Amateur Radio Weekly 03AUG2024

[Richard VE3OZW]

Issue 342 August 3rd, 2024

Top links

Sunspot counts hit a 23-year high
The sun is partying like it's 2001.
SpaceWeather.com

Climate change and Amateur Radio
It is an important topic and it does affect many aspects of our Amateur Radio hobby.
The Random Wire

SolarHam
Providing real time space weather news and data from various sources, all in one location for easy navigation.
VE3EN

Help me make a Ham zine
Let's make this a community effort.
KB6NU

Charging your laptop or tablet off-grid
I always suggest taking an adapter which has a minimum of 60-watts, 5-20 volt 3-5 amps on the USB-C power delivery port.
Off Grid Ham

Beyond the beacon: Discovering the unexpected benefits of WSPR
You can use the data that's generated by the WSPR network to check your own antenna's performance for transmitting and receiving.
QRPer

Unexpected X- and C-shaped structures in the atmosphere
When bubbles, crests or solar storms disrupt the plasma distribution in the ionosphere, radio signals passing through the atmospheric layer can be changed, lost or fade away.
CNN

Video

D-Star, DMR, C4FM, explained
For newcomers in digital Amateur Radio communications, getting familiar with all the terms, modes, and reflectors can be very confusing.
Laboenligne.ca

Introduction to mobile POTA operations
A guide to activations in the park.
Ham Radio Prep

Contesting for Technicians
HF contesting for Technician Class Ham Radio Operators.
W1DED

History of an FCC monitoring station
With a Former FCC trainer, Ham, and engineer
Ham Radio Perspectives

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