Amateur Radio Weekly 31AUG2024

[Richard VE3OZW]

Issue 345 August 31st, 2024

Top links

Yaesu, Icom & Kenwood highlight new transceivers
The big three Amateur Radio transceiver manufacturers each featured new radios at Ham Fair in Japan this past week.
Amateur Radio Daily

QRP success story
We all have these cherished moments that make our hobby so wonderful.
VE3IPS

ARRL urges protecting the Amateur Radio 902-928 MHz band
A Petition for Rulemaking filed by NextNav Inc. to completely reconfigure the 902-928 MHz band.
ARRL

mpad: Multi-Purpose APRS Daemon
WX/METAR/TAF/CWOP reports, satellite & other celestial data, find the nearest repeater to my position, user coordinates & distance, etc.
mpad

Finding joy in the journey
A missed SOTA hike leads to a relaxing POTA activation
QRPer

NRAO offers free Ham Radio Technician and General courses
NRAO is now offering self-paced Amateur Radio license study courses for both the Technician and General class licenses.
ARDC

A simple but effective receiving loop antenna
Coaxial loops like this one provide enhanced resistance to electrical noise.
Hackaday

Is inflation making off grid power too expensive?
The lower cost of lithium batteries and solar panels partially offset the increased cost of controllers and copper wire.
Off Grid Ham

Ham Radio still alive and kicking in Wyoming
Casey Freund of Thermopolis, Wyoming, goes by the call sign KC7E, but that's not his TikTok handle.
Cowboy State Daily

Video

DIY Moxon/Yagi antenna for Ham Radio satellite QSOs
Build one for under $100, including the radio.
W2PAK

Amateur Radio balloon launch
Hämeenlinnan radioamatööri kerhon oh3aa pallon lähetys 2024.
OH3AA

Stealth Ham Radio antenna the HOA will never find
Rain downspout gutter antenna breaking pileups.
HOA Ham

Did you receive this email as a forward?

Sign-up here

Amateur Radio Weekly is curated by K4HCK.
Do you have an interesting item to share? Email us!
Thank you for reading.
73
Friends of the Newsletter | View the archive | Follow on Mastodon

Explore the Ham Weekly Network

Amateur Radio Weekly | NetFinder | Amateur Radio Daily