Are hackers the future of Amateur Radio?
Shaking off an image of being the exclusive preserve of old men with shiny radios talking about old times remains a challenge.
Hackaday

Amateur Radio Newsline announces Young Ham of the Year
Grace has been a regular presenter at the Youth Forum at Dayton Hamvention.
Amateur Radio Daily

International Dog Day special event
Calling attention to the urgent needs of abandoned, abused, neglected and homeless dogs by operating special event stations in Europe and the US.
International Dog Day

Understanding repeater speak
All that jargon that Hams use can seem like a foreign language to those who have had little exposure to Amateur Radio.
OnAllBands

Ham Radio call signs discovered during university renovation
Alumni recall making infinite connections around the world.
Lehigh University

FCC hits 13 landlords in NYC metro area with pirate letters
Enforcement sweeps allege illegal FM broadcasts within the last year.
RadioWorld

Review of the RFNM software defined radio
It is capable of wide bandwidth – up to 153.6 MHz.
RTL-SDR

Medium-wave sunset in Europe
European medium-wave transmitters are going silent.
RedTech

Video

Cheap FT-857d display replacement
George replaces a defective FT-857d display with an economical new option.
Amateurlogic TV

Return from whiskey two-seven with 2M FM radio operations
Aeronautical 2m simplex.
W7NY

A century of service and signals
100-year-old Ham Radio enthusiast, teacher marks milestone.
The Mountaineer

Hams are resurrecting technical ideas from the past
DLARC and 21st century tech make this possible.
DLARC

ARRL confirms ransomware gang stole data in cyberattack
The organization claims the data breach affected 150 employees.
Bleeping Computer

Amateur Radio club has changed my life
Amateur Radio has honestly changed my life, I’ve friends all over the world now.
BBC News

Quisk SDR software
Controls SoftRock, Hermes-Lite, and more.
Quisk

FCC enforcement actions
How likely is it that the FCC would come after me if I violate the rules?
K0NR

MARSgrams and memories
Enduring legacy of military auxiliary radio in connecting families.
Southeast Missourian

The next 90 day satellite decays
List of satellites reentering Earth’s atmosphere in the next 90 days.
LU7AA

Super long-range Wi-Fi works at a range of 1.8 miles
HaLow standard aces a real-world test despite high interference.
Tom’s Hardware

Signal

Video

Just give AM a chance
Late Shift POTA on 40m AM.
N2MAK

Demo: New WSJT-X Super Fox/Hound mode
K8R in American Samoa is the first DXpedition to use the new Super Fox/Hound mode.
K7AGE

I just made contact with an airplane
How about doing it while riding your Bicycle?
Mr MuDs Ham Radio Radio Time

Does a fence antenna work?
How to turn your fence into a Ham Radio antenna.
Broken

AllStarLink version 3 beta
The next generation of AllStarLink repeater and hotspot software.
AllStarLink

GoodWatch
A Ham Radio smartwatch.
KK4VCZ

My first, easiest (and last?) SOTA
If you spotted a couple of weirdos on a hilltop with a big antenna yesterday, this is what was going on.
Ian Renton

Reducing QRM from a portable solar panel system
It is not the solar panel itself that produces the radio frequency noise, but rather the charge controller attached to it.
KA7OEI

Venturing into the world of AllStarLink
Setting up a Raspberry Pi based AllStarLink hotspot.
M0AWS

Ham Radio 101 basic set-up
The equipment list will be geared for either home or portable operation for digital net operation.
KK4Z

What you should know before buying a Motorola radio
Things that you as a Ham should know before buying a used device.
DK1MI

TetraPack presentation at HamRadio 2024
Dive into the new features revealed in the latest project update.
Brandmeister

Field Day photos
Conejo Valley Amateur Radio Club shares photos from Field Day 2024.
Conejo Valley Amateur Radio Club

Video

Friedrichshafen Ham Radio Expo 2024 walk-through
14 minute tour of the main hall.
rigsearch

The antenna that took 7.200MHz by surprise
Buddistick Pro antenna for a Parks on the Air (POTA) activation.
N2MAK

A look at my mobile Ham Radio setup
Installing a Radioddity DB25-D into a 2018 Ford Escape.
KI5IRE

Testing VHF/UHF antennas with the NanoVNA
We look at the 3 antennas supplied with the Tidradio H8 handheld VHF/UHF Ham Radio.
learnelectronics

Experimenting during Field Day 2024
Running solo for Field Day in the backcountry of Kananaskis Country.
VE6LK

Amateur Radio for aspiring professionals
So much of what I do in other classes is coding on a computer, which made the hands-on aspect of this class very appealing.
Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering

Here’s how Starlink satellites weathered May’s major solar storm
The average Starlink user experienced less than one minute of disruption.
PCMag

Decoding Meshtastic with GNU Radio
The GNU blocks send and receive data via TCP port, so using the radio as a data connection is simple.
Hackaday

Lithium batteries: Where we came from, where we’re going
Lithium batteries have changed the world the same way transistors did back in the 1950s and 1960s.
Off Grid Ham

Meme Appreciation Month is on the air
A way to spread joy & cheer to all the good little Hams on the RF spectrum.
Meme Appreciation Month

APRSDroid and dual port Direwolf
Running a Direwolf instance with two ports (VHF and HF) on an Orange Pi Zero.
F4FXL

