This is The Ham Radio Insider for October twenty-sixth, twenty twenty-six. This week, we have a scheduled [EH1 R IH0 S] contact with the International Space Station, a major Pacific D X pedition, two important operating events, and several regional conventions and hamfests. We’ll also look at new W one [EY1] W portable activity beginning this week.
In this episode:
• ARISS schedules Georgia school contact with the ISS
• KH8A American Samoa DXpedition begins October 30
• ARRL International EME Contest runs October 31 and November 1
• ARRL November Sweepstakes CW is set for November 7 through 9
• Stone Mountain Hamfest is also the ARRL Georgia State Convention
• Halloween Hamfest is scheduled for October 31 in Missouri
• Superstition ARC Superfest is set for November 7 in Mesa
• America250 W1AW portable activations continue across five states
Sources & further reading:
• Upcoming Educational Contacts: https://www.ariss.org/upcoming-educational-contacts.html
• DXpedition American Samoa – 2026 – Welcome: https://kh8a.mydx.de/
• EME Contest: https://www.arrl.org/eme-contest
• Sweepstakes: https://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes
• Search for ARRL Hamfests and Conventions: https://www.arrl.org/hamfests/search/page:1/model:Event
• 33rd Halloween Hamfest: https://www.arrl.org/hamfests/33rd-halloween-hamfest
• SuperFest: https://superfest.superstitionarc.org/
• The ARRL Letter for October 22, 2026: https://www.arrl.org/arrlletterissue?issue=2026-10-22
