Happy Friday, operators — the weekend brings college clubs flooding the bands and plenty to chew on besides. We've got bug-key artistry on a POTA bench, a QRP brush with Bouvet, and tributes to a DXing legend. Add some RFI politics and a data center in orbit, and there's something for every corner of the shack.

In today’s roundup

• 2026 Collegiate QSO Party is October 3 – 4 — ARRL News
  Point your beam at the campus crowd this weekend, as university clubs and students take to the air for a two-day run of fresh contacts.
• Bug Fist Practice: Pairing the Bug Emulator and Begali Traveler for a Morning POTA Session! — QRPer
  K4SWL pairs a bug emulator with a Begali Traveler to polish that swinging CW fist during a stolen morning of park activation.
• Legendary DXer Bob Locher, W9KNI, Presents Tales from a Serial Sniper Part 4: My Bouvet Island QRP QSO with 3Y0C — OnAllBands (DX Engineering)
  W9KNI recounts building his Elecraft K2 kit and working the legendary Bouvet Island on QRP — proof that low power still lands the toughest DX.
• Shortwave Memories — Richard E. Wood — The SWLing Post
  A warm remembrance of Richard E. Wood, called by some the best-known DXer ever, and the convention-hall encounters that shaped a generation of shortwave listeners.
• The Google gadget is back and running — AmateurRadio.com
  Good news for blog-following hams: Google finally fixed its long-broken 'Blogs I Follow' gadget, retiring the clever workaround.
• Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2553 for Friday, October 2nd, 2026 — Amateur Radio Newsline
  This week's Newsline spans UN pleas for stronger RFI safeguards, an AI data center launched into space, and a new Azores network uniting school radio clubs.

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