Operating
66 stories tagged “Operating”, newest first.
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Belgium Outdoor Shack (BOS!)
Belgium Outdoor Shack has launched a new website that combines logging, statistics and award tracking for several Belgian portable-operating programs, including castles, mills, lighthouses and towers.
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VE9MY/P & VE9GLF/P – IOTA NA-068 activity
Len, VE9MY/P, and Linda, VE9GLF/P, operate portable from two New Brunswick islands, Miscou on October 9 and Lameque on October 11. Each island counts as IOTA NA-068. POTA and WWFF contacts are also planned.
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Tales from a Serial Sniper
A profile of Bob Locher, W9KNI, licensed at 15 and a lifelong DXer who tops the ARRL Mixed and CW Honor Rolls. He co-founded Bencher Inc and has written many articles and two books on DXing.
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Coming Up in Amateur Radio Magazine: Measure Your EMR, Build a Rig and Celebrate Six Metres
The next issue of the WIA's Amateur Radio magazine covers measuring electromagnetic radiation exposure, building a rig, and a six-metre band celebration.
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Take Part in the D-STAR QSO Party 2026
Icom and JARL authorise an international D-STAR on-air event running over the year-end holidays, from 27 December 2026 to 5 January 2027 UTC. Operators worldwide can make D-STAR contacts throughout the period.
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SlowscanTV.com brengt wereldwijd ontvangen SSTV-beelden samen op één platform
SlowscanTV.com brings SSTV images received worldwide together on one platform
SlowscanTV.com gathers SSTV images received by amateurs worldwide and shows them online almost immediately. It keeps a rolling 30-day archive of more than 34,000 images from 148 monitored receiving stations.
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RADE: Australian Amateur Radio Innovation Takes Digital Voice in a New Direction
The Wireless Institute of Australia highlights RADE, an Australian amateur radio development in digital voice that points the mode in a new direction.
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04-Oct-2026 Updates from the IRTS — HF News — Return of the Shannon Basin Radio Club SSB DX Nets — TOG Radio Weekend: 24th and 25th October — Silent Key : EI9FN Percy Masters —…
The IRTS weekly news roundup covers HF news, the return of the Shannon Basin Radio Club SSB DX nets, the TOG Radio Weekend on 24-25 October, and the Silent Key notice for EI9FN Percy Masters.
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C5R – The Gambia
YT3PL has been on the air as C5R from The Gambia on SSB and FT8 across several bands. Recent cluster spots suggesting activity from IOTA AF-060 are incorrect, as the station is not operating from that island.
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En ny bok om portabel amatörradio.
A new book on portable amateur radio
SM6YEC has written a 132-page Swedish-language guide to portable amateur radio, covering gear, batteries, antennas, logging software and programs such as POTA, SMFF, WWFF and PARC. It suits beginners and experienced operators and is available in print or as an e-book.
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Neue Koordinatoren für den IARU Intruder Watch Service (IWS)
New coordinators for the IARU Intruder Watch Service (IWS)
Harald Geier, DL9NDW, and Paulo Teixeira, CT2IWW, take over as global coordinators of the IARU Intruder Watch Service. They succeed Gaspar Miró, EA6AMM, who stepped down after leading the group since 2024.
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D-STAR ENDURVARPINN ER VIRKUR.
D-STAR repeater is active
The Icelandic society reports that the D-STAR repeater TF3RPI in the Bláfjöll mountains is working. It runs on 439.950 MHz transmit and 434.950 MHz receive, with an internet gateway, and the society's repeater information page has been updated.
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Club Log & DX-World collaboration
DX-World news is now built into the calendar tool of the new Club Log mobile app. DXers can check upcoming DXpeditions alongside what is currently on the air in one place.
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Wrapping Up the Lewis & Clark Trail
K0NR and Joyce/K0JJW complete a Parks on the Air trip retracing the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, driving from St. Louis in early September to the Pacific coast.
