Top Amateur Radio News - March 16

Echolink is working again at W8MSU! Connect via W8MSU-R Node 289654 Thanks to Gregg Mulder WB8LZG for doing the heavy lifting!From the July, 1920 United States Department of Commerce, Radio Division publication, "Amateur Radio Stations of the U.S.": Station 8YG appears, licensed to Michigan Agricultural College, operating on 200 and 375 meters.Lots of interesting Satellite links this week. Here's a cool website for fans of ISS amateur radio activity. On the air: Listen for the FunCube transponder test.  Plus news of  the massive launch of 437 MHz satellites on March 16. At left:  a shot of the W8SH club station in the early 60s.What's all that interference you're hearing? The WSJ fills us in.This guy tweets useful, up to date propagation info. Worth following @IK8LOV on Twitter.Got questions about amateur radio digital modes? This cool webpage has answers, including sound files for many of them.For all us Mac Geeks: Apple reinvents its high end MacBook Pro.The ham radio smartphone app of the week: From 0-12 WPM? Try Codeman.Advanced amateur radio stuff: Bridging D-Star to other modes. (Thanks, John!)High Speed Multimedia (HSMM): Amateurs Demonstrate What the Internet Will Look Like After the Zombie Apocalypse.It's almost that time of year. Here is some Skywarn 101. How to become a storm spotter.Whimsey: How many times have you Soldered your circuitboard only to find that it didn't work?