There are a few options if you want to network computers on amateur radio. There are WiFi hacks of sort, and of course there’s always packet radio. New Packet Radio, a project from [f4hdk] that’s now on hackaday.io, is unlike anything we’ve seen before. It’s a modem that’s ready to go, uses standard 433 ISM band […]
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via HACKADAY: A New Digital Mode For Radio Amateurs
via the ARRL: “Tyro” License Proposal Now Open for Public Comment
The same day that the FCC put ARRL’s Technician Enhancement petition on public notice, it also invited comments on another proposal, designated RM-11829, asking the FCC to create a “Tyro” license class that would require a minimal online examination as well as mentoring by an Amateur Radio licensee of Technician class or higher. A “tyro” is […]
via the RSGB: Threat to Belgian 70cm allocation
Amateurs in Belgium are facing severe restrictions on their 70cm band operations even though, unlike in the UK, it is a Primary allocation for amateurs. The regulator is proposing to reduce amateur privileges in the middle of the band to just a few milliwatts, and to ban certain modes outright. These may include digital and […]
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio #1005
This Week in Amateur Radio #1005 Here is a summary of the news trending this week, June 02, 2018 This week’s edition is anchored by George Bowen, W2XBS, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Will Rogers, K5WLR, and Jessica Bowen, KB2VWX. Produced and edited (and a little anchoring too the week) by W2XBS. Running Time: 1:14.10 Download here: […]
VIDEO: Spacewalk 360: RT releases first-ever panoramic video of man in outer space (with Amateur Radio CubeSat Launches)
The video, which shows out-of-this-world views of Planet Earth, is the first time that the so-called extravehicular activity (EVA) has been filmed in 360. The immersive new format previously helped viewers explore the ISS modules as part of the Space 360 project. Cosmonauts Sergey Ryazansky and Fedor Yurchikhin captured the breathtaking scenery while doing their […]
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio #962 – Expanded Edition
This Week in Amateur Radio #962 Expanded Edition Week of August 5, 2017 DOWNLOAD HERE: http://bit.ly/TWIAR962 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This is for Edition #962 with a release and air date of, August 05, 2017.This weeks edition is anchored by, Chris Perrine, Don Hewlick, K2ATJ, Will […]
via the ARRL: INSPIRE-2 Ground Controllers Turn to Amateur Radio Rescue Stalled Satellite
Amateur Radio came to the rescue of the INSPIRE-2 CubeSat, built by the University of Sydney in collaboration with the Australian National University, and the University of New South Wales. According to Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA), the CubeSat is designed to “explore the lower thermosphere, for re-entry research and in-orbit demonstration of technologies and […]