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Issue 132 of Amateur Radio Weekly
Issue 132 of Amateur Radio Weekly
Amateur Radio Weekly
Issue 132 November 5th, 2016

Top links

HDSDR beta 2.75 released
HDSDR hasn’t been updated since 2013, so it is good to see that the author is back in action.
RTL-SDR.com
Put that Amateur Radio license to use on 915 MHz
Faraday makes it very easy to transmit and receive digital data, with decent power and range.
Hack A Day
Learning Morse Code in 4 hours
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a system that teaches people Morse code within four hours using a series of vibrations felt near the ear.
Georgia Tech
National Geographic: Guide to Ham Radio
Can Ham radios really talk to space? And other answers.
National Geographic
Suspected terrorists believe HAARP controls minds
Two men collected dozens of weapons as part of a plan to attack the High Frequency Active Aural Research Facility or HAARP.
WALB
SainSonic APRS Tracker
1 watt APRS tracker with GPS, Bluetooth built-in.
SainSonic
KB6NU's One-day Tech class videos
KB6NU has been sharing a series of videos from his One-day Tech class.
KB6NU
ISS APRS packet system switched to UHF
Crew member Shane Kimbrough, KE5HOD, has activated an ARISS UHF radio that had been in storage on the ISS, and it is now operational on 437.550 MHz.
ARRL
An improved knob for the K2
Compared to tuning knobs on most commercial rigs, the one on the K2 has a rather sharp edge, the effects of which can become obvious if you tune a lot by resting one finger against it.
AA7EE
Do you have a prepared Ham Radio elevator pitch?
Don’t try to be all things to all people, stick with the aspects of ham radio you enjoy and have passion and expertise.
Ham Cram
All-Seeing Eye: Russia builds gigantic military radar in Arctic
The so-called “over the horizon” radar is a type of radar system, which is able to detect targets at very long ranges, typically hundreds and thousands of kilometers.
Sputnik News

Video

Building an APRS Digipeater
The transceiver is a GM300, with a KAM plus TNC modulating it. If we didn't happen to have a KAM+ on hand, I would have probably used an OT3m from Argent Data.
The Life of Kenneth
TYT MD-398 GPS Unboxing
This model is the GPS version. It also comes in a version without GPS. This is a pre-release model, however, it is identical to the Radioddity GD-55 model.
Ham Radio Review
W9BVX's helium balloon vertical antenna
Watch now as he ticks another item off his 'bucket list'.
KB8VBR
Radio Review: QYT KT8900 Mini Dual Band Mobile
Programming repeaters into the QYT KT8900 Mini Dual Band Mobile
AF5DN
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