Yuri, RI1ANY is now QRV via QO-100 satellite from Novolazarevskaya Station (JB59vf). After some test SSB contacts, today he operated FT8 and FT4 modes. He does not speak fluent English nor he has pileup experience, so please be patient. He is assigned to this base for a full year, so there will be plenty of […]

[VK9BSA QRV] – Mark, VK6BSA and Deena, VK6DEE are now based on Cocos (Keeling) Islands for a work assignment until May, possibly longer. During free time they will QRV as VK9BSA and VK9DEE on most bands using a FTDX-10 & amplifier.

[UPDATE] – by Maciek SP2RBA. Preparations are in full swing. We do not know what the propagation conditions will be like, but we will do our very best to make sure we are heard on CW, SSB, and FT8. Antennas are prepared for various operating scenarios. Hope to hear you soon. Website can be found […]

[UPDATE] – by Darek, TJ1GD/P. I am pleased to announce that Dragan, KØAP has generously stepped forward as the QSL Sponsor for my activation of AF-095. Thanks to Dragan’s support, high-quality QSL cards will be available to confirm our contacts. They can be received the same way as my other activations – SASE through SP3EOL […]

AMSAT has announced their lineup of events and activities for Hamvention 2026:

• Dinner at Tickets
  Thursday May 14 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT at Tickets Pub & Eatery
  Informal social event

• TAPR/AMSAT Banquet
  Friday May 15 $75
  Speaker to be announced

• AMSAT Forum
  Saturday May 16 from 1:50 PM to 3:10 PM EDT in Forum Room 2

More information is available on the AMSAT website.

Source: AMSAT

The following is a message from Open HamClock Backend contributor Chris Smith (G1FEF), with light editing by K4HCK:

Open Hamclock Backend is now fully independent of the original source and does not proxy any data from the Clear Sky Institute server. When the original backend server goes offline in June, anyone using OHB will find their HamClock will continue to work. We’ve also made some improvements over the original, especially in terms of CPU and memory use. It is now more efficient, so anyone hosting it on their own hardware will see instant improvements.

We have two more items of exciting news to share:

We now have a publicly available OHB server which anyone using HamClock is welcome to use. Just point your HamClock to: ohb.hamclock.app:80

This server is dedicated hardware hosted in a commercial datacenter and is free for all HamClock users to enjoy.

We also now have a website where you can keep track of the latest releases, find instructions on how to use OHB, see who is behind the initiative, as well as how to contact us to provide feedback and ask for assistance:

https://ohb.works/

Source: Open HamClock Backend

One of the amateur radio operators selected by NASA to help track the Artemis II mission via RF is posting regular updates to Bluesky. Back in January, NASA announced the volunteers selected to help track the Orion spacecraft during the Artemis II mission and one of those volunteers was Scott Tilley (VE7TIL) who is also working with the University of New Brunswick in Canada which was also selected by NASA.

The Vancouver Sun recently published an article featuring Tilley and his progress tracking Orion so far:

The data will help NASA “identify ways to augment future moon and Mars mission support,” according to an agency statement. Or, as Tilley puts it, it’s a way to see if smaller stations that use technology such as his could be used on future moon missions, so they don’t have to task the larger, more costly primary systems.

Tilley tracked the Artemis I mission, Mars probes from both China and NASA, and many other satellites. You can follow his current progress with Artemis II on Bluesky and learn more about his current focus on a new method of Doppler extraction.

Source: Amateur Radio Daily

My UHF repeater, 442.775 is broadcasting the mission audio from NASA’s Artemis mission.  It is a receive only feed, allowing us to listen in on the ground to spacecraft communications.  Local comms are still possible, and won’t be heard by NASA.  Just know that the NASA comms will just pop on as they occur.  Hope you enjoy.  This Ham radio stuff is fun.

The following is a press release from VOA Museum:

The National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting in conjunction with the West Chester Amateur Radio Association announce expanded hours for the museum during the 2026 Hamvention. We will be open for the following:

• Thursday May 14th from 12:00 to 9:00PM
• Friday May 15th from 12:00 to 9:00 PM
• Saturday May 16th from 12:00 to 9:00 PM
• Sunday May 17th from 12:00 to 5:00 PM

Admission is $10.00 at the door. Our Amateur Radio station WC8VOA will be on the air to operate. The museum is a short drive from Hamvention down either Interstate 75 or Route 42 from Xenia. GPS use Crosley Blvd.

Exhibits include a dedicated room for vintage Amateur Radio and shortwave equipment. See the first transmitter for the VOA from 1942. A disc jockey’s station from a vintage radio station. Our Amateur Radio Shack with state-of-the-art equipment from Yaesu, Icom, Elecraft and Mosley. Docents and ARS operators will be available to enhance your visit to the museum.

For further information you can visit us at voamuseum.org or wc8voa.org on the web. You can also find us on Facebook at National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting. Our regular hours are Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 12:00 until 4:00 PM. We are located at

8070 Tylersville Road
West Chester, Ohio 45069

Phone 513-777-0027

Source: VOA Museum

April Fools’ Day wouldn’t be complete without several attempts at mischief among the amateur radio community and 2026 has been no exception! Here are links to several April Fools’ Day events that made their way across the Amateur Radio Daily news desk.

DX Engineering Unveils a Ham Radio Game-Changer—the All-New Antenna Encabulator
After decades of research, DX Engineering has perfected the balance of inverse reactive current and the automatic syncrization of ham radio grammeters thanks to the all-new high-performance Antenna Encabulator. See the related video.

The RetroRig by N6ARA Electronics
RetroRig offers the least-modern discomforts optimized for the traveling ham. View the video or Place your order.

U.S. Administration Supports Ham Radio Homebrew
In a decision that puzzled many analysts, the Federal Communications Commission has come out with a new policy that seems to support the at home construction (“homebrew”) of amateur radio equipment.

POTA Platinum — new paid tier for POTA!
To maximize profits, we’re introducing POTA Platinum. New rules, new benefits — for a price. See this video explanation.

Source: Amateur Radio Daily