Walt, W0CP and Mary, K0ZV will again be active from Placencia, Belize as V31DJ and V31DK during February ’26. QRV on HF bands, SSB & FT8. Participation in the ARRL DX CW contest (February 21-22). QSL via LoTW.

Tom, V4/K0YA and Toni, V4/W5RCX will be active from St Kitts (QTH: V47JA) during February 4 to March 9, 2026. QRV on HF bands; CW, SSB, FT8; holiday-style operation. QSL via LoTW. * Tom will also enter both the ARRL DX CW (Feb 21-22) & SSB (March 7-8) contests as V47Y SOLP.

Brian, AD8FD has announced that he will be active from Eleuthera Island, Bahamas (NA-001) as C6AFD during March 24-31, 2026. QRV on 40-10m; SSB & FT8. Participation in the CQ WPX SSB contest. Grid: FL14wu. QSL via LoTW. More details found here. 

[NEWS UPDATE] – by Phill, FK1TS / C21TS. C21TS is back on the island as of 2 days ago. Set-up of antennas continued today while it was cloudy. Ready to start up again as soon as I get KP5 in the log. Probably begin activity tomorrow, Saturday, 31st. Will update QRZ shortly, I enjoyed a […]

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Two operators of the Sahrawi Amateur Radio Union Club will be active as S0S on QO-100 between February 3 and 8. The locators of the activity will vary going from north to south covering grids: IL35, IL34, IL33, IL32, IL31, IL21, IL11 and IL10. NOTE: Since the operation will take place in a conflict zone, […]

A message posted to the HamClock website earlier today announced that the HamClock project will no longer receive updates. The message stated that while the project has ended, HamClock devices should continue to operate until June 2026, at which point it’s expected data will no longer be pushed to the application.

HamClock is a popular cross-platform application that visualizes a range of customizable data helpful to ham radio operators. As of 2023, HamClock was installed on more than 2,600 devices across the globe.

HamClock is a kiosk-style application that provides real time space weather, radio propagation models, operating events and other information particularly useful to the radio amateur.

Amateur Radio Daily reached out to the creator and maintainer of HamClock, Elwood Downey (WB0OEW), via his personal email address and received an auto-reply message stating that Mr. Downey had become a silent key on January 29th, 2026.

Additional information about HamClock as well as the source code is available via the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine.

Editor’s Note: Headlines from Amateur Radio Daily have appeared on HamClock since 2023.

Source: Clear Sky Institute

The NCDXF Winter 2025-2026 Newsletter is now available.  Please use this link to access all NCDXF Newsletters, including this new issue. Look on the page for 2025/2026 and click on the box for Summer. Or download it using this direct link Articles included in this issue are: Youth DXpedition to Saba, PJ6Y by Gregg Marco, W6IZT. […]

ARDC continues to accept grant applications from organizations aiming to advance the hobby of amateur radio and beyond. The next application deadline is just around the corner on February 1st, but three additional rounds of applications will be accepted later this year on April 1st, July 1st, and September 1st.

ARDC makes grants to programs and organizations that aim to advance our mission and vision, with the strategic goals of getting more people learning, experimenting, and doing with amateur radio and digital communications technology.

With the recent introduction of Priority Areas for Funding, ARDC is especially interested in projects that align with the following areas:

• Research & Development (R&D): open hardware and software systems that enable learning and experimentation (e.g. SDRs, open codec technologies, new modulation techniques).
• Space-Based Communications: projects that create or expand access to satellite communications for amateur radio (AR) and digital communications (DC), engaging communities in wireless experimentation (e.g. GEO or HEO programs, repurposed commercial satellites, space-based tools for learning).
• Open Source Education: scalable, open educational materials and hands-on projects that make AR and DC more accessible, especially for new learners and clubs (e.g. curricula, videos).

ARDC welcomes proposals across the full range of amateur radio and digital communications, but projects that align with these areas remain a priority. Learn more about applying for grants at ARDC.

Source: ARDC

Michael, OE6MBG will be active from Mauritius as 3B8/OE6MBG during February 2-23, 2026. Focus on 80 & 40; CW and SSB. Possibly some FT8 & FT4. QSL via LoTW.