Ham Radio Satellites for Beginners: How to Work SO-50, AO-91, and the ISS
What ham radio satellites actually are (in plain English) A ham radio satellite is just a repeater in space. The […]
Getting Started
Beginner guides and first steps
Video: After 16 Years, These Are the Only Ham Radio Apps Left on My Phone
These are the only 10 ham radio apps that are still on my phone after 16 years on the air.
ARRL Field Day 2026: A Complete Beginner’s Guide (June 27-28)
ARRL Field Day 2026 runs June 27-28. Never been? Here is what it actually is, what you will see when you arrive, and how to show up and make your first radio contact – no license required.
10 Must-Have Ham Radio Mobile Apps
Your radio does the talking, but your phone can do almost everything else — finding repeaters, checking conditions, looking up
Video: 5 Ham Radio Things That Sound Made Up (But Are Real)
You get your ham radio license expecting to talk on a repeater across town — and then you find out
Video: 5 Things Nobody Told Me Before I Got My Ham Radio License
Passing the ham radio test was the easy part. Nobody told me what came after. In this video I’m breaking
How to Join Your First Ham Radio Net — A Beginner’s Guide
A net is a scheduled on-air gathering of ham radio operators on a set frequency. Think of it like a
Ham Radio for Preppers — Why Amateur Radio Is the Ultimate Emergency Comms Tool
If the grid goes down, the cell towers go dark. Internet routers stop routing. Even the landlines quit if the
Understanding Ham Radio Propagation: Skip Distance, DX, and Bands
What Is Radio Propagation? If you’ve been on HF for any length of time, you’ve noticed something strange: sometimes you
What is SOTA? Summits on the Air – Complete Beginner Guide 2026
If you’ve been in ham radio for a while, you’ve probably heard the term SOTA tossed around in forums, in
Video: Why Your Baofeng UV-5R Doesn’t Work Out of the Box!
Your new Baofeng UV-5R doesn’t work. Not because it’s broken — because it’s not set up. Out of the box,
DMR Explained for Beginners
If you’ve been around ham radio for any length of time, you’ve probably heard the term DMR come up. Maybe