Amateur Radio News
HamVention is over, and the “release” of Icom’s “new” X-026 radio has been, in this writer’s opinion, a major disappointment. But while it was disappointing, it was certainly not unexpected (see previous article). I found it puzzling that a company…
By W8NI
· May 26, 2026
Fests and Swap Meets
HamVention 2026 is over, and for me, it did not disappoint. The main reason I attend each year is to…
By W8NI
· May 20, 2026
Amateur Radio News
This week, more than 30,000 ham radio operators will descend on Xenia for the Dayton Hamfest — better known as…
By W8NI
· May 11, 2026
Builds
There’s been a surge of new antennas hitting the market lately—many of them verticals. And in my opinion, vertical antennas…
By W8NI
· May 5, 2026