Amateur Radio Weekly 15FEB2025

[Richard VE3OZW]

Issue 369 February 15, 2025

Top links
Introducing wen goat  app
App tracks progress toward SOTA Mountain Goat award.
GM5ALX

RigExpert’s administrative office destroyed in Russian missile attack
All employees are safe and production remains intact.
RigExpert

The coming 21st century Amateur Radio networking revolution
Amateur Radio is poised to experience the equivalent of the Packet Radio Revolution, but in the 21st century, with 21st century technology.
Zero Retries

HamCation presentation shows how to ramp up club participation
KN2D gave a presentation on how to increase your club’s member participation. He’s a marketing guy by profession, and it shows.
KB6NU

The unlikely story behind Mauritius’ first satellite
How a small island nation built and deployed its first satellite.
ZME Science

Building an automated NavTex receiver using a Raspberry Pi and SDRplay
NavTex is a safety and navigational information radio text broadcast system for mariners.
RTL-SDR

SatNOGS network has reached 11 million observations
The 11 millionth observation received data from satellite Orbcomm FM113.
SatNOGS

Eric’s go-to low-cost, self-supporting antenna system for POTA
A 28½’ end-fed random wire (EFRW) antenna with three 17’ counterpoise wires.
QRPer

“H” is for Heathkits and Hams
The 1970s was a period of sustained growth for the Heath Company.
EE Journal

Video

Hamcation floor walk 2025
Take a walk with me around the main building at Hamcation 2025.
KM4ACK

Grimeton Radio Station - The early days of wireless communication in Sweden
A film about the history and function of the radio station.
wocomoTRAVEL

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