Amateur Radio Weekly 02MAR2024

[Richard VE3OZW]

Issue 321 March 2nd, 2024

Top links

Inclusivity in Amateur Radio
ARRL CEO David Minster responds to open letter from 45 Hams.
W0RMT

2024 Amateur Radio Booklet
A summary of all the needed data when you are operating. The booklet covers all the IARU regions.
NoelM

RSGB updates list of HF beacons [PDF]
Worldwide list of HF beacons updated January 2024.
RSGB

International Space Station targets 2030 for end of life
NASA requests funding for $1 Billion to deorbit the ISS.
SpaceRef

Carlos goes under the knife
Carlos has gone through several iterations since I got him. First I swapped out the 2, 5-pole filters for 5, 8-pole filters.
KK4Z

Chit in the Game
How low can we go before the large equipment manufacturers and dealers quit the hobby?
KE9V

Repairing a dead Kenwood TS-850S
They suffer from an ailment that has struck down many pieces of electronic gear from that same era: Capacitor Plague.
KA7OEI

Simple Arduino rotary tuning knob for SDR
Using an Arduino UNO R4 Minima.
Marxy's musing on technology

Ham Radio tech: EchoLink & Broadcastify
You can access EchoLink with a radio, computer, or mobile device.
OnAllBands

Experiencing Knife Edge diffraction
In short, when radio waves hit an edge, it bends and goes all over the place.
Nuclearrambo

IndiaRocketGirl receives FengYun-2H S-VISSR satellite images
Build a satellite dish and feed to receive FengYun-2H S-VISSR signals and get beautiful full disk images of the earth.
RTL-SDR

Video

Alaska POTA fly-in
Activating a remote park via plane.
KL7EC

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