via Amateur Radio Daily: Icom Amateur Radios Identified as Explosive Devices Used to Target Hezbollah
Icom IC-V82 handheld transceivers designed for amateur radio use have been identified as the latest…
Monthly Archives: September 2024
via Amateur Radio Daily: RSGB to End Paper Based License Exams
Beginning January 1st, Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) will no longer offer paper based…
ARRL Philanthropist, Radar Detector Pioneer, Michael Valentine, W8MM, Silent Key
Michael “Mike” D. Valentine, W8MM, of Cincinnati, Ohio, passed away on Monday, September 16, 2024. He was 74. Mike...
ICOM issues statement regarding IC-V82 radios used in Lebanon device explosions
Regarding current media reports Earlier today in worldwide media, there have been reports that two-way…
ICOM Investigating Radios Targeted in Lebanon Blasts
The Japanese electronics manufacturer Icom said it stopped making the walkie-talkie model in 2014 and has warned about fake...
E1422: DEGOOGLE Your Phone! ComJot CJ-1 Android and 2-Way Radio for Ham Radio and GMRS
I caught up with Joe at the Huntsville Hamfest of 2024 – the ComJot CJ-1 Project is coming along...
RadCom October 2024, Vol. 100, No. 10
RSGB Convention: 11-13 October 2024 To read this edition, tap or click cover image Regulars Advertisers’ index 85 Airband...
TK9R Corsica Island. From DXNews.com
IK8UND will be active again from Corsica Island, IOTA EU – 014, in CQ WW DX SSB Contest, 26...
VP2MMM Montserrat Island. From DXNews.com
N8DL will be active as VP2MMM from Montserrat Island, IOTA NA – 103, 23 – 29 October 2024.
VP2MMX Montserrat Island. From DXNews.com
Dennis, N0SMX will be active as VP2MMX from Montserrat Island, IOTA NA – 103, 23 – 29 October 2024.
via Hackaday: A 1930s Ham Station
wanted to build an authentic 1930s-style ham radio station that was portable. He’s already…
via Hackaday: How Sony Mastered the Transistor
When you think of Sony, you probably think of a technology company that’s been around…
via Hackaday: An 80386 Upgrade Deal and Intel 486 Competitor: the Cyrix Cx486DLC
The x86 CPU landscape of the 1980s and 1990s was competitive in a way that…
via Amateur Radio Daily: US Radio Orienteering Championship
The 23rd ARRL and 12th IARU Region 2 Radio Orienteering Championship event takes place October…
Man sold 52 years ago reunites with brother in Odisha, thanks to ham radio (India)
A sexagenarian who was sold by his father and step mother in Delhi, 52 years…
T2X Tuvalu. From DXNews.com
Darren, VK4MAP is currently active as T2X from Tuvalu, IOTA OC – 015.
via Hackaday: A Clean Linux Installation For an Android TV Box
Although Android technically runs on top of Linux, generally most Android devices abstract away the…
E1421: ARRL Teachers’ Institute Donations from Monte Sano POTA Event
On Friday, August 16 of this year, we met as a group at the Monte Sano State Park in...
via Hackaday: CL-32: The Minimum Possible For a Useful Handheld Computer
For almost as long as there have been microcomputers, there have been attempts with varying…
Via AMSAT: Results of the 2024 AMSAT Board of Directors Election
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RSGB 2024 Convention – draft programme released
We’re excited to announce the release of the draft programme for the RSGB 2024 Convention. We have a wide-ranging...
via Hackaday: Watch NASA’s Solar Sail Reflect Brightly in the Night Sky
NASA’s ACS3 (Advanced Composite Solar Sail System) is currently fully deployed in low Earth orbit,…
via Hackaday: Swiss Researchers May Have Solved Hydrogen Storage
If you follow the world of clean energy, you will probably have read all about…
via Amateur Radio Daily: Unicom Radio Club DX RTTY Contest October 4
The Unicom Radio Club (URC) is hosting its inaugural URC DX RTTY Contest to be…