https://twiar.net North America's Premiere Amateur Radio News Magazine Sat, 28 Mar 2026 04:52:44 +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/2026/04/08/via-hackaday-porting-ms-dos-2-0-to-the-apple-iie/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 05:45:39 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40559 Although the Apple II range of computers were based around the 6502 processor, they could...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/04/05/via-hackaday-are-we-finally-at-the-point-where-phones-can-replace-computers/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:45:52 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40478 There was an ideal of convergence, a long time ago, when one device would be...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/04/01/via-hackaday-spoofing-an-emergency-traffic-preemption-signal/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:46:15 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40402 There’s a well-known movie trope in which a hacker takes control of the traffic lights...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/03/28/two-amateur-radio-operators-tapped-into-a-soviet-frequency-did-they-hear-a-woman-burning-alive-in-space/ Sat, 28 Mar 2026 04:52:41 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40940 The brothers claimed to have captured secret audio of cosmonauts, including a horrific death.]]> https://twiar.net/2026/03/26/via-hackaday-google-unveils-new-process-for-installing-unverified-android-apps/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:45:58 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40687 It’s no secret that Google really doesn’t like it that people are installing Android applications...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/03/26/via-hackaday-vend-o-vision-trading-quarters-for-watching-tv-in-public/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 05:45:37 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40188 The timer mechanism of the Vend-o-Vision. (Credit: SpaceTime Junction, YouTube) There was a time before...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/03/25/via-hackaday-accidental-climate-engineering-with-disintegrating-satellites/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:45:42 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40201 For many decades humankind has entertained the notion that we can maybe tweak the Earth’s...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/03/16/via-hackaday-the-curse-of-the-everything-device/ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:39:40 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40070 In theory having a single device that combines the features of multiple dedicated devices is...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/03/15/ham-radio-enthusiasts-land-u-s-airlines-with-8-million-bill-to-fix-faulty-equipment-on-boeing-787s/ Sun, 15 Mar 2026 06:53:50 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40593 Ham radio enthusiasts could be partly responsible for landing U.S. airlines with an $8 million...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/03/14/via-hackaday-german-fireballs-15-minutes-of-fame/ Sat, 14 Mar 2026 06:44:01 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40475 Sunday night, around 7:00 PM local time, a bright fireball streaked across the western German...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/03/13/via-hackaday-why-peeling-adhesive-tape-is-so-unreasonably-noisy/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:45:39 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40083 Although not as reviled as the sound of nails on chalkboard, the sound of adhesive...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/02/23/via-hackaday-when-mains-networking-fails-use-phone-wires/ https://twiar.net/2026/02/23/via-hackaday-when-mains-networking-fails-use-phone-wires/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2026 09:45:37 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=39515 A quiet shift over the last couple of decades in many places has been the...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/02/23/via-hackaday-when-mains-networking-fails-use-phone-wires/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2026/02/17/via-hackaday-buildling-a-light-that-reacts-to-radio-waves/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 10:45:38 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=39311 When it comes to electromagnetic waves, humans can really only directly perceive a very small...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/02/15/via-hackaday-create-a-tiny-telephone-exchange-with-an-analog-telephone-adapter/ Sun, 15 Feb 2026 21:45:38 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=39241 An analog telephone adapter (ATA), or FXS gateway, is a device that allows traditional analog...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/01/21/via-amateur-radio-daily-new-comedy-podcast-tackles-ham-radios-gatekeeping-problem-with-humor-and-education/ https://twiar.net/2026/01/21/via-amateur-radio-daily-new-comedy-podcast-tackles-ham-radios-gatekeeping-problem-with-humor-and-education/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2026 05:41:52 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=39056 The following is a press release from Ham Radio Gizmos: New Comedy Podcast Tackles Ham...