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Via the RSGB: Centenary celebrations of first two-way radio communication between the UK and New Zealand

Read more at RSGB.co.uk
History, International, New Zealand, News, RadCom, rsgb, shortwave, UK

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1336 – Full Version

Release Date: October 5, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week…
Air Force, AM Radio, Amateur radio, AMSAT, AMSAT UK, Arecibo, ARRL, Artificial Star, Australia, Belarus, braille, Bruce Paige, Collegiate QSO Party, communications, disqualification, DX, education, Europa Clipper, facebook, FCC, FLORIDA, foundation, Foundations, FT8, FUNcube, Georgia, Grouper, Ham Radio, History, Hurricane Helene, IARU, internet archive, JOTA, JOTI, Jovian-1, Jupiter, legislation, NASA, News, North Carolina, Northwestern Division, obituary, Ofcom, Onno Benschop, Podcast, POTA, Propagation, Puerto Rico, rac, radiosport, regulatory, rescue, robotics, rsgb, Russia, Satellite, Scouting, SET, shortwave, SOTA, South Carolina, Space, space weather, Tennessee, tower climbing, TWIAR, Twitter, VK6FLAB, volunteers, VOTA, West Texas Section, wia, X

via Hackaday: Broadcast TV Simulator Keeps the Nostalgia Flowing

Watch out, Gen X-ers — there’s a nostalgia overload heading your way, courtesy of this…
Broadcast, CRT, Hackaday, History, nostalgia, Offbeat, Raspberry Pi, Television, vintage

via Hackaday: Revisiting 1990’s Mac Games That Never Were

was digging around their old MAC hard drives, revisiting some abandoned shareware games…
Computers, games, Hackaday, History, MacOS, programming, retro, retrocomputing, vintage

via Hackaday: How Sony Mastered the Transistor

When you think of Sony, you probably think of a technology company that’s been around…
AM Radio, Apple Computer, crystal radio, General, Hackaday, History, Newsreel, raytheon, Sony, Texas Instruments, transistor radio, transistors, WWII

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…
BIOS, Computers, CPUs, Cyrix, Hackaday, History, Intel, microprocessor, PCB, Pentium

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1333 – Full Version

Release Date: September 14, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week…
ACMA, Amateur radio, AMSAT, AMSAT DL, ARES, ARRL, Australia, Board of Directors, Bruce Paige, centennial, communications, Drones, DX, emergency communications, Emergency Preparedness, Erminaz, facebook, FCC, fees, Foundations, Ham Radio, HD Radio, History, Hurricane Francine, internet archive, licensing, longwave, Microwave, Museum, NASA, navigation, News, NOAA, nomination, Ofcom, OHIO, Onno Benschop, Pennsylvania, Podcast, postponement, POTA, Propagation, rac, radiosport, regulatory, rsgb, Satellites, shortwave, sideband, solar weather, SOTA, Space, space weather, Special Event, Spectrum, symposium, TAPR, tower climbing, TWIAR, Twitter, Utah, Utah Section, VEC, VK6FLAB, VOTA, wia, X, Zonecasting

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1333 – Truncated 1-hour version

This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio….
ACMA, Amateur radio, AMSAT, AMSAT DL, ARES, ARRL, Australia, Board of Directors, Bruce Paige, centennial, communications, Drones, DX, emergency communications, Emergency Preparedness, Erminaz, facebook, FCC, fees, Foundations, Ham Radio, HD Radio, History, Hurricane Francine, internet archive, licensing, longwave, Microwave, Museum, NASA, navigation, News, NOAA, nomination, Ofcom, OHIO, Onno Benschop, Pennsylvania, Podcast, postponement, POTA, Propagation, rac, radiosport, regulatory, rsgb, Satellites, shortwave, sideband, solar weather, SOTA, Space, space weather, Special Event, Spectrum, symposium, TAPR, tower climbing, TWIAR, Twitter, Utah, Utah Section, VEC, VK6FLAB, VOTA, wia, X, Zonecasting