CQ CQ
Ham Radios are an extremely complex hobby.
The North Star Monthly

World Radio History
An archive of magazines, books, and more, related to the history of broadcast radio.
World Radio History

Video

Field Day 2024 at Blue Mountain Park
The Coquitlam Amateur Radio Club was joined by the New Westminster Amateur Radio Club and the 39 signal regiment.
Coquitlam Amateur Radio Emergency Services Society

Build a Raspberry Pi Pico APRS tracker
Use a Pi Zero, a Digirg Lite, and a Baofeng to build an APRS tracker.
KM4ACK

SDR: View all HF bands at the same time
Receiving 64 MHz of bandwidth using the RX888 Mk2 SDR Receiver and SDR Console.
Tech Minds

Field Day locator
This page is intended to show public Field Day sites that members of the public and media can visit.
ARRL

ARRL Field Day information and rules
Field Day is Ham Radio’s open house.
ARRL

Effective Field Day operating
Operating at Field Day is a lot different than operating a home station—and that’s more than half the fun.
OnAllBands

Broadcast network coverage of 1948 ARRL Field Day
You will hear extended coverage of several Field Day locations, with excellent background material.
Radio Relay International

Set your QSL card as your IC-705 startup screen
Upload an image using an SD card.
G7UFO

Do Hams still listen to shortwave?
They do in Canada.
K4FMH

The May 10th superstorm electrified Earth’s atmosphere
Superstorm zaps the global electric circuit.
SpaceWeather.com

The future of Ham Radio: Palmer Junior Middle School’s Ham Club
A budding group of young students have just taken up the torch of Ham Radio.
BridgeCom Systems

Digital only POTA activation using FT8 on the sBitx V3
I wanted to see how hard it would be to get the activation only on FT8.
WK4DS

Video

How does Starlink satellite internet work?
A Starlink satellite zooms across the sky at 27,000km/hr.
Branch Education

DIY 6 meter Moxon antenna
Boost your summer VHF fun.
KB9VBR

Cassette box size 50MHz SSB, AM, CW transceiver
Homemade small transceiver for SOTA operation.
7L4WVU Homemade radio

A super-simple standalone WSPR beacon
IgrikXD managed to hit Texas and Colorado from the edge of the North Sea on several bands, which isn’t too shabby with a fraction of a watt.
Hackaday

After dubious shootdowns, NORAD now checks with balloon hobbyist groups
NORAD has learned to check hobbyist websites to identify balloons since the US military shot down three unidentified objects in 2023.
Task & Purpose

The RigPix Database
A no-nonsense, multi-gigabyte source of information and pictures of radios, accessories and more.
RigPix

The Matrix HAM Radio Community continues to grow
Come and say hello, a welcome awaits.
M0AWS

The Ionosphere
Earths ionised upper atmosphere.
VK3FS

Preparing radio and trail gear for a once-in-a-lifetime hike
A quest to hike the Appalachian Trail.
QRPer

Decoding Meshtastic in realtime with an RTL-SDR and GNU Radio
Aaron shows how to install the Meshtastic GNU Radio software on DragonOS.
RTL-SDR.com

Video

1946 Packard car radio
Let’s try to save it.
The Radio Mechanic

KH6WI’s Portable Amateur Radio satellite setup
Setup for working Amateur Radio satellites while portable and while doing amateur satellite roves.
KI5IRE

The gradual normalization of automated FT8
The one-man FT4GL DXpedition on Glorioso is ground-breaking.
AE5X

Ham Map
A map that shows WWFF, POTA, SOTA, and GMA references.
OK1SIM

QO-100 satellite ground station complete build
My QO-100 satellite ground station is built around my little Icom IC-705 QRP transceiver, it’s a great little rig and is ideal for the purpose of driving a 2.4Ghz transverter/up-converter.
M0AWS

Noise management on Field Day
One bad apple can really be aggravating, so here are a few techniques you can use to keep the peace.
OnAllBands

CQ Pride special event June 7-17
An Amateur Radio event intended to celebrate pride month, support inclusion in Amateur Radio, and to enjoy some time on the air.
Pride Radio Group

11 Meter Field Day is June 29
The EPFD is a radio sports event which involves Freeband enthusiasts uniting for a day or 2 in the great outdoors—armed with a portable station—and chasing DX.
Delta Alfa

First time net control
My first time ever being net control and it was a blast.
N3VEM

Amateur Radio making a comeback in Northwest Missouri
Missouri Valley Amateur Radio Club takes steps to increase membership.
News-Press

NI1Q’s long-awaited Elecraft KH1: Worth the wait?
After 126 days, a long-awaited unboxing: The KH1 arrives.
QRPer

A reason to get on the air
What motivates you to get on the air?
K0NR

Video

TX Factor celebrates 10 years with 30th episode
Bob G0FGX demonstrates the Groundstation 2 from DX Patrol in the first of a two-part feature on operating via the QO-100 geostationary satellite.
TX Factor

Portrait of a scientific glassblower
Jim Breen, the highly-skilled artisan, has created glass apparatuses and other vessels for Berkeley researchers — not just those in chemistry.
UC Berkeley

The greatest clock (and map) ever made
I needed to restore a Geochron World Clock, which first meant learning how they work.
Attoparsec