Today on the Bands — Sunday, August 2, 2026
A Sunday spread that stretches from Rapa Nui's Pacific isolation to low Earth orbit, with a returning ISS crew and a fresh OSCAR designation to celebrate....
Today on the Bands — Saturday, August 1, 2026
Saturday's roundup leans heavy on the human side of the hobby, from a Kentucky family taking their fight over seized radios to court to Fred Hopengarten's...
Today on the Bands — Friday, July 31, 2026
Friday brings a full band of headlines, from the WRTC 2026 committee re-checking its scorecards to a fond farewell for a legendary DXer. Closer to home,...
Today on the Bands — Thursday, July 30, 2026
Thursday brings a healthy mix of the practical and the philosophical: choosing the right rig, sorting out new UK callsign prefixes, and pondering whether ham...
Today on the Bands — Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Today's dispatch spans the QRP triumphs and the humbling company of giants: a marginal-weather POTA activation that reached across the globe on 8 watts, and...
Today on the Bands — Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Hamvention's afterglow lingers as we peek at portable antenna gear and a lodge-based state park activation. We also swing shortwave-ward for a look at...
Today on the Bands — Monday, July 27, 2026
Monday brings a satisfying mix of bench and beam: cheap high-performance SDR, QSL cards from far-flung archipelagos, and a fresh squabble over what...
Today on the Bands — Sunday, July 26, 2026
Sunday brings a coastal wander and a long-awaited eyeball QSO, proof that POTA is as much about people and places as it is about points. Elsewhere we've got...
Today on the Bands — Saturday, July 25, 2026
Saturday's mix leans toward the playful and the historical: a pitch to graft POTA-style chasing onto APRS, plus a pilgrimage to the National receiver that...
Today on the Bands — Friday, July 24, 2026
Friday brings a bittersweet mix as we mark the passing of two figures who shaped how we chase and understand DX, alongside practical talk of funding those...
Today on the Bands — Thursday, July 23, 2026
Today's mix leans hands-on and homegrown: heavyweight amplifiers and used-gear wisdom for the shack, a soggy trap on a Hustler vertical, and a POTA detour...
Today on the Bands — Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Wednesday brings a nicely balanced dial: practical advice for the youngest operators trying to squeeze radio between homework and shift work, plus a look at...
Today on the Bands — Tuesday, July 21, 2026
A quiet sun sets the tone today, so it's a fine morning for portable QRP and low-power fun rather than chasing loud openings. We've got a Scottish park bench...
Today on the Bands — Monday, July 20, 2026
Today leans into the wires-and-networks side of the hobby, from mentorship for newcomers to a hard look at mesh and post-internet comms when the grid goes...
Today on the Bands — Sunday, July 19, 2026
A Sunday spread that runs from the field to the far reaches of the solar system, with a POTA lesson in persistence, satellite ballot boxes now open, and...
Today on the Bands — Saturday, July 18, 2026
Saturday brings a mix of the timeless and the timely: fresh ideas for answering "what can I do with my radio today?" sit alongside archived DXpedition drama...
Today on the Bands — Friday, July 17, 2026
Friday brings a tidy mix of housekeeping and adventure: Ofcom's five-year revalidation reminder rubs shoulders with a rove through the Appalachians and a...
Today on the Bands — Thursday, July 16, 2026
Thursday brings a bit of everything: fast cars meeting slow-scan sensibilities at the Brickyard, a fond farewell to a Morse man of the RAF era, and young...
Today on the Bands — Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Today spans generations and genres: we've got advice for young hams braving their first club meeting, a POTA yarn involving Lego, and a nostalgic look at QSL...
Today on the Bands — Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Dayton's echoes are still rattling around the shack, with FlexRadio's Aurora heading to DX Engineering shelves and ARDC recapping its Hamvention presence and...
