oeradio.at – Amateur Radio in Austria
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D-Star – much more than just voice
Guest post by Alex, OE8HAM: Why D-Star is much more than just voice — image transfer, Bluetooth chat, GPS tracking, voice recorder and the Doozy app for the ID-52 plus.
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QO-100: Getting Started with the Geostationary Amateur Radio Satellite
Imagine this: you press the PTT button, your signal races 36,000 kilometres into space, is picked up by a satellite and beamed back to Earth — from Brazil to India, from Scandinavia to South Africa.…
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oeradio.at is now on Mastodon, Bluesky, and YouTube
Amateur radio thrives on exchange. That’s why oeradio.at is no longer just a website — starting today, you’ll also find us on three additional platforms: Mastodon, Bluesky, and YouTube. Anyone who wants to stay up…
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APRS in Austria: Position Reports, Weather Data and More
APRS — the Automatic Packet Reporting System — is one of the most versatile digital systems in amateur radio. It combines position reports, short messages, weather data and telemetry on a single frequency. In Austria…
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NanoVNA: The Pocket-Sized Antenna Analyser
Just ten years ago, a usable vector network analyser cost several thousand euros. Today there is the NanoVNA — a device the size of a credit card that delivers astonishingly accurate measurements for under 50…
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SOTA in Austria: Operating from Summit to Summit
Summits on the Air — SOTA for short — combines two passions: hiking and amateur radio. In Austria, a country full of mountains, SOTA is especially popular. From the gentle Koralpe to the high-alpine Großglockner…
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Quansheng UV-K5: The Handheld Radio the Community Is Hacking
Buy a handheld radio for around 25 euros and then transform it with open-source firmware into a device offering features normally found only in the 200-euro class? That is exactly what is happening with the…
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Blackout Preparedness for Radio Amateurs: Self-Sufficient Radio Operation with Solar and Battery
Predstavljajte si, da internet odpove — brez Wi-Fi-ja, brez mobilnih podatkov, brez optike. Za večino ljudi bi bila to katastrofa. Za radioamaterje z Winlinkom pa ne. Winlink je svetovni sistem elektronske pošte, ki deluje prek…
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SATIRE The Honeypot — Or: How to Milk an Entire Amateur Radio Community with Honey
Willi: The Nicest OM Every amateur radio community has one. You know him. He’s the one who calls you “my friend” on first contact, who remembers your birthday, your XYL’s name, and that you once…
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FT8 for Beginners: The Digital Mode That Revolutionised Shortwave Radio
Anyone who has watched the 20-metre band in recent years knows the phenomenon: between 14.074 and 14.076 MHz, there is activity around the clock — not in Morse code, not in voice, but in short,…
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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…
