Field Day locator
This page is intended to show public Field Day sites that members of the public and media can visit.
ARRL

ARRL Field Day information and rules
Field Day is Ham Radio’s open house.
ARRL

Effective Field Day operating
Operating at Field Day is a lot different than operating a home station—and that’s more than half the fun.
OnAllBands

Broadcast network coverage of 1948 ARRL Field Day
You will hear extended coverage of several Field Day locations, with excellent background material.
Radio Relay International

Set your QSL card as your IC-705 startup screen
Upload an image using an SD card.
G7UFO

Do Hams still listen to shortwave?
They do in Canada.
K4FMH

The May 10th superstorm electrified Earth’s atmosphere
Superstorm zaps the global electric circuit.
SpaceWeather.com

The future of Ham Radio: Palmer Junior Middle School’s Ham Club
A budding group of young students have just taken up the torch of Ham Radio.
BridgeCom Systems

Digital only POTA activation using FT8 on the sBitx V3
I wanted to see how hard it would be to get the activation only on FT8.
WK4DS

Video

How does Starlink satellite internet work?
A Starlink satellite zooms across the sky at 27,000km/hr.
Branch Education

DIY 6 meter Moxon antenna
Boost your summer VHF fun.
KB9VBR

Cassette box size 50MHz SSB, AM, CW transceiver
Homemade small transceiver for SOTA operation.
7L4WVU Homemade radio

A super-simple standalone WSPR beacon
IgrikXD managed to hit Texas and Colorado from the edge of the North Sea on several bands, which isn’t too shabby with a fraction of a watt.
Hackaday

After dubious shootdowns, NORAD now checks with balloon hobbyist groups
NORAD has learned to check hobbyist websites to identify balloons since the US military shot down three unidentified objects in 2023.
Task & Purpose

The RigPix Database
A no-nonsense, multi-gigabyte source of information and pictures of radios, accessories and more.
RigPix

The Matrix HAM Radio Community continues to grow
Come and say hello, a welcome awaits.
M0AWS

The Ionosphere
Earths ionised upper atmosphere.
VK3FS

Preparing radio and trail gear for a once-in-a-lifetime hike
A quest to hike the Appalachian Trail.
QRPer

Decoding Meshtastic in realtime with an RTL-SDR and GNU Radio
Aaron shows how to install the Meshtastic GNU Radio software on DragonOS.
RTL-SDR.com

Video

1946 Packard car radio
Let’s try to save it.
The Radio Mechanic

KH6WI’s Portable Amateur Radio satellite setup
Setup for working Amateur Radio satellites while portable and while doing amateur satellite roves.
KI5IRE

The gradual normalization of automated FT8
The one-man FT4GL DXpedition on Glorioso is ground-breaking.
AE5X

Ham Map
A map that shows WWFF, POTA, SOTA, and GMA references.
OK1SIM

QO-100 satellite ground station complete build
My QO-100 satellite ground station is built around my little Icom IC-705 QRP transceiver, it’s a great little rig and is ideal for the purpose of driving a 2.4Ghz transverter/up-converter.
M0AWS

Noise management on Field Day
One bad apple can really be aggravating, so here are a few techniques you can use to keep the peace.
OnAllBands

CQ Pride special event June 7-17
An Amateur Radio event intended to celebrate pride month, support inclusion in Amateur Radio, and to enjoy some time on the air.
Pride Radio Group

11 Meter Field Day is June 29
The EPFD is a radio sports event which involves Freeband enthusiasts uniting for a day or 2 in the great outdoors—armed with a portable station—and chasing DX.
Delta Alfa

First time net control
My first time ever being net control and it was a blast.
N3VEM

Amateur Radio making a comeback in Northwest Missouri
Missouri Valley Amateur Radio Club takes steps to increase membership.
News-Press

NI1Q’s long-awaited Elecraft KH1: Worth the wait?
After 126 days, a long-awaited unboxing: The KH1 arrives.
QRPer

