Open Source Radio Transceiver for Your Smartphone
Turn your Android phone into a modern ham radio transceiver with this free open source software & hardware project.
TECHNICAL Category
Content related to the activities of the RRRA Technical Committee and the equipment/systems they maintain, along with technical topics of general interest.
The 52 Week Ham Radio Challenge 2025
📆 52 weeks, 52 challenges 📻. Can you master them all?
The challenge starts January 1, 2025.
Starlink Mini - Game, Set, Match for Emergency Communications
I intend no disrespect to all the varied Emergency Communications activities that are performed within Amateur Radio, or those that perform them. The emergence of Starlink as a Broadband Internet Access system with few dependencies other than power has changed the paradigm of emergency communications. But now, but the emergence of the new Starlink Mini has profoundly changed the paradigm of emergency communications.
The Beauty of Keyboard to Keyboard Digi Modes
Modes like Olivia, JS8call and PSK31 offer a great opportunity to communicate non-verbally but still personally. It could be the perfect way to enjoy ham radio as an introvert or as a ham with a sub-optimal antenna situation in a way that it’s still a personal communication
Power Tool Batteries for Portable or Emergency Operations (QST)
In his Power Tool Batteries for Portable or Emergency Operations article (a free preview from the July 2024 issue of QST Magazine), Gordon S. Novak, AF5KA, demonstrates how inexpensive DC–DC convertors can turn easily accessible lithium power tool batteries into a good backup or portable source for powering a radio.
This is a very timely and topical discussion in light of RRRA’s July Portable Operations July Activity.
