When you think of satellite communications, you probably think of a dish. But that’s not the only option —...
Month: January 2024
Ham radio operators from across the Midwest did something in Collinsville on Saturday that they don’t often have the opportunity...
I don’t necessarily consider myself a “prepper,” but I do like to be prepared in case of emergencies. When I...
For the last two weeks of January, the Vatican City State flag flapped in the strong sea breeze on Clipperton...
...Back in 1970, a man named Hugo Doyle Owens was at a crossroads. Born and raised in Scottsboro, Owens had...
Departing sunspot AR3559 erupted Monday morning, Jan 29th (0438 UT), producing a strong M6.8-class solar flare. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded the...
ARRL Member and active radio amateur Dr. Philip Erickson, W1PJE, is the new director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
The aim of this paper is to discuss the mission concepts and broad technical requirements for an amateur microwave payload...
The RSGB has released a further three presentations from its 2023 Convention. In the first, Professor Simon Watts, G3XXH gives a fascinating...
On January 31st, the Seaway Valley Amateur Radio Club will have a guest speaker to discuss the “8AAT STEM Cubesat Robotics Camps....
February 8, 2024, marks the 61st anniversary of the YL System, now known as the YL International Single Side-band System...
Just four new sunspot groups emerged this reporting week, January 18-24, one on each day, January 18-21. But it looks...
Mathias, DL4MM will be active as P4/DL4MM and P40AA from Aruba, SA-036, until Wednesday 31 January. He will operate CW,...
Release Date: January 27, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's...
In this edition: IO-117 GreenCube to cease operating on February 5 AMSAT Responds to Scheduled Decommisioning of IO-117 Apogee View...
To help fight pirate radio, the Federal Communications Commission hired four full-time people in fiscal 2023 and is in the...
From behind-the-scenes videos to just-released set photos, it’s apparent that in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, iconic film props such as the Proton...
NEW YORK, Jan. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The global software-defined radios market size is estimated to grow by USD 12.89 billion from 2022 to 2027, according to...
The Federal Communications Commission is ramping up its pressure on a person it describes as “one of the longest-operating pirates...
AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin ANS-025 January 25, 2024 In this edition: AMSAT Responds to Planned Decommissioning of IO-117 (GreenCube)...
AM radios were easy to understand. The strength of the signal goes up and down, and the audio follows. FM...
Debate about the future of shortwave broadcasting focuses on the correct observation that shortwave listening is no longer a mainstream...
The owner of an Illinois AM and a Missouri FM may lose his licenses for both over tens of thousands...
In the latest Physics World Stories podcast, astrophysicist Emma Chapman is in conversation with host Andrew Glester about the history of radio astronomy. It’s...
We love a good deal, especially when it comes to scavenging parts for projects. Cheap outdoor solar lights are more...