This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1093

Release Date: February 8, 2020

Here is a summary of the news trending this week. This weeks edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX.

Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS.

Running Time: 1:24:22

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Trending headlines in this weeks bulletin service:

1. Undersea Expedition Planned to Retrieve Titanic’s Radio Gear
2. The Maine Bicentennial Special Event takes place March 16th thru the 22nd
3. Special Event to Commemorate Amateur Radio Newsline Cofounder Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF
4. ARISS Announces Hosts for Space Station Ham Radio Contacts
5. President Trump Signs PIRATE Act to Combat Illegal Broadcasting
6. QRZ dot com Ends Identity Verified Program
7. The Auroral Connection to be Focus of 2020 HamSCI Workshop
8. ARRL HF Band Planning Committee Seeks Comments on Recommendations
9. IARU Region One Youngsters on the Air Summer Camp 2020 will be in Croatia
10. International Amateur Radio Union Debuts New Websites
11. Clayton Coleman, W5PFG, Elected AMSAT President
12. Dayton Hamvention 2020 Web Portal Opens for Tickets, Exhibit Spaces
13. FCC Appoints First Female Chief Technology Officer - FCC Commish Calls For ITU Replacement
14. Joe Vandever, Famous Navajo Code Talker Passes At 96
15. Maritime Radio Interference in France Causes Concern - Group In Spain Also Tackles Interference
16. Amazon Begins The Hiring Process For Its Upcoming Satellite Project
17. Amateur Radio Volunteers in Turkey Support Earthquake response.
18. DX and Special Event Station Listings

Plus these Special Features This Week:

* Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte, W6TWT - talks about artificial intelligence, and why the F-C-C recently issued Notices to three cell carriers.
* Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News
* Tower Climbing and Antenna Safety w/Greg Stoddard KF9MP - Working On Side-arms
* Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB - "How I Host A Weekly
Net For New and Returning Amateurs."
* Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL
* Bill Continelli, W2XOY - Ancient Amateur Archives - History of Amateur Radio #6
* The Random Access File with Bill Baran, N2FNH/SK - A Visit back in time with Radio Shack HT's

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