The Truth About VHF SOTA
I’ve been having fun with mountaintop VHF ham radio for decades, way before Summits On The Air (SOTA) was...
Category: Ham Radio
Extra License Class in Monument, CO
The Tri-Lakes Monument Radio Association in Monument, Colorado, is offering another ham radio license class. This time, we are...
WAE 2025 CW – August 9-10
The German Amateur Radio Club (DARC e.V.) invites radio amateurs world wide to participate in the annual WAE DX...
IOTA CONTEST – Saturday 26th – Sunday 27th July 2025
The RSGB IOTA Contest is the most popular contest in the RSGB HF Contests calendar, attracting entries from around...
LABRE (BRAZILIAN NATIONAL AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION) DX CONTEST 2025 – JULY 19 – 20
For a better visualization of the rules, download the rules by clicking on the “DOWN ARROW” or click in...
My Favorite SOTA Tools
The Summits On The Air (SOTA) program offers a good set of tools for chasing and activating summits. Outside...
LOTW is back !
Message from: David A. Minster, NA2AA ARRL CEO ARRL® Logbook of The World® Return to Service Dear LoTW...
HAM ALERT SYSTEM
HamAlert is a system that allows you to get notifications when a desired station appears on the DX cluster, the Reverse...
HamAlert Is My Friend
Many of you already know about this wonderful alert tool: HamAlert. From the HamAlert website: HamAlert is a system...
CQ WW VHF Contest Allows 146.52 MHz
I’ve been whining about the fact that for many years the 2m FM calling frequency, 146.52 MHz, was prohibited...
His Majesty The King of Spain SSB – June 28th and 29th, 2025
RULES: Sponsored by: Unión de Radioaficionados Españoles (URE). To participate in this contest, the specific bases of the competition must...
Field Day: Season to Taste
This weekend is the ARRL Field Day, a great opportunity for individual hams, small groups, and radio clubs to...
KH8 SOTA/POTA (3) – Ofu Island
See Part 2 of this report. Ofu Island is not easily accessible, so it was a key decision on...
KH8 SOTA/POTA (2) – Tutuila Island
See Part 1 of this report. We arrived at Pago Pago (pronounced “pango pango”) around 9 pm and were...
ALL ASIAN DX CONTEST – June 21-22, 2025
The 66th ALL ASIAN DX CONTEST — 2025 1. CONTEST PERIOD (1) CW: (June 21-22, 2025) From 00:00 UTC on...
KH8 SOTA/POTA (1) – The Plan
For decades, Joyce/K0JJW and I have working towards visiting all 63 of the US national parks. We are nearing...
CQ WPX CW 2025 – MAY 24-25
Starts: 0000 UTC Saturday Ends: 2359 UTC Sunday I. OBJECTIVE: For amateurs worldwide to contact as many amateurs and...
Dayton HAMVENTION – May 16 – 18, 2025 – Xenia, Ohio
Hamvention will be held May 16, 17 and 18, 2025 at the Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center. HAMVENTION...
A.R.I. International DX Contest 2025 – May 3-4, 2025
A.R.I. International DX Contest 2025 Rules for non-Italians participants Log WEB Upload – ONLY – at www.ari.it Direct link...
CQ MM DX – April 19-20 – 2025
Array Enjoy the contest ! The post CQ MM DX – April 19-20 – 2025 appeared first on ....
CQ WPX SSB 2025 – March 29 – 30, 2025
One of the most important contest is comming on the next weekend. Follow the rules and enjoy the test...
Exciting News! Caleb Nelson (K4CDN) Launches Prep Comms Podcast on May 1st, 2024
Dear Friend We are excited to share some big news with you today! Cale(b) Nelson, K4CDN, the founder and...
Why Do I Have to Take a Test for Ham Radio?
Ham radio, or amateur radio, has been a fascinating hobby for many enthusiasts worldwide. However, every where I look...
Activating Kaufman Ridge (W0C/SP-081)
Today, Joyce/K0JJW and I activated Kaufman Ridge (W0C/SP-081). This was my 10th activation of this summit and the 8th...
The Communicator May-June 2025
Another full issueIts a big issue, and great articles, along with our regular columnists.Now read in over 165 countries,...