Wednesday brings a satisfying spread from the archives and the airwaves: a fresh recap of the Santa Maria DX and contesting crowd, a moving Signal Corps tribute, and a stack of AMSAT and Newsline bulletins to keep your satellite logbook honest. Toss in RSGB DX tips and voices from Crozet, and there's plenty here whether you chase grid squares or good stories.

In today’s roundup

• The 2026 Santa Maria DXers & Contesters Convention in Review — OnAllBands (DX Engineering)
  If you missed this year's IDXC gathering of DX chasers and contesters, this review is your next best thing to being in the room swapping band-condition war stories.
• Echoes of CW: A Signal Corps Tribute to Virginia L. Scott and the WAVES of WWII — AmateurRadio.com
  A 1943 photo of WAVE operator Virginia L. Scott in a Navy Radio School code room is a fine reminder that CW skill and wartime service go hand in hand.
• Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2531 for Friday, May 1st, 2026 — Amateur Radio Newsline
  Newsline honors remotely activated DXpeditions and marks the silent key of ARI leader and mentor Ennio Tonon, IØFHZ, alongside AMSAT CubeSat updates.
• Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2530 for Friday, April 24th, 2026 — Amateur Radio Newsline
  Big-ticket items here: an FCC satellite-service frequency grant, SteppIR's return to the amateur market, and 6G eyeing 2.7 GHz—worth watching for spectrum reasons alone.
• DX News – 5 July 2026 — RSGB
  Franco, IZ5IUY, is on from San Domino Island (EU-050) through 9 July on SSB across 40m to 70cm, so IOTA hunters should keep an ear out.
• ANS-151 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins — AMSAT
  AMSAT opens 2026 Board nominations and previews the Space Symposium and Field Day—good news for satellite operators who like to steer the organization and its birds.
• ANS-144 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins — AMSAT
  OrigamiSat-2 earns its Fuji-OSCAR 126 designation, giving satellite chasers a fresh target to add to their pass predictions.
• Voices from Thierry, FT8WW, from Crozet Islands by OH2BH, Martti Laine — Daily DX
  Martti, OH2BH, shares the thrill of hearing Crozet on SSB while Thierry, FT8WW, awaits his operating extension and turns to the QO-100 satellite.

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