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September 4, 2026Episode 2549

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

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

August 27, 2026Episode 2548

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

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

August 20, 2026Episode 2547

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

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

August 13, 2026Episode 2546

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

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

August 6, 2026Episode 2545

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

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

July 31, 2026

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, 2026Episode 2543

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, 2026Episode 2542

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, 2026Episode 2541

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, 2026Episode 2540

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