Saturday brings a mix of digital innovation and institutional insight, with WSJT-X's new JTTY mode promising RTTY-style speed for contesters and DXers alike. ARRL's CEO takes to the mic on The DX Mentor, while the Sun keeps things quiet for now. Plenty here for the homebrewers, EmComm crowd, and shortwave listeners too.

In today’s roundup

• Video/Podcast with ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA — ARRL News
  ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA, joins The DX Mentor to unpack Board highlights, offering members a rare direct window into league direction.
• Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 440 — AmateurRadio.com
  This week's roundup asks whether RADE could challenge SSB with half the bandwidth and more natural speech, plus a native macOS Winlink client for the EmComm set.
• October 2026 Schedule Updates: From the Isle of Music & Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot — The SWLing Post
  Shortwave listeners can mark their October calendars as From the Isle of Music airs its postponed career-spanning episode alongside Uncle Bill's Melting Pot.
• The ARRL Solar Update — ARRL News
  Expect quiet bands with low solar activity and only isolated C-class flares, so temper your DX expectations and enjoy the calm.
• JTTY Digital Mode: WSJT-X 3.2 Brings RTTY-Style Speed — The DXZone
  WSJT-X 3.2.0-rc1 introduces JTTY with 127 Hz GFSK and no T/R cycles, bringing RTTY-style contest speed and N1MM Logger+ support to the digital crowd.
• JTTY Frequencies — The DXZone
  A handy band-by-band JTTY dial reference from 160m to 2m, with 14.090 MHz as the meeting place and setup tips for WSJT-X and N1MM.

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