News and advocacy
What the Alliance is doing — filings with the FCC, statements, new resources and the work behind them.
Spot a contact, see who else is on the air
A spotting page of our own: post the station you are working, read what everyone else is hearing, and filter it down to the band or mode you care about.
A rebuilt usnara.org, a new wiki and a better board back end
The Alliance has relaunched its website with far more for clubs and individual operators, a community amateur radio wiki, and a more efficient back end for board members.
NARA opens a community amateur radio wiki
A community-maintained reference library for amateur radio — licensing, regulations, operating, antennas and history — free to read and open to members to edit.
NARA receives its first major charitable contribution
A $500 grant from the Robert C. Albert Fund at the Chicago Community Foundation — the Alliance’s first major charitable gift.
NARA turns one as America turns 250
The National Amateur Radio Alliance marks its first year on July 4, 2026 — the same day the United States marks its 250th.
Ham Threads joins NARA, and members get the gear
Ham Threads — a ham radio apparel and merchandise company, and a NARA member itself — is now offering its lineup to NARA members.
NARA welcomes the FCC decision expanding 60-meter access
The FCC has allocated a continuous 15 kHz band at 5351.5–5366.5 kHz to the Amateur Radio Service while keeping the existing four channels — a new home for QRP experimentation.
A thousand strong
What started as a simple idea has grown into a community of more than a thousand supporters.
NARA launches WhatIsHamRadio.com
The Alliance has purchased and built WhatIsHamRadio.com, a plain-English introduction to amateur radio for people who have never touched a transceiver.
Long Island CW Club backs the Alfred Vail 20-20 award
The Long Island CW Club has offered its full support for our Young Keyers Award — a significant step for recognizing young operators keeping Morse code alive.
Announcing the Alfred Vail 20-20 Young Keyers Award
A new award for operators under 20 who can send and receive Morse code at 20 words per minute or better.
NARA adopts a ten-region structure aligned with FEMA
Ten regions matching the FEMA regions, three territories, a Regional Director for each region and State Representatives in every state — plus a call for volunteers.
NARA announces plans for a State of Amateur Radio survey
We are preparing the most comprehensive survey of how amateur radio operators actually operate — and how they see the hobby — released in stages over the coming year.
NARA responds to the ARRL® cease and desist request
The ARRL® asked NARA to stop describing itself as “A National Association for Amateur Radio Operators.” We disagree that it caused confusion — and we are complying anyway.
NARA supports the ARRL® World Amateur Radio Day open house event
The Alliance encourages every club to open its doors on World Amateur Radio Day, April 18, and is offering a press release template clubs can customize to promote their event.
From around the hobby
Headlines from the amateur radio press. Each one opens on the publisher's own site. Read more of them.
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SHS POTA Rove: A Bug-Out Morning at Fort Dobbs State Historic Site (US-6839)
QRPer · Oct 28, 2026
by Thomas (K4SWL) On Tuesday, October 13, 2026, I needed to make a trip to Raleigh, North Carolina. That evening, I was giving a presentation to the North Carolina State University Amateur Radio Society. I had been invited by the Raleigh Knightlites, a QRP club based in Raleigh, to give a presentati…
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Making one’s own ICs? Tiny Tapeout
With Varying Frequency - Amateur Radio Ponderings · Oct 28, 2026
https://tinytapeout.com/ has caught my eye as a way to make a chip that one could include in a project build that might contain something interesting but difficult to reproduce without some insider knowledge or advanced skills. Now this project gives you a very low chip count, but expecting you coul…
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Radio Waves: Wartime Radio Hub Linked to Scharnhorst Up For Sale, Thousands protest in Prague, and CAB Joins Radio Ready Auto Coalition
The SWLing Post Blog · Oct 28, 2026
Radio Waves: Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Welcome to the SWLing Post’s Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio. Enjoy! Many thanks to SWLing Post contributors David Iurescia and Dennis Dura for the following tips: Wartime radio hub l…
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Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of Rádio 10 (October 28, 2026)
The SWLing Post Blog · Oct 28, 2026
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening report. Carlos notes: Rádio 10, Argentina: Milei took part in the operation to help Flávio Bolsonaro flee from Brazil to the U.S. Click here to view on YouTube.
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Surge in sales of domestic radios in the UK - Oct 2026
EI7GL....A diary of amateur radio activity · Oct 28, 2026
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SLAM Navigation For an Arduino Powered Car
Hackaday · Oct 28, 2026
There are plenty of “robot” projects out there that are really just a small remote control platform of some sort. We often like to think of robots of having some …read more
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TechTip #5: When is a balun not a balun?
Ham Radio Outside the Box · Oct 28, 2026
TechTips are occasional brief posts describing easy ways to do difficult things. What is a balun? The simplest definition is “a device for connecting a balanced line to an unbalanced line.” Many hams use the term generically to refer to the device that goes in between the antenna wire and the coax…
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Hacking a Marine Radio Dish
Hackaday · Oct 28, 2026
Having watched some fun videos on repurposed satellite dishes on YouTube, [Melan] wanted to get in on the action, managed to source an Intellian i4 — a dish built for …read more
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Tricking out a QMX+ some options
With Varying Frequency - Amateur Radio Ponderings · Oct 27, 2026
In addition to the TA7MNA battery/audio board, there are other options to trick out your QMX+ transceiver: Jon KC2STH has a bunch of upgrades, including the TA7MNA boards, at: https://www.cqhomesteadsupply.com/ 73 Steve K9ZW
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A New Ham’s Guide to Overcomplicating Everything – How Well Does My Station Work in the Field?
QRPer · Oct 27, 2026
by Josh Stringer (VE3YTX) Being a new ham, I’m constantly coming across technical questions that I don’t know how to answer. Recently I’ve started going to my local POTA park and activating using CW (I’m currently working on my first Kilo!). I’d set up my end-fed half-wave in a tree and start sendin…
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New Amateur Radio Products for October 2026 at DX Engineering
OnAllBands · Oct 27, 2026
Including four new DX Engineering branded products to upgrade your station *** OnAllBands has been working hard to cover all the new products now available at DX Engineering. The influx […] The post New Amateur Radio Products for October 2026 at DX Engineering appeared first on OnAllBands.
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New Propagation Software from 8P5AB in Barbados
EI7GL....A diary of amateur radio activity · Oct 27, 2026