Q5 Worldwide Ham Radio
Episodes
POTA Activator KB3CMT is on a Mission
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Curtis Turner, KB3CMT, first responded to a Parks on the Air activator, KB3WAV, in 2018. After learning more about the program by listening, observing...
POTA Activating Every Day Without Fail: Meet WC1N
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bob Farquharson has 543 Parks on the Air activations placing him 43rd worldwide (at the time of this interview) on the all-time top activator’s list...
Ham Radio Operator W6ZD Has Activated More Parks on the Air (POTA) Than Anyone in 2022.
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Cruz is currently at the top of the Parks on the Air leaderboard for number of unique parks activated in 2022. Jim has activated a mind-boggling 6...
Parks On The Air: How It Started and Where It's Going
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Johnston is the founder and president of the wildly successful Parks on the Air (POTA) program. With over 325,000 participants since the program...
Parks on the Air Activation Trip on the Backroads of Maine
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you enjoy the challenge of portable ham radio operations and, specifically, activating Parks on the Air, you should watch this fast-paced summary o...
Beloud Founder Fred Dennin WW4LL and the Benefits of his Remote Ham Radio Station Network
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fred Dennin, WW4LL, has been part of the ham radio community the majority of his life. He's an avid DXer, competitive contester, and co-owner of BeLou...
Contest Crew: Episode 002 with host W1DED
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Seasoned ham radio contesters, Chris Hurlbut KL9A and Dan Craig N6MJ, were able to join me late Monday night for our weekly Contest Crew discussion. T...
Behind the Scene at W8S Swains Island DXpedition: Max George NG7M
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Max George NG7M was one of the ten W8S ham radio operators to activate Swains Island in October 2023. Despite elaborate planning that spanned years an...
Rising Star: Philipp Springer DK6SP
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Philipp Springer, DK6SP, was only 10 years old when he was first licensed (2008) and immediately became hooked on ham radio contesting. The specific i...
Geochron Maps the World: Patrick Bolan KJ7ZSU
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Established in 1964, long before the internet revolutionized our world, the mechanical Geochron world clock stood as a marvel. It elegantly anticipate...
Why The ARRL Matters: Bob Inderbitzen NQ1R
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R, serves as the Director of Marketing and Innovation at the ARRL - The National Association for Amateur Radio. Bob has been a val...
Gerry’s Ham Radio Life: 48 Years of W1VE
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There are many hams who can claim five decades of amateur radio but there are few who have been immersed in so many facets of the hobby as Gerry Hull,...
How They Win: Ham Radio Contest Secrets from N6MJ and KL9A
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Craig N6MJ and Chris Hurlbutt KL9A are phenoms in the ham radio contesting world. They’ve competed 9 times at the World Radiosport Team Champion...
Captivated by Contesting: WRTC Youth Winner Kristers Misa YL3JA
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kris Misa YL3JA has been interested in ham radio contesting since he was first licensed as a teenager. In fact, for years his only QSO's were in conte...
Sites and Stations WRTC 2026: Andy Cook G4PIQ
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andy Cook, G4PIQ, got his start in amateur radio contesting with competitive weak signal VHF. In an operating category where a single dB can make or b...
Raising the Bar: Dr. Scott Wright K0MD
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Scott Wright is a cardiologist with the Mayo Clinic and a member of the team that developed the use of convalescent plasma as one of the first tre...
The Magic of Contest Station PJ2T Curacao: Geoff Howard W0CG
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Legendary is the word most often associated with the PJ2T contest station in Curacao. This ham radio station which is located 12 degrees north of the ...
Your Next POTA Antenna: Mike W5REZ and the REZ Antenna Startup
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When I first spoke to Mike Giannaccio W5REZ six months ago, he was at the very early stages of creating a new ham radio antenna company. REZ Antenna w...
California QSO Party is the Gold Standard: CQP Chairman Dean Wood N6DE
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
California QSO Party chairman Dean Wood N6DE is passionate about his state’s QSO party for good reason. With over 1200 submitted logs, the CQP easil...
CW for Life: The Max George NG7M Ham Radio Story
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Max George NG7M has many, many pursuits within ham radio but there is one consistent thread - an abiding love for CW. He can’t explain what it was a...
The WRTC 2026 Games Begin Now: Mark Haynes M0DXR
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Within weeks, ham radio competitors hungry for one of only 50 team slots in the WRTC 2026 will have their first chance to earn qualifying points. The ...
Team Ukraine: Ham Radio Champs VE3DZ & UW7LL at WRTC 2022
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What's it take to win the Ham Radio Olympics? Yuri, VE3DZ, would suggest that luck is a big factor and, at this level, he's likely correct. Then you l...
US Islands Award Program with Jay NS4J
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The US Islands program is a nationwide initiative that promotes amateur radio operations from various islands across the country's inland waterways an...
Swains Island W8S DXpedition
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On October 4th 2023, a band of ten experienced ham radio DXpeditioners will be QRV from Swains Island in the South Pacific. This is a much sought afte...
TX5S Clipperton Island DXpedition Update from Co-Organizer K3EL Dave Lloyd
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Clipperton Island, the atoll in the eastern Pacific Ocean, has a storied history of presidential visits, castaways waiting to be rescued, government s...
Young Ham Radio Leadership: Katie Campbell KE8LQR
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Katie Campbell, KE8LQR, is 15 years old and clearly not the image of ham radio that has everyone worried about an aging hobby. Not only is she a licen...
American Samoa KH8 DXpedition Wrap-up: James Gallo KB2FMH
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
26,679. That’s the number of QSOs that teammates James Gallo KB2FMH, Hal Turley W8HC, and Yuri Sushkin N3QQ, put in the log over their 16 days in Am...
Ham Radio Storyteller: Michael Martens KB9VBR
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Martens, KB9VBR, is on a “mission to inspire and educate the amateur radio community.” With over 545 videos that have been viewed nearly 7...