Issue 357 November 23, 2024

Top links

Drama, farce, a Radio Ham and the Baker Street bank heist
A gang tunnelled into a secure vault while all the time being listened to by an Amateur Radio operator.
BBC

Ham Radio for Hackers
All the seats were filled because they actually wanted to learn more about Amateur Radio!
KB6NU

Dwingeloo telescope tests 8.4 GHz reception
We successfully detected the carrier signal of three Mars orbiters: Tianwen-1, MAVEN, and MRO.
Dwingeloo Radio Telescope

Repeater Builder: So you want to build a repeater
The largest repeater information site in the world.
Repeater Builder

Calibrating the KX2 by ear
I've got two radios I can just use them to test myself, without having to deal with propagation and everything else.
GM5ALX

POTA on Ellis Island
Planning, plotting, and activating.
QRPer

HamClock
A fun, fast Ham Radio project.
PE4BAS

QO-100 Log Parser
Simple ADIF log conversion tool for QO-100 satellite contacts.
SQ8W

The Design and test of a filtered low noise amplifier
An LNA can help improve the reception of an SDR by reducing the noise figure of the system, and by overcoming losses from long coax cable runs.
RTL-SDR

Mapping the ionosphere with millions of phones
Millions of Android phones can provide an accurate picture of the ionosphere in areas of the world underserved by conventional infrastructure.
Nature

Video

LongChat: QRP Ham Radio text chat
Chirp signals for power efficient messaging.
LongChat

An intro to LoRa APRS
10 km range with 20 milliwatts.
LB0FI Norwegian Hamventures