https://twiar.net North America's Premiere Amateur Radio News Magazine Wed, 04 Feb 2026 07:34:37 +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/2026/02/19/via-hackaday-optical-combs-help-radio-telescopes-work-together/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 04:45:39 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=39447 Very-long baseline interferometry (VLBI) is a technique in radio astronomy whereby multiple radio telescopes cooperate...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/11/16/via-hackaday-low-cost-high-gain-a-smart-electronic-eyepiece-for-capturing-the-cosmos/ Sun, 16 Nov 2025 15:46:06 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=35799 We’ve all seen spectacular pictures of space, and it’s easy to assume that’s how it...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/11/09/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1393-full-version-with-repeater-id-breaks-every-10-minutes/ https://twiar.net/2025/11/09/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1393-full-version-with-repeater-id-breaks-every-10-minutes/#comments Sun, 09 Nov 2025 05:29:48 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=37086 Release Date: November 8, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending…This Week in...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/11/09/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1393-full-version-with-repeater-id-breaks-every-10-minutes/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2025/11/09/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1393-truncated-1-hour-version/ https://twiar.net/2025/11/09/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1393-truncated-1-hour-version/#comments Sun, 09 Nov 2025 05:28:47 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=37084 This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio....]]> https://twiar.net/2025/11/09/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1393-truncated-1-hour-version/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2025/11/09/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1393-lpfm-version-no-commercial-breaks/ Sun, 09 Nov 2025 05:27:47 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=37082 Release Date: November 8, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending…This Week in...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/11/01/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1392-full-version-with-repeater-id-breaks-every-10-minutes/ https://twiar.net/2025/11/01/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1392-full-version-with-repeater-id-breaks-every-10-minutes/#comments Sun, 02 Nov 2025 03:52:29 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=36857 Release Date: November 1, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending…This Week in...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/11/01/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1392-full-version-with-repeater-id-breaks-every-10-minutes/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2025/11/01/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1392-truncated-1-hour-version/ Sun, 02 Nov 2025 03:51:28 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=36855 This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio....]]> https://twiar.net/2025/11/01/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1392-lpfm-version-no-commercial-breaks/ Sun, 02 Nov 2025 03:44:06 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=36853 Release Date: November 1, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending…This Week in...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/10/29/via-hackaday-a-10%e2%80%b3-telescope-because-you-only-live-once/ Wed, 29 Oct 2025 23:45:41 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=35630 Why build a telescope? YOLO, as the kids say. Having decided that, one must decide...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/10/28/via-hackaday-see-voyagers-1990-solar-system-family-portrait-debut/ https://twiar.net/2025/10/28/via-hackaday-see-voyagers-1990-solar-system-family-portrait-debut/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2025 02:46:02 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=35586 It’s been just over 48 years since Voyager 1 was launched on September 5, 1977...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/10/28/via-hackaday-see-voyagers-1990-solar-system-family-portrait-debut/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2025/10/17/via-hackaday-diy-telescope-uses-maker-tools/ https://twiar.net/2025/10/17/via-hackaday-diy-telescope-uses-maker-tools/#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2025 21:51:38 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=36494 You’ve got a laser cutter. You’ve got a 3D printer. What do you make? [Ayushmaan45]...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/10/17/via-hackaday-diy-telescope-uses-maker-tools/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2025/10/03/via-hackaday-diy-telescope-mount-for-stellar-tracking/ Fri, 03 Oct 2025 08:45:40 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=35000 Pointing at stars may seem easy on the surface—just mount a telescope to a tripod...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/08/24/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1382-full-version-with-repeater-id-breaks-every-10-minutes/ Sun, 24 Aug 2025 05:48:50 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=34947 Release Date: August 23, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending…This Week in...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/08/24/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1382-truncated-1-hour-version/ Sun, 24 Aug 2025 05:47:47 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=34945 This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio....]]