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• AMSAT-UK puts out first call for speakers for its 2015 Space Colloquium
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• Radio Shack Inc. files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
• The K-One-N, Nevassa Island DXpedition takes to the airwaves
• The ARRL makes public its legislative agenda for 2015
• The Raspberry Pi Foundation announces its latest system on a chip
• A popular ham radio-based radio program of the 1990's is coming back via an Internet archive.

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• BULLETIN: FCC "Paperless" Amateur Radio license policy to take effect in February
• Radio politics in Thailand has ham radio caught in the middle
• Two more world-circling pico balloons are launched from Australia
• The ARRL announces some DXCC and VHF contest rules changes
• Ham radio featured on New York City “Save A Life” television program
• And this just in: scientists launch sounding rockets during surprise auroras over the Arctic

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• WE'RE BACK!
• Michigan gets its own PRB One antenna law
• A launch date for the Fox 1 hamsat is announced
• ARES called out in Ohio to assist after phone outage
• The flight of the V-K around-the-world floater balloon falls short of its round-the-world trip
• The K-one-N Nevassa Island DXpedition will be on the S-Oh 50 ham radio satellite
• And old Sol is at it again!

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Not much new to report.  I had hoped to be home by now but my doctors say otherwise.  

The two ribs are healing nicely, but as long as I am here they want me to do a few weeks of cardio re-hab before they sign me clear, but I have no idea as to how long this will take.  (For those not aware I been a sufferer of Coronary Artery Disease since about 1983 and went through an out patient cardio rehab program back then.)  

For now, the full length ARNewsline newscast remains down.  am looking to find a volunteer with a background in Broadcast Journalism / Radio News Production and who can devote about a day a week to come aboard as a co-producer with me.  I can easily write stories and scripts from here, but doing the editing, post production, etc. would be all but impossible from this environment.

In the meantime, a compact (about 6 minute) audio/video version will continue to be produced by Don Wilbanks, AE5DW, and will be posted to several locations including our Facebook page, our website (www.arnewslinre.org) and included on the weekly show Ham Nation (twit.tv/hn).

My sincere thanks to both Don and out Webmaster Kevin Trotman N5PRE, for keeping the various entities as up to date as possible with the latest breaking news and I can assure you that the full length newscast (both audio and text) will be back -- hopefully in the very near future.  

Also a big thank you to Todd Hitzeroth N6ZXJ who lent me this laptop when mine lost its had drive two days into this unexpected "forced vacation" and to Dave Booth, KC6WFS, who is repairing the machine with its clickety-clacking drive.

Last, but by no means least, my sincere thank you to all who have offer your prayers and e-mailed and/or called with your get well wishes.  All are very much appreciated.  

Keep an eye on the ARNewsline website and Facebook page for the latest updates.

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Bill P. / WA6ITF

Don Wilbank's report as seen on Ham Nation on January 14, 2015