Anniversaries loom large today as amateurs and shortwave listeners alike prepare to mark 25 years since 9/11, while the technical bench stays busy with amplifiers, HF data, and homebrew badges. Add a spontaneous POTA activation and a look at where hackers and hams overlap, and it's a satisfyingly varied Thursday.

In today’s roundup

• Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2548 for Friday, August 28th, 2026 — Amateur Radio Newsline
  This week's Newsline spans 9/11 remembrances, the end of AST SpaceMobile's 800 MHz tests, a student club grant, and a South African repeater probe.
• Videos from HOPE: Hackers and hams, HERMES, 3d printing — KB6NU
  Fresh HOPE conference videos explore why hackers and hams share a mindset, plus HERMES for secure long-distance HF data communication.
• LHS Episode #627: The Dumpster Returns — AmateurRadio.com
  Linux in the Ham Shack returns with episode 627, blending open-source software chatter with the latest amateur radio news.
• Six Contacts and a New Friend at Brenton Point State Park (US-2870) — QRPer
  An unplanned lunch stop turns into a rewarding activation at Brenton Point, proving the best POTA outings are often the spontaneous ones.
• Guide to Amateur Radio Amplifiers 2026 Part 5: RM Italy — OnAllBands (DX Engineering)
  Part 5 of DX Engineering's amplifier series spotlights RM Italy, a maker with over five decades of building amateur gear.
• Radio Waves: Voice of Nigeria, Capturing ISS Images, SRG SSR FM Radio Expansion, and Conrad Remembers September 11 — The SWLing Post
  This Radio Waves roundup covers capturing ISS images, Voice of Nigeria, Swiss FM expansion, and another September 11 remembrance.
• Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of the BBC and CNR (August 26, 2026) — The SWLing Post
  Carlos Latuff pairs his cartoonist's eye with SWL logs of BBC and China National Radio covering flash floods in Nepal and Tibet.
• The EMF Explorer: A badge for ham radio? — KB6NU
  KB6NU revisits the long-shelved EMF Explorer build, pondering whether this hacker-conference badge could find a home in ham radio.

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