News and advocacy
What the Alliance is doing — filings with the FCC, statements, new resources and the work behind them.
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.
NARA at Hamvention for the first time
The Alliance took a stand at Hamvention in Xenia, Ohio in May 2026 — our first appearance at the largest amateur radio gathering in the United States.
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 at Hamcation for the first time
The Alliance set up at Orlando Hamcation — our first time at the show — to meet operators, clubs and vendors face to face.
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.
NARA attends one of the largest emcomm events in the Midwest
A week at the Central States Communications Association Red River Bootcamp in Oklahoma — 100+ students from 13 states, four days of COMT, COML, ITSL, INTD and AUXCOMM training and a full disaster exercise.
NARA attends Spark-Con and teams up with Mo-Kan
A great weekend in Sedalia at the ARRL® Midwest Division convention — and NARA is backing the Mo-Kan Regional Council of Amateur Radio Organizations.
A thousand strong
What started as a simple idea has grown into a community of more than a thousand supporters.
NARA statement on FCC Docket 25-201 and proposed 70cm band use by AST
NARA has filed opposition comments against AST & Science’s request to use 430–440 MHz for satellite telemetry, tracking and control.
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.
NARA joins the fight for homeowners’ antenna rights
The Alliance backs the Amateur Radio Emergency Preparedness Act (H.R. 1094 / S. 459) — and has written a letter members can send to their own representatives today.
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 files comments with the FCC on GN Docket No. 25-133
Responding to the FCC’s review of obsolete and burdensome regulations, NARA urged the Commission to preserve amateur licensing standards and protected spectrum.
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.
NARA announces Club Week, our first annual on-air event
Not a contest: a relaxed nine days on the air for clubs, running November 1 to 8, built around conversation, QSL cards and bringing new operators on the air.
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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2026 Retrocomputing Challenge: Dollhouse Arcade Cabinet Runs Remote DOS Games
Hackaday · Oct 17, 2026
Classic DOS games never ran from within stand-up arcade cabinets in dollhouses, but [Juha Lilja] imagines a world in which they did. His Micro DOS arcade cabinet is described as …read more
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My CFT1 Just Got a Speaker Upgrade!
QRPer · Oct 17, 2026
by Thomas (K4SWL) It’s a gorgeous day here in Western North Carolina, and I just spent all morning and most of the afternoon with my family in the town of Black Mountain. When we returned home, I had a couple of hours before we all gathered to make dinner together, and I was looking for … Continue r…
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Building a Flying Drone With a Single Propeller
Hackaday · Oct 17, 2026
Technically all that you need in order to make a drone fly is a single motor and single propeller, but realistically it becomes basically impossible to fly it at that …read more
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ICQPodcast Episode 495 – Antennas for QRP and POTA
AmateurRadio.com · Oct 17, 2026
In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief, and the episode's feature is Antenn…
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Texas Radio Shortwave: Schedule for November 2026
The SWLing Post Blog · Oct 17, 2026
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Terry (N5RTC), who shares the following schedules for Texas Radio Shortwave (click image to enlarge):
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Various Remote CW Solutions for FlexRadio
With Varying Frequency - Amateur Radio Ponderings · Oct 17, 2026
There are a lot of ways to do remote Morse Code (CW) with a FlexRadio. I’ve been gathering up a list of possibilities. I’ve notice that casual users have more options than the QRQ high speed hams, as several options get ragged above a roughly 28 wpm level (or so I am told, as I […]
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Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 443
AmateurRadio.com · Oct 17, 2026
eBay restricts listings of radio equipment, but exempts Ham gear eBay has imposed new restrictions on listings of radio transmitting equipment in response to new FCC rules that took effect this week. ARRL Hams.com The toolkit and community hub for Amateur Radio operators: log your contacts, follow l…
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Wow! Jomon VU3IZD's Homebrew Modular BITX 40 Transceiver
SolderSmoke Daily News · Oct 17, 2026
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eBay Restricts Listings of Radio Equipment, but Exempts Ham-Band-Only Gear
ARRL News · Oct 16, 2026
ImageOnline marketplace eBay has imposed new restrictions on listings of radio transmitting equipment in response to new FCC rules that took effect this week, but responded to ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio® that its new policy will not apply to gear that operates exclusively on ama…
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Florida Hams Provide Communications Support During Hurricane Isaias
ARRL News · Oct 16, 2026
Amateur radio operators from Florida’s Santa Rosa, Nassau, Lake, Pinellas, and Leon Counties played an important role in supporting emergency communications efforts during and following Hurricane Isaias, helping ensure that critical communication capabilities remained available throughout the storm…
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Keysight White Papers: Make better DMM measurements, choosing a benchtop power supply
KB6NU's Ham Radio Blog · Oct 16, 2026
Back in the day, I used to be a writer and editor for Test&Measurement World, an electronics engineering trade journal. Well, I’m still a test and measurement nerd, and I enjoy reading white papers like these from Keysight, which is the current name for the test instruments division of what used to…
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QRPer Notes: Open-Source MacOS TX-500 Utility App, D-Star and Hotspot Setup Assistance, and a Visual Path, Open-Source Browser-Based SDR App
QRPer · Oct 16, 2026
Every now and then, a few items cross my desk that are simply worth passing along. QRPer Notes is a short collection of those tidbits — interesting stories, tips, and links making waves in the world of radio! -Thomas (K4SWL) A New Native macOS Utility for the Lab599 TX-500 Many thanks to Mohammad (E…