HamSCI and the Upcoming Solar Eclipse
By Ron Wilcox KF7ZN
This month a solar eclipse will cross most of North America and citizen science group HamSCI will be there with volunteer citizen scientists to search for answers to a string of questions that have been brewing since the last solar eclipse in 2017. Ron tells us how you could be part of the science investigators.
TSM Interview with Dave Antry, New USAF MARS Chief
By Ken Reitz KS4ZR
Since 1925 US amateurs have been an integral part of the Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS), a relationship that has changed throughout the decades as times and technology changed. New Air Force MARS Chief Dave Antry explains the latest changes in the MARS program and how licensed amateurs can participate.
Remembering WWII Navajo Code Talkers
By Mark Haverstock K8MSH
What began as a top-secret program in World War I, continued in World War II as the US military recruited Native Americans as radio operators for the front because of their unique and unwritten language. Mark tells us that the Navajo Code Talkers were used in both the Pacific and European theaters and that details of the program weren’t declassified until 1968.
The Chameleon CHA RXL Receive-Only Loop Antenna
By Georg Wiessala
The popularity of small receive-only loop antenna for longwave through shortwave reception has never been greater. But one of the most revered has recently closed down. Georg takes a look at a worthy replacement, using it with everything from legacy table-top shortwave receivers to the very latest SDRs.
Ku-Band Free-to-Air Satellite TV with a Repurposed DBS Dish
By Mike Kohl
The proliferation of small direct-to-home satellite dishes throughout North America and Europe has led to a glut of unused dishes as former customers cut their service. Mike shows us which dishes can be converted for Free-to-Air reception of hundreds of interesting satellite TV channels.
Summer Radio Summary
By Chrissy Brand
This month Chrissy takes another dip into local radio, giving us vignettes of radio stations that people outside of the target area rarely get to hear. Starting in England, she moves to Europe and discovers a small station in an ancient city in Croatia just as the last days of summer come to an
end.
Northwest US AM Broadcast Radio History Part 2
By Richard Fisher KI6SN
In this installment, Richard looks into AM radio’s birth and growth in the states of Idaho and Oregon, which faced their own challenges in gaining a foothold in one of the most sparsely populated markets at the time in the US.
Scanning America
By Dan Veeneman
Security by Obscurity
Federal Wavelengths
By Chris Parris
Federal Use of Multiband Radios
Utility Planet
By Hugh Stegman
HF Trading Confusion Continues
Shortwave Utility Logs
By Mike Chace-Ortiz and Hugh Stegman
The World of Shortwave Listening
By Andrew Yoder
Logging SW Pirates and Spooky Halloween Broadcasts
The Shortwave Listener
By Fred Waterer
October SW Programs Worldwide
Radio 101
By Ken Reitz KS4ZR
The Connected Dashboard: You Can DIY!
Medium Wave Radio
By Loyd Van Horn W4LVH
Don’t Call it a Compromise! How Magnetic Loops are an AM DX Game Changer
European Radio Scene
By Georg Wiessala
October European Radio Highlights
Adventures in Radio Restorations
By Rich Post KB8TAD
An Integrated Stereo Amplifier from 1962: The HH Scott 222C
Antenna Connections
By Robert Gulley K4PKM
A Look at Antenna Gain and Efficiency
Digitally Speaking
By Cory GB Sickles WA3UVV
M17—The Seventh Methodology
Amateur Radio Insights
By Kirk Kleinschmidt NT0Z
LOG and Other Antenna Hijinks
VHF and Above
By Joe Lynch N6CL
Using AI in Amateur Radio