On Air

Many hams have come to appreciate and rely on a simple piece of software that provides valuable information at a glance – HamClock. But recently there’s been a change to the long-term availability of HamClock and we will have to…
Read more

      In tomorrow night’s session, we will cover some of the internals of the most popular digital mode and discuss the controversies surrounding the FT2 mode.  We hope that you will come away with a deeper understanding of…
Read more

In tonight’s edition of QRV, we’re going to look at the sometimes daunting task of programming your DMR (Digital Mobile Radio) ham radio. DMRs, once programmed, are very easy to use, but the initial hurdle of getting a radio going…
Read more

In tonight’s edition of QRV, we’re going to look at Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast, the technology that allows airplanes to automatically communicate their position to ground stations and other planes.  We’ll talk briefly about the history of ADS-B, how…
Read more

Tomorrow night, our very own Don Weeks (N5SKT) will be talking about FreeDV and running a demonstration on how it works.  He will be discussing the basics of its operation, the different modes (and which ones are best suited to…
Read more

Solar weather events—such as solar flares, coronal mass ejections, and geomagnetic storms—significantly influence HF radio propagation by altering Earth’s ionosphere, often affecting signal reach and reliability for amateur radio operators. Recent activity allowed the northern lights to become visible as…
Read more