Issue 434 August 15, 2026 Top Links FCC Ham “Call Book” in PDF and CSV formats The call book supports Ham Radio enthusiasts who suffer little-to-no internet bandwidth while chasing QSOs — or when your favorite search site goes down for (un)scheduled maintenance. Playground Amateur Radio Club Amateur Radio has never been more affordable So why do some things seem so expensive? QRPer Ragchew Lounge A relaxed place where operators can drop in, meet other hams, have a chat and make new radio friends from around the world. avelichat The very last new commercial AM radio station in the USA Here’s what we should do next. Off Grid Ham OMD — Optical Modem 33 KB/s file transfer via light, adaptive OFDM with per-carrier bit loading, zero-install browser receiver. Muggy86 An Outside the Box look at the 48 inch base loaded vertical antenna It’s not the smartest idea really is it? Ham Radio Outside the Box Email QSLs: Sense or nonsense? Let me lay out the pros and cons. DB4SCW At last! FT8 on iPad & iPhone It’s a great experience with Greyline FT8 and Digirig Lite. Andrew Woodward The signal never died Peter I, Bouvet, and the operators who carried DX forward. KA3DRR New Jersey Amateur Radio plates Photos of NJ Ham Radio license plates going back to 1959. moini.net Four Days in August (Hunstville) These are hands-on, conversational, bring-your-own-questions gatherings focused on doing the thing, solving the problem, and sharing what actually works in the field. Temporarily Offline Upcoming Events International Dog Day and International Cat Day Special Event August 1, 2026 — August 31, 2026 On-Air Event Celebrates Railroad's 50th Anniversary August 15, 2026 Rugby Annual Radio Rally 2026 August 16, 2026 15th Annual NJQRP Skeeter Hunt to Take Place This Weekend August 16, 2026 See more events Video Cootie-style single paddle CW key A compact portable single paddle key with a sideswiper style lever, tight action, and small contact spacing. W4ARB VARA Winlink email speeds with Mercury HF Special thanks to KO0OOO for hosting possibly the first Mercury HF Winlink server. KM6LYW Morning Morse Code in the Alberta Badlands Join me for a Sunday morning 3-park rove in the Badlands of Southern Alberta Canada. VE6LK Editor's Corner Hi, my name is Cale (K4HCK) and I'm the editor of Amateur Radio Weekly. The most-clicked link from last week's newsletter was the geographic analysis of US Amateur Radio licenses using public FCC ULS data and US Census population boundaries. Speaking of, I have a couple corrections from last week's newsletter: Some of the images in Tom's article evaluating the Hustler G7 repeater antenna were broken. If you experienced missing images, please take another look. Regarding the geographic analysis of FCC data, I meant to link to the visual output of Steven's project. Apologies to both Tom and Steven for the poor presentation. Look for me at Pacificon and the Zero Retries Digital Conference, both happening in the same general location on the same weekend in October. More details to come! General feedback regarding this newsletter or the content within is always welcome. Got a link to share? Simply hit reply. 73 Cale K4HCK Did you receive this email as a forward? Sign-up here Amateur Radio Weekly is curated by K4HCK in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Thank you for reading. 73 More great Ham Radio content | View the archive | Follow on Mastodon Manage your preferences or unsubscribe Got this as a forward? Sign up to receive future emails. View this email on the web. Sent by Emma. 2015 Irby Lane Murfreesboro, TN | 37127 US