As is tradition, the last issue of the year takes a look back at the most popular links from the past 12 months. 2022 was an abbreviated year (ARW spun back up in April), but plenty of great articles were published in the past 9 months. So without further delay, here are the top links measured by number of clicks for 2022!

The most clicked links of 2022

1. TAP: A Morse Code alternative
This mode has roots in ancient Greece.
SV3ORA

2. KrakenSDR locates a repeater jammer in 1 hour
Using the KrakenSDR Radio Direction Finder, we were at his house in 60 minutes.
RTL-SDR.com

3. Sun is more active than NASA predicted
It could be in its strongest cycle since records began.
Forbes

4. sBitx: The SDR for the homebrewer
$100 40 Watt HF transceiver based on a Raspberry Pi.
VU2ESE

5. Taking a long hard look at our community
Without the efforts of each individual amateur, our worldwide license to experiment is doomed.
VK6FLAB

6. An economical solar kit for a 100W Ham Station
These starter kits can be easily expanded with a larger battery and additional series or parallel cells.
AE5X

7. Morsle: The daily Morse code challenge
You have 21 tries to guess the word
Morsle

8. Icom announces IC-905 SHF SDR transceiver
The IC-905 covers 144MHz, 430Mhz, 1.2GHz, 2.4GHz, 5.6GHz and (with the help of an optional module) 10GHz.
QRPblog

9. Why I quit QRP (and maybe shouldn’t have)
For many years I was a dedicated QRP operator, then came along the gloomy depths of the solar minimum.
Ham Radio Outside the Box

10. Yes, Amateur Radio is still a thing: Here’s why
With great power comes greater responsibility, and Amateur Radio is no exception.
Electronics360

Bill introduced to replace symbol rate limit with bandwidth limit
Congresswoman Lesko introduced a bill to require the FCC to replace the current HF digital symbol rate limit with a 2.8 kHz bandwidth limit.
ARRL

Geostationary Amateur satellite in the works?
Zero Retries outlines the possibility of a QO-100 equivalent for the western hemisphere.
N8GNJ

LoRa: Field testing antennas
Determine which will suit your long-range needs.
Sparkfun

Lets Dump RS(T) Signal Reports
How much use is a signal report – really?
Ham Radio Outside the Box

In a future filled with electric cars, AM radio may be left behind
BMW, Tesla, Audi, Porsche, Volkswagen, and Volvo have removed AM radio from their electric vehicles.
New York Times

X-Mas CW Jokes
Celebrate the festive season in style: sending each other jokes in CW.
M0KTZ

Too good to be true LiFePO4 battery prices?
AE5X

Guide to Ham Radio weather watching
One does not have to be a Ham to participate in the SKYWARN program.
OnAllBands

10 meter beacon DXing
MW DXing is great, but that involves DXing primarily during the night time and early morning hours.
SWLing Post

Mid-Winter Sporadic-E opening on 28 MHz
What caught my attention was the fact that the skip distance was short for 10m.
EI7GL

Jim’s Elecraft KX2 leg mount
I recently came up with a new way (for me) to hold the KX2 when I am out in the field.
QRPer

Video

Using a drone to put up a dipole antenna
Instructional video on putting up a dipole antenna using a Mavic Pro DJI Drone.
Human Geno Project

KrakenSDR locates a repeater jammer in 1 hour
Using the KrakenSDR Radio Direction Finder, we were the jammer’s house in 60 minutes.
RTL-SDR.com

WTWW signs off permanently
Some programming moves to WRMI.
CQ Newsroom

I used modern digital modes and I have mixed feelings
I will be honest though, I am kind of stuck in the past.
WK4DS Amateur Radio Blog

What ever happened to Ramsey Electronics?
On November 10th 1999, Ramsey Electronics of Victor, New York, was raided by the United States Customs Service.
AE5X

How to find out if your common mode current choke really works
Due to the skin effect current can flow along the inner surface of the coax shield as well as the outer surface.
Ham Radio Outside the Box

Listening for the CAS-5A Chinese satellite at 435 MHz
It’s an unusual satellite in that it has transponders with a downlink in the 70cm band and uplinks on the 2m VHF band and the 15m HF band.
EI7GL

