The Copper-Wire Internet: How Ham Radio Conquered Real-Time Data and Global Spotting Before the Internet Wielded Its Might
Today, tracking a rare DX station or viewing the live movement of a portable radio…
APRStac: A Modern APRS Suite in a Single Binary
APRStac is an APRS web client, digipeater, I-Gate, BBS, fileshare host, email gateway, and multi-protocol…
When Amateur Radio Meets Search and Rescue: LoRa APRS in the Search for Missing Hiker Jaslinda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2TUYJ63BOM When people hear the words amateur radio, many still picture hobbyists talking over the…
SARTrack: From Ham Radio Hobby to Life-Saving Search and Rescue Command System
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ABUuiv8prU If you have ever wondered how modern search and rescue teams coordinate dozens of…
Top Amateur Radio Open Source Projects in 2026
Open source software runs a huge part of modern amateur radio. From FT8 contacts to…
Best Amateur Radio Logging Apps for Android and iOS in 2026
If you operate portable, do IOTA, POTA, SOTA, or just want to log QSOs without…
Why Your Phone Battery Health Drops And The Real Difference Between Li-ion, Li-Po, and LiFePO4
Brand new phone. Battery health: 100%. One year later, it shows 92%. After two years,…
The M5Stack Cardputer-Adv and Amateur Radio: 15 Real Possibilities Worth Exploring
Every ham knows the feeling: you see a new gadget and immediately think, "How can…
Understanding ARRL’s Clean Signal Initiative: What It Means for Every HF Operator
If you have spent any time on the HF bands, you have probably noticed the…