Amateur radio news from around Colorado and the broader ham world — new gear, rule changes, contests, and what’s happening on the bands. Curated for the club; every item links to the original source.
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Young Ham’s WRTC Reflections Offer a Welcome Lesson for Clubs
In a new OnAllBands reflection from the World Radiosport Team Championship, a young amateur describes the mix of excitement and self-doubt that can come with joining a room full of experienced contesters. The central message is reassuring: being new to a group does not mean an operator does not belong there. The…
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FCC Proposal Puts 2.4 GHz Satellite Links in Focus
A proposed FCC rulemaking highlighted by SatNews could broaden the discussion around how the already-crowded 2.4 GHz ISM band is used. The report says the proposal would establish a framework for non-geostationary satellite operators to receive certain direct-to-satellite Bluetooth Low Energy and Wi-Fi signals using unlicensed spectrum, rather than relying solely on…
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WCARC Hamfest & Swapmeet Set for August 8 in Grand Junction
The Western Colorado Amateur Radio Club’s 2026 Hamfest & Swapmeet is set for Saturday, August 8, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at First Christian Church, 1326 N. 1st Street in Grand Junction. The club lists an admission charge, vendor tables and tailgate spaces, door prizes, QSL card checking, license exams, food,…
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Low-Cost SDR Design Offers Ideas for Radio Experimenters
Hackaday’s report from Hackaday Europe 2026 follows Anders Nielsen’s effort to build a transparent, low-cost software-defined radio rather than rely entirely on a closed off-the-shelf platform. The project progressed from soundcard tests to a dual-ADC design, and the live demonstration received the full FM broadcast band at once. For experimenters, the useful…
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Limon DMR Site Restored to Full Network Service
Rocky Mountain Ham Radio reports that its Limon DMR site is back at full operation after volunteers replaced a Cat5 run with fiber, restoring the microwave link into the network. The site also retains backup connectivity through Bijou Telephone ISP service, an encouraging bit of infrastructure news for operators who use the…