Student Joins South Georgia Island Dxpedition Team

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Even before they set foot on South Georgia Island, the VPØSG DXpedition team had already fulfilled one of its objectives. They have added Megan EI5LA, a 19-year-old engineering student from University College Cork, as the third and final young operator.

Megan joins Violetta, KN2P and Leon DL3ON for next year's trip. There are now 16 operators from North America and Europe who hope to get on the air from this coveted DX next year.

Megan, who has been a ham since 2021, is involved in the EI7M contest team and has a particular focus on high-level multi-operator events and CW contesting. She is active in Youngsters on the Air in Region 1.

The team announced her addition, reaffirming its commitment to helping mentor the next generation of operators and encouraging a robust future for DXpeditions.

Turn Your Android Phone into a Modern Ham Radio Transceiver

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Turn Your Android Phone into a Modern Ham Radio Transceiver

Vance J Vagell (KV4P)  HT is a homebrew 1-watt radio available in VHF or UHF that plugs into your Android phone, transforming it into a handheld HAM transceiver. Completely off-grid.

The radio simply plugs into the USB-C port on your Android smartphone and transforms it into a fully-fledged handheld radio transceiver.

It’s completely open source (GPL3): the Android app, ESP32 firmware, PCB designs, and 3D printer files.

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Icom UK and Icom America Partner to Sponsor WRTC 2026

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Icom UK and Icom America Partner to Sponsor WRTC 2026

Icom UK and Icom America Partner to Sponsor WRTC 2026. We are pleased to announce that Icom will be a major sponsor of the World Radiosport Team Championship (WRTC) 2026, taking place this July right here in the United Kingdom. Often described as the "Olympic Games" of Amateur Radio, this prestigious event is being held on British soil for the first time in its history.

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