National Communications Magazine
Chuck Gysi | N2DUP, Roger Dumont Jr.National Communications Magazine is America's Hobby Radio Magazine! We've been going strong since 1988, the longest continuously produced hobby radio media. NatCom is online with a free app, too!
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only paid issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 144 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 16 days ago |
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HOBBY RADIO: What's the best license-free radio service?
You may know about CB, MURS and FRS, but we're going to serve up another band, too
Summary of this article: What’s the best license-free radio service? America’s Hobby Radio Magazine takes a dynamic look at CB radio, the Family Radio Servi...
SHORTWAVE LISTENING: Is Canada's CHU going off the air?
Very brief notice indicates century-old time station is going silent soon
Summary of this article: Canada’s time standard station on shortwave apparently is being shut down within the month, according to a brief notice on the Canadian gove...
HOBBY RADIO: What you can see at Hamvention this week
Here's what radio hobbyists can find at the largest radio event of 2026
Summary of this article: This article discusses this weekend’s Hamvention, a large gathering of more than 30,000 radio hobbyists held annually in Ohio. We tell you abo...
HOBBY RADIO: PoC — The 5,000-mile walkie-talkie
How do these two-way radios reach hundreds or thousands of miles?
MARK HAVERSTOCK | K8MSH
AM/FM/TV DXing: Fewer commercial AM and FM stations
Trend: Number of educational FM, low-power FM stations jumps
Summary of this article: While the number of commercial AM and FM stations on the air continues to decline, according to new FCC data, there also has been an increase in low-powe...
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Chuck Gysi | N2DUP has been editor and publisher of National Communications Magazine since 2014 and has been writing for the publication since 1996. He's also former editor of Popular Communications and has written for most hobby radio publications.
I love talking on CB radio as well as other license-free radio services. I have been writing about CB radio for National Communications Magazine for several years.
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