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- FINANCIAL TRADERS RENEW PLEA FOR USE OF HF BANDS - RADIO NOISE CANCELS, DIVERTS FLIGHTS IN GREECE - SILENT KEY: ADOLF SHEPHERD, VU2AF, HELPED GROW HAMFEST INDIA - SILENT KEY: "LINUX IN THE HAMSHACK" HOST RUSS WOODMAN, K5TUX - UK REGULATOR EYES FREQUENCY-SHARING BY DEVICES - FCC SET TO OK NEW UNLICENSED DEVICE CATEGORY ON 6 GHz - CALIFORNIA HAMS BROADEN WINTER FIELD DAY PARTICIPATION - APRS DIGIP...

- FCC BANS IMPORT, SALE OF FOREIGN-MADE DRONES - SWEEPING REGULATION CHANGES FOR UK DRONES - MONTENEGRO LAUNCHES FIRST SATELLITE - NEW HOLLAND RADIO SHACK ACQUIRES QUICKSILVER RADIO - EXPERIMENTAL HF STATIONS LOSE CALLSIGN-ID WAIVER - HALL OF FAME NOMINATION PERIOD OPENS - NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR CONTEST HALL OF FAME - MINNESOTA AMATEURS HONOR WW2 MILITARY CHAPLAIN - GERMAN AMATEURS' ACCESS TO 70 MHz...

- TEXAS FIRM LAUNCHES LARGEST COMMERCIAL SATELLITE - FIRST DESECHEO ISLAND ACTIVATION SINCE 2009 - IT'S GROWING SEASON FOR NEW HAM CLUB IN MONTANA - LOCAL GOVT., CHILEAN HAMS SIGN EMCOMM CONTRACT - EASING THE WAY FOR BLIND HAMS TO USE DIGITAL MODES - AMSAT YOUTH INITIATIVE TAKES CLOSER LOOK AT CLIMATE CHANGE - NEW ZEALAND HAMS USE "ZM" PREFIX FOR CENTENARY YEAR - FCC READY TO ELIMINATE FOUR HAM-RE...

- SUCCESS WITH STUDENT DMR PROJECT IN INDIA - UNIVERSAL POSTAL CONGRESS ENDS USE OF IRCS in 2026 - BOUVET DXPEDITIONER IS HAM RADIO UNIVERSITY FEATURED SPEAKER - SILENT KEY: JIM SHAFFER, KE5AL, ADVOCATE FOR BLIND HAMS - SILENT KEY: JIM HEATH, W6LG, NOTED YOUTUBE ELMER - MINNESOTA HAM TEAM KEEPS HOLIDAY FEST SAFE AND BRIGHT - RAY SOIFER W2RS/SK HONORED AGAIN IN AMSAT CW EVENT - WORLD OF DX - KICKER...

- REPORT: COOLING IONOSPHERE COULD DISRUPT, RESHAPE RADIO COMMUNICATION - ISS EXPEDITION 73 CREW RETURNS TO EARTH - NEW NASA VIDEO GIVES A WINDOW INTO ARISS EXPERIENCE - 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS EVENT IN ITS 7TH YEAR - SABLE ISLAND DXPEDITION GETS $25,000 GRANT - SILENT KEY: BOB WHELAN, G3PJT, FORMER RSGB PRESIDENT - ARRL TO HOST HAMSCI WORKSHOP AT NEARBY COLLEGE - VERMONT MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS WELCOM...

- VERMONT ENDS AMATEUR RADIO RACES SERVICE - FCC GRANTS HAMS NON-CHANNELIZED USE ON 60M - JORDANIAN AMATEURS APPROVED FOR NEW CLUB STATION - APPLICATION PERIOD OPENS FOR YOUTH ON THE AIR CAMP - BELGIAN EVENT MARKS BATTLE OF THE BULGE ANNIVERSARY - SILENT KEY: QSL.NET/QTH.NET FOUNDER ALAN L. WALLER, K3TKJ - UK SMARTPHONES OK'D FOR "DIRECT TO DEVICE" SATELLITE SERVICE - HISTORIC STATION TO SEND CHRI...

