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Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 440

Cale K4HCK — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:00:07 +0000

Will RADE be the next SSB? RADE occupies half the bandwidth of a SSB signal and reportedly provides more natural-sounding speech. ARRL MacWinlink–A native macOS client for Winlink The goal of MacWinlink is to provide feature parity with Winlink Express. Winlink Vanity call applications: Do your homework 37% of applications contained one or more errors. […]

West Over Lemhi Pass

Bob KØNR — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:06:00 +0000

We continued on our trip along the Lewis and Clark National Historical Trail, traveling across Montana and seeing many of the famous Lewis and Clark sites. We completed another 10 Parks On The Air activations along the way. The expedition took two diff...

LHS Episode #631: FreeDV and RADE with Mooneer Salem K6AQ

Russ K5TUX — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:20:10 +0000

Hello and welcome back everyone! You're joining us for episode 631 of Linux in the Ham Shack, the most terrific amateur radio podcast on the internet! This week we're sharing news about what has been going on in our lives, as well as chatting with our special guest, Mooneer Salem, K6AQ, who is giving us all the updates on FreeDV and RADE.

How to fix your gadget Blogs I follow using HTML

Mike VE9KK — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 11:35:10 +0000

I have been asked by a few bloggers for the details on what I did to overcome the issue with the blogs I follow widget with Blogger blogs not working. So below are the details of that I and AI together came up with. Those of you who have a b...

ICQPodcast Episode 493 – What makes an Radio Antenna Fail?

Colin M6BOY — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 08:42:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief, and the episode's feature is What makes an Antenna Fail?

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ICQPodcast Episode 493 – What makes an Radio Antenna Fail?

Colin M6BOY — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 08:42:00 +0000

We would like to thank Daryll McCaffery (VK6DMC) and our and monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate

AmateurLogic 221: The Night The Lights Went Out

George W5JDX — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 03:49:30 +0000

AmateurLogic.TV Episode 221 is now available for download. The live stream is running and everything is going a planned. What’s the worst that could happen? Power Failure! Thanks to emergency preparedness, the show goes on. Watch our memories of Huntsville Hamfest 2026. Emile fixes stuff and saves a buck. Download YouTube In this episode of … Continue reading

Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 439

Cale K4HCK — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 12:00:09 +0000

FCC ISM rules may shatter LoRa mesh communities How have Meshtastic and MeshCore gotten as far as they have without realizing that they may be in violation of regulations that date back to the 1980s? Hackaday Helioclock Review: An in-depth look at a well-crafted situational awareness display A beautiful and well-designed display piece that gives […]

RaDAR Love…

Frank K4FMH — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:15:46 +0000

The Dutch rock band, Golden Earring’s classic hit, Radar Love, struck my mind when I received this email from my friend and ICQ Podcast listener, Greg Lane N4KGL, this morning. I was doing my fast-pace walk for cardio training when I saw the notification drop on my Apple Watch. Greg wasn’t thinking of this “radar,” […]

Seek and you shall find.

Mike VE9KK — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:11:40 +0000

If you’ve been visiting my blog, you might have noticed that my sidebar "Blogs I follow" list has stopped updating with the most recent posts. I have been doing some reading and checking with other Blogger who use Blogger and they has the s...

On The Trail

Bob KØNR — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:00:47 +0000

Our journey on the Lewis and Clark National Historical Trail started at the Gateway Arch National Park in St Louis. The arch is a well known structure and tourist attraction with excellent museum at its base, focused on the western expansion of the US....

LHS Episode #630: The Weekender CXLIII

Russ K5TUX — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:19:31 +0000

Hello and welcome back everyone! You're joining us for episode 630, our 143rd Weekender, of Linux in the Ham Shack, the most terrific amateur radio podcast on the internet! This week we're sharing news about what has been going on in our lives, as well talking about the random topic that our topic wheel hands us - and some hedonistic exploits!

Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 438

Cale K4HCK — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 12:00:16 +0000

APRS Connect A new APRS client for Android, built around conversations rather than a packet console. APRS Connect The next version of the M17 specification The proposed V3 meets the goals set out for it, but are there any downsides? M17 Project AST SpaceMobile’s 800 MHz trial wraps up — But the 70cm interference story […]

“Jim I’m only a doctor”

Mike VE9KK — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 18:36:31 +0000

When I opened up HamClock today I was reminded that September 8th is Star Trek day. I had the USS Enterprise NCC 1701 slowly moving across my screen on HamClock. Hats off to those at Open HamClock Back-end for making this happen.

