Tag: amateur radio
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arcOS – The Linux Distribution for Ham Radio
Plug in USB stick, boot, operate. arcOS is a live Linux system with Fldigi, JS8Call, WSJT-X, Winlink, APRS and SDR – built for radio amateurs. Plug & play with Digirig Mobile. Comparison with other ham…
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FT2 – The New High-Speed Digital Mode: 4x Faster Than FT8\!
Every radio amateur knows FT8. Since February 16, 2026, there is a new player: FT2 with only 3.8 seconds per cycle – 4x faster than FT8\! Developed in Italy with AI assistance.
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POTA Austria – Your Line to the OE POTA Team
If you know us, you know: POTA is all about getting out into nature with your radio. Whether at a mountain lake, in a national park or simply at the edge of a forest –…
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Ice skate deep snow activation at Freiberg (OE/KT-106)
I had my very first SOTA QSO with Michael OE5HKT on Buschberg OE/NO-207 at 491m on June 14, 2025. Arnold OE1IAH took me and a few other newly licensed people under his wing that day,…
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Akkublick – battery planning for radio amateurs
Battery view – battery planning for radio amateurs Akkublick is a battery planning tool for radio amateurs. The tool helps you calculate the optimal battery capacity for your portable radio operation and ensure that you…
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CQ SOTA – Funk, frost, cold fingers and a barking co-operator
Spontaneously – and in the increasingly desperate hope of escaping the persistent fog in the valley – we decide to go on an after-work trip to the Dobratsch one wintry afternoon. Also there: Finot, our…
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Kabelblick – coaxial cable attenuation calculator
Calculate the signal loss of your coaxial cables With Kabelblick you can quickly and easily calculate the attenuation of your coaxial cable at any frequency. No matter whether you work on shortwave, VHF, UHF or…
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First Contact – Learn shortwave propagation through experimentation!
You probably know this: You sit in front of the rig, turn the VFO and ask yourself – why is there nothing going on at 20m while the place is full at 40m? Or why…
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🏕️ Wavelog – the online logbook for portable radio operation
A flexible logbook that can be accessed at any time is particularly important for portable radio operations (e.g. POTA, SOTA, field days).With Wavelog, a modern, web-based amateur radio logbook is now available on oeradio.at, which…
