Via the ARRL: Ted Rappaport, N9NB, Elected to IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Hall of Fame
Professor Theodore “Ted” S. Rappaport, Ph.D., N9NB, has been elected to the Institute of Electrical…
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Booking opens for RSGB 2024 Convention
The RSGB is delighted to announce that bookings are now open for its 2024 Annual Convention. This year, in...
Schools can apply for ARISS contact
Schools in Great Britain and Northern Ireland will soon be able to apply for an amateur radio contact with...
RadCom Basics, No. 41, July 2024
We are pleased to announce the July 2024 edition of RadCom Basics is now available on the RSGB website...
via HACKADAY: Ask Hackaday: Is Shortwave on Life Support?
Between World War II and Y2K, shortwave listening was quite an education. With a simple…
Dead Electrical Dudes No. 5
KA4KOE’s look back at Georg Simon Ohm
via HACKADAY: FauxTRS Is Definitely Not A Trash 80
Among the 8-bit home micro boom from the late 1970s through early 1980s, the introduction…
Via AMSAT: ANS-210 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
In this edition: * TEVEL Satellites Begin Atmospheric Reentry and Decommissioning * Ariane 6 Launches…
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1326 – Full Version
Release Date: July 27, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week…
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1326 – Truncated 1-hour version
This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio….
via HACKADAY: Coax Stub Filters Demystified
Unless you hold a First Degree RF Wizard rating, chances are good that coax stubs…
Via the ARRL: ARRL Southeastern Division Vice Director Jeff Beals, WA4AW, SK
The Vice Director of the ARRL Southeastern Division, Jeffrey J. “Jeff” Beals, WA4AW, has become…
Via the ARRL: Voices from the ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology
The ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology continues to bring educators from around the country…
via HACKADAY: A Nostalgic Look at a Kid’s Shortwave Resistor
had a Unelco shortwave receiver as a kid. This was a typical simple radio for the…
RSGB Board co-opts two new Directors
When Paul Nichols, M0PVN resigned as an RSGB Director in May, it created a vacancy on the Board. The...
Two new Regional Representatives
The RSGB is delighted to announce the co-option of two Regional Representatives. Peter Lowrie, MI5JYK is based in Region...
Be part of a successful team!
There is so much happening at the RSGB National Radio Centre that it needs to expand its team of...
Via the ARRL: HamCon:Zion 2024
HamCon: Zion 2024, hosting the ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Convention, the Young Ladies Radio League…
Via the ARRL: Get On the Air During VHF Contest Season
VHF contesting season is in full swing! Summer weather brings with it enhanced propagation. With…
Via the ARRL: Amateur Radio Participates in World’s Largest Naval Exercise
“Partners: Integrated and Prepared” is the theme for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, the world’s…
via HACKADAY: CW Not Hard Enough? Try This Tiny Paddle
For a long time, a Morse code proficiency was required to obtain an amateur radio…
The Rich History of Ham Radio Culture
Drawing on a wealth of personal accounts found in magazines, newsletters, and trade journals, historian…
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: Seiko Had A Smartwatch In 1984
You might think of the smartwatch era as beginning with Apple, relatively recently. Or, you…
Ham Radio Operators Send Message Of Hope During Yard Sale Special Event (Ohio)
A group of ham radio operators is creating a “Special Event” to make the annual…