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Irvington Halloween/Fall festival - IMPD ran on S1-T05 all day from set up at 5:00 AM until they starting telling folks to go home at 5:00 PM. IFD/IEMS I never heard on the Tacs.
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VK7AAL - Amateur Radio and Software Development

The Truth About Amateur Radio - Yes, it can be expensive...
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Ham Radio DX

Mic Fright: Why New Ham Radio Operators Freeze on Their First Call -
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Amateur Radio VK3YE

Testing a mystery box from a hamfest -
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Shortwave Central

Weekly Propagation Forecast Bulletins - :Product:* Weekly Highlights and Forecasts* :Issued: 2026 Nov 02 0217 UTC # Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # P...
1 day ago
VK2KFJ Blog

VK2RWD - Goombargana, Southern NSW - QF34 - new FM voice Repeaters - I found some new repeaters, these are at Goombargana QF34, n.w. of Albury, NSW They are tied to VK-Link Network. 10 metre FM Band : 29.660 MHz Output, 2...
2 days ago
VK Ham Radio

The Ultimate Budget Ham Shack – Overview and Concept - The first article of 4 articles on building the Ultimate Budget Ham Shack utilising Linux Mint LMDE including installation of applications The post The U...
2 days ago
Mount Evelyn DX Report

BOOK REVIEW: Shortwave unlocked: Radios, Antennas, Signals, Secrets & the World at Your Fingertips - BOOK REVIEW: Shortwave Unlocked: Radios, Antennas, Signals, Secrets & the World at Your Fingertips *Garner, P. [2026] Shortwave Unlocked: Radios, An...
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Blogs - NTARC Inc.

Broadcast - 1 Nov 2026 - ------------------------------ I will start this week with some information that a little birdie, may have told me. It’s about a presentation to be made ...
4 days ago
The Art of Engineering

Ham retail Therapy - AliExpress haul! -
4 days ago
American Radio Relay League | Ham Radio Association and Resources

The ARRL Solar Update - The active sunspot region that has been giving us improved propagation over the past several days will be rotating away from Earth’s view today, but condit...
1 week ago
UK Radio Discussion Forum

Websites for finding radio scanner frequencies - Two websites that are great for finding frequencies in your area are listed below. If you have any more, please reply to this thread: Radio Reference UK: ...
1 week ago
Ham Radio DX | Amateur Radio

Will We Ever See the Good Old Days of 6 Metre DX Again? - Ham Radio DX | Amateur Radio Will We Ever See the Good Old Days of 6 Metre DX Again? I’ve heard plenty of stories from amateur radio operators about the ...
3 weeks ago
The Radio Amateur Society of Australia

QTC October 2026 Published - QTC October is now available to read or download HERE
4 weeks ago
ve3ips

Frankenstein Compromised POTA Antenna Build Out with a Capacity Hat - I thought i would try testing out with the capacity hat as my previous run was promising but I had used a Chameleon balun at the base. This time I did it d...
4 weeks ago
VK3TBS

Radioddity Nodara Mesh Device - The Radioddity Nodara is an upcoming, highly anticipated off-grid mesh communication device built for the LoRa network. Developed by Radioddity primarily a...
4 weeks ago
NSW RADIO AND COMMUNICATIONS - by Michael Bailey

RADIO SCANNER PROGRAMMING SERVICES AVAILABLE - MASTERFILE Version 10.1 - NEW FILES AVAILABLE (26.09.2026) - Hello and Welcome Back... As we head into Summer, I have implemented a heap of New & Budget Friendly Options to bring Life to your Scanner Radio... Take...
5 weeks ago
Novice-Friendly Radio Blog by M7MCQ

ICOM IC-7110 (SEVENTY ONE TEN) - It's autumn 2026 and my pre-order for the new IC-7110 has been submitted. It's just a case of waiting for Icom to start production and deliver stock to t...
1 month ago
VK1DA.blog

Mt Stromlo 14th Sept 2026 hunting S2S points - S2S? One of the most valued aspects of SOTA as an award program has always been the S2S or “Summit to Summit” score, earned by making contacts with other s...
1 month ago
Paula YL Blog

French Polynesia – Part 2 : Tahiti, Moorea & Maupiti - February 2025 Welcome to Part 2 of our journey through French Polynesia. After exploring the wild and beautiful Marquesas Islands, it is time to visit Tahi...
2 months ago
The Fed Files Blog

Boston Area Quick Logs - Boston has a lot of federal monitoring action so be sure and bring a scanner if you visit there. Here is a quick rundown of what I logged during my ...
4 months ago
Welcome to REAST

Technorama and Hobart FM Tour - John Maizels VK4JPM opened the session with a fascinating introduction to the world of broadcasting, exploring the relationship between community radio a...
5 months ago
VK4AMG

PTT Extender IC9700 IC910H IC9100 -
6 months ago
VK7TW

Thanks for the support - As heard on the WIA broadcast – the WIA Board Ballot results are out. Thank you to everyone who participated in the recent WIA Board elections, and especia...
7 months ago
VK2FR

Looking Back on the Year on the Bands - As the year draws to a close, it feels like the right time to pause, look back, and reflect on another chapter of radio adventures. Like many of us in the ...
10 months ago
e-norge.com🇺🇸

12m: The Forgotten Band! - In the vast world of amateur radio, certain bands seem to hog the spotlight—20m with its long-haul DX magic, or 40m with its reliable regional reach. But n...
1 year ago
W2LIE.net | Monitor Long Island, Inc. : News

Special Feed: 9/11 Tribute Feed - As is [image: 9-11 ribbon.gif]tradition at W2LIE.net, the 'Special Feed' will be online starting at 8am on September 11th for anyone who wishes to listen ...
2 years ago
Media Network Series Two

Welcome to 2024 - Yes, I have been quiet for a while. International shortwave broadcasting is clearly history. But in an ever more violent world and strained geopolitics ...
2 years ago
Milcom Monitoring Post

20th Edition of the Global Radio Guide (Summer 2023) Now Available - Press Release: Teak Publishing Company P.O. Box 297 Brasstown NC 28902 ...
3 years ago
The Btown Monitoring Post

20th Edition of the Global Radio Guide (Summer 2023) Now Available - Press Release: Teak Publishing Company P.O. Box 297 Brasstown NC 28902 w...
3 years ago
VK3HN

FT2900 demo QSO -
4 years ago
Radio Society of Great Britain – Portal

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VK3ZPF Ham Radio Blog

Changes coming to SOTAwatch and VK port-a-log - The SOTA team who manage the SOTA database, have recently announced the February 29, 2020 shutdown of SOTAwatch2 and full implementation of SOTAwatch3. Det...
6 years ago
Utility Planet

Noble Skywave exercise is this month - Noble Skywave is an interesting global military exercise, which is run in the manner of a ham radio contest. Teams get points for each HF contact, and dist...
7 years ago
VK3ARR's SOTA Blog

VK3/VE-126 Mount Stanley - A romantic weekend away with the wife is never complete without a bit of SOTA, and for once, I’m not being euphemistic. We went up to Beechworth, and the n...
9 years ago
VK2IO

Find your VK Shire, activators! - When out activating a SOTA summit or a VKFF park you may be asked “What shire are you in“? Far from home without an encyclopædic knowledge of shire boundar...
10 years ago
VK7IS's Blog

SOTA Activation – VK7/SC-052 - On Saturday the 11th of October 2014 I undertook my first SOTA activation and the first activation for VK7/SC-052 – Tinderbox Hills. It was a rushed affair...
12 years ago
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The Truth About Amateur Radio