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[rtl-sdr.com @rtlsdrblog]

SkyLight Ceiling: Projecting Live ADS-B Aircraft Positions Onto your Ceiling https://t.co/i8oCAGBz3n

[IndyHam @indyham]

@unusual_whales Duh... Anyone else shocked? 😯

[K3RRR @K3TripleR]

Prefer a PDF of All These 403 CHEAP DIY Homebrew Wire Antennas for Ham Radio for Your Own Computer?
If you prefer to add this as a document to your library, I’ve created an Acrobat PDF of the entire 292-page file and it can be downloaded for FREE by clicking:

403 CHEAP DIY Homebrew Wire Antennas for Ham Radio PDF https://t.co/2sgr4yAVgn

Thanks!

I hope you find this info helpful and motivating…so grab some wire and get ‘er done!

73 / 72,

K3RRR
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73 de Robert K3RRR
https://t.co/6JTiTuwtLs
@K3TripleR
https://t.co/LhCNzMnYoJ
-.- …– .-. .-. .-.

[Alain K1FM @k1fm]

HF Packet in a browser tab. No install, no drivers, no SDR.

Plug your Icom into USB, open Chrome, you're on the air:
→ https://t.co/mmasi9SaYg

Also: Digital Voice (RADE), SSB, CW decode, FT8. All in the same tab.

[K3RRR @K3TripleR]

Absofrigginglutly! HF opens up dozens of dozens much more enticing and captivating facets of ham radio than you will find on VHF/UHF alone…The great news is, with the right licenses, you can have the best of both worlds – even with just one radio!

73 de Robert K3RRR

Ham Radio 24-7: "Nobody wants to say it. So I will.

Hundreds of thousands of hams are licensed in this country.

Most of them have never made an HF contact.
Not once.

They passed the test, bought the radio, and somewhere between life getting busy and the learning curve feeling steep — the rig ended up on a shelf. Covered. Silent. Collecting dust next to a framed license that represents a hobby they never fully entered.

And we just… don’t talk about it.

We celebrate license numbers like they mean activity. They don’t.

HF is where this hobby truly lives — the skip, the static, the moment a voice comes through from 8,000 miles away on nothing but an antenna and physics. That feeling is what keeps lifers in this hobby for decades.

But if nobody shows new hams the door to THAT world — we’re not growing the hobby. We’re just growing a list.

If you’re a Tech or General who hasn’t made your first HF contact yet — what’s holding you back? Drop it below.

And if you’re an Extra who made it to the other side — what finally got you there?
Let’s have the real conversation. "
#HamRadio #AmateurRadio #HFRadio #TechnicianLicense #GetOnTheAir

[K3RRR @K3TripleR]

"IT'S MAGIC TIME! SPORADIC-E SEASON IS HERE. WHAT IT IS AND HOW TO BE READY. Every year, primarily during May through July in the northern hemisphere, Sporadic-E propagation returns and creates Magic on the 6-meter band. And sometimes, if you're lucky, it rubs off on the 2-meter and 10-meter bands, too. Get ready for it today and have some geeky ham radio fun this summer during POTA activations and at your home shack.

If you are on my Antenna Geeks Email List, you just received my monthly newsletter dedicated to Sporadic-E propagation and KJ6ER 6-meter antennas. If not, you can download the free PDF here - https://t.co/Kdl5vuWCZO - This content, and all my portable antenna designs, is always shared for free on my ham radio website - https://t.co/dokdqnjX1g - take a browse anytime.

Sporadic-E propagation is one of the most exciting and challenging opportunities in amateur radio because it is unpredictable. It occurs in the E layer of the ionosphere, approximately 50 to 90 miles above the Earth's surface, where dense and irregular patches of ionization form. These patches or clouds can reflect and refract radio signals at much higher frequencies than normally expected, enabling long-distance communications on the 2-meter VHF band (144 MHz) to the 10-meter HF band (28 MHz), with the peak activity occurring on the 6-meter VHF band (50 MHz).

The primary Sporadic-E season occurs during late spring and early summer, typically from May through July in the northern hemisphere. Time of day also plays a key role in potential Sporadic-E activity where propagation peaks during the middle of the day and early evening hours local time. As the sun heats and energizes the upper atmosphere, ionization in the E layer increases, allowing dense patches of charged particles to form. These patches are capable of reflecting radio signals, and by mid-to-late morning, the first noticeable openings often begin to appear.

From a geographic perspective, Sporadic-E activity tends to favor mid-latitude regions. Signals most commonly propagate along east-west paths, although north-south paths are possible.

Learn how to spot and be ready for these unpredictable Sporadic-E openings during your POTA activations. It is just another exciting dimension of our amazing hobby that we should all try to take advantage of. Get out there and have some geeky fun! 73 KJ6ER - wooo hooo!"

[K3RRR @K3TripleR]

Ham Radio 24-7: "This is ham radio. Late nights. Glowing dials. A logbook full of calls from places most people will never visit. An ON AIR light that means the world just got a little smaller. And someone who loves you enough to show up in the doorway with a coffee and a smile — even when she has no idea what 14.195 means.

