2025 ARRL Field Day a success
Tens of thousands of Hams are celebrating a successful 2025 ARRL Field Day.
ARRL

Ham Radio enthusiasts gather in township for Field Day activities
The group was one of more than 10,000 Ham Radio operators across the United States and Canada taking part in Field Day.
Franklin Reporter & Advocate

Field Day 2025
Once again the Plattsmouth Amateur Radio Club held annual Field Day operations at Young Park in Murray Nebraska.
N8VCL

The antenna that won Field Day 2025
My quest for the best vertical delta loop antenna.
KB9VBR

Registration for ZRDC 2025 now open
Registration offers in-person access and virtual attendance options to attend the inaugural Zero Retries Digital Conference 2025.
Zero Retries Digital Conference

Why I started an Amateur Radio club in my school
Amateur Radio can open up a new world of opportunities for students, says teacher Chris Aitken, who shares his tips on how to start a club.
tes magazine

Traveling with Meshtastic
My device saw quite a few others along the way.
marxy’s musing on technology

Roger Smallwood (N8EKG) of R&L Electronics SK
Mr. Smallwood supported Hamvention and was a life member of the Dayton Amateur Radio Association.
DARA

Z-Sat VHF transmissions
Z-Sat carries an amateur radio payload that was coordinated by IARU and which consists of a BBS (bulletin board system) with a 145.875 MHz downlink and 435.480 MHz uplink.
EA4GPZ / M0HXM

HamSCI Meteor Scatter QSO Party
Work the rocks, decode the pings Aug 11-12 and Dec 12-13, 2025.
HamSCI

Youth Ham Radio insights
A Visit to the 2025 Friedrichshafen Ham Fair in Germany.
OnAllBands

Video

Titanic’s lost radio room found: What’s still inside?
Imagine hearing Titanic’s distress signal after 113 years.
History X

How much trouble did we have with 2025 ARRL Field day as a QRP station?
This is the one event that is deliberately geared towards informing the public about Ham Radio in an outdoor environment with a light hearted attitude.
Ham Radio Today

HAM RADIO 2025
This is a video of a visit to HAM RADIO 2025 at Friedrichshafen. The largest and best Ham Radio event in Europe.
MaltbyRadio

Field Day locator
To find a location near you, type in your town and state.
ARRL

Field Day safety – Tips from an experienced compliance officer
One of the many ways to earn bonus points during ARRL Field Day is to have a Safety Officer on site.
ARRL

For-proft AST SpaceMobile Seeks Use of 70 cm Amateur Band
The company has a history of impeding on Ham Radio bands.
Amateur Radio Daily

The APRS Documentation Project
It’s hard to find good information on APRS. A web search produces mostly outdated misinformation.
WB2OSZ

Packet Commander
The terminal app for AX.25 packet radio on iOS.
Packet Commander

The M17 Nokia 3310
This board enables FM/FSK/M17 communication on the 70cm band and turns the good old 3310 into an interesting toy in conjunction with the M17 project.
RZ01

What’s new at Digital Library of Amateur Radio & Communications
My new favorite example is Neil Carleton VE3NCE’s “Radio Stamps” radio show, which celebrated the intersection of radio and philately. His specialty was stamps about radio.
Kay Savetz K6KJN and Zero Retries

Toilets on the Air (TOTA)
Yes, Toilets on the Air. But before you flush the idea entirely (sorry!) read on…
QRPer

Satellite paint experiment tackles light pollution
What is blacker than black? It’s the super black paint designed it to absorb 98 percent of light. AMSAT-UK will use it on an upcoming mission.
Amateur Radio Newsline

A new radiosonde decoder and tracker program for Windows
The received data can be sent to servers such as Radiosondy, Wettersonde, or other APRS-based weather radiosonde servers.
RTL-SDR

Ham radio network celebrating 50th anniversary
The Burning River Traffic Net is turning 50.
The Chronicle

Video

How we used APRS to enhance our operation
This is how we used ham radio and APRS at the air show.
KM4ACK

Meet Audrey, an amazing Ham
Audrey, KM4BUN, is a young leader in Ham Radio with multiple awards and accomplishments, soon finishing an electrical engineering degree at Georgia Tech.
Ham Radio Perspectives

Decoding SSTV transmissions from the QO-100 satellite
How to set up the virtual audio cable and the decoding software.
dereksgc

Morse Maven app for iOS and Android
Morse training, decoding, and sending tool via audio or flashlight.
Morse Maven

