Issue 420 May 9, 2026

Top Links

The adventure begins in Xenia: Hamvention 2026
The world’s greatest Amateur Radio event returns to Ohio.
W8CI

Dayton Hamvention® 2026 offers forums for every Ham
The Hamvention Forums Committee has assembled a diverse lineup covering technical topics, operating skills, and emerging interest areas.
ARRL

HamSCI at Hamvention 2026 - Schedule and map
Hamvention is an extremely important event for engaging with the Amateur Radio community, sharing ideas, developing collaborations, and sharing scientific results.
HamSCI

AMSAT at Hamvention
AMSAT will once again have a strong presence throughout the event, including booth activities, social gatherings, and the annual AMSAT Forum.
AMSAT

ARDC at Hamvention 2026
You’ll find us at Booth #1302 / #1402 in Building 1 (Maxim), where you can learn more about our grants program and priority areas for funding, as well as explore what’s possible with 44Net.
ARDC

The 30th Four Days In May 2026 Symposium at Dayton
The biggest and best QRP event in the world.
Four Days in May

Morse Code hacks Grok in crypto scheme
X user tricks Grok into sending them $200,000 in crypto using Morse Code.
Dexerto

Across Lake Michigan on 146.52 MHz
I worked W9ZL using just 2 watts from the little HT.
K0NR

Before my key falls silent
Amateur Radio has always been a significant part of my life and I want the hobby to continue for a long time after my Key has fallen Silent.
KE9V

Bring your old handheld to life with an AIOC
The All In One Cable (AIOC) board is a very neat little CM108 compatible sound card and serial interface that plugs into any handheld radio that has the now pretty much standard Kenwood ‘K’ type mic connector.
M0AWS

Graywolf: A modern APRS station
Graywolf is a complete APRS station that replaces a hardware TNC with a software modem. Plug a radio into a USB sound card, install Graywolf, and configure everything from your browser.
Graywolf

TNC Attach
Attach KISS TNC devices as network interfaces in Linux. This program allows you to attach TNCs or any KISS-compatible device as a network interface. This program does not need any kernel modules, and has no external dependencies outside the standard Linux and GNU C libraries.
TNC Attach

Upcoming Events

Hams to Honor Police and Emergency Medical Personnel with Special Event
May 10, 2026 — May 23, 2026

The Adventure Begins in Xenia: Hamvention 2026
May 15, 2026 — May 17, 2026

Fediverse Meet-up at Hamvention 2026
May 16, 2026

Cat Pix on the Air CPOTA 2026
August 8, 2026

See more events

Editor's Corner

Hi, my name is Cale (K4HCK) and I'm the editor of Amateur Radio Weekly.

The most-clicked link from last week's newsletter was N1JUR's article about completing your first POTA activation along with a guide to help keep the equipment list light. A handful of years ago a POTA related link would rarely collect very many clicks, but with the explosive growth of that program, the interest level is higher than ever.

Tom (KJ7T), the publisher of Random Wire and EtherHam shared more than a few kind words about me and my Ham Radio adventures in the latest issue of his newsletter and that absolutely made my day! Thank you, Tom! Keep an eye on this space for more words about Tom and his projects.

Hamvention is next weekend which means this newsletter is packed with Hamvention related links. I'll be making the trip to Dayton and you can find me hanging around booth 1506. Please stop by and say hello.

Don't forget about the Fediverse meet-up at Hamvention.

Thanks to Zero Retries and DLARC for allowing the use of their booth as a rendezvous point.

Need more Amateur Radio news? Check out Amateur Radio Daily.

General feedback regarding this newsletter or the content within is always welcome. Got a link to share? Simply hit reply.

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Cale
K4HCK

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