Amateur Radio Weekly 27JAN2024

[Richard VE3OZW]

Issue 316 January 27th, 2024

Top links

Static on the airwaves
Understanding the drop in U.S. Amateur Radio operators.
KD0TLS
Ghostbusters fans warned of safety and legal risks with the use of Baofeng
Baofeng appears as prop along side proton pack in upcoming film, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.
Ghostbusters News
Setting up your Ham Shack Hotline
Are you ready to take your Ham Radio game to the next level?
N1JUR
World of Receivers and Transceivers
A collection of SDR receivers from across the globe.
World of Receivers and Transceivers
How to make your ham radio club as unappealing as possible
My list of things a club needs to do to make it as unappealing as possible.
Random Wire
AMSAT responds to planned decommissioning of IO-117
AMSAT stands ready to leverage our 55 years of experience in managing Amateur Radio satellites.
AMSAT
Getting to know GNURadio
Make a working receiver and more on your computer.
The Communicator
lofi air traffic control
Lofi music paired with air traffic control radio.
lofi air traffic control
Retevis Ailunce HD1 GPS first impression
Leaving the radio out in the elements unprotected for 3 days in -33F temperatures.
OH8STN
FCC will add vehicles for pirate radio enforcement
FCC to conduct annual enforcement sweeps of pirate radio in the five markets with the most pirate operations.
Radio World
ARRL January VHF Contest — 2024 blockbuster
Sunday was exceptional, bringing my score to 17,296.
K5ND

Video

Building a simple, inexpensive 2 meter dipole antenna
Using Christmas lights wire.
KI5IRE