2026 Hamvention Wrap-Up -- Weather or Not…
Sun, 17 May 2026
It’s a tradition for Hamvention® … it must rain for at least part of at least one day … and...Read more
2026 Hamvention Wrap-Up -- Weather or Not…
Sun, 17 May 2026
It’s a tradition for Hamvention® … it must rain for at least part of at least one day … and...Read more
Hamvention 2026 Friday -- Let the Fun Begin!
Sat, 16 May 2026
Hamvention® 2026 in Xenia, Ohio, is officially under way, with large crowds filling the five exhibit halls, four forum rooms,...Read more
Solar activity remained at low levels this past week. Region 4436 was
responsible for the majority of the C-flare activity,...Read more
Hamvention 2026 Thursday -- Setup Day and Much More
Fri, 15 May 2026
Hamvention® 2026 in Xenia, Ohio, officially begins on Friday morning, May 15. But several hundred hams arrived early to take...Read more
Solar activity was at low levels this past week with occasional
B-class and isolated low-level C-class flares. The largest event...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
Roger That! Did You Know That St. Maximilian Kolbe Is the Patron of Amateur Radio Operations?
Fri, 25 Feb 2022Eight years ago, amateur radio enthusiast and ham-radio operator Bill LaMay wondered who might be the patron saint of amateur...Read more
Webinar: Spurious Emission Testing for Amateur Radio Transmitters
Mon, 18 May 2026Amateur radio transmitter testing webinar with Sebastian Westerholt on spurious emissions, ETSI setup, analyzer settings, and RF pitfalls....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
The Best Ham Radios, According to a Licensed Operator
Wed, 12 Jun 2024What are ham radios? In short, ham radio operators are amateur radio enthusiasts who communicate with one another via radio...Read more