I activated San Pablo Bay NWF as part of the Parks on the Air program and made 73 contacts.

The 2026 Valley of the Moon ARC picnic was held in Sugarloaf Ridge State Park again. We had plenty to eat and activated the park again.

Bureau cards are flowing again, so I have some interesting QSL cards to report now, including a couple of All Time New Ones.

I was able to be the first person to activate the Napa-Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area as part of the Parks on the Air (POTA) program.

My Petaluma Adobe Historic Park activation included a shocking contact with RI1FJL in Franz Josef Land.

Guglielmo Marconi on Italy's 2,000 Lire banknote contains several images highlighting his radio contributions.

Work just 5 Ham Radio operators in a few countries in Central America to obtain the Zone 7 Award. Work additional stations and countries for more certificates.

You can earn the Long Call Award by working just 10 Ham Radio stations with a callsign longer than 6 characters.

The Valley of the Moon ARC Field Day effort in 2026 may have resulted in the club's best effort yet.

Maidenhead Gridsquares aren't just for VHF/UHF anymore. A wide variety of Ham Radio awards now use grids on HF.

The VHF/UHF Century Club (VUCC) from the ARRL is the world's premier VHF/UHF Ham Radio operating award.

Work Indonesian Amateur Radio stations in 5 different grid squares to earn your first Indonesia Grid Locators award.

A recent QSL Bureau delivery yielded a number of interesting QSL Cards.

The entry level Arab African League Award can be obtained by working just 5 stations in Arab League countries within Africa.

Work Ham Radio stations in at least 30 different countries in Oceania for the Worked All Oceania Award.

The Captain James Cook Award from FT8DMC celebrates the far flung lands visited by the British explorer in the Age of Sail.

Here is a sample of QSL cards that I've received recently through February 2026.

Work Ham Radio stations in Arab League nations with at least 10 unique prefixes to gather the Arab League Prefixes Award.

Work just 5 stations on your birthday to earn the My Birthday Award from IK3GER.

Work one Japanese Ham Radio station in each of the country's 10 call areas to obtain the Worked All Japan Call Area award from ERC.

Work Ham Radio stations in 40 different zones around the world in order to obtain the WAZ certificate from FT8DMC.

Looking for a free version of the  International Amateur Radio Union‘s Worked All Continents award? The Croatian Digital Group (CDG) offers up the Worked All Continents Award. It requires just 6 QSOs ...

AGB's Locators Award can be had for working just 25 different grid squares. But additional certificates await leading up to 5,000 grids.

Make just 8 contacts (from three different countries) with stations in Zone 16 to qualify for Activity Group Belarus' Zone 16 Award.

Work Ham Radio operators in 12 different grids to receive the Worked ZL Grid Square Award.

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The Activity Group of Belarus offers the Zone 14 Award for making digital contacts with western Europe.

Slow months turned into excitement with a good collection of Ham Radio QSL cards, including for an ATNO.

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Work German stations in just 5 different grids for your entry level Grid DL Award. Additional awards are possible for up to 39 grids.

Work 100 Ham Radio operators in Africa to earn the Africa Stations Award from FT8DMC.

The Worked Little Countries Award is issued for working at least 20 countries less than 1,000 square kilometers in size.

Activity Group Belarus' Zone 20 Award has a starting point requiring just 8 QSOs with Ham Radio stations in 6 different countries along the European-Asian boundary.

NZART issues the Tiki Award for working 5 different ZL Amateur Radio stations on 5 different bands.

Work just 3 Ham Radio operators using FT8 in countries that lie along the Tropic of Capricorn line for the Bronze level Tropic of Capricorn Award.