Today on the Bands — Sunday, September 13, 2026
Sunday's mix leans human: a new op agonizing over QSL cards, panels on keeping clubs alive, and Elmering when the mentor lives on the other side of a screen. There's plenty for the tech-minded too, with common-mode fixes, real-time HF propagation, and a fresh batch of satellites reaching orbit.
In today’s roundup
- VE3YTX: A New Ham’s Guide to Overcomplicating Everything – Today’s topic, QSL Cards — QRPer
Josh (VE3YTX) turns the deceptively simple ritual of QSL cards into a wry lesson every new activator will recognize from their own overthinking. - Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2635 — The DXZone
This roundup tackles common-mode issues—a nuisance that haunts nearly every shack—alongside other evolving technologies worth a browse before your next build. - ANS-256 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins — AMSAT
KJ7DZ sweeping the AMSAT Award Ladder plus two new ISAR ham-band satellites means fresh birds and fresh bragging rights for the orbit-chasing crowd. - Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2633 — The DXZone
From real-time HF propagation to getting on the air under antenna restrictions, this issue speaks directly to hams working around real-world constraints. - How to encourage clubs to thrive — Essex Ham
An RSGB Convention panel—chaired by BBC Radio 4's Jim Lee G4AEH—offers practical thinking for any club that's feeling the pinch of dwindling turnout. - Elmering in an online world — Essex Ham
POTA and WWFF country manager Kjetil Vinorum LB4FH, licensed at 31, explores how mentoring adapts when the classic Elmer relationship goes digital.
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