PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio #1190

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1190 Release Date: December 18, 2021 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Terry Saunders, N1KIN, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Will Rogers, K5WLR, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:52:43 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1190 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service: 1. Sweden's SAQ VLF Alexanderson Alternator Station Schedules Christmas Eve Transmission 2. Polish Radio Amateur Ordered to Stop Using Falkland Islands Identifier from Antarctica 3. ARRL and RSGB Announce Winners of Transatlantic Centenary Cups 4. ARRL Rookie Roundup CW Event is December 19th 5. Interim Section Manager Appointment Made in Virginia; Georgia Section Manager Post Becomes Vacant 6. Observations of Over the Horizon Radar Interference in Ham Bands Top All Others 7. World Radio TV Handbook to Cease Publication 8. Jonathan Brandenburg, KF5IDY, Appointed AMSAT Assistant Vice President Of Engineering 9. Past ARRL Chief Development Officer Mary Hobart, K1MMH, SK 10. Icom SHF Project -- Super High Frequency Band Challenge Offers Opportunities for ARES 11. SKYWARN Spotters and Nets Track Deadly Storms 12. New Directors in Two ARRL Divisions Will Take Their Seats in January 13. Ham Radio University Going Virtual Again In 2022 14. Spain and Norway Seek Ways to Attract a Younger Generation of Hams 15. Experimental Station WI2XLQ Will Be On The Air On 486 kiloHertz AM On Christmas Eve 16. Amateur Operators Mark Two Marconi Anniversaries 17. Ham Convention In Hyderabad India Draws A Big Crowd 18. Kids Can Talk To Santa On These Nets 19. Enthusiasts Prep For Large Foxhunt Challenge In Turkey 20. ARRL Podcast on station grounding with Ward Siler 21. Get ready for the annual straight key night on New Years Eve 22. 60th anniversary of launch of first ham radio satellite Oscar One 23. Group announces the year long DX Ultra Marathon Contest 24. World's smallest Moon lander launched by Japan will put ham radio transmitter on the Moon 25. RSGB National Radio Centre to close temporarily from Friday 17 December 26. Norway: Intruders in the ham radio 144 MHz band 27. IARUMS reports on drifter in ham radio 7 MegaHertz band 28. Netherlands regulator increases charges for radio hams 29. Morse code features on television program to be broadcast on BBC Channel 4 TV Sunday December 19th Plus these Special Features This Week: * Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte, W6TWT, will reminisce about old technology from the early days of the net that you can still find and try out on the internet archive, and will have his word of the week, "angstrom", which has to do with the latest processor internal wiring measurements. * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News + Special holiday segment with Bill Continelli, W2XOY * Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety w/Greg Stoddard KF9MP, will explain what you can do if the only space on the tower forces you to mount your vertical antenna upside down. * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will tell you how you can Get Amateur Radio Propagation Data In Real Time at Home. We will have the November update from Parks on the Air (POTA), and Summits on the Air (SOTA) coordinator Vance Martin, N3VEM.. * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Bill Continelli, W2XOY - The History of Amateur Radio. Bill returns with another edition of The Ancient Amateur Archives, this week, Bill will have part two of his look back at the history of repeaters. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/twiar RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 iHeartRadio: https://bit.ly/iHeart-TWIAR Spotify: https://bit.ly/Spotify-TWIAR TuneIn: https://bit.ly/TuneIn-TWIAR Automated: https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, changed weekly) ----- Visit our website at www.twiar.net for program audio, and daily for the latest amateur radio and technology news. Air This Week in Amateur Radio on your repeater! Built in identification breaks every 10 minutes or less. 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