Articles written by: Wayne KE8JFW

PJ9I Ham Radio QSL Card from Curasao
Ham Culture & Entertainment

 It’s All in the Cards! QSL Cards from Curaçao—the QTH of the All-Youth 2025 CQ WW SSB Team

In honor of the all-youth team that will be active from the world-famous, propagation-juggernaut PJ2T Signal Point station for the CQ WW SSB Contest, Oct. 25-26, OnAllBands is featuring an […]

S79SAL Mahe Island Ham Radio QSL Card
Ham Culture & Entertainment

It’s All in the Cards! QSL Cards from DXCC Entities on the Air in September 2025, Part 2

September is a particularly busy month for DXpeditions this year. That’s good news for the hobby and even better news for DXers like you hoping to record ATNOs or fill […]

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Events

Guide to September 2025 Ham Radio Contests—Football Edition

OnAllBands has had some fun over the years drawing parallels between radiosport and other competitive pursuits, including baseball and basketball. With Gridiron Season upon us, we thought it was a […]

E51MKW Ham Radio QSL Card from North Cook Islands
Ham Culture & Entertainment

It’s All in the Cards! QSL Cards from the North Cook Islands

DX Engineering sponsors upcoming E51MWA DXpedition Hey, DXers, be sure to mark your calendars for Oct. 9-20, 2025. That’s when the six-operator E51MWA team is scheduled to be active from […]

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Events

August 2025 Guide to Ham Radio Contests—Coaxial Cable Superhero Edition

Contesting Season will be here before you know it. In the meantime, August provides plenty of opportunities to hone your operating skills for the biggest events on the amateur radio […]

UH8EAK ham radio QSL Card from Turkmenistan
Ham Culture & Entertainment

It’s All in the Cards! QSL Cards from Top Ten Most Wanted DXCC Entities Part 7: Turkmenistan

OnAllBands has reached the final stop on our tour of the top-ten Most Wanted DXCC Entities—Turkmenistan, a landlocked country in central Asia that hasn’t seen a significant amateur radio activation […]

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Products & Product Reviews

Ham Radio Manufacturer/Products Spotlight: Modular Radio Mounting Frames from Armoloq

Armoloq’s Tactical Protective Armor (TPA) Makes a Great Choice to Safeguard Your Transceiver Investment Anyone who has broken a transceiver knob—or worse—during a Parks On The Air®(POTA) or other outdoor […]

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Events

Bouvet Island 3Y0K February 2026 Operators Visit DX Engineering

DX Engineering provides mission-critical equipment for this complex undertaking. Also, read about the rare 2025 DXpedition to Mount Athos. With the next DXpedition to rarely activated Bouvet Island only about […]

Metal RF Connector bulkhead on table
Products & Product Reviews

New Ham Radio Manufacturer Spotlight: Rocket Machine Worx

One of the many things that makes DX Engineering unique is its commitment to making high-quality products from smaller amateur radio manufacturers available to operators worldwide. While the giants of […]

YV0AA Aves Island Ham Radio QSL Card, front
Ham Culture & Entertainment

It’s All in the Cards! QSL Cards from Top Ten Most Wanted DXCC Entities Part 6: Aves Island

OnAllBands is nearing the end of our review of the top-ten Most Wanted DXCC Entities—and what a long, strange trip it’s been. How long? We decided to find out. For […]