A reason to get on the air
What motivates you to get on the air?
K0NR

Video

TX Factor celebrates 10 years with 30th episode
Bob G0FGX demonstrates the Groundstation 2 from DX Patrol in the first of a two-part feature on operating via the QO-100 geostationary satellite.
TX Factor

Portrait of a scientific glassblower
Jim Breen, the highly-skilled artisan, has created glass apparatuses and other vessels for Berkeley researchers — not just those in chemistry.
UC Berkeley

The greatest clock (and map) ever made
I needed to restore a Geochron World Clock, which first meant learning how they work.
Attoparsec

2024 CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame inductees
Recognizing those who have made major contributions to Amateur Radio as a whole, and Radio Amateurs who have made major contributions to society at large.
Amateur Radio Daily

FCC seeks comment on impact of geomagnetic storm on communications
The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau seeks comment on any impact to communications believed to be a result of the May 2024 severe geomagnetic storm.
FCC

2024: Ham Radio in China, soon Chinese Hams in space
A group that accounts for only 1/10,000 of the country’s population – Amateur Radio enthusiasts.
高大伟 David Cowhig’s Translation Blog

ARRL service disruption speculation runs wild
Entering the third week of downtime for services such as Logbook of the World.
W2LJ

So whats all this HaLow Long-Range WiFi about then?
HaLow or IEEE 802.11ah protocol are starting to edge into the realm of affordability.
Hackaday

9-11 Remembering Our Heroes special event this September
Special event K4A to honor the victims of 9-11 NewYork City, Shanksville Pa., and Washington D. C.
WA1FCN

A history of Amateur Satellites and project OSCAR
A detailed history of Amateur Radio satellites from 1961-2003.
N7HPR

How the Army handled D-Day communications
SigC had estimated it would need some 90,000 transmitters for the job. This mandated frequency coordination.
RadioWorld

When cell service hit our lake, marine radios went quiet
I miss the crackle of fishing reports and the broadcast proclamations of happy hours.
INFORUM

Video

Making my first ISS satellite contact
My first ever Amateur Radio satellite contact on the International Space Station (ISS) very early around 1:00 AM.
KI5IRE

AMSAT microsat pre-launch testing
AMSAT archival footage from testing and evaluation sessions prior to the launch of the first microsats on 22 Jan 1990. Included home video quality of vacuum chamber testing, and vibration table qualifying.
AMSAT

Pre-Internet packet radio
Old School Packet Radio with the Commodore SX-64 and MFJ-1278 TNC.
ModernHam

Surviving the Great Solar Storm of May 2024
We just can’t win when it comes to propagation conditions.
Ham Radio Outside the Box

AMSAT Argentina to launch transponder balloon
On May 26, at 1300 GMT AMSAT-LU plans to launch a balloon carrying a linear multimode transponder CW, SSB, FM, APRS LU7AA-11, and video.
AMSAT UK

Hamvention audio interviews
Interviews with members of AMSAT, YL Radio Club, Linux in the Ham Shack, HamSCI, and more.
Amateur Radio Daily

The eruption of Mt. St. Helens
Remembering the Amateur Radio account by Gerry Martin W7WFP.
Surrey Amateur Radio Communications

Host your own FCC Ham Radio database for offline use with HamDB
Making database lookup tools for logbooks.
The Modern Ham

HamCation accepting award nomination
It is a great time to acknowledge individuals making an outstanding contribution to our wonderful Amateur Radio community.
HamCation

Carnegie Mellon University offers Amateur Radio course
Amateur Radio in the advanced technological age.
WESA

Understanding the solar-terrestrial data banner by N0NBH
Presenting what I have learned in a nutshell.
Johnsons Techworld

Elecraft KH1 in motion: Proper pedestrian mobile activation
The preserve consists of a 0.6 mile loop boardwalk trail with two or so wooden benches.
QRPer

Video

Hamvention 2024 forum videos
All 55 forum recordings from Dayton Hamvention 2024.
Hamvention

Four Days in May symposium videos 2024
The video archives of Four Days in May, the annual convention of the QRP Amateur Radio Club International.
QRP ARCI

