A practical look at the 2026 WIA band plan revision, including the main HF changes, the tradeoffs behind them, and original comparison charts that point back to the official WIA documents.
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Ham Radio
Operating notes, station experiments, antenna work, and the gear decisions that make portable radio either fun or annoying.
A detailed field write-up of a kite-lifted 40 m end-fed on Coochiemudlo Island, including the mechanical setup, RF chain, static bleed, and what changed once the wire stopped sitting still.