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1332 – Full Version

Release Date: September 7, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week…
Amateur radio, AMSAT, ARES, ARRL, Audion, Australia, Boeing, Bruce Paige, California, Canada, citation, clubs, communications, convention, cyberattack, cybersecurity, Czech Republic, Drones, DX, EggNOGS, emergency communications, Emergency Preparedness, estate, facebook, FALCON-9, FCC, Foundations, Germany, grants, Halibut Electronics, Ham Radio, Hawaii, History, hurricanes, ICS, INDIA, internet archive, ITU, Japan, Johannes Kepler, Massachusetts, Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, Museum, NASA, News, obituary, Ofcom, Onno Benschop, orbital debris, pacific division, Podcast, Polaris Dawn, POTA, Propagation, rac, radiosport, ransomware, regulatory, reunion, RIP, rsgb, Shimano, shortwave, SK, SOTA, Space, space junk, SpaceX, Spectrum, Starliner, Starlink, Sunspots, tower climbing, transistors, TWIAR, Twitter, Utah, Utah Section, Vacuum Tubes, VEC, vice director, VK6FLAB, VOTA, Weather, wia, X, YOTA, YOTA camp

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1332 – Truncated 1-hour version

This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio….
Amateur radio, AMSAT, ARES, ARRL, Audion, Australia, Boeing, Bruce Paige, California, Canada, citation, clubs, communications, convention, cyberattack, cybersecurity, Czech Republic, Drones, DX, EggNOGS, emergency communications, Emergency Preparedness, estate, facebook, FALCON-9, FCC, Foundations, Germany, grants, Halibut Electronics, Ham Radio, Hawaii, History, hurricanes, ICS, INDIA, internet archive, ITU, Japan, Johannes Kepler, Massachusetts, Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, Museum, NASA, News, obituary, Ofcom, Onno Benschop, orbital debris, pacific division, Podcast, Polaris Dawn, POTA, Propagation, rac, radiosport, ransomware, regulatory, reunion, RIP, rsgb, Shimano, shortwave, SK, SOTA, Space, space junk, SpaceX, Spectrum, Starliner, Starlink, Sunspots, tower climbing, transistors, TWIAR, Twitter, Utah, Utah Section, Vacuum Tubes, VEC, vice director, VK6FLAB, VOTA, Weather, wia, X, YOTA, YOTA camp

via Hackaday: A Journey Into Unexpected Serial Ports

Through all the generations of computing devices from the era of the teleprinter to the…
Computers, Garmin, Hackaday, History, RS-232, serial port, TTL

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1331 – Full Version

Release Date: August 31, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week…
Amateur radio, AMSAT, ARES, ARRL, Australia, Bruce Paige, Canada, canadarm2, CB radio, citizens band, communications, Crew Dragon, cubesats, cyberattack, cybersecurity, Czech Republic, Director, DX, education, Emergency Preparedness, estate, facebook, FCC, Foundations, Ham Radio, History, ICS, INDIA, International Space Station, internet archive, ISRO, ISS, IT Security, ITU, Johannes Kepler, Marianas, Massachusetts, Memorandum of Understanding, NASA, New England Division, News, NRAO, NSF, obituary, Ofcom, Onno Benschop, ORESAT, Podcast, Polaris Dawn, POTA, Propagation, rac, radiosport, ransomware, regulatory, Route 66, rsgb, shortwave, SOTA, Space, SpaceX, Spectrum, Starlink, Sunspots, telephony, tower climbing, transistor, Transporter, Transporter-11, TWIAR, Twitter, vice director, VK6FLAB, VOA, Voice of America, VOTA, wia, X, YL, YOTA camp

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1331 – Truncated 1-hour version

