Today spans generations and genres: we've got advice for young hams braving their first club meeting, a POTA yarn involving Lego, and a nostalgic look at QSL cards from shortwave's golden age. Add a peek into wartime listening history and a report from WRTC 2026 in the UK, and you've got a nicely balanced band of stories.

In today’s roundup

• Amateur Radio Youth Insights: Tips on Interacting During Your First Ham Radio Club Meeting — OnAllBands (DX Engineering)
  If we want the hobby's future, we need to make the youngest person in the room feel welcome—and this piece offers newcomers practical courage.
• WD9GCO: Paul & Sher & Lego & Eric & POTA and Other Four-Letter Words — QRPer
  Paul weaves Lego Masters, family, and portable activations into a warm reminder that POTA is as much about the people as the parks.
• A Special QSL Card: Remembering the BBC and Deutsche Welle DRM Partnership — The SWLing Post
  A beautifully illustrated tribute to the BBC–Deutsche Welle DRM collaboration proves a paper QSL can still carry a whole era's worth of memory.
• “The Secret Listeners” — The SWLing Post
  Sitting squarely where radio enthusiasts meet military historians, this one explores the covert listeners whose receivers helped shape wartime intelligence.
• ICQPodcast Episode 488 – World RadioSport Team Championship (WRTC) 2026 — AmateurRadio.com
  The ICQ crew reports live from WRTC 2026 in the UK, giving contesters a flavour of amateur radio's Olympic-style showdown.

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