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/01/21/via-amateur-radio-daily-new-comedy-podcast-tackles-ham-radios-gatekeeping-problem-with-humor-and-education/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2026/01/04/via-hackaday-apollo-lunar-module-thrust-meter-lives-again/ Sun, 04 Jan 2026 05:28:57 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=38621 [Mike Stewart] powers up a thrust meter from an Apollo lunar module. This bit of...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/01/02/via-hackaday-citizen-science-by-the-skin-of-your-teeth/ Fri, 02 Jan 2026 20:22:28 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=37522 If you are a schoolkid of the right age, you can’t wait to lose a...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/12/15/via-hackaday-testing-whether-fast-charging-kills-smartphone-batteries-and-other-myths/ https://twiar.net/2025/12/15/via-hackaday-testing-whether-fast-charging-kills-smartphone-batteries-and-other-myths/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2025 22:46:02 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=37134 Calendar aging of NMC Li-ion cells at 50 ℃ at various SoCs. (Credit: Wiljan Vermeer,...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/12/15/via-hackaday-testing-whether-fast-charging-kills-smartphone-batteries-and-other-myths/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2025/12/14/via-hackaday-failed-3d-printed-part-brings-down-small-plane/ https://twiar.net/2025/12/14/via-hackaday-failed-3d-printed-part-brings-down-small-plane/#comments Sun, 14 Dec 2025 12:45:39 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=37951 Back in March, a small aircraft in the UK lost engine power while coming in...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/12/14/via-hackaday-failed-3d-printed-part-brings-down-small-plane/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2025/12/08/radio-signals-and-heartbeat-jets-from-3i-atlas-suggest-a-coordinated-non-random-pattern-emerging/ Mon, 08 Dec 2025 05:46:11 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=37860 On November 14, 2025, we reported something no natural comet has ever demonstrated: a narrow-band absorption...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/12/06/extra-carbon-in-the-atmosphere-may-disrupt-radio-communications/ Sat, 06 Dec 2025 05:25:24 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=37853 Higher levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the Earth’s atmosphere could harm radio communications by...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/12/02/via-amateur-radio-daily-special-event-station-k2k-to-celebrate-krampusnacht/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 17:30:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=37643 The following is a message from special event K2K organizer Caryn Eve Murray (KD2GUT): Special...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/12/01/ham-radio-and-techno-combine-in-a-song-spanning-multiple-languages/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 13:30:22 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=37687 I would like to share this song I heard by a German ham (Hartmut, DK4BE) who...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/11/28/via-hackaday-the-singing-dentures-of-manchester-and-other-places/ Sat, 29 Nov 2025 04:44:27 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=36361 Any radio amateur will tell you about the spectre of TVI, of their transmissions being...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/11/24/space-mystery-amateur-radio-sleuth-detects-secret-signals-from-spacex-military-satellites/ https://twiar.net/2025/11/24/space-mystery-amateur-radio-sleuth-detects-secret-signals-from-spacex-military-satellites/#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2025 21:53:01 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=37510 When space enthusiasts set up antennas in their back gardens, they usually expect to pick...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/11/24/space-mystery-amateur-radio-sleuth-detects-secret-signals-from-spacex-military-satellites/feed/ 1 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/2025/10/27/via-hackaday-hosting-a-website-on-a-disposable-vape/ Mon, 27 Oct 2025 20:45:47 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=35584 For the past years people have been collecting disposable vapes primarily for their lithium-ion batteries,...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/10/20/via-hackaday-the-most-personalized-font-is-your-own-handwriting/ Mon, 20 Oct 2025 17:46:42 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=35394 When making a personal website, one will naturally include a personal touch. What could be...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/10/09/via-hackaday-this-soviet-style-clock-uses-homemade-nixie-tubes-and-glowing-logic/ Thu, 09 Oct 2025 08:45:41 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=35173 The Neon glow of a Nixie tube makes for an attractive clock, but that’s not...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/09/20/via-hackaday-the-555-as-youve-never-seen-it-in-textile/ Sat, 20 Sep 2025 13:17:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=35469 The Diné (aka Navajo) people have been using their weaving as trade goods at least...]]>