ADRCS grant application accepted by ARDC, will advance IP400 Project
ADRCS expects to begin work in the fall.
ADRCS

MeshSense Meshtastic desktop application
A simple, open-source application that monitors, maps and graphically displays all the vital stats of your area’s Meshtastic network including connected nodes, signal reports, trace routes and more.
Affirmatech

Organic challenges
There is hidden joy in making up your own games using the radio.
KE9V

Remembering Canadian astronaut Marc Garneau
Ham recalls Amateur Radio connection to astronaut.
The Millstone

DX Look HF propagation map
Whether you’re making your first contact, preparing for a POTA/SOTA activation, or just curious about HF propagation—this map helps you choose the right band, mode, and time to get on the air.
DX Look

A 15 meter high-pass filter for Field Day
This filter – which could be made to strongly attenuate frequencies on the non-WARC amateur bands below 15 meters (e.g. 20, 40 and 80 meters) – it would have the advantage of also being usable on both 15 and 10 meters.
KA7OEI

Amateur Radio resources for visiting Hams at the 24 Hours of Le Mans
Visiting Ham operators at the 24 Hours of Le Mans: repeaters and networks available.
SWLing Post

RadioTransciptor: Real time radio speech to text transcriptor using AI
It uses voice activity detection to only transcribe when speech is actually happening — great for monitoring radio chatter or voice nets on HF/VHF/UHF.
RTL-SDR

Crowdsourcing SIGINT: Ham Radio at war
The voluntary interceptors were asked to record any station they couldn’t identify and submit a log that included the messages to the Radio Security Service.
Hackaday

Field Day 2025 and the NTS Traffic Handler
An opportunity to demonstrate the messaging service capabilities of the National Traffic System, especially in an emergency.
ARRL

Submarines on the air
Operating from the USS Cobia, a WWII Gato class submarine has been a bucket list item for me.
KB9VBR

Morse Invaders
Morse training in the style of the classic Space Invaders game.
KE6EEK

SteppIR to stop selling antennas to the Radio Amateur market
As of the 31st of August 2025, SteppIR will no longer be selling antennas to the ‘consumer market.’
EI7GL

AMSAT designates SO-125 new FM repeater satellite
The satellite carries an FM and digital repeater payload, built on an improved SDR-based platform capable of transmitting up to 0.25W.
Amateur Radio Daily

The importance of internet-connected systems for Amateur Radio community and connections
Boiled down to its essential bits, Amateur Radio is about the technology of communication.
The Random Wire

FreeDV 2.0.0 released
FreeDV 2.0.0 has been released, containing the first official release of the RADE V1 mode.
FreeDV

What’s really happening at the IARU?
Is that the kind of body that you want to represent you on the world stage?
Foundations of Amateur Radio

SkyRoof: New Ham satellite tracking software (Windows only)
SkyRoof is both a satellite tracking and SDR receiver program. It supports the RTL-SDR as well as Airspy and SDRplay devices.
RTL-SDR

Double-hop dreams and the mystery of long-distance FM
Learn how broadcast signals can travel more than 4,000 miles via E-Skip.
Radio World

NOAA 18 decommissioned
Multiple stations confirm that NOAA-18 is shut down on APT, S-Band, HRPT transmissions.
USRadioGuy

Fiberglass push-up mast revisited — portable and home stations
The 25-foot version provides the most versatile size, allowing me to set it up at whatever height suits my needs at home or on the go.
K5ND

Video

GrLevel3 radar alternative for Linux
Supercell Wx is a great radar application that runs native on Linux. It is a great alternative to GrLevel3, Radar Scope, and Radar Omega.
KM4ACK

Radio operators jumped into quick response after ’85 tornado cut communications
We operated as the backbone and assisted where we could with the police, fire, and paramedics.
WKBN

Amateur Radio Day (1995)
In June 1995, News Channel 11’s Karen Cole Jenkins’ QTH was at Amateur Radio Day.
WJHL

AMSAT-DL seeks interest in “futureGEO” geo satellite project
The aim is to identify potential partners who would like to actively participate in the definition and development of a new amateur radio payload for a future geostationary satellite.
Amateur Radio Daily

2025 Hamvention attendance breaks all-time record
36,814 was the final attendance count for 2025. Up almost 1,000 from 2024.
Dayton Hamvention

APRS Graffiti Wall
Send a message to GWALL via APRS.
radiorabbit.ca

Milwaukee was (and still is) an epicenter for Amateur Radio
We tune into Milwaukee’s robust ham radio scene.
Milwaukee Magazine

