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Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 373
March 15th, 2025 | 
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FCC opens comment period on deregulating everything
A new docket “In re: Delete, Delete, Delete,” seeks comment on “every rule, regulation, or guidance document that the FCC should eliminate…”
RadioInsight
From FCC – IN RE: DELETE, DELETE, DELETE
This might be the only “seize the moment” chance for large scale reform in US Amateur Radio regulations in the 2020s.
Zero Retries
The 2025 Hamvention Award Winners
The selection process was highly competitive, given the outstanding quality of nominations submitted this year.
Hamvention
Radio Connects is 2025 ARRL Field Day theme
ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio has released the logo and theme for this year’s ARRL Field Day, June 28 – 29, 2025.
ARRL
POTA activation for International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day and the “YL POTA Party” advertised by the Young Ladies Radio League (aka: YLRL).
K8VSY
What is AmateurWire?
AmateurWire VOIP Service is a PBX phone system much like the HamShack Hotline or HamsOverIP.
The Random Wire
Snooping on the SatGus selfie satellite
The satellite is designed to take selfies of customers’ own photos in space, using a screen and a selfie camera mounted on the satellite.
RTL-SDR.com
Ground planes and automobiles—insights on mounting antennas on your vehicle
The best mobile antenna money can buy isn’t any better than the ground plane it is mounted over.
OnAllBands
Nomad Network
Off-grid, resilient mesh communication with strong encryption, forward secrecy and extreme privacy.
unsigned.io
Only the shadow (board) knows
I was briefed on this by multiple sitting Board members over the past few years.
K4FMH
KA1MUQ turns frying pan DC receiver into a double sideband transceiver
Works Idaho from California.
SolderSmoke Daily News
Video
Tapesponding
The long lost communication you’ve never heard of.
Ringway Manchester
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Approaching a milestone.
Since this is a special birthday year I thought I would buy myself something nice ham radio related. Now I am retired and on a fixed income so there is no Elecraft K4 in the picture for me. I have a great Icom 7610 and I very much enjoy CW contesting. I have been toying with the idea of operating single operator 2 vfo or SO2V as it is called. The Icom 7610 allows me to operate its VFO A and B on the same band or on separate bands. This is very handy for contesting and I have tried it and became frustrated as you only have one VFO knob on the 7610 and if you forget to select VFO B and spin the dial you lose your VFO A spot. The idea with SO2V is that VFO A is your run VFO and VFO B is your search and pounce VFO. What I needed was a separate VFO physical knob that operated VFO B.
Icom has the RC-28 and it always seemed a bit pricey to me but heck it's my big 65th so I took the plunge and purchased it. All Canadian dealers had the RC-28 on back order and the U.S. dealer had the Canadian dollar (and a few other reasons) and the shipping cost was just too much to spend. I did read on some of the IO Groups I follow of operators purchasing them on eBay from sellers in Japan. I looked into it and they were in stock also with shipping, and tax and the cost of the RC-28 it was basically the same cost as the Canadian dealers who were out of stock.
I ordered it and in less than a week it was at my door, brand new in a sealed Icom box. Happy Birthday to me! In my next post, I will be revealing my adventure connecting it to the Icom 7610!
Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 372
Field Spotter
A spotting tool for portable Amateur Radio adventures.
M0TRT
Create a receive-only APRS iGate on a Raspberry Pi
Use a cheap SDR dongle and a Raspberry Pi to make a receive-only APRS iGate in an hour.
VA7ZEB
Hidden stories behind your favorite devices at new Huntsville museum
Signals Museum of Information Explosion highlights Ham Radio.
Advance Local
CW QSO Finder
This page lists CW operators who are available for a QSO.
Ham Radio Duo
World Wide Flora & Fauna
Latest activations from multiple sources.
OH3CUF
Election ethics and bylaws of the ARRL
Are they being applied to everyone?
K4FMH
Why do people tune up on your frequency?
He seemed to get the idea and apologized.
KB6NU
It’s SSB, but maybe not quite as you know it
A combination of AM and FM to achieve polar modulation and generate SSB.
