via Hackaday: Amazon Receives FAA Approval for MK30 Delivery Drone
It’s been about a decade since Amazon began to fly its delivery drones, aiming to…
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Starkville man ends reign as king of ham radio parts: ‘It was rough trying to say goodbye’ (Mississippi)
In 1972, Martin Jue was a young entrepreneur who decided to use his electrical engineering…
via Hackaday: Will .IO Domain Names Survive A Geopolitical Rearrangement?
The Domain Name System (DNS) is a major functional component of the modern Internet. We…
ICOM Releases 60th Anniversary Video | 60 Years of History and Innovation, Icom’s Challenge Continues to the Future
Today, ICOM released a new video celebrating 60 years of business innovationof. This brand new…
via the ARRL: ARRL Announces Partnership with Grouper
“This partnership allows us to connect more people who share a passion for amateur radio…”
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...
via Hackaday: Orion Ceases Operations, Future of Meade Unclear
There was a time when building a telescope was a rite of passage for budding…
via Hackaday: Comparing AliExpress vs LCSC-Sourced MOSFETs
These days, it’s super-easy to jump onto the World Wide Web to find purported replacement…
Yaesu announces the “FTX-1F” HF to 430MHz portable radio
Via Google Translate: Yaesu Musen Co., Ltd. exhibited the new portable radio “FTX-1F” that supports…
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1326 – Full Version
Release Date: July 27, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week…
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1326 – Truncated 1-hour version
This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio….
Via the ARRL: ARRL and Momobeam Introduce Dual-band Beam Antenna for 6- and 10-Meters
ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® has a new product to help radio amateurs…
Cyberattack disrupts American Radio Relay League
BleepingComputer reports that operations at the American Radio Relay League have been interrupted following a…
VIDEO: Catching up with TEN-TEC at Dayton Hamvention 2024
Ten-Tec Owner Mike Dishop discusses the future of the company, it’s current product line and…
FCC fines big three carriers $196M for selling users’ real-time location data
The Federal Communications Commission today said it fined T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon $196 million “for…
New Law for Old Tech: Congress Pushes Law Requiring New Cars to Receive AM Radio
In mid-2023, Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass.), 77, sponsored a bill called the AM Radio for Every Vehicle…
via HACKADAY: Farewell MFJ
We were sad to hear that after 52 years in operation, iconic ham radio supplier…
Via the ARRL: MFJ Ceasing On-Site Production
MFJ Enterprises, Inc founder Martin F. Jue, K5FLU, announced that as of May 17, 2024,…
MFJ to Cease On-Site Production next Month
The following email was sent from Martin F Jue, K5FLU (Founder and President of MFJ…
The RadioShack story: from boom to bust to reboot
From its inception as a humble mail-order business catering to radio aficionados to its zenith…
Via the ARRL: Heil Ham Radio Donates Equipment to W1AW
The Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station, W1AW, at ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut, has received a…
FCC Appears Ready to Mandate DIRS Reporting by Radio Stations
The FCC has announced a tentative agenda for its January meeting. It includes an item…