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Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 420
9 May 2026 | by 
The adventure begins in Xenia: Hamvention 2026
The world’s greatest Amateur Radio event returns to Ohio.
W8CI
Dayton Hamvention® 2026 offers forums for every Ham
The Hamvention Forums Committee has assembled a diverse lineup covering technical topics, operating skills, and emerging interest areas.
ARRL
HamSCI at Hamvention 2026 – Schedule and map
Hamvention is an extremely important event for engaging with the Amateur Radio community, sharing ideas, developing collaborations, and sharing scientific results.
HamSCI
AMSAT at Hamvention
AMSAT will once again have a strong presence throughout the event, including booth activities, social gatherings, and the annual AMSAT Forum.
AMSAT
ARDC at Hamvention 2026
You’ll find us at Booth #1302 / #1402 in Building 1 (Maxim), where you can learn more about our grants program and priority areas for funding, as well as explore what’s possible with 44Net.
ARDC
The 30th Four Days In May 2026 Symposium at Dayton
The biggest and best QRP event in the world.
Four Days in May
Morse Code hacks Grok in crypto scheme
X user tricks Grok into sending them $200,000 in crypto using Morse Code.
Dexerto
Across Lake Michigan on 146.52 MHz
I worked W9ZL using just 2 watts from the little HT.
K0NR
Before my key falls silent
Amateur Radio has always been a significant part of my life and I want the hobby to continue for a long time after my Key has fallen Silent.
KE9V
Bring your old handheld to life with an AIOC
The All In One Cable (AIOC) board is a very neat little CM108 compatible sound card and serial interface that plugs into any handheld radio that has the now pretty much standard Kenwood ‘K’ type mic connector.
M0AWS
Graywolf: A modern APRS station
Graywolf is a complete APRS station that replaces a hardware TNC with a software modem. Plug a radio into a USB sound card, install Graywolf, and configure everything from your browser.
Graywolf
TNC Attach
Attach KISS TNC devices as network interfaces in Linux. This program allows you to attach TNCs or any KISS-compatible device as a network interface. This program does not need any kernel modules, and has no external dependencies outside the standard Linux and GNU C libraries.
TNC Attach
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Before my key falls silent, KE9V
This item has both inspired me and depressed me.
I am old, and I am not making any preparations. The house will go to my kids, and someone will have to get rid of all this radio junk. Am I a coward for not facing the future? All I can hope for is the next sunny day, and I do.
When I become terminally ill, or critically disabled, maybe I will change my mind, but …
KBO as Winston used to say.
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