Field Day 2026 is just around the corner. My plan is the same as the last two dozen times – operating from the backyard until the batteries wave the white flag. And I’ll do that in the cool of the day, assuming it doesn’t rain. I’m not ashamed to be a fair weather outdoor radio enthusiast. One of the local clubs will operate at a nearby park and as usual I’ll stop by to offer...

It seems to me the recently released UFO files haven’t created much actual news, at least not like the Epstein files which was at least worthy of starting a war to deflect attention from it. Still, I would have thought by now the smoking gun on aliens visiting earth would be front page news. That hasn’t been the case though I found it interesting when confronted with certain bits of “alien evidence” some clergymen responded...

The results of the latest QRP to the Field (QRPTTF) event have been posted along with news from activity curator Paul Harden, NA5N the long-running event has come to an end: QRPTTF HAS RUN ITS COURSE. Nearly every weekend POTA to state QSO Parties and main-line contests are now all welcoming to QRPers. No excuses for not making QSOs, even with other QRPers. This will be the last QRP TO THE FIELD. I...

I watched a ham radio Youtube video a few days ago. There are a lot of them available, it’s a popular form of media. Is it just me or have you noticed that most all the video ham dudes have beards and look like they just walked out of a high-end coffee shop? A friend noticed this, and I haven’t been able to un-see it since. Anyway, this particular vlogger seemed to be speaking for...

More than twenty years ago I listened to a radio interview with an author who was considered something of an expert on urban development. And at the time he was pushing the theory of ‘Peak Oil’ — a theoretical moment in time when humans will extract as much oil from the planet over a 24 hour period. After that point, though the earth may still hold an immense treasure of petroleum, whatever it yields after...