What I Heard During the Solar Event
Coronal mass ejections from the sun are plasma with magnetic fields. They can collide with…
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Via AMSAT: CubeSatSim Kits Available at Hamvention
For Hamvention 2024, I am very happy to announce a limited availability of Beta CubeSatSim…
via the RSGB: Board Director change
I regret to announce that Paul Nichols, M0PVN has resigned as an RSGB Board Director due to…
ICOM IC-PS15
Unit is slightly modified with an on switch internal to the unit. Icom had the on off in the...
HamSCI to Present Initial Eclipse Findings at Hamvention
HamSCI will be playing a major role at the 2024 Dayton Hamvention. It will be held in…
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1315 – Full Version
Release Date: May 11, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week…
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1315 – Truncated 1-hour version
This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio….
Engineers Embrace Repair Culture as New Law Takes Shape in California
Last fall, California passed SB 244, otherwise known as the Right to Repair law, which…
via HACKADAY: Spend an Hour in the Virtual Radio Museum
You have an hour to kill, and you like old communication technology. If you happen…
TWIAR 1315 Delayed
Due to unforeseen circumstances (completely NOT related to this whole “aurora” thing) we will not…
Via AMSAT: ANS-133 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
In this edition: 2024 AMSAT Board of Directors Election – Call for Nominations Last Call…
FCC fines big three carriers $196M for selling users’ real-time location data
The Federal Communications Commission today said it fined T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon $196 million “for…
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…
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…