Today leans hard into the homebrew and portable spirit, with Salty Walt holding court on antenna building and a stellar two-day outing in the San Juan Islands. We also pause for some shortwave nostalgia, from Castro's mediumwave heavyweights to an illustrated listening report from Paraguay.

In today’s roundup

• Salty Walt Shoots the Breeze About the Fun and Excitement of Antenna Building (Video) — OnAllBands (DX Engineering)
  Walt Leonard, K4OGO, was a Hamvention 2026 standout, and this video captures why he's a favorite among homebrewers and portable operators who love rolling their own antennas.
• N7JTT: Two Days, Two Antennas, One Remarkable Community — QRPer
  N7JTT proves again that simple gear and modest power at a BLM National Monument can deliver remarkable results — and the community is half the magic.
• Shortwave Memories — Castro Calling — The SWLing Post
  A nostalgic look back at Cuba's mediumwave dominance, with high-powered transmitters that famously blew past the allocations agreed under the 1941 North American treaty.
• Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of Rádio Nanduti (June 29, 2026) — The SWLing Post
  Cartoonist Carlos Latuff turns a Rádio Nanduti broadcast into an illustrated listening report, a charming reminder that SWL logging can be genuine art.

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