Ham Radio Wire Briefs

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Amateur Radio

A Quick-Deploy Guying System for My Hustler 4BTV

A Quick-Deploy Guying System for My Hustler 4BTVFor some time now, I've been looking for a solution to a problem that many of us who use vertical antennas can relate to: what do you do when the forecast…

Oct 16, 2026Read Brief →
Amateur Radio

Preview the 2026 ARRL Online Auction

The 21st annual ARRL Online Auction opens October 16, and you can preview more than 200 items now.This year’s selection includes gear from QST “Product Review” articles, vintage books, pre-owned equipment, signed original sketches by Salty Walt Hudson, K4OGO, from Salty…

Oct 14, 2026Read Brief →
Amateur Radio

The 2026 ARRL Online Auction Is Now Open

The 21st annual ARRL Online Auction, sponsored by GigaParts, is open now through October 22. Browse more than 200 items and place your bids!This year’s selection includes gear from QST “Product Review” articles, vintage books, pre-owned equipment, signed original sketches…

Oct 14, 2026Read Brief →
Amateur Radio

LHS Episode #634: The Weekender CXLIV

Hello and welcome back everyone!  You're joining us for episode 634, our 144th Weekender, of Linux in the Ham Shack, the most terrific amateur radio podcast on the internet!  This week we're sharing news about what has been…

Oct 13, 2026Read Brief →
Amateur Radio

The ’36 George Batterson CW QSO Party – Summary

The third annual George Batterson Memorial CW QSO Party has concluded and the results are coming in! The "GB" was introduced to honor George Batterson (W2GB), who along with Bruce Kelley and Linc Cundall, formed the Antique Wireless Associati...

Oct 11, 2026Read Brief →
Amateur Radio

Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 442

Radio Amateurs prepare for Hurricane Isaias The Hurricane Watch Net is up and running on both 14.325 and 7.268 MHz. ARRL XCL.IS: Amateur Radio Cellular XCL.IS is amateur cellular — real Ham Radio LTE on Ham bands. A…

Oct 10, 2026Read Brief →
Amateur Radio

ARRL Headquarters Closing Early on Friday, October 9, 2026

ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® will close our headquarters at 12 PM Eastern time on Friday, October 9, 2026, for a staff event.The ARRL Headquarters lobby and store, as well as W1AW, will be open to…

Oct 9, 2026Read Brief →
Amateur Radio

Radio Amateurs Prepare for Tropical Storm Isaias

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has issued public advisories for Tropical Storm Isaias, which is forecast to pass north of the Yucatan Peninsula on Thursday, October 8, 2026, and approach the U.S. northern Gulf Coast on Friday. Landfall…

Oct 7, 2026Read Brief →
Amateur Radio

Radio Amateurs Prepare for Hurricane Isaias

Updated Friday, October 9, 2026 @ 10 AM EDTUpdate - Oct. 9, 1330 UTC The Hurricane Watch Net is up and running on both 14.325 and 7.268 MHz due to propagation conditions. Hurricane Isaias has increased in strength to Category 3…

Oct 7, 2026Read Brief →
Amateur Radio

Watching the Gulf

The Hurricane Watch Net (HWN) is closely monitoring Invest 92L, which is expected to become Tropical Storm Isaias in the next 24 hours. According to HWN Manager Bobby Graves, KB5HAV, the potential area of concern for this storm is a wide swath of…

Oct 6, 2026Read Brief →
Amateur Radio

LHS Episode #633: 18 Years of LHS

Hello and welcome back everyone!  You're joining us for episode 633 of Linux in the Ham Shack, the most terrific amateur radio podcast on the internet!  This week we're sharing news about what has been going on in…

Oct 6, 2026Read Brief →
Amateur Radio

ICQPodcast Episode 494 – Q and A 2026

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Dan Romanchik KB6NU, Caryn Eve Murray KD2GUT, Edmund Spicer M0MNG and Ed Durrant DD5LP to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news…

Oct 4, 2026Read Brief →