Q5 Worldwide Ham Radio

By Kevin Thomas

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Q5 Worldwide Ham Radio sets a new standard in amateur radio media. Through longform interviews, sharp technical insight, and global storytelling, we explore the people and ideas shaping the future of the hobby. From top-tier contesters to everyday ops, Q5 dives into what makes ham radio personal, competitive, and endlessly compelling. New episodes feature behind-the-scenes station builds, SO2R deep dives, WRTC prep, Parks on the Air, HamSCI, and honest talk from the world's most dedicated operators. Proudly supported by DX Engineering and Icom —helping hams stay loud, connected, and ready for the next challenge. Subscribe for real conversations at the edge of the hobby.


Episode Date
Contest Crew Debriefs CQ WPX CW
Jun 10, 2026
Inside the CQ WPX Log Checking Process with the Q5 Contest Crew
Jun 03, 2026
Parks on the Air Skills: Contest with K1RX (Episode 7 of 7)
May 23, 2026
W1DED on Leadership and POTA’s Future: Interview by N8JRD
May 22, 2026
Has Ham Radio Lost Its Soul? VK9DX Has Thoughts
May 11, 2026
The Story Behind POTA with Mike Case W8MSC
May 06, 2026
From Carrier Decks to Contest Runs: K2GO’s Second Act
May 04, 2026
Becoming the DX at J62K | CQ WPX SSB
Apr 30, 2026
Built to Win, His Way: Ron WV4P’s NJ4P Contest Station
Apr 26, 2026
Multi-Op Mastery: Contest with K1RX (Episode 6 of 7)
Apr 24, 2026
The New Breed of Contesters: Remote, Young, Relentless
Apr 23, 2026
Inside Hamvention 2026: What to Expect | Q5 Briefing
Apr 21, 2026
Skill Development: Contest with K1RX (Episode 5 of 7)
Apr 17, 2026
Ontario QSO Party: What Matters This Year | Q5 Briefing
Apr 17, 2026
Looking Ahead to Dayton Hamvention: Tim Duffy K3LR
Apr 17, 2026
Europe’s Top Ops Battle Brutal Conditions in CQ WPX SSB
Apr 15, 2026
Inside a Caribbean Contest Battle: K5ZD vs 8P5A | Contest Crew
Apr 11, 2026
Florida QSO Party from the Everglades | N3QE, Tina & POTA
Apr 11, 2026
Inside POTA’s Growth Engine: AB0O on the Board
Mar 20, 2026
Otis NP4G: Dayton Hamvention 2026 Amateur of the Year
Mar 19, 2026
ARRL DX SSB Debrief with Levi K6JO and the Contest Crew
Mar 19, 2026
Parks on the Air Meets Contesting: Dean N6DE
Mar 16, 2026
Inside Bouvet: Live with the 3Y0K DXpedition Team
Mar 15, 2026
Peak Operating: The SOTA Climbing Adventures of GW4BML
Mar 13, 2026
Contest Crew Goes to Chile for Portable Contesting with CE3/N5NU
Mar 12, 2026
Inside the VP0SG South Georgia DXpedition
Mar 10, 2026
Young Ham NU1D Heads to J62K St. Lucia for CQ WPX SSB
Mar 10, 2026
Inside WP3Z: The Caribbean DX Contest Station That Could Be Yours
Mar 05, 2026
XOTA: The Case for Portable Ham Radio with Luk DD1LD
Mar 04, 2026
World Wide Award Introduces the First YL Program
Mar 03, 2026
Inside the New POTA Board’s Vision: Mark K8MST
Mar 02, 2026
Down Under to WRTC 2026: Jacky ZL3CW and Bernd VK2IA
Mar 02, 2026
Contest with K1RX: Expectations vs Reality (Episode 4 of 7)
Feb 27, 2026
Contest Crew is Back With NAQP & ARRL DX
Feb 20, 2026
Parks on the Air's Explosive Growth and the Next Chapter
Feb 19, 2026
Contest with K1RX: You Can’t Hear Them, You Can’t Work Them (Episode 3 of 7)
Feb 18, 2026
Contest with K1RX: What’s on Your Desk? (Episode 2 of 7)
Feb 13, 2026
How a Youth Team Took on Saba: Inside PJ6Y 2025
Feb 09, 2026
Contest with K1RX: The Four Cs of Contesting (Episode 1 of 7)
Feb 06, 2026
The Contest Crew Talks Records, Robots & the Road Ahead
Feb 04, 2026
Young Gun of POTA: Si WD5JR’s Ham Radio Journey
Feb 03, 2026
ARRL 10 Meter Recap: The Contest Crew Sounds Off
Feb 03, 2026
The Sky Isn’t the Limit: Inside W0AAE’s Ham Radio Ascent
Feb 02, 2026
Manuel WP4TZ: From Surf Breaks to Contest Pileups
Feb 02, 2026
From Panama to Wake Island: 60 Years of Contesting with Tom Morton
Feb 02, 2026
Contest Crew Europe: The CQ WW CW Debrief
Feb 02, 2026
The Restless Life of OK1RI and the Rise of CN3A
Jan 09, 2026
J38W Breaks CQ WW CW Youth Overlay (North American) Record from Grenada: Jamie M0SDV
Dec 17, 2025
11,000+ QSO's From CQ9A: KL9