Today on the Bands — Saturday, September 12, 2026
Saturday brings a strong thread of remembrance, with a quarter-century since 9/11 echoing from HAARP's ionosphere to NHK's shortwave airwaves. Elsewhere it's...
Today on the Bands — Friday, September 11, 2026
On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, we open with ARRL's remembrance of amateur radio's role that day, then head afield for hilltop adventures and youth voices...
Today on the Bands — Thursday, September 10, 2026
Thursday's lineup leans into the tools and people that keep us on the air, from DX Engineering's take on what makes a ham "active" to a 3D-printed paddle...
Today on the Bands — Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Wednesday brings a satisfying spread across the hobby, from GNU Radio migrating into your browser tab to a busy September DXpedition calendar and a barefoot...
Today on the Bands — Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Tuesday brings a satisfying spread of the practical and the curious: a long-running state parks contest that proves format ideas aren't exhausted, another...
Today on the Bands — Monday, September 7, 2026
Monday brings a satisfying mix of lightweight field radio, budget receivers, and log-wrangling software to start the week. From a minimalist SOTA climb in...
Today on the Bands — Sunday, September 6, 2026
Sunday brings a satisfying mix of learning and listening today, from a three-year ham wrestling CW into submission to clever tricks for bridging language...
Today on the Bands — Saturday, September 5, 2026
Wet weather never stops a determined CW op, and this Saturday's lineup proves the hobby thrives rain or shine. From a fresh Icom rig turning heads at Tokyo...
Today on the Bands — Friday, September 4, 2026
Friday brings a headline-grabbing Newsline slate—WRTC scores overturned, a cave rescue by rock-penetrating radio, and Earth-Moon comms by laser—alongside...
Today on the Bands — Thursday, September 3, 2026
Thursday brings a fitting mix of building and remembering: a minimalist homebrew transceiver and fresh SSTV software for the bench, WRTC and POTA milestones...
Today on the Bands — Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Wednesday brings a fine mix of chasing glory and workbench frugality. Bob Locher relives a hard-won Yemen contact, two portable receivers get put through...
Today on the Bands — Monday, August 31, 2026
Election season stirs at ARRL headquarters while the summits of Switzerland and the youth of WRTC remind us the hobby's future is out there climbing and...
Today on the Bands — Sunday, August 30, 2026
Sunday's mix runs from the classroom to the Arctic: Dan shares his hard-won tricks for teaching a Tech license in a single day, while Nils hauls CW gear up...
Today on the Bands — Saturday, August 29, 2026
Saturday brings a little of everything: a possible new Sangean receiver stirring the SWL rumor mill, a listening report tied to unfolding events in Nepal and...
Today on the Bands — Friday, August 28, 2026
A moderate uptick in solar activity gives us something to celebrate on the bands, just in time for the moonbounce crowd to point their arrays skyward for the...
Today on the Bands — Thursday, August 27, 2026
Anniversaries loom large today as amateurs and shortwave listeners alike prepare to mark 25 years since 9/11, while the technical bench stays busy with...
Today on the Bands — Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Wednesday brings a nicely mixed bag: shortwave soundscapes and illustrated listening reports for the SWL crowd, plus a fresh acronym to add to your on-the-...
Today on the Bands — Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Tuesday's lineup wanders from shortwave listening posts to the mesh network in your backpack, with plenty of portable radio in between. We've got a fresh on-...
Today on the Bands — Monday, August 24, 2026
Monday brings a fitting mix of old and new: a POTA outing in Marconi's own footsteps, fresh signals testing the shortwave bands from Queensland, and the...
Today on the Bands — Sunday, August 23, 2026
Sunday brings a bit of everything: orbital housekeeping as spacewalkers swap a failed station antenna, homebrew ingenuity turning a humble 555 into something...
