Discussion of AI in Ham Radio among other things.
Last year, at the Tokyo Ham Fair, Yaesu unveiled the long-awaited FTX-1F portable HF transceiver. After years of speculation, we finally have a successor to Yaesu’s venerable FT-817/818 product line on the horizon—a radio series with an impressive run of over two decades. I’ve enjoyed reading the flurry of comments that continue today from readers … Read more
By Teri KO4WFP After six months devoid of POTA/camping trips, it was time for Daisy and I to hit the road, this time returning to southwest Georgia. There are parks on that side of the state I want to activate but the travel time necessitates a longer stay. My son has two weeks off from … Read more
In this edition: AMSAT Fox-Plus CubeSat Moves Toward CDR Milestone Hacking a Motorized RV Satellite Dish for Tracking LEO Satellites AMSAT Thanks 2024 President’s Club Members ARISS News Upcoming Satellite Operations AMSAT Ambassador Activities Satellite Shorts From All Over The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT, the … Read more
In late December, I received a much-anticipated package from LnR Precision: my new MTR-3B V4 “Currahee.” Life has been hectic, so I didn’t get the opportunity to take it to the field until Thursday, January 9, 2025, when I carved out some time in my schedule. It was a chilly morning, with temperatures hovering around … Read more
Many thanks to Corey (N5YCO), for sharing the following article about his portable field radio kit, which will be featured on our Field Kit Gallery page. If you would like to share your field kit with the QRPer community, read this post. CFT1 Field Kit by Corey McDonald (N5YCO) I thought I would supply the field kit … Read more
Good Morning, Readers, Over the past few weeks, I have received messages from several of you stating that you are no longer getting email notifications via WordPress when new articles are posted on QRPer.com. I have contacted support, and they believe they may have resolved the issue. If you subscribe to new posts via WordPress, … Read more
Many thanks to Karl (K5KHK), who shares the following guest post, which initially appeared on his ham radio blog: POTA Spotting via Low Earth Orbit by Karl (K5KHK) For way too long, I have had the “Working from 200 different units” awards dangling in front of my face: I was at 197 unique parks activated. … Read more
This year, we’ve experienced some cold weather and snow at our mountain home—conditions that always seem to arrive on weekends. While we haven’t had any significant snowfall, the 2–4-inch dustings we’ve received have been enough to coat our steep and winding mountain road. Since our road is still undergoing repairs from the damage caused by … Read more
AMSAT News Service ANS-019 January 19, 2025 In this edition: * SpaceX Launches Hamsats on Rideshare Mission * Two Private Moon Landers Have Launched at Once * Blue Origin New Glenn Reaches Orbit on Its First Launch * SpaceX Success & Failure in Starship Flight 7 * Three U.S. Schools Moved Forward in ARISS Selection … Read more
Last week, we recorded an episode of the Ham Radio Workbench podcast. Our main topic was Winter Field Day, but we also discussed our plans for 2025—not just workbench projects but our overall goals and what’s on the calendar. Lately, I’ve been so focused on the present and immediate future (sorting out post-storm property repairs, … Read more