This Week in Amateur Radio

"Via Hackaday:  You've got the portable radio, now what about the antenna?"

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

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via HACKADAY: You’ve Got The Portable Radio, Now What About The Antenna?

There’s an old saying in the amateur radio community that when it comes to antennas all you need is a...

via HACKADAY: An Antenna to Throw You for a Loop

It is one of Murphy’s laws, we think, that you can’t get great things when you need them. Back in...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1327 – Full Version

Release Date: August 3, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1327 – 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 the ARRL: Ted Rappaport, N9NB, Elected to IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Hall of Fame

Professor Theodore “Ted” S. Rappaport, Ph.D., N9NB, has been elected to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Vehicular...

Via the ARRL: The K7RA Solar Update

Solar activity was a bit lower this week. Seven new sunspot groups appeared. The only day with no new sunspot...

Via the ARRL: Ham Radio During Hurricane Season

by Sierra Harrop, W5DX ARRL  The National Association for Amateur Radio® encourages all amateur stations to prepare for what the...

via HACKADAY: Ask Hackaday: Is Shortwave on Life Support?

Between World War II and Y2K, shortwave listening was quite an education. With a simple receiver, you could listen to...

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...

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