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Legendary DXer Bob Locher, W9KNI, Presents Tales from a Serial Sniper Part 4: My Bouvet Island QRP QSO with 3Y0C
Bob Locher, W9KNI, recalls building an Elecraft K2 kit and using it for a late QRP contact with the sole operator of the 1999 3Y0C Bouvet Island activation. He also reflects on the role of DXpedition lists.
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Youth WWA 2026 – YOTA Italia presente!
Youth WWA 2026 – YOTA Italia is on the air!
Young radio amateurs worldwide are on the air for the Youth World Wide Award from 5 to 11 October. Several YOTA Italia stations are active on HF bands.
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ZC4OL – Cyprus SBA
TF1OL ended the ZC4OL operation from the Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas on October 2nd with 5907 QSOs from 119 countries. Logs are on QRZ and LoTW, and the next stop is Rhodes as SV5/TF1OL.
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DX-WORLD Weekly Bulletin
Edition 682 of the free DX-World Weekly Bulletin, compiled by ON9CFG, is available for download. This issue runs to 19 pages.
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Monitor Screens in Ham Radio: Getting the Big Picture
An essay on how computer monitors have become central to the modern ham shack, covering SDR spectrum and waterfall displays, logging and digital-mode decoding, and the use of multiple screens.
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Día del Radioaficionado Argentino 2026
Argentine Radio Amateur Day 2026
Radio Club Argentino promotes a week of activity from October 17 to 25 around Argentine Radio Amateur Day, which falls on October 21. Radio clubs are invited to put stations on the air.
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Winlink Wednesday.
Winlink Wednesday
SSA promotes Winlink Wednesday, a weekly practice in which operators send a standard check-in message by radio rather than telnet. It argues regular use builds skill ahead of real emergencies, following Sweden's preparedness week.
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Diploma Día de la Comunidad Valenciana
Valencian Community Day Diploma
URE's Valencian Community council invites operators to take part in a special diploma marking Valencian Community Day. Activating stations use three callsigns, including AO5CV and AM5CV.
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SAQ Grimeton to Air United Nations Day Message
Sweden's Grimeton station plans a single VLF transmission from its Alexanderson alternator on 24 October 2026, at 17.2 kHz CW, with a peace message at 13:00 UTC. Test transmissions may occur the day before, and an e-QSL form is available.
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The Perfect Ham Radio Day—Roving Five Ohio State Parks
A ham describes roving between several Ohio state parks during the Ohio State Parks On The Air contest. Health recovery forced a change of plans, and the author still calls the day a success.
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Запуск нового вебсайту Belgium Outdoor Shack (BOS!)
Launch of the new Belgium Outdoor Shack (BOS!) website
Belgium Outdoor Shack has launched a website with integrated logging and awards for Belgian programs covering castles, mills, lighthouses and towers. Hams worldwide can register free as chasers or activators and download earned awards at no cost.
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SAQ geht am 24. Oktober wieder auf Sendung
SAQ goes on the air again on 24 October
The Grimeton VLF transmitter SAQ returns to the air on 24 October for UN Day, on 17.2 kHz, with a peace message at 13:00 UTC. Tests are planned 23 October, and club station SK6SAQ operates on several HF frequencies.
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HF Update with ZS4BS
The HF update notes that Chris, ZS6RI, alternates between South Africa and northern Malawi. While in Malawi he operates mainly CW as 7Q5C, usually in early morning, late afternoon or evening.
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Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 440
This weekly link roundup includes the RADE speech mode, which uses half the bandwidth of SSB, a native macOS Winlink client called MacWinlink, and a report on errors in Winlink vanity callsign applications.
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Will RADE Be the Next SSB?
FreeDV's new digital voice mode, RADE, is reported to use about half the bandwidth of an SSB signal. The piece asks whether it could play a role on HF comparable to SSB's replacement of AM.
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Nothing But Net—When a Frequency Becomes a Community! Learn the Basics of Enjoying Ham Radio Nets
An introduction to ham radio nets: organized on-air gatherings on a shared frequency, often led by a net control operator who handles check-ins and traffic. Nets range from formal to casual.
