News and advocacy
What the Alliance is doing — filings with the FCC, statements, new resources and the work behind them.
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 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.
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.
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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Porting a “Crappy” Flash Game to the IBM 5150 and Beyond
Hackaday · Nov 5, 2026
Flash is obsolete and the IBM 5150 is obsolete. Therefore, by the transitive property of algebra, you should be able to run flash games on IBM’s original PC, right? Okay, …read more
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OpenCAD Studio: Free Open Source DWG CAD for Desktop and Web
QRZ NOW · Nov 5, 2026
OpenCAD Studio by Hakan Seven is a free GPL-3.0 Rust CAD app with native DWG/DXF read and write, 2D drafting, kernel backed 3D solids, a no-account web app and desktop builds. The post OpenCAD Studio: Free Open Source DWG CAD for Desktop and Web appeared on HamRadio.my - Amateur Radio, Tech Insights…
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Pi Streamer: Live Stream Your sBitx to YouTube from a Raspberry Pi
QRZ NOW · Nov 5, 2026
VU3DXR Pi Streamer v1.8.1 turns the Raspberry Pi inside an sBitx into a YouTube Live station: screen capture, receiver audio, FFmpeg and a web dashboard, no second PC needed. The post Pi Streamer: Live Stream Your sBitx to YouTube from a Raspberry Pi appeared on HamRadio.my - Amateur Radio, Tech Ins…
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PiPedal Grants Guitar Effects, Amp Emulation, and More
Hackaday · Nov 5, 2026
Back in the day, if one wanted a particular guitar effect one would purchase an effects pedal or “stomp box”, and even a modest collection of them could be an …read more
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Alan Roe’s B-26 Season Guide to Music on Shortwave (version 1.0)
The SWLing Post Blog · Nov 4, 2026
1Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Alan Roe, who shares his A-26 (version 5.0) season guide to music on shortwave. Alan provides this amazing resource as a free PDF download. Click here to download Music on Shortwave B-26 v1.0 (PDF) Alan notes that this is likely the final update for the A-26 s…
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FlexWSPR drops WSPR RX Client for your FlexRadio
With Varying Frequency - Amateur Radio Ponderings · Nov 4, 2026
This is really interesting – Mike VA3MW has done a stand-alone client to monitor WSPR with your FlexRadio. Directly accesses the IQ streams, so you don’t need to fire up SmartSDR or SmartSDR DAX to get this going! I created a RX only client that you can schedule and also have it map out propagation…
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“Rayture” (Elecevolve) RT-880X: Another TEF 6686 Portable
The SWLing Post Blog · Nov 4, 2026
Earlier this year, I was contacted by Elecevolve, the producer of the unique MLite-880 that I consider to be the best portable to emerge in years, about another receiver they planned to release called the RT-880x. The test unit that arrived here carries the name “Rayture” which was unfamiliar to me…
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KI5OEB: First POTA with my new DX Commander Expedition
QRPer · Nov 4, 2026
by James (KI5OEB) Upon completing my DX Commander Expedition I had to put it on the air. I got my IC-705 out and plugged it into a 20Ah LiFePO4 battery. The solar panels are to charge my phone, and after fiddling with it, I managed to get it to connect directly to the 12v input … Continue reading KI…
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KM4CFT’s New IC-705 Mini Mic
QRPer · Nov 4, 2026
Many thanks to Jonathan (KM4CFT), who notes: Hi all, I am pleased to announce the release of the IC-705 edition of my popular new mini microphone, available both as a kit and assembled! This is great for those who are looking to slim down their go bag or are primarily CW operators and don’t need … C…
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DX Engineering Holiday Gift Guide Part 1—DX Engineering Gift Cards
OnAllBands · Nov 4, 2026
Need a sure-fire, one-stop solution to easily handle all your ham radio holiday gift-shopping needs? You’ll find presents for every operator on your list at DX Engineering. Choose from transceivers, […] The post DX Engineering Holiday Gift Guide Part 1—DX Engineering Gift Cards appeared first on OnA…
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My periodic suggestion of listening to KE9V’s Cornbread Road
With Varying Frequency - Amateur Radio Ponderings · Nov 4, 2026
Back in 2010 Jeff KE9V did a 14-part audio story series, “Cornbread Road” that I periodically point out to readers. If you haven’t listened to it and you are interested in amateur radio, you might find it a well told fun story. Back in 2024 Jeff KE9V uploaded the series to a project at the […]
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Stellafane: Homebrew Telescopes -- The Telescope Makers of Springfield, Vermont -- PLEASE COMMENT
SolderSmoke Daily News · Nov 4, 2026