Amateur Radio licensing update during US government shutdown
ARRL Volunteer Examiners should continue giving exam sessions.
ARRL

Review: futureGEO Workshop 2025 in Bochum
Setting the course for the next geostationary Amateur Radio satellite.
AMSAT-DL

ISS Slow Scan TV October 3-9
ARISS Series 29 comprises 6 images to celebrate the launch of the first artificial Earth satellite in 1957.
AMSAT-UK

MicroLink EchoLink node
The smallest, cheapest way to put a radio onto the EchoLink network.
KC1FSZ

Construction of the Simple Low Profile Multiband POTA antenna
Although the antenna is described as “simple,” that term relates more to how it is deployed and its appearance than its actual construction.
Ham Radio Outside The Box

7,000 POTA QSOs at one park
This is no small feat for me.
WK4DS

Direction finding with a KrakenSDR
KrakenSDR is a 5-channel coherent RTL-SDR based software defined radio system.
RTL-SDR

Install a Ham Radio window feed-through
No-drill step-by-step.
Ham Radio Prep

Plotting RF spectrum with the LinHT
The display is so colorful, why not sprinkle it with a bit of DSP maths, generating a nice plot for us to enjoy?
M17 Project

Hurricane Helene: One year later
Amateur Radio became our family’s superpower.
K4SWL

Video

The 44Net origin story
We look back at the beginnings of 44Net, where pioneers share their contributions to putting the Internet over the airwaves.
ARDC

Easy packet radio interface
Digital interface lets you interface your dual-band rig to a Raspberry Pi or PC.
KM6LYW

ARRL – Pass The Bill
While the ARRL is pushing for this bill, I have not seen much written about what is actually IN the bill.
K0NR

MORE Project
The MORE Project is providing free access to US amateur radio courses and licensing for youth aged 12-17.
MORE Project

Radio Shack rebirth may have gone awry in alleged Ponzi-like scheme
The brand was supposed to return to new heights online only to fall afoul of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Hackaday

Urban POTA in downtown San Francisco
So many buildings, so many RF obstacles, and so much fun!
Copasetic Flow

The RSGB LoRa Balloon Challenge 2025
Checking the results showed I’d only got one packet to it, but one was enough!
Ian Renton

AM radio’s death has been grossly exaggerated
The gloomiest headlines about the medium are not justified.
RadioWorld

Novel Amateur Radio drill aids in emergency communications
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management Paducah Site has incorporated Amateur Radio into a drill for its emergency management program.
U.S. Department of Energy

Amateur Radio and Morse Code outside of the shack
How Morse Code is being used by major brands.
OnAllBands

Being on time on the Mac
A super accurate clock is critical for digital modes as we’re dealing in milliseconds and not seconds and minutes.
Andrew Woodward

Improving SW reception with a simple ground wire
A very simple lifehack for improving reception on a regular radio broadcast receiver.
SWLing Post

Video

Half-square antenna: 3.6dBi and low takeoff angle
This simple full-wavelength wire antenna has some impressive features: about 3.6 dBi of gain broadside and a low takeoff angle, making it excellent for DX.
K5OHY

I was coiling cables wrong for years
In this video I show the easy way to avoid tangles, knots, and kinks when you’re coiling cables.
Ham Radio DX

DXing at dawn
DXing from West Mersea Essex.
Ham Radio and Kayaking with 2E0WMG