via HACKADAY: Are Hackers The Future of Amateur Radio?
If amateur radio has a problem, it’s that shaking off an image of being the…
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Nation’s last Morse code station comes back to life (California)
KPH, established in California in 1913, will exchange messages with Morse code enthusiasts around the…
THE WILDERNESS AS YOUR RECEIVER & THE DUALITY OF HAM RADIO
It is easy to learn the “how-to” basics of a Ham radio operation. It’s easy…
A century of service and signals: 100-year-old ham radio enthusiast, teacher marks milestone (North Carolina)
Dorothy McCracken, known to everyone as a great storyteller, still has a way with words…
via HACKADAY: Hacking a Quansheng Handheld To Transmit Digital Modes
Have you ever thought about getting into digital modes on the ham bands? As it…
Via the ARRL: New ARRL Section Managers
Nominations for 2024 ARRL Section Managers have been made. All nominees listed ran unopposed and…
via HACKADAY: Decoding Meshtastic with GNU Radio
Meshtastic is a way to build mesh networks using LoRa that is independent of cell…
Via the ARRL: Colorado Teacher and Ham Accepted to the Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program
Dara Gardner, KFØNIX, a member of the Pikes Peak Radio Amateur Association (PPRAA), has been…
A Wiki for Open Source in Amateur Radio
OpenSource.radio is a new wiki started by DK1MI which aims to highlight all things open source…
Fobos SDR Is a High Quality Radio for Hobbyists, Researchers, and Professionals
There are a variety of software-defined radio devices currently on the market, each with its…
Hamvention just days away (Ohio)
Dayton Hamvention, the largest amateur radio convention in the world, will take place at the…
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1315 – Full Version
Release Date: May 11, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week…
Via the ARRL: Youth on the Air (YOTA) will be accepting in-person donations of eclipse glasses
Recycled glasses will be sent home with Argentinian campers attending the 2024 YOTA Summer Camp…
Global ‘time signals’ subtly shifted as the total solar eclipse reshaped Earth’s upper atmosphere, new data shows
During the historic April 8 total solar eclipse, a government radio station in Colorado started…
Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club site agreement ends, and an urgent search for a new location is underway (California)
It’s not exactly cutting the cord, but the Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club will now…
Council denies ham radio tower extension (Arizona)
A Cottonwood man wanted to build a radio tower in the Sawmill housing development with…
Why Ham radio is still important (Philippines)
Are amateur radios, also called ham radios, still important these days? Apparently so! When cell…
World Amateur Radio Day 2024: Date, Theme, History, and Significance
World Amateur Radio Day, also known as International Amateur Radio Day is celebrated on 18…
Amateur radio club collaborates to help during emergencies (Montana)
Each month a group of dedicated Ham radio operators with the Clark Fork Valley Amateur…
Case Amateur Radio Club gains national attention for eclipse research (Ohio)
It’s not every day that a Case Western Reserve University student organization gets interviewed for News…
The Monkees’ Micky Dolenz, A Physics Connoisseur? Who Knew?
As part of my reporting for a story last week about the new NJR Media…
via the RSGB: PSC member Gwyn Griffiths, G3ZIL interviewed by the BBC
On Monday 8 April 2024, a total solar eclipse gripped North America as radio amateurs…
via the RSGB: RSGB call for radio amateurs enjoying the new licence conditions
During May, the RSGB Photo Friday feature on social media will highlight radio amateurs who…
Via the ARRL: Amateur Radio Saves Family in Death Valley National Park
Death Valley National Park is in a remote desert in southern California, where mobile phone…
Crook County officials to hold ham radio communication exercise simulating high-water event (Oregon)
On Saturday, Crook County Emergency Management, Crook County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue, and Crook County…