PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1379 - Truncated 1-hour version

This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please visit TWIAR.net

Release Date: August 2, 2025

Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Tammy Walker, KI5ODE, Jordan Kurtz, KE9BPO, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Ed Johnson, W2PH, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Denny Haight, NZ8D, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX

Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS.

Approximate Running Time: 0:59:39

Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1379HR

Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service

1. AMSAT: AMSAT Submits Formal Objection To AST SpaceMobile Plan, FCC Records 2,220 Comments
2. NCM: Washington DC Area GMRS Licensee Files FCC Petition For VHF Low Band Frequencies
3. ARRL: Ham Radio Responds During Tsunami Threat
4. ARRL: Introducing Radio Alpha, The ARRL Museum and Research Library
5. ARRL: ARRL Field Day 2025 Saw Growth In Participants And Entries
6. ARRL: ARRL Events App Available For Huntsville Hamfest
7. New Callsign Suffixes and Prefixes Are Introduced In Sweden and India
8. International Response To Business FCC Filing For Amateur Radio Frequencies
9. ACUW: World longest lightning flash is confirmed as a new world record
10. WIA/RAC: Radio Amateurs Of Canada issues new Question Pool
11. FCC: 91 years ago marks the birth of the Federal Communications Commission
12. ARRL: ARRL files comments to protect the 70 centimeter amateur radio band
13. FCC: FCC Explores overhauling the Emergency Alert System, and regains its authority to hold Spectrum Auctions

Plus these Special Features This Week:

* Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will comment on the proposed grab of our 70 centimeter band in a segment he calls, "Using The Amateur Band For Other Purposes."
* The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and more
* Monthly Volunteer Monitor Report

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