RadCom Basics, November 2024, Edition 43
We are pleased to announce the November 2023 edition of RadCom Basics is now available for RSGB Members to...
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Field Day Plans Really About Relaxation for Area Ham
WESTERVILLE, MD – Local amateur radio operator Mark Willets shared his elaborate field day plan but didn’t share his...
Programmer Shocked That Someone Bought API Key
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA — A local internet application developer was recently surprised by an automatic deposit in his PayPal...
Local Club Accidentally Invites People To Field Day
MADISON, TEXAS – A southern Texas amateur radio club is scrambling to figure out how to keep people away...
Nervous Ham Ready to Introduce Girlfriend to His Radios
SHINNSTOWN, WISCONSIN — A local amateur radio operator says he’s ready to introduce his girlfriend of eight months to...
NRRL Launches New Program To Convince Libraries to Purchase Mimeograph Machines
NEWINGSTEAD, VT – The National Radio Retransmission Legion (NRRL) is launching a new program designed to encourage young people...
Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 357
Drama, farce, a Radio Ham and the Baker Street bank heist A gang tunnelled into a secure vault while...
The CQ world wide DX CW contest
The conditions for contesting were both great solar weather-wise and local weather-wise. The solar weather was very favourable during...
Dip your toes in the waters
This coming weekend is the CQ Worldwide CW DX contest. You don’t have to be a contester to jump...
LHS Episode #562: A Little Hoarse
Hello and welcome to the 562nd installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short topics episode, the...
Front USB ports on your PC.
The finished product. Once a year I take some time to open up my PC and give it a...
Santa Net Runs Through Christmas Eve
The Santa Net will return to the airwaves beginning November 29th and remain active through Christmas Eve. The net...
52 Week Ham Challenge Begins January 1
Fabian Kurz (DJ5CW), creator of Learn CW Online, recently announced the 2025 52 Week Ham Challenge. The challenge consists...
Repeater Roundabout this Weekend
The Repeater Roundabout event promotes local repeater use in Washington and Idaho November 23-24. The Repeater Roundabout is a...
Yaesu Releases New Mobile Radios
Yaesu quietly added three new mobile VHF/UHF transceivers to its website. The FT-3185RASP, FT-3165RASP, and FTM-150RASP all focus on...
Recently Launched ASRTU-1 CubeSat FM Transponder Active
ASRTU-1 is a 12U CubeSat designed through a collaboration between Chinese and Russian students from the Harbin Institute of...
RSGB HF Contests – what’s new for 2025?
We have made some changes to our HF contests for 2025, outlined here. The details are available in our...
This Saturday: YouTube Telethon to Support ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology
One final reminder about the YouTube telethon to raise money for the ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology that...
ARRL 2023 Annual Report Now Available
ARRL® The National Association for Amateur Radio® has published its 2023 Annual Report, which includes a summary of the year’s...
Ed Menasian, N8LPQ Receives 2024 ARRL Technical Service Award
Ed Menasian, N8LPQ, Toledo, Ohio, is the recipient of the 2024 ARRL Technical Service Award. He was presented the...
VK9CU Cocos Keeling Islands. From DXNews.com
VK9CU Team will be active from Cocos Keeling Islands, IOTA OC – 003, Australia, 4 – 11 March 2024.
via Hackaday: Simple PCB Repairs Keep Old Vehicle Out of the Crusher
For those of us devoted to keeping an older vehicle on the road, the struggle…
Via AMSAT: ANS-329 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
ANS is a weekly news service provided by AMSAT. Visit them at AMSAT.org
Impact of National Postal Strike in Canada
OTTAWA – November 24, 2024 The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) began a national strike on Friday, November...
via Hackaday: Portable Solder Paste Station Prevents Smears With Suction
Applying solder paste to a new custom PCB is always a little nerve-racking. One slip…