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Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 361
21 December 2024 | by 
SAQ to air on Christmas Eve Morning, Dec 24th 2024
On the air to send out the traditional Christmas message to the whole world using the 200kW Alexanderson alternator from 1924 on 17.2 kHz CW.
The Alexander association
Holiday SSTV experiment from the International Space Station
Event runs December 25th through January 5th.
Amateur Radio Daily
Send a Radiogram via the web
ARRL asks Hams to utilize the NTS Radiogram system.
ARRL
What’s New at DLARC — December 2024
In 2024 DLARC has scanned 1.1 million pages of radio manuals, journals and magazines, newsletters, books, and catalogs. All of it is online and full-text searchable.
K6KJN
It takes all kinds to have a successful Amateur Radio club
One of the keys to our success is offering a wide variety of activities.
KB6NU
In praise of radio geekdom
Ham Radio saved my life.
The Signal
Virgo meteor sky view
Virgo is designed to serve for meteorscatter propagation purposes in Amateur Radio.
DB1BM, DL8AAU
CQ Magazine legacy
Despite the loss of an excellent publication, volunteers maintain the most popular awards and contests.
KE9V
Saltwater activation
Always wanted to try this.
QRPer
My QMX+ adventure
Building a QRP Labs QMX+ transceiver.
KC8JC
CLEFHW antenna: Ready for action
Coil Loaded End-Fed Half-Wave antenna for backpack portable operation.
Ham Radio Outside the Box
A Ham’s Night Before Christmas
KN4AQ’s classic Christmas poem.
HamRadioNow
Video
KI1P POTA activation
Live remote broadcast truck converted into a mobile POTA station.
LostNationRadio
Easy Ham Radio networking
Let’s use an Amateur Radio and a Raspberry Pi to create an AX.25 radio network node, then send email over-the-horizon to a Winlink gateway.
KM6LYW
1943: Crystals go to war
A story in pictures of the preparation and manufacture of quartz crystals for radio communication.
DLARC
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LHS Episode #566: The Weekender CXXIV (Year-End Roundtable 2024)
It's time once again for The Weekender and our year-end wrap-up episode. This is our departure into the world of hedonism, random topic excursions, whimsy and (hopefully) knowledge. Thanks for listening and, if you happen to get a chance, feel free to call us or e-mail and send us some feedback. Tell us how we're doing. We'd love to hear from you.
73 de The LHS Crew
Russ Woodman, K5TUX, co-hosts the Linux in the Ham Shack podcast which is available for download in both MP3 and OGG audio format. Contact him at [email protected].
2024 ARRL 10m contest
The ARRL 10m contest during the high solar cycle is always a pleasure and as 10m has done in the past it surprised me with some nice DX...7Q2T in Malawi! My contacts were Europe and the U.S. with some South America sprinkled in. The solar conditions were good with a K index from K1 to K3 but the Bz was in the negative numbers for most of the contest. This gave way to deep fading of signals to the point that if you did not get the contact information on the first try most often the signal was gone. This year I increased my contacts by 200 plus over last year and came close to doubling my score. I found each day the band opened to Europe around 8 am local time and at around 11 am local it began to shift to the U.S. As the afternoon came South America would trickle in along with Hawaii Once again I was able to put PE4BAS fellow blogger Bas in the log.
Mike Weir, VE9KK, is a regular contributor to AmateurRadio.com and writes from New Brunswick, Canada. Contact him at [email protected].
The George Batterson 1935 QSO Party
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Steve McDonald, VE7SL, is a regular contributor to AmateurRadio.com and writes from British Columbia, Canada. Contact him at [email protected].
ICQ Podcast Episode 445 – End of Year Workshop Tips
In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief and the episode's feature is End of Year Workshop Tips
We would like to thank our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate
- Brazilian loggers take over retired UHF MilSat
- Meet the Newest Operattor in Australia: Santa!
- Scientists and Engineers Produce The World's First Carbon-14 Diamond Battery With a Potential Lifespan of Thousands of Years
- Nationwide Fault Causes Delays Across Rail Network
- Yaesu Releases New Mobile Radios
- 2025 Youth on the Air Camp Application Period Open
- Hamsci Launches Free Quarterly Newsletter
Colin Butler, M6BOY, is the host of the ICQ Podcast, a weekly radio show about Amateur Radio. Contact him at [email protected].
Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 360
Establishing a Community GMRS Repeater
Simple inverted-Y antenna is designed to withstand heavy wind.
K8EBR
Dwingeloo telescope receives signals from Voyager 1
Only a few telescopes in the world have received these signals.
Dwingeloo Telescope
Harbor Breeze Meshtastic hack
Use the $15 Harbor Breeze Solar Light as a self contained waterproof enclosure for a Meshtastic Node.
hackaday.io
Morse code: Ready to transmit
At the world Morse Code championships in Tunisia, competitors must battle to be the fastest and most accurate at sending and receiving Morse code.
BBC
SOTA 2024 winter bonus event on Mount Sunapee
A Study In Peer Pressure And A Bothy Bag Gear Test.
KM1NDY
POTA: Reflecting on 2024 goals
Life doesn’t exactly go according to plan, and it certainly didn’t for me in 2024.
QRPer
Virtual CW band
A fun way to practice sending and receiving CW without worrying about a radio, an antenna, a license, good propagation, or RF noise.
Ham Radio Solutions
Ever wondered if that Ham is also on GMRS?
The Ham Radio & GMRS licence holder lookup.
GMRS.app
Traquito WSPR pico balloon resources
Jetpack is a custom Traquito-designed pico balloon WSPR tracker aimed at beginners and experienced alike.
Traquito WSPR Pico Balloon
The Geminids on FM: A celestial symphony you can hear
With a full moon dimming December’s visual show, radio offers a unique way to tune in.
Radio World
Vertical antenna almost as tall as the Empire State Building
The vertical antenna was made of about 1 million pounds of stainless steel and was 1,226 feet high.
W0RW
Video
Young leader, bright future
McKenzie KO4GLN on Ham Radio and beyond.
W1DED
AMSAT OSCAR 7: The little satellite that could
Take a trip with me as we tell the tale of the “Miracle” satellite, OSCAR 7.
Retro Rockets
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LHS Episode #564: Avalonia UI Deep Dive
Hello and welcome to Episode 564 of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts take a preliminary in-depth look at the C#/F# UI toolkit known as Avalonia. This is a new toolkit designed to make pretty and functional graphical applications. Topics include downloading, installing, basic implementation, features and more. Thanks for listening and have a great week.
73 de The LHS Crew
Russ Woodman, K5TUX, co-hosts the Linux in the Ham Shack podcast which is available for download in both MP3 and OGG audio format. Contact him at [email protected].
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