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2026 Ham Radio Predictions: New Rigs, Community & What's Next
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What does 2026 have in store for ham radio? A year into the podcast, James (K8JKU), Jim (N8JRD), and Rory (W8KNX) turn up the dial with a forward look at the hobby's near future — grounded in real gear, real operating, and real community.
We start in the shack with winter POTA prep, a feather-light 33-foot mast, a fiber-fueled network overhaul, and a pair of pristine rotary phones begging for a ham project. Then we get into the predictions.
On the gear side, we share our predictions for what hardware might be on the horizon — what we'd love to see from the major manufacturers…
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