PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio #1429

Josh Marler (0:02)

Heard every week on amateur radio bands all around the world, broadcast on low-power AM and FM stations across the United States, and one of the first podcasts on the Internet. We are This Week in Amateur Radio, the worldwide premiere amateur radio and technology news magazine and bulletin service of the year. Here are the stories for release around the earth as we come to air with edition number 1429 of This Week in Amateur Radio.

George Bowen (0:31)

eBay restricts listings of radio equipment but exempts amateur radio gear.

Florida amateurs provide communication support during the recent hurricane. The ARRL announces changes in the Rocky Mountain Division leadership. Blue Origin unveils its new 65-foot solar power tower for lunar operations. The FCC proposes auctioning spectrum for terrestrial and space-based broadband services. SpaceX receives a green light from the FCC to launch 15,000 direct-to-device satellites.

AMSAT's Board of Directors re-elects senior officers for 2027 And the short-wave Voice Of America still is costing taxpayers $1.6 million every week even after the huge cuts put in place by the Trump administration. We will have the story coming up in this week's report.

Josh Marler (1:29)

These headlines will come to you in a moment along with this week's special features. We'll visit with Bruce Paige, Kk5Do, and get an update from AMSAT on what's new with all those amateur satellites in orbit. Australia's own Onno Benshop, Vk6Flab, and Foundations of Amateur Radio will discuss how to point an antenna without moving it. Our own amateur radio historian, Will Rogers, K5Wlr, presents a tribute and retrospect. Look back at the late Hap Holly, Kc9Rp, who produced the Rain Report heard around the world for decades before its final transmission. We will stop by and visit with Bill Salyers, AJ8B in the DX Corner with all the latest on DXpeditions, DX Upcoming Contest and much more.

That's all straight ahead as North America's premier amateur radio and technology news magazine and bulletin service. This Week in Amateur Radio takes to the air right now.

Chris Perrine (2:30)

And reporting this week from our News Bureau in Syracuse, New York, from the studio of K2MST inside the Museum of Science and Technology, I'm Chris Perrine, Kb2Faf.

Mike Nikolich (2:44)

Reporting from our studios in Bradenton, Florida, where I can't think of a better way to celebrate my birthday than by reading stories for This Week in Amateur Radio, I'm Mike Nikolich, Kilo 9 Delta X-ray Mike.

Marvin Turner (2:57)

And reporting from our Wisconsin News Bureau, where the leaves are turning, the temperatures are dropping, and the bands are doing their own version of fall colors. I'm Marvin Turner, W0Met.

Rich Lawrence (3:08)

And reporting from our News Bureau, just outside Albany, New York, in the Geek Cave Studios, where I'm losing that beautiful summer tan, I'm Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB.

SPEAKER_7 (3:19)

And reporting from our News Bureau, just outside Rochester, New York, along the southern shore of Lake Ontario, this is George, Kilo Charlie 2, Oscar X-ray Juliet.

Eric Zittel (3:29)

And reporting from our Trainiac News Bureau, where we've got about two weeks left to fall before all the leaves blow off the trees, I'm Eric, Kilo Delta 2, Romeo Juliet X-ray.

Josh Marler (3:40)

And reporting from the Hamshack TV Studios in Knoxville, Tennessee, where I'm back from a business trip to Charlotte, North Carolina. Hey, I made a stop in an electronics store and picked up an RTL-SDR.

More on that on my channel. I'm Josh Marler, AA4Wx.

Don Hulick (3:57)

And reporting from our QTH in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York, where the autumn leaves are descending in the brisk winds. I'm Don Hulick, K2Atj.

Will Rogers (4:08)

And reporting from our News Bureau in Fayetteville, Arkansas, where autumn finally put on her big girl's court and gave Summer a swift kick where it counts. I'm Will Rogers, K5Wlr, desperately searching for my heavy sweater.

George Bowen (4:24)

Hello everyone. Before we get into this week's newscast, I'd like to tell everyone that This Week in Amateur Radio now has its own Discord server. That's right. A place online where we can discuss everything technology and amateur radio. So join us. Just go to Discord on your computer, or download the Discord app on your portable device and search for TWIAR or This Week in Amateur Radio. We look forward to seeing you on the new This Week in Amateur Radio Discord server.

Chris Perrine (4:59)

Leading off this week's news, online marketplace eBay has imposed new restrictions on listing of radio transmitting equipment in response to new FCC rules that took effect this week, but responded to AWRL that its new policy will not apply to gear that operates exclusively on amateur radio frequencies.