Google Assistant Available via Ham Radio

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William Franzin VE4VR decided it would be particularly cool to make Google Assistant available over ham radio – and that’s exactly what he did

William got the idea for this project after first playing with the Internet Radio Linking Project, a system which uses VoIP technologies to link radio networks over the internet. Already having an IRLP node, it seemed only natural to make it into a gateway to the wider internet through integration with Google Assistant.

Early work involved activating the assistant via DTMF tones, but William didn’t stop there – through the use of Picovoice, it became possible to use the system with the custom wakeword “Bumblebee”.

Hackaday Article - https://hackaday.com/2019/01/05/google-assistant-now-available-on-ham-radio/

YOTA 2018 Video

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The RSGB have released a video of the YOTA 2018 event held August 8-15 in South Africa

The RSGB was proud to send a team to South Africa to represent the UK at YOTA 2018. The event welcomed 74 young radio amateurs from all over the world, including participants from seven African countries.

AMSAT Symposium Highlights

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Randy Hall K7AGE has released an 8 minute video showing highlights of the AMSAT Symposium 2018

Video features:

  • Opening

  • Auction

  • Listening to a ISS school contact

  • Working Dr. Serena M. Auñón-Chancellor, KG5TMT, onboard the ISS

  • Balloon launch with APRS

  • Banquet