by Thomas (K4SWL) The FCC just handed us a new gift, and we’re keeping the one we already had, too. Keep in mind, this is my interpretation of the following FCC Report and Order FCC 25-60, released December 9, 2025 (click here to read the full PDF copy). Please correct me if you discover any […]
Month: December 2025
Ham Radio Holiday Gift Guide 2025 Part 6: Mugs, Tumblers, Transceiver Packages & Tools
We’ve already covered a lot of ground in our 2025 Ham Radio Holiday Gift Guides—everything from antenna analyzers to DX Engineering logo apparel, antennas for portable operating to emergency weather radios. If you haven’t taken any of our suggestions yet, don’t worry. Today’s post hits on a range of solid ideas for the hams in […]
Summit Racing and DX Engineering Join Forces to Solve Track Timing Issue (Video)
OnAllBands is appropriately ending DX Engineering’s 25th anniversary year by highlighting the bond between amateur radio and DX Engineering’s parent company, aftermarket auto parts giant Summit Racing Equipment. Summit Racing acquired DX Engineering back in 2000, waving the green flag on a relationship that would see the small company grow into a leading worldwide provider […]
N3HXZ: Trans-Atlantic SOTA S2S Event from W3 land
by Dale (N3HXZ) In the spring and autumn, there is a Trans-Atlantic SOTA summit-to-summit event. The autumn event was held on November 1-2, 2025. This event is open to all amateur radio operators and focuses on summit activating and chasing ‘across the pond’. Making summit-to-summit contacts is emphasized, but all chasers are welcome. A few […]
POTA Sites Deactivation in Virginia: Wildlife Management Areas and Fishing Lakes
Many thanks to a number of you who have reached out to share some unfortunate news about POTA sites in Virginia that have been removed from the POTA network. This news was posted by Sean Pyne (W4BKR) who is the mapping coordinator for Virginia for Parks On The Air. He shared the following on Facebook: […]
A Look Inside the 2025 E51MWA Northern Cook Islands DXpedition
In October 2025, a small group of active DXpeditioners—Rob, N7QT; Robin, WA7CPA; Brian, N9ADG; Jack, N7JP; James, KC7EFP; and myself, Violetta, KN2P—made our way across the globe to activate #68 on the DXCC most wanted list, the Northern Cook Islands. The destination was Manihiki, a small atoll in the South Pacific which is home to […]
Field Report and Notes From M1GEO’s First SOTA Activation in Japan
Please note that a version of the following post was originally published on the SOTA Reflector: My first JA activation – JA/KN-022 by George (M1GEO) A word of caution: this is more of a set of notes on what I did and how you may do similar, and less of an operating report, though there […]
A New SOTA-Themed Book from GW4BML: Summit of Dreams
I recently received a note from Ben Lloyd (GW4BML), who let me know about his newly published book, Summit of Dreams. While I haven’t read it myself, I’m always happy to help share projects from within the field radio community. Here’s how Ben describes Summit of Dreams: Summit of Dreams is no ordinary tale of […]
A Conversation About Amateur Radio and Hurricane Helene with Mark Hurst on Techtonic
I was recently invited onto Techtonic, the weekly technology program on WFMU, hosted by Mark Hurst. If you’ve never listened to Techtonic, I encourage you to check it out—it’s one of the most thoughtful shows out there about how technology shapes our lives and communities. Techtonic homepage Episode featuring our conversation Mark’s blog post about […]
NM3A’s Ultralight (tr)uSDX SOTA Field Kit
Many thanks to Dan (NM3A) who shares the following article about his portable field radio kit which will be featured on our Field Kit Gallery page. If you would like to share your field kit with the QRPer community, read this post. Dan writes: SOTA (tr)uSDX Field Go Kit by Dan (NM3A) Effective Field Go Kits vary from […]