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The Simplex Pileup KP5/NP3VI January 14, 2026
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Preview the 2026 ARRL Online Auction
The 21st annual ARRL Online Auction opens October 16, and you can preview more than 200 items now.This year’s selection includes gear from QST “Product Review” articles, vintage books, pre-owned equipment, signed original sketches by Salty Walt Hudson, K4OGO, from Salty Walt’s Portable Antenna Sketchbook, and four popular mystery boxes contributed by the ARRL Lab team. Featured equipment […]
ARRL Headquarters Closing Early on Friday, October 9, 2026
ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® will close our headquarters at 12 PM Eastern time on Friday, October 9, 2026, for a staff event.The ARRL Headquarters lobby and store, as well as W1AW, will be open to visitors from 8 AM to 12 PM EDT. Members are reminded that many transactions may be completed […]
Radio Amateurs Prepare for Hurricane Isaias
Updated Saturday, October 10, 2026 @ 11 AM EDTAs of Saturday morning, October 10, the Hurricane Watch Net remained active on both 14.325 and 7.268 MHz, collecting and forwarding post-storm reports to the National Hurricane Center and assisting with any emergency, priority or outgoing health and welfare traffic. Please keep these frequencies clear. Updated Friday, October […]
Watching the Gulf
The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) is closely monitoring Invest 92L, which is expected to become Tropical Storm Isaias in the next 24 hours. According to HWN Manager Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, the potential area of concern for this storm is a wide swath of the Gulf coast, extending from Louisiana to Florida. Graves says there is no HWN activation at this time, but […]
2026 Collegiate QSO Party is October 3 – 4
Get ready to contact college and university radio clubs during this weekend’s Collegiate QSO Party, 0000 UTC October 3 through 2359 UTC ImageOctober 4 (Friday evening through Sunday in the US). Students, faculty, staff, and alumni will be on the air using the call sign of a college, university, or other post-secondary academic institution. Look […]
Remembering Four Silent Keys
We are saddened to report this week on the passing of four well-known amateurs, including two members of the extended “ARRL family.” Longtime ARRL Rhode Island Section Manager Robert George “Bob” Beaudet, W1YRC, became a Silent Key on September 10, 2026, at age 88. An ARRL Life Member, Gold-Level Diamond Club member, and Maxim Society member […]
Video/Podcast with ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA
ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA, was a guest on episode 103 of The DX Mentor, which aired September 19, 2026. Hosted by Bill Salyers, AJ8B, with Joe Pater, W8GEX, the discussion covered highlights from the ARRL Board of Directors’ annual Second Meeting, held July 17; the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU); the August ARRL National Convention […]

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Cuando haciamos Radio sin Internet (9T0MD Dxpedition)

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Reunion IARU R3

AUSTRALIA REPRESENTADA EN LA REGIÓN 3 DE LA IARU:DEFINICIÓN DE PRIORIDADESEl Comité Ejecutivo de la [...]

Numeros de RI1FJL en Clublog (26/08/2026 14:33Z)

By the numbers as of August 26th, 1433z Operating Time [...]

La APP de Clublog para Celulares

Registro de clubes para iPhone, iPad y AndroidClub Log se centra en alcanzar el DXCC [...]

Mi experiencia con KH8WW American Samoa

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J3/N9GB, Granada Island

Del 31 de octubre al 6 de noviembre 2026, Greg estará activo desde la isla [...]

3D2HM, Fiji Is.

( Hans desde Wayasewa Is. /15 OCTUBRE 2026)Hola Luis, ya estoy en el segundo QTH [...]

FW1P, Wallis y Futuna Is.

( Jacek / 14 OCTUBRE 2026 )Debido al número limitado de contactos en la banda [...]

3DA0GY, Eswatini

( Morten - LA9GY / 14 OCTUBRE 2026 )¡SOS! ¡Me falta la antena! Mi equipo [...]

C57DX, Gambia

Desde el 12 de octubre, Branco - YU1FW, se encuentra operativo como C57DX desde Banjul, [...]

#6m #4m ES-season 2026 review

A small review about the magic band(s) this year. I didn't have much time to [...]

K6ARK ultra light endfed antenna

After I finished the micro match I finally had some time to build the actual [...]

My quest to learn CW (33)

Finally after 930 attempts I managed to get a 88% accuracy training english proverbs with [...]

NTCQP July

The Netherlands Telegraphy Club QSO party was on yesterday evening. 1 hour of [...]

My quest to learn CW (34)

Time is my enemy. But I try to practice CW everyday. With the speed going [...]

