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FeaturedBeginner/14 January 2026/11 min read

How to Get Your Amateur Radio License: A Beginner's Guide

The licence is the part that stops most people before they start. It is also the easiest part to get through, once you know what the exam actually asks.

AOAdaeze Okonjo/Licensing and station setup

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Antenna/3 February 2026/13 min

Understanding Antennas: Dipole, Vertical, and Yagi

Three antennas cover almost everything an amateur needs. What separates them is not gain but the shape of the field they produce.

Petter Lindqvist→

Antenna/24 February 2026/12 min

Feedline and SWR: What Every Ham Should Know

SWR is not a measure of how well your antenna works. It is a measure of how well it matches — and those are different questions.

Petter Lindqvist→

Propagation/12 March 2026/14 min

HF Propagation Basics: Ionosphere and MUF

Why 20 metres is open to one continent at noon and dead at midnight, and how to use that instead of fighting it.

Nadia Hargreaves→

Safety/8 April 2026/15 min

Setting Up a Safe Station: Grounding and Lightning Protection

Most station faults are earthing faults wearing a disguise. So are most station fires.

Tomas Brandt→

Power/6 May 2026/12 min

Power Supplies and Batteries for Ham Radio

The supply is the part of the station nobody looks at until the signal sounds bad. By then it is usually too late.

Tomas Brandt→

Operating/2 June 2026/13 min

Operating Modes Explained: SSB, CW, FT8, and More

Each mode is a different answer to the same question: how do you get the most information through the least bandwidth?

Nadia Hargreaves→

Operating/1 July 2026/11 min

How to Log Contacts and Chase Awards

A log is not paperwork. It is the record that turns a contact into an award, and the data that tells you what to chase next.

Nadia Hargreaves→

Safety/5 August 2026/12 min

RF Safety: Exposure Limits and Antenna Placement

Radio frequency energy is not ionising radiation, but it heats tissue, and the limits that govern it are not optional.

Tomas Brandt→

Antenna/9 September 2026/14 min

Building Your First Antenna: A Practical Guide

A dipole is a few pounds of wire, two insulators and a feed point. It will outperform most antennas you can buy.

Petter Lindqvist→

How to Get Your Amateur Radio License: A Beginner's Guide

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Understanding Antennas: Dipole, Vertical, and Yagi

Feedline and SWR: What Every Ham Should Know

HF Propagation Basics: Ionosphere and MUF

Setting Up a Safe Station: Grounding and Lightning Protection

Power Supplies and Batteries for Ham Radio

Operating Modes Explained: SSB, CW, FT8, and More

How to Log Contacts and Chase Awards

RF Safety: Exposure Limits and Antenna Placement

Building Your First Antenna: A Practical Guide

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