This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio….
Amateur radio, AMSAT, ARES, ARRL, Australia, Bruce Paige, Canada, canadarm2, CB radio, citizens band, communications, Crew Dragon, cubesats, cyberattack, cybersecurity, Czech Republic, Director, DX, education, Emergency Preparedness, estate, facebook, FCC, Foundations, Ham Radio, History, ICS, INDIA, International Space Station, internet archive, ISRO, ISS, IT Security, ITU, Johannes Kepler, Marianas, Massachusetts, Memorandum of Understanding, NASA, New England Division, News, NRAO, NSF, obituary, Ofcom, Onno Benschop, ORESAT, Podcast, Polaris Dawn, POTA, Propagation, rac, radiosport, ransomware, regulatory, Route 66, rsgb, shortwave, SOTA, Space, SpaceX, Spectrum, Starlink, Sunspots, telephony, tower climbing, transistor, Transporter, Transporter-11, TWIAR, Twitter, vice director, VK6FLAB, VOA, Voice of America, VOTA, wia, X, YL, YOTA camp

Ham Radio Still Alive And Kicking In Wyoming

Surrounded by the green grass tranquility of Hot Springs State Park, a temporary ham radio…
20m, ARRL, History, Marconi, News, POTA, Public Service, publicity, QSL cards, Wyoming

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1330 – Full Version

Release Date: August 24, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week…
Alabama, Amateur radio, AMSAT, ARRL, Australia, Board of Directors, Boeing, British Columbia, Bruce Paige, Canada, canadarm2, CB radio, citizens band, communications, Crew Dragon, cubesats, cyber attack, cyberattack, cybersecurity, Director, DX, Elections, EME, facebook, FCC, Finland, FLORIDA, foundation, Foundations, grants, Ham Radio, HEMA, History, Hurricane Ernesto, INDIA, International Space Station, internet archive, ISS, ITAC, longwave, Louisiana, Marianas, Microwave, Moon, NASA, News, Ofcom, OHIO, Onno Benschop, phishing, Podcast, POTA, Propagation, QST MAGAZINE, rac, Radio New Zealand Pacific, radiosport, ransomware, regulatory, repeaters, rsgb, shortwave, solar cycle 25, SOTA, Space, SpaceX, Starliner, Starlink, symposium, tower climbing, TWIAR, Twitter, vice director, VK6FLAB, VOA, Voice of America, VOTA, WAC, wia, WRTC, X, YLs, Zew Zealand

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1330 – Truncated 1-hour version

This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio….
Alabama, Amateur radio, AMSAT, ARRL, Australia, Board of Directors, Boeing, British Columbia, Bruce Paige, Canada, canadarm2, CB radio, citizens band, communications, Crew Dragon, cubesats, cyber attack, cyberattack, cybersecurity, Director, DX, Elections, EME, facebook, FCC, Finland, FLORIDA, foundation, Foundations, grants, Ham Radio, HEMA, History, Hurricane Ernesto, INDIA, International Space Station, internet archive, ISS, ITAC, longwave, Louisiana, Marianas, Microwave, Moon, NASA, News, Ofcom, OHIO, Onno Benschop, phishing, Podcast, POTA, Propagation, QST MAGAZINE, rac, Radio New Zealand Pacific, radiosport, ransomware, regulatory, repeaters, rsgb, shortwave, solar cycle 25, SOTA, Space, SpaceX, Starliner, Starlink, symposium, tower climbing, TWIAR, Twitter, vice director, VK6FLAB, VOA, Voice of America, VOTA, WAC, wia, WRTC, X, YLs, Zew Zealand

via the ARRL: Lost and Found: EME WAC Award Application

Read more at ARRL.org
EME, History, Moonbounce, News, Newsreel, Pennsylvania, VHF, WAC

via Hackaday: Rebuilding The First Digital Personal Computer

When thinking of the first PCs, most of us might imagine something like the Apple…
Computers, Hackaday, History, Kenbak-1, PCB

via Hackaday: A Modern Take on an Old Language

Some old computer languages are destined to never die. They do, however, evolve. For example,…
APL, arrays, Computers, computing, fortran, Hackaday, History, IBM, IBM PC, language

via the ARRL: ARRL Expands Publications Archive

Read more at ARRL.org
archive, History, NCJ, News, Newsreel, periodicals, Publication, QEX

via Hackaday: Historical Microsoft and Apple Artifacts Among First Christie’s Auction of Living Computers Museum

