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Amateur Radio Newsline™

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102
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102 episodes, newest first

  1. Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2557 for Friday, October 30th, 2026

    Episode 2557

    Show notes

    - NASA FUNDS HELP HAMSCI BRING SCIENCE, RADIO TO COMMUNITIES
    - HAM RADIO COMPLETES ANOTHER EARTH-VENUS-EARTH CONTACT
    - FCC GRANTS SPECTRUM-LICENSE TRANSFER TO SPACEX
    - SILENT KEY: TREVOR HUGHES, G4WKJ, FORMER RSGB VOLUNTEER
    - CAMPAIGN TO SEND 'AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR' INTO SPACE
    - ANTIQUE WIRELESS 1929 QSO PARTY TURNS BACK THE CALENDAR
    - NETS OF NOTE: THE NEW ENGLAND DIGITAL VOICE TRAFFIC NET
    - REVERSE BEACON NETWORK HONORED BY YASME FOUNDATION
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: TIME LEAPS TO A CONCLUSION

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    Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2557 for Friday, October 30th, 2026 ARNewsline

  2. Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2556 for Friday, October 23rd, 2026

    Episode 2556

    Show notes

    - PILOT DIES IN FATAL CRASH INTO FLORIDA HAM TOWER
    - PRIVATELY DEVELOPED CUBESAT TRANSMITS AI EXPERIMENTS
    - HOA LOBBYISTS GIVE TOP PRIORITY TO HALTING ANTENNA BILL
    - 'PAYMENT LABYRINTH' CALLED OBSTACLE TO LICENSE RENEWALS
    - AUSTRALIAN MOON ROVER MAKES DEBUT
    - SKCC SEEKS DESIGNS FOR STRAIGHT KEY MONTH 2027 QSL CARD
    - LISTEN FOR NATIONAL ANIMAL SHELTER APPRECIATION WEEK
    - RSGB LAUNCHES NEWSLETTER FOR YOUNG HAMS
    - SSTV EVENT ABOARD ISS FEATURES ARISS HARDWARE
    - WORLD OF DX
    - HALLOWEEN EVENTS GIVE HAMS A GHOST OF A CHANCE

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    Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2556 for Friday, October 23rd, 2026 ARNewsline Download

  3. Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2555 for Friday, October 16th, 2026

    Episode 2555

    Show notes

    - NEW FCC RULES FOR SALES OF ELECTRONICS ONLINE
    - CREW-12 RETURNS TO EARTH FROM SPACE STATION
    - NASA, ARISS SIGN NEW 4-YEAR AGREEMENT
    - MARGARET HAMILTON, APOLLO MISSION PROGRAMMER, DIES
    - IN W. VIRGINIA, PICO BALLOONS ARE JUST THE BEGINNING
    - WEST BENGAL HAMS, OFFICIALS SIGN AGREEMENT FOR DISASTER TRAINING
    - APPLICATIONS OPEN SOON FOR QCWA SCHOLARSHIPS
    - HAMS RECEIVE HONORS FROM RADIO CLUB OF AMERICA
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: FINDING CONNECTION IN A NET OF COMPASSION

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    Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2555 for Friday, October 16th, 2026 ARNewsline Download

  4. Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2554 for Friday, October 9th, 2026

    Episode 2554

    Show notes

    - A MILESTONE FOR ARISS IN A CHILE HIGH SCHOOL
    - AMATEUR HONORED AS 'FRIEND OF BROADCASTERS'
    - HISTORIC TRANSMITTER SENDS MESSAGE OF PEACE
    - ARGENTINIAN HAMS ORGANIZE TRIBUTE TO SILENT KEY
    - CHICAGO ATTORNEY, EARLY PROPONENT OF GMRS, DIES
    - FINAL EVENTS IN 'CHASING CORNWALLIS' CHALLENGE
    - GENERAL ADMISSION EXTENDED FOR ZERO RETRIES CONFERENCE
    - HAM RADIO IRELAND ENJOYING QSOS WITH READERSHIP
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: THREE VETERANS RECEIVE A SKY-HIGH WELCOME

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    Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2554 for Friday, October 9th, 2026 ARNewsline Download

  5. Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2553 for Friday, October 2nd, 2026

    Episode 2553

    Show notes

    - UN AGENCIES MAKE PLEA FOR STRONGER RFI SAFEGUARDS
    - EXPERIMENTAL SATELLITE PUTS AI DATA CENTER IN SPACE
    - RESEARCHERS DETECT RADIO SIGNALS FROM ANOTHER WORLD
    - NEW AZORES-BASED NETWORK UNITES SCHOOL RADIO CLUBS
    - 2 US AGENCIES SEEK COMMENTS ON RF EXPOSURE
    - SILENT KEY: YACHT CO-FOUNDER EDWARD ENGLEMAN, KG8CX
    - NOAA WEATHER RADIOS A PRIORITY IN CALIFORNIA COUNTY
    - PA QSO PARTY INTRODUCES TEAM COMPETITION
    - ARISS SSTV EVENT CELEBRATES EDUCATION
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: A TOP DX ENTITY, BY ANY OTHER NAME....

