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Charles County Amateur Radio Club

Chronicles the activities and technical discussions of the Charles County Amateur Radio Club (K3SMD), detailing various club events and member projects. It covers topics such as Field Day recaps...

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DXpedition & DX Operations
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VK0TBC Antarctica01 Feb 202631 Dec 2026CE9 Antarctica
HF0PAS South Shetland Islands01 May 202631 Oct 2026VP8/h South Shetland Islands
VK9WX Willis Island22 Jul 202630 Nov 2027VK9W Willis Island
VY0ZOO Canada23 Aug 202606 Nov 2026VE Canada
T32AZ Eastern Kiribati02 Sep 202631 Oct 2026T32 Eastern Kiribati
TU5KOP Cote d'Ivoire01 Oct 202631 Oct 2026TU Cote d'Ivoire
C5R The Gambia01 Oct 202604 Nov 2026C5 The Gambia
JW5MUA Svalbard03 Oct 202631 Oct 2026JW Svalbard
H44MS Solomon Islands03 Oct 202620 Nov 2026H4 Solomon Islands
ZA/AE5X Albania08 Oct 202630 Oct 2026ZA Albania
3DA0GY Kingdom of Eswatini15 Oct 202602 Nov 20263DA Kingdom of Eswatini
7P8EA Lesotho16 Oct 202625 Nov 20267P Lesotho
JD1BQP Ogasawara17 Oct 202602 Nov 2026JD/o Ogasawara
S9R Sao Tome and Principe I17 Oct 202631 Oct 2026S9 Sao Tome & Principe
YJ0CA Vanuatu18 Oct 202630 Oct 2026YJ Vanuatu
5H3MB Tanzania19 Oct 202619 Nov 20265H Tanzania
3B9/M0CFW Rodriguez Island20 Oct 202602 Dec 20263B9 Rodriguez Island
C5A The Gambia21 Oct 202631 Oct 2026C5 The Gambia
E51MWA North Cook Islands21 Oct 202616 Nov 2026E5/n North Cook Islands
TZ4AM Mali22 Oct 202602 Dec 2026TZ Mali
9N7XT Nepal23 Oct 202631 Oct 20269N Nepal
9N/S57MK Nepal24 Oct 202612 Nov 20269N Nepal
7M1KJW/JD1 Ogasawara25 Oct 202604 Nov 2026JD/o Ogasawara
7P9EA Lesotho26 Oct 202625 Nov 20267P Lesotho
T88KH Palau26 Oct 202630 Oct 2026T8 Palau
8P/PZ5TW Barbados27 Oct 202629 Nov 20268P Barbados
VP2V/NY9K British Virgin Islands27 Oct 202629 Nov 2026VP2V British Virgin Islands
5Z4GO Kenya28 Oct 202630 Oct 20265Z Kenya
5Z4GO/P Kenya28 Oct 202603 Nov 20265Z Kenya
6W/I2YSB Senegal28 Oct 202609 Nov 20266W Senegal
V47JA St. Kitts & Nevis28 Oct 202606 Nov 2026V4 St. Kitts & Nevis
V26JJ Antigua30 Oct 202606 Nov 2026V2 Antigua & Barbuda
KH8A American Samoa30 Oct 202612 Nov 2026KH8 American Samoa
YJ0SP Vanuatu30 Oct 202605 Nov 2026YJ Vanuatu
YJ0SB Vanuatu30 Oct 202606 Nov 2026YJ Vanuatu

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CQ WW DX Contest, CWSat 28 Nov, 00:00 UTCSun 29 Nov, 23:59 UTC
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FOSDEM 2027: Amateur Radio DevRoom
[IARU R1] - Sunday October 25 2026
The Amateur Radio devroom at FOSDEM 2027 brings together the people who write, use and take apart free and open-source radio software and hardware: SDR developers, radio amateurs and satellite experimenters. If you have built, measured or reverse engineered something…
Essential planned maintenance: Possible website downtime
[RSGB] - Friday October 23 2026
We are undertaking essential maintenance on a web server today and over the weekend. During this period our online publications and the Band Plans may be temporarily unavailable. If this occurs, you may continue to access publications using the RSGB mobile app. We appreciate your patience in this matter, and apologise in advance for any […]
The ARRL Solar Update
[ARRL] - Friday October 23 2026
The active sunspot region that has been giving us improvedpropagation over the past several days will be rotating awayfrom Earth’s view today, but conditions on most of the HFamateur bands should remain pretty decent in the days ahead,as the 10.7-centimeter radio flux remains right around 100.However, NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) saysthe geomagnetic field could become unsettled...
RSGB opens nominations process for three AGM trophies
[RSGB] - Friday October 23 2026
Each year at the RSGB AGM, the Society gives three important trophies to groups or individuals who have made a significant national or international contribution to amateur radio. These trophies are: the Calcutta Key for work associated with international friendship through amateur radio; the Founders’ Cup for outstanding service to the Society; and the Kenwood […]
Tonight@8 in November
[RSGB] - Friday October 23 2026
Are you new to portable operating and unsure how to build a versatile QRP field radio kit? Or perhaps you are looking for some hints and tips on efficiency and packing for different conditions. Thomas, K4SWL will cover this and more on Monday the 2nd of November in the next RSGB Tonight@8 webinar. Thomas will include […]
RSGB VHF and HF contest trophy presentation photos now online
[RSGB] - Friday October 23 2026
The main VHF and HF contest trophy presentations were held at the RSGB 2026 Convention on Sunday 11 October. You can see a list of the winners and photos on the RSGB website. During the presentation the prestigious ROTAB Trophy was awarded to Ian Fugler, G4IIY for outstanding and consistent DX work. Tracy Land, M7KVC […]
RSGB VHF and HF contest trophy presentation photos now online
[RSGB] - Friday October 23 2026
The main VHF and HF contest trophy presentations were held at the RSGB 2026 Convention on Sunday 11 October. You can see a list of the winners and photos on the RSGB website. During the presentation the prestigious ROTAB Trophy was awarded to Ian Fugler, G4IIY for outstanding and consistent DX work. Tracy Land, M7KVC […]
eBay Restricts Listings of Radio Equipment, but Exempts Ham-Band-Only Gear
[ARRL] - Friday October 16 2026
ImageOnline marketplace eBay has imposed new restrictions on listings of radio transmitting equipment in response to new FCC rules that took effect this week, but responded to ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® that its new policy will not apply to gear that operates exclusively on amateur radio frequencies. The FCC’s rules are intended to use its equipment authorization program t...
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[ARRL] - Friday October 16 2026
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Look for improved propagation on the upper HF bands, as both thesunspot numbers and 10.7-centimeter radio flux remain near or above100. According to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC),the increase in activity is being fueled primarily by sunspotRegion 4551, which is described as the largest and most complex ofsix sunspot regions currently visible on the surface of the Sun.Mostly quie...
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Top Amateur Radio Websites – Issue 2639

This week, we’ve pulled together a few items that touch on practical antenna work and some digital modes. There’s a good look at a multi-band portable dipole, something that comes up often for field day or SOTA ops, detailing a switching arrangement for 40 through 15 meters. We also have a piece on building and testing 50 MHz traps, comparing different capacitor types—useful for anyone experimenting with 6-meter antennas. For those running APRS, a comprehensive symbol table is included, which is always handy for interpreting what you see on the map. Finally, we’ve got a mention of open-source firmware for LoRa transceivers and a popular Android application for APRS tracking, both relevant for modern portable and mobile setups.

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