PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio #1280

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1280 Release Date: September 9, 2023 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Denny Haight, NZ8D, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Eric Zitell, KD2RJX, Bob Donlon, W3BOO, William Savacool, K2SAV, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:52:18 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1280 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: Astronaut Hams Complete ISS Crew Transition 2. AMSAT: Japan Scrubs Launch Of X-Ray Telescope and Moon Lander 3. AMSAT: India’s Lunar Lander Sparks Interest In The Moon 4. RAC: September Is Canadian Straight Key Month 5. WIA: International Amateur Radio Union Region One Will Hold Its Next General Conference In November 6. ARRL: Dave Coons, WT8W, Former ARRL Great Lakes Division Director, SK 7. RAC: Call For Nominations for the RAC Amateur of the Year Award 8. ARRL: Changes in the ARRL Louisiana Section and Oregon Section 9. ARRL: USA Radio Orienteering Team Brings Home Silver and Bronze Medals 10. ARRL: North Carolina School Contacts the International Space Station 11. ARRL: September is National Preparedness Month 12. ARRL: Collins Amateur Radio Club Is Planning Special Event 13. ARRL: Deep Space Exploration Society Open House 14. NASA To Test Optical Laser Communications In Space 15. Amateurs Look Back At Lessons Learned During Hurricane Idalia 16. West Bengal Amateur Radio Club Raises Amateur Awareness Throughout India 17. Parks On The Air Activation Recalls Victims From Alabama Church Bombing 18. The Courage Handi-Ham Program Celebrates 56 Years Serving Amateurs With Disabilities 19. Amateurs Involved With the National Radio Astronomy Observatory Upgrade Licenses 20. FCC Is Looking For Members For Its Technology Advisory Council 21. Legacy Of Pirate Radio Station Radio Luxembourg Is Highlighted In Amateur Activation 22. Special Event Station To Highlight The Invictus Games 23. Upcoming Contests, Conventions and HamFests 24. New Jersey Section signs a Memorandum of Understanding with The American Red Cross 25. The new owners of Radio Shack are planning a new comeback utilizing and old strategy 26. Listeners to the BBC's Longwave service have a petition to keep the service on the air. Plus these Special Features This Week: * Our technology reporter Leo Laporte, W6TWT, says it's not your fault if you don't fully understand some of todays high technology. * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety w/Greg Stoddard KF9MP, will address lockout/tagout procedures if you have to climb a commercial tower to work on your repeater antenna. * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will try an answer the question, how much attenuation is enough? * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming contests and more. * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Bill Continelli, W2XOY - The History of Amateur Radio: This week, Bill takes a look at callsigns throughout amateur radio history. * RAIN: A talk by David Knepper, W3SJ, publisher of the collins journal, on what to look for when purchasing and restoring old Collins gear.. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: @twiar Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 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. 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