https://twiar.net North America's Premiere Amateur Radio News Magazine Sun, 01 Mar 2026 05:39:05 +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/2026/03/01/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1409-full-version-with-repeater-id-breaks-every-10-minutes/ Sun, 01 Mar 2026 05:30:12 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40167 Release Date: February 28, 2026 Here is a summary of the news trending…This Week in...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/03/01/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1409-lpfm-version-no-commercial-breaks/ Sun, 01 Mar 2026 05:28:33 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40171 Release Date: February 28, 2026 Here is a summary of the news trending…This Week in...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/03/01/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1409-truncated-1-hour-version/ https://twiar.net/2026/03/01/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1409-truncated-1-hour-version/#comments Sun, 01 Mar 2026 05:27:03 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40169 This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio....]]> https://twiar.net/2026/03/01/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1409-truncated-1-hour-version/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2025/10/14/via-amateur-radio-daily-richardson-wireless-klub-high-altitude-balloon-launch/ https://twiar.net/2025/10/14/via-amateur-radio-daily-richardson-wireless-klub-high-altitude-balloon-launch/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2025 02:07:33 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=36416 The following is an email from the Richardson Wireless Klub mailing list:” Once again, the...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/10/14/via-amateur-radio-daily-richardson-wireless-klub-high-altitude-balloon-launch/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2025/09/06/via-the-rsgb-september-is-all-about-coding-and-amateur-radio/ Sat, 06 Sep 2025 12:32:39 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=35278 Read more at RSGB.co.uk]]> https://twiar.net/2025/08/20/via-the-arrl-hams-track-campers-high-altitude-balloon-decode-images/ Wed, 20 Aug 2025 18:45:53 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=34736 Read more at ARRL.org]]> https://twiar.net/2025/08/17/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1381-full-version-with-repeater-id-breaks-every-10-minutes/ Sun, 17 Aug 2025 07:45:54 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=34762 Release Date: August 16, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending…This Week in...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/08/17/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1381-truncated-1-hour-version/ Sun, 17 Aug 2025 07:43:58 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=34760 This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio....]]> https://twiar.net/2025/08/17/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1381-lpfm-version-no-commercial-breaks/ Sun, 17 Aug 2025 07:36:52 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=34758 Release Date: August 16, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending…This Week in...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/08/10/via-the-arrl-high-altitude-camp-needs-amateur-radio-tracking-operators/ Mon, 11 Aug 2025 03:45:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=34517 Read more at ARRL.org]]> https://twiar.net/2025/07/28/via-the-rsgb-get-involved-with-the-rsgb-lora-high-altitude-balloon-challenge/ Mon, 28 Jul 2025 12:44:10 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=34127 Read more at RSGB.co.uk]]> https://twiar.net/2025/07/25/via-the-rsgb-gb2rs-news-script-for-27-july-2025/ Sat, 26 Jul 2025 00:59:13 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=34161 Read more at RSGB.co.uk]]> https://twiar.net/2025/05/20/via-the-arrl-arrl-coverage-of-2025-dayton-hamvention-sunday-may-18/ Tue, 20 May 2025 06:02:39 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=32224 Read more at ARRL.org]]> https://twiar.net/2025/03/30/via-hackaday-pictures-from-a-high-altitude-balloon/ Sun, 30 Mar 2025 05:46:05 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=29514 How do you get images downlinked from 30 km up? Hams might guess SSTV —...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/02/19/via-amateur-radio-daily-young-ladies-radio-league-launches-pico-balloon/ https://twiar.net/2025/02/19/via-amateur-radio-daily-young-ladies-radio-league-launches-pico-balloon/#comments Wed, 19 Feb 2025 19:00:30 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=28407 The Young Ladies Radio League (YLRL) launched a Pico Balloon on Saturday February 15th from...