https://twiar.net North America's Premiere Amateur Radio News Magazine Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:43:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://twiar.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-twiarlogo512px-32x32.jpg https://twiar.net 32 32 https://twiar.net/2026/04/06/via-the-arrl-ariss-outlines-opportunities-for-space-station-contacts-in-2027/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 12:45:42 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=41090 Read more at ARRL.org]]> https://twiar.net/2026/04/06/via-hackaday-open-source-radar-has-up-to-20-km-range/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 08:45:36 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40483 Phased-array radars are great for all sorts of things, whether you’re doing advanced radio research...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/04/05/via-hackaday-are-we-finally-at-the-point-where-phones-can-replace-computers/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:45:52 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40478 There was an ideal of convergence, a long time ago, when one device would be...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/04/05/via-amateur-radio-daily-new-regulations-for-hams-in-norway/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:59:55 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=41053 Amateur radio operators in Norway have a number of new regulations including a new entry-level...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/04/05/via-the-arrl-arrl-dakota-division-has-a-new-vice-director/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:45:41 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=41089 Read more at ARRL.org]]> https://twiar.net/2026/04/05/via-the-rsgb-are-you-aged-16-30-apply-for-yota-camp-2026-in-austria/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:03:01 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=41050 Read more at RSGB.co.uk]]> https://twiar.net/2026/04/05/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1414-full-version-with-repeater-id-breaks-every-10-minutes/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:40:02 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=41171 Release Date: April 4, 2026 Here is a summary of the news trending…This Week in...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/04/05/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1414-truncated-1-hour-version/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:38:06 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=41175 This is a 1-hour version of the weekly podcast for This Week in Amateur Radio....]]> https://twiar.net/2026/04/05/podcast-this-week-in-amateur-radio-edition-1414-lpfm-version-no-commercial-breaks/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:35:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=41173 Release Date: April 4, 2026 Here is a summary of the news trending…This Week in...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/04/04/via-amateur-radio-daily-april-fools-day-2026-round-up/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 03:08:04 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=41077 April Fools’ Day wouldn’t be complete without several attempts at mischief among the amateur radio...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/04/04/via-the-arrl-fcc-warns-licensee-on-out-of-band-transmissions/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 03:01:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=41057 Read more at ARRL.org]]> https://twiar.net/2026/04/04/via-the-rsgb-gb2rs-news-script-for-5-april-2026/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 02:55:27 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=41079 Read more at RSGB.co.uk]]> https://twiar.net/2026/04/04/via-the-arrl-the-arrl-solar-update-25/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 02:51:18 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=41096 Read more at ARRL.org]]> https://twiar.net/2026/04/04/via-hackaday-following-artemis-iis-journey-around-the-moon/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 02:43:58 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=41059 NASA is going back to the Moon! We’ll follow the crew of Artemis II every...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/04/04/via-amsat-ans-095-amsat-news-service-weekly-bulletins/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 02:28:27 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=41105 ANS is a weekly news service provided by AMSAT. Visit them at AMSAT.org]]> https://twiar.net/2026/04/03/via-hackaday-running-a-pc-off-aa-cells-with-buck-converters-really-boosts-performance/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:45:49 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40506 After the previous attempt of running a PC off AA cells got a lot of...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/04/02/via-hackaday-power-control-for-a-busy-workbench/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:45:47 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40438 Who among us does not have a plethora of mains-powered devices on their workbench, and...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/04/02/via-hackaday-see-the-computers-that-powered-the-voyager-space-program/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:22:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=41011 Have you ever wanted to see the computers behind the first (and for now only)...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/04/02/solar-cycle-25-gives-amateurs-and-shortwave-a-boost/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:18:00 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=41040 Beyond their love of radio, amateur radio operators and shortwave radio broadcasters have one thing...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/04/01/via-hackaday-spoofing-an-emergency-traffic-preemption-signal/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:46:15 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40402 There’s a well-known movie trope in which a hacker takes control of the traffic lights...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/04/01/weather-watchers-mourn-the-end-of-national-weatheradio-service-canada/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:41:16 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=41046 Joe Waldner remembers the night last August when a radio in his home near Saskatoon...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/04/01/nationwide-communications-support-activated-for-holy-week-philippines/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:34:57 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=41044 The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has mobilized nationwide public assistance operations to ensure reliable and...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/04/01/linux-ham-radio-kiss-serial-driver-being-modernized-in-2026/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:26:02 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=41042 Here’s something that wasn’t on my bingo card for this year of the “MKISS” driver...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/04/01/the-amateur-radio-club-of-el-cajon-keeps-the-communication-hobby-alive-california/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:17:29 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=41038 When Jon Bousselot passed his first amateur radio license exam in 2015, he began looking...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/04/01/calling-from-wisconsin-parks-ham-radio-operators-make-connections-wisconsin/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:15:09 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=41036 “Whiskey, nine, alpha, victor!” Headset on, alert and leaned in, Clint Sprott calls out the...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/04/01/via-amateur-radio-daily-ip400-project-marks-halfway-point/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:13:14 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=41020 The following is a compilation of updates from ADRCS regarding the IP400 Project. [The IP400...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/03/31/via-hackaday-how-usable-is-windows-98-in-2026/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:45:39 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40405 With the RAM and storage crisis hitting personal computing very hard – along with new...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/03/30/via-amateur-radio-daily-cat-pix-on-the-air-cpota-2026/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:52:26 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40992 Cat Pix on the Air (CPOTA) 2026 will celebrate International Cat Day by transmitting images...]]> https://twiar.net/2026/03/30/via-hackaday-building-a-heading-sensor-resistant-to-magnetic-disturbances/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:45:40 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40295 Light aircraft often use a heading indicator as a way to know where they’re going....]]> https://twiar.net/2026/03/29/via-amsat-ans-088-amsat-news-service-weekly-bulletins/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 01:48:50 +0000 https://twiar.net/?p=40956 ANS is a weekly news service provided by AMSAT. Visit them at AMSAT.org]]>