After more than 40 years, the popular weekly Houston AMSAT Net went QRT on October 13th. The net took place on a local Houston two-meter repeater but was simulcast online and served as a common touch point and news source for amateur satellite enthusiasts everywhere.
TAPR’s Annual Membership Meeting will be held via Zoom on the afternoon (3PM EDT, 1900Z) of October 24, 2026. Officers will discuss the current and future state of the organization and answer questions from members. Nominations for three director positions may be made at this meeting. Anyone who is a member of TAPR can ‘throw their hat into the ring’ and stand for election. If there are more than three nominees, there will be an election by email. Info on how to access the meeting will be posted on the TAPR website soon. You do NOT have to be a member to attend.
British Amateur Television Club CAT26 online conference was streamed live and will be available for viewing online afterwards on the BATC YouTube channel.
US DXers are reporting receiving their ARRL 10-Band DXCC Award plaque, which recognizes amateur radio operators who confirm contacts with at least 100 DXCC entities on each of ten bands: 160, 80, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10, and 6 meters, excluding 60 meters.
2026 Frankenstein Halloween FunXpedition | Oct 31-Nov 1, 1800Z-0300Z, W0O, Jefferson City, MO. Mid-MO ARC. 3.538 3.963 14.038 14.280. QSL. Annual Halloween FunXpedition from the only Frankenstein in the USA. CW & SSB 80-10. Consult spotting networks for frequencies. W0O QSL info on QRZ. More details: K9ZTV.
The Byrd Expedition to the South Pole - exploring Admiral Richard E. Byrd’s historic Antarctic expeditions, the extraordinary communications challenges of operating in one of the most remote regions on Earth, and the critical role that radio technology played in supporting polar exploration from the QCWA National Zoom Presentation (via YouTube).
Earhart Search – In July 1937, Greef Beckham, W7FVM, went searching for Amelia Earhart in a plane launched from the U.S.S. Colorado. Read his firsthand account from this SoWP archive (via PDF).
Sparks in the Ether - In the 1920s and 1930s, a handful of men spread across the globe to expand the worldwide wireless telegraph network. Some faced more danger than others This is a saga about early wireless radio, romance, devastating disease, family betrayal, and survival (via book).
