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🔧📡 Technology Working Group @ HAMRADIO Friedrichshafen
Discover the future of amateur radio – live in the INNOVATION ZONE! (Stand A1-472)
The Technology Working Group (TWG) and the Open Source Project Coordinator of IARU Region 1 invite you to experience the most exciting developments in amateur radio firsthand! At HAMRADIO 2025, we will showcase the latest technologies, bold open-source innovations, and open discussions about the future of our hobby at the INNOVATION ZONE.
💡 What to Expect:
- Wideband HF & IP over Shortwave – 120 kbit/s via HF, STANAG 5066 & SDR
- AI in Amateur Radio – From contest robots to SSB skimmers and noise cancelling
- LoRa Mesh & Emergency Communication – Resilient networks for EMCOM and disaster relief
- Citizen Science Projects – Measure, observe, and build knowledge together
- Satellite Launch & Telemetry Reception – From CubeSAT to SatDump
- HamserverPi with SIP telephony & private IP networks on amateur frequencies
- Open Source Software – From the community, for the community
- ZigRadio
- OpenRTX – Free and open-source firmware for amateur radio
- TRX-control – Full control of your transceiver via software
- MMDVM Relays – Open source multi-mode digital voice modem
- FreeDV RADE Project – Machine-learning-powered vocoder for HF
🤖 Interactive Demos & Live Tech
Visit our demo zone and experience:
- Messaging via LoRa over GEO satellites (QO-100)
- Wildlife tracking and Skywarn with SDR
- AI-controlled contest station & antenna diagnostics
- FreeDV over HF with the RADE machine learning codec
- State-of-the-art EMCOM with SIP via HAMNET
- Satellite decoding via SDR and smartphone
- Live open-source projects: OpenTRX, TRXcontrol, MMDVM, ZipRadio and more!
🎙️ Social Media Corner
Meet the leading YouTubers and influencers from the Amateur Radio world live at the IARU Innovation Zone booth.
🎙️ Discussions & Exchange
The TWG is an open lab of ideas – join us for conversations about:
- The future of amateur radio in the era of AI and open source
- Synergies with youth, EMCOM, satellites, and GNU Radio
- Open innovation, citizen science, and resilience
🎯 Be there – bring your ideas, your knowledge, and your energy!
📍 INNOVATION ZONE Booth – Stand A1-472, Friedrichshafen Expo
📅 HAMRADIO 2025 – Experience the IARU Technology Working Group live
Contact:
Mike Zwingl, OE3MZC, Chair IARU-R1 Technology Working Group
Email oe3mzc@icssw.org
Marc Balmer, HB9SSB, Open Source Coordinator IARU-R1
Email: hb9ssb@iaru-r1.org