#hamchallenge week 13 - Do something to get new people into the hobby!

Offer a course, convince someone to take the exam, donate money to people or projects who support newbies – be creative! https://www.hamchallenge.org/challenges/14/toots #hamradio

Bald Yak 17: Adventures in Radio Data Systems http://podcasts.itmaze.com.au/foundations/20260322.foundations-of-amateur-radio.mp3 #weekly Foundations of #Amateur #Radio #podcast

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#hamchallenge week 12 - Sign up for an outdoor radio activity program and make a successful activation or hunt at least 10 stations!

There is a plethora of outdoor activity programs these days: SOTA, POTA, COTA, IOTA and even Toilets On The Air (though this mostly happens indoors HI). Chose one that you didn't yet sign up for and complete the challenge. How does it work? Was it easy to make contacts? Which references did you activate or hunt?https://www.hamchallenge.org/challenges/13/toots #hamradio

Today I moved https://lcwo.net/ (Learn CW Online) to a new home.

It was living on a shared hosting platform since 2008, but with the steady growth of users, I had to move on. The previous hosting (randonly?) blocked IP ranges when the server load grew too high. Not acceptable.

So I commissioned a new, beefy VPS for all of my ham radio projects and LCWO is now running smoothly on it. 82 users are logged in right now, the system load average is 0.2.

#hamradio #morsecode

The Kildare Amateur Radio Club in Ireland is doing a special event station for this weekend and St Patrick's Day.

https://kildarearc.com/2026/02/02/ei0k-to-activate-ei9dd/

I'll be posting the current club operator's frequency here as people change around and rotate in and out if people are interested in chasing the call sign.

Current operator is on 14.272.

#hamradio

Bald Yak 16: How do you decode FM? http://podcasts.itmaze.com.au/foundations/20260315.foundations-of-amateur-radio.mp3 #weekly Foundations of #Amateur #Radio #podcast

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#hamchallenge week 11 - Großreinemachen: Clean up and label all cables in your shack!

How did you tackle cable management in a shack full of cables? What about the cables that run to your antennas? Tell us about your power cables, feed lines and computer cables. Do you use special cables to mitigate interference? Clip-on ferrites?https://www.hamchallenge.org/challenges/12/toots #hamradio

90 Years of Broadcasting: Radio Prague’s Anniversary Shadowed by Closure Fears

https://swling.com/blog/2026/03/90-years-of-broadcasting-radio-pragues-anniversary-shadowed-by-closure-fears/

#RadioPrague

We are delighted to announce that Dublin Maker is returning in 2026!

Once again, we’ll be taking over Leopardstown Racecourse on 22–23 August, bringing together makers, creators, inventors and curious minds for a weekend of creativity, innovation and hands-on discovery.

Dublin Maker is proudly supported through funding from the Research Ireland Discover Programme (www.researchireland.ie)
Our Open Call for Makers will be launching soon, so stay tuned for your chance to get involved.