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…
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PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1339 – Truncated 1-hour version
This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio….
via Amateur Radio Daily: War of the Worlds Special Event Sunday
The Delaware Valley Radio Association will be hosting a special event on Sunday October 27,…
via Hackaday: Tearing Down a Digital Scope from ’78
If you’re a fan of vintage electronics and DIY tinkering, you’ll find this teardown by…
RSGB releases video of ARISS Girlguiding contact
On 5 October in her first official engagement as Girlguiding Patron, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh joined...
Two RSGB Convention 2024 presentations released
The RSGB 2024 Convention weekend brought together hundreds in person and thousands via the livestreams. As well as the...
RSGB PSC Chair on ICQ podcast
The latest episode of ICQ Podcast is available to listen to online and features RSGB Propagation Studies Committee Chair,...
via Hackaday: Replacing Selenium Rectifiers
Old radios often had selenium rectifiers to convert AC to DC. The problem is that…
via Amateur Radio Daily: Solar Eclipse QSO Party Contest Winners Announced
The Solar Eclipse QSO Party provided hams an opportunity to operate during both the 2023…
via Hackaday: “Click to Cancel” Coming Soon
If you’ve ever had to suffer through a call tree and a 9,000 hour wait…
via Hackaday: A VIC-20 with no VIC
has started a new video series to show his latest recreation of a Commodore…
via Hackaday: There’s No Lower Spec Linux Machine Than This One
It’s not uncommon for a new distro version to come out, and a grudging admission…
via Hackaday: Pi Zero Power Optimization Leaves No Stone Unturned
If you’ve ever designed a battery-powered device with a Pi Zero, you have no doubt…
via Amateur Radio Daily: Opinion: It’s Time for Ham Clubs to Move Away from the PDF Newsletter
It’s time for ham radio clubs to move away from the PDF based newsletter as…
Re-enactment of Goyder-Bell contact as part of centenary celebrations
The centenary Friday 18 October 2024 marked 100 years since the first successful two-way trans-global communication that took place...
via Hackaday: Power Supply PCB Redesign
We’ve often heard you should do everything twice. The first time is to learn what…
via Amateur Radio Daily: Latest FreeDV GUI Includes RADE HF Digital Voice Mode
The latest version of FreeDV includes a new digital voice over HF mode titled Radio…
via Hackaday: Retrotechtacular: Another Thing Your TV No Longer Needs
As Hackaday writers we don’t always know what our colleagues are working on until publication…
via Hackaday: Switching Regulators: Mistake Fixing For Dummies
Some time ago, while designing the PCB for the Sony Vaio replacement motherboard, I went…
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…
New tech enables 3D printing electronics without semiconductors
Researchers at MIT have unexpectedly stumbled upon a way to 3D print active electronics –…
via Hackaday: A Universal RF Amplifier
If you need an amplifier, has some advice. Don’t design your own; grab…
via the ARRL: ARRL HQ Experiencing Local Power Outage
Read more at ARRL.org
Intelsat 33e breaks up in geostationary orbit
The Intelsat 33e satellite has broken up in geostationary orbit (GEO) and lost power, ceasing…
via Hackaday: Raspberry Pi RP2350-E9 Erratum Redefined as Input Mode Leakage Current
Although initially defined as an issue with GPIO inputs when configured with the internal pull-downs…