Articles written by: Alex Kamczyc

George Ratterman Football Card Scan
Ham Culture & Entertainment

Radio Communications History: How the Cleveland Browns Broke the NFL with a Radio

As a follow-up to our article comparing American football to radiosport, OnAllBands offers this look into how radio communications and football converged in 1956. Since the beginning of time, people […]

Nike Cortez Morse Code Gym Shoe, Side
Ham Culture & Entertainment

Amateur Radio and Morse Code Outside of the Shack: How Morse Code is Being Used by Major Brands

The world of amateur radio often spills into popular culture, whether it’s being used as a plot device in a murder mystery show or a video game designed to teach […]

Perseid Meteor Shower
Amateur Radio News

Amateur Radio Science Group to Study Meteor Scatter Propagation

Find out how you can be a part of the research. Ham radio has been a powerful tool in the field of science. Data gathered from amateur radio activity was […]

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Ham Culture & Entertainment

Amateur Radio History: Remembering Maximilian Kolbe, SP3RN, the Unofficial Patron Saint of Ham Radio

A look at the life of one priest’s push to keep his religion on the cutting edge of technology using amateur radio and his ultimate sacrifice during World War II. […]

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Events

Special Event Spotlight: Museum Ships Weekend 2025—Honoring Those Who Served

Make Contact with Museum Ships in the U.S. and Around the World on June 7-8, 2025 June 6 marks the 81st anniversary of the Allied forces joint naval, air and […]

Union Meets the Pacific Railroad at Promontory Point Utah
Events

Ham Radio Special Event: Remembering the Railroad that Connected America, 156 Years Later

Commemorate the driving of “The Golden Spike” by Making a QSO with Special Event Station W7G on May 10, 2025 Before there were tiny computers in your pocket, heck, before […]

Ham Culture & Entertainment

Celebrate 100 Years of the Organization that Helped Save Amateur Radio

In the early 1920s, it was discovered that the shortwave spectrum could be used to support worldwide propagation through ionospheric reflection. It was great for a plethora of applications like […]

large ham radio shack in a museum
Ham Culture & Entertainment

Signals Museum in Huntsville, Alabama, Traces the History of Electronic Communications in the U.S.

Be Sure to Check in at Ham Radio Station K4MIE When You Visit. It’s never a bad time to start figuring out plans for your next summer vacation. Hams interested […]

exterior of the white house south lawn in washington DC
Ham Culture & Entertainment

Celebrate President’s Day with the Hams Who Served Them

Make a QSO with the White House Communications Agency Amateur Radio Club’s Special Event Station, WØH, Feb. 16-18 2025. Hams with a knack for history know that President’s Day (which […]

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HAM Radio 101

Ham Radio 101: What on Earth is Moonbounce?

Editor’s note: This post is part of an ongoing series of short Ham Radio 101 articles from OnAllBands addressing the basics of amateur radio as a service to aspiring and […]