Sunday brings a mix of the somber and the soaring: we pause to remember four Silent Keys before heading to the high lakes of Banff, poking through vintage hardware, and keeping an eye on the birds overhead. Add a shortwave update and a shiny new propagation dashboard, and there's plenty here for both the sentimental and the technical among us.

In today’s roundup

• Remembering Four Silent Keys — ARRL News
  The ARRL marks the passing of four well-known amateurs, including longtime Rhode Island Section Manager Bob Beaudet, W1YRC — a reminder of the people behind the callsigns.
• A Hike by the Lakes at Banff’s Sunshine Meadows — QRPer
  Vince (VE6LK) kicks off a three-part series chasing personal goals with a scenic lakeside activation, proving POTA/SOTA is as much about the hike as the contacts.
• Bob’s Radio Corner: Focusing on Hardware — The SWLing Post
  Bob Colegrove uses an antique-car analogy to explore the joys of collecting and cherishing radio hardware, a kindred spirit for anyone with a shack full of proud possessions.
• ANS-270 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins — AMSAT
  This week's AMSAT bulletin previews ARISS SSTV Series 33 student images October 2-6 and new amateur payloads riding Transporter-18 — worth marking your calendar for the downlinks.
• UPDATE: Radio Nacional da Amzonias Shortwave Service — The SWLing Post
  Paul Walker updates listeners on Radio Nacional da Amazonias, which has run a much-reduced schedule for months now — required reading for shortwave DXers tracking the station.
• DXChrono Desktop: Ham Radio Propagation & DX Dashboard — The DXZone
  DXChrono Desktop is a cross-platform app serving up real-time propagation, DX, and contest awareness on a 3D globe or flat map — a tidy tool for the shack.

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