A Unique Solution for My Ham Radio Needs—the Alpha Antenna ProMaster Base Vertical: HF with an NVIS Element
I love chasing a good DX. On a cold winter night or a sweltering summer afternoon, it’s nice to...
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A New Year’s Day Comedy of Errors POTA Activation on the Blue Ridge Parkway
by Thomas (K4SWL) Let’s do a little time travel back to New Year’s Day. I’m a bit behind in...
HRWB 257 – Origins of Silicon Valley with Paul Wesling KM6LH
In this episode we meet Paul Wesling, KM6LH, a Silicon Valley veteran and a chronicler of it’s history and...
E1698: Ham Radio’s Biggest Problem Right Now
Is Ham radio truly welcoming to newcomers and fresh ideas, or does gatekeeping and resistance to change hold the...
Community HamClock Backend Server Now Available
The first known community backend server for HamClock is now available for all HamClock users. The project, hamclock.com, is...
ARRL DX CW contest
I spent a lot of time in the contest chair this weekend. While the Olympics were on and on...
ARRL DX CW contest
I spent a lot of time in the contest chair this weekend. While the Olympics were on and on...
ARRL DX CW contest
I spent a lot of time in the contest chair this weekend. While the Olympics were on and on...
Oops! Operator Error!
I was out and about on a rainy and foggy Friday morning. Since I was in the vicinity, I...
It’s All in the Cards! QSL Cards from Mali
Earlier this month OnAllBands turned our attention to Morocco, an African nation in the northwestern corner of the continent,...
V47JA Saint Kitts Island. From DXNews.com
W5JON will be active again as V47JA from Saint Kitts Island, IOTA NA-104, 10 – 18 March 2026. Go...
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio #1408 – Repeater Version
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1408 – Full Version (With repeater ID breaks every 10 minutes) Release...
VE3GFN
Episode 535 – Michael Goldstein – VE3GFN Michael Goldstein VE3GFN has spent more than 70 years in the hobby...
Southeastern VHF Society 2026 Conference Registration is Open
Registration is now open for the Southeastern VHF Society 2026 conference. The event will take place in Macon, Georgia,...
ARRL Headquarters Closed on Monday, February 23, 2026
Due to a severe winter storm, ARRL Headquarters and the Maxim Memorial Station, W1AW, will be closed on Monday, February...
N7CQR: Winter POTA Roving the Washington Coast and Puget Sound
Many thanks to Dan (N7CQR) who shares the following field report: Washington POTA Rove by Dan (N7CQR) After Thanksgiving...
ICQPodcast Episode 477 – ARRL Bylaw 46 Changes
In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG, and...
The Last of the Hybrids – Kenwood TS-830s
Hybrid GoodnessA good friend dropped off a radio and mic that he had received from a SK. It is...
The Last of the Hybrids – Kenwood TS-830s
Hybrid GoodnessA good friend dropped off a radio and mic that he had received from a SK. It is...
Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 409
FT2: The fastest digital mode ever created 3.8-second cycles — Complete QSO in 11 seconds. 4x faster than FT8....
SOTA Challenge: CW/SSB on 2m & 70cm
The SOTA Management Team launched a special challenge for 2026: a distance-based scoring challenge using CW and SSB on...
Titanic Memorial Special Event Honors Telegraph Operators
The Titanic Memorial special event, EG1912T, takes place April 10th through April 15th honoring all on board the ship....
Job Posting: FCC Recruiting 7 Field Agents – Electronics Engineers
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is looking for qualified applicants for Field Agents in seven Enforcement Bureau (EB) offices...
For the Youth: You Got Your License! Now What?
Over 13 years ago I received my first FCC license—the Technician class license. My father, who was introduced to...
BG2FX is Designing a Compact 50 Watt HF Field Radio
Our friend John (AE5X) recently noted on his excellent blog that Yu (BG2FX) is developing a new HF radio...