Recently the Christie’s auction house released the list of items that would be going up…
Apple, Apple computers, Computers, Gemini, Hackaday, History, Microsoft, NASA, Washington State

via Hackaday: The First Air Force One and How it Was Nearly Lost Forever

Although the designation ‘Air Force One’ is now commonly known to refer to the airplane…
Air Force One, aviation, Columbine, Eisenhower, Hackaday, History, Korean War, Lockheed, Newsreel, Offbeat, restoration, Virginia

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1329 – Full Version

Release Date: August 17, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week…
17m, 900MHz, Alaska, Amateur radio, AMSAT, AMSAT-EA, ARRL, Australia, bermuda, Boeing, Bruce Paige, Canada, communications, Crew Dragon, cubesats, cyberattack, cybersecurity, DX, email, emergency services, facebook, FCC, fine, Foundations, GENESIS-A, HAARP, Ham Radio, History, Hudson Division, Hurricane Ernesto, INDIA, Insternational Space Station, Internet, internet archive, ISS, K1USN, longwave, NASA, New York City, New Zealand, News, Ofcom, Onno Benschop, phishing, PIRATE RADIO, Podcast, police, POTA, Propagation, proposal, rac, Radio New Zealand Pacific, radiosport, regulatory, rsgb, shortwave, solar cycle 25, SOTA, southeastern division, Space, SpaceX, Starliner, Sunspots, tower climbing, TWIAR, Twitter, US NAVY, vice director, VK6FLAB, VOTA, W1AW, wia, WRTC, X

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1329 – Truncated 1-hour version

This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio….
17m, 900MHz, Alaska, Amateur radio, AMSAT, AMSAT-EA, ARRL, Australia, bermuda, Boeing, Bruce Paige, Canada, communications, Crew Dragon, cubesats, cyberattack, cybersecurity, DX, email, emergency services, facebook, FCC, fine, Foundations, GENESIS-A, HAARP, Ham Radio, History, Hudson Division, Hurricane Ernesto, INDIA, Insternational Space Station, Internet, internet archive, ISS, K1USN, longwave, NASA, New York City, New Zealand, News, Ofcom, Onno Benschop, phishing, PIRATE RADIO, Podcast, police, POTA, Propagation, proposal, rac, Radio New Zealand Pacific, radiosport, regulatory, rsgb, shortwave, solar cycle 25, SOTA, southeastern division, Space, SpaceX, Starliner, Sunspots, tower climbing, TWIAR, Twitter, US NAVY, vice director, VK6FLAB, VOTA, W1AW, wia, WRTC, X

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1328 – Full Version

Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week’s edition is anchored by...
17m, 900MHz, Adidas, Amateur radio, AMSAT, ARRL, ASRTU-1, Australia, broadband, Bruce Paige, Canada, cellular, code talkers, communications, cubesats, cw, DX, DXpedition, facebook, FCC, Foundations, France, Ham Radio, History, Hudson Division, Hurricane Debby, IARU Region 2, ILLW, INDIA, International Space Station, internet archive, ISS, landslide, MORSE CODE, NASA, New York City, News, notice of proposed rulemaking, NPR, obituary, Ofcom, Olympics, Onno Benschop, PIRATE RADIO, Podcast, POTA, Propagation, rac, radiosport, regulatory, Robusta-3A, rsgb, shortwave, soccer, SOTA, southeastern division, Space, SpaceX, Special Event, Staten Island Technical High School, Straight Key Night, Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology, tower climbing, TWIAR, Twitter, vice director, VK6FLAB, VOTA, Weather, wia, WILDFIRES, WX4NHC, X
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