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Ham Culture & Entertainment

Ham Radio and Morse Code in Popular Culture: The Martian Edition

What would you do if you were stranded alone on Mars, unable to transmit a message to NASA from a computer or radio but capable of being viewed via satellite? […]

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Ham Culture & Entertainment

Ham Radio & Morse Code in Popular Culture: From Cartoons to Video Games

Whether you’re new to ham radio or a longtime operator, it’s extremely eye-opening to discover that this seemingly niche hobby has such a far reach in popular culture. From “NCIS” […]

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Ham Culture & Entertainment

Amateur Radio and Morse Code in Popular Culture: From Hardcore Punk to Wireless History

One of our favorite pursuits at OnAllBands is discovering ham radio and Morse code references that have found their way into television, movies, books, and music—everything from Paul McCartney’s inspiration […]

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Amateur Radio News

Ham Radio and Morse Code in Popular Culture: MAD, 73 Magazine,  and Remembering Artist Wayne Pierce, K3SUK (SK)

Amateur operator Jeffrey Swain Makes Sure His Mentor’s Callsign, K3SUK, Lives on. Once upon a time, American teenagers—and plenty of adults with subversive tendencies—turned to MAD magazine every month for […]

HAM Radio 101

Ham Radio and Morse Code in Popular Culture—Year-End Edition

While we’ve already covered many references to amateur radio and Morse code that have found their way into movies, television, and books, OnAllBands keeps finding new examples to share with […]

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Amateur Radio and Morse Code in Popular Culture (Part 5)

In this fifth installment of Amateur Radio and Morse Code in Popular Culture, OnAllBands visits the highest grossing movie of 1996; a would-be electrical engineer turned stand-up comedian; and a […]

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Products & Product Reviews

Amateur Radio and Morse Code in Popular Culture (Part 5)

In this fifth installment of Amateur Radio and Morse Code in Popular Culture, OnAllBands visits the highest grossing movie of 1996; a would-be electrical engineer turned stand-up comedian; and a […]

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HAM Radio 101

Ham Radio and Morse Code in Popular Culture…Halloween Edition

For the Halloween edition of OnAllBands’ look at Morse code and amateur radio in books, movies, and television, we turn our attention to some eerie pop culture references from sources […]

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HAM Radio 101

Ham Radio and Morse Code in Popular Culture (Part 3)

For Part 3 in our series on ham radio and Morse code in movies, television, and music, we travel back in the time machine to the 1960s for a show […]

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Amateur Radio and Morse Code in Popular Culture…Some of Our Favorite Examples Part 2

Our first article on references to ham radio and Morse code in movies, television, and music received such a good response that we decided to go a second round. Here […]