Today on the Bands — Saturday, September 26, 2026
Saturday brings a mix of digital innovation and institutional insight, with WSJT-X's new JTTY mode promising RTTY-style speed for contesters and DXers alike. ARRL's CEO takes to the mic on The DX Mentor, while the Sun keeps things quiet for now. Plenty here for the homebrewers, EmComm crowd, and shortwave listeners too.
- 01 Video/Podcast with ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA
ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA, joins The DX Mentor to unpack Board highlights, offering members a rare direct window into league direction.
Read at source ↗ - 02 Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 440
This week's roundup asks whether RADE could challenge SSB with half the bandwidth and more natural speech, plus a native macOS Winlink client for the EmComm set.
Read at source ↗ - 03 October 2026 Schedule Updates: From the Isle of Music & Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot
Shortwave listeners can mark their October calendars as From the Isle of Music airs its postponed career-spanning episode alongside Uncle Bill's Melting Pot.
Read at source ↗ - 04 The ARRL Solar Update
Expect quiet bands with low solar activity and only isolated C-class flares, so temper your DX expectations and enjoy the calm.
Read at source ↗ - 05 JTTY Digital Mode: WSJT-X 3.2 Brings RTTY-Style Speed
WSJT-X 3.2.0-rc1 introduces JTTY with 127 Hz GFSK and no T/R cycles, bringing RTTY-style contest speed and N1MM Logger+ support to the digital crowd.
Read at source ↗ - 06 JTTY Frequencies
A handy band-by-band JTTY dial reference from 160m to 2m, with 14.090 MHz as the meeting place and setup tips for WSJT-X and N1MM.
Read at source ↗
The HamDaily digest — five minutes, the whole band.