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Open HamClock Backend (OHB) is now providing a central server for any HamClock user to use with their existing HamClock application. With the original HamClock application scheduled to be sunset in June, the central server provided by OHB will extend the life of existing HamClock installations indefinitely. Previously, OHB users were required to host the server locally. This update allows any HamClock user to utilize OHB’s central server through a small configuration change.

When the creator of HamClock became a silent key earlier this year, the HamClock project was expected to be sunset in June 2026. While the HamClock application is open source, the backend server that powers many HamClock features was closed. OHB provides a replacement for that backend service.

Open HamClock Backend (OHB) is a community project by a team of developers with Brian Wilkins (KO4AQF) as the main contributor. It is fully open source, and it runs on servers in a commercial data center. Another example of what the ham radio community is capable of. The hosting in the data center is donated. This provides very high availability with no costs for anyone.

With the stability of the OHB project making its way to a centralized public server, Inovato and N9LSR Design recently announced that they would endorse OHB for their HamClock appliances.

Source: N0LSR Design

If you’re on Facebook you may not yet know of a DX-World group called “The Land of QSLs“. It seems this aspect of the ham radio hobby will never die because as of today over 9500 members have joined with many contributing. It really is very interesting to see people’s QSL choices or selections.  Land […]

DX-World DXpedition Soundbites now extends to over 115 pages and covers approx 35 months worth of DX related audio clips. Not every DXpedition or DX station during that period has been recorded but certainly a good mix of over 1150 interesting DX sounds – there’s even a collection album too. A search function is available […]

Markus, DJ4EL will be active from Easter Island as 3G0EL during March 28 to April 11, 2026. QRV mainly on SSB (800w). Follow Markus on X for news updates. QSL via LoTW.

Pierre, VE3KTB will again be active as VY0ERC from the Eureka Amateur Radio Club, Ellesmere Island, NA-008 during March 5 to April 1, 2026. QRV on HF bands; CW, SSB, FT8 + SATs when time permits as the main purpose of his trip is work related at the Polar Environment Atmospheric Research Laboratory (PEARL).

Dates to be determined, but Billy GM6DX, Stevie GM2TT, Duncan GM2WW, Iain GM5YTT and Jim GM3JIM plan to be active from Cyprus SBA as ZC4C and ZC4Z running 2-3 stations on 80-10m using various modes. QSL via LoTW. Keep an eye on ZC4C or ZC4Z QRZ pages for more info.

It’s been several months since we’ve heard movement regarding the futureGEO project, but events scheduled in 2026 appear to be keeping the geostationary satellite project top of mind among the amateur radio community.

A presentation by AMSAT President Drew Glasbrenner (KO4MA) at HamCation 2026 spoke to the value a project like futureGEO could bring to the Americas along with his desire to see such a project succeed. Glasbrenner touched on the financial requirements of a GEO satellite project while at the same time recognized organizations such as ARDC that have publicly expressed a desire to help fund a GEO satellite project. The roughly 6 minute segment can be viewed on YouTube.

At AMSAT-DL’s Bochum Space Day in March, Frank Zeppenfeldt (PD0AP) of the European Space Agency (ESA) is scheduled to give a presentation focused on futureGEO. Details are unknown, but it could mirror similar lectures given by Zeppenfeldt in the past.

The same AMSAT-DL post about Bochum Space Day happened to communicate a futureGEO community workshop to be scheduled as part of HAM RADIO 2026. This workshop will be tapping into GEO satellite QO-100 users to help provide direction for futureGEO.

A futureGEO community workshop will take place at HAM RADIO 2026 in Friedrichshafen, to which all QO-100 users are cordially invited. This event offers ideal preparation for the QO100 user meeting on the same evening. At the same time, we want to use the expertise of all participants to successfully further develop the futureGEO project on behalf of ESA.

Source: Amateur Radio Daily

Rebel DX Group will be active from Kanton Island as T31TTT starting March 25th. Outside of some government work commitments, they will QRV when time permits for up to two weeks. Check here for more details including QSL info, modes and band-plan.  — Rebel’s were last active from Kanton Island in 2023 as T31TT – […]

[INFO / INTRODUCTION] by Uwe DG2YCB. A new WSJT-X Improved 3.1.0 260226 (beta) release with our new open-source FT2 code is ready for testing. I had actually planned to release a new 3.1 version in April, but I think it’s best to do it now for the reasons we all know. Additional features may be added […]

Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) announced the recipients of the Amateur of the Year Award for 2025. This year’s honorees, Fred (VE1FA) and Helen (VA1YL) Archibald, are recognized for their years of dedication to the amateur radio community.

Fred and Helen Archibald have been pillars of Amateur Radio in Canada for decades. While the award traditionally reflects contributions within a given year, their sustained excellence in 2025 – combined with a lifetime of service – made them compelling joint recipients.

In addition to being avid organizers of many DXpeditions, VE1FA is an instructor and technological innovator and VA1YL has served as President of the Canadian Ladies Amateur Radio Association. Learn more about Fred and Helen’s contributions to ham radio on the RAC website.

Source: Radio Amateurs of Canada