Category: Blog

September 25, 2026

Keeping Radio Club News Flowing Without a Webmaster

How small radio clubs keep members informed when nobody has time to be webmaster: what to automate, what to keep human, and…

September 25, 2026

Finding and Killing RF Noise in a Modern Home

How to track down RF interference at home: the usual sources, a systematic hunting method, what actually fixes each type, and why…

September 24, 2026

How DXCC Actually Works, and How to Start Chasing It

A practical guide to DXCC: what counts as an entity, how confirmations and endorsements work, which bands to start on, and the…

September 23, 2026

Rig Control: Connecting Radio and Software With Hamlib

How rig control works, why Hamlib sits between your radio and your software, how to stop two programs fighting over one serial…

September 22, 2026

Your First HF Antenna: Dipole, Vertical or End-Fed

Choosing a first HF antenna: how dipoles, verticals and end-feds really differ, what your garden and height allow, and why the feedline…

September 21, 2026

LoTW, eQSL and Paper: Confirming Contacts Today

How QSL confirmation works now: what LoTW and eQSL each accept, when paper cards still matter, and how to keep confirmations flowing…

September 20, 2026

DX Clusters: Spotting, Etiquette and Filtering Out the Noise

How DX cluster networks work, what makes a useful spot, the etiquette that keeps the system worth using, and how to filter…

September 19, 2026

Run or Search and Pounce: Where Contest Rate Really Comes From

Contest strategy explained: when running beats search and pounce, how to read your rate meter, managing multipliers, and the decisions that separate…

September 18, 2026

Choosing a Contest Logger: N1MM+, Log4OM and DXLab Compared

How to choose contest logging software: what separates a contest logger from a general log, which package suits which operator, and what…

September 17, 2026

A WSJT-X and FT8 Setup That Works the First Time

A practical WSJT-X setup guide: audio routing, CAT control, time synchronisation and the configuration mistakes that stop FT8 decoding before you transmit.