Discussion of AI in Ham Radio among other things.
Many thanks to Michael (BD4AAQ) who shares the following guest post which was also cross-published on the SWLing Post: Titbits of SEANET (South East Asia Amateur Radio Network) by Michael (BD4AAQ) On 3rd October 2024, the 48th SEANET Convention was finally convened in Negombo, Sri Lanka. The SEANET convention, a gathering of a group of … Read more
Veterans Day Thoughts: Activating from the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Veterans Day 2024 dawned gray and overcast in northwest Pennsylvania, so I decided to spend some time working on the next field report from our 6-week trip through the states of the American West. It occurred to me that spending some of my holiday … Read more
Two days before Hurricane Helene impacted western North Carolina (Wednesday, September 25, 2024), I stopped by the Blue Ridge Parkway for a quick POTA activation to thoroughly test my MTR-3B self-contained field kit. This was crucial, as I had plans to conduct multiple SOTA activations during the 2024 W4 SOTA campout in north Georgia the … Read more
As always there are lots of links within the article. Click one! Click them all! Learn all the things! Dear readers, admittedly the title is clickbait, but I assure you that there is truth behind it. As you already know, I occasionally travel for work and lately I’ve been working inside a correctional institution for … Read more
In this edition: * AMSAT OSCAR-7 50th Anniversary – A Testbed for Saving Lives * Another Batch of CubeSatSim Kits Available Soon in AMSAT Store * SpaceX Dragon Fires Thrusters to Boost ISS Orbit for the First Time * SEAQUE Quantum Tech Arrives at ISS for Groundbreaking Demo * Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for … Read more
Many thanks to Brian (K3ES) who shares the following guest post: Six Weeks and 7300 Miles: Activating on the Road by Brian (K3ES) This article gives an overview of a driving trip across the United States and back that included activation of Parks on the Air (POTA) entities in 21 states along the way. We … Read more
Please note that this POTA (Parks On The Air) activation took place on September 19, 2024—eight days before Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina. This is one of a few field reports and activation videos I’ll be sharing that took place before Helene’s arrival. As I mentioned in my last field report, I haven’t been … Read more
By Teri KO4WFP In my last article, I activated Hanging Rock Battleground State Historic Site and then Glenn and I spent the evening at an Airbnb in Camden, South Carolina. Monday, October 14th was the last day of our trip. There was no way this POTA Babe was missing out on an activation on the … Read more
AMSAT News Service ANS-315 November 10, 2024 In this edition: Celebrating AO-7: First Earth-Space-Space-Earth Relay Communications September/October 2024 Issue of The AMSAT Journal Available 2024 AMSAT Symposium Proceedings Available to AMSAT Members ASRTU-1 Satellite With FM Transponder Launched MO-122 Telemetry Beacon Level and Update – November 9, 2024 ARISS SSTV Event Changes to AMSAT TLE … Read more
Many thanks to Dave (K1SWL) who shares the following field report: A Bare-bones POTA Outing by Dave Benson (K1SWL) It started with a one-of-a-kind homebrew project and mushroomed from there. I was returning to my roots with a Direct-conversion rig and it hooked me in our recent ARRL Field Day event in June. It acquitted … Read more