In the early days of espionage, long before the advent of burner phones, satcoms, and other modern-day spy gadgets, getting word to field agents—especially those working behind the Iron Curtain—proved a dangerous game with global consequences should the agent’s cover be blown. But that’s where number stations, and their uncrackable radio codes, come in. A…
This morning, I had to cancel a DXpedition. It was one of the hardest decisions of my life. It was not for lack of permission, it was not for lack of a team and equipment willing to go. The prospect of a P5 activation brings out the worst in this hobby. The posers, the nuts,…
(The following is part news / part editorial) According to a report going to Parliament for the BBC’s broadcast charter proposal, the BBC is preparing for an Internet-only world for broadcasting. This has prompted an investigation of other radio broadcasting services by Radio World magazine to get their take on this perspective. Part of the…
The art of DXing or making contact with distant stations is one of the core areas of attraction for the amateur radio hobby. No where is this attraction more evident than in these great videos about teams of ham radio operators that went to some of the most remote areas of the world, in order…
WRTC 2014 Documentary from James Brooks, 9V1YC on Vimeo. Video by 9V1YC The World Radiosport Team Championship (WRTC) is a competition between two-person teams of amateur radio operators testing their skills to make contacts with other Amateur Radio operators around the world over a 24 hour period. All teams use identical antennas from the same…