PA0FRI Balanced Universal ATU

I am using a W8JK 2 elements beam antenna feed with a ladder line or [...]

Hexbeam up on the air

Hexbeam Antenna from EAXBeam is up in the sky . Many thanks to BDARA (Brunei [...]

Carbon fiber Fishing Pole: Vertical antenna

Carbon fiber vertical antenna (9m long) Carbon fiber pole cannot be used with a wire [...]

W8JK Antenna “Moxon Variant”

You can find more details here : https://f5npv.wordpress.com/w8jk-moxon/ Marc has build this antenna for a [...]

Propagation Status and check using FT8 with Hermes Lite 2

The main purpose of FT8 and WSPR propagation checking. Propagation Status and check using FT8 [...]

Hilltopper Tallboy: Building, aligning, testing and on the air

I've had a hankering to build something lately and happened across a relatively new offering [...]

Building and testing an eBay diplexer kit for 2m/70cm

The recent purchase of a UV-Pro has me in need of a satellite antenna for [...]

Why Albania?

Some readers know that my other hobbies are photography and videography with drones. The opportunity [...]

Undocumented feature of 60dBm's Neptune 100-watt HF amplifier

I was rearranging the rat's nest of cabling that constitutes the best-unseen space between my [...]

QMX replaces KX2 for upcoming trip

I've spent the past few days getting used to new features in my QRP Labs [...]

The “Other” Hobbies
Seems my "Ham Radio" hobby has really changed since 2017. DXing has become nothing more than lazy, brainless, automated, remote computer scripted text messaging anymore.
DXing
Somebody let the air out of the Ham Radio balloon 'round here. Coming on the heels of Bouvet 3Y0K & Desecheo, KP5/NP3VI "DXing" has fallen off a cliff
3Y0L Peter I Island 2027
3Y0L Peter I Island 2027. As we just witnessed with the HUGE Bouvet 3Y0K Pileups, real DXing is for the deserving. Are you ready for some DX?
The Lazy Way, FT8
The Lazy Way, FT8. It struck me today while hunting XX9W and S21WD, DXing today is a ghost of what it used to be. Other than the recent 3Y0K Bouvet DX
3Y0K 10 Meters CW
3Y0K 10 Meters CW. Well that was a surprise! For the past week or so the CW & SSB 10 Meter openings to Bouvet Island were pretty weak starting around
3Y0K 80M CW
3Y0K 80M CW. Boy oh boy oh boy. QRM can make you mad. Intentional or not. Just after 3Y0K's sunrise this evening, they came out of the mud on 80 CW nicely.
3Y0K 20M Longpath Signal
3Y0K 20M Longpath Signal. What a signal from 3Y0K on Bouvet via the Longpath this morning! After this SSB recording he only got stronger! N0UN working 3Y0K 20M SSB
3Y0K 40M CW = Hard Work
I started another recording now 30 minutes after their sunrise (0540Z) and 3Y0K is much, MUCH stronger. IF I knew they would get this loud I would've waited to call.
CQ DX!
I read news 3Y0K Bouvet may (or may not) be on the air so I figured what the heck, I'll point my antenna over Asia and call CQ DX. 9N1CA and XV9R called in!
ON BOUVET!
In the afternoon, when the weather improved, we began flying supplies and personnel onshore. The first test flight took off at 17:02, and we continued with two more passengers and three more cargo round trips...
Bouvet 3Y0K DQRM Band Plan
Bouvet 3Y0K DQRM BAND PLAN. I love it! Ken (LA7GIA) and his Team have announced a plan to mitigate Deliberate QRM when necessary. On the 3Y0K.com
3Y0K Vessel Docked In South Africa
3Y0K Vessel Docked In South Africa. Looks the the vessel "Argus" has docked in Cape Town South Africa according to the Marine Traffic Website. I suspect they're
HamClock End of Life
HamClock End of Life. I'm pretty sure by now almost all Hams have heard; the creator of HamClock, Elwood Downey WB0OEW ended his life on Jan 29, 2026.
Bouvet 3Y0K
Bouvet 3Y0K. A friendly reminder for the upcoming Bouvet DXpedition in about a month from now. For North America the "Longpath" on the higher bands is probably
N0UN FT-Hater Fan Club
N0UN FT-Hater Fan Club. Judging by numerous N0UN CW & FT8 duplicate Q's over the last 10 days in the KP5/NP3VI log, I'd say the N0UN FT-Hater Club is hard at it

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