Today on the Bands — Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Dayton's echoes are still rattling around the shack, with FlexRadio's Aurora heading to DX Engineering shelves and ARDC recapping its Hamvention presence and grant findings. Elsewhere we've got a new mini mic for the field-radio crowd, clever QSL storage, and a pair of DX stories that remind us radio is about people as much as propagation.
- 01 Learn About FlexRadio’s Aurora Transceiver from the Team that Developed It (Video)
DX Engineering picking up FlexRadio's new Aurora Series is big Hamvention news, and hearing directly from the development team beats any spec sheet.
Read at source ↗ - 02 The New KM4CFT Mini Mic Kit
A PCB-based mini mic in the K6ARK size class is exactly the kind of tiny, packable upgrade SOTA and POTA operators love to homebrew.
Read at source ↗ - 03 It’s All in the Cards: A Convenient Way to Store or Display Your QSL Cards
If your QSL cards are stuffed in a shoebox, here's a practical nudge to actually store and display the little works of art we chase QSOs for.
Read at source ↗ - 04 Small receiver and its great story
Alex, UT5UY, writing through nights of bombardment near Kyiv is a sobering reminder of what a small receiver can mean when the world falls apart.
Read at source ↗ - 05 4U1UN soon to be QRV
KO8SCA laying radials for a new BigIR vertical means the coveted 4U1UN UN Headquarters station is inching back toward the air—start clearing a log slot.
Read at source ↗ - 06 Findings from the 2026 Grants Evaluation Team (GET)
Now in its third year, ARDC's Grants Evaluation Team offers a rare look at whether funded projects actually deliver for the hobby.
Read at source ↗ - 07 ARDC at Hamvention 2026
Find ARDC at Booth #1302/#1402 in the Maxim building if you've got a project that could use funding or just want to talk priority areas.
Read at source ↗ - 08 The End of POTS is Nigh. An Amateur’s Professional Perspective: COMMENTARY.
As the old copper phone network winds down, this insider commentary explores what its demise means for resilient, off-grid communications—a topic every EmComm ham should ponder.
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