Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 381
Meshtastic Event firmware for Dayton Hamvention 2025
Last year’s mesh chaos? We remember 😅 This year, we’re ready for it.
Meshtastic
Zero Retries Digital Conference 2025 call For papers
Technical papers are sought for the in-person inaugural Zero Retries Digital Conference (ZRDC).
Zero Retries
Announcing 2025 award recipient: Sebastian Delmont (KI2D)
Ham2K Portable Logger, a groundbreaking project, has been selected as the winner of the 2025 annual Amateur Radio Software Award.
Amateur Radio Software Award
The sun’s 100-year “Gleissberg Cycle” is waking up
The next few solar cycles could be even more intense.
spaceweather.com
How to process an Earth-Venus-Earth radar return signal
Each transmission was 278 seconds long. This time span was selected because it equaled the expected round-trip time from Earth to Venus and back.
Open Research Institute
What is M17?
Open Source gives you freedom: freedom to enjoy, freedom to innovate, and freedom to use the M17 protocol.
Random Wire
Tornado siren test net
Tracking down maintenance issues during these tests is a small but essential part of emergency preparedness.
W8EMV
Fixing an antenna at the top of a 35-foot tower
The problem: Jim’s antenna wasn’t performing well.
Ham Radio Prep
Ham Radio Day ignites STEM curiosity in Northwest Ohio
Amateur Radio is full of career choices! It can lead you in so many directions.
The Village Reporter
Islanders say they cannot escape the mysterious humming
Islanders in the Outer Hebrides say their lives are being disrupted by a mysterious low frequency humming sound that can be heard day and night.
ICQ Podcast
Video
Inside ARDC: Bdale KB0G on funding the future of Ham Radio
The private foundation quietly reshaping the future of Ham Radio.
Q5 Worldwide Ham Radio
Mobile antenna lift using a linear actuator
For about 50 bucks and a little time, raising and lowering mobile antennas is a breeze.
WB6JWB
10 keys to selling used Ham Radio gear
How to sell used Amateur Radio gear safely and successfully.
Ham Radio Perspectives