Happenings

  • TQSL Release 2.8.7 Available - corrects an error where TQSL was unable to update the configuration file on Windows systems, displaying a “Self-signed certificate” error. It also corrects an issue where TQSL would not start on Mac systems running macOS 27 in countries with “,” as the decimal point.
  • The Yasme Foundation is pleased to announce the latest recipient of the Yasme Excellence Award - the Reverse Beacon Network (RBN) team in recognition of technical, operating, and organizational achievements in and contributions to amateur radio.
  • 50th Annual Pumpkin Patrol Keeps Thruway Safe on Halloween - volunteers and New York State Police will work together to keep drivers safe during the 50th Annual Pumpkin Patrol on Oct. 30 and 31.
  • ARRL November Sweepstakes CW - first full weekend in November (7-9th). Begins 2100 UTC Saturday and runs through 0259 UTC Monday.
  • 51st Anniversary, Sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald - Special Event ~ Nov 1 to Nov 14, 0000Z-2359Z, W8F, Livonia, MI. Livonia Amateur Radio Club. 14.260 7.260 7.050 14.050. Certificate. Electronic Only See QRZ page, 145.350 MHz, Livonia, MI 48151.

Watching, Listening, Reading...

  • The Machines That Built America: Tesla & Marconi Race to Wireless Tech - the race between Tesla and Marconi to be the first to open up wireless communication continues as experiments take unexpected turns (via YouTube).
  • 44Net Connect - portable, public, static IP addresses to make your Amateur Radio station reachable (via YouTube).
  • The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald - on the fiftieth anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald’s sinking, the bestselling author of The Great Halifax Explosion tells the definitive story of the “Mighty Fitz” (via audiobook).
  • A high-sensitivity ADS-B receiver by Daniel Estevez, EA4GPZ - "Since the end of August I have been working on a new ADS-B receiver application that is intended to outperform existing open source receivers in scenarios with weak signals or message collisions" (via blog).
  • Galahad and the Grail - by Malcolm Guite. 2026. In this first Volume of Merlin's Isle, join the prophesied youth, Sir Galahad, and the other knights of the quest as they set out from Camelot to achieve the Holy Grail (via book).


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