Testing DB4REB’s Clever KH1 Accessories on the Blue Ridge Parkway
by Thomas (K4SWL) On Monday, April 6, 2026, my wife was meeting some friends at a café in Black...
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RSGB Board liaison roles announced
Each RSGB Board Director has a liaison role between the Board and specific aspects of the Society’s work. This...
Women in amateur radio and STEM
This year, International Women in Engineering Day takes place on 23 June. It is a celebration of the amazing...
A message from the RSGB President at the 2026 AGM
Membership sits at the heart of the RSGB and at its AGM in April RSGB President Bob Beebe, GU4YOX...
Time is Running Out to Apply for a Chance to Contact a Ham in Space in 2027
Act today. There are only a couple of weeks left to submit your group’s application to talk with a...
When eight equals ten
As always there are lots of links within the article. Click one! Click them all! Learn all the things!...
Guide to Prepping for ARRL Field Day 2026: Part 1, Coaxial Cables
The 2026 edition of ARRL Field Day will be June 27-28. Your fellow hams at OnAllBands want to make...
VHF/UHF Lift and a First CW SOTA: EI3LH’s Marconi Day Milestones
Many thanks to Ian (EI3LH), who shares the following post, originally posted on his blog: Marconi Day: A Day of...
Guide to May 2026 Ham Radio Contests—CW Edition
Today, OnAllBands turns its attention to Continuous Wave in celebration of the CQ WW WPX CW Contest at the...
Paul Modifies the Chameleon CHA PRV 2.0 for Backpack Portability
by Paul Patsis (W7CPP) There are certain situations where a vertical antenna makes a lot of sense for portable...
Technical issue on RSGB website
There is currently a technical issue with a web server which means that some of our online services are...
The Adventure Begins in Xenia: Hamvention 2026
By Michael Kalter (W8CI) Xenia, Ohio The World’s Greatest Amateur Radio Event Returns to Ohio Every May, tens of...
It’s All in the Cards—May the 4th Be with You on the Air!
Welcome to the OnAllBands May 4th edition of “It’s All in the Cards.” From all of us here, May...
POTA with Friends: Zach’s First CW Activation, New Gear, and Tough Bands!
by Thomas (K4SWL) On Friday, April 10, 2026, my friends Zach (AI4ZD) and his daughter Maggie (KR4FTN) were in...
LHS Episode #615: The Weekender CXXXIX
It’s time for The Weekender! This is our departure into the world of hedonism, random topic excursions (well, not...
LHS Episode #615: The Weekender CXXXIX
It’s time for The Weekender! This is our departure into the world of hedonism, random topic excursions (well, not...
Across Lake Michigan on 146.52 MHz
Here’s a post from way back in 2005. It falls into the category of “notable VHF contacts,” so I...
K3ES: Activating the Allegheny National Wild & Scenic River
by Brian (K3ES) If I had Looked, I would not have Tried! I was puttering around the house on...
ICQPodcast Episode 482 – AMSAT President Drew Glasbrenner KO4MA
In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie...
Johnston Mill State Nature Preserve (US-3859) – A Pedestrian Mobile Slog with a Surprise Finish!
by Thomas (K4SWL) Yesterday—Friday, May 1, 2026—my wife and I had a full day in the Raleigh–Durham area of...
Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 419
Linux kernel drops AX.25 and Amateur Radio subsystem support Unmaintained code under scrutiny by AI generated bug reports. Phoronix...
Visitors, Geese, and a Busted Activation
This was supposed to be a post about how I made a bazillion POTA/WWFF contacts in an hour. Yeah,...
RARSfest Road Trip + A Spontaneous POTA Activation with Vlado
by Thomas (K4SWL) The first weekend of April 2026 was the RARSfest in Raleigh. Even though I had just...
Ticket sales open for RSGB 2026 Convention
You can now buy tickets for the RSGB 2026 Convention being held in Milton Keynes. The event takes place...
RSGB appoints new Accessibility Champion
RSGB Board Director Nathan Nuttall, MM9OCC has announced that Jane Joyce, M8WVJ, has been appointed as the new RSGB...