Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 411
Indiana Bill prohibits HOAs from restricting Ham antennas
A homeowners association may not adopt or enforce a regulation, rule, or other policy that has the effect of prohibiting a person from maintaining an Amateur Radio antenna on a property that the person owns, rents, or leases.
US7IGN
MFJ Documentary
Martin F. Jue: Life and Legacy. A documentary about MFJ Enterprises, ingenuity, legacy, and community.
Preston Booth Cinematography
Big numbers for POTA
Activity has grown substantially since 2023—roughly 40% overall.
POTA News & Reviews
ARISS beyond the ISS
ARISS is plotting a course to continue our mission in the government and commercial space realm beyond the targeted decommissioning of the ISS in the 2030 timeframe.
ARISS
Simple D-STAR transceiver uses inexpensive hardware
D-StarBeacon makes beacon-type functions possible on inexpensive hardware, instead of requiring a full-blown radio.
Hackaday
Mini-FT8
Mini FT8 on M5 Cardputer for portable operations.
AG6AQ
Satellite status and online tracker
This is a list of all amateur satellites and other sats of interest. It is also a simple online tracker.
AMSAT-SM
The ISS returns to S-Band
HamTV now transmitting color bars on 13 cm.
AMSAT-CA
New Farsi numbers station reported on 7910 kHz
According to the report, this new signal first appeared around the time of recent military strikes involving Iran.
SWLing Post
Rydberg atoms detect clear signals from a handheld radio
Scientists recover audio encoded in multiple public radio channels.
Phys.org
Canada to shut down its VHF weather radio service
Environment and Climate Change Canada cited increased costs and “more viable alternatives.”
RadioWorld
Video
K5ACP BNC antenna clip is just what I’ve been looking for
This is a sturdy MOLLE clip that we purchase and then add our custom designed BNC bracket.
Ham Radio Tube
Five Two Simplex Challenge
Call out on 146.52 MHz FM for 52 days and work together to generate more 2m simplex activity.
N2MAK
(Hobbies) Ham Radio
It’s become easier than ever to communicate with each other. Yet, there’s a beauty in understanding the simple forms of electronic messaging.
Not Just a Hobby














