March 20, 2025

This Week in Amateur Radio

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MH370

How ghost radio signals could hold the key to finding missing flight MH370

Malaysian government resumes search for passenger jet’s wreckage using WSPR transmissions

Transmissions from amateur radio enthusiasts may hold the key to locating the wreckage of the Malaysia Airlines jet that vanished a decade ago in one of the greatest aviation mysteries.

The Malaysian government announced on Friday that it had agreed to resume the search for the remains of MH370, the Boeing 777 that disappeared in March 2014 while carrying 239 people.

Efforts will focus on a new area of seabed covering around 5,800 square miles – slightly bigger than Northern Ireland – according to Anthony Loke, the Malaysian transport minister.

The search will be led by underwater exploration firm Ocean Infinity, which conducted the last sweep in 2018. This time around, the investigation is expected to draw on a new area of research involving so-called WSPR – pronounced “whisper” – transmissions from amateur radio operators.

Read more – Telegraph: https://bit.ly/3Bz612G