The MSU Amateur Radio Club maintains a Facebook page. It’s updated more regularly than the club website and is a good place to keep up on amateur radio activities at Michigan State University.
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Growing up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Jimmy Hatlo’s “They’ll Do It Every Time” was regular reading in the Ann Arbor News. Here’s Hatlo’s depiction of some ham radio old-wive’s tales. Amazing how many still pop up today!
W8SH kicks out the contacts in the 2014 Michigan QSO Party. Congratulations to the Spartan team that helped MSUARC to dominate year’s multi-op division! Here are the results.
Courtesy of QRZ.com.
Remember Prodigy? What happens when an on-line service goes offline? Here’s a fascinating tale about the resurrection of one of our early interactive faves.
Via VA3XPR.net: On June 9th, the US Federal Communications Commission, commonly known as the FCC, officially approved the use of Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), the modulation type used by Digital Mobile Radio (DMR), for ham radio use. In FCC Decision FCC 14-74 issued on June 9, 2014, the FCC outlined…
100 years ago, a small group of radio amateurs founded an organization to celebrate, innovate and support their hobby. Ever since, the American Radio Relay League has been at the center of the evolution of amateur radio. Hearty congratulations to the headquarters team and to the many thousands of ARRL…
A Classic post from 2011 by WIRED’s David Rowan: Somehow it makes little sense that amateur “ham” radio continues to thrive in the age of Twitter, Facebook and iPhones. Yet the century-old communications technology — which demands such commitment that you must generally pass an exam to receive a licence — currently…
An oldie but a goodie from 2008. Learn more about what we hams call “Radiosport” here.
For those of us with broadcast engineering roots. Looking back at 11 Off-The-Air & Abandoned Radio Stations. How many times did you see a tower field in the distance and seek out the studios at it’s base?