via Hackaday: Farewell Magnetic Stripe
For decades, the magnetic stripe has been ubiquitous on everything from credit cards to tickets…
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via Hackaday: A Field Guide to the North American Substation
Drive along nearly any major road in the United States and it won’t be long…
via Hackaday: Fighting the Scourge of “Screwdriver Mange”
We’ve all got our favorite hand tools, and while the selection criteria are usually pretty…
via Amateur Radio Daily: Yaesu, Icom & Kenwood Feature New Transceivers at Ham Fair Japan
The big three amateur radio transceiver manufacturers each featured new transceivers at Ham Fair in…
BBC legend quits after 50 years as devastated co-stars praise ‘remarkable’ career (UK)
BBC veteran Laurie Margolis, 74, has announced he will be leaving the corporation after five decades….
via the ARRL: ARRL IT Security Incident – Report to Members
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via Hackaday: Handheld Oscilloscope Meter Reviewed
We live in a time where there’s virtually no excuse not to have some kind…
FCC adopts an alert system for missing Indigenous people
The Federal Communications Commission is launching a new nationwide alert code for missing and endangered…
via the ARRL: Candidates Named for ARRL Director and Vice Director Elections
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via Hackaday: The Sunchronizer Keeps Your Solar Panel Aligned
In the past few years, the price-per-watt for solar panels has dropped dramatically. This has…
Via the RSGB: New exams documents published
Read more at RSGB.co.uk
via the ARRL: ARRL Urges Protecting the Amateur Radio 902-928 MHz Band
Read more at www.arrl.org
Ham Radio Call Signs Discovered During Clayton UC Renovation Revive Memories of Lehigh’s Amateur Radio Society (Pennsylvania)
Mysterious letters and numbers etched into the wall of a sealed-off, fifth-floor room in the Clayton…
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…
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…