- LINK CONFIRMED BETWEEN RADIO EMISSIONS, AURORAS - INDIAN SPECIAL EVENT IS A TRIBUTE AND AN EXPERIMENT - NEW RESTRICTIONS FOR SHORT-RANGE UHF RADIOS IN GERMANY - SILENT KEY: EDITOR, AUTHOR, EDUCATOR JOHN WALKER, ZL3IB - SILENT KEY: GANESH SUBRAMANIAM, VU2TS - UNIVERSITY STUDENTS LAUNCH 'LIGHT SAIL CHIPSATS' - COMPUTING IN SPACE? STUDENTS FACE THE CHALLENGE - MARATHON QSO PARTY ENDING FOR SOUTH AF...

- PIRATE RADIO BROADCASTER AGREES TO $7,200 PAYMENT - PROBE INTO COLLISION BETWEEN AIRLINER, WEATHER BALLOON - YASME GRANT BOOSTS BANGLADESH AMATEURS' CAMPUS OUTREACH - FCC EYES REALLOCATION OF UPPER C-BAND - FUNCUBE, SATELLITE AO-73, MARKS 12 YEARS IN SPACE - ENSURING DISABLED AMATEURS ARE NOT EXCLUDED IN THE UK - ARRL SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINE APPROACHES - ANNUAL 'AM NIGHT' REKINDLES HISTORY FOR CINC...

- FCC REOPENS AFTER HISTORIC US GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN - HUNGARIAN AMATEURS CELEBRATE BROADCAST CENTENNIAL - INDIAN AMATEURS STUDY IMPACT OF SEASON'S TRANSITION - NEURAL CODEC CALLED 'MILESTONE' FOR DIGITAL VOICE - NASA STUDIES DISABLED DEEP-SPACE NETWORK ANTENNA - HAMS PREP FOR PERSEIDS METEOR SCATTER EXPERIMENTS - 2 NEW REPEATERS CREATE CRUCIAL NETWORK IN KANSAS - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: FOR GOOGLE,...

- HAMS ASSIST GOVT. RESPONDERS DURING PHILIPPINE SUPER TYPHOON - SIMULATED TSUNAMI TESTS READINESS OF HAMS IN SRI LANKA - SILENT KEY: POPULAR BANGALORE NET CONTROl OP SUBBU, VU2ZUB - INTREPID-DX LAUNCHES 'AMATEUR RADIO FOR THE GREATER GOOD' - ARDC GRANTS SUPPORT STUDENTS' SATELLITE COURSES - BRISBANE HAMS HOST INAUGURAL QTECH CONFERENCE - COLLEGE DONATES LAPTOPS WISCONSIN HAM CLUB - INSIGHTS INTO...

- PROPOSED SATELLITE WOULD PROVIDE 'SUNLIGHT ON DEMAND' - AUSTRALIAN BAND PLAN GETS SWEEPING REVIEW - SILENT KEY: ORIGINAL SOTA ENTHUSIAST, ROBERT JOHN HANNAN, G4RQJ - SILENT KEY: QUICKSILVER RADIO PRODUCTS' JOHN BARTSCHERER, N1GNV - 2 RECEIVE YASME EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR WORK WITH YOUNG HAMS - ISS MARKS 25 YEARS with SSTV TRANSMISSIONS - MOUNTAIN RADIO CHALLENGE TESTS SKILLS, PROPAGATION - SILENT K...

- HURRICANE MELISSA SPURS HAM ACTIVATIONS - REPORT: LITTLE OR NO SECURITY FOR SATELLITES' SENSITIVE TRANSMISSIONS - LATVIAN HAMS CELEBRATE 100 YEARS OF BROADCAST RADIO - HAM TO CHAIR COLLEGE'S NEW ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT - RSGB TEAM HONORED BY BRITISH INTERPLANETARY SOCIETY - 'WAR OF THE WORLDS' SPECIAL EVENT REMEMBERS MARTIAN 'INVASION' - EVENT MARKS 50 YEARS SINCE LAKE SUP...