LHS Episode #629: Gamified Learning Part 2

Russ K5TUX — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:42:58 +0000

Hello and welcome back everyone! You're joining us for episode 629 of Linux in the Ham Shack, the most terrific amateur radio podcast on the internet! This week we're sharing news about what has been going on in our lives, as well as the second part of our featured topic! 73 de LHS Team

ICQPodcast Episode 492 – Which Hotspot

Colin M6BOY — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 08:43:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief, and the episode's feature is Which Hotspot.

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Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 437

Cale K4HCK — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:00:56 +0000

Unveiled at Tokyo Ham Fair 2026: Introducing the new Icom IC-7110 The new IC-7110 succeeds the popular IC-7100 combining a versatile HF/50/70/144/430MHz all-band mobile design with a vibrant 4.3-inch colour touchscreen and advanced dualwatch capabilities. Icom Ceefax Station Old-school Ceefax teletext pages — on your PC, and optionally over Amateur Radio. M7TJF Call sign WB4MZ0 […]

A Lewis & Clark POTA Journey

Bob KØNR — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 02:31:39 +0000

For years, Joyce/K0JJW and I have talked about following the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail. The main idea is to do a road trip, starting in St Louis, near the Gateway Arch and follow 3,700 miles of river, prairie, mountain, and forest to the ...

The Communicator: September – October 2026

John VE7TI — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:05:42 +0000

Welcome to The CommunicatorWelcome to the September-October 2026 issue of The Communicator. Dive into the latest issue of The SARC Communicator, a bumper edition brimming with technical innovation, operating field reports, and rich radio history f...

Ham College 143

George W5JDX — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 04:55:37 +0000

Ham College episode 143 is now available for download. General Exam Questions Part 4 G1D – Volunteer Examiners and Volunteer Examiner Coordinators, temporary identification, element credit, remote operation. https://hamcollege.tv Download YouTube Key Topics Discussed: Volunteer Examiners (VEs) and VEC: The hosts explain the requirements for becoming an accredited Volunteer Examiner (0:24:57-0:26:28), including age limits and … Continue reading

LHS Episode #628: Gamified Learning Part 1

Russ K5TUX — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:08:13 +0000

Hello and welcome back everyone! You're joining us for episode 628 of Linux in the Ham Shack, the most terrific amateur radio podcast on the internet! This week we're sharing news about what has been going on in our lives, as well as a featured topic! 73 de LHS Team

Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 436

Cale K4HCK — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 12:00:23 +0000

SpotHole Spothole is an aggregator of Amateur Radio spots from DX clusters and outdoor activity programmes. It’s free for anyone to use and includes an API that developers can build other applications on. M0TRT Zero Retries Digital Conference (ZRDC) 2026 to bring Amateur Radio technology and innovation to San Ramon ZRDC 2026 Registration is open! […]

LHS Episode #627: The Dumpster Returns

Russ K5TUX — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:31:25 +0000

Hello and welcome back everyone! You're joining us for episode 627 of Linux in the Ham Shack, the most terrific amateur radio podcast on the internet! This week we're sharing news about what has been going on in our lives, as well as covering topics in Amateur radio, Open Source/Linux and even some Github Dumpster Diving! 73 de LHS Team

ICQPodcast Episode 491 – The Science of Making Distant Contacts

Colin M6BOY — Sat, 22 Aug 2026 19:54:00 +0000

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Frank Howell (K4FMH) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief, and the episode's feature is The ...

Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 435

Cale K4HCK — Sat, 22 Aug 2026 12:00:34 +0000

Hunstville Hamfest this weekend For the first time since 2007, we will again host the ARRL National Convention. Hunstville Hamfest Ham donates $1 million to ARRL Entrepreneur and Amateur Radio operator invests in the next generation of problem solvers. ARRL Making Hams of hackers Facilitating Tech classes at DEFCON and Hackers on Planet Earth (HOPE). […]