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    Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2553 for Friday, October 2nd, 2026 ARNewsline Download

  6. Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2552 for Friday, September 25th, 2026

    Episode 2552

    Show notes

    - SUMMIT ACTIVATOR ASSISTS IN RESCUE OF HIKER IN HAWAII
    - WRTC AWARDS CEREMONY TO BE HELD IN CROATIA
    - US GOVERNMENT SETS DATE FOR TEST OF EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM
    - SILENT KEY: DISASTER-RESPONSE VETERAN TOM DELANEY W8WTD
    - SILENT KEY: QRP KIT LEADER DOUG HENDRICKS, KI6DS
    - AMATEUR RADIO TEAMS UP WITH SCOUTS FOR GLOBAL JAMBOREE
    - HAMS ENSURE SAFETY AS HINDU FESTIVAL CONCLUDES IN MUMBAI
    - ON THIS NET, ETIQUETTE IS NO TRIVIAL MATTER
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: SENDING SIGNALS TO HONOR A CUBAN PIONEER

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    Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2552 for Friday, September 25th, 2026 ARNewsline Download

  7. Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2551 for Friday, September 18th, 2026

    Episode 2551

    Show notes

    - DEADLY INDONESIAN VOLCANO SPURS ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY NET
    - LASERS FROM SPACE SEEN AS DELIVERY MEANS FOR SOLAR POWER
    - STAMPS, COINS TO MARK MILESTONES FOR GIBRALTAR AMATEURS
    - INDIAN STUDENTS BUILD FLIGHT-READY EAGLESATS
    - HF RADIO COMES TO 12,000-YEAR-OLD ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
    - ARDC SEEKING VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPORT GRANTS, 44NET SYSTEM
    - SPECIAL EVENT URGES SAFETY WITH LITHIUM BATTERIES
    - FCC TO VOTE ON GIVING HIGH-SPEED SATELLITE MORE SPECTRUM
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: TWIN TOWERS, A TRANSMISSION AND A TRIBUTE

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    Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2551 for Friday, September 18th, 2026 ARNewsline Download

  8. Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2550 for Friday, September 11th, 2026

    Episode 2550

    Show notes

    - AM RADIO LEGISLATION MOVES TOWARD FULL VOTE IN US CONGRESS
    - FINDING POWER IN BROADCAST PARTNERSHIP WITH AMATEURS
    - HAZEL EVERETTS, N8PTL, CHOSEN AS HAMVENTION 2027 GENERAL CHAIR
    - SWIFT OBSERVATORY RESCUE MISSION ABANDONED
    - NASA ADDS NEW DEEP SPACE NETWORK DISH IN CALIFORNIA
    - TWO CHANCES TO GET ANTARCTICA IN THE LOG
    - DXPEDITION GETS HELP FROM CHILEAN ISLAND'S FISHING COMMUNITY
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: ROUTE 66 TAKES A DETOUR ONTO THE HF HIGHWAY

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    Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2550 for Friday, September 11th, 2026 ARNewsline Download

  9. Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2549 for Friday, September 4th, 2026

    Episode 2549

    Show notes

    - JUDGES OVERTURN WRTC-UK SCORES, CITING FRAUDULENT SCHEMES
    - CAVE RESCUE SUCCEEDS USING RADIO THAT PENETRATES ROCK
    - SUCCESS IN EARTH-MOON COMMUNICATION BY LASER
    - SILENT KEY: DXPEDITIONER, CONTESTER DIEGO THOBIE, F4HAU
    - WILDFIRE DAMAGES CRITICAL REPEATER IN NEVADA
    - ARISS-USA INVITES SCHOOLS TO APPLY FOR ASTRONAUT CONTACTS IN 2027
    - TOKELAU ZK3ZL DXPEDITION POSTPONED UNTIL 2027
    - COUNTY TO DONATE SURPLUS TOWER TO ALABAMA HAM CLUB
    - FOR 11-YEAR-OLD CW OP, A MILESTONE MEMBERSHIP NUMBER
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: HAMS HIT THE ROAD FOR 200 MILES OF SAFE CYCLING

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    Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2549 for Friday, September 4th, 2026 ARNewsline Download

  10. Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2548 for Friday, August 28th, 2026

