Hams Watch For Meteors
After passing an exam and obtaining a license, an amateur radio operator will typically pick up a VHF ratio and start talking to other hams in their local community. From …read more Continue reading Hams Watch For Meteors
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Long-Distance Gaming Over Packet Radio
The amateur radio community often gets stereotyped as a hobby with a minimum age requirement around 70, gatekeeping airwaves from those with less experience or simply ignoring unfamiliar beginners. While …read more Continue reading Long-Distance Gaming Over Packet Radio
Enormous Metal Sculpture Becomes an Antenna
Those who have worked with high voltage know well enough that anything can be a conductor at high enough voltages. Similarly, amateur radio operators will jump at any chance to …read more Continue reading Enormous Metal Sculpture Becomes an Antenna
Giant galaxy redefined after flipping jet to point straight at Earth
Astronomers have had to reclassify a bright radio galaxy in the sky after it was found to have redirected a jet of radiation straight towards Earth. The event marks the first observation of a reorientation so dramatic that it changes the category a gal… Continue reading Giant galaxy redefined after flipping jet to point straight at Earth
Review: XHDATA D-219 Short Wave Radio Receiver
As any radio amateur will tell you, the world of radio abounds with exciting possibilities. Probably the simplest pursuit of them all is that of the SWL, or short wave …read more Continue reading Review: XHDATA D-219 Short Wave Radio Receiver
Building A Communications Grid with LoRaType
Almost all of modern society is built around various infrastructure, whether that’s for electricity, water and sewer, transportation, or even communication. These vast networks aren’t immune from failure though, and …read more Continue reading Building A Communications Grid with LoRaType
Astronomers detect shockwaves in colossal cosmic web
If you could zoom way, way out to look at the universe at its largest scale, you’d see that it’s made up of a colossal cosmic web. Now, astronomers have detected shockwaves moving through this web, providing new insights into large-scale magnetic field… Continue reading Astronomers detect shockwaves in colossal cosmic web
What’s Going To Happen To Legacy Broadcast Bands When The Lights Go Out?
Our smartphones have become our constant companions over the last decade, and it’s often said that they have been such a success because they’ve absorbed the features of so many …read more Continue reading What’s Going To Happen To Legacy Broadcast Bands When The Lights Go Out?
Antenna Hidden in Holiday Lights Skirts HOA Rules
For all their supposed benefits, homeowner’s associations (HOAs) have a reputation of quickly turning otherwise quaint neighborhoods into a sort of Stanford prison experiment, as those who get even the …read more Continue reading Antenna Hidden in Holiday Lights Skirts HOA Rules
Hunting for Space Pirates
Ever since the first artificial satellite was launched into orbit, radio operators around the world have been tuning in to their space-based transmissions. Sputnik 1 only sent back pulses of …read more Continue reading Hunting for Space Pirates