via HACKADAY: Matchbox Transceiver Pushes the Spy Radio Concept to Its Limits
The Altoids tin has long been the enclosure of choice for those seeking to show…
Category: News
Via the ARRL: 2024 ARRL Field Day gear is now shipping!
ARRL Field Day is June 22-23. Get ready for amateur radio’s largest on-air operating event…
via the RSGB: GB2RS News Script for 12 May 2024
The news headlines: New RSGB Trophy Manager announced Questionnaire launched to help shape the future…
Via the ARRL: ARRL Volunteers Obtain Ham Exemption to Pennsylvania Handsfree Law
Member-volunteers of ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® in Pennsylvania have successfully protected the legal…
Dead Electrical Dudes No. 3
KA4KOE’s look back at Major Edwin Howard Armstrong
Radio silenced: Ransacked shed has Cambridge Amateur Radio Club off-air (Ontario)
The Cambridge Amateur Radio Club is off the air, for now. The group noticed an…
Via the ARRL: Armed Forces Day Crossband Test Scheduled for May 11
The US Department of Defense (DOD) is hosting this year’s Armed Forces Day (AFD) Crossband…
Via the ARRL: Dick Rutan, KB6LQS, Record-Setting Pilot, SK
Lt. Col. Richard “Dick” G. Rutan, KB6LQS, has become a Silent Key. He passed away…
via HACKADAY: Ham Radio Paddles Cost Virtually Nothing
If you don’t know Morse code, you probably think of a radio operator using a…
Ham it up: Amateur radio operators bring Ingham’s radio room back to life (Florida)
The U.S. military retired the Coast Guard Cutter Ingham more than three decades ago, but…
New RSGB Trophy Manager
We are pleased to announce that Mike Franklin, G3VYI will be the new RSGB Trophy Manager. He will focus on...
Commonwealth Contest questionnaire
Since the RSGB Commonwealth Contest in March, a small group including representatives from Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the...
via HACKADAY: Almost Making a Camera Sensor From Scratch
On our travels round the hardware world we’ve encountered more than one group pursuing the…
New Law for Old Tech: Congress Pushes Law Requiring New Cars to Receive AM Radio
In mid-2023, Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass.), 77, sponsored a bill called the AM Radio for Every Vehicle…
via the RSGB: RSGB Legacy Committee appoints Chair
The RSGB Board is pleased to announce it has approved the appointment of Richard Horton, G4AOJ to…
Via the ARRL: Students to Promote Collegiate Amateur Radio at the 2024 ARRL National Convention at Dayton Hamvention®
Young adults planning to attend the 2024 ARRL National Convention at Dayton Hamvention® can look…
Powerful solar flare left Earth without radio communication for 30 minutes
On May 1, an extremely powerful solar flare occurred on the Sun, which led to…
Via AMSAT: ANS-126 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
In this edition: * Greencube Terminal Program: Version 1.0.0.90 Enhancements and Updates * Chang’e-6 Successfully…
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1314 – Full Version
Release Date: May 4, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week…
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1314 – Truncated 1-hour version
This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio….
Via AMSAT: AMSAT Italia Enters Into the Ownership of IO-117 “GreenCube” Satellite
AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin ANS-123 May 2, 2024 In this edition: AMSAT Italia Enters…
RSGB insurance update
RSGB club insurance, and beacon and repeater insurance have now been renewed for the year to April 2025. Club...
SOS Radio Week now underway
SOS Radio Week is underway. It is an annual event that takes place throughout the month of May to...
RSGB Legacy Committee appoints Chair
The RSGB Board is pleased to announce it has approved the appointment of Richard Horton, G4AOJ to the role...
via HACKADAY: Farewell MFJ
We were sad to hear that after 52 years in operation, iconic ham radio supplier…