Today on the Bands — Friday, October 2, 2026
Happy Friday, operators — the weekend brings college clubs flooding the bands and plenty to chew on besides. We've got bug-key artistry on a POTA bench, a QRP brush with Bouvet, and tributes to a DXing legend. Add some RFI politics and a data center in orbit, and there's something for every corner of the shack.
- 01 2026 Collegiate QSO Party is October 3 – 4
Point your beam at the campus crowd this weekend, as university clubs and students take to the air for a two-day run of fresh contacts.
Read at source ↗ - 02 Bug Fist Practice: Pairing the Bug Emulator and Begali Traveler for a Morning POTA Session!
K4SWL pairs a bug emulator with a Begali Traveler to polish that swinging CW fist during a stolen morning of park activation.
Read at source ↗ - 03 Legendary DXer Bob Locher, W9KNI, Presents Tales from a Serial Sniper Part 4: My Bouvet Island QRP QSO with 3Y0C
W9KNI recounts building his Elecraft K2 kit and working the legendary Bouvet Island on QRP — proof that low power still lands the toughest DX.
Read at source ↗ - 04 Shortwave Memories — Richard E. Wood
A warm remembrance of Richard E. Wood, called by some the best-known DXer ever, and the convention-hall encounters that shaped a generation of shortwave listeners.
Read at source ↗ - 05 The Google gadget is back and running
Good news for blog-following hams: Google finally fixed its long-broken 'Blogs I Follow' gadget, retiring the clever workaround.
Read at source ↗ - 06 Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2553 for Friday, October 2nd, 2026
This week's Newsline spans UN pleas for stronger RFI safeguards, an AI data center launched into space, and a new Azores network uniting school radio clubs.
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The HamDaily digest — five minutes, the whole band.