Some people consider ham radio operators to be the original hackers. In this talk, Dan Romanchik, KB6NU, will discuss some of the cool development projects that ham radio hackers are working on and talk about how you can get your own hacker, errrrr ham radio license.¹

This talk was presented at HOPE XV at St. John’s University in New York City on July 12, 2024.

In this episode of ARRL’s monthly On The Air podcast: “December is Youth on the Air Month, also known as YOTA Month, and there are plans to celebrate young operators all month long. Blake Pearson, KN4VKY, one of the Americas YOTA Month Participation Coordinators, joins the podcast to explain how young hams can apply to use one of the official YOTA Month call signs, and how you can take part in the YOTA Month operating events no matter what age you are.” ¹

📆 52 weeks, 52 challenges 📻. Can you master them all?

The challenge starts January 1, 2025.

In this episode of ARRL’s monthly On The Air podcast: “The ARES Task Book is an important resource and reference for amateur radio operators who hope to be of service to their communities. ARRL Director of Emergency Management Josh Johnston, KE5MHV, joins the podcast to talk about the task book’s place in a ham’s training, as well as recent updates to the book.”¹

There’s a good article in the July/August 2024 [issue] of On the Air, ARRL’s magazine geared toward new hams, that offers advice on learning the Morse Code.