Many thanks to Ken (WR7D) for sharing the following field report and travelogue: POTA in Hungary by Ken (HA/WR7D) I had the opportunity to take a short notice trip to Hungary the beginning of June. I was accompanying my daughter who was attending a class at the University of Debrecen as part of her PhD […]

It’s with a heavy heart that I share news of a tragic accident that took the life of fellow ham radio operator and POTA enthusiast, Tripp Owens (N4NTO). According to CBS 17 and WRAL, Tripp died after being electrocuted at a cemetery in Harnett County, North Carolina–most likely at Averasboro Battlefield Historic Site (US-11375). Reports […]

Besides radio, one thing I love to geek out about is bags, pouches, backpacks—and more specifically—how and what I pack. In fact, some of my favorite YouTube videos are those where the host shows how they pack for, say, summer travels in Asia, a one-week business trip to Helsinki, or what’s in their Everyday Carry […]

DX Engineering and Q5 Worldwide Ham Radio, a rapidly growing multimedia platform dedicated to authentic stories from the amateur radio world, have announced a strategic partnership designed to keep the community of hams informed, entertained, and involved in what’s happening in the world’s greatest hobby—from contesting to DXing, youth operators to solid advice every ham […]

While most hams in the U.S. are familiar with amateur radio conventions like Dayton Hamvention® and Orlando HamCation, many may not be aware of the Friedrichshafen Ham Fair, which is held every June on Lake Constance in Germany. The 2025 fair ran from June 27-29. I had the opportunity to go last summer. Getting to […]

Over the past couple of years, I’d been casually watching the used market for a Kenwood TH-D72A handheld. Last summer, I started searching in earnest—I wanted one specifically for portable full-duplex satellite work. For discontinued gear like this, instead of waiting for one to show up, I’ll often post a “WTB” (Want To Buy) ad […]

DX Engineering to serve as Technical Partner for upcoming Bioko Island DXpedition. English poet John Donne famously opined, “No man is an island.” Written in the early 17th century, the phrase speaks metaphorically of the interconnectedness of humanity, something that Maxwell, Hertz, Marconi, and others would prove physically possible through the development of wireless radio […]

Note: This first field report from my 2025 trip to Canada happens to coincide with Canada Day (today, July 1, 2025). Happy Canada Day! by Thomas (VY2SW / K4SWL) In a previous post, I mentioned that my family was heading north into Canada for a few weeks this summer. This trip wasn’t easy to carve […]

Find out about current attempts to put the Kerguelen Islands back on the air OnAllBands’ exploration of the rarest DXCC locations takes us next to the chilly, windswept Kerguelen Islands—part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands in the Southern Indian Ocean and one of the most remote spots on the planet. The closest inhabited […]

by Micah N4MJL Recently, I examined the POTA app map and discovered a new yellow dot along my work commute that I had not yet activated. I have activated most of the POTA parks between Charlotte, NC and my home in Virginia that are not too far off my route of travel. Upon further investigation, […]