SBARC-list September 2026

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Why Are Ham Radio Clubs Disappearing? The Truth Is Bittersweet
by Marvin Johnston 20 Sep '26

20 Sep '26

An interesting take on the history, and to some extent, the future of ham radio. For a lot of us, this video will bring back memories of the way things used to be. And maybe some ideas of how to get more people involved. Why Are Ham Radio Clubs Disappearing? The Truth Is Bittersweet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_Z5RwIO5bE Marvin, KE6HTS

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ham radio snippet from a 1970's movie - WA2UYL
by Ken Alker 02 Sep '26

02 Sep '26

I watched an "old" movie last night (shot in 1970) that had some ham radio footage in it, and thought I'd share the ham radio portion. I made two clips: "Anderson Tapes - ham radio - shorter.mp4": 2 minutes. For those with limited time, but a little confusing since no continuity between segments. "Anderson Tapes - ham radio - longer.mpg": 5 minutes. More fun, but longer as it includes non-ham radio segments between the ham parts. The files are too big to send via email so here is a Dropbox link to the video footage. Just click the link and then click on the file you want to view. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/ss0bk3308hu0o0u2aadic/AFTREJTiVM-9wp8tm-sIYd… BTW, if you watch the longer one and you are not already familiar with this film, can you guess who the two guys are removing the front of the safe just after the ham radio operator turns on his radio? Ken

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High speed morse telegraphy using a straight key
by Ken Alker 01 Sep '26

01 Sep '26

This guy is AMAZINGLY fast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPsgEdmlUf0 Some of the comments are very witty; I asked Gemini (Google Chrome AI) what the context of this video was and it came back with, "The video was filmed in Bielefeld, Germany, during the 2011 IARU High Speed Telegraphy World Championships. The competitor in the footage is demonstrating extreme Morse code transmission speeds using a straight key, routing the signal into scoring software rather than transmitting over the air." and referred me to: https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/tldaz2/high_speed_morse_…

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