2025 Bill Orr, W6SAI, Technical Writing Winners Awarded
The ARRL Foundation’s 2025 Bill Orr, W6SAI, Technical Writing Award has been awarded to Dr. Ethan Miller, K8GU, and Dr. Nathaniel...
Tag: hamradio
Ticket sales open for the RSGB 2026 Convention!
You can now buy tickets for the RSGB 2026 Convention in Milton Keynes. The event takes place between 9-...
The SARC Communicator : May-June 2026
Welcome to The CommunicatorAmateur radio has always been a pursuit of contrasts—venerating the past while racing toward the future....
Fediverse Meet-up at Hamvention 2026
Members of the Fediverse are invited to join fellow users at Hamvention 2026. An informal meet-up will take place...
How Do You Become a Good Ham Radio Operator? Listening is a Great Start.
For many years, I was an instructor for fire, EMS and law enforcement academies. More often than not, sessions...
N1RWJ: My First CW POTA Activation (Don’t Wait to Try It!)
by Rob (N1RWJ) There’s a point in learning CW where you know enough to get on the air—but not...
Youth Insights: Tips on Explaining Amateur Radio to Your Non-Ham Friends
Most of us are aware of the challenges when trying to explain our hobby to non-ham friends and acquaintances....
NCVEC Question Pool Committee Issues Revision to 2026 – 2030 Technician Pool
This announcement was originally published in the ARRL Letter on February 19, 2026. ARRL members can subscribe to the weekly ARRL...
New Technician Class Question Pool Released — Effective July 1, 2026
This announcement was originally published in the ARRL Letter on December 18, 2025. ARRL members can subscribe to the weekly ARRL...
Guide to Amateur Radio Amplifiers 2026: Part 2: Linear Power Amplifiers from OM Power
In Part 1 of OnAllBands’ Guide to Amateur Radio Amplifiers 2026, we highlighted the full lineup ACOM amplifiers. Today,...
One Watt of POTA Tomfoolery at Clemmons Educational State Forest!
by Thomas (K4SWL) On Wednesday, March 25, 2026, my wife and I were still in Raleigh, North Carolina, enjoying...
Building the TinyDX – With a Little Help From AI
By Chris Bolton (M0KNF) The TinyDX is a miniature FT8/4 QRP ~1W transceiver designed to be powered and operated...
Morse Code Day 2026
Happy Morse Code Day, a day that honors Samuel F. B. Morse. Born on this day in 1791, Morse...
Ham Radio Tech: Protecting Antennas from Weather Damage
Here in Ohio, the weather is often unpredictable, with rapid shifts between seasons. We have a saying, “If you...
NM3A: Schaefer Head – A Perfect SOTA Outing
by Dan (NM3A) April 22nd, 2026: The weather was perfect! Sunny, 65°F, a light breeze, low humidity, K index...
LHS Episode #614: Deep Dive Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
Hello and welcome to Episode 614 of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts check out...
Hamlib Named Winner of the 2026 Amateur Radio Software Award
The following is a press release from the Amateur Radio Software Award: The Amateur Radio Software Award (ARSA) committee...
Upgrading HamClock to a new server.
OHB ver 4.23 I have been sitting back and watching the many Hamclock projects evolve. What I was looking for...
eBook: Guerrilla Portable by Vladimir Kovacheski (Z35M)
If you’ve followed QRPer, watched my videos, and especially listened to my Patreon Audio Dispatches for any length of...
All Aboard the Struggle Bus
I carved some time out of the chaos that is my life lately for some much-needed “radio therapy”. I...
Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 418
Icom teases X-026 radio to be Revealed at Hamvention Dubbed as a “concept mock-up,” the radio appears to be...
Amateur Radio to Participate in DoD Armed Forces Day Crossband Test on May 9, 2026
Amateur radio operators will participate in the Department of Defense’s Armed Forces Day (AFD) Crossband Test on May 9,...
Linux Kernel Drops AX.25 and Amateur Radio Subsystem Support
Earlier today Linus Torvalds merged a pull request to remove AX.25 and hamradio subsystem support from the Linux kernel....
One-Bag Travel with a Field Radio: My Practical Guide for Flying Light
Many thanks to Brian, K2BRZ, who recently reached out via email with a few questions about doing one-bag travel...
Portable Ham Radio Insights: Combining Parks on the Air with Contesting
Hello again, everyone. This week let’s talk about combining our Parks on the Air® (POTA) activations with our favorite...