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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Battery Prototype Uses Superextensive Quantum Effects to Charge Faster
Hackaday · Oct 28, 2026
Although the term ‘quantum battery’ is a bit of a vague term, the cell that [Kieran Hymas] et al. demonstrate in a recent paper does seem to suggest that it …read more
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CQ CQ: An Invitation.
Off Grid Ham · Oct 28, 2026
Few of my readers know this, but I have another website not related to radio or off grid power. Twenty First Summer was started in December 2013, predating Off Grid Ham by a year and a half. It is intended to encourage introspection and offer readers thoughtful, positive, and relevant... Read more…
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Hacking the Modern Tamagotchi With UART
Hackaday · Oct 28, 2026
Although not technically the first virtual pet, the Tamagotchi handhelds certainly popularized the idea and made it a worldwide phenomenon. In the late 90s it was hard to go out …read more
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When Systems Fail – Or were Tweaked for Bad Results
With Varying Frequency - Amateur Radio Ponderings · Oct 28, 2026
Often we see the after effects of software/hardware failures, but seldom with the carnage of the Oct 28th 2026 Spanish Train Crash. Some snippets from that day’s news: The incident, involving services operated by [train service roailroads] Iryo and Renfe, occurred between the towns of Los Yebenes an…
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First Stalled Spid RAK rotator returned to service
With Varying Frequency - Amateur Radio Ponderings · Oct 28, 2026
As I’ve mentioned the Spid RAK rotator in the Island QTH tower isn’t working, and when I returned to my home QTH the new-old-stock RAK I was given, though unused, would turn a little bit and seize. Two replacement assemblies arrived and within an hour I had the frozen unused RAK repaired, checked, a…
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SmartSDR for MacOS version 2.10.9 Now Available
Mac Ham Radio · Oct 28, 2026
Marcus, DL8MRE has released the latest version of SmartSDR for MacOS, the Official FlexRadio Systems® Client for your Mac. SmartSDR is a full featured FlexRadio client that enables your Mac to operate your FlexRadio device. It is fully compatible to SmartSDR v1, v2 (including SmartLink) and v3 (incl…
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WSPR Watch for IOS version 4.41 released
Mac Ham Radio · Oct 28, 2026
WSPR Watch for IOS is a utility for ham radio users of the WSPRnet, PSKReporter or Reverse Beacon network. Quickly shows who can hear you and details of each spot. Tap a spot in the table to look up the call on QRZ.com. Export produces a tab delimited CSV file that can be sent to […]
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Not1MM now working on my Linux box!
KB6NU's Ham Radio Blog · Oct 28, 2026
A year ago, I reported that I had converted my shack computer to Linux and that I had gotten most of the software I wanted running on it. The one thorn in my side, if you will, was the not1mm contest logging program. The problem was that the process did not support a critical feature […]
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Pedestrian Mobile Ham Radio: You Can Take It With You
OnAllBands · Oct 28, 2026
Most hams think of mobile operation as getting into a vehicle, turning on the radio, and heading down the road. Choosing portable operation means carrying a radio, battery, and antenna […] The post Pedestrian Mobile Ham Radio: You Can Take It With You appeared first on OnAllBands.
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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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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.