QRP ham radio is basically about doing more with less. Instead of seeing a 5-watt power limit as a handicap, QRP operators turn it into an exciting challenge. This approach to ham radio has been around since the early 1920s, attracting operators who love making contacts with minimal power—sometimes as low as 100 milliwatts or … Read more
Fox hunting in the ham radio world has fascinated me for years. It’s amazing how the gear ranges from simple “body fade” techniques that cost nothing to fancy directional equipment that can pinpoint signals within a single degree of accuracy. This hobby has grown so competitive that there are actual fox hunting championships held around … Read more
Did you know that hams can receive signals from spacecraft over 15 million kilometers away? I’m not kidding! Back in May 2020, a group of amateur operators pulled off the first true deep-space network X-band reception by capturing signals from Bepi-Colombo at this mind-blowing distance. This really showcases what we can accomplish with ham radio … Read more