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Contesting Is Growing—The Numbers Prove It
What WPX SSB 2025 tells us about contesting’s quiet army—and the surprising power of visibility
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Don’t Screw It Up, Kid
Chris KL9A’s Contest Dinner Keynote Wasn’t Just a Speech—It Was a Call to Keep Ham Radio Alive
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CQ WPX CW 2025: A Multi-Two View of the World
For 48 hours this past May weekend, hundreds of amateur radio operators entered the Multi-Two High Power category in the CQ WPX CW contest.
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Hamvention Secrets: Michael W8CI Walks Us Through Ham Radio's Biggest Event
What keeps hams coming back? The stories, the spirit, and the spark behind the world’s biggest amateur radio gathering..
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Introducing Q5 Worldwide Ham Radio
Thoughtful storytelling, sharp interviews, and real conversation—across every platform where hams connect.
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Contesting Is Growing—The Numbers Prove It
What WPX SSB 2025 tells us about contesting’s quiet army—and the surprising power of visibility
 • 
K Thomas W1DED
2
CQ WPX CW 2025: A Multi-Two View of the World
For 48 hours this past May weekend, hundreds of amateur radio operators entered the Multi-Two High Power category in the CQ WPX CW contest.
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K Thomas W1DED
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How to Break (and Run) a Pileup
What two WRTC-level ham radio contesters want everyone to know about getting through faster
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Calm, Competitive, and in Control: Inside the Mind of K1RX
Ham radio veteran Mark Pride K1RX reveals how great operators think before they transmit.
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Amp On, Game On: VP5E at CQ WPX SSB 2025
W1DED goes for broke in the Single Operator High Power All Band category
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Don’t Screw It Up, Kid
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CQ WPX CW 2025: A Multi-Two View of the World
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How the ARDC Quietly Became Ham Radio's Unsung Hero
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Contesting Is Growing—The Numbers Prove It
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Introducing Q5 Worldwide Ham Radio
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How the ARDC Quietly Became Ham Radio's Unsung Hero
The surprising story of how 44Net is fueling ham radio’s next era.
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Cracking the Code: Inside Contest University with Tim Duffy K3LR
What contesters learn, share, and build in the room that shaped a generation of operators
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Next Generation DX: The 8R7X Story
Four Young Hams, 350 Kilos of Gear, and a Big Bet on the Future of DX
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Breaking the U.S. Record: The CQ WPX Story of ND7K and K3LR
Strategy, camaraderie, and the chase to rewrite the U.S. record books
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How to Break (and Run) a Pileup
What two WRTC-level ham radio contesters want everyone to know about getting through faster
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K Thomas W1DED
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Calm, Competitive, and in Control: Inside the Mind of K1RX
Ham radio veteran Mark Pride K1RX reveals how great operators think before they transmit.
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Amp On, Game On: VP5E at CQ WPX SSB 2025
W1DED goes for broke in the Single Operator High Power All Band category
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The Award Program That’s Changing Ham Radio Forever
Born from WRTC Italy, the World Wide Award is energizing the bands and reimagining how hams connect.
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