This Week in Amateur Radio

"Via Hackaday:  FauxTRS is definitely not a trash 80."

Views expressed in this Amateur/Ham Radio News update are those of the reporters and correspondent.  Accessed on 29 July 2024, 2346 UTC.

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

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via HACKADAY: FauxTRS Is Definitely Not A Trash 80

Among the 8-bit home micro boom from the late 1970s through early 1980s, the introduction to computing for many wasn’t...

Via AMSAT: ANS-210 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

In this edition: * TEVEL Satellites Begin Atmospheric Reentry and Decommissioning * Ariane 6 Launches PariSat: Young Engineers Test Heat...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1326 – Full Version

Release Date: July 27, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1326 – 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...

via HACKADAY: Coax Stub Filters Demystified

Unless you hold a First Degree RF Wizard rating, chances are good that coax stubs seem a bit baffling to...

Via the ARRL: ARRL Southeastern Division Vice Director Jeff Beals, WA4AW, SK

The Vice Director of the ARRL Southeastern Division, Jeffrey J. “Jeff” Beals, WA4AW, has become a Silent Key. He died...

Via the ARRL: Voices from the ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology

The ARRL Teachers Institute on Wireless Technology continues to bring educators from around the country to ARRL Headquarters in Newington,...

via HACKADAY: A Nostalgic Look at a Kid’s Shortwave Resistor

had a Unelco shortwave receiver as a kid. This was a typical simple radio for the 1960s using germanium and silicon transistors....

Via the ARRL: HamCon:Zion 2024

HamCon: Zion 2024, hosting the ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Convention, the Young Ladies Radio League 85th Convention, and the RV...

Via the ARRL: Get On the Air During VHF Contest Season

VHF contesting season is in full swing! Summer weather brings with it enhanced propagation. With good conditions, stations hundreds of...

Via the ARRL: Amateur Radio Participates in World’s Largest Naval Exercise

“Partners: Integrated and Prepared” is  the theme for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, the world’s largest international military maritime exercise,...

Via the ARRL: The K7RA Solar Update

Big increase in solar activity this week, with average daily sunspot number rising from 129 to 215.9, and solar flux...

Via the ARRL: Randall Carlson, WB0JJX, Former Delaware Section Manager, Silent Key

Randall Carlson, WB0JJX, has become a Silent Key. He passed away June 7, 2024. Carlson was the Section Manager of...

via HACKADAY: CW Not Hard Enough? Try This Tiny Paddle

For a long time, a Morse code proficiency was required to obtain an amateur radio license in many jurisdictions around...

The Rich History of Ham Radio Culture

Drawing on a wealth of personal accounts found in magazines, newsletters, and trade journals, historian Kristen Haring provides an inside...

Ham Radio Call Signs Discovered During Clayton UC Renovation Revive Memories of Lehigh’s Amateur Radio Society (Pennsylvania)

Mysterious letters and numbers etched into the wall of a sealed-off, fifth-floor room in the Clayton University Center at Packer Hall are...

via HACKADAY: Seiko Had A Smartwatch In 1984

You might think of the smartwatch era as beginning with Apple, relatively recently. Or, you might think back to those...

Ham Radio Operators Send Message Of Hope During Yard Sale Special Event (Ohio)

A group of ham radio operators is creating a “Special Event” to make the annual US 127 Yard Sale an...

via HACKADAY: DME with a Twist of LimeSDR

Navigating aircraft today isn’t like the old days. No more arrows painted on a barn roof or rotating airway beacons....

Ham radio at Bald Eagle Days (Washington)

What would you do if the internet is down, the cell phone towers are overloaded or gone and you want...

via HACKADAY: Making a Solid State 6AK8 Tube

had a project in mind: replacing a common vacuum tube with a solid-state equivalent. The tube in question was an EABC80...

via HACKADAY: Are Hackers The Future of Amateur Radio?

If amateur radio has a problem, it’s that shaking off an image of being the exclusive preserve of old men...

via the RSGB: Also in GB2RS this week…

International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend (ILLW) is coming up soon. The event is usually held on the third weekend of...

Via the ARRL: ARRL Announces Leadership Changes in the Hudson Division

ARRL Director Nomar Vizcarrondo, NP4H, who has represented the Hudson Division since March 2023, has stepped down, effective July 12, 2024, at...

via HACKADAY: Smart Ball Technology Has Reached Football, But The Euros Show Us It’s Not Necessarily For The Better

The good old fashioned game of football used to be a simple affair. Two teams of eleven, plus a few...

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