Discussion of AI in Ham Radio among other things.
On Sunday, June 22, we spent the day in Québec City enjoying a local farmer’s market, visiting a café, catching up with friends, and taking a long walk in the woods. Somehow, we managed to return to our condo in St-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Québec, by 3:30 in the afternoon. My wife and daughters decided to spend some … Read more
by Brian (K3ES) Sometimes life gets in the way of putting Parks on the Air (POTA). But sometimes, you just need to find a way to fit it in. In northwest Pennsylvania, spring and early summer have been damp, with April showers seeming to extend through May, June, and into July. The middle week of … Read more
AMSAT News Service ANS-201 July 20, 2025 In this edition: 2025 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Underway Discuss Amateur Satellite Topics on Digital Voice Reflectors AMSAT-UK Supports Student Payload on Sub-Orbital Launch from Oman Comments on AST & Science, LLC Application to Use 430-440 MHz Due July 21 May/June 2025 Edition of The AMSAT Journal … Read more
As many of you know, our family has been traveling quite a bit this summer. A few weeks ago, I received a couple of surprise items in the mail that each gave me a good chuckle—for entirely different reasons. Big Badge, Bigfoot The first item was especially unique. One of our community members here, Ken … Read more
I woke up on the morning of June 19, 2025, expecting to see rain when I opened the door to our balcony at the condo in St-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Québec. Instead, it was a bit overcast, but quite dry. I checked my weather app and saw that the forecast had pushed the rain—which I expected to begin … Read more
by Micah (N4MJL) March 18th, 2025, I successfully activated the Oklahoma City National Memorial (US-8115). I typically get a few activation photos and post them to the POTA Facebook group, so that hunters get the chance to see the other side of the hobby. I have always enjoyed seeing other activators’ radio setups in the … Read more
Many thanks to André (VE2ZDX) who just shared two excellent tutorials for his free online ham radio tools: For the Learn Morse Code tool: Click here to view on YouTube. For the ADIF to YouTube Tool: Click here to view on YouTube. Thanks for sharing this, André! Readers: You can explore all of André’s free … Read more
In this edition: * ARISS SSTV Event Starts July 14 * Registration Opens for 43rd Annual AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting * ARISS Call for Proposals for School Contacts Began July 9 * 2025 President’s Club Members Hit $65,000 YTD * SDR Provides New Capabilities For Next AMSAT CubeSats * Changes to AMSAT-NA … Read more
Many thanks to Scott (VA3EKR) who shares the following guest post which was originally posted on his blog: July 17—18, 2025. Lake Erie POTA Mini-vacation by Scott (VA3EKR) The Plan I had the Monday and Tuesday off from work, as an extended July 4th. Unfortunately both my daughter and wife had to work, and we also have some … Read more
On June 17, 2025—two days after we arrived at our condo in St-Ferréol-les-Neiges—we drove to Québec City to pick up a few provisions. My wife loves exploring thrift stores and had mentioned on the way into town that she’d enjoy popping by one before we returned that day. My POTA brain immediately pinged because I … Read more