Today on the Bands — Thursday, September 24, 2026
Good Thursday morning. Today leans heavily toward getting outdoors and getting on the air, with Lewis and Clark trail activations, Salty Walt's field prep wisdom, and a philosophical chat about what really counts as DX. On the technical bench, we mark the quiet passing of a radiofax institution and pick up a couple of handy tools for Morse and antennas.
- 01 West Over Lemhi Pass
Ten more POTA activations along the Lewis and Clark trail across Montana prove that history and radio pair beautifully for the road-tripping activator.
Read at source ↗ - 02 Ham Radio Operating Insights from Salty Walt: Portable HF Activations—Preparing for Success
Salty Walt, K4OGO, brings his portable DXing experience to bear on preparing for successful HF field activations, kicking off a new OnAllBands series.
Read at source ↗ - 03 Does a cross-border contact count as DX?
VE6LK tackles the eternal campfire debate over whether a 2.5 km cross-border QRP contact counts as DX, with a cheerful and unequivocal answer.
Read at source ↗ - 04 End of an Era: Kyodo News radiofax service discontinued
Kyodo News shut down its radiofax service on September 22, closing a chapter for SWLs who savored decoding weather charts from the shortwaves.
Read at source ↗ - 05 Txtopia Morse Code Translator
Txtopia is a free, browser-based Morse translator that converts text both ways and forgives messy input, handy for CW learners and quick lookups.
Read at source ↗ - 06 Top Amateur Radio Websites - Issue 2638
This week's roundup features practical antenna builds, including a 70cm UHF double bazooka construction guide, plus a reference for precise timing.
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The HamDaily digest — five minutes, the whole band.