Archive › September 2026 › Week 38
Thursday, 17 September 2026
10 stories published this day (UTC).
Manufacturers & gear 1
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Bonito unterstützt Emil Bergmann, DL8JJ
Bonito supports Emil Bergmann, DL8JJ
German antenna maker Bonito has sponsored DL8JJ since early 2026 to help fund his trips and expeditions, which put rare locations on the air for DX hunters.
Societies & IARU 5
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Get Ready for Jamboree on the Air
ARRL previews Jamboree on the Air, the annual Scouting event in which Scouts contact other Scouts by amateur radio.
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Hasse:s SM0BYD QSL-rapport den 17 september 2026
Hasse's SM0BYD QSL report, 17 September 2026
SSA's QSL manager reports on a recent batch of about 13 kilograms of cards sorted at the Sollentuna office. He lists the senders and the current weight on each call-area shelf.
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IBT: Antennen-Software unter Linux
IBT: Antenna software under Linux
An ÖVSV Vienna talk by OE3RSU traces the history of the NEC antenna modelling software and its ports to many platforms. It also covers his own ports and emulators for older hardware.
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Deutschland-Rundspruch 37/2026, 38. KW
Germany Bulletin 37/2026, week 38
DARC's weekly bulletin 37/2026 covers the continuing debate over AST Bluebird satellites and the 430–440 MHz allocation. It also reports ISAR launching two satellites for amateur bands, a new Berlin district board, and contest and propagation news.
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SAC-CW 2026
The CW leg of the Scandinavian Activity Contest runs 24 hours from 12:00 UTC on 19 September. Organizers say participation is declining and the rules may change after this year's event.
Community & news 4
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2551 for Friday, September 18th, 2026
Newsline report 2551 covers an emergency net activated after an Indonesian volcano eruption, Gibraltar commemorative stamps, student-built EagleSats in India and an FCC vote on satellite spectrum.
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RaDAR Love…
A post on the ICQ Podcast host's blog describes an email from listener Greg Lane N4KGL, and plays on the title of the Golden Earring song Radar Love in connection with RaDAR.
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Seek and you shall find.
A blogger notes that the Blogs I follow sidebar list has stopped showing recent posts. The author is checking with other Blogger users about the problem.
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"Active" call sign probably isn’t what you think
K4HST explains that FCC and ARRL call sign lookups can mislead: a call sign marked active may be in a grace period and unable to transmit, while an apparently expired one may still be legal to use.