Amateur

Have you recently looked at the night sky and seen a bizarre line of glowing dots? Have you noticed an increase in the number of UFO reports mentioned in the news and social media? If so, you may have been moved by what many have fondly called Elon Musk’s “Space Train.” line of densely grouped […]

In winter, [Michael LeBlanc] he thought that a good way to spend his time during these long dark nights would be to create his own receiver for direct conversion. He managed to find plans for such a project easily enough online, but where is the fun in the following instructions? The end result includes what

A common complaint you will hear about radio amateurs is that it is a harassment of a checkbook. Of course, you can work with the amazing DX if you spend $ 20,000 on a high-end radio, a large antenna and related components. The reality, however, is that because it is such a versatile world, there

IN recent article, I complained about my disgust with having a classic amateur radio call – calling CQ, calling someone from far or around the block, exchanging call signs and signal reports, and maybe a few nice things. I think empty chat is a big exception for many people who would otherwise be interested in

Depending on who you’re talking to, Google Assistant is either a tool capable of responding quickly and clearly to audio queries in natural language, or a noisier and less useful version of Wolfram Alpha. [William Franzin] decided that it would be particularly cool to offer the service on a radio station – and that is