New Digital Modes Gain Traction for Moonbounce, but Occasionally Show Up on HF. In December, Joe Taylor, K1JT, released the latest version (1.7) of his WSJT-X software suite, designed to facilitate basic Amateur Radio communication using very weak signals (WSJT stands for “Weak Signal communication by K1JT”). Version 1.7 included the new modes MSK144 and…
DetailsVictorian man charged with making hoax calls to air traffic control at Melbourne and Avalon airports. A man has been charged with making hoax calls to aircraft and air traffic control at Melbourne and Avalon airports. The 19-year-old Rockbank man allegedly made 16 unauthorised radio transmissions between September 5 and November 3 , 2016. He…
DetailsCan Ham Radios Really Talk to Space? And Other Answers. Communicating with someone in space is just one of the attractions of ham radio, a hobby in which operators communicate with others in distant places, using frequencies that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and other regulatory agencies around the world allocate for use by amateurs.…
DetailsTwo men arrested last week in southern Georgia were planning to attack an aurora research facility owned by the University of Alaska Fairbanks around which conspiracy theories of mind control have long swirled, investigators said. Television station WALB in Georgia first reported Monday that investigators with the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office arrested Michael Mancil,…
DetailsAccording to media accounts, more long-range, new over-the-horizon (OTH) radars that can identify aerial and sea targets hundreds of miles away are scheduled to begin operation next year in the Russian Arctic. It’s doubtful, however, that the news heralds the return of interference on the level of that generated by the so-called “Russian Woodpecker” OTH…
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