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 ARRL: ARRL IT Security Incident – Report to Members

Sometime in early May 2024, ARRL’s systems network was compromised by threat actors (TAs) using information they had purchased on...

Via the RSGB: RSGB Morse competency tests at National Hamfest

If you’re going to the National Hamfest on 27 and 28 September, why not try the RSGB Morse competency test?...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1330 – Full Version

Release Date: August 24, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's...

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1330 – 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 Amateur Radio Daily: 42nd AMSAT Symposium Call for Papers

The 42nd Annual AMSAT Space Symposium takes place October 25-26 in Tampa Florida. Registration as well as a call for...

via Hackaday: Reverse-Engineering the AMD Secure Processor Inside the CPU

On an x86 system the BIOS is the first part of the system to become active along with the basic...

Yaesu announces the “FTX-1F” HF to 430MHz portable radio

Via Google Translate: Yaesu Musen Co., Ltd. exhibited the new portable radio "FTX-1F" that supports all modes (including C4FM digital)...

The IC-7760, A New Innovative Shack Style Full Control Head with Separate RF Deck

2024.08.24 The IC-7760, A New Innovative Shack StyleFull Control Head with Separate RF Deck Icom Inc. proudly announces the release...

Via AMSAT: ANS-238 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

In this edition: * ISRO Successfully Launches SSLV-D3, Deploys EOS-08 and SR-0 Demosat * SpaceX Transporter-11 Launches 116 Satellites, Including...

via Hackaday: Citizen Scientists Spot Super Fast Moving Object in NASA Data

When you were five, you probably spotted your best friend running at “a million miles an hour” when they beat...

via the ARRL: Lost and Found: EME WAC Award Application

Forty-eight years ago, the Pennsylvania-based Mt. Airy VHF Radio Club “Pack Rats” were experimenting with the latest amateur radio technology,...

via Hackaday: Rebuilding The First Digital Personal Computer

When thinking of the first PCs, most of us might imagine something like the Apple I or the TRS-80. But...

Via the RSGB: YOTA Czechia 2024 – Day 6

Today was our full final day, which we spent exploring Prague. Big thanks go to Klára, our excellent tour guide...

American Radio Relay League confirms $1 million ransom payment

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) confirmed it paid a $1 million ransom to obtain a decryptor to restore systems...

via Hackaday: A Modern Take on an Old Language

Some old computer languages are destined to never die. They do, however, evolve. For example, Fortran, among the oldest of...

via the ARRL: ARRL Expands Publications Archive

ARRL® has expanded member access to its rich archive of publications. The ARRL Periodicals Archive and Search now includes content...

Via the RSGB: YOTA Czechia 2024 – Day 5

Today, we had a full day of lectures and workshops. Last night I stayed up until about 4am working the...

via the ARRL: The K7RA Solar Update

 Ten new sunspot groups appeared over this reporting week (August 15-21), but both solar flux and sunspot numbers were lower,...

via Amateur Radio Daily: K4A 9-11 Remembering Our Heroes Special Event

The Alabama Contest Group will be operating the 9-11 Remembering Our Heroes special event September 8-11. The K4A special event...

via Hackaday: Your Data in the Cloud

I try not to go off on security rants in the newsletter, but this week I’m unable to hold back....

via Hackaday: Cost-Optimized Raspberry Pi 5 Released With 2 GB RAM and D0 Stepping

When the Raspberry Pi 5 SBC was released last year, it came in 4 and 8 GB RAM variants, which...

VOA Is Shuttering Its Marianas Shortwave Site

The Voice of America is shuttering its Robert E. Kamosa Transmitting Station in the Northern Mariana Islands. The move was reported...

Ontario man stumbles upon “mind-boggling” North Korean state TV broadcasts

North Korea is one of the most isolated and secretive countries in the world. Its 26 million residents are cut...

BBC legend quits after 50 years as devastated co-stars praise ‘remarkable’ career (UK)

BBC veteran Laurie Margolis, 74, has announced he will be leaving the corporation after five decades. He's worked on both TV...

via the ARRL: ARRL Systems Service Disruption

Updated 08/22/2024   Work is continuing to return the DXCC systems to service. DXCC award processing, including the “Online DXCC”...

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