https://twiar.net North America's Premiere Amateur Radio News Magazine Sun, 09 Nov 2025 05:43:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://twiar.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-twiarlogo512px-32x32.jpg https://twiar.net 32 32 https://twiar.net/2025/11/19/via-hackaday-what-has-5000-batteries-and-floats/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 03:22:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=37075 While it sounds like the start of a joke, Australian shipmaker Incat Tasmania isn’t kidding...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/08/12/via-hackaday-floating-buoy-measures-ocean-conditions/ Tue, 12 Aug 2025 08:45:43 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=34084 Out on Maui, [rabbitcreek] desired to keep track of local ocean conditions. The easiest way...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/06/07/via-the-rac-museum-ships-weekend-june-6-to-8-2025/ https://twiar.net/2025/06/07/via-the-rac-museum-ships-weekend-june-6-to-8-2025/#comments Sat, 07 Jun 2025 05:30:35 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=32688 Every year in early June, Amateur Radio operators from around the world take part in...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/06/07/via-the-rac-museum-ships-weekend-june-6-to-8-2025/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2024/10/27/via-hackaday-singapores-4300-km-undersea-transmission-line-with-australia-clears-regulatory-hurdle/ https://twiar.net/2024/10/27/via-hackaday-singapores-4300-km-undersea-transmission-line-with-australia-clears-regulatory-hurdle/#comments Sun, 27 Oct 2024 14:45:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=24911 The proposed AAPowerLink transmission line between Darwin (Australia) and Singapore. (Credit: Sun Cable) Recently Singapore’s...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/10/27/via-hackaday-singapores-4300-km-undersea-transmission-line-with-australia-clears-regulatory-hurdle/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2024/10/10/edmund-fitzgerald-anniversary-special-event-ham-radio-station-at-dossin-museum-michigan-2/ Fri, 11 Oct 2024 03:10:30 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=24418 W8F – Edmund Fitzgerald Special Event Amateur Radio Station,Saturday., November 9, 2024, 11:00 AM –...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/09/25/via-the-arrl-helene-storm-updates/ https://twiar.net/2024/09/25/via-the-arrl-helene-storm-updates/#comments Wed, 25 Sep 2024 14:36:24 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=23936 Read more at ARRL.org]]> https://twiar.net/2024/09/25/via-the-arrl-helene-storm-updates/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2024/08/14/via-amateur-radio-daily-merchant-navy-day-special-event/ Thu, 15 Aug 2024 01:52:27 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=22511 Special event station GB0MND will be on the air to honor merchant seafarers of the...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/08/09/via-hackaday-saildrones-searching-the-sea-for-clues-to-hurricane-behavior/ Sat, 10 Aug 2024 02:17:55 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=22285 Hurricanes can cause widespread destruction, so early forecasting of their strength is important to protect...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/07/26/via-the-arrl-amateur-radio-participates-in-worlds-largest-naval-exercise/ Fri, 26 Jul 2024 04:37:14 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=22223 “Partners: Integrated and Prepared” is  the theme for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, the world’s...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/07/21/via-the-rsgb-also-in-gb2rs-this-week-2/ Mon, 22 Jul 2024 02:43:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=22160 International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend (ILLW) is coming up soon. The event is usually held...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/04/11/captain-takes-amateur-radio-licence-exam-aboard-boat-uk/ Thu, 11 Apr 2024 14:32:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=20676 Barrule fishery protection vessel captain Rob Annett has become a licensed radio amateur after taking...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/02/19/via-the-rsgb-registration-is-now-open-for-maritime-radio-day-2024/ https://twiar.net/2024/02/19/via-the-rsgb-registration-is-now-open-for-maritime-radio-day-2024/#comments Mon, 19 Feb 2024 10:18:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=19754 Registration is now open for Maritime Radio Day 2024, which takes place annually on 14...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/02/19/via-the-rsgb-registration-is-now-open-for-maritime-radio-day-2024/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2024/01/03/via-hackaday-keeping-watch-over-the-oceans-with-data-buoys/ Wed, 03 Jan 2024 15:07:33 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=19045 When viewed from just the right position in space, you’d be hard-pressed to think that our...]]> https://twiar.net/2023/11/01/edmund-fitzgerald-anniversary-special-event-ham-radio-station-at-dossin-museum/ https://twiar.net/2023/11/01/edmund-fitzgerald-anniversary-special-event-ham-radio-station-at-dossin-museum/#comments Wed, 01 Nov 2023 14:42:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=18116 To commemorate the November 10, 1975 sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, The Livonia Amateur Radio...]]