https://twiar.net North America's Premiere Amateur Radio News Magazine Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:16:43 +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/2025/05/05/via-hackaday-the-most-printable-3d-printer-yet/ https://twiar.net/2025/05/05/via-hackaday-the-most-printable-3d-printer-yet/#comments Mon, 05 May 2025 17:45:50 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=31414 Despite the best efforts of the RepRap community over the last twenty years, self-replicating 3D...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/05/05/via-hackaday-the-most-printable-3d-printer-yet/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2024/06/08/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1319-full-version/ Sun, 09 Jun 2024 03:25:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=21646 Release Date: June 8, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/06/08/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1318-truncated-1-hour-version-2/ Sun, 09 Jun 2024 03:08:19 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=21648 This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio....]]> https://twiar.net/2024/06/08/via-the-arrl-arrl-affiliated-club-in-ms-donates-3d-printer-books-to-local-library/ Sat, 08 Jun 2024 16:02:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=21576 An ARRL  The National Association for Amateur Radio® Affiliated Club, The Jackson Amateur Radio Club (JARC), serving...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/01/17/via-hackaday-skip-the-radio-with-this-software-defined-ultrasound-data-link/ Wed, 17 Jan 2024 06:32:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=19247 We know what you’re thinking: with so many wireless modules available for just pennies, trying...]]> https://twiar.net/2023/03/16/via-hackaday-how-to-make-a-larger-air-cored-inductor/ https://twiar.net/2023/03/16/via-hackaday-how-to-make-a-larger-air-cored-inductor/#comments Fri, 17 Mar 2023 03:37:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=14760 Radio amateurs often have a love-hate relationship with home-made inductors, sharing all kinds of tips...]]> https://twiar.net/2023/03/16/via-hackaday-how-to-make-a-larger-air-cored-inductor/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2023/02/26/via-hackaday-electromagnetic-mechanism-makes-reconfigurable-antenna/ Sun, 26 Feb 2023 21:12:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=14534 Antennas are a key component to any RF gadget. But antennas often only perform well...]]> https://twiar.net/2023/02/25/via-hackaday-3d-printing-antennas-with-dielectric-resin/ Sun, 26 Feb 2023 04:42:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=14530 [Machining and Microwaves] has long wanted to use a 3D printer to print RF components...]]> https://twiar.net/2021/02/21/via-hackaday-3d-print-your-next-antenna/ Sun, 21 Feb 2021 07:58:45 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=2522 Building antennas is a time-honored ham radio tradition. Shortwave antennas tend to be bulky but...]]>