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New “OnlyHams” site is coming soon
Sources report a site for Amateur Operators to show pics and videos of their stations…
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Every 26 months, Earth and Mars come tantalizingly close by virtue of their relative orbits….
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With the recent string of lunar landing attempts, it’s interesting to consider how much things…
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Numbers stations are a weird phenomenon where odd voices read out long strings of numbers…
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Last month, many Americans woke up to an unexpected problem. No cell service. No text…
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During the first half of the 20th century radio technology was booming, albeit restricted by…
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These days, paying for TV programming is a fact of life. You pay your cable…
Read moreA lonely radio nerd. A poet. Vladimir Putin’s crackdown sweeps up ordinary Russians
A lonely man jailed for criticizing the government on his ham radio. A poet assaulted…
Read morevia HACKADAY: GPS Antenna Mods Make Starlink Terminal Immune To Jammers
The Starlink receivers need positioning and precise timing information to function, and currently the best…
Read morevia HACKADAY: Pager Lives Again Thanks to Python And Mastodon
Pagers were a big deal for a while there, even if they never quite made…
Read moreSo, What Does the ‘Ham’ in Ham Radio Stand For?
Sometimes, you can’t help but wonder how some things got their name. Porcupines. Balloons. Ham…
Read moreHow to tell if you’re experiencing a cyber attack, an EMP, or a solar flare
The speculation was fast and furious when AT&T’s cellular network went down recently. Florida Governor Ron…
Read morePeople baffled by ‘mysterious black box’ hidden away for decades in 1905 home
A homeowner has been left baffled after he came across a mysterious electrical box in…
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