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AST SpaceMobile defends use of Ham Radio spectrum
AST SpaceMobile plans to use the spectrum in a limited capacity.
PC Mag
Hams worried about AST SpaceMobile's satellite plans
If similar authorizations are granted to other commercial operators, the 430-440 MHz band could gradually become unusable.
PC Mag
But wait, there’s more
Opulent Voice demonstration conference server beta test now open.
Open Research Institute
Born again Apple Mac geek thanks to Amateur “Ham” Radio
The most surprising and one of the best things about my rediscovery of radio is how it’s converged with computers and the Mac.
Andrew Woodward
What is the ESA FutureGEO project?
ORI’s response to the call for participation from AMSAT-DL concerning the FutureGEO project, sponsored by the European Space Agency.
Open Research Institute
NOAA 15 and 19 to be decommissioned within the next two weeks
NOAA has completed end of life testing activities for NOAA-15 and NOAA-19 and will commence the decommission process shortly.
RTL-SDR
How to receive stunning weather images from Meteor-M2 satellites
These polar-orbiting weather satellites beam down digital Low Rate Picture Transmission (LRPT) signals at 137 MHz.
VU3DXR
2025 one Hertz challenge: Learn Morse Code one second at a time
A message beeps out in Morse, with a corresponding LED flash, all in one second.
Hackaday
Great places to scan the dial
A summer trip to the Alabama mountains to tune the FM band.
Radio World
APRSD
Ham Radio APRS-IS message platform software
APRSD
A collection of Mode S and ADS-B tools and resources
Includes pyModeS, The 1090 Megahertz Riddle, and more.
Mode-S.org
Rapid deployment field expedient random Wire antenna ideas
Rule 1: It has to fit inside the briefcase.
Hame Radio Outside the Box
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W4USA station tour
Underground station features an extensive Ham Radio setup.
W4USA