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05/28/2015 | Hams Invited to Test APRS on Duchifat-1 CubeSat
The Herzliya Science Center is inviting stations with the ability to send compressed APRS packets to take part in testing the Duchifat-1 CubeSat, launched almost 1 year ago by high school students in Israel.
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07/10/2014 | ARRL Teachers Institute: Controlling a Robot from Orbit
Watch a robot being controlled through the International Space Station
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07/06/2010 | The Amateur Amateur: APRS Sneaks Into the ShackAs I stated in my last column, APRS (Automatic Packet Reporting System) had interested me for some time. I just couldn’t seem to find any documentation that was simple enough for me to understand. Nor did there appear to be any “starter kits” on the marke
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05/16/2009 | Surfin': Radioing Over the Appalachian TrailThis week's Surfin' visits a Web site detailing the effort to traverse the Appalachian Trail by Amateur Radio.
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12/03/2008 | ARISS to Celebrate 25 Years of Amateur Radio in Space with Special Events
Twenty-five years ago this week, Owen Garriott, W5LFL, made history by being the first Amateur Radio operator to talk to hams from space. His historic flight on STS-9 on board the Space Shuttle Columbia was launched on November 28 and landed on D
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08/25/2008 | Surfin': Opening Up APRSThis week, Surfin’ visits a Web site that exposes APRS every which way possible.
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