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80° Anniversario ARI Treviso
80th Anniversary of ARI Treviso
ARI Treviso (IQ3TR) marks its 80th anniversary with a commemorative award on 12-18 October 2026. Hunters and SWLs earn 50 points by working IQ3TR across HF and VHF/UHF bands and modes, with daily eQSLs.
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West Over Lemhi Pass
A ham reports on a road trip following the Lewis and Clark National Historical Trail through Montana, visiting historic sites. Another 10 Parks On The Air activations were completed along the route.
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West Over Lemhi Pass
The author describes a further stage of a Lewis and Clark trail journey across Montana, which included 10 more Parks On The Air activations on the way west and back east.
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Ham Radio Operating Insights from Salty Walt: Portable HF Activations—Preparing for Success
Walt Hudson, K4OGO, begins a series on portable HF operating, explaining why activations go beyond POTA and how choosing a good nearby location, such as a beach, can improve signals.
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Ham Radio Portable Insights—Tips on Holding a Successful Group POTA Activation
A portable-operating column offers advice on running Parks On The Air activations with friends, from sharing one station to operating several side by side, with an emphasis on mentoring and genuine participation.
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HRSVKS
The Croatian Amateur Radio Union has published a new schedule for 80 m sked sessions, available on its HRSVKS page.
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SX2LGT – Marine Radio Beacon – Award
A group of Greek operators will be active as SX2LGT from the Thessaloniki marine radio beacon from 28 September to 6 October 2026, on 80–10 m and QO-100 in CW, SSB and digital modes. An award is offered.
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POTA/SOTA Activation at Diamond Head Turns Into Real-World Emergency Response
A Hawaii operator doing a combined POTA and SOTA activation on Diamond Head used his handheld radio and a 911 call to help a collapsed visitor. The press release describes how emergency communications training applied during a portable outing.
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RaDAR Love…
A post on the ICQ Podcast host's blog describes an email from listener Greg Lane N4KGL, and plays on the title of the Golden Earring song Radar Love in connection with RaDAR.
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Zendamateurs brengen historie en verbindingen samen
Radio amateurs combine history and communication
PI4CQ operates the special callsign PH82MG from a former airstrip in Keent from 16 to 20 September, with a 35-metre military mast truck on site. Interested visitors can contact the club.
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ZS6STN Power Hour 30 Sept
The South African Radio League lists a ZS6STN Power Hour on September 30.
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La telegrafía: un lenguaje eficiente para comunicarse por radio, por EA4DTE
Telegraphy: an efficient language for radio communication, by EA4DTE
EA4DTE writes about telegraphy as an efficient way to communicate by radio, noting that CW underpinned the earliest radio systems, which predate electronic devices.
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On The Trail
A traveler begins a trip along the Lewis and Clark National Historical Trail at the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, a site with a museum on US westward expansion.
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On The Trail
A travelogue about a trip along the Lewis and Clark National Historical Trail, starting at the Gateway Arch in St Louis, posted on the Above Average Terrain blog.
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Mt Stromlo 14th Sept 2026 hunting S2S points
A blog post describes a Mt Stromlo outing on September 14, 2026, aimed at collecting summit-to-summit contacts, a scoring feature of the Summits on the Air award programme.
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EH5FVP – Radio Club DX´ers Orpesa
EH5FVP – Radio Club DX'ers Orpesa
Radio Club DX'ers Orpesa Team in Oropesa del Mar is active for a third year with the special callsign EH5FVP during the town's patron saint festivities.
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Mt Gibraltar, near Mittagong, NSW – SOTA activation 13 Sept 2026
A SOTA activation report from Mt Gibraltar near Mittagong, NSW, on September 13, 2026. The author joined VK1BL, who was with Sydney-area amateurs testing equipment and antennas for microwave bands up to 24 GHz.
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HamRadioWeb Offers Remote FT8 Operation
HamRadioWeb is a browser-based platform for remote FT8 and FT4 operation without VPNs or port forwarding. It also offers signal heatmaps, SNR comparisons and automated DXCC tracking tied to logbook data.
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Special HAARP Transmission for 9/11
HAARP in Alaska will send a brief special signal on 9.11 MHz just after 0030 UTC on September 12, 2026, marking 25 years since the September 11 attacks. It includes a Morse QST and a slow-scan item.
