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A weekly summary of the Amateur Radio news and events of the week. Available as a podcast on iTunes, too!
About ARRL Audio News
ARRL Audio News is a summary of the week’s top news stories in the world of Amateur Radio, along with interviews and other features. Enjoy ARRL Audio News anywhere: on your smart phone or tablet, your local repeater, or stream it on the go!
How to Listen to Audio News
ARRL Audio News is distributed through the podcast host Blubrry.com. You can subscribe to the podcast via your IOS or Android mobile device using your favorite podcast app, or listen and download episodes direct from the Audio News page at Blubrry.
Audio News Format
Each edition of ARRL Audio News runs between 10 and 15 minutes. For those airing ARRL Audio News on repeaters, listen for the letter "K" sent in Morse code every three minutes or so; that signals a four second pause in the audio. We provide these breaks to give you a moment to prevent your repeater from timing out or insert a repeater ID.
Comments?
E-mail us: audionews@arrl.org
Audio News Extra Edition
Browse and listen to our collection of feature-length news items that are sure to be of interest! Check back often for the latest Extra Edition broadcasts. If you subscribe to ARRL Audio News on iTunes or Stitcher, new Extra Edition episodes will download automatically.
Harvey Update - 8/30
ARRL Public Information Officer Mike Urich, KA5CVH, provides the latest news about the Hurricane Harvey recovery operations.
WGMD Interview
Radio station WGMD interviews ARRL Public Information Officer Mike Urich, KA5CVH, about Amateur Radio involvement in the Hurricane Harvey recovery.
August 17, 2017
Amateurs in Williamson, Texas set up a microwave backbone system to support public service activities. Listen to learn how they did it!
ARRL Audio News Repeater Network
Does your repeater air ARRL Audio News? These repeaters do! (Times are local unless otherwise noted.)
| State | County | Group/Club Name | Repeater | Day Aired | Time Aired | Freq 1 | Freq 2 |
| AL | Lamar | West Alabama Amateur Radio Club | KC4UG | Sunday | 8:30 p.m. | 145.430 | |
| CA | Los Angeles | Catalina Amateur Repeater Association | AA6DP | Monday | 7:10 p.m. | 147.090 | 224.420 |
| CA | Santa Clara | Loma Pioneer Repeater Club | WR6ABD | Friday | 07:45 p.m. | 146.640 | |
| CA | San Diego | San Diego Sixshooters | KG6TDP | Friday | 08:30 p.m. | 53.580 | |
| CA | Los Angeles | Tri-County Amateur Radio Association | K6AGF | Sunday | 7:15 p.m. | 145.440 | 449.880 |
| CA | Los Angeles | Western Amateur Linking Association | WA6LA | Monday | 7:30 p.m. | 145.380 | IRLP 9350 |
| FL | Wakulla | SPARC - Sportsmans Paradise ARC | K4WAK | Friday | 4:30 p.m. | 145.450 | |
| IL | Champaign | Twin Cities Amateur Radio Club | K9CU | Thursday | 9:15 p.m. | 146.760 | |
| LA | New Orleans | Crescent City Amateur Radio Group | N5OZG | Sunday | 8:00 p.m. | 146.820 | |
| IN | Allen | Fort Wayne Radio Club | W9TE | Wednesday | 9:15 p.m. | 146.940 | |
| MI | Livingston | N/A | W2GLD | Saturday | 9:00 p.m. ET | 224.500 MHz | |
| MI | Washtenaw | Southern Michigan Repeater Network | W8SRC | Saturday | 08:30 p.m. | 446.150 | |
| MO | St. Charles | Gateway 160 Meter Radio Newsletter | WA0RCR | Saturday | 10:00 p.m. | 1860 KHz | |
| NM | Bernallio | Amateur Radio Caravan Club | W5CSY | Saturday | 9:00 p.m. | 145.330 | |
| NV | Las Vegas | Nellis Radio Amateur Club | WB6AMT | Thursday | 0200 UTC | 147.060 | 449.875 |
| NY | Kings | Kings County Radio Club | KC2RC | Tuesday | 9:30 p.m. | 146.730 | |
| OH | Lake | Lake County Amateur Radio Association | N8BC | Thursday | 7:45 p.m. | 147.210 | |
| TN | Chattanooga | Walker County on Lookout Mountain | W4EDP | Monday | 7:30 p.m. | 442.650 | |
| TX | Cameron | South Texas Amateur Repeater Society | W5RGV | Sunday | 7:00 p.m. | 146.700 | |
| TX | Harris | Clear Lake ARC | K5HOU | Wednesday | 8:00 p.m. | 146.860 | 442.750 |
| VA | Bedford | ARRL Voice News | K4LYL | Friday, Saturday, and Monday | 10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. | 147.105 |
