https://twiar.net North America's Premiere Amateur Radio News Magazine Sun, 15 Mar 2026 06:53:52 +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/2026/03/15/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/2026/03/02/via-hackaday-pi-pico-learns-morse-code/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 21:45:41 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=39659 When [101 Things] didn’t want to copy Morse code, he decided to build a Pi...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/01/01/morse-code-lovers-and-navy-trainers-help-skill-live-on-in-a-world-of-digital-technology-australia/ https://twiar.net/2026/01/01/morse-code-lovers-and-navy-trainers-help-skill-live-on-in-a-world-of-digital-technology-australia/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2026 22:26:11 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=38597 It may be an antiquated form of communication, but many Australians from all walks of...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/01/01/morse-code-lovers-and-navy-trainers-help-skill-live-on-in-a-world-of-digital-technology-australia/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2025/12/17/via-hackaday-morse-code-for-china/ https://twiar.net/2025/12/17/via-hackaday-morse-code-for-china/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:45:41 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=37175 It is well known that pictographic languages that use Hanzi, like Mandarin, are difficult to...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/12/17/via-hackaday-morse-code-for-china/feed/ 1 https://twiar.net/2025/12/07/ramstad-why-digikey-made-huge-investment-in-northwestern-minnesota-despite-slowing-economy/ Sun, 07 Dec 2025 23:52:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=37887 DigiKey seven years ago made a huge bet on staying in Thief River Falls. 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The contest is unique in that...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/12/18/via-hackaday-the-world-morse-code-championship/ Wed, 18 Dec 2024 08:20:01 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=26632 If you were in Tunisia in October, you might have caught some of the Morse...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/12/14/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1346-full-version/ Sun, 15 Dec 2024 04:07:40 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=26563 Release Date: December 14, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/12/14/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1346-truncated-1-hour-version/ Sun, 15 Dec 2024 04:04:01 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=26560 This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio....]]> https://twiar.net/2024/09/06/via-hackaday-2024-tiny-games-contest-morse-quest-goes-where-you-do/ Fri, 06 Sep 2024 05:45:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=23149 Do you know Morse code already? Or are you maybe trying to learn so you...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/08/26/via-the-rsgb-rsgb-morse-competency-tests-at-national-hamfest/ Mon, 26 Aug 2024 10:25:20 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=22821 Read more at RSGB.co.uk]]> https://twiar.net/2024/08/16/amateur-radio-operators-to-contact-65-countries-from-loop-head-lighthouse-in-anniversary-event-ireland/ Fri, 16 Aug 2024 07:41:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=22587 A group of amateur radio operators from across the Mid-West Region will mark the 170th...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/08/11/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1328-full-version/ Sun, 11 Aug 2024 04:14:31 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=22459 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Dave Wilson, WA2HOY, Rich Lawrence, KB2MOB, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Joshua Marler, AA4WX, Marvin Turner, W0MET, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Denny Haight, NZ8D, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX.]]> https://twiar.net/2024/08/11/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1328-truncated-1-hour-version/ Sun, 11 Aug 2024 04:10:57 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=22456 This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio....]]> https://twiar.net/2024/07/25/via-hackaday-cw-not-hard-enough-try-this-tiny-paddle/ Thu, 25 Jul 2024 23:32:50 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=22193 For a long time, a Morse code proficiency was required to obtain an amateur radio...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/07/25/the-rich-history-of-ham-radio-culture/ Thu, 25 Jul 2024 18:59:33 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=22203 Drawing on a wealth of personal accounts found in magazines, newsletters, and trade journals, historian...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/07/20/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1325-full-version/ Sat, 20 Jul 2024 23:41:06 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=22166 Release Date: July 20, 2024 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week...]]>