Membership renewals for 2026 are due at the January Club Activity.
Amateur Radio Weekly is an e-mail newsletter featuring links to the most relevant news, projects, technology, videos, and events happening in Ham Radio.
At the end of each year Cale K4HCK—the editor—takes a look back at all the previous issues of Amateur Radio Weekly and determines which links were most popular among its readers.
I traveled to North Texas for Christmas. This is the ham radio gear I brought and how I packed it to get past TSA without any problems.
Amateur radio isn’t the easiest hobby for young people to pursue for a multitude of reasons, including the support needed to get one’s footing in the hobby. One of the most challenging factors for youth wishing to get involved with amateur radio is the financial investment. However, this challenge can definitely be overcome.
If you are a young ham struggling to get into amateur radio because of the expenses or simply want to explore more of the hobby before making a large financial commitment, there are plenty of low- or no-cost options to help you get started.
As of the date of this blog post, the January 2026 Contest Corral is available in QST magazine but has not been published on the ARRL Contest Calendar page.
RRRA members have access to a courtesy copy of the January 2026 Contest Corral until ARRL adds this document to their Contest Calendar page.
In this episode of ARRL’s monthly On The Air podcast: “In support of the November/December 2025 article Ten Tips for Programming Your 2-Meter Handheld, Karin Thompson, KD4DXX, of RT Systems, joins the podcast to talk about how to approach the crucial task of programming your handheld.”1
