This Week in Amateur Radio

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Russ Roberts (KH6JRM), Public Information Officer, Hawaii County (ARRL Pacific Section).

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via the RSGB: World Amateur Radio Day is coming up

World Amateur Radio Day is celebrated each year on the 18 April. The theme for 2024 is A Century of Connections:...

via the RSGB: RSGB call for radio amateurs enjoying the new licence conditions

During May, the RSGB Photo Friday feature on social media will highlight radio amateurs who are taking advantage of the new...

via the RSGB: RSGB President interviewed by BBC

On 11 April, BBC Radio 4 Feedback presenter Andrea Catherwood looked at why the Long Wave frequency is being shut...

Via the ARRL: Active Hurricane Season Predicted for 2024

Colorado State University (CSU) hurricane researchers predict an active Atlantic hurricane season (June 1 to November 30) in their initial...

via HACKADAY: DIY 6 GHZ Pulse Compression Radar

Conceptually, radar is pretty simple: send out a radio wave and time how long it takes to get back via...

Via the ARRL: Ham Radio Active During Eclipse

Millions of people across the United States got to see a rare solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024. The...

Via the ARRL: Amateur Radio Saves Family in Death Valley National Park

Death Valley National Park is in a remote desert in southern California, where mobile phone networks are spotty at best....

Crook County officials to hold ham radio communication exercise simulating high-water event (Oregon)

On Saturday, Crook County Emergency Management, Crook County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue, and Crook County Auxcomm (Auxiliary Communication) will hold...

Via the ARRL: The K7RA Solar Update

I did not see last Monday's eclipse, except on television. Here in the Pacific Northwest, we only got a 20%...

Via AMSAT: ANS-105 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

In this edition: * NASA Astronaut Loral O’Hara, Crewmates Return from ISS * 2024 AMSAT/TAPR Banquet To Be Held Friday,...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1311 – Full Version

Release Date: April 13, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1311 – Truncated 1-hour version

This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio. For the full version please...

Famous Pittsburgh Inventor (You Probably Haven’t Heard Of) Celebrates 150th Birthday (Pennsylvania)

The National Museum of Broadcasting will be honoring Pittsburgh inventor and broadcasting pioneer Frank Conrad to mark his 150th birthday...

via HACKADAY: 1950s Switching Power Supply Does it Mechanically

When you hear about a switching power supply, you think of a system that uses an inductor and a switch...

Furness radio enthusiast earns acclaim from America (UK)

A man from Furness has earned himself international recognition through his passion for radio. Nick Gregory, a member of the...

via the RSGB: 8 April 2024 – HF Aurora Reflections Observed at Anchorage, Alaska USA by Whitham Reeve

Many interesting phenomena can be observed in the high frequency radio band including aurora reflections, meteor trail reflections, radio blackouts,...

More Than 36,000 Volunteers Helped Do NASA Eclipse Science

Thank you for helping us out! Over 36,000 people helped do NASA Science during Monday’s total solar eclipse. Together, these...

Captain takes amateur radio licence exam aboard boat (UK)

Barrule fishery protection vessel captain Rob Annett has become a licensed radio amateur after taking a remote exam whilst aboard...

Utah students use ham radio to connect with astronaut during eclipse

The solar eclipse might not have been fully visible from Utah, but that didn’t stop a group of Tooele students...

via HACKADAY: Emails Over Radio

The modern cellular network is a marvel of technological advancement that we often take for granted now. With 5G service...

Via the ARRL: Register Now for the 2024 ARRL Youth Rally!

As part of the fun at Dayton Hamvention®, youth attendees are invited to participate in the 2024 ARRL Youth Rally...

3 CubeSats will be deployed from “Kibo” on Thursday, April 11, 2024

On April 11, 2024, the following 3 CubeSats will be deployed from the Japanese Experiment Module “Kibo”. CURTIS * KASHIWA...

Parkersburg South campus draws students, ham radio operators into orbit for solar phenomena (West Virginia)

Amateur radio operators from the Parkersburg Amateur Radio Klub set up stations at Parkersburg South High School Monday to monitor...

Measuring solar eclipse impact on Ham radios in Scranton (Pennsylvania)

Science students at the University of Scranton are getting a once-in-a-lifetime lesson Monday. Through NASA-supported research, students are looking at...

via HACKADAY: A Spark Gap Transmitter, Characterized

When we think of a spark gap radio transmitter, most of us immediately imagine an early twentieth century ship’s radio...

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