This Week in Amateur Radio

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Via the ARRL: ARDC Grant Will Support HAMNET Expansion in Europe

Posted: 12 Jun 2021 10:18 PM PDT
https://twiar.net/?p=3838

Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC) has awarded a grant to support
European expansion ofÂ*HAMNET, a...

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via HACKADAY: Hi-Fi Combines Best of 60s and 90s Technology

Posted: 12 Jun 2021 10:10 PM PDT
https://twiar.net/?p=3832

The 90s were a dark time for audio equipment, literally and figuratively.
Essentially the only...

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Via the ARRL: Interactive LightCube Satellite Set to Launch in Late 2022

Posted: 12 Jun 2021 09:57 PM PDT
https://twiar.net/?p=3786

NASA has selectedÂ*LightCubeÂ*along with 13 other small research satellites
to fly as auxiliary payloads aboard...

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Via the ARRL: International Space Station to be in Cross-Band Repeater Mode
for Field Day

Posted: 12 Jun 2021 09:53 PM PDT
https://twiar.net/?p=3842

The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) cross-band
repeater will be available forÂ*ARRL...

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Via the ARRL: IARU Attends ITU Wireless Power Transmission Sessions

Posted: 12 Jun 2021 09:48 PM PDT
https://twiar.net/?p=3848

The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) represented the Amateur
Service at a recent International Telecommunication...

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via HACKADAY: Ham Radio Traffic Logger Using A Bug In Baofeng Electronics

Posted: 12 Jun 2021 09:44 PM PDT
https://twiar.net/?p=3850

A Baofeng radio is often one of the first purchases a new ham radio
operator...

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via HACKADAY: What Is Ultra Wideband?

Posted: 12 Jun 2021 09:38 PM PDT
https://twiar.net/?p=3840

If you’ve been following the world of mobile phone technology of late, you
may be...

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Via the ARRL: WSJT-X version 2.4.0 Now Generally Available, Version 2.5.0
on the Horizon

Posted: 12 Jun 2021 07:25 PM PDT
https://twiar.net/?p=3844

WSJT-X version 2.4.0 now is available in general release. According to
co-developer Joe Taylor, K1JT,...

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Via the ARRL: Separate SATERN Nets Now Operational

Posted: 12 Jun 2021 07:22 PM PDT
https://twiar.net/?p=3846

The Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN) launched a new
SATERN International SSB Net...

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via HACKADAY: Balloon Antenna Doesnt Need a Tower

Posted: 12 Jun 2021 07:19 PM PDT
https://twiar.net/?p=3884

What do you do with floral wire and balloons from Dollar Tree? If you are...

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PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1163

Posted: 12 Jun 2021 07:17 PM PDT
https://twiar.net/?p=3886

Release Date: June 12, 2021 Here is a summary of the news trending This
Week...
This posting includes a media file: https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3

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via HACKADAY: QMESH: LoRa Mesh Networked Voice Communications

Posted: 11 Jun 2021 01:13 PM PDT
https://twiar.net/?p=3830

LoRa is great for sending short data packets over long ranges but is not
normally...