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Amateur radio in the news: Sending Dogecoin via HF radio

DOGE transaction sent via radio using a protocol called Radio Doge DOGE is not the first cryptocurrency to be sent via radio transmission. Concepts such as mesh networking, amateur radio equipment and...

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Is Field Day still relevant?

I always enjoy Field Day, and this year was no exception.But, as I sat there, punching call signs into N1MM and watching my log and the logs of the other networked stations, it occurred to me that...

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Amateur radio in the news: Taiwan prepares for Chinese invasion, DE hams...

If China declares war, these ham radio enthusiasts could be crucial Photo: Annabelle Chih / For The Times TAIPEI, Taiwan — On Tuesday nights, BX2AN sits near the Xindian River, motionless but for his...

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Should this guy get a license?

I recently got an email from a fellow who writes: We are new to Ham radio and before we spend money on a license we would like to know how to set up our radios so we can at least communicate with each...

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Amateur radio in the news: Radio rescue highlights hobby, vegetarian-friendly...

Amateur radio-aided rescue highlights useful hobby BUFFALO [Wyoming] — Two miles from U.S. Highway 16, a Nebraska man drove his truck through Crazy Woman Canyon before he slid off the road on Halloween...

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Amateur radio in the news: Ham radio helps rescue lost hiker, passing traffic...

Ham radio repeater connects lost hiker with help BELMONT, NH — Off trail, after sundown, as the temperature and snowflakes are falling, and with a dead cellphone, it seemed that all factors were...

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NIST studies first-responder communications needs

This article was published by NIST yesterday. I think that if amateur radio wants to remain relevant in emergency communications, someone needs to be reading these kinds of reports.  Based on this...

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Amateur radio in the news: ARISS reaches students in the Middle East, amateur...

Final ham radio session with UAE astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi ends Sparking imagination and firing up the spirit of exploration among UAE’s younger generation, the seventh and final ham radio session...

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Amateur radio in the news: BBC on the Solar eclipse QSO Party, ham radio...

Eclipses do odd things to radio waves. An army of amateur broadcasters wants to find out why It’s the huge tower in his back yard that gives Todd Baker’s hobby away. Bristling with antennae, the 30m...

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Amateur radio in the news: Club POTA activation; POTA, SOTA and JOTA; Skywarn...

This looks like a fun thing that you might want to do with your club….Dan Is ham radio still a thing? [SUSSEX COUNTY, DELAWARE] Amateur radio, aka ham radio, has been around for more than 100 years....

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