PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1403 - LPFM Version (no commercial breaks) Release Date: January 17, 2026 Here is a summary of the news trending...This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Jordan Kurtz, KE9BPO, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, George Lama, KC2OXJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Ed Johnson, W2PH, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Denny Haight, NZ8D, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Josh Marler, AA4WX, Steven Sawyer, K1FRC, Mike Nickolich, K9DXM, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS Approximate Running Time: 1:41:54 Podcast Download: https://bit.ly/TWIAR1403LPFM Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: NASA Ends Crew 11 Mission Due To 'Medical Concern' With An Astronaut 2. AMSAT: NASA Marks 50 Years Of GOES Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites 3. AMSAT: Two U.S. Schools and Organizations Moved Forward In ARISS Selection Process 4. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts From All Over 5. FCC: FCC Approves Starlink Expansion To 19,000+ Satellites With Direct To Device Capability 6. ITB: KernWi-Fi Builds Carrier Grade Yaesu Internet-linked Multi-Repeater System Network 7. CWU: Case Amateur Radio Club W8EDU Receives DXCC Trident National Award 8. RW: Financial Traders Seek Permanency For Shortwave Data Transmissions 9. ARRL: New 60-Meter Frequencies Available As Of February 13th, 2026 10. ARRL: FCC Poised To Exempt Amateurs From Foreign Adversary Reporting Requirements 11. ARRL: Bob Jones, VE7RWJ, Silent Key -- Former ITU Official and IARU Expert 12. ARRL: Texas Ham Radio Repeaters Now Solar-Powered 13. ARD: DXLook Introduces VOACAP View Professional HF Propagation Prediction 14. FutureGEO Is The Most Important Amateur Radio Initiative Of This Decade 15. Device Frequency Sharing Is Eyed By Ofcom In The UK 16. Airlines Grounded In Greece -- Cancelled Due To Radio Noise 17. Winter Field Day Is Expanded By California Amateurs 18. HamCation To Feature An APRS Digipeater 19. Silent Key: VU2AF, Adolf Shepherd and Linux In The HamShack Host Russ Woodman K5TUX - SK 20. ARRL: ARISS is seeking contact schools and organization proposals 21. ARRL: Upcoming contests and regional convention listings 22. AMSAT: AMSAT membership now includes 'Getting Started With Amateur Satellites' book 23. AMSAT: HDMI Converter is installed on the ISS Ham TV System that expands video capabilities 24. WIA: Radio station played a pivotal role in the history of wireless celebrates its 125th anniversary 25. WIA: No time like the present - Maybe - KLOE-AM in Kansas packs it up after tower collapse 26. WIA: Moody Bible Institutes WMBI-FM instructed to lower power due to airport interference 27. ARD: 52 Week Amateur Radio Challenge returns for 2026 28. FCC: FCC bans sale of all foreign made drones in the US 29. FCC: FCC plans to expand unlicensed operations in the six gigahertz band 30. FCC: FCC reminds experimental digital shortwave stations to identify themselves in analog voice or CW 31. ARRL: Join the ARRL in celebrating Americas 250th anniversary - on the air 32. ARRL: The nomination period is open for the three Heritage CQ Magazine Hall of Fame 33. Amateurs in Germany find their access to 70 megaHertz is in limbo Plus these Special Features This Week: * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Australia's own Onno Benschop, VK6FLAB, and Foundations of Amateur Radio continues with Part Five of his series entitled "Building A Shack", this weeks episode is called "Antenna Shenanigans" * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with with all the latest news on DXpeditions, DX, upcoming radio sport contests, and a lot more * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Our own amateur radio historian, Will Rogers, K5WLR, returns with another edition of Dead Electrical Dudes. 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