By Gary, PJ7EE. Lately, there have been a few hams who have operated from PJ7, Sint Maarten, only under CEPT guidelines. Although Sint Maarten is CEPT, a permit from the Bureau of Telegraph and Post is required. Here is a letter from Mr Sydney DeWeever (BTP) clarifying the subject of CEPT on Sint Maarten. I […]

Randy, K5ZD will be active from St Kitts during March 22 to April 1, 2026. Participation in the CQ WPX SSB contest as V47T – outside of the contest he will sign V4/K5ZD. QRV on 80-10m; CW & SSB. V47T via W2RQ. V4/K5ZD via LoTW.

Paula OK2YL and Vlad OK2WX will be active from Belize as V31YL & V31WX from March 9th to 22nd; holiday style, SSB-CW and FT8. QSL via I8KHC. NOTE:  Paula will participate in the week-long YLWWA activity (March 9-15).

Now that Gabriel LU1WGB/Z has finished his participation in the Antarctic Winter Campaign on Laurie Island (AN-008), South Orkney Islands, another operator, namely Ramon, LU1DMZ/Z will soon be on air – when time permits – from the same location. 

[#652] Here’s the latest FREE NON-SUBSCRIPTION DX-World Weekly Bulletin written by Bjorn ON9CFG available to download. Click below to get the newest jam-packed edition which this week runs to 16 pages. Previous bulletins can all be found here. Please contact Bjorn with any updates or errors. DOWNLOAD THE LATEST BULLETIN =====

[NEWS UPDATE] – by Sarath, VU2RS. The AU2M team, led by Sarath, VU2RS, is gearing up for a highly anticipated DXpedition to Arnala Island (AS-169), Maharashtra, from May 1-3, 2026. The team includes experienced operators: – Adersh, VU24DX – Pramod, VU3OPD – Anil, VU3DXA – Suyog, VU2THA (Mumbai) – Suyog, VU3OHF (Mumbai) – Anand, VU3YAY […]

Registration is now open for the 2026 RaDAR Rally event. RaDAR is Rapid Deployment Amateur Radio, an event in which ham radio operators deploy into the field, make five contacts, then redeploy again all within a 4 hour window.

See the RaDAR Rally info page for registration details. The event takes place April 4th with registrations accepted through April 3rd. An intro video and roster are also available.

Source: RaDAR Rally

AMSAT recently announced Students On The Air (StOTA) Days in which students are invited to get on the air and work satellites the first and third Tuesday of each month.

The activity was inspired by AMSAT President Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, and his son Carsten, KQ4SJM, and is designed to promote regular on-air activity among licensed student operators.

All operators are encouraged to participate. More information is available on the AMSAT Discord server.

Source: AMSAT UK

Running Multi-2 category look for PJ4NG/K2NG, NQ1R, AC0W, NP2X/K9VV, G4CLA & G4PVM to be active from Bonaire as PJ4G during the ARRL DX SSB (March 7-8). Activity as PJ4/homecalls outside of contest. QSL via LoTW.  — more contest entries found here.  

The March issue of SWR Magazine:

• HamCation
• J-Pole for 6 and 10 meters
• Female Frequency

The SARC Communicator March-April 2026:

• Hidden features in the Icom IC-7300 transceiver
• Add Digital Television to Your ARES Tool Kit
• When an app outlives its creator

Ham Radio Ireland:

• Bluetooth hands free ops
• Reducing mains borne interference
• FreeDV

Zero Retries 0240:

• Impressions of ARRL’s New Digital Networking for Ham Radio Book
• New Amateur Radio Organization – Alliance Amateur Radio Society
• 2026 Hamcation AMSAT Forum | Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA President’s Update

Random Wire 171:

• Seasonal propagation and an online propagation chart that updates every 15 minutes
• An exciting new BTECH DA-7X2 DMR/Analog Dual-Receive HT with a secret
• Looking inside a SHARI Node

Hot Iron #132

Amateur Television Journal

The Logger’s Bark

Source: Amateur Radio Daily