> https://twiar.net/2025/08/24/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1382-lpfm-version-no-commercial-breaks/ Sun, 24 Aug 2025 05:46:47 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=34942 Release Date: August 23, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending…This Week in...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/08/10/via-amateur-radio-daily-haarp-to-support-polar-aeronomy-and-radio-science-summer-school-with-research-campaign/ Sun, 10 Aug 2025 05:46:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=34527 From the HAARP Program Office: The High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) will be conducting...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/08/01/via-hackaday-time-stars-and-tides-all-on-your-wrist/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 20:45:49 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=33982 When asked ‘what makes you tick?’ the engineers at Vacheron Constantin sure know what to...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/06/11/via-hackaday-making-a-backyard-observatory-replete-with-retractable-roof/ https://twiar.net/2025/06/11/via-hackaday-making-a-backyard-observatory-replete-with-retractable-roof/#comments Wed, 11 Jun 2025 05:46:02 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=32378 Here’s one for our astronomy geeks. Our hacker [arrow] has made their own observatory! This...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/06/11/via-hackaday-making-a-backyard-observatory-replete-with-retractable-roof/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2025/05/31/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1370-full-version-with-repeater-id-breaks-every-10-minutes/ https://twiar.net/2025/05/31/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1370-full-version-with-repeater-id-breaks-every-10-minutes/#comments Sun, 01 Jun 2025 01:41:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=32629 Release Date: May 31, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending…This Week in...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/05/31/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1370-full-version-with-repeater-id-breaks-every-10-minutes/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2025/05/31/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1370-truncated-1-hour-version/ Sun, 01 Jun 2025 01:38:30 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=32633 Release Date: May 31, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending…This Week in...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/05/31/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1370-full-version-lpfm-no-id-breaks-every-10-minutes/ Sun, 01 Jun 2025 01:35:24 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=32631 PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1370 – Full Version (LPFM, no ID Breaks...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/05/25/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1369-full-version-lpfm-no-id-breaks-every-10-minutes/ Mon, 26 May 2025 03:50:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=32395 Release Date: May 24, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending…This Week in...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/05/25/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1369-full-version-with-repeater-id-breaks-every-10-minutes/ https://twiar.net/2025/05/25/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1369-full-version-with-repeater-id-breaks-every-10-minutes/#comments Sun, 25 May 2025 07:42:16 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=32392 Release Date: May 24, 2025 Here is a summary of the news trending…This Week in...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/05/25/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1369-full-version-with-repeater-id-breaks-every-10-minutes/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2025/05/25/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1369-truncated-1-hour-version/ Sun, 25 May 2025 06:45:45 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=32389 This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio....]]> https://twiar.net/2025/03/15/via-the-arrl-clubs-are-gearing-up-for-arrl-ham-radio-open-house-yours-can-too/ Sat, 15 Mar 2025 06:45:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=28975 Read more at ARRL.org]]> https://twiar.net/2025/02/05/via-amateur-radio-daily-lonar-meteor-lake-special-event-au6lon/ Wed, 05 Feb 2025 05:45:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=28031 Lonar Meteor Lake is a creator lake formed by the impact of a meteor 5,00,000...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/12/21/via-hackaday-a-compass-that-looks-to-the-stars/ Sat, 21 Dec 2024 21:45:43 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=26612 Although a lot of tools have been digitized and consolidated into our smartphones, from cameras,...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/10/15/via-hackaday-remembering-john-wheeler-youve-definitely-heard-of-his-work/ Tue, 15 Oct 2024 23:45:40 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=24549 Physicist John Archibald Wheeler made groundbreaking contributions to physics, and [Amanda Gefter] has a fantastic...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/10/10/via-hackaday-catching-the-boat-gamma-ray-bursts-and-the-brightest-of-all-time/ Fri, 11 Oct 2024 02:45:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=23656 Down here at the bottom of our ocean of air, it’s easy to get complacent...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/10/01/via-hackaday-the-universe-as-we-know-it-may-end-sooner-than-expected/ Wed, 02 Oct 2024 02:46:25 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=23632 The ‘Sombrero Potential’ as seen with the Higgs mechanism. One of the exciting aspects of...]]>