Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 376
Fram2 makes first Amateur Radio contact from a SpaceX spacecraft
Rabea Rogg (LB9NJ) became the first astronaut and Amateur Radio operator to make contact with Earth from a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.
Amateur Radio Daily
FCC filing for 219 MHz rules changes from ORI
Open Research Institute (ORI) has filed the first of what might be several comments and proposed rules making efforts to the FCC about reforming Amateur Radio use of the 219 MHz band.
Open Research Institute
You’ve been warned
I just couldn’t get comfortable above about 18 words per minute.
KE9V
25 years a Ham and still learning
I felt an urge to experiment – to contribute something useful to the science of radio communications.
Ham Radio Outside the Box
Save the dates: HamSCI Meteor Scatter QSO Party
The target storms are in August 11-12 (Perseids) and December 12-13 (Geminids).
HamSCI
Letter: Here’s a copper theft mystery
You just can’t make this stuff up.
RadioWorld
SSTV capsule V2 for high altitude balloons
This project has been above 30km high sending images in real time using SSTV technology. All of this using free to use PMR walkies.
Autodesk Instructables
The zBitx: Many flaws
Four days with the zBitx has been an exercise in frustration.
AE5X
Local Amateur Radio operators keep track of “trekkers”
Mike knew there was a need for radio communications along the Micco Trail as cellphone reception can be spotty.
Highlands News-Sun
Video
Can you predict how far your VHF/UHF radio will reach?
The basics of creating real-world radio coverage maps using free tools.
Ham Radio Rookie
Quickly deploy a BBS
Simple packet BBS server deployment.
The Tech Prepper
AO-7: The satellite that refused to die
It’s tough to fit 50+ years of remarkable history into 26 minutes.
AE4JC