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Linux kernel drops AX.25 and Amateur Radio subsystem support
Unmaintained code under scrutiny by AI generated bug reports.
Phoronix

Your first POTA activation
A lazy-Sunday starter kit that just works.
N1JUR

iShareRadio remote radio sharing service
iShareRadio is a new service that allows clubs and other organizations to share remote radios with granular permissions.
Zero Retries

NVIS is an overlooked jewel
Near vertical incidence skywave (NVIS) fills in the gap between local communications and DX.
Off Grid Ham

Building the TinyDX – with a little help from AI
The TinyDX is a miniature FT8/4 QRP ~1W transceiver designed to be powered and operated via a USB connection to a smartphone/tablet running an FT8 app such as FT8TW for android or IFTX for iOS.
M0KNF

Going digital: Choosing your first voice mode
The six modes covered here — DMR, D-STAR, YSF/WiRES-X, NXDN, P25, and M17 — differ in ways that aren’t always obvious to someone just now entertaining the idea of “going digital.”
EtherHam

Multi-band antennas & inter-station interference
In general, multi-band antennas are often high-Q, with narrow operating bandwidth, due to traps and other devices to enable resonance on more than a single band.
Pattern and Match

Students learn how use Ham Radio
Kids today have countless ways to connect, but at the Amateur Radio club at Garden School in Queens in New York City, kids are learning about a communication method that was popular 70 years ago.
CBS News

*SPACE* mission audio
Public audio transmissions from NASA Mission Control and astronauts streamed to AllStar, Echolink, and IRLP.
*SPACE*

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Transmitting on a Cold War nuclear missile base antenna
In this video I take my Ham Radio setup to the Titan Missile Museum and operate on the original Cold War Collins HF antenna used with a real nuclear missile site.
Syber Radio

The free shot
3D printed antenna line launcher.
Ham Radio Crash Course

Speed build the Pebble HF
I decided to attempt this build on a SOTA summit.
N6ARA Electronics