- HAMTV MAKES 1ST ARISS CONTACT IN 7 YEARS - SILENT KEY: NOTED DXER, COMMUNICATIONS SCHOLAR CHARLES HARPOLE K4VUD/HSØZCW - SILENT KEY: AMATEUR RADIO HISTORIAN JOHN DILKS III, K2TQN - CANADA ELIMINATES EXPIRATION DATES FOR BROADCAST RADIO LICENSES - 'PUMPKIN PATROL' IN ITS 4TH DECADE TO ENSURE DRIVER SAFETY - ARDC PREPARES FOR NEW ROUND OF GRANT APPLICANTS - YOUNG AMATEURS LEARN NEW MODES FOR EMCOM...

- IARU URGES MORE INCLUSION OF HAMS WITH DISABILITIES - AFTER DELAYS, SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF PROJECT KUIPER SATELLITES - FCC COMMISSIONER PUSHES FOR ACTION AGAINST COPPER THEFTS - SILENT KEY: ED HARE, W1RFI, MAINSTAY OF ARRL LABORATORY - UK REGULATOR IMPLEMENTS MORE LICENSE CHANGES - HISTORIC TRANSMITTER'S MESSAGE OF PEACE - GRANT HELPS IDAHO HAMS UPGRADE OUTDATED EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS - NEW ATTE...

- WORLD'S LARGEST RADIO TELESCOPE GAINS RFI PROTECTION - SRI LANKA'S BIRDS-X CUBESAT IS IN ORBIT - FCC DENIES APPROVAL OF 4 CHINESE-OWNED ELECTRONICS LABS - SILENT KEY: KEN VILLONE, KU2US, FOUNDER OF 13 COLONIES SPECIAL EVENT - FLORIDA BAPTIST CHURCHES GROW EMERGENCY RADIO NETWORK - FCC CHARGES HAM WITH ILLEGAL 40M OPERATION - IARU FORUM HOSTS TOP DX CONTESTER, OFFERING TIPS - HURRICANE WATCH NET...

- US GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN HALTS FCC OPERATIONS - FCC VOTES TO ALLOW CELL PHONE JAMMING NEAR PRISONS - NUCLEAR-CLEANUP DRILL INCORPORATES HAM RADIO FOR 1ST TIME - LIGHTNING DESTROYS MAJOR NEW ZEALAND RADAR DOME - SILENT KEY: TOP CONTESTER, WRTC REFEREE FLAVIO PRECISVALLE IK1SPR - PA QSO PARTY OFFERS NEW INCENTIVES TO CHASERS - FCC CHARGES NEWLY LICENSED HAM WITH UNAUTHORIZED OPERATION - SSTV TRANSMI...

- SPECIAL REPORT: AMATEUR RADIO PREPS TO DEFEND ANTENNA LEGISLATION - WEATHERING THE STRUGGLE OF PROGRAMMING EMERGENCY RADIOS - HAMS IN SWEDEN PRESS FOR DUPLEX FM HANDHELDS - CALIFORNIA CLUB HELPS AREA HAMS REPLACE WILDFIRE LOSSES - SABLE ISLAND CYØS TEAM ANNOUNCES DXPEDITION DATES - OFCOM REVIEWS LICENSE PROCEDURES FOR SOME SATELLITES - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: KEEPING HIS WIFE'S MEMORY CLOSE IN HIS...

- EQUATORIAL GUINEA SUSPENDS HAM RADIO LICENSES - SILENT KEY AMONG THOSE IN RADIO HALL OF FAME - WRTC ANNOUNCES HQ SITE IN ENGLAND - CRYPTOLOGY, SPACE OFFER SIDE TRIPS AT TECHNICAL SYMPOSIUM - FCC LEVIES $920,000 PIRACY PENALTY AGAINST FM STATION - ARDC SEEKS VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE MEMBERS - MINNESOTA'S STATEWIDE POTA GROUP GROWS AMONG THE TREES - AUSTRALIAN REGULATOR MAKES CHANGES TO CB RULES - RSGB...

- FCC GRANTS LIMITED USE OF AMATEUR BANDS TO AST SPACEMOBILE - FCC EYES GIVING OK TO MOBILE PHONE JAMMING AT PRISONS - MANDATE FOR INDIAN HAMS TO CONVERT TO DIGITAL LICENSES - DOUBTS ABOUT SOLAR CYCLE PREDICTION METHODOLOGY - UK REGULATOR MULLS SATELLITE-TO-CELL PHONE SERVICE - PORTABLE-OP CELEBRATION ACTIVATES NY'S ERIE CANAL - WILD CARD TEAM MEMBERS CHOSEN FOR WRTC 2026 - SIX RECIPIENTS SELECTED...