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EMergency COMMunications Indonesia
Emergency communications operate for Indonesia from 11 to 24 September 2026. Emergency traffic has priority on 7.110 MHz voice and 7.100 MHz USB JS8Call, with the LAPAN-A2/IO-86 satellite on 145.880 MHz up and 435.880 MHz down.
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Amikor elhallgat a mobil, megszólal a rádió – ilyen volt a 2026-os Kitelepülő Nap
When mobile networks go quiet, radio speaks – the 2026 Field Day
Hungarian amateurs held the annual Kitelepülő Nap field day on 18 July 2026, testing stations, antennas and power supplies without relying on network infrastructure. It is not a contest and focuses on working emergency-ready setups.
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Activate All RI POTA Event
Activate All RI aims to put all 61 Rhode Island POTA parks on the air from 11 to 13 September. A website offers an activation schedule, live spots and a tool to list parks a hunter still needs.
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SOTA Expedition 2026 Chasers Diary
The South African Radio League posts a chasers' diary for SOTA Expedition 2026.
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SOTA Expedition 2026
The South African Radio League publishes an item about SOTA Expedition 2026.
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“Jim I’m only a doctor”
A blogger notes that HamClock displayed the USS Enterprise crossing the screen for Star Trek Day on September 8, and credits the Open HamClock Back-end project for the feature.
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A Lewis & Clark POTA Journey
The authors describe plans for a Parks on the Air road trip along the 3,700-mile Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, starting in St Louis and heading toward the Pacific.
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APRS Connect: A Messaging-First APRS Client for Android, Free Over APRS-IS
APRS Connect is a new Android app that organizes APRS traffic as message threads and guided screens for common bots. Core use over APRS-IS is free; a paid Pro tier adds radio connections and offline maps. An iOS version is in development.
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International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend 2026
The Radio Society of Sri Lanka reports on its International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend operation at Dondra Lighthouse, August 14–16. More than 25 members logged over 650 stations on CW, SSB and digital modes.
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Special Event Station CS5AIRA/M to Activate São Jacinto Military Area
AIRA will operate special event station CS5AIRA/M on 12 September 2026, 10:00 to 17:00, from the Infantry Regiment No. 10 area in Aveiro. Bands include 20 and 40 metres, VHF, UHF and DMR.
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My one-day Tech class “bag of tricks”
A ham instructor describes the collection of physical props he has carried for 20 years to illustrate Technician exam concepts in one-day classes, such as a ceramic capacitor and a length of shielded cable. He notes some items match retired exam questions.
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You know POTA. You know SOTA. How about BOTA?
Bunkers On The Air is an awards scheme, like POTA and SOTA, in which hams activate and chase bunkers. The US national representative explains that the US program started this year and that civil defense sites count.
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Xiegu G90 Field Day Test: Out of the Box to First Contacts
A reviewer unboxes a new Xiegu G90, a 20 W HF transceiver, at Field Day and makes contacts the same day. Receive performance is rated well, though the slow transmit-to-receive switching can clip the start of replies.
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🇱🇻 Īpašais izsaukuma signāls YL35ZS – Zemessardzei 35 🇱🇻
Special callsign YL35ZS for the Latvian National Guard's 35th anniversary
Special callsign YL35ZS marks the 35th anniversary of the Latvian National Guard and is active 17 to 23 August 2026 on HF in SSB, CW and digital modes. QSL cards go out via the bureau.
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IARU IWS Newsletter July 2026
The July 2026 newsletter of the IARU Intruder Watch Service, which tracks unauthorised signals in amateur bands, is available to read online.
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Grosserfolg für HBBOTA
Big success for HBBOTA
The first HBBOTA outdoor activity week, 24 July to 2 August, exceeded expectations. The international bunker event saw 86 bunkers activated, and the national week added 261 more, mostly by a few dedicated activators.
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80m FoxOring vossenjacht
UBA lists an 80m fox hunt (foxoring) for 29 August 2026 at 13:00.