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Issue 385 June 7, 2025
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SteppIR to stop selling antennas to the Radio Amateur market
As of the 31st of August 2025, SteppIR will no longer be selling antennas to the ‘consumer market.’
EI7GL
AMSAT designates SO-125 new FM repeater satellite
The satellite carries an FM and digital repeater payload, built on an improved SDR-based platform capable of transmitting up to 0.25W.
Amateur Radio Daily
The importance of internet-connected systems for Amateur Radio community and connections
Boiled down to its essential bits, Amateur Radio is about the technology of communication.
The Random Wire
FreeDV 2.0.0 released
FreeDV 2.0.0 has been released, containing the first official release of the RADE V1 mode.
FreeDV
What’s really happening at the IARU?
Is that the kind of body that you want to represent you on the world stage?
Foundations of Amateur Radio
SkyRoof: New Ham satellite tracking software (Windows only)
SkyRoof is both a satellite tracking and SDR receiver program. It supports the RTL-SDR as well as Airspy and SDRplay devices.
RTL-SDR
Double-hop dreams and the mystery of long-distance FM
Learn how broadcast signals can travel more than 4,000 miles via E-Skip.
Radio World
NOAA 18 decommissioned
Multiple stations confirm that NOAA-18 is shut down on APT, S-Band, HRPT transmissions.
USRadioGuy
Fiberglass push-up mast revisited — portable and home stations
The 25-foot version provides the most versatile size, allowing me to set it up at whatever height suits my needs at home or on the go.
K5ND
Video
GrLevel3 radar alternative for Linux
Supercell Wx is a great radar application that runs native on Linux. It is a great alternative to GrLevel3, Radar Scope, and Radar Omega.
KM4ACK
Radio operators jumped into quick response after ’85 tornado cut communications
We operated as the backbone and assisted where we could with the police, fire, and paramedics.
WKBN
Amateur Radio Day (1995)
In June 1995, News Channel 11’s Karen Cole Jenkins’ QTH was at Amateur Radio Day.
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