Brain Health and Parks on the Air
Got my N3ZN Single-Lever Paddle out of storage, along with most of my POTA station. Despite being homeless and...
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Select Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 424
Radio Amateur Delay-tolerant Interplanetary Networking Testbed RADIANT brings Delay-Tolerant Networking to Amateur Radio, enabling store-and-forward messaging across disrupted links...
What was your first major receiver?
I started in the ham radio and shortwave listening hobby in 1972. By 1975, this was my first real...
Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 423
Free Field Day CW training and practice The Long Island CW Club (LICW) is pleased to offer focused Field...
Powerhouse History: WLW, W8XAL, WSAI
The photograph, below, captures a compelling moment of technical mastery during the formative years of American broadcasting, set deep...
Dawn of Instant Communication: Legacy of May 24, 1844
On this day in 1844, a quiet revolution in human communication took place. Samuel Morse, the American inventor, sat...
Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 421
Yaesu announces new DR-3X repeater (video) This new hardware offers 85 watts of VHF or 65 watts of UHF...
Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 420
The adventure begins in Xenia: Hamvention 2026 The world’s greatest Amateur Radio event returns to Ohio. W8CI Dayton Hamvention®...
Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 419
Linux kernel drops AX.25 and Amateur Radio subsystem support Unmaintained code under scrutiny by AI generated bug reports. Phoronix...
Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 418
Icom teases X-026 radio to be Revealed at Hamvention Dubbed as a “concept mock-up,” the radio appears to be...
Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 417
ITU Corporation acquires Cushcraft, Hy-gain from MFJ ITU will move manufacturing from Mississippi to a recently purchased facility in...
Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 416
Reverse engineering VARA FM part 1 – Connection request Without the ability to decode messages, how could we possibly...
Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 415
FCC warns licensee on out-of-band transmissions Amateurs are reminded to exercise care when programming non-Amateur frequencies into their VHF/UHF...
Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 414
Pebble HF An ultra-affordable QRP radio kit with big potential. QRPer DLARC: The radio geek’s doomscrolling antidote Immerse yourself...
Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 413
OOTA: Out On The Air Any location. Any antenna. Any power. OOTA What’s new at DLARC We have lots...
Flea Power
Making QSOs with a Tiny Solar Panel Last year I bought a 5 watt solar panel and a little...
Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 412
2026 Hamvention Award Winners announced Please join us in congratulating these very deserving winners. Hamvention FT0 digital mode The...
Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 411
Indiana Bill prohibits HOAs from restricting Ham antennas A homeowners association may not adopt or enforce a regulation, rule,...