Amateur Radio Weekly 19OCT2024

[Richard VE3OZW]

Issue 352 October 19th, 2024

Top links

Turn your Android phone into a modern Ham Radio transceiver
Free, open source software & hardware homebrew VHF radio.
KV4P

NASA, NOAA: Sun reaches maximum phase in 11-year solar cycle
This announcement doesn't mean that this is the peak of solar activity we’ll see this solar cycle.
NASA

Scientists say they've figured out a way to intercept alien radio signals
It could be used to pick up on communications that weren't intended to reach deep space.
The Byte

How Ham Radio endures - and remains a disaster lifeline - in the iPhone era
When disaster strikes, and conventional communication systems fail, Amateur Ham Radio operators step in to bridge the gap.
ZDNet

Radio towers causing problems for residents of northern Kentucky neighborhood
Residents of a northern Kentucky neighborhood said radio signals from nearby towers are causing all kinds of issues.
Spectrum News 1

USA Radio Orienteering Championship concludes
Medals were awarded to the top three finishers in each class of competition.
The Sun Times News

The future of emcomm
There are two important technology disruptions showing up in North Carolina: satellite-based internet (Starlink) and mobile-phone-to-satellite text messaging.
K0NR

Do you name your radios?
Lucy and Linus, the brother and sister, are both Yaesu VX-7s that were my workhorse HTs during the 2013 Southern Alberta Floods.
QRPer

Jamboree On The Air brings Scouts around the world together
Jamboree On The Air is the world's largest Scouting event.
ARRL

Making your first simplex contact on Ham Radio
Simplex is essentially one radio communicating directly with another on the same frequency, with no need for repeaters or additional equipment.
Ham Radio Prep

Video

How net control radio operators saved lives after Hurricane Helene
Tonight I welcome Dan, K2DMG, and Thomas, K4SWL, who live in one of the several areas that were devastated by Hurricane Helene.
Ham Radio 2.0

The Truth about SWR: Debunking the myths and misunderstandings
Is there really such a thing as perfect SWR and does it really matter?
DX Engineering

Sunset flight over Mount Olympus with Ham Radio operations
Conducted 2-meter FM radio operations throughout the flight.
W7NY

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