An Amateur Radio operator told a satellite to play ‘Doom.’ And it listened.
The experiment marks the first known time a satellite has received and acted on a voice command from the ground.
Gizmodo

QSL Shack
Free social network for Ham Radio operators & enthusiasts.
QSL Shack

The depiction of Amateur Radio in the movies and TV
Comedy, hero, or excentric. Which are you?
Hackaday

Thermal noise communication
Researchers at Stanford University have demonstrated a fascinating new approach that could reduce the energy needed for wireless communications by up to 1,000 times.
WIA

2027 Ham Radio history calendar
The calendar features fourteen high-resolution colorized photographs from the golden age of Ham Radio.
The Radio Historian

Beans on the air, or, I ate my CW key
I would later find out though that changing brands showed a significant improvement in keying.
EI3LH

Apps

Cadenza: Learn Morse by ear
Operators do not read Morse, they hear it. Cadenza teaches it that way from the first minute: one character at a time, at full speed with wider gaps, until the rhythm arrives as a letter instead of a puzzle.
Trifoil Trailblazer

Pocket Shack
Pocket Shack puts the AllStarLink network in your pocket. Connect to amateur radio repeaters and hubs around the world, listen to what’s happening, and talk with a tap, from your iPhone, Mac or Apple Watch.
Cygnus Strategy

Nexus
Nexus decodes, logs, maps, raises alerts, and shows the panadapter in one window, with one log, for one radio, or up to three.
hamradiotools.io

Morse Code Translator
Type text to get Morse code, or type dots and dashes to get text. This Morse code translator also reads code from a recording, a video or a photo, and plays any message as sound, light or vibration.
Morse Code Tools

QRPedia: The low-power radio reference, built by homebrewers
Calculators, core data, and build notes for homebrew QRP operators.
QRPedia

QSO Transcriber
The app transcribes speech on your iPhone and uses local QSO analysis to suggest callsigns, signal reports, names and QTH details.
OV9PL

DXTRA WorldStation 5.0
The WorldStation™ Hub is the breakout box for the modern receiver — it takes the radios you already own and adds AI decoding, shadow demodulation, a live panorama, and secure remote access, all from any device.
DXTRA

Upcoming Events

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June 8, 2026

11th Annual Hedy Lamarr Day Celebration
November 9, 2026

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November 9, 2026

Radio Club of America 2026 Technical Symposium & 117th Awards Banquet
November 21, 2026

Video

Installing Xara on Linux
Xara is a free, Open Source, VARA compatible HF and FM modem built natively for Linux.
KM4ACK