Today on the Bands — Sunday, September 13, 2026
Sunday's mix leans human: a new op agonizing over QSL cards, panels on keeping clubs alive, and Elmering when the mentor lives on the other side of a screen. There's plenty for the tech-minded too, with common-mode fixes, real-time HF propagation, and a fresh batch of satellites reaching orbit.
- 01 VE3YTX: A New Ham’s Guide to Overcomplicating Everything – Today’s topic, QSL Cards
Josh (VE3YTX) turns the deceptively simple ritual of QSL cards into a wry lesson every new activator will recognize from their own overthinking.
Read at source ↗ - 02 Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2635
This roundup tackles common-mode issues—a nuisance that haunts nearly every shack—alongside other evolving technologies worth a browse before your next build.
Read at source ↗ - 03 ANS-256 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
KJ7DZ sweeping the AMSAT Award Ladder plus two new ISAR ham-band satellites means fresh birds and fresh bragging rights for the orbit-chasing crowd.
Read at source ↗ - 04 Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2633
From real-time HF propagation to getting on the air under antenna restrictions, this issue speaks directly to hams working around real-world constraints.
Read at source ↗ - 05 How to encourage clubs to thrive
An RSGB Convention panel—chaired by BBC Radio 4's Jim Lee G4AEH—offers practical thinking for any club that's feeling the pinch of dwindling turnout.
Read at source ↗ - 06 Elmering in an online world
POTA and WWFF country manager Kjetil Vinorum LB4FH, licensed at 31, explores how mentoring adapts when the classic Elmer relationship goes digital.
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The HamDaily digest — five minutes, the whole band.