Echoes of CW: A Signal Corps Tribute to Virginia L. Scott and the WAVES of WWII
Looking at this historic painting brings back a flood of memories from my own time in the Signal Corps....
Category: History
What was your first major receiver?
I started in the ham radio and shortwave listening hobby in 1972. By 1975, this was my first real...
Powerhouse History: WLW, W8XAL, WSAI
The photograph, below, captures a compelling moment of technical mastery during the formative years of American broadcasting, set deep...
1946: Thousands of Hams Allowed Back on the Air
I have been spending time reflecting on the history of our wonderful hobby, and this April 1946 issue of...
Dawn of Instant Communication: Legacy of May 24, 1844
On this day in 1844, a quiet revolution in human communication took place. Samuel Morse, the American inventor, sat...
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1343 – Full Version
Release Date: November 23, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week…
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1343 – Truncated 1-hour version
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PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1342 – Full Version
Release Date: November 16, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week…
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1342 – Truncated 1-hour version
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via Hackaday: Classic Heathkit OL-1 Scope Gets Some TLC
These days, not only are oscilloscopes very common, but even a cheap instrument today would…
via Amateur Radio Daily: Special Event Celebrates First Trans-Global Two-Way Radio Communication
To commemorate the centenary of this historic contact made by Goyder and Bell, Mill Hill…
via Hackaday: Access the Information Superhighway With a Mac Plus
For some time now, Apple has developed a reputation for manufacturing computers and phones that…
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1341 – Full Version
Release Date: November 9, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week…
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1341 – Truncated 1-hour version
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via Hackaday: PC Floppy Copy Protection: Vault Corporation Prolok
In the 2020s we’re used to software being readily accessible, and often free, whether as-in-beer…
via Hackaday: On the Nature of Electricity: Recreating the Early Experiments
Bits of material levitating against gravity, a stream of water deflected by invisible means, sparks…
via Hackaday: The Nixie Tube Multimeter That Almost Made a Comeback
In a world of digital monotony, the Avo DA14 digital multimeter, with its vintage J…
Via AMSAT: ANS-308 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
ANS is a weekly news service provided by AMSAT. Visit them at AMSAT.org
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1339 – Full Version
Release Date: October 26, 2024 ATTENTION: Due to the DDOS Cyberattack on Internet Archive, our…
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1339 – Truncated 1-hour version
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via Hackaday: What Would It Take to Recreate Bell Labs?
It’s been said that the best way to stifle creativity by researchers is to demand…
via Hackaday: Winamp Taken Down: Too Good For This Open Source World
If you picked today in your hackerspace’s sweepstake on when Winamp would pull their code…
via Hackaday: A Brand New USB Modem In The 2020s
The dulcet tones of a modem handshake may be a thing of the distant past…
via Hackaday: PC Floppy Copy Protection: Electronic Arts Interlock
Continuing the series on floppy copy protection, examines Electronic Arts’ Interlock system. This was…
via Hackaday: Remembering John Wheeler: You’ve Definitely Heard of His Work
Physicist John Archibald Wheeler made groundbreaking contributions to physics, and has a fantastic…