Wednesday brings a nicely balanced dial: practical advice for the youngest operators trying to squeeze radio between homework and shift work, plus a look at stretching POTA beyond the usual HF pileups. We've also got shortwave schedules worth marking on the calendar and a chat with a portable-antenna innovator from the Hamvention floor.

In today’s roundup

• Making Time for Ham Radio as a Busy Teen — OnAllBands (DX Engineering)
  A welcome nudge for young hams juggling school, sports, and first jobs, this piece tackles the real challenge of keeping radio in an overbooked teenage schedule.
• DUPLICATE- Texas Radio Shortwave: Schedule for August & September 2026 — The SWLing Post
  Terry (N5RTC) shares Texas Radio Shortwave's August and September schedule, so you can pencil in the broadcasts before you go hunting for them on the dial.
• Records with Soul and a WAVE — The SWLing Post
  Imaginary Stations returns tonight with WHFM on 9395 kHz via WRMI at 0200 UTC, a soulful summertime listen for anyone who enjoys creative shortwave programming.
• VHF for Parks On The Air? — AmateurRadio.com
  With POTA overwhelmingly an HF affair, this makes the case for dusting off the VHF bands and trying a different flavor of park activation.
• A Few Words with Spooltenna Founder, Rob Bowser, KO4HUI, on Untangling the Magic of Portable Operating — OnAllBands (DX Engineering)
  OnAllBands catches up with Spooltenna's Rob Bowser (KO4HUI) at Hamvention to talk portable antennas and the joys of untangling operating away from home.

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