline Download
May 1
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2531 for Friday, May 1st, 2026
- HONORS FOR DXPEDITIONS FEATURING REMOTE ACTIVATIONS - HAM RADIO LESSONS PREPARE STUDENTS IN PAKISTAN FOR ADVENTURE - SILENT KEY: ENNIO TONON, IØFHZ, LEADER, MENTOR FOR ARI - AMSAT'S CUBESAT UPDATES AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE - SPECIAL EVENTS IN CANADA HIGHLIGHT PUBLIC SAFETY - NOMINATION DEADLINE APPROACHES FOR YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR - HAMLIB CHOSEN FOR 2026 AMATEUR RADIO SOFTWARE AWARD - RAC SEEKS EDITOR FOR CANADIAN AMATEUR MAGAZINE - INCREASED RECOGNITION FOR YOUTH ON DXPEDITIONS - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: JAPANESE AMATEURS GIVE WARM RECEPTION TO ANTARCTIC RESEARCH SCRIPT AUDIO Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2531 for Friday, May 1st, 2026 Amateur Radio Newsline Download
April 23
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2530 for Friday, April 24th, 2026
- BREAKING NEWS: FCC GRANTS FREQUENCIES' USE FOR SATELLITE SERVICE - STEPPIR ANNOUNCES RETURN TO AMATEUR RADIO MARKET - FREQUENCIES IDENTIFIED FOR EXPANDING 6G ON 2.7 GHz BAND - MODERN RADIOS TO LIGHT UP BESIDE HISTORIC MILLS - ARRL HONORS OFFICER FOR SERVICE TO PENNSYLVANIA CLUB - ONE HUNDRED REASONS TO ATTEND NEW ZEALAND CONVENTION - SILENT KEY: FORMER ARI PRESIDENT GRAZIANO SARTORI, IØSSH - ARDC NEEDS TECHNICAL WRITER, SOFTWARE DEVELOPER - RSGB HEADQUARTERS STATION WELCOMES GUEST OPS IN JULY - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: HAM CLUB'S LIBRARY LOAN ISN'T DONE BY THE BOOK SCRIPT AUDIO Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2530 for Friday, April 24th, 2026 Amateur Radio Newsline Download
April 17
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2529 for Friday, April 17th, 2026
- HY-GAIN, CUSHCRAFT RETURN TO MARKET AFTER MFJ'S SALE - HAWAII'S RACES HAMS ACTIVATE FOR THIRD "KONA LOW" STORM - GRATITUDE ON THE AGENDA AT KENTUCKY CLUB'S MEETING - MAN ARRESTED AFTER EMERGENCY-CHANNEL INTERFERENCE - FUJI-OSCAR29 LEAVING SUNLIGHT FOR NEW ECLIPSE PERIOD - CHICAGO CLUB'S POTA BECOMES IMPROMPTU SCOUTING EVENT - SATELLITE ENTHUSIAST IN OMAN DEVELOPS TRACKING APP - STATIONS REGISTER FOR INT'L MARCONI DAY - INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR RADIO DAY IS APRIL 18th - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: UNIVERSITY STUDENTS 'OVER THE MOON' WITH THIS ASSIGNMENT SCRIPT AUDIO Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2529 for Friday, April 17th, 2026 Amateur Radio Newsline Download
April 9
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2528 for Friday, April 10th, 2026
- FCC REVIEWS GROWING SPACE SECTOR'S NEED FOR SPECTRUM - STATION'S EXPERIMENTS EXPLORE USE OF 4M and 8M BANDS - SILENT KEY: TEACHER RITA WRIGHT, KC9CDL, LED 1ST SCHOOL ISS QSO - SILENT KEY: ARGENTINE BROADCAST JOURNALIST CARLOS ALMIRÓN LU7DSY - RED CROSS NVIS NET DRAWS IMPORTANT REGIONAL RESPONSE - DEAL WILL UPGRADE EMERGENCY-RESPONSE PHONE NETWORK - COSMONAUTS CALL CQ IN TRIBUTE TO YURI GAGARIN - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: HAM TUNES UP - AND PLAYS SOME TUNES - IN THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS SCRIPT AUDIO Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2528 for Friday, April 10th, 2026 Amateur Radio Newsline Download
April 2 · 16 min
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2527 for Friday, April 3rd, 2026
- AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS ON MOON MISSION ABOARD ARTEMIS 2 - FCC CHARGES AMATEUR WITH EMERGENCY-SERVICE INTERFERENCE - SSTV FROM ISS MARKING MAJOR MOMENTS IN SPACE - AZORES AMATEURS HOSTING THEIR FIRST 10M REPEATER - IRELAND'S SOLE 10M REPEATER IN SERVICE AGAIN - VOICE OF AMERICA MUSEUM TO EXTEND HOURS FOR HAMVENTION - NEW ENTRY LEVEL LICENSES FOR NORWEGIAN AMATEURS - 'QUEENS OF THE MOUNTAINS' ACTIVITY BACK FOR 3RD YEAR - NOMINATE OUR NEXT YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: A SYMPHONY OF SIGNALS IN TIME FOR APRIL FOOL'S DAY SCRIPT AUDIO Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2527 for Friday, April 3rd, 2026 Amateur Radio Newsline Download
March 26 · 19 min
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2526 for Friday, March 27th, 2026
- HAMS RESPOND TO HISTORIC FLOODS IN HAWAII - FUNDS WOULD EXPAND, UPGRADE NOAA'S WEATHER RADIO NETWORK - INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP CALLS CQ FOR AUTISM AWARENESS - CHARTERED FLIGHT TO CARRY INTERNATIONAL TEAM TO ISS - NEW NET BUILDING BRIDGE WITH HISTORICALLY BLACK CAMPUSES - OVERWHELMING RESPONSE TO PLUTO ANNIVERSARY EVENT - SILENT KEY: DISASTER-RESPONSE OPERATOR S. ARUNA KUMAR, VU3VGP - RADIO CLUB OF AMERICA HONORS YOUNG PROFESSIONALS - SPECIAL EVENT REMEMBERS THE TITANIC - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: OUT ON THE AIR AND UNDER BLUE SKIES SCRIPT AUDIO Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2526 for Friday, March 27th, 2026 Amateur Radio Newsline Download
March 19
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2525 for Friday, March 20th, 2026
- BOUVET ISLAND DXPEDITION A SUCCESS - JUDGE ORDERS VOICE OF AMERICA BACK ON THE AIR - SKYWARN YOUTH NET CALLS CQ FOR SECOND YEAR - US MILITARY TESTS HF COMMUNICATIONS IN ALASKA - YL WORLD WIDE EVENT OVERWHELMING - AIRLINES REQUIRED TO UPDATE ELECTRONICS DUE TO CW INTERFERENCE - PUSH IS ON TO GET SARDINIA RADIOACTIVE - SUN-LIT AWAKENING FOR JAPAN'S 30-YEAR-OLD SATELLITE - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: DOCUMENTARY ABOUT MARTIN F. JUE AND M.F.J. IN THE WORKS SCRIPT AUDIO Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2525 for Friday, March 20th, 2026 Amateur Radio Newsline Download

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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2540 for Friday, July 3rd, 2026

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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2538 for Friday, June 19th, 2026

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2537 for Friday, June 12th, 2026

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2536 for Friday, June 5th, 2026

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2535 for Friday, May 29th, 2026

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2534 for Friday, May 22nd, 2026

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2533 for Friday, May 15th, 2026

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2532 for Friday, May 8th, 2026

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2531 for Friday, May 1st, 2026

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2530 for Friday, April 24th, 2026

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2529 for Friday, April 17th, 2026

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2528 for Friday, April 10th, 2026

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