This is our hobby. This is our life. And we wouldn’t trade it for anything."
#HamRadio #ShackLife #AmateurRadio #HamRadio247 #ThisIsHamRadio #RadioLife #HamFamily #73

[Bryan Longworth @BryanLongworth]

⚠️ 5 major cybersecurity threats hit in the last 7 days.
🔴 Unpatched Windows zero-day — no fix, no timeline 🔴 PDF exploit active for 4 months before detection 🔴 Official software site served malware for 6 hours 🔴 Hacking platform targeting your company's leadership 🔴 Iranian hackers attacking U.S. infrastructure
Watch the full breakdown 👇 ▶️ https://t.co/s5oFgQUZzx
📖 Read more: https://t.co/MeEx1dGqLH
#CyberSecurity #WindowsZeroDay #BlueHammer #FloridaBusiness #AFasterPC

[IndyHam @indyham]

@K3TripleR K3HTK

[MyriadRF @MyriadRF]

<< OTA! >>> Featuring: Meet the LimeSDR Micro, Simulate Antennas In-Browser, Tainwen-1 is Back, and More.

https://t.co/2hm0IZ0GqW

#softwareDefinedRadio #SDR #openSource #FOSS #OSHW #LA9310 #LMS7002M #Tainwen1 #GNURadio

[NEWSMAX @NEWSMAX]

NSA, FBI'S WARNING: The National Security Agency has joined the FBI to warn Americans that Russian military intelligence cyber actors have been exploiting vulnerable home and small office routers to steal sensitive information.

[K3RRR @K3TripleR]

📷 BIG NEWS FOR THE HAM RADIO COMMUNITY! 📷

📷 WSJT-X 3.0 Stable Has Arrived!

The wait is over! The legendary weak-signal communication software WSJT-X has reached version 3.0 Stable — and it's a game-changer, especially if you're operating under challenging band conditions!

📷 WHY WSJT-X 3.0 SHINES IN HIGH-NOISE ENVIRONMENTS:

📷 Enhanced FT8 & FT4 decoding algorithms — pulls signals out of the noise floor
like never before, achieving decodes at -24 dB SNR and beyond.

📷 Improved multi-decoder engine — simultaneously processes more signals in a
crowded, noisy band, reducing missed QSOs.

📷 Better RFI rejection — smarter signal processing helps filter out man-made
electrical noise and QRM from nearby stations.

📷 Optimized AP (A Priori) decoding — uses known callsign data to decode signals
that would otherwise be lost in the noise.

📷 Refined frequency calibration — tighter frequency accuracy means cleaner
decodes even when propagation is marginal.

📷 Low-power DXing made easier — work the world with just 5W even when the bands
sound completely dead!

Whether you're dealing with urban QRM, solar flux challenges, or just a noisy shack,
WSJT-X 3.0 gives you the edge to make those contacts happen! 📷

Download it now at https://t.co/HGudoGI9mS
and get on the air!

We really appreciate the support! 📷 Help us pass the torch by following our Project page: https://t.co/D4jUooOzfM

73 de #DV1KFamily 📷
#WSJTX #WSJTX30 #HamRadio #WeakSignal #FT8 #FT4 #JT65 #MSK144 #AmateurRadio #DXing #HFPropagation #QRP #RadioAmateur #SignalDecoding #HamRadioCommunity #73 #RadioHobby #SWL #Contesting #WSJTX

[prog @lambdaprog]

Quick demo of the new NINR v2 with a noisy WX signal. Sounds like AI, but it's all Natural Intelligence.
Get the beta: https://t.co/UdjulFAqqg

[Mehdi @MehdiHacks]

Interesting change: they're now grouping the digits into batches of 5!
You can even see it visually on the waterfall when after 5 digits there's a longer pause.

[RossRadio @cqcqcqdx]

BBS (Bulletin Board Systems)
The pre-Internet way to chat and share files.

[NYPrepper @nyprepper1]

⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️POWERFUL EARLY WARNING RADAR ACTIVE NOW IN EUROPE!! PROBABLY RELATED TO IRAN OR RUSSIA IS ABOUT TO CARRY OUT A BIG ATTACK!!

[Seeed Studio @seeedstudio]

What’s flying over your home? With FAA Remote ID now mandatory, Colonel Panic’s Mesh-Mapper uses our XIAO ESP32S3 to detect drones via WiFi/Bluetooth & maps them in real-time. Mesh alerts via @TheMeshtastic too!

Open-source, DIY, & PCB-ready. Check it out on
@Hacksterio
👉 https://t.co/nVCPM0uPNm

[NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center @NWSSWPC]

WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 5 expected
Valid From: 2026 Feb 06 1744 UTC
Valid To: 2026 Feb 06 2359 UTC
Warning Condition: Onset
NOAA Scale: G1 - Minor
Issue Time: 2026 Feb 06 1744 UTC
https://t.co/ZbtuNtJdza

[Allan Weiner @AllanWBCQ]

Radio. It’s the last truly free speech media outlet for our world. It’s real. It’s direct to you. It’s analog. It’s great. Always there, for over 100 years. WBCQ – you’re short wave outlet for news ,entertainment, and just plain fun. Tune us in-9330, 7490, 6160, 5130khz. ⚡️📻🇺🇸

[Shortwave Observer @shortwave78]

🇷🇺Moscow calling (for agents in Far East and Pacific area)

Russian intelligence Numbers Station ENIGMA ID: S06 sent an encrypted voice message on 11616kHz targeting Far East and Pacific.
Not receivable in 🇪🇺Europe.
Recorded via Kiwi webSDR in 🇯🇵Japan at 04:00UTC June 19 2025