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“The highest sunspot number in 23 years.”

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Issue 346 September 7th, 2024   Top links   The highest sunspot number in 23 years Fall 2001 was the last time sunspot counts were this high. SpaceWeather.com APRS Foundation accepting members Becoming a member helps secure the future of APRS and assists with the foundation’s operating costs. Amateur Radio National Traffic System celebrates 75 years As NTS 2.0 emerges to modernize the radiogram system, ARRL takes a look back at the origin of NTS which began in 1949. ARRL 2024 Route 66 On The Air This year marks the 25th year of this great radio event. Citrus Belt Amateur Radio Club SkywarnPlus US government-issued alerts via AllstarLink, HAMVOIP, myGMRS, GMRS Live, and more. SkywarnPlus The September – October SARC Communicator Projects and articles in this issue including a CW decoder, an HF amplifier, and a web server for HamClock using an inexpensive Raspberry Pi Zero. SARC A return to Ham Radio My dad was thinking about whether I’d have any interest in his Ham Radio callsign when the time comes that he becomes a silent key. AFØAJ A brief history of barbed wire fence telephone networks In need of a practical way to overcome social isolation; communicate emergencies, weather, and crop prices; and chafing under attempts to curtail free speech, ranchers and farmers began to take advantage of the growing ubiquity of both telephone sets and barbed wire fencing. loriemerson Amid wildfires and spotty cell service, Northstate residents turn to Ham Radios Head even 20 minutes into the mountains from cities like Redding, Red Bluff, and Chico, and you’ll quickly lose cell phone service. KRCR   Video   From zero to APRS in 10 minutes Let’s build an APRS packet igate in under 10 minutes for just 99 dollars. KM6LYW Radio 900MHz POTA – Leave no band behind Operating on 902.300 MHz FM using an Alinco DJ-G29 HT and a DMS Wireless YA90014 Yagi antenna. N2MAK   Did you receive this email as a forward?   Sign-up here     Amateur Radio Weekly is curated by K4HCK. Do you have an interesting item to share? Email us! Thank you for reading. 73 Friends of the Newsletter | View the archive | Follow on Mastodon Explore the Ham Weekly Network   Amateur Radio Weekly | NetFinder | Amateur Radio Daily

 

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