Where VOA’s broadcast infrastructure stands today
Shortwave retains a role in serving particularly difficult-to-reach audiences.
Radio World

Why scan?
The content that can be heard on scanners is, on occasion, astonishing.
SWLing Post

Video

10m Contest recording
Featuring VR2XAN, ZL4CZ, EI7M, HS0ZET.
PB4ES

Sam Mulvey shows you how to FM radio
All about setting up the low-power FM radio station KTQA in Tacoma, WA.
Hackaday

HAM
Get to know the culture of Montana radio enthusiasts and their deep passion for ham radio.
PBS

Does my old screen door tune?
What I do with anything metal: See if it tunes as an antenna.
AI6YR

BBC preparing to go online-only over next decade
The BBC is preparing to shut down its traditional television and radio broadcasts as it becomes an online-only service.
The Guardian

Maverick-603: Affordable, Open Source FT8 receiver
The Maverick-603 FT8 receiver is a rare project that bridges Amateur Radio and open source chip design.
Crowd Supply

The end of AM radio in your car?
Sen. Ed Markey sent off letters to 20 different car manufacturers asking to keep AM radio around in future models.
Boston.com

Experiments in Japan at 5600 MHz and 10 GHz using the ICOM IC-905
ICOM staff in Japan conducted some experiments over a 25km obstructed path on the 5.6 GHz and 10 GHz microwave bands.
EI7GL

Construction begins on worlds largest radio telescope
The Square Kilometer Array Observatory has been 30 years in the making.
Space.com

DEF CON 30 RF Talks: Designing antennas, tracking military ghost helicopters
DEF CON is a yearly conference with a focus on information security.
RTL-SDR.com

Ham Radio phraseology on U.S. submarines
Did he say QSL?
AE5X

3Y0J: A DXpedition to the most remote uninhabited island on Earth
It is an inhospitable and hard-to-reach island that is rarely visited by humans.
OnAllBands

Why I log with pencil and paper
That’s what works for me and I’m sticking with it – even in the 21st Century.
Ham Radio Outside the Box

Keeping an Icom IC-705 cool during long FT8 sessions
It’s a 3-inch square fan like you’d find in a computer or some other electronic devices.
QRPer

Video

Why the tallest tower on earth collapsed
The worlds tallest structure at 646 metres (2,120.7 ft) from 1974 until its collapse on 8 August 1991.
Kult America

Open-Source passive radar taken down for regulatory reasons
KrakenRF team has stumbled into an arms-trafficing legal roadblock for their KrakenSDR-based passive radar code.
Hack A Day

Turn a 20+ year old Yaesu FT-817 into a CW mean machine
It was quickly becoming clear to me that my humble FT-817 couldn’t cut the mustard in the world of serious CW operating.
Ham Radio Outside the Box

FCC OKs Ham-Military QSOs for Pearl Harbor Day
The FCC has approved an ARRL request to permit contacts to be made between amateur stations and military stations.
CQ Newsroom

Can you handle yet another ‘OTA?
Coming soon to a body of fresh water near you.
AE5X

40 MHz beacon in Denmark off air due to electricity costs
OZ7IGY has an annual electricity bill of more than 2,800 EUR.
EI7GL

FCC Commissioner advocates for preservation of AM Radio
FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington said AM radio is an “indispensable resource.”
Radio World

Turning a trailer wiring harness into ready-made ground radials
Now we have four 25 foot radials. Bonus was all were different colors. Easy to untangle.
QRPer

Raspberry NOAA V2 Edition 2023 image released
Raspberry Pi automated NOAA and Meteor weather satellite capture.
RTL-SDR.com

How to repair a broken solar panel
I learned that solar panels have bypass diodes and that if one fails, it will cause reduced output on a solar panel.
Mikes Tech Blog WB8ERJ

222 MHz: Is anybody there?
Amateur Radio on 222 MHz has endured several reallocations and other changes through the years.
On All Bands

Video

Building your own electric motor
Hannah Fry delves into the inner workings of electric motors.
BBC

Innovative use of screwdriver antenna
Would counterpoises work better if the radials where pointed down at a 45 degree angle?
David Casler