Hamvention 2024 full vendor booth walk-through
Full tour of the vendor booths in all of the buildings at Dayton Hamvention 2024.
KI5IRE

ADA-friendly antennas from Alpha Antenna Dayton Hamvention 2024
A Missouri-based company that makes ADA compliant Ham Radio antennas for Hams with various disabilities.
KI5IRE

FlexRadio announces FLEX-8400M transceiver
The FLEX-8400M offers the latest direct sampling SDR technology with a high-resolution display and ergonomic controls.
FlexRadio

ICOM hint at new 60th anniversary X60 product
At the Dayton Hamvention this weekend, ICOM put on display a number of printed circuit boards from what is supposed to be the 60th Anniversary Concept Model X60.
EI7GL

CubeSatSim Kits available at Hamvention
Available online, soon. We ask for your help in testing the new hardware and software and making sure that all the instructions and documentation are accurate.
AMSAT

National VOA Museum of Broadcasting extended hours during Hamvention
Our Amateur Radio station WC8VOA will be on the air to operate.
Amateur Radio Daily

Open Source in Amateur Radio wiki
This resource is dedicated to providing information about open-source software and hardware as well as free home-brew projects for Amateur Radio enthusiasts.
DK1MI

Photon Radio
Provable technology for high speed digital communications of 1Mbit/sec in the HF bands.
Photon Radio

What’s new at Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications
4,000+ manuals, DX-pedition video tapes, 109 radio books from MIT, more…
Zero Retries

Using AI to generate modern QSL cards
Having never used any form of online AI and not having any artistic abilities I was amazed how easy it was to create images using nothing more than a paragraph or so of text to describe what it was I wanted to create.
M0AWS

In-depth story of the QO-100 Newfoundland QSO
UK-based Malayali ham travels to Marconi’s hill, cracks Radio Amateurs’ North American riddle.
Onmanorama

Video

Radio wave propagation on Mars
A look at how radio wave propagation works on Mars and what makes it different than Earth.
Mike N2MAK

Iridium satellite decoding with an Airspy, RTL-SDR Blog patch antenna and DragonOS
Iridium was first decoded with low cost hardware by security researchers back in 2016.
RTL-SDR.com

The CME has arrived, and it is a big one
The biggest geomagnetic storm in almost 20 years is underway now. It has reached category G5–an extreme event.
SpaceWeather.com

2024 Amateur Radio Software Award announced
OpenWebRX, a project led by Jakob Ketterl DD5JFK, and OpenWebRX+, a project led by Marat Fayzullin KC1TXE, have been selected as the winners.
Amateur Radio Software Award

The Communicator May-June
Articles, projects, profiles, news, tips and how-tos for all levels of the hobby.
Surrey Amateur Radio Communications

First episodes of Prep Comms Podcast
Prep Comms offers real world insight for those in the prepper-sphere regarding communication solutions and best practices.
Ham Radio Network

Allstar Linked Repeaters On The Air
Providing a powerful AllStarLink hub for our Amateur Radio friends to connect each other for nets and emergency communications.
ALROTANETS

My wish list for a perfect HT
What features would make up a 70cm/2m dual-band handheld radio that leaves nothing to be desired?
DK1MI

Comparing transceivers
A personal journey from Yaesu FT-817 to Elecraft KX2 and beyond.
K0PIR

Newfoundland on QO-100?
Newfoundland is just outside the coverage area of QO-100, the elevation at Signal Hill at St. Johns is -0.9°, however, contacts have been made from Indonesia at an elevation as low as -1.3° so there is a chance of success.
AMSAT UK

Digital archive of QSL Cards
Setting up QSL galleries on the Internet Archive in order to help preserve radio history.
SWLing Post

Beyond the social: There is room for us all in Amateur Radio
Why are you getting back into Ham Radio? You dont like talking to people.
QRPer

Video

Unlocking the power of fractal antennas
Diving into the mysterious world of fractals and the Hilberts Curve.
HamJazz

Packet radio BBS node with LinBPQ
After digging into the world of packet radio BBSs over the past few weeks, I’m ready to show you how to setup your own.
ModernHam