via HACKADAY: Hackable Ham Radio Gives Up Its Mechanical Secrets
Reverse-engineered schematics are de rigeur around these parts, largely because they’re often the key to very cool…
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Lithium Ion Battery Safe
How to make a Lithium-Ion Battery Safe storage box.
via HACKADAY: How the Bell System Was Built
We’ve often thought that while going to the moon in the 1960s was audacious, it…
RSGB Convention update
This year the RSGB Convention will take place between 11 and 13 October at Kents Hill Park in Milton...
Delivery of July-August 2024 TCA has been delayed
The delivery of the July-August 2024 issue of The Canadian Amateur magazine has been delayed as a result of...
via HACKADAY: Hacking Airline WiFi the Hard Way
We’ve all been there. You are on a flight, there’s WiFi, but you hate to…
RadCom August 2024, Vol. 100, No. 8
Raspberry Pi-based home-built radio test equipment To read this edition, tap or click cover image Regulars Advertisers’ index 85...
Updated licence exam manuals released
We’re pleased to announce that we’ve released updated training manuals for the Foundation, Intermediate and Full licence exams. These...
via HACKADAY: Tiny Transceiver Gets It Done with One Transistor
When we first spotted the article about a one-transistor amateur radio transceiver, we were sure it…
via HACKADAY: Going Ham Mobile on a Bicycle
It’s said that “Golf is a good walk spoiled,” so is attaching an amateur radio to…
via HACKADAY: Solar Dynamics Observatory: Our Solar Early Warning System
Ever since the beginning of the Space Age, the inner planets and the Earth-Moon system…
Over 600 amateur radio enthusiasts ham it up at 1st-ever Hamcon: Zion in St. George (Utah)
Ham radio operators throughout the region gathered at the Dixie Convention Center Friday afternoon and…
Nation’s last Morse code station comes back to life (California)
KPH, established in California in 1913, will exchange messages with Morse code enthusiasts around the…
ARRL Confirms Data Breach: 150 Employees Affected, Offers 24 Months of Free Identity Monitoring
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) confirms a data breach following a ransomware attack in…
via HACKADAY: PCB Design Review: HAB Tracker With ATMega328P
Welcome to the Design Review Central! sends us their board, and it’s a HAB…
via the RSGB: RSGB Planning Advisory Committee needs volunteers
The RSGB Planning Advisory Committee needs additional volunteers to join its advisory panel. Volunteers deal with queries…
Via the RAC: Call for Nominations of Candidates for Regional Director to serve on the Board of Directors of Radio Amateurs of Canada Inc. 2024
Notice to RAC members residing in the Atlantic, British Columbia / Yukon, Midwest and Ontario…
Call for Nominations of Candidates for Regional Director to serve on the Board of Directors of Radio Amateurs of Canada Inc. 2024
Notice to RAC members residing in the Atlantic, British Columbia / Yukon, Midwest and Ontario North/East Regions | Call...
RESOLVED – Internet connectivity issue at RSGB HQ
The internet connectivity issue at RSGB HQ has now been resolved and our systems are now back in action....
Via the ARRL: Celebrating Software Defined Radio
At Ham Radio 2024, the International amateur radio exhibition, last week in Friedrichshafen, Germany, the…
Via the ARRL: 2024 ARRL Field Day Log Deadline Approaching
The numbers for ARRL 2024 Field Day continue to grow. As of Thursday, July 11,…
Via the ARRL: ARRL on The Weather Channel
ARRL® The National Association for Amateur Radio® joined The Weather Channel on Thursday, July 11,…
Via the ARRL: Hurricane Beryl Aftermath and Update
Remnants of Hurricane Beryl, now a post-tropical cyclone, were moving northeast as of early Thursday…
via HACKADAY: Meccano-based Hellschreiber Machine
has pulled off a true feat of Meccano engineering: building a Meccano Hellschreiber machine. The…
via HACKADAY: A Trip Down Electronic Toy Memory Lane
Like many of us, had a lot of electronic toys growing up. In a…