Issue 386 June 14, 2025

Top links

Morse Maven app for iOS and Android
Morse training, decoding, and sending tool via audio or flashlight.
Morse Maven

ADRCS grant application accepted by ARDC, will advance IP400 Project
ADRCS expects to begin work in the fall.
ADRCS

MeshSense Meshtastic desktop application
A simple, open-source application that monitors, maps and graphically displays all the vital stats of your area's Meshtastic network including connected nodes, signal reports, trace routes and more.
Affirmatech

Organic challenges
There is hidden joy in making up your own games using the radio.
KE9V

Remembering Canadian astronaut Marc Garneau
Ham recalls Amateur Radio connection to astronaut.
The Millstone

DX Look HF propagation map
Whether you're making your first contact, preparing for a POTA/SOTA activation, or just curious about HF propagation—this map helps you choose the right band, mode, and time to get on the air.
DX Look

A 15 meter high-pass filter for Field Day
This filter - which could be made to strongly attenuate frequencies on the non-WARC amateur bands below 15 meters (e.g. 20, 40 and 80 meters) - it would have the advantage of also being usable on both 15 and 10 meters.
KA7OEI

Amateur Radio resources for visiting Hams at the 24 Hours of Le Mans
Visiting Ham operators at the 24 Hours of Le Mans: repeaters and networks available.
SWLing Post

RadioTransciptor: Real time radio speech to text transcriptor using AI
It uses voice activity detection to only transcribe when speech is actually happening — great for monitoring radio chatter or voice nets on HF/VHF/UHF.
RTL-SDR

Crowdsourcing SIGINT: Ham Radio at war
The voluntary interceptors were asked to record any station they couldn’t identify and submit a log that included the messages to the Radio Security Service.
Hackaday

Field Day 2025 and the NTS Traffic Handler
An opportunity to demonstrate the messaging service capabilities of the National Traffic System, especially in an emergency.
ARRL

Submarines on the air
Operating from the USS Cobia, a WWII Gato class submarine has been a bucket list item for me.
KB9VBR

Morse Invaders
Morse training in the style of the classic Space Invaders game.
KE6EEK