Amateur Radio Newsline™

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March 12
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2524 for Friday, March 13th, 2026
- RESTRICTIONS TO IMPACT KANTON ISLAND DXPEDITIONS - WRTC NOT PERMITTING NATIONAL FLAGS, SYMBOLS - AUSTRALIAN HAMS CHALLENGE HIGHER FEES ON STATE LANDS - FEDERAL COURT RULES AGAINST VOA LEADERSHIP - HAMVENTION ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS - CAMBODIAN STUDENTS EXPLORE SATELLITE COMMUNICATION - NEW INDIANA LAW PROTECTS HAM RADIO ANTENNAS, TOWERS - HURDY GURDY MUSEUM STATION BACK ON THE AIR - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: TAKE THE "FIVE TWO" SIMPLEX CHALLENGE SCRIPT AUDIO Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2524 for Friday, March 13th, 2026 Amateur Radio Newsline Download
March 6
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2523 for Friday, March 6th, 2026
- HAMS HELP SUMMON GIRL'S EMERGENCY CARE IN CUBAN BLACKOUT - FCC REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON 6TH YEAR OF PIRATE ACT - STUDENT QSO WITH ANTARCTICA PART OF FAMILY SPACE DAY - HAMS IN THE SPOTLIGHT AT NATIONAL HURRICANE CONFERENCE - CANADA ENDING NATIONWIDE WEATHERADIO SERVICE - ADJUSTMENTS TO AUSTRALIA BAND PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS - DX INDIA FOUNDATION MAKES NEW TRY ON ARNALA ISLAND - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: A TOWERING RESCUE FROM HOT AIR BALLOON SCRIPT AUDIO Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2523 for Friday, March 6th, 2026 Amateur Radio Newsline Download
February 27
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2522 for Friday, February 27th, 2026
- GET READY FOR THE BOUVET ISLAND 3YØK DXPEDITION - REPAIRS DELAY ARTEMIS 2 LAUNCH FOR AT LEAST A MONTH - HAMCLOCK USERS GET FREE BACKEND SERVER - JOINT BALLOON LAUNCH FOR FLORIDA HAMS, STUDENTS - SILENT KEY: RSGB'S COLIN THOMAS G3PSM, SPECTRUM ADVOCATE - ZERO RETRIES DIGITAL CONFERENCE PICKS SITE - NEW MEXICO CLUB GAINS FULLTIME USE OF MOBILE TRAILER - HUSBAND-WIFE TEAM GET TOP HONORS IN CANADA - AMSAT YOUTH PROGRAM HAS NEW COURSE, KIDS' COLORING BOOK - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: YHOTY 2026 NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN SCRIPT AUDIO Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2522 for Friday, February 27th, 2026 Amateur Radio Newsline Download
February 20
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2521 for Friday, February 20th, 2026
- CHILEAN HAMS RESPOND TO AN ANDES MOUNTAIN TRAGEDY - ROBUST TEAM OF RACES HAMS ACTIVATE IN HAWAII - PRESENTERS NEEDED FOR VHF SOCIETY CONFERENCE - CREW 12 ARRIVES AT SPACE STATION - TECHCON 2026 HIGHLIGHTS NEXT-GEN DIGITAL NARROWBAND - DEADLINE APPROACHES FOR AMATEUR RADIO SOFTWARE AWARD - SCIENCE FESTIVAL SHOWCASES HAM RADIO IN ASSAM - DIRECT-TO-DEVICE SATELLITE SERVICE BEGINNING IN UK - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: BUNKERS ON THE AIR PROGRAM EXPANDS TO THE US SCRIPT AUDIO Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2521 for Friday, February 20th, 2026 Amateur Radio Newsline Download
February 13 · 42 min
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 SCRIPT AUDIO Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2520 for Friday, February 13th, 2026 Amateur Radio Newsline Download
February 5
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 SCRIPT AUDIO Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2519 for Friday, February 6th, 2026 Amateur Radio Newsline Download
January 30
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 SCRIPT AUDIO Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2518 for Friday, January 30th, 2026 Amateur Radio Newsline Download
January 23
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 SCRIPT AUDIO Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2517 for Friday, January 23rd, 2026 Amateur Radio Newsline Download
January 15
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 SCRIPT AUDIO Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2516 for Friday, January 16th, 2026 Amateur Radio Newsline Download
January 8
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 SCRIPT AUDIO Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2515 for Friday, January 9th, 2026 Amateur Radio Newsline Download
January 2
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 SCRIPT AUDIO Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2514 for Friday, January 2nd, 2026 Amateur Radio Newsline Download
Dec 25, 2025
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 SCRIPT AUDIO Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2513 for Friday, December 26th, 2025 Amateur Radio Newsline Download
Dec 19, 2025
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 SCRIPT AUDIO Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2512 for Friday, December 19th, 2025 Amateur Radio Newsline Download
Dec 12, 2025
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 SCRIPT AUDIO Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2511 for Friday, December 12th, 2025 Amateur Radio Newsline Download
Dec 5, 2025
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 SCRIPT AUDIO Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2510 for Friday, December 5th, 2025 Amateur Radio Newsline Download
Nov 27, 2025
