Monday brings a travel-minded mix, from talking a CW key past airport security to K4SWL chasing Roman ruins and an ATNO in the Scottish Borders. The bands stay quiet under low solar activity, while the SWL crowd gets fresh QSL and survey opportunities and KB6NU stirs the pot on ARRL leadership. Grab a cuppa and dig in.

In today’s roundup

• Ham Radio Youth Insights—How to Enjoy Amateur Radio While Traveling — OnAllBands (DX Engineering)
  A young operator shares hard-won lessons on packing gear that keeps you on the air without turning every TSA line into an interrogation.
• More QSLs: N7FAN, AD7HI — KB6NU
  KB6NU highlights QSLs from stations west of the Mississippi, a reminder of how antenna geography quietly shapes who you actually work.
• KBS World Radio Invites Listeners to Take Its 2026 Survey — The SWLing Post
  KBS World Radio wants your listening habits and feedback, so SWLs finally get to be the ones filling in the log.
• The ARRL Solar Update — ARRL News
  Solar activity stays low with decaying regions, so temper your HF expectations and lean on patience or the low bands this week.
• Roman History, a Family Day Out, and a CW ATNO: A Travelogue & POTA Activation in Melrose, Scotland — QRPer
  K4SWL blends Roman history, family time, and a CW all-time-new-one in Melrose, proving POTA travels beautifully with a little curiosity.
• The best-laid plans *do* work out, after you pivot a few times — QRPer
  VE6LK's longer-than-usual report shows how flexibility and a few on-the-fly pivots rescue an activation when the day refuses to cooperate.
• RTI’s August Direct Transmissions: New Frequency and Special QSL — The SWLing Post
  Radio Taiwan International shifts a French-language frequency and offers a special QSL, giving SWLs a fresh August target to log.
• Button, button. Who’s got the button? — KB6NU
  KB6NU renews his sharp critique of ARRL's CEO and shrinking membership, fuel for anyone tracking the League's direction.

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