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Final approach: last day of SAINTCON 26.
Last chance to stop by the Ham Radio Community before closing ceremonies at noon. The conversation keeps going year-round on the Ham Radio Village Discord: discord.gg/hrv
Didn't get to test? Email [email protected] and we'll point you to the next session.
Want a ham license before SAINTCON 26 ends?
Free exams for Technician, General and Extra from the Ham Radio Village VE team. Register, then swing by the Ham Radio Community and we'll get you in.
https://ham.study/sessions/6ab009e4e1dfa594f26d3c03/1
Bring a photo ID. First license? Get your FRN first.
ham.studyHamStudy.org: Exam detailsFind local ham radio test sessions, register for a test session, and get your ham radio license!
Okay, #APRS sucks. The number of variations I have tried on my setup so far to make it work is insane. No mature technology should be this hard to get working.
Thinking about testing at SAINTCON 26? Two things first:
1. Study. Start at https://hamvillage.org/study, KB6NU's free No-Nonsense guide, or the free HamBook (https://hambook.org) by Utah's own KD7BBC.
2. Get your FCC Registration Number (FRN). It's free: https://www.fcc.gov/wireless/support/knowledge-base/universal-licensing-system-uls-resources/getting-fcc-registration
Then register and swing by the Ham Radio Community for exam times:
https://ham.study/sessions/6ab009e4e1dfa594f26d3c03/1
Ham Radio Village patches will be at the SAINTCON 26 Swap Meet tonight.
6 PM, Hyatt Place Provo, west side conference room (enter off Freedom Blvd). Game Night is in the same room.
Bring cash as a backup.
https://saintcon.org/events/swap-meet
SAINTCONSwap Meet · SAINTCON 26Buy, sell, trade, or give away used tech. Tuesday evening at the Hyatt Place Provo, in the same room as Game Night. Bring the gear you are ready to part with, and take home whatever nobody claims.
Build your own antenna at SAINTCON 26.
Hands-on basic antenna building with the Ham Radio Community: today 4–5 PM, Community Classroom 1 (Expo Hall by LPC). No experience needed.
SAINTCON 26 has launched, and the Ham Radio Community is open. Powered by Ham Radio Village.
- Free license exams: times come out today. Watch here or swing by.
- Antenna building, 4–5 PM today
- Questions about radio? Ask us anything
- HRV patches at the Swap Meet, 6 PM
Register ahead: https://ham.study/sessions/6ab009e4e1dfa594f26d3c03/1
ham.studyHamStudy.org: Exam detailsFind local ham radio test sessions, register for a test session, and get your ham radio license!
#hamchallenge week 44 - Find and identify an unknown radio signal
Tune around the spectrum and find a signal you cannot immediately identify. Use a waterfall, a spectrum analyzer, online databases, or a SDR software to figure out what you're hearing. Where did you find the signal? What clues helped you identify it? What modulation or protocol did it use? Share a waterfall screenshot and explain your reasoning.
www.hamchallenge.org52 Week Ham Radio Challenge 202652 weeks, 52 challenges. The #hamchallenge is meant to inspire you to extend your horizon in amateur radio by weekly challenges that touch all aspects of ham radio.
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Why ham radio at a hacker con?
Ham radio is the original hacker and maker culture. RF skills carry straight into RFID, Wi-Fi and wireless security work, and a license turns your receive-only SDR habit into legally transmitting, building and testing your own gear, at up to 1,500 W.
Come ask us anything at the Ham Radio Community at SAINTCON 26, powered by Ham Radio Village.
Free Ham In A Day class at SAINTCON 26 today: 8:15 AM sharp, Floor 2 lounge (north end).
A full day of Technician license prep: how radio works, FCC rules, RF safety, and getting on the air with repeaters, simplex, APRS and SSTV. No prior license needed.
SAINTCONTrainings · SAINTCON 26SAINTCON training classes run alongside the main conference. In-depth, hands-on, expert-led.
Thank you to 801 Labs for hosting Ham In A Day yesterday.
13 people spent a full day learning radio with the Ham Radio Village. 11 passed their license exams and are now licensed amateur radio operators.
New hams: welcome! Your callsign shows up in the FCC ULS a few days after you pay the $35 fee. Come say hi on our Discord: discord.gg/hrv
The Ham Radio Community is back at SAINTCON 26, powered by Ham Radio Village.
- Mon 8:15 AM sharp: free Ham In A Day class
- Tue 4–5 PM: hands-on antenna building
- Tue 6 PM: HRV patches at the Swap Meet
- All week: free license exams (times TBA)
https://saintcon.org/communities/ham-radio
Exam signup: https://ham.study/sessions/6ab009e4e1dfa594f26d3c03/1
SAINTCONHam Radio Community · SAINTCON 26Never touched a radio or already licensed? Make antennas from trash, get on the air, or earn your license in a day.
JawnCon 0x3 opens today at 8:30 AM. @jawncon
If you've been playing with an RTL-SDR or HackRF, catch "ham for hackers" by Ham Radio Village's own Ed Wilson at 2:30 PM on the main stage. Receiving is fine. A license lets you transmit legally, build your own gear, and use up to 1,500 watts.
Then get licensed. We're testing all weekend, just ask, or join Saturday's 9 AM study session and 1 PM exams.
https://hamstudy.org/sessions/6aa1ec304a881fa06a29f3ab/1
hamstudy.orgHamStudy.org: Exam detailsFind local ham radio test sessions, register for a test session, and get your ham radio license!
Taking your first ham exam at JawnCon on Saturday? Two things before you show up:
1. Skim KB6NU's No-Nonsense Technician study guide. It's free:
https://www.kb6nu.com/study-guides/
2. Get an FCC Registration Number (FRN). It's free and takes a few minutes:
https://www.fcc.gov/wireless/support/knowledge-base/universal-licensing-system-uls-resources/getting-fcc-registration
Then come to the 9 AM study session and sit the exam at 1 PM.
https://hamstudy.org/sessions/6aa1ec304a881fa06a29f3ab/1
Exam day at JawnCon.
9 AM: study session in the HAM classroom
12 PM: lunch
1 PM: free license exams, Laurel VEC
Walk in at 9 knowing nothing, walk out a ham. That happens at these sessions more than you'd think.
Sign up now if you haven't:
https://hamstudy.org/sessions/6aa1ec304a881fa06a29f3ab/1
hamstudy.orgHamStudy.org: Exam detailsFind local ham radio test sessions, register for a test session, and get your ham radio license!
Last day of JawnCon, and your last chance to get licensed with us this year in Philly. Open testing today, just ask any of us.
https://hamstudy.org/sessions/6aa1ec304a881fa06a29f3ab/1
Also worth your morning: "Paging in 2026" with Mike Dank and Naveen Albert, 11 AM on the main stage. It covers DAPNET, the decentralized paging network hams run on cheap and surplus hardware.
hamstudy.orgHamStudy.org: Exam detailsFind local ham radio test sessions, register for a test session, and get your ham radio license!
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