As consumer electronics companies chase profits on tighter and tighter margins, it seems like quality is continually harder to find...
Month: December 2021
Release Date: December 11, 2021 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's...
Amateur radio is a hobby that is often thought of as being exclusive to those with a healthy expendable income....
There has been world-wide reporting of the work done using amateur radio WSPR signals in an attempt to pinpoint the...
A replica 1BCG transmitter will operate as W2AN/1BCG on ±1.820 MHz on CW, from The Vintage Radio and Communications Museum of Connecticut....
In honor of the 80th anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor, the Azalea Coast Amateur Radio Club took over...
The pandemic has forced cancellation of amateur radio exams in Austria as well as the popular Christmas Electronics and Radio...
The ARRL Executive Committee met on October 25 in virtual session, with President Rick Roderick, K5UR, presiding. In his report,...
Virginia Section Manager Joe Palsa, K3WRY, of North Chesterfield, Virginia, died on December 7. An ARRL Life Member, he was...
On Tuesday, December 7, 2021, the US Senate confirmed FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel for a new term at the Federal...
A grant of $374,233 from Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) to Rocky Mountain Ham Radio (RMHAM) will go toward expanding...
Talking about this Chinese ham radio transceiver requires a veritable flurry of acronyms: HF, SSB, QRP, and SDR to start...
Japan’s OMOTENASHI, the world’s smallest moon lander, will have an X-band and UHF communication system, although it will not carry an...
Senator Richard Blumenthal (CT) received an affirmative reply from FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel when he asked her to commit to...
Restoring vintage computers is the favorite task of many hardware hackers. Retrocomputing probably makes you think of home computer brands...
All you need to get started in Software construction is a personal computer (Windows, Linux, Mac – they’ll all do),...
Mission extensions for interplanetary robot explorers are usually continuations of their primary mission. But sometimes the hardware already on board...
The array of people I meet when giving tours of Oak Ridge never ceases to amaze me. Recently, I had...
ARRL Northwestern Division Assistant Director Phil Kane, K2ASP, of Beaverton, Oregon, died on November 24. An ARRL Life Member, he...
The Defense University of the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesian Defense University - Military Training) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...
The LoRa radio protocol is well known to hardware hackers because of its Long Range (hence the name) but also...
A key member of the WSJT-X development group — where FT8 and other cutting-edge digital amateur radio technology has originated — has...
For radio enthusiasts worldwide, the inexpensive Chinese handheld radios produced by the likes of Baofeng and other brands have been...
On December 1, Intrepid-DX Group President Paul Ewing, N6PSE, announced the prize recipients of the second annual Youth “Dream Rig”...
December is a fantastic month for backyard astronomy! The early sunset and longer nights means more time for you to...
