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Issue 273 February 11th, 2023 Top links Morse Code is back Ham Radio tunes in to a new generation. (Possible paywall) The Times No really, Morse Code is back Spurred on by K-Pop bands who use it to leak hints about upcoming songs to fans. Daily Mail Need a resistor? Thank Otis Boykin Otis Boykin, an engineer and inventor who holds numerous patents for electrical components, including one for the wire precision resistor. SparkFun FT8 on an original iMac G3 I would not recommend connecting a horribly insecure operating system like MacOS 9 to the internet these days. KD9CPB Fox fined for using EAS Tone In football ad The characteristic angry digital tones of the Emergency Alert System actually contain data encoded using the Specific Area Message Encoding protocol. Hackaday To re-cap or not to re-cap Curious Marc on the electrolytic controversy in Ham Radio. SolderSmoke Daily News Did you know Bouvet Island is a POTA entity? Bouvet Island is one of the rarest DX entities on the planet. QRPer Avoid the loopy-ness of HF loops The current ARRL Antenna Book mainly parrots the wisdom of “just use 450-ohm ladder line and you’ll be fine.” K4FMH A directional antenna with just one straight wire – crazy? Being called crazy is a compliment to my ears. Ham Radio Outside the Box Video Ham Radio basics: Working split operation Working split in Ham Radio is one of those little-discussed topics that new Hams might not know exists. K0LWC Turn your patio umbrella into a 20 Meter Antenna Greg takes us through the step-by-step process of building his antenna. W1DED VarAC chat client for VARA HF [Windows only] Here we take a look at the popular VarAC software that is the next step towards text chatting using RF Transceivers. Tech Minds Did you receive this email as a forward? Sign-up here Amateur Radio Weekly is curated by K4HCK. Thank you for reading. 73 View the archive | Follow on Mastodon

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