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CQ Desk — live map, spots & space weather

This is one of HamLike’s flagship tools: an interactive dashboard with a world map (PSK paths, greyline, POTA, SOTA, ISS), NOAA space weather, an HF band snapshot, sun & moon at your location, callsign lookup, live spots, and curated ham radio news — no app install.

  • Use it right now as a guest — no account required.
  • Create a free account to save your callsign & grid and unlock the full experience.

CQ Desk is in active development (beta). If something looks off, we appreciate your patience — and we’d love to have you try it.

Operator-Driven Community

The front page for active ham radio operators.

Short callsign profiles, club pages, and operator-driven discussion for people who actually get on the air.

Recent operator pages

CQ Desk

The map-and-shack dashboard above — try it first, then sign up to save your station defaults.

Launch CQ Desk →

Callsign profiles

Get a short public link like /W1AW for your on-air identity.

Club pages

Give your club one clean place for schedules, updates, and discussion.

Operator-driven feed

Browse gear, antennas, operating, and station life ranked by operators.

Want to join the community? Register an account.

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Hamtastic October 2025 Balloon Launch by: KE6VDW

Experience Hamtastic 2025, San Diego’s biggest amateur-radio and tech gathering — filmed on Fiesta Island on October 18, 2025!
Hosted by KE6VDW and the All Your Base Network, this event brought together ham operators, mesh enthusiasts, and emergency-comms pros for a full day of radios, music, and innovation.

🎈 Main Highlight:
We launched a Radiosonde & Meshtastic Balloon into the stratosphere, transmitting live data to the network under node name AYBB (All Your Base Balloon). Viewers tracked it live on Meshtastic Maps and Radiosonde trackers in real time!

🎧 Other Highlights:
• Live bluegrass by Grandaddy-O’s featuring Debbie & Larry

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Thanks for joining HamLike. Really glad you’re here.

This site is still new and I’m still building and improving it, so please don’t be shy about pointing things out. If something looks off, seems broken, feels confusing, or just doesn’t seem right, let me know.

Bug reports, suggestions, and honest feedback are all super helpful right now.

Thanks again for being here and helping shape it.
73
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Convert DMR Codeplug from AnyTone878UVIIPlus AnyTone890\Maverick

In this video, we walk step-by-step through converting an existing DMR codeplug from the AnyTone 878UVIIPlus to the AnyTone 890 / Maverick. If you’re upgrading to the 890/Maverick or want to reuse your carefully built 878 codeplug, this guide will save you time and frustration.
We’ll cover:
• Key differences between the 878UVIIPlus and 890/Maverick codeplug formats
• What settings transfer cleanly and what must be adjusted
• Zones, channels, talkgroups, and contacts considerations
• CPS tips to avoid common errors during conversion
• Final checks before writing the codeplug to your radio
This tutorial is ideal for amateur radio

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HamLike V2 Beta

Welcome to the new HamLike.com V2 beta. Thanks for stopping by and taking a look around. We’re excited about some of the new things coming to HamLike, including free operator profiles with simple, easy-to-share URLs like HamLike.com/YourCallSign. Clubs will also be able to have their own free page with a clean custom link to share with members and visitors. We’re still working through the details, so please don’t be shy about sharing feedback, reporting bugs, or telling us what features you’d like to see.
73s to everyone.
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2525 for Friday, March 20th, 2026

- BOUVET ISLAND DXPEDITION A SUCCESS
- JUDGE ORDERS VOICE OF AMERICA BACK ON THE AIR
- SKYWARN YOUTH NET CALLS CQ FOR SECOND YEAR
- US MILITARY TESTS HF COMMUNICATIONS IN ALASKA
- YL WORLD WIDE EVENT OVERWHELMING
- AIRLINES REQUIRED TO UPDATE ELECTRONICS DUE TO CW INTERFERENCE
- PUSH IS ON TO GET SARDINIA RADIOACTIVE
- SUN-LIT AWAKENING FOR JAPAN'S 30-YEAR-OLD SATELLITE
- WORLD OF DX
- KICKER: DOCUMENTARY ABOUT MARTIN F. JUE AND M.F.J. IN THE WORKS
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Why Every Ham Radio Operator Should Start Using a YubiKey

Why Every Ham Radio Operator Should Start Using a YubiKey


Protect your online accounts with the strongest security available.

Most of us in the ham radio community understand authentication and secure access. We verify callsigns, protect repeater systems, and double-check everything before transmitting.

Online security works the same way — and a YubiKey gives you a physical, almost unbreakable way to secure your digital identity.

Even if it’s not directly ham-radio

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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2494 for Friday, August 15th, 2025

https://www.arnewsline.org/news/2025/8/14/amateur-radio-newsline-report-2494-for-friday-august-15th-2025

https://www.arnewsline.org/s/Report2494.mp3

  • - US NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE REHIRING AFTER MASS FIRINGS
  • - US LEGACY WEATHER SATELLITES BEING DECOMMISSIONED
  • - FLORIDA RETIREES GIRD FOR STORM SEASON WITH RADIOS
  • - 3YØK DXPEDITION CANCELS LOTTERY, CITING 'LEGAL
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