Field Day Weekend is upon us. Have fun. Be safe. And remember, it’s not a contest, but keep score anyway. Wink-Wink.

The motto of this year’s HAM RADIO in Friedrichshafen, “REMOTE RADIO - CONNECTING THE WORLD”, demonstrates in a unique way that amateur radio is on the pulse of the times. June 27-29.

LoTW will be shutdown today for upgrades.

The 13 Colonies Special Event runs from the 1st of July through to the 7th. Certificates are available at all levels of achievement. SWL and hunters outside the US are welcome. Operators will be using all modes on all HF bands except for 60 meters. Be listening as well on 2 and 6 meters.

Current Bouvet Island weather conditions - 21F and windy with 2-4 inches of snow expected over the weekend. Perhaps a donation for the 2026 3Y0K operation?

NEW: HackRF Pro from Great Scott Gadgets is a Software Defined Radio peripheral capable of transmission or reception of radio signals from 100 kHz to 6 GHz.

Tuvalu T2 gets even scarcer as nearly one-third of citizens in that Pacific nation seek a landmark climate visa to live in Australia as rising seas threaten their palm-fringed shores.