Hackaday
National Pi Day special event net
Join us on the Roc-Ham Radio Network for a pop up net celebrating National Pi Day.
Amateur Radio Daily
Video
APRSDroid deep dive
NA7Q has forked APRSDroid and added several new features.
KM4ACK
Review: Retevis MA1 Full Duplex 2/70 Mobile Transceiver
With Cross band repeat comes full duplex, meaning you can transmit on one band while listening to the other.
Tech Minds
VHF & UHF operations
Three fellow Amateur Radio contestants in portable VHF and UHF.
EA3HSL
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AmateurLogic 202: Emergency Power
Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 371
Satellite SO-124 FM repeater now active
At the request of AMSAT-EA, AMSAT has officially designated HADES-R as Spain-OSCAR 124 (SO-124).
AMSAT
KC8JCLogger: The logging software no one asked for
A terminal based POTA logging application that has interactive data collection for the QSO and rigctl functionality for aligning the radio’s settings.
KC8JC
Introducing the UCi120 Radio-Less-Node
A professional-grade USB Audio/PTT communications interface designed for applications like AllStar, EchoLink, and other push-to-talk (PTT) communications.
G1LRO
Successful transmission of an M17 text message using a CC1200 hotspot
m17msg is an M17 messaging client written in Go.
M17 Project
Chasing states
Sometimes, I just need a reason to get on the air. Specific operating goals can help with this, whatever form they take, including operating awards.
K0NR
Kent County (Md.) high school students command the HF bands
As part of the 90.5 WKHS(FM) broadcast track, its K3ARS station was used during the ARRL’s school club roundup day.
RadioWorld
24-hour Ham Radio learning marathon
India’s first 24-hour Ham Radio learning marathon saw the participation of 155 enthusiasts.
NewsDrum
Analyzing medium wave propagation during the 2023 Annular Eclipse
Thirteen radio enthusiasts across North America and Europe contributed to the study, capturing 10 Terabytes of SDR data.
SWLing Post
“Tiny Ten” Amateur Radio transceiver
A Teensy 4.1 based transceiver that makes extensive use of the OpenAudio_ArduinoLibrary.
W7PUA
No Ham reception at NAB show this year
Organizers are pausing “to reinvent the event for next year.”
Radio World
Video
Aircraft tracker with VHF airband radio
We build an aircraft tracker that can plot aircraft movement on a map in real time.
Tech Minds
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Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 370
What’s new at Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications — February 2025
It’s been more of an emotional roller coaster than I ever expected.
Zero Retries
Is a second solar max peak coming?
The most recent cycles are double peaked, with northern sunspots and southern sunspots.
Spaceweather.com
Having fun and receiver performance are not always related
The fate of analog-biased home brew radio.
Popcorn Electronics
Are you a rag chewer or a “59 73” operator?
One of the most controversial topics in Amateur Radio.
Ham Radio Outside the Box
Rising dues lifts CEO & CFO’s boats
Significant compensation adjustments occurred prior to membership dues increases.
K4FMH
Why every Ham should be an ARRL member
“You don’t know [the ARRL CEO]. I do.”
Coastal Waves & Wires
Skirt antenna helps reimagine AM radio in SoCal
“There just aren’t a lot of people around anymore who understand AM.”
RadioWorld
Listening in on Russian soldiers hijacking US military satellites
In the ’70s and ’80s, the US government launched a fleet of satellites which were simple radio repeaters in geostationary orbit.
RTL-SDR.com
DIY Yagi antenna sends LoRa signals farther
A simple Yagi antenna that can work at distances of up to 40 kilometers.
Hackaday
Video
Videos to educate and inspire Ham enthusiasts [AI content]
The series melds rich historical narratives with modern technological insights.
Ham Radio Gizmos
5 years of POTA experience revealed in 12 minutes
Five years and over 400 POTA activations later.
KB9VBR
Why mobile HF is a great option
A simple way to enjoy Ham Radio even more.
G5TM
