Solar activity reached high levels this past week when Region 4299
produced an M1.1 (R1/Minor) flare on December 6. Shortly...Read more
Solar activity reached high levels this past week when Region 4299
produced an M1.1 (R1/Minor) flare on December 6. Shortly...Read more
Help Someone Get Their FIRST Ham Radio License by the End of 2025
Fri, 12 Dec 2025...Read more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on December 9, 2025, released a long-awaited Report and Order adopting a new amateur radio...Read more
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Solar activity was at low levels this past week with only C class
flares. Region 4294 remains the largest region...Read more
Amateur Radio Club holds annual dinner meeting
Sun, 14 Dec 2025After a catered meal served by Avery Elliott, Highland Amateur Radio Association Club President John Willis recently welcomed approximately 100...Read more
What Is Ham Radio: A Newcomer’s Guide
Wed, 04 Oct 2023Two years ago, in my home state of Kentucky, we had a devastating tornado that traveled nearly 200 miles, leveled...Read more
Unofficial IETF draft calls for grant of five nonillion IPv6 addresses to ham radio operators
Mon, 01 Dec 2025Would not massively deplete IPv6, might challenge internet governance Early in the history of the internet, the powers that be...Read more
Get Serious With Amateur Radio; Design & Build A Single-Sideband Transceiver From Scratch Part 1
Sun, 01 Feb 2015Amateur radio is the only hobby that offers its licensed operators the chance to legally design, build, and operate high...Read more
Demystifying Amateur Radio Callsigns
Tue, 29 Nov 2016Regular Hackaday readers will be familiar with our convention of putting the name, nickname, or handle of a person in...Read more
Newsline - Friday December 12, 2025
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This Week On Newsline:
- VERMONT ENDS AMATEUR RADIO RACES SERVICE
- FCC GRANTS HAMS NON-CHANNELIZED USE ON 60M
- JORDANIAN AMATEURS APPROV...
Newsline - Friday December 5, 2025
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This Week On Newsline:
- LINK CONFIRMED BETWEEN RADIO EMISSIONS, AURORAS
- INDIAN SPECIAL EVENT IS A TRIBUTE AND AN EXPERIMENT
- NEW REST...
Newsline - Friday November 28, 2025
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This Week On Newsline:
- PIRATE RADIO BROADCASTER AGREES TO $7,200 PAYMENT
- PROBE INTO COLLISION BETWEEN AIRLINER, WEATHER BALLOON
- YASM...
Newsline - Friday November 21, 2025
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This Week On Newsline:
- FCC REOPENS AFTER HISTORIC US GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN
- HUNGARIAN AMATEURS CELEBRATE BROADCAST CENTENNIAL
- INDIAN AM...
Newsline - Friday November 14, 2025
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This Week On Newsline:
- HAMS ASSIST GOVT. RESPONDERS DURING PHILIPPINE SUPER TYPHOON
- SIMULATED TSUNAMI TESTS READINESS OF HAMS IN SRI LAN...
Newsline - Friday November 7, 2025
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This Week On Newsline:
- PROPOSED SATELLITE WOULD PROVIDE 'SUNLIGHT ON DEMAND'
- AUSTRALIAN BAND PLAN GETS SWEEPING REVIEW
- SILENT KEY: OR...
Newsline - Friday October 24, 2025
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This Week On Newsline:
- HAMTV MAKES 1ST ARISS CONTACT IN 7 YEARS
- SILENT KEY: NOTED DXER, COMMUNICATIONS SCHOLAR CHARLES HARPOLE K4VUD/HS...
Newsline - Friday October 17, 2025
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This Week On Newsline:
- IARU URGES MORE INCLUSION OF HAMS WITH DISABILITIES
- AFTER DELAYS, SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH OF PROJECT KUIPER SATELLITES ...