- TARIFFS SPUR HALT IN RADIO EQUIPMENT DELIVERIES TO US - NEW ZEALAND HAMS EYE BAND PLAN CHANGES FOR 30M - SILENT KEY: BA-MA-TECH OWNER MARKUS BASELER, DL6YYM - NASA SEEKS VOLUNTEER TRACKERS FOR ORION SPACECRAFT - NASA DEPLOYS LARGEST ORBITING RADAR ANTENNA REFLECTOR - CANADIAN STRAIGHT KEY MONTH IS ON THE AIR - GAINS FOR JAPAN's OPEN-SOURCE MULTI-MODE LINEAR TRANSPONDER - WORLD OF DX - KICKER: SW...

- AST SPACEMOBILE SATELLITE FACES LAUNCH DELAYS - MARITIME MOBILE SERVICE NETWORK AIDS SAILING VESSEL - AERONAUTICAL ROVER JOINS ROUTE 66 ON THE AIR - SILENT KEY; ODINN THOR, TF2MSN, ICELANDIC DXER - SILENT KEY: LOU DIETRICH, DXER, PAST CHAIRMAN OF INDEXA - HURRICANE WATCH NET MARKS 60 YEARS OF SERVICE - HAMS HELP SONOMA SPRINGS RESIDENTS WITH GMRS - ANDAMAN ISLAND DXPEDITION RECRUITING YOUNG REMO...

- AST SPACEMOBILE EYES CELLULAR SATELLITE LAUNCH WINDOW - NASA TOLD TO END GREENHOUSE-GAS TRACKING SATELLITE MISSION - EMERGENCY-ALERT GRANTS TO EXCLUDE PUBLIC RADIO - YOUTH INVOLVEMENT A CORE PART OF SOUTH GEORGIA DXPEDITION - HAMCATION PLANNERS SEEK AWARD NOMINEES - CANADIAN STUDENT SATELLITE PROJECT MOVES AHEAD - INDIAN OFFICIALS ACT AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED HANDHELDS - RSGB AWARD INVITES WORLD TO...

- US NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REHIRING AFTER MASS FIRINGS - US LEGACY WEATHER SATELLITES BEING DECOMMISSIONED - FLORIDA RETIREES GIRD FOR STORM SEASON WITH RADIOS - 3YØK DXPEDITION CANCELS LOTTERY, CITING 'LEGAL ISSUES' - GRANT ASSISTS YOUNG AMATEURS IN MALAWI - CELEBRATING A PARK'S CENTENNIAL BY PUTTING IT ON THE AIR - UK HAMS TAKE ON CHALLENGE TO BUILD TRACKER FOR BALLOON - YOUNG AMATEURS IN AUS...

- JOINT INDIA-US SATELLITE FOCUSES ON NATURAL DISASTERS - AST SPACEMOBILE DEFENDS PROPOSED AMATEUR-SPECTRUM USE - CREW-11 ARRIVES, BEGINS WORK ABOARD ISS - SPECIAL EVENT HONORS NAVAJO CODE TALKERS OF WW2 - PROJECT BY INDIAN STUDENTS, HAMS SEEKS PATENT - SILENT KEY: FORMER ARRL SE DIVISION DIRECTOR FRANK BUTLER, W4RH - ARRL'S RADIO ALPHA MUSEUM TRACKS HAM RADIO'S EVOLUTION - KATIE CAMPBELL, KE8LQR,...

- INT'L RESPONSE TO FCC FILING FOR HAM RADIO FREQUENCIES - INDIA, SWEDEN INTRODUCE NEW CALLSIGN SUFFIXES, PREFIXES - BOUVET ISLAND TEAM PACKS FOR 2026 TRIP - MEXICAN STATION HONORS HAM RADIO'S PATRON SAINT - HAMTV BACK ON THE AIR FROM THE ISS - FIELD DAY WAS 'MERIT BADGE DAY' FOR THEM - PAKISTAN HIKES RADIO-RELATED FEES - HAMS COACH INDIAN POLICE ON AMATEUR RADIO'S CRISIS ROLES - SOUTH AFRICAN AWA...