Ham Radio Youth Insights—My Week at WRTC 2026 UK Part 2

Ham Radio Youth Insights—My Week at WRTC 2026 UK Part 2

📌 INFORMATIVA COPYRIGHT — I diritti appartengono al legittimo proprietario. Fonte: onallbands.com — 🔗 Leggi l’articolo originale As discussed in Part One of my WRTC (World Radiosport Team Championship) 2026 UK experience, I attended as a volunteer at event headquarters. I arrived at the venue on Tuesday afternoon, and the volunteer team sprang into action. We ended up staying up until around midnight, preparing for everyone’s arrival the next day. We woke up bright and early Wednesday morning to check…

Ham Radio Portable Operating Insights—Ham2K Portable Logger (PoLo) Part 2

Ham Radio Portable Operating Insights—Ham2K Portable Logger (PoLo) Part 2

📌 INFORMATIVA COPYRIGHT — I diritti appartengono al legittimo proprietario. Fonte: onallbands.com — 🔗 Leggi l’articolo originale In an earlier article, I introduced Ham2K PoLo, the portable logging program developed by Sebastian, KI2D, and his team. Since then I’ve spent considerably more time using it. After conferring with friends (thanks to Kevin, W8NI), I have lots more features to share with you this time. These features make PoLo much more than simply another way to log a POTA activation. Ham2K…

Guide to Amateur Radio Amplifiers 2026 Part 5: RM Italy

Guide to Amateur Radio Amplifiers 2026 Part 5: RM Italy

📌 INFORMATIVA COPYRIGHT — I diritti appartengono al legittimo proprietario. Fonte: onallbands.com — 🔗 Leggi l’articolo originale In Part 5 in our series on amplifiers available at DX Engineering, OnAllBands is featuring products from RM Italy—a company that has been manufacturing world-class amateur radio equipment since 1974. Based in Porretta Terme, Italy, the company produces a range of finely engineered, proven amplifiers for amateur radio enthusiasts around the globe. Before we can get to RM Italy, check out these posts…

Ham Radio Youth Insights—My Visit to WRTC 2026 UK

Ham Radio Youth Insights—My Visit to WRTC 2026 UK

📌 INFORMATIVA COPYRIGHT — I diritti appartengono al legittimo proprietario. Fonte: onallbands.com — 🔗 Leggi l’articolo originale What is the WRTC? The WRTC (World Radiosport Team Championship) is best referred to as “The Olympics of Ham Radio.” The event takes place every four years in varying locations, and the objective is to create a level playing field for the top contesters to compete against each other to determine who is the best in the world. The qualification period for the…

A Few Words from Rocket Machine Worx About New Color Options for Its Bulkhead Coax Connector Panels & More

A Few Words from Rocket Machine Worx About New Color Options for Its Bulkhead Coax Connector Panels & More

📌 INFORMATIVA COPYRIGHT — I diritti appartengono al legittimo proprietario. Fonte: onallbands.com — 🔗 Leggi l’articolo originale OnAllBands stopped by one of our favorite manufacturers, Rocket Machine Worx, at Dayton Hamvention® 2026 to talk with the small company that has big ideas about cable management and routing solutions for amateur radio stations. The Millen, Georgia, amateur radio products manufacturer is operated by husband-and-wife Navy veterans and Extra class licensees Jason Welsh, KC2CIX, and Lisa Welsh, KI6HHY. (Image/DX Engineering) On display…

DX Engineering Provides Gear for Rare Activation of Tokelau in 2026!

DX Engineering Provides Gear for Rare Activation of Tokelau in 2026!

📌 INFORMATIVA COPYRIGHT — I diritti appartengono al legittimo proprietario. Fonte: onallbands.com — 🔗 Leggi l’articolo originale Learn how you can help DXpeditioners provide laptops to benefit Tokelauans Start preparing your stations for the upcoming activation of Tokelau! The Perseverance DX Group (PDXG) and the Western Washington DX Club (WWDXC) plan to put this independent territory of New Zealand on the air Nov. 20 to Dec. 1, 2026, from Fakaofo Atoll (AI40). Tokelau is currently ranked #40 most wanted (#22 EU)…

Ham Radio Portable Operating Insights—POTA Activation Essentials & Gear You Can Keep at Home

Ham Radio Portable Operating Insights—POTA Activation Essentials & Gear You Can Keep at Home

📌 INFORMATIVA COPYRIGHT — I diritti appartengono al legittimo proprietario. Fonte: onallbands.com — 🔗 Leggi l’articolo originale Hi everybody! Let’s talk about what to bring and what to leave behind on a POTA activation. If you’ve been activating for any length of time, you’ll probably agree that some items earn a permanent place in your activation while others are better off staying home. Your plans for the day will dictate what gear you should take along. Let’s say I’m planning…

A Few Words with Max Freedman, N4ML, the Youngest Ham to Ever Set Foot on Bouvet Island

A Few Words with Max Freedman, N4ML, the Youngest Ham to Ever Set Foot on Bouvet Island

📌 INFORMATIVA COPYRIGHT — I diritti appartengono al legittimo proprietario. Fonte: onallbands.com — 🔗 Leggi l’articolo originale Spend a few minutes with Max Freedman, N4ML, and you’ll walk away with the good feeling that the future of amateur radio is in very capable hands. OnAllBands met up with Max, ARRL Education and Learning Support Specialist, at Dayton Hamvention® 2026 for a chat about his time as the youngest operator on the Bouvet Island 3Y0K team, which recorded more than 100,000…

Contesting 101: Building a Workbench & Basic Ham Radio Troubleshooting Techniques

Contesting 101: Building a Workbench & Basic Ham Radio Troubleshooting Techniques

📌 INFORMATIVA COPYRIGHT — I diritti appartengono al legittimo proprietario. Fonte: onallbands.com — 🔗 Leggi l’articolo originale Editor’s Note: OnAllBands is pleased to post a series of articles written by accomplished amateur radio contester and DX Engineering customer/technical support specialist Kirk Pickering, K4RO. The articles, originally published in the National Contest Journal from 2008-11 and updated with current information, offer valuable insights for both contesters new and old. *** I’ve been off the air again lately, this time due to a lightning…

A Few Words from Momobeam about the Mechanical Design of Its HF Directional Antennas

A Few Words from Momobeam about the Mechanical Design of Its HF Directional Antennas

📌 INFORMATIVA COPYRIGHT — I diritti appartengono al legittimo proprietario. Fonte: onallbands.com — 🔗 Leggi l’articolo originale If you stopped by to see the latest from DX Engineering at Dayton Hamvention® 2026, it wasn’t hard to spot the Momobeam booth at the end of one of DX Engineering’s rows in Building One at the Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center in Xenia, Ohio—especially if you were in the market for a high-performance HF directional antenna. (Image/DX Engineering) Why was this…