CFT1v2 QRP CW Transceiver Adds SWR Meter and Internal Speaker
KM4CFT’s newly announced CFT1v2 five-band QRP CW transceiver adds two operating-oriented changes: an onboard SWR meter for checking an antenna match and a small passive…
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AMSAT Bulletin Highlights August Amateur-Satellite Launch and New Coordinations
AMSAT’s August 23 News Service bulletin reports that the student-built JAMX01 and BY70-4 satellites are scheduled to launch August 25. The bulletin says JAMX01 is…
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RepeaterLive: Community-Verified Directory Adds Live Repeater Status Tools
Amateur Radio Daily reports that RepeaterLive, a Québec-built repeater directory, is using community check-ins and owner verification to show when listed repeaters were last confirmed…
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Bouvet DXpedition Interview Highlights Youth Pathways in Amateur Radio
OnAllBands’ August 20 interview with Max Freedman, N4ML, offers a useful youth-and-mentoring perspective on ambitious amateur-radio operating. Freedman, an ARRL Education and Learning Support Specialist,…
Read the story ↗Contesting 101: Build a Better Workbench for Station Troubleshooting
Contester and DX Engineering technical-support specialist Kirk Pickering, K4RO, has published a current installment of Contesting 101 on building a practical workbench and handling basic…
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Recruiting New Amateur Operators: Lessons From Hacker Conferences
Michigan instructor Dan Romanchik, KB6NU, reports that his ARDC-supported one-day Technician classes reached two large cybersecurity gatherings this month. At DEF CON in Las Vegas,…
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Colorado QSO Party Returns September 12
Colorado hams are invited to get on the air for the 2026 Colorado QSO Party on Saturday, September 12. The statewide operating event runs from…
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Colorado ARES schedules October APRS training
Colorado ARES has announced a two-hour APRS training session for Saturday, October 17, at 9:00 a.m. The program will cover how the Automatic Packet Reporting…
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RMHAM restores Sunlight–Grand Mesa microwave-network link
Rocky Mountain Ham Radio reports that volunteer teams repaired and upgraded the microwave-network link between Sunlight and Grand Mesa on August 8. The work included…
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