    Episode 2548

    Show notes

    - AMATEURS RECALL 9/11 TERROR ATTACKS ON 25th ANNIVERSARY
    - AST SPACEMOBILE'S TESTS ON 800 MHz END ON SEPT. 12
    - GRANT WILL FUND PENNSYLVANIA STUDENT CLUB'S EXPANSION
    - SOUTH AFRICAN REGULATOR TRACKS REPEATER INTERFERENCE
    - COUNCIL DENIES SCOTTISH AMATEUR'S REQUEST FOR MAST
    - BANGLADESH RADIO SOCIETY ASKS HAMS TO SUPPORT TRANSPONDER REQUEST
    - REGISTRATION OPENS FOR ZERO RETRIES DIGITAL CONFERENCE
    - MARYLAND HAMS SUPPORT 6th ANNUAL HACKATHON FOR TEENS
    - RSGB'S "CODING WEEK" BLENDS RADIO WITH PROGRAMMING SKILLS
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: MEET CARSTEN GLASBRENER, KQ4SJM, NEWSLINE'S YOUNG HAM OF THE YEAR

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    Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2548 for Friday, August 28th, 2026 ARNewsline Download

  11. Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2547 for Friday, August 21st, 2026

    Episode 2547

    Show notes

    - SWEEPING REVIEW PLANNED FOR FRENCH POTA DESIGNATIONS
    - RHODE ISLAND POTA ENTHUSIASTS PLAN 'ACTIVATION-A-THON'
    - ACTIVATOR LIST GROWS FOR CHURCHES AND CHAPELS EVENT
    - DXPEDITIONERS SHARE PREVIEW OF CAMBODIA 2027
    - CHRISTMAS ISLAND YOUTH DXPEDITION GETS GRANT
    - TIME RUNS OUT FOR SPACE STATION ANTENNA SWAP
    - DISASTER DRILL TRAINS INDIA'S NEWEST HAMS
    - AMSAT CANADA BEGINS MEMBERSHIP EFFORTS
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: LIKE MOTHER, LIKE SON - OR NOT

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    Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2547 for Friday, August 21st, 2026 AR Newsline Download

  12. Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2546 for Friday, August 14th, 2026

    Episode 2546

    Show notes

    - AMATEUR RADIO RESPONDS TO COLOMBIAN EARTHQUAKE
    - FCC CHARGES GMRS NETWORK FOUNDER WITH VIOLATIONS
    - 'FOUR DAYS IN AUGUST' RETURNS TO HUNTSVILLE
    - CUBESAT RECEIVES CANADA'S FIRST OSCAR DESIGNATION
    - SILENT KEY: AUTHOR, ANTENNA INNOVATOR JOHN PORTUNE, W6NBC
    - PENNSYLVANIA AMATEURS ADD STRENGTH TO RED CROSS EFFORTS
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: WHEN SOFTWARE GOES THE DISTANCE

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    Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2546 for Friday, August 14th, 2026 ARNewsline Download

  13. Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2545 for Friday, August 7th, 2026

    Episode 2545

    Show notes

    - SPACE STATION LOGS HISTORIC FIRST ARISS CONTACT WITH KENYA
    - HAM STATION HONORS BRAZILIAN PRIEST AS RADIO PIONEER
    - SCHOOL FOR DEAF IN PAKISTAN HOSTS EMERGENCY RADIO TRAINING
    - TEN-YEAR-OLD YL CELEBRATES CQ DX MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIP
    - RADIO D A R C MARKS 600TH EPISODE
    - SATURDAY MEET-UPS TO CONNECT RADIO TO HISTORICALLY BLACK CAMPUSES
    - AMAZON EYES SATELLITE SERVICE FOR SMARTPHONES
    - GOVERNMENT GRANTS ACCESS FOR TOKELAU DXPEDITION
    - WORLD OF DX
    - KICKER: CAMPERS IN AUSTRIAN ALPS REACH NEW HEIGHTS

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    Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2545 for Friday, August 7th, 2026 ARNewsline Download

  14. Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2544 for Friday, July 31st, 2026

    Show notes

    - 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

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    Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2544 for Friday, July 31st, 2026 ARNewsline Download

  15. Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2543 for Friday, July 24th, 2026

    Episode 2543

    Show notes

    - 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

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    Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2543 for Friday, July 24th, 2026 ARNewsline Download

  16. Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2542 for Friday, July 17th, 2026

    Episode 2542

    Show notes

    - 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

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    Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2542 for Friday, July 17th, 2026 ARNewsline Download

  17. Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2541 for Friday, July 10th, 2026

    Episode 2541

    Show notes

    - 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

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    Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2541 for Friday, July 10th, 2026 ARNewsline Download

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

    Episode 2540

    Show notes

    - 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

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

  19. Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2539 for Friday, June 26th, 2026

    Episode 2539

    Show notes

    - 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

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    Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2539 for Friday, June 26th, 2026 ARNewsline Download

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

    Episode 2538

    Show notes

    - 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

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

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