OnAllBands An Amateur Radio Blog by DX Engineering

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    Portable Ham Radio Insights—Deploying Your Wire Antennas
    by John Myers, WG8X on May 8, 2026 at 2:02 pm

    Hi everyone! Over the last few months I’ve covered several types of wire antennas: This time let’s focus on how to actually get them into the air when you’re operating The post Portable Ham Radio Insights—Deploying Your Wire Antennas appeared first on OnAllBands.

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    Time is Running Out to Apply for a Chance to Contact a Ham in Space in 2027
    by Alex Kamczyc on May 7, 2026 at 1:46 pm

    Act today. There are only a couple of weeks left to submit your group’s application to talk with a crewmember on the International Space Station (ISS) in 2027 *** Space—the The post Time is Running Out to Apply for a Chance to Contact a Ham in Space in 2027 appeared first on OnAllBands.

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    Guide to Prepping for ARRL Field Day 2026: Part 1, Coaxial Cables
    by OnAllBands on May 6, 2026 at 1:23 pm

    The 2026 edition of ARRL Field Day will be June 27-28. Your fellow hams at OnAllBands want to make sure you’re fully prepared for one of the most active and The post Guide to Prepping for ARRL Field Day 2026: Part 1, Coaxial Cables appeared first on OnAllBands.

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    Guide to May 2026 Ham Radio Contests—CW Edition
    by OnAllBands on May 5, 2026 at 1:26 pm

    Today, OnAllBands turns its attention to Continuous Wave in celebration of the CQ WW WPX CW Contest at the end of May. We’ll get to that and other CW contests The post Guide to May 2026 Ham Radio Contests—CW Edition appeared first on OnAllBands.

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    It’s All in the Cards—May the 4th Be with You on the Air!
    by Wayne KE8JFW on May 4, 2026 at 1:08 pm

    Welcome to the OnAllBands May 4th edition of “It’s All in the Cards.” From all of us here, May the Fourth—and the Force—be with you in your DXing pursuits. This The post It’s All in the Cards—May the 4th Be with You on the Air! appeared first on OnAllBands.