Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 259
If China declares war, these Ham Radio enthusiasts could be crucial
Ham Radio might turn out to be more than just a pleasant pastime.
L.A. Times
Mastodon.Radio: A Twitter alternative for Hams
Mastodon.Radio is a community space for the Amateur Radio community. It’s entirely funded by its users.
Mastodon.Radio
More information about the NOAA-15 failure
The technical aspects of the AVHRR Scan Motor failure.
RTL-SDR.com
Building a local network with LoRaWAN
The core of the build is the LoRaWAN gateway which sits at the top of a tall building to maximize the wireless range.
Hack A Day
Understanding the basics of APRS and how to get started
APRS stands for Automatic Packet Reporting System.
K0PIR
A tour and deep-dive of my SOTA/POTA Backpack
A deep dive into my world of packs, bags, and organization. It’s not for the faint of heart.
QRPer
Building a field expedient Amateur Radio kit
The ability to rapidly move to a remote area and set up reliable multi-band, multi-mode communications in very short order.
On All Bands
History of the 11m Ham band
11m was a legal Ham band in North America from 1947-1958.
PE4BAS
Why I’m keeping my IC-7300
There’s been a lot of hoopla over the new Yaesu Radios.
KK4Z
Video
Hamilton Hamfest walkthrough
A walkthrough of the excellent Hamilton Hamfest.
VE3IPS
Installing FT8, JS8Call, FLDIGI, and Gridtracker on Linux
Let’s get FT8, JS8Call, FLDIGI, and gridtracker installed on the Evolve Maestro laptop running Linux Mint.
KM4ACK
Good articles, thanks. I really enjoyed that one on 11 meters. The Taiwan piece was quite interesting though the newspaper’s headline is a bit of a come-on. I well remember the scares about the PRC invading in the 1950s, and those came to nothing. Certainly Beijing could do it, but that would be a huge operation and the preparations couldn’t be kept hidden. There is no (public) evidence they are seriously planning it anytime soon.