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- by Katie Campbell, KE8LQRManaging a social life as a young ham can prove challenging from time to time. You might be considered “the nerd” at school but are also far too young to […] The post Ham Radio Youth Insights: Maintaining & Enjoying Friendships with Amateur Radio Friends appeared first on OnAllBands.
- by Guest AuthorRecently, DX Engineering CEO Tim, Duffy K3LR was featured in “RadCom” magazine, the official monthly publication of the Radio Society of Great Britain. With the permission of the RSGB, we’re […] The post DX Engineering CEO Tim Duffy, K3LR, and his Superstation Featured in “RadCom” Magazine appeared first on OnAllBands.
- by John Myers, WG8XDX Engineering has an easy-to-build kit that fits the bill for all operators and makes a great project for your club. *** My original premise for this article was simple—build […] The post POTA® Operating Insights: Building an Inexpensive & Effective Dipole to Activate a Park appeared first on OnAllBands.
- by Wayne KE8JFWAh, spring, the season where our fancies turn to outdoor activities like POTA, SOTA, and scraping away the ice that’ll likely linger until Memorial Day. While we’re accustomed to […] The post Guide to March 2026 Amateur Radio Contests—Spring is Almost Here Edition appeared first on OnAllBands.
- by Kirk Pickering K4ROContesting is one of those activities in life where you get out of it exactly what you put into it. For many casual operators, contesting is simply an occasional pastime—something […] The post Contesting 101: Giving Back to Amateur Radio Contesting appeared first on OnAllBands.
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- by Thomas WitherspoonBy Steven Krumm (KV4AN) Tishomingo State Park (US-2552) is a Mississippi State Park in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in northeast Mississippi near the small towns of Tishomingo, Iuka, and Booneville. The park offers picnic areas, camping and cabins, disc golf course, compass course, hiking trails, playgrounds, multi-use field, volleyball court, swimming pool, […]
- by Thomas Witherspoonby Thomas (K4SWL) On Tuesday, February 17, 2026, I left the condo around midday with my daughters and dropped them off at NC State University, where they planned to spend the latter part of the morning together and grab lunch. Being who I am, I immediately saw an opportunity to fit in a little radio […]
- by Thomas WitherspoonIf you’ve been curious about The Hidden Woodsmen gear, now might be the perfect time to try one of their packs. Their Hidden Woodsmen Stash Pack is currently on sale for $20 US (roughly $35 with shipping), which is an incredible price–a steal–for a handmade, USA-made item of this quality. From what I understand, they’re […]
- by Thomas Witherspoonby Bob (WO6W) Hi folks, I’ve just retrofit a backlight for my Elecraft K1 serial 355 LCD display. While the LCD backlight retrofit kit is long out of stock from Elecraft, Dave (W8FGU) was able to provide a kit using a K2 backlight cut down to K1 size. Dave was also able to source the […]
- by Thomas Witherspoonby Tim Johnson (W8TMI) It doesn’t take much to convince me to cross the Mackinac Bridge from Michigan’s Lower Peninsula to the Upper Peninsula. In this case, my wife had a work conference in beautiful Marquette, which is nestled on the southern coast of Lake Superior. The area is known for iron mining and still […]
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