The opening of the Museum of Modern Art (MSN) in Warsaw was supposed to be an important event for Polish culture and art. The museum is a long-awaited project that has the potential to become a center of modern art in Poland, providing access to works by contemporary artists from Poland and abroad. The modern […]
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ChatGPT for Amateur Radio
Creating graphics on demand with ChatGPT is an innovative tool that combines the capabilities of artificial intelligence with the creative needs of users. Using AI systems to generate images based on text descriptions, ChatGPT can be helpful for artists, designers, marketers, and even amateur radio operators looking for quick visualizations. How does creating graphics on […]
What’s the deal with this M17?
Many have heard of it, but few know what it is about. And it’s worth knowing. The M17 project is often called the future of digital radio in the global amateur radio community. For Poles, it is a reason to be proud, because the idea was created at the turn of 2018 and 2019 in […]
GreenCube (IO-117) satellite and FT991
GreenCube is aimed at demonstrating an autonomous biological laboratory for plants cultivation on-board a CubeSat platform. The satellite project is managed by the S5Lab research team at Sapienza University of Rome https://www.s5lab.space/index.php/greencube-home/. The spacecraft has been launched on 13 July 2022 and it has been deployed in Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) at approximately 6000 km […]
Meeting with SP5EAQ
On May 19, at the HF5L club location, a social meeting was held, at which Jacek SP5EAQ gave a presentation about the preparations and the realization of his expedition to the Pacific Austral Islands. They belong to French Polynesia but are a separate DXCC (FO-A). Jacek worked on the bands from the Rimatara Island under […]
Organization of the expedition during the pandemic
I have been organizing ham radio expeditions to the South Pacific for over ten years. I go alone or with a few friends. We make several thousand contacts and visit another cool place on Earth. The pandemic stopped everything. The number of trips to the Pacific in the world has decreased almost tenfold. Sanitary regulations […]
Wireless Communication in Polish Home Army 1939-1945
August 1 is another anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising in 1944, so important to all Poles. This is an excellent opportunity to present the heroic struggle of the soldiers of the Uprising in terms of military radio technology. Thanks to my colleagues SP3LD and SP3CSD, I learned about Louis Meulstee’s publications on […]
My radio shack
Radio shack – this term does not need to be translated into another language. Every ham knows what this means because he has his own … Whatever it is, it is everyone’s pride. During contacts, we often wonder – what does our correspondent’s workplace look like? Below we present an open gallery of “radio shacks” […]
Happy Easter !
Health, happiness, good humor, tasty egg, wet dyngus and, above all, good luck in the SP DX Contest 2021!
Winter 2021 in the Karkonosze Mountains
Winter in the Karkonosze Mountains is as picturesque as ever. The 2020/2021 season is different due to covid accommodation and ski bans. Fortunately, driving and hiking are still allowed, so who can go see the beautiful views and breathe the fresh air. The current temperature can always be checked at the Meteo-Karpacz station. Where to […]