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/02/19/via-amateur-radio-daily-young-ladies-radio-league-launches-pico-balloon/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2024/10/15/via-hackaday-a-lightweight-balloon-tracker-for-high-altitude-missions/ Tue, 15 Oct 2024 08:45:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=24135 It’s pretty easy to take a balloon, fill it up with helium, and send it...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/06/23/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1321-full-version/ Sun, 23 Jun 2024 05:40:33 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=21784 Release Date: June 22, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/06/23/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1321-truncated-1-hour-version/ Sun, 23 Jun 2024 05:35:52 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=21782 This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio....]]> https://twiar.net/2024/03/28/eclipse-science-along-the-path-of-totality/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 14:53:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=20437 In general, scientists don’t put much credence in cosmic coincidences. But a total solar eclipse—a...]]> https://twiar.net/2023/12/02/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1292/ https://twiar.net/2023/12/02/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1292/#comments Sun, 03 Dec 2023 04:20:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=18659 Release Date: December 2, 2023 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week...]]> https://twiar.net/2023/12/02/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1292/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2023/11/25/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1291/ Sun, 26 Nov 2023 04:49:41 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=18529 Release Date: November 25, 2023 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week...]]> https://twiar.net/2023/09/13/via-hackaday-balloon-eye-view-via-ham-radio/ Thu, 14 Sep 2023 03:42:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=17501 If you’ve ever thought about launching a high-altitude balloon, there’s much to consider. One of...]]> https://twiar.net/2023/07/16/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1272/ Sun, 16 Jul 2023 16:50:46 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=16709 Release Date: July 15, 2023 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week...]]> https://twiar.net/2023/07/07/via-the-rsgb-high-altitude-balloon-launch-3/ Fri, 07 Jul 2023 15:13:53 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=16433 The team from hi-impact, based on the Wirral, is planning another high-altitude balloon launch. This...]]> https://twiar.net/2023/04/30/via-the-rsgb-high-altitude-balloon-launch-2/ Sun, 30 Apr 2023 04:56:24 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=15453 hi-impact, based on the Wirral, is planning another high-altitude balloon launch. This one will feature...]]> https://twiar.net/2023/03/06/via-hackaday-fosdem-sees-surprise-pico-balloon-event/ https://twiar.net/2023/03/06/via-hackaday-fosdem-sees-surprise-pico-balloon-event/#comments Mon, 06 Mar 2023 09:32:32 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=14727 At any vaguely-related conferences, groups of hackers sometimes come together to create an impact, and...]]> https://twiar.net/2023/03/06/via-hackaday-fosdem-sees-surprise-pico-balloon-event/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2023/03/04/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1253/ Sun, 05 Mar 2023 02:37:07 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=14733 Release Date: March 4, 2023 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week...]]> https://twiar.net/2023/03/04/via-the-rsgb-3-april-sheep-worrier-a-high-altitude-balloon-flight-recovery-system-by-heather-nickalls-m0hmo/ https://twiar.net/2023/03/04/via-the-rsgb-3-april-sheep-worrier-a-high-altitude-balloon-flight-recovery-system-by-heather-nickalls-m0hmo/#comments Sat, 04 Mar 2023 06:34:02 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=14718 Heather’s presentation In this talk she will cover an introduction to flying HABs (High Altitude...]]> https://twiar.net/2023/03/04/via-the-rsgb-3-april-sheep-worrier-a-high-altitude-balloon-flight-recovery-system-by-heather-nickalls-m0hmo/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2023/02/27/inside-the-world-of-australias-high-altitude-balloonists-and-why-theyre-not-afraid-of-a-missile/ Mon, 27 Feb 2023 18:21:38 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=14653 When a US object was shot down the same day an amateur balloon went missing,...]]> https://twiar.net/2023/02/16/the-us-airforce-may-have-shot-down-an-amateur-radio-pico-balloon-over-canada/ Fri, 17 Feb 2023 03:48:39 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=14453 Since the famous takedown of a suspected Chinese spy balloon, US jets have shot down...]]>