Via the RAC: HamSCI Presents the Solar Eclipse QSO Party: April 8, 2024
Only One Week To Go: HamSCI Presents the Solar Eclipse QSO Party! Join with thousands…
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New “OnlyHams” site is coming soon
Sources report a site for Amateur Operators to show pics and videos of their stations…
Eclipse Science Along the Path of Totality
In general, scientists don’t put much credence in cosmic coincidences. But a total solar eclipse—a…
Via the ARRL: International Marconi Day 2024
This year, International Marconi Day (IMD) is on April 27. Italian inventor and electrical engineer…
FCC launches crackdown on signal jammers sold by Amazon, others
Uh-oh, Amazon. Looks like the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is not playing around when it comes to…
Via the ARRL: Get Ready for the 2024 ARRL National Convention and Youth Rally
A full slate of programming has been committed for the 2024 ARRL National Convention, which…
Off-grid communications: Part 1
Last month, many Americans woke up to an unexpected problem. No cell service. No text…
Fifty things you can do with a Software Defined Radio
The electromagnetic spectrum is like an invisible world that always surrounds us, and allows us…
Stay tuned — new radio station coming to Wilmington (Ohio)
A new radio station — WIOH-LP 95.9 FM — is coming to Wilmington. The project…
Via the ARRL: Dayton Hamvention® 2024 Award Winners Announced
The recipients of the 2024 Hamvention Awards were announced on March 8, 2024. Special Achievement…
I’m a doomsday prepper — here’s everything you need to know about surviving a catastrophic event
Doomsday prepping was once a concept people believed was reserved for conspiracy theorists and paranoid…
HamCation sets attendance record
From February 9 to 11, 2024, the Orlando Amateur Radio Club hosted the 77th annual…
via HACKADAY: Retro Gadgets: Pay TV in the 1960s
These days, paying for TV programming is a fact of life. You pay your cable…
via HACKADAY: GPS Antenna Mods Make Starlink Terminal Immune To Jammers
The Starlink receivers need positioning and precise timing information to function, and currently the best…
Via the RAC: World Amateur Radio Day 2024: A Century of Connections
Every April 18, Radio Amateurs worldwide take to the airwaves in celebration of World Amateur…
Via AMSAT: ANS-070 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
In this edition: * SpaceX’s Transporter-10 Successfully Launches Over Fifty Satellites * Vostochny Spaceport Sends…
Via the ARRL: Solar Eclipse One Month Away
A total solar eclipse that will be seen across North America will occur on Monday,…
via the RSGB: British Science Week gets underway
British Science Week (BSW) started on Friday 8 March and continues until Friday 17 March. Please have…
via the RSGB: Applications open for YOTA Czechia
Are you: Aged 18-25? Passionate about all things radio? Ready for exciting experiences, making new…
via the RSGB: Changes to RSGB HF contests
The RSGB HF Contest Committee has introduced a couple of rules to address changes in licence conditions…
So, What Does the ‘Ham’ in Ham Radio Stand For?
Sometimes, you can’t help but wonder how some things got their name. Porcupines. Balloons. Ham…
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…
POTA is changing Park prefixes and, in some cases, Park numbers
I’ve just learned that the Parks On The Air (POTA) admin is in the process…
How to tell if you’re experiencing a cyber attack, an EMP, or a solar flare
The speculation was fast and furious when AT&T’s cellular network went down recently. Florida Governor Ron…
People baffled by ‘mysterious black box’ hidden away for decades in 1905 home
A homeowner has been left baffled after he came across a mysterious electrical box in…