> https://twiar.net/2023/11/01/edmund-fitzgerald-anniversary-special-event-ham-radio-station-at-dossin-museum/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2023/08/30/ham-radio-for-cruising-mexico/ Thu, 31 Aug 2023 02:23:11 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=17244 My husband John and I had a book-sales booth at a West Coast boat show,...]]> https://twiar.net/2023/08/17/radio-amateurs-ham-it-up-at-loop-head-lighthouse-ireland/ https://twiar.net/2023/08/17/radio-amateurs-ham-it-up-at-loop-head-lighthouse-ireland/#comments Fri, 18 Aug 2023 03:39:33 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=17136 A group of (ham) radio amateurs from across the Mid-West will gather at Loop Head...]]> https://twiar.net/2023/08/17/radio-amateurs-ham-it-up-at-loop-head-lighthouse-ireland/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2023/07/17/via-the-rsgb-international-lighthouse-and-lightship-weekend/ Mon, 17 Jul 2023 14:23:43 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=16563 A reminder now that International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend is coming up soon. The event...]]> https://twiar.net/2023/05/22/titanic-amateur-radio-heard-sos-in-welsh-town-2000-miles-away/ https://twiar.net/2023/05/22/titanic-amateur-radio-heard-sos-in-welsh-town-2000-miles-away/#comments Mon, 22 May 2023 05:13:56 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=15869 When the Titanic hit an iceberg while crossing the Atlantic in 1912, its telegraphers desperately...]]> https://twiar.net/2023/05/22/titanic-amateur-radio-heard-sos-in-welsh-town-2000-miles-away/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2023/05/11/i-love-youover/ https://twiar.net/2023/05/11/i-love-youover/#comments Thu, 11 May 2023 12:38:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=15644 For those serving in Vietnam, the only way to stay in touch with family was...]]> https://twiar.net/2023/05/11/i-love-youover/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2022/10/14/edmund-fitzgerald-anniversary-special-event-ham-radio-station-at-dossin-museum-michigan/ https://twiar.net/2022/10/14/edmund-fitzgerald-anniversary-special-event-ham-radio-station-at-dossin-museum-michigan/#comments Sat, 15 Oct 2022 03:18:32 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=12641 W8F – Edmund Fitzgerald Special Event Amateur Radio Station, Sat., November 5, 2021 11 AM EST...]]> https://twiar.net/2022/10/14/edmund-fitzgerald-anniversary-special-event-ham-radio-station-at-dossin-museum-michigan/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2022/07/17/via-southgate-cinema-film-has-cw-message/ Sun, 17 Jul 2022 13:16:10 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=10218 The trailer for the film has a short CW message to be decoded]]> https://twiar.net/2022/07/15/via-southgate-pirate-radio-presenters-from-carolines-mi-amigo-era-reunite/ Sat, 16 Jul 2022 02:06:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=10035 Presenters who played a key role in the survival of Radio Caroline in the 70s...]]> https://twiar.net/2022/06/26/via-southgate-portugal-takes-action-against-illegal-communications-equipment/ Sun, 26 Jun 2022 20:06:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=9673 Portugal’s communications regulator ANACOM reports it inspected 26 vessels with the Maritime Police A translation of the...]]> https://twiar.net/2022/06/19/via-southgate-talk-on-the-history-of-radio-caroline/ Sun, 19 Jun 2022 20:06:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=9462 Ray Clark is giving a talk on the history of Caroline at the Southwold Arts Festival...]]> https://twiar.net/2022/05/24/via-hackaday-knowing-your-place-the-implications-of-gps-spoofing-and-jamming/ Tue, 24 May 2022 05:06:09 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=9099 Artificial satellites have transformed the world in many ways, not only in terms of relaying...]]> https://twiar.net/2022/05/11/operator-of-sunken-hokkaido-tour-boat-used-cost-cutting-ham-radio-sources-japan/ Wed, 11 May 2022 04:59:32 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=8889 The operator of the Kazu I tour boat that sank off Hokkaido’s Shiretoko Peninsula had...]]> https://twiar.net/2022/05/08/radio-ham-helps-save-man-swept-overboard/ Sun, 08 May 2022 06:19:47 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=8861 On Thursday night, April 28 UTC, an emergency call came in that a ship had...]]> https://twiar.net/2022/04/22/via-the-rsgb-take-part-in-sos-radio-week/ Sat, 23 Apr 2022 00:56:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=8626 Every year thousands of people get into difficulty around our coast. Thousands of unpaid volunteers...]]> https://twiar.net/2022/04/18/solo-voyager-horie-83-passes-hawaii-3-weeks-into-pacific-trip/ Tue, 19 Apr 2022 02:35:36 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=8562 Octogenarian Kenichi Horie, who aims to become the oldest solo voyager to cross the Pacific, passed...]]> https://twiar.net/2021/12/10/making-contact-with-the-past-operating-radios-on-uss-north-carolina/ Fri, 10 Dec 2021 05:59:40 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=6609 In honor of the 80th anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor, the Azalea Coast...]]>