Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 345

Amateur Radio Weekly

Yaesu, Icom & Kenwood highlight new transceivers
The big three Amateur Radio transceiver manufacturers each featured new transceivers at Ham Fair in Japan this past week.
Amateur Radio Daily

QRP success story
We all have these cherished moments that make our hobby so wonderful.
VE3IPS

ARRL urges protecting the Amateur Radio 902-928 MHz band
A Petition for Rulemaking filed by NextNav Inc. to completely reconfigure the 902-928 MHz band.
ARRL

mpad: Multi-Purpose APRS Daemon
WX/METAR/TAF/CWOP reports, satellite & other celestial data, find the nearest repeater to my position, user coordinates & distance, etc.
mpad

Finding joy in the journey
A missed SOTA hike leads to a relaxing POTA activation
QRPer

NRAO offers free Ham Radio Technician and General courses
NRAO is now offering self-paced Amateur Radio license study courses for both the Technician and General class licenses.
ARDC

A simple but effective receiving loop antenna
Coaxial loops like this one provide enhanced resistance to electrical noise.
Hackaday

Is inflation making off grid power too expensive?
The lower cost of lithium batteries and solar panels partially offset the increased cost of controllers and copper wire.
Off Grid Ham

Ham Radio still alive and kicking in Wyoming
Casey Freund of Thermopolis, Wyoming, goes by the call sign KC7E, but that’s not his TikTok handle.
Cowboy State Daily

Video

DIY Moxon/Yagi antenna for Ham Radio satellite QSOs
Build one for under $100, including the radio.
W2PAK

Amateur Radio balloon launch
Hämeenlinnan radioamatööri kerhon oh3aa pallon lähetys 2024.
OH3AA

Stealth Ham Radio antenna the HOA will never find
Rain downspout gutter antenna breaking pileups.
HOA Ham

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LHS Episode #553: Topic Creep

Hello and welcome to Epiosde 553 of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this short topics episode, the hosts discuss the recent troubles and resolutions at the ARRL, a RISC-V tablet that runs Ubuntu, the new version of LibreOffice, a Microsoft flaw that breaks things (shocker), and much 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].

ICQ Podcast Episode 437 – The Incredible Story of G2NM

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 The incredible story of G2NM

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

  • Solar Cycle 25 Producing Record High Sunspot Numbers
  • New York High School Helps License Amateur Radio Operators
  • Ofcom has Released a New Video on Amateur Radio Licence Revalidation
  • New Shortwave Transmitter for Radio New Zealand
  • Arctic Circle Broadcasts to Debut as Longwave Radio
  • Merchant Navy Day Special Event
  • ARRL Expands Publications Archive
  • RSGB Morse Competency tests at National Hamfest

Colin Butler, M6BOY, is the host of the ICQ Podcast, a weekly radio show about Amateur Radio. Contact him at [email protected].

AmateurLogic 196: Huntsville Hamfest 2024


AmateurLogic.TV Episode 196 is now available for download.

George visited with friends at Huntsville Hamfest 2024 and found a few new interesting items. Tom Apalenek, WA2IVD with A-2-Z.tech introduced several unique helper products. Steve Molo, KI4KWR from GigaParts talks about the new Intellitron line of ham radio goodies. Meet Jerry Lynch, KE9AKK Sales Manager at Heil Ham Radio. Find out what George bought and what’s in the Mystery Box?

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George Thomas, W5JDX, is co-host of AmateurLogic.TV, an original amateur radio video program hosted by George Thomas (W5JDX), Tommy Martin (N5ZNO), Peter Berrett (VK3PB), and Emile Diodene (KE5QKR). Contact him at [email protected].

A big announcement or a fizzle….

 

The news is out the new Icom IC 7760 is out with a bit of a lunch bag letdown feeling among hams.  As Rob Sherwood put in on the 7610 groups io site:


"Unless I am missing something, why would I "upgrade"  from a 7610 to a 7760? With minimal details at this point, why would the lab numbers be noticeably better?"


Some of the highlights are: 


A separate control head from the RF deck. This is nice to see and you can move the rig around the house but the specs say it requires a gigabit Ethernet connection to function. 


200 watts power output.  


15 separated bandpass filters. (7610 has 13)


The addition of a 2.4-inch sub-display for filter display or band stacking and so on.


A preset FT8 menu for the Digi fans. 


4 antenna inputs. (7610 has 2)


Other than a few other minor stuff it basically is a 7610 but for double the price. But if an extra 100 watts, 2 extra bandpass filters, 2 extra antenna ports and an easy FT8 setup rev's your engine then the extra money is well spent I guess.
Here is the link from Icom with all the details and you can judge for yourself.
Icom IC 7760

 

 




Mike Weir, VE9KK, is a regular contributor to AmateurRadio.com and writes from New Brunswick, Canada. Contact him at [email protected].

Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 344

Amateur Radio Weekly

ARRL IT security incident – Report to members
ARRL agreed to pay a $1 million ransom.
ARRL

Freebeacon: FreeDV based beacon service
Listens for a trigger string in a FreeDV text message, then transmits a reply.
VK2ZIW

What’s new at Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications
I can hardly express how large this warehouse is and how much reading material was available for us: Commercial radio manuals, military documents, avionics repair guides, parts catalogs, schematics.
Kay Savetz K6KJN, Zero Retries

A shorted diode…and the sBitx
I blew a diode while pushing the boundaries of my IRF520 output transistors messing around with FT8.
WK4DS

Connecting Earth to space
How Amateur Radio links us to the ISS.
Sonshine

The most useful knots for SOTA and POTA
A super convenient friction hitch when the rope is very long (no need to access the end of the rope). Easy to undo.
AB1WX

LEO satellite systems cause environmental harm regulators didn’t prepare for
The disposable nature of satellites means 29 tons of satellites will re-enter our atmosphere every day at peak.
TechDirt

HamOpen
Facilitating the development of Open Source software and hardware for Amateur Radio.
HamOpen

Keeping Ham Radio relevant
Ham radio operators provide an unpaid, all-volunteer, citizen brigade of disaster relief workers.
Next Avenue

Video

Working SO-50 in Arizona
Stations heard on this pass included AI6YR in grid CM93 Santa Rosa Island, in the Channel Islands south of Santa Barbara, California.
WD9EWK/VA7EWK

Lucille Ball tells crazy story
Fillings pick up secret Morse station.
YouTube

Icom X60 teaser video
More info from Icom is expected today at the Tokyo Ham Fair.
Icom Japan

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LHS Episode #552: Proxmox VE Deep Dive

Hello and welcome to the 552nd episode of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts take a preliminary deep dive into the Proxmox virtualization environment. Proxmox is a replacement for VMware ESXi or other virtualization platforms. Topics include features, installation procedure, VM configuration, networking and disk provisioning options, ESXi migration and much more. Thanks for listening and have a great week.


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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