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When the Internet Goes Down: Satellites to Provide Automatic Backup for Submarine Cables
07/
11/
2026
What happens when an undersea communications cable fails? A European Space Agency project is developing technology that could automatically switch essential internet traffic to satellite networks, helping maintain communications during major infrastructure disruptions.
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Beyond Moonbounce: Radio Amateurs Bounce a Message Off Venus!
06/
11/
2026
Forget Earth-Moon-Earth for a moment. A team of radio amateurs working with the historic Dwingeloo Radio Telescope in the Netherlands has taken planetary radio experimentation to another level, successfully bouncing a digital message off Venus and decoding its return to Earth!
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AREG Radio & Electronics Car Boot Sale: Adelaide's Amateur Radio Community Comes Together!
05/
11/
2026
Looking for radio equipment, electronic components, a bargain or simply a chance to catch up with fellow radio amateurs? The Amateur Radio Experimenters Group (AREG) is getting ready for its Radio & Electronics Car Boot Sale in Adelaide!
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QuickSmith: A Free Online Smith Chart Tool for Amateur Radio Experimenters
04/
11/
2026
Ever wondered what happens to your antenna impedance when you add a capacitor, inductor or length of transmission line? QuickSmith is a free online tool that lets radio amateurs explore RF impedance matching using an interactive Smith chart.
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Communicating With Noise! Stanford Researchers Turn Radio Static Into a Wireless Signal
03/
11/
2026
What if you could communicate wirelessly without generating a conventional radio signal, using the electrical noise that's already present? Researchers at Stanford University have demonstrated a fascinating new approach that could reduce the energy needed for wireless communications by up to 1,000 times.
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Gold Coast Hamfest 2026: One Day Only! Sunday 8 November
02/
11/
2026
Calling all radio amateurs, CB enthusiasts, marine radio operators, scanner listeners and electronics hobbyists! The Gold Coast Radio and Electronics Sales and Field Day is back next weekend, and everyone is welcome!
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The countdown is on for Tassie Ham-E-Con, being held on 7–8 November 2026 at the University of Tasmania's Sandy Bay campus in Hobart.
01/
11/
2026
Under the theme “Hack the Ether: Education, Ingenuity, Connection”, the conference brings together an outstanding line-up of presenters exploring four exciting streams: Hack the Mind, Hack the System, Hack the Culture and Hack the Future.
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Stay Informed! Subscribe to ACMA's Amateur Radio Newsletter
01/
11/
2026
Want to keep up with what Australia's communications regulator is doing and how its decisions may affect amateur radio? The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is encouraging radio amateurs to subscribe to its amateur radio newsletter.
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