Today on the Bands — Monday, July 13, 2026
Monday brings a fittingly human mix: a POTA pilgrimage to Holy Island, a war-torn rescue that shows the brotherhood at its best, and a fond farewell to a legend of DXpeditioning. Add some coil-winding craft, listener feedback on dipole tuning, and shortwave whimsy, and there's plenty to keep the shack busy.
- 01 LHS Episode #623: Dipole Tuning Listener Feedback
Linux in the Ham Shack returns for episode 623 with listener feedback on dipole tuning, proving the humble wire antenna still sparks the best conversations.
Read at source ↗ - 02 CQ from Lindisfarne: A Holy Island POTA Activation & Travelogue
K4SWL takes family advice and heads to Lindisfarne for a POTA activation and travelogue, blending radio with the charm of England's tidal Holy Island.
Read at source ↗ - 03 Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of Various Broadcasters (July 11, 2026)
Cartoonist Carlos Latuff shares another illustrated listening report, capturing broadcasters and UNID signals in a form that makes SWL logging genuinely artful.
Read at source ↗ - 04 Amateur Radio Brotherhood Is Helping Fellow Hams In Ukraine
The story of bringing UT5UY's family out of war-torn Ukraine is a moving reminder that our three-million-strong brotherhood is more than just contacts and QSLs.
Read at source ↗ - 05 JH1AJT – Yasuo Zorro Miyazawa
The DX world mourns JH1AJT, Zorro Miyazawa, licensed at 15 in 1964 and a familiar name to anyone who's chased a rare entity from the pileup.
Read at source ↗ - 06 Making waves (and jam)
Imaginary Stations serves up another week of creative shortwave programming on WRMI, keeping the playful spirit of pirate-flavored broadcasting alive on 9395 kHz.
Read at source ↗ - 07 Mechanical Stability For Your Coils
A homebrewer's essential read on keeping RF inductors mechanically stable, because a wandering coil means a wandering frequency you'll spend all night chasing.
Read at source ↗ - 08 Connecting at Hamvention 2026
ARDC recaps a busy Hamvention 2026 booth, a nice window into how grant-funding conversations and community connections happen in person at Xenia.
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