Webinar Tonight: IP400 and The Digital Future of Amateur Radio

April 21, 2025At 7:00 PM Eastern time tonight, the Jim Fisher Memorial Digital Network Association will host a webinar featuring the IP400 Network Project and the future of amateur radio. Steve Stroh (N8GNJ) of Zero Retries will give the presentation which will focus on IP400 and the vast potential the project holds for experimentation and growing the amateur radio community. IP400 aims to bring digital voice modes, data transfers, messaging, and a data networking layer that links repeaters together via RF.

The webinar will be hosted over Zoom and can be joined here using passcode 728493.

Source: Jim Fisher Memorial Digital Network Association open_in_new

Special Event Station 8K3EXPO is Active Through October

April 21, 2025The Japanese Amateur Radio League (JARL) will be operating special event station 8K3EXPO through October of 2025. The event supports World Expo 2025 taking place in Osaka, Japan with the purpose of furthering the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

8K3EXPO will be on the air April 13 – October 13 on 1.8 MHz – 10 GHz with an activation planned on 1kW. This event marks the first time a callsign has been established with the 8K prefix.

By operating an amateur radio station at the Expo site, JARL will promote the event not only across Japan but all over the world through the global amateur radio community. This initiative aims to enhance public awareness and excitement on the Expo, and to foster international exchange. –IARU

Source: IARU open_in_new