Issue 410 February 28, 2026

Top links

Inovato and N0LSR Design support and promote the OHB project
OHB public server keeps your HamClock running indefinitely.
N0LSR Design

Useful knots and applications for Radio Amateurs (PDF)
253 pages discussing ropes, knots, and their application within the Radio Amateur community.
PA3DJS

Fifty things you can do with a software defined radio
This project attempts to create GNU Radio flowgraphs for each of those items.
Onno VK6FLAB

Ham Radio Manifesto: From utility to creativity
The current approach to Amateur Radio, focused on communication and disaster relief, is no longer sufficient to attract today’s technical profiles.
F4JXQ

TPRFN launches live network views
Your real-time pulse on system performance.
TPRFN

KX2 battery capacity when charged from different voltage sources
I was curious to see how a lower charging voltage would correspond to capacity.
AE5X

Online museum tours and talks
You don’t need to travel the world to visit and enjoy many of the most impressive museums related to Ham Radio and radio communications.
Amateur Radio Events

Ham Radio Dashboard
Displays solar weather, band conditions, the 11 closest Ham Radio satellites, and data from PSK Reporter.
Andreas Peters

United States Bunkers on the Air
USBOTA joined the Worldwide Bunkers on the Air (WWBOTA).
USBOTA

The Last of the hybrids: Kenwood TS-830s
These transceivers aren't "all-tube" in the boatanchor sense, nor are they fully solid-state like modern SDRs
Ham Radio QRP

Upcoming Events

HB9RG Trophy Celebrates First Amateur Radio Contact via Satellite
March 2, 2026

YL POTA Party
March 7, 2026

HamSCI 2026: Discovering Science Through Amateur Radio
March 14, 2026

Bochum Space Day to Feature Live Contact with Antarctica
March 28, 2026

Video

AMSAT discusses futureGEO
President Glasbrenner talks feasibility of a geostationary Ham sat.
AMSAT

The story of the Hams that founded Zenith
What happened to the factory that put a television in every American living room?
The Last Shift