Archive › September 2026 › Week 39
Saturday, 26 September 2026
9 stories published this day (UTC).
Manufacturers & gear 2
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Radioddity CB-5000 Review: The Ultimate SSB/AM/FM Mobile Radio
A radio amateur reviews the Radioddity CB-5000, a 40-channel mobile CB radio covering AM, FM, SSB and CW. It runs on 12V or 24V and has noise reduction, a color display and up to 12W SSB output.
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tinySA Ultra Spectrum Analyzer and Signal Generator
A review of the tinySA Ultra, a portable spectrum analyzer with a built-in signal generator. The author presents it as a complement to a NanoVNA for locating signals and checking their characteristics in the field.
Societies & IARU 6
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Ausbreitungsvorhersage für 10/2026
Propagation forecast for October 2026
DARC's October forecast expects good HF conditions, with 10, 12 and 15 m often open and 20 and 40 m reliable for DX. It uses a smoothed sunspot number of 75; strong geomagnetic storms could degrade conditions.
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Κυκλοφόρησε το SV NEA τεύχος 219
SV NEA issue 219 released
The Radio Amateur Association of Greece has published issue 219 of its SV NEA magazine, covering September and October 2026. It is available in the members' area.
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Video/Podcast with ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA
ARRL CEO David Minster, NA2AA, appears on episode 103 of The DX Mentor, aired September 19, 2026. Topics include the ARRL Board's July meeting, the IARU and the Huntsville Hamfest convention.
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HF Update with ZS4BS
The HF update notes that Chris, ZS6RI, alternates between South Africa and northern Malawi. While in Malawi he operates mainly CW as 7Q5C, usually in early morning, late afternoon or evening.
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Belgian DXPedition to Guinea
A ten-member Belgian team, with one Dutch operator, plans to operate as 3X4U from Lac de Koba, Guinea, from 11 to 23 November.
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Veranstaltungstipp: «Matrix trifft Smith Chart»
Event tip: "Matrix meets Smith Chart"
USKA section HB9AG hosts a free talk on simulating and matching HF networks with Smith charts and software, including tuner placement and feedline losses. It takes place on 2 October 2026 in Lupfig, Switzerland.
Community & news 1
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Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 440
This weekly link roundup includes the RADE speech mode, which uses half the bandwidth of SSB, a native macOS Winlink client called MacWinlink, and a report on errors in Winlink vanity callsign applications.