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2509 for Friday, November 28th, 2025
- PIRATE RADIO BROADCASTER AGREES TO $7,200 PAYMENT - PROBE INTO COLLISION BETWEEN AIRLINER, WEATHER BALLOON - YASME GRANT BOOSTS BANGLADESH AMATEURS' CAMPUS OUTREACH - FCC EYES REALLOCATION OF UPPER C-BAND - FUNCUBE, SATELLITE AO-73, MARKS 12 YEARS IN SPACE - ENSURING DISABLED AMATEURS ARE NOT EXCLUDED IN THE UK - ARRL SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE APPROACHES - ANNUAL 'AM NIGHT' REKINDLES HISTORY FOR CINCINNATI HAMS - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: NEWS FROM A VERY JOLLY NET CONTROL STATION SCRIPT AUDIO Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2509 for Friday, November 28th, 2025 Amateur Radio Newsline Download
Nov 20, 2025
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2508 for Friday, November 21st, 2025
- FCC REOPENS AFTER HISTORIC US GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN - HUNGARIAN AMATEURS CELEBRATE BROADCAST CENTENNIAL - INDIAN AMATEURS STUDY IMPACT OF SEASON'S TRANSITION - NEURAL CODEC CALLED 'MILESTONE' FOR DIGITAL VOICE - NASA STUDIES DISABLED DEEP-SPACE NETWORK ANTENNA - HAMS PREP FOR PERSEIDS METEOR SCATTER EXPERIMENTS - 2 NEW REPEATERS CREATE CRUCIAL NETWORK IN KANSAS - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: FOR GOOGLE, A RAY OF AI HOPE FROM THE SUN SCRIPT AUDIO Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2508 for Friday, November 21st, 2025 Amateur Radio Newsline Download
Nov 14, 2025
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2507 for Friday, November 14th, 2025
- HAMS ASSIST GOVT. RESPONDERS DURING PHILIPPINE SUPER TYPHOON - SIMULATED TSUNAMI TESTS READINESS OF HAMS IN SRI LANKA - SILENT KEY: POPULAR BANGALORE NET CONTROl OP SUBBU, VU2ZUB - INTREPID-DX LAUNCHES 'AMATEUR RADIO FOR THE GREATER GOOD' - ARDC GRANTS SUPPORT STUDENTS' SATELLITE COURSES - BRISBANE HAMS HOST INAUGURAL QTECH CONFERENCE - COLLEGE DONATES LAPTOPS WISCONSIN HAM CLUB - INSIGHTS INTO LOSS OF ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY - STUDENTS' SATELLITE HAS NEWEST MICROWAVE LINEAR TRANSPONDER - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: ROYAL TREATMENT FOR YL WHO'S A TOP SOTA OP SCRIPT AUDIO Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2507 for Friday, November 14th, 2025 Amateur Radio Newsline Download
Nov 7, 2025
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2506 for Friday, November 7th, 2025
- PROPOSED SATELLITE WOULD PROVIDE 'SUNLIGHT ON DEMAND' - AUSTRALIAN BAND PLAN GETS SWEEPING REVIEW - SILENT KEY: ORIGINAL SOTA ENTHUSIAST, ROBERT JOHN HANNAN, G4RQJ - SILENT KEY: QUICKSILVER RADIO PRODUCTS' JOHN BARTSCHERER, N1GNV - 2 RECEIVE YASME EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR WORK WITH YOUNG HAMS - ISS MARKS 25 YEARS with SSTV TRANSMISSIONS - MOUNTAIN RADIO CHALLENGE TESTS SKILLS, PROPAGATION - SILENT KEY'S GIFT ENDOWS LIBRARY DEAN CHAIR AT ALMA MATER - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: PRIEST'S OTHER FAITH WAS IN RADIO WAVES SCRIPT AUDIO Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2506 for Friday, November 7th, 2025 Amateur Radio Newsline Download
Oct 31, 2025
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2505 for Friday, October 31st, 2025
- HURRICANE MELISSA SPURS HAM ACTIVATIONS - REPORT: LITTLE OR NO SECURITY FOR SATELLITES' SENSITIVE TRANSMISSIONS - LATVIAN HAMS CELEBRATE 100 YEARS OF BROADCAST RADIO - HAM TO CHAIR COLLEGE'S NEW ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT - RSGB TEAM HONORED BY BRITISH INTERPLANETARY SOCIETY - 'WAR OF THE WORLDS' SPECIAL EVENT REMEMBERS MARTIAN 'INVASION' - EVENT MARKS 50 YEARS SINCE LAKE SUPERIOR SHIP TRAGEDY - ASTRONOMY TRADE FAIR TO DEBUT AT HAM RADIO FRIEDRICHSHAFEN - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: WHY HAVE A QSO WHEN YOU CAN HAVE A CONCERTO? SCRIPT AUDIO Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2505 for Friday, October 31st, 2025 Amateur Radio Newsline Download

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

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2519 for Friday, February 6th, 2026

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2518 for Friday, January 30th, 2026

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2517 for Friday, January 23rd, 2026

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2516 for Friday, January 16th, 2026

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2515 for Friday, January 9th, 2026

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2514 for Friday, January 2nd, 2026

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2513 for Friday, December 26th, 2025

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2512 for Friday, December 19th, 2025

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2511 for Friday, December 12th, 2025

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2510 for Friday, December 5th, 2025

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2509 for Friday, November 28th, 2025

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2508 for Friday, November 21st, 2025

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2507 for Friday, November 14th, 2025

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2506 for Friday, November 7th, 2025

Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2505 for Friday, October 31st, 2025