
Ham radio pirates — an age old problem
We’ve had problems with ham radio pirates for decades. Here’s the latest: Ever-persistent Hassan the Pirate from Baghdad, Iraq, continues to plague the Amateur Radio bands. According to The Daily DX (subscription required), this individual has been pirating and bootlegging multiple…

The correct way to DX
10 Golden DX Rules 1. I will listen, listen and then listen some more. 2. I will only call if I can copy the DX station well enough to conduct a proper exchange. 3. I will not trust the cluster and…

ARRL Okays P5/3Z9DX North Korea Operation for DXCC
P5/3Z9DX Counts! The ARRL DXCC Department has approved for DXCC credit the unexpected P5/3Z9DX “demonstration” operation from North Korea last December. Well-traveled Polish DXer Dom Grzyb, 3Z9DX, has said he expects to be back in North Korea — officially the…

Real-time band conditions website
Bandconditions.com Update Jan 22, 2017. The Bandconditions.com website is not available at the moment. According to a temp webpage, DNS records are being changed right now. When the DNS propagation is complete, the site should come back up. Suggest you…

Ham Radio: Vietnam Expedition
Great news for ham radio DXers. From the Mediterraneo International Dx Club Team… During their already announced Da Nang City, Vietnam, DXpedition with the callsign: 3W3MD between October 31st and November 10th, the international team leading by Antonio, IZ8CCW, and…

Postponed VI0ANZAC Ham Radio Operation from Antarctica Set for August 29-30 Weekend
Ham Radio Antarctica Operation back on schedule. The Antarctic activation of VI0ANZAC that was postponed earlier this month will take place over the August 29-30 weekend fom Casey Base in the Australian Antarctic Territory, weather permitting. The VI0ANZAC activation will…

North Korea DXpedition?
Is North Korea really going on the air? The most wanted ham radio entity. Persistent optimism continues to prop up the hopes of several individual radio amateurs and groups to mount a DXpedition to the most-wanted and elusive DXCC entity…

Today is a worthless day on HF
Wow. Take a look at HF band conditions today. Ham radio is not much fun on HF today. See the band conditions displayed in the sidebar on the right side of this page. If it doesn’t show today’s date, refresh your…