There is a particular thrill in hearing a voice come back to you out of the static for the first time. Mine came as M7RJJ, on a Foundation licence I had spent months working up the courage to use. More than five years later, I sit in the same shack (it’s also my work-from-home office)…

If you have spent any time on the HF bands in recent years, you will know that digital modes have transformed amateur radio. FT8 and FT4 made it possible to work weak signals that would be lost in the noise on SSB or even CW. Now there is a new arrival on the scene, and…

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FT8 (Franke-Taylor design, 8-FSK) has revolutionized amateur radio digital communication since its introduction in 2017.

Amateur radio satellites represent one of the most ambitious and successful grassroots efforts in space technology. For over six decades, radio amateurs worldwide have designed, built, and operated dozens of satellites that have advanced both space science and global communications. These miniature spacecraft, often built on shoestring budgets by volunteers, have pioneered technologies later adopted…

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