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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.
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. And…
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…
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 there…
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 euros.…
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 massif,…
Blackout Preparedness for Radio Amateurs: Self-Sufficient Radio Operation with Solar and Battery
When the power grid fails, mobile networks, internet, and landlines typically go silent within a few hours. That is precisely when amateur radio comes into its own: radio amateurs can continue communicating with relatively simple means…
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 Quansheng…
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, computer-generated…
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 find…
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…
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.
