Discussion of AI in Ham Radio among other things.
by Teri (KO4WFP) Daisy and I awoke the morning of Thursday, July 18, ready to attempt our third SOTA activation of this trip. Today we’d head to Mount Jefferson State Natural Area (US-3846), a short drive from New River State Park. Along the drive, I spied quite a few farms for Christmas trees. Mount Jefferson … Read more
On Friday afternoon (August 16, 2024), after dropping off one daughter at her volunteer job and the other at Shakespeare class, my wife and I had about 90 minutes of free time before the next scheduled activity. We opted to visit the Sycamore Flats Picnic Area in Pisgah National Forest (US-4510) so that I could … Read more
Many thanks to Mike (KG4MTN) who notes: Hi Thomas, Just a note to let you know that digikey has a supply of Ham Radio Workbench DC Power Strips in stock, 43 at the time I reviewed. Product number is HRWB101. Thought you might want to let your audience know. These are neat little kits, I … Read more
AMSAT News Service ANS-231 August 18, 2024 In this edition: Registration Now Open for the 42nd Annual AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting Call for Papers AMSAT Board of Directors Election Underway AMSAT Mail Alias Service to End August 31, 2024 Changes to AMSAT TLE Distribution for August 16, 2024 ARISS News Upcoming Satellite … Read more
by Teri (KO4WFP) I woke on day four (Wednesday, July 17) of my North Carolina camping and POTA trip, determined for it to be a better day. The three unsuccessful activations were actually a good thing. It put me on notice that I had fallen into my past habit of scheduling to the max. Sometimes … Read more
by Anthony (M7TAW) Introduction After the success that was my first ever activations at Devil’s Punch Bowl, I’d earmarked another close by POTA spot for my second activation. This one had an unusually low number of activations, given the local activity in surrounding parks. I just figured maybe it’s a bit out the way and … Read more
Many thanks to Christian (IX1CKN) who shares the following field report: POTA Friends Meet to Activate IT-0737 by Christian (IX1CKN) With Andrea (IW0HK) in Turin for a few days, it would have been a shame not to use Sunday for a POTA activation, recreating the “Multicountry Rove” team that participated in the Friedrichshafen Fair. Our chosen destination, … Read more
by Teri (KO4WFP) As my friend Jon KC1FUU says “Some days are diamonds, some are stone.” The third day (Tuesday, July 16) of my North Carolina trip definitely fell into the “stone” category. The day began nice enough with a slow but steady pace. As our next overnight stay was at Lake James State Park, … Read more
AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin ANS-226 August 13, 2024 In this edition: Registration Now Open for the 42nd Annual AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting Call for Papers The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur … Read more
My buddy Jonathan (KM4CFT) made a big announcement this morning. He’s been working tirelessly since the start of the year, designing and testing a brand-new field-portable CW transceiver he’s dubbed the CFT1. As of this morning, you can purchase the transceiver kit on HamGadgets.com. A little backstory Jonathan first mentioned his plans to design a … Read more