https://twiar.net North America's Premiere Amateur Radio News Magazine Sun, 04 May 2025 04:46:07 +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/2025/05/04/via-amateur-radio-daily-yaesu-releases-ftx-1-series-radios/ Sun, 04 May 2025 04:46:03 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=31741 Yaesu has released information about a new series of radios targeting both field operation and...]]> https://twiar.net/2025/01/14/handie-talkie-or-walkie-talkie/ Tue, 14 Jan 2025 05:40:29 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=27379 In ham radio, we often use Handie-Talkie or HT to describe a compact, handheld transceiver. My first exposure to...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/12/18/via-hackaday-wago-terminals-make-this-ham-radio-dipole-light-and-packable/ Wed, 18 Dec 2024 06:45:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=26572 For the amateur radio operator with that on-the-go lifestyle, nothing is more important than having...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/10/01/via-hackaday-review-ifixits-fixhub-may-be-the-last-soldering-iron-you-ever-buy/ Wed, 02 Oct 2024 02:45:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=23430 Like many people who solder regularly, I decided years ago to upgrade from a basic...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/09/26/via-amateur-radio-daily-registration-is-open-for-november-radar-rally-rapid-deployment-amateur-radio/ Thu, 26 Sep 2024 14:59:48 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=23926 RaDAR is Rapid Deployment Amateur Radio conceived by Eddie Leighton ZS6BNE. RaDAR encourages outdoor operating...]]> https://twiar.net/2024/07/10/the-wilderness-as-your-receiver-the-duality-of-ham-radio/ Wed, 10 Jul 2024 23:13:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=21990 It is easy to learn the “how-to” basics of a Ham radio operation. It’s easy...]]> https://twiar.net/2023/11/17/via-hackaday-a-small-packing-antenna-for-2-metre-portable-work/ Fri, 17 Nov 2023 18:33:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=18312 One of amateur radio’s many interests comes in portable operation, taking your radio to an...]]> https://twiar.net/2023/11/07/via-hackaday-pocketable-yagi-antenna-really-shoots-for-distance/ Tue, 07 Nov 2023 07:53:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=18148 For amateur radio operators, the quest for the perfect antenna never seems to end. Perhaps...]]> https://twiar.net/2023/10/18/via-hackaday-this-packable-ham-radio-antenna-is-made-from-nothing-but-tape/ https://twiar.net/2023/10/18/via-hackaday-this-packable-ham-radio-antenna-is-made-from-nothing-but-tape/#comments Wed, 18 Oct 2023 20:07:50 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=17924 On today’s episode of “Will It Antenna?”, [Ben Eadie (VE6SFX)] designs and tests an antenna made...]]> https://twiar.net/2023/10/18/via-hackaday-this-packable-ham-radio-antenna-is-made-from-nothing-but-tape/feed/ 2 https://twiar.net/2023/08/28/parachute-mobile-ham-sets-qso-record-unites-community/ Tue, 29 Aug 2023 01:09:06 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=17235 In an inspiring show of camaraderie, a tight-knit ham radio community of YouTubers rallied around...]]> https://twiar.net/2022/07/09/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1219/ Sun, 10 Jul 2022 03:09:01 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=10001 Release Date: July 9, 2022 Here is a summary of the news trending This Week...]]> https://twiar.net/2022/03/30/via-hackaday-wind-up-tape-measure-transformed-into-portable-ham-antenna/ Wed, 30 Mar 2022 21:38:37 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=8302 If there’s one thing that amateur radio operators are good at, it’s turning just about...]]> https://twiar.net/2020/08/23/via-the-arrl-new-contest-for-portable-stations-to-debut-in-october/ Sun, 23 Aug 2020 22:44:00 +0000 http://twiar.net/?p=933 A new amateur radio contest for portable operators — the Fox Mike Hotel Portable Operations...]]> https://twiar.net/2020/08/22/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1121/ Sun, 23 Aug 2020 00:15:08 +0000 http://twiar.net/?p=971 This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1121 Release Date: August 22, 2020 Here is a...]]>