A Jury-Rigged Antenna Saves the Activation at Kinrin Park (JP-1653)
by Mark (JJ5GVY/KB2PIZ) The weather is getting more summer-like here in Takamatsu. That means hot and humid and rain...
Monthly Archives: May 2026
2026 Hamvention Wrap-Up — Weather or Not…
It’s a tradition for Hamvention® … it must rain for at least part of at least one day …...
2026 Colorado 14er & Mountaintop Event
During the Colorado 14er & Mountaintop Event, amateur radio operators from around Colorado will be activating Summits On The...
ICQPodcast Episode 483 – Fault Finding
In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ed Durrant DD5LP...
ARISS Prepares for Lunar Based Amateur Radio Communications
During their Saturday Hamvention forum presentation, ARISS: Celebrating 25 Years on ISS and Pioneering New Spaceflight Opportunities for Hams...
Does half and half equal a whole?
As always, there are lots of links within the article. Click one! Click them all! Learn all the things!...
Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 421
Yaesu announces new DR-3X repeater (video) This new hardware offers 85 watts of VHF or 65 watts of UHF...
Hamvention 2026 Friday — Let the Fun Begin!
Hamvention® 2026 in Xenia, Ohio, is officially under way, with large crowds filling the five exhibit halls, four forum...
Adding peace of mind.
My choice of boot drivesIn the past, when I downloaded and installed software updates, new software, or Windows updates,...
Hamvention 2026 Thursday — Setup Day and Much More
Hamvention® 2026 in Xenia, Ohio, officially begins on Friday morning, May 15. But several hundred hams arrived early to...
FlexRadio Announces DX Engineering as an Additional Distributor of Its New Aurora Series Transceivers
FlexRadio announced May 15 during the opening day of 2026 Dayton Hamvention® that DX Engineering will be selling the...
Youth Ham Radio Insights: How to Find a Mentor
The relationships I’ve formed with my mentors in amateur radio are some of the most meaningful relationships I have....
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2533 for Friday, May 15th, 2026
– PROJECT PURSUES MYSTERIES OF SPORADIC E-SKIP – UK HAMS PLAN TRIBUTE TO BBC TRANSMITTERS MARKED FOR SHUTDOWN –...
Sierra Radio Systems Modules to be Featured by DX Engineering at 2026 Dayton Hamvention® (Videos)
Also find Sierra Radio Systems PackTenna Portable HF Antennas at the DX Engineering booth. We know there’s a lot...
Elecraft Introduces the New AX4 Portable Antenna & BL3 Balun
Elecraft has just introduced two new products that will likely attract the attention of many POTA activators and portable...
A snowbrush is essential POTA gear
As always, there are lots of links within the article. Click one! Click them all! Learn all the things!...
Get On the Ham Satellites!
ARRL Education Specialist Wayne Greene, KB4DSF, visits the podcast to discuss his May/June 2026 On the Air article “Equipment for Making...
Persistance is Futile (Sometimes)
Yesterday was the perfect day to be out operating in a park, so I headed over to Valley Forge...
Guide to Prepping for ARRL Field Day 2026: Part 2, LiFePO4 Batteries, Solar Panels & Generators
In Part 2 of our Guide to Prepping for ARRL Field Day 2026 (June 27-28), we’ll be examining ways...
Back to Ritsurin Park for a Successful Activation!
by Mark (JJ5GVY/KB2PIZ) I reported on my fun non-activation of a non-POTA park the other day. My success rate...
UPDATE – Technical issues on RSGB website
UPDATE 12:40 13/05/2026 The front page new stories are now available again on the main RSGB portal. We are...
The RSGB releases a new set of mock exam papers
The RSGB Exams Team is pleased to publish new mock exam papers for Foundation and Intermediate levels. There are...
Momobeam Antennas to be Featured by DX Engineering at 2026 Dayton Hamvention®
DX Engineering is a proud distributor of high-performance Italian-made Momobeam HF/6M Yagis, end-fed wire antennas and choke baluns, all...
Heading to Dayton Hamvention and Four Days in May!
Good morning, QRPers! As you’re reading this post, Tuesday morning, I’m already on the road heading to Dayton Hamvention...
MacOS App Transceive 1.4 for AllStarLink Released
The following is an update from Georges (WH6AZ) announcing the release of Transceive version 1.4, a MacOS app that...