With all the changes and advancements in technology, it is remarkable to see one particular hobby last more than 100 years even in times of trouble. That’s amateur radio. From his home in Punta Gorda, ...
Ham radio operator Frank Krizan of Texas, who spends his summers in Scarborough, performs "Hunt and Pounce," a method of scanning the radio band for stations waiting for a turn to call them, during ...
As the world adjusts to a new era of rising temperatures and more severe weather-related disasters, governments across Canada have been turning to a decidedly old-school form of communication: the ham ...
What if you could broadcast signals across the globe using just a credit-card-sized computer and a handful of components? It might sound like a scene from a sci-fi novel, but with a Raspberry Pi and ...
<B>THE FUTURE OF BROADBAND</B><BR><BR>The FCC is busy circle-jerking itself these days over the promise of BPL. It promises (like satellite internet, DSL, Cable and such before it) Broadband for the ...
Tom Beckett gestures toward a window on the third floor of the Durham County Main Library. “We’re in the middle of a geomagnetic storm,” he announces. The room chuckles. There are no swirling vortexes ...
Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. By any metric, the New York Marathon is an immense production. The ...