Issue 299 September 23rd, 2023

Top links

Real-time video from a high altitude balloon
Using an RF4463 to put out 1W of FSK on the 70cm band.
scd31.com

Practical Antennas
Homebrew antenna projects based on over 50 years of building and experimenting.
Practical Antennas

Six things I learned after becoming a CW operator
Things that no one told me about or I thought couldn't possibly apply to me.
QRPer

Is a 20m antenna also resonant at 2.4GHz?
Can you get WiFi on that?
Ham Radio Outside the Box

Altoids tin spy radio goes solid state
The design is centered on a custom oscillator board.
Hackaday

Imaging TV satellites with a DIY radio telescope
The result forms a heatmap image of satellite transmissions in the sky.
RTL-SDR

Visiting the Inmarsat communications groundstation
Normally closed to the public, there was an open day for the 50 year anniversary.
PE4BAS

Lithium battery fire risks: Sorting it out
Is the danger real, or a big nothing burger?
Off Grid Ham

Video

The death of the 1/2 million watt transmitter
A view into a fading long wave station.
Ringway Manchester

Stealth Ham Radio antenna the HOA will never find
Chameleon CHA Porta Mast with CHA Hybrid Mini.
HOA Ham

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