Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2542 for Friday, July 17th, 2026

- FCC OKS LAUNCH OF "MIRROR" SATELLITE TO REFLECT SUN - GMRS REPEATER PROVIDES SAFETY NET IN UTAH - SILENT KEY: ATLANTA RADIO CLUB'S JOHN TALIPSKI, N3ACK - AMSAT SOUTH AFRICA FOCUSES ON FUTURE SATELLITE TECH - BUNKERFEST EVENT BRINGS HISTORY TO HAM RADIO - ARCTIC'S LEGENDS RADIO TEAM TACKLES RARE IOTA GROUPS - OPS NEEDED FOR PETER THE FIRST ISLAND DXPEDITION - WRTC 2026 CHAMPS REPEAT THEIR 2022…