Yaesu FTX-1 vs Icom IC-705 physicality
The screens are the same size on both radios. The FTX-1 is a little wider and the IC-705 is a little thicker.
KK4Z

New to Ham Radio? Here’s what not to do.
Don’t quit over bad experiences.
Off Grid Ham

ChatGPT to design circuits?
To my surprise, chatGPT generated a full LTSpice netlist file for simulation.
Nuclearrambo

Preparing for hurricane season
Jacksonville Amateur Radio operators ready to respond in an emergency.
News4Jax

Papua New Guinea to reintroduce shortwave radio
National broadcaster aims for nationwide coverage by 2030.
Radio New Zealand

2025 Hamvention photo gallery
This year’s Hamvention was truly incredible.
QRPer

Video

Signal wars: The untold story of SSB
Why single side band (SSB) almost never existed.
Ham Radio Gizmos

Yaesu FTX-1 Field vs Optima
The #1 Comparison Guide for Radio Enthusiasts.
Ham Radio 2.0

Amateur spectrum addressed in US House Reconciliation Bill
Within two years not less than 600 megahertz must be identified from between 1.3 and 10 GHz for reallocation to commercial use for broadband services.
ARRL

Hamvention 2025 wrap-up
The future of Amateur Radio is strong.
K4HCK

Hamvention brings the world to Greene County
Organizers estimate that this year’s turnout exceeded the 35,000 attendees of 2024.
Xenia Gazette

AMSAT volunteers power Hamvention exhibit
Live satellite demonstrations outside of the exhibit area drew interest from Hamvention participants.
AMSAT

Highlights from 2025 Dayton Hamvention
The ARRL Lab tested more than 170 radios in the booth, including a handheld radio that fell 14,000 feet.
ARRL

The 2025 Four Days in May Symposium
An Introduction to LTspice, A Tube Transmitter for SOTA, SSB for the QMX, and more.
KB6NU

2025 Four Days In May (FDIM) Photo Gallery
If you’re a QRPer and haven’t made it to FDIM yet, I can’t recommend it enough.
QRPer

Another Hamvention done
The FreeDV project demonstrated the benefits of Radio Autoencoder (RADE).
FreeDV

Wandering around Hamvention 2025
I wandered around the grounds, asking other hams what the coolest and strangest things that they found at the festival.
KB9VBR

Video

ARISS Hamvention Forum: 25 years of continuous operation on ISS
Demonstrating the ARISS 2.0 vision with Fram2Ham.
Hamvention

Hamvention floor walk 2025
Take a tour of Hamvention 2025.
KM4ACK

Hamvention: Thousands flocking to Xenia this weekend for Amateur Radio show
Last year’s attendance was 35,000, more than the population of the entire city of Xenia.
Dayton Daily News

ARRL seeks entry-level HF privileges in FCC proposal
Amateur Radio association said filing reflects need to update rules for digital modes.
RadioWorld

ARRL renews defense of the 902-928 MHz Amateur Radio band
The FCC is considering a petition by NextNav, Inc., a licensee in the 900-MHz Location and Monitoring Service (LMS), to reconfigure the 902-928 MHz band.
ARRL

Record-breaking participation in 2025 Amateur Radio exam in Bangladesh
More than 900 participants took part in an examination organized by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.
QRZ

Pile-up speedbumps: The QSO Killers
Disruptions in a pile-up arise when DX hunters deviate from the expected rhythm of a standard QSO.
Delta Alfa

Radio apocalypse: Meteor burst communications
The world’s militaries have always been at the forefront of communications technology.
Hackaday

Matching an EFHW antenna – a third way
Despite the advantages, the EFHW has its critics.
Ham Radio Outside The Box

Khanfar software: RTL-SDR CFAR mask analyzer
This powerful tool combines advanced Constant False Alarm Rate (CFAR) algorithms with innovative Frequency Mask Trigger (FMT) techniques to provide reliable signal detection even in challenging RF environments.
RTL-SDR

Video

Bird feeder HF antenna
A balcony-anchored “motorized bird feeder” antenna with amazing radials.
Ham Radio Perspectives

HamSCI: Space weather we can do together
What’s next for HamSCI, including new developments in the HamSCI Personal Space Weather Station project.
RSGB

This ambulance Is actually a mobile Ham shack
From HF radios and power distribution to antennas and off-grid capability.
Broken Signal