Today on the Bands — Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Wednesday brings a satisfying spread from the archives and the airwaves: a fresh recap of the Santa Maria DX and contesting crowd, a moving Signal Corps tribute, and a stack of AMSAT and Newsline bulletins to keep your satellite logbook honest. Toss in RSGB DX tips and voices from Crozet, and there's plenty here whether you chase grid squares or good stories.
- 01 The 2026 Santa Maria DXers & Contesters Convention in Review
If you missed this year's IDXC gathering of DX chasers and contesters, this review is your next best thing to being in the room swapping band-condition war stories.
Read at source ↗ - 02 Echoes of CW: A Signal Corps Tribute to Virginia L. Scott and the WAVES of WWII
A 1943 photo of WAVE operator Virginia L. Scott in a Navy Radio School code room is a fine reminder that CW skill and wartime service go hand in hand.
Read at source ↗ - 03 Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2531 for Friday, May 1st, 2026
Newsline honors remotely activated DXpeditions and marks the silent key of ARI leader and mentor Ennio Tonon, IØFHZ, alongside AMSAT CubeSat updates.
Read at source ↗ - 04 Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2530 for Friday, April 24th, 2026
Big-ticket items here: an FCC satellite-service frequency grant, SteppIR's return to the amateur market, and 6G eyeing 2.7 GHz—worth watching for spectrum reasons alone.
Read at source ↗ - 05 DX News – 5 July 2026
Franco, IZ5IUY, is on from San Domino Island (EU-050) through 9 July on SSB across 40m to 70cm, so IOTA hunters should keep an ear out.
Read at source ↗ - 06 ANS-151 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
AMSAT opens 2026 Board nominations and previews the Space Symposium and Field Day—good news for satellite operators who like to steer the organization and its birds.
Read at source ↗ - 07 ANS-144 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
OrigamiSat-2 earns its Fuji-OSCAR 126 designation, giving satellite chasers a fresh target to add to their pass predictions.
Read at source ↗ - 08 Voices from Thierry, FT8WW, from Crozet Islands by OH2BH, Martti Laine
Martti, OH2BH, shares the thrill of hearing Crozet on SSB while Thierry, FT8WW, awaits his operating extension and turns to the QO-100 satellite.
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The HamDaily digest — five minutes, the whole band.