2024 Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award Recipient: Kees Van Oosbree, WØAAE
Kees Van Oosbree, WØAAE, received the 2024 Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award during the ARRL Forum at the North...
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Get involved with Jamboree on the Air this weekend
This weekend is Jamboree on the Air, also known as JOTA. The event promotes friendship and global citizenship and...
RSGB Convention feedback
The RSGB 2024 Convention took place last weekend and brought together hundreds in person, as well as many more...
Volunteer as an RSGB Youth Champion
Following the recent appointment of two Youth Champions for schools and universities, the RSGB is keen to expand the...
via Hackaday: Fail of the Week: The Case of the Curiously Colored Streetlights
What color are the street lights in your town? While an unfortunate few still suffer…
JOTA: Jamboree on the Air – October 19-20
The following information is courtesy of the Scouts JOTA-JOTI website: The Jamboree On The Air is an annual event...
via Hackaday: Inside a Portable Satellite Dish
Like many of us, has things he just can’t stop buying. In his case,…
HQ9X Roatan Island Honduras. From DXNews.com
HQ9X Team will be active from Roatan Island, IOTA NA – 057, Honduras in CQ WW DX SSB Contest,...
via Hackaday: Static Electricity And The Machines That Make It
Static electricity often just seems like an everyday annoyance when a wool sweater crackles as…
JOTA: Jamboree on the Air – October 18-20
The following information is courtesy of the Scouts JOTA-JOTI website: The Jamboree On The Air is an annual event...
via Hackaday: PC Floppy Copy Protection: Electronic Arts Interlock
Continuing the series on floppy copy protection, examines Electronic Arts’ Interlock system. This was…
RadCom November 2024, Vol. 100, No. 11
Xiegu X6200 review To read this edition, tap or click cover image Regulars Advertisers’ index 85 Antennas, Steve Ireland,...
Special Advisory Notice: Hurricane Milton Update
For immediate release | October 8, 2024 Jason Tremblay, VE3JXTRAC Community Services Officercommunity@rac.ca Radio of Amateurs of Canada has received...
via Hackaday: Remembering John Wheeler: You’ve Definitely Heard of His Work
Physicist John Archibald Wheeler made groundbreaking contributions to physics, and has a fantastic…
via Hackaday: Usagi Electric’s Paper Tape Reader is Ready to Hop With the Tube Computer
After previously working out a suitable approach to create a period-correct paper tape reader for…
via Hackaday: Learn GPU Programming With Simple Puzzles
Have you wanted to get into GPU programming with CUDA but found the usual textbooks…
via Hackaday: Lagrange Points and Why You Want to Get Stuck At Them
Visualization of the Sun-Earth Lagrange points. Orbital mechanics is a fun subject, as it involves…
Via the RSGB: December YOTA Month – get involved!
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via Hackaday: A Lightweight Balloon Tracker For High Altitude Missions
It’s pretty easy to take a balloon, fill it up with helium, and send it…
via Amateur Radio Daily: ARISS asks Educators for Proposals for ISS Contact Opportunity
ARISS is requesting US educators to submit proposals for upcoming amateur radio contact opportunities with…
via Hackaday: The Rise of Self-Cleaning, Cat-Killing Litter Boxes
Machines that automate the various tedious tasks that come with being a servant in a…
Via the RSGB: RSGB helps to promote JOTA activities in October
Read more at RSGB.co.uk
via Hackaday: Hack Your Eyesight with High Tech Bifocals
As we get older, our eyes get worse. That’s just a fact of life. It…
via Hackaday: What’s Your SWR? Are You Sure?
If you are involved in any sort of radio transmission, you probably have at least…
VP8G Falkland Islands. From DXNews.com
Gerben, PG5M will be active as VP8G from Falkland Islands, IOTA SA – 002, 15 – 25 November 2024.