oeradio.at – Amateur Radio in Austria
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Social Media for Radio Amateurs: The Best YouTube Channels, Podcasts and Communities
Amateur radio doesn’t just live on the bands — it increasingly thrives in the digital space as well. YouTube channels, podcasts and online communities offer radio amateurs worldwide the opportunity to share knowledge, connect and…
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New: QRV Board — Find QSO Partners in Real Time
There’s a brand new feature on oeradio.at: The QRV Board! Ham radio operators can now post their planned activity times and see in real time who is currently QRV. How it works Planning a SOTA…
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OERadio Weekly Bulletin now available as a Podcast
The OERadio Wochenrundspruch is now available as a podcast. Subscribe via https://oeradio.at/feed/podcast/ in Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Overcast, AntennaPod or any other podcast app.
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Raspberry Pi in the Shack: The Best Amateur Radio Applications 2026
The Raspberry Pi has become an indispensable tool in the amateur radio shack in recent years. Whether as a digital modem controller, APRS iGate, Winlink gateway or fully-fledged WebSDR receiver — the small single-board computer…
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Satellite Tracking and Reception for Beginners: From App to Antenna
Satellites have fascinated radio amateurs since the early days of OSCAR 1 in 1961. Today, getting started with satellite reception and even satellite communication is easier than ever before. With affordable SDR receivers, powerful tracking…
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wiki.echtcool.net – Karl’s Workshop on the Web
There are radio amateurs who operate. And there are radio amateurs who build, measure, solder, mill, program and repair. Karl from Tretram, OE8JHK, does both – and documents his projects properly on top. Auf seiner…
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Which License Class Is Right for Me? Class 1, 3 and 4 Compared
Getting started in amateur radio in Austria begins with an important decision: which license class should you choose? The Austrian system has three authorization classes — Class 1, Class 3 and Class 4. Each offers…
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Experimental 5-Band Vertical Groundplane – Four Planks for a Hallelujah
Guest article by Jürgen, OE8RMJ If you want to skip the backstory, jump straight to “The Experiment”. Prologue I got my licence in April 2025. Fresh and full of curiosity about the vast field that…
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The History of Amateur Radio in Austria: From the Beginnings to Today
Amateur radio in Austria has a long and eventful history, closely intertwined with the political upheavals of the 20th century. From the first radio experiments in the 1920s through the ban during the Nazi era…
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New at oeradio.at: Hansl Hohlleiter and the “The Jammer – Satire on Air” Column
Dear readers, it’s your Ferdl here. Normally I write about propagation, antennas and operating modes. But today I have some very special news: We’ve got reinforcements. The kind of reinforcements where you’re not quite sure…
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Field Day: Amateur Radio Under the Open Sky — How to Plan a Successful Participation
When the days grow longer and the weather beckons us outdoors, many radio amateurs feel the excitement building: Field Day is approaching! Whether on an alpine meadow in the Austrian Alps, atop a hill overlooking…
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Wavelog: The Modern Web Logbook for Amateur Radio — Setup with Docker
Any amateur radio operator who wants to properly document their QSOs (radio contacts) needs a logbook. But the days of handwritten entries are long gone: modern web-based logbooks offer DXCC tracking, automatic QSL management, ADIF…
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EME – Earth-Moon-Earth: Moonbounce on 2 m and 70 cm
EME – Earth-Moon-Earth: When the Moon Becomes a Reflector Imagine sending a radio signal from Earth to the Moon and receiving the echo back – a round-trip distance of approximately 768,000 kilometers. This is exactly…
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The 10-Metre Band: The Forgotten DX Band Comes Back to Life
There are bands in amateur radio that always work — 20 metres, for example. There are bands that only come alive at night, like 80 and 160 metres. And then there is the 10-metre band:…
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EchoLink, AllStarLink and SVXLink: Worldwide Repeater Linking via VoIP
Imagine standing on the Dobratsch in Carinthia with your handheld radio and having a QSO with an amateur radio station in Australia — via a local VHF repeater. Sounds like science fiction? It is not.…
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WWFF Austria: Flora & Fauna Activations in Austria’s Nature Parks
Amateur radio and nature experiences – the World Wide Flora & Fauna (WWFF) program combines both in a unique way. If you enjoy portable operation and want to explore Austria’s beautiful protected areas at the…
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PMR and CB Radio: No Licence Needed – A Guide to Licence-Free Radio
Not everyone has an amateur radio licence – and that’s perfectly fine. Yet there are situations where radio communication is practical, useful, or even life-saving: on a hike in the mountains, skiing with the family,…
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35 Years of OE8XFK: The Dobratsch Relay and Its Sysops – A Thank You
In January 1991, a relay was purchased that has since reliably served from the summit of the Dobratsch at 2,166 metres above sea level, workable not only across most of OE8 but well beyond the…
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35 Years of OE8XFK: The Dobratsch Relay and Its Sysops – A Thank You
In January 1991, a relay was purchased that has since reliably served from the summit of the Dobratsch at 2,166 metres above sea level, workable not only across most of OE8 but well beyond the…
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35 Years of OE8XFK: The Dobratsch Relay and Its Sysops – A Thank You
In January 1991, a relay was purchased that has since reliably served from the summit of the Dobratsch at 2,166 metres above sea level, workable not only across most of OE8 but well beyond the…
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Frequency Utilisation Ordinance: What Has Changed for Radio Amateurs in Austria
With the amendment of the Frequency Utilisation Ordinance (Frequenznutzungsverordnung, FNV), published on 13 March 2023 as BGBl. II No. 61/2023, the amateur radio frequency allocations in Austria were fundamentally reorganised. The former Annex 2 of…
