Today on the Bands — Saturday, August 1, 2026
Saturday's roundup leans heavy on the human side of the hobby, from a Kentucky family taking their fight over seized radios to court to Fred Hopengarten's call for fresh faces in ARRL leadership. Elsewhere, a World Cup special event station gets its moment, and Morse code proves it's anything but a relic — with LCWO logins and Google searches both trending up.
- 01 Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 432
A Somerset family's lawsuit over a deputy allegedly seizing a student's radios without a warrant raises real questions about hams' rights and equipment.
Read at source ↗ - 02 Guest Post: ARRL needs new blood
K1VR argues the ARRL's good work on spectrum, public service, and education needs fresh leadership to keep it going — a candid take worth reading before the next election.
Read at source ↗ - 03 ICQPodcast Episode 485 – World Cup Special Event Station
The ICQ Podcast crew covers a World Cup special event station alongside the latest news, a reminder that big global events give hams a great excuse to get on the air.
Read at source ↗ - 04 N0SSC.com, now in Dark Mode
A lighthearted homebrew touch: N0SSC finally added dark mode to his site during a 2am tinkering session, because who among us hasn't done exactly that.
Read at source ↗ - 05 The Modern Morse Code Renaissance (and my Learning Progress)
CW is genuinely surging — Reddit chatter, record LCWO usage, and rising Google searches all point to a modern Morse revival, with one op's own progress along for the ride.
Read at source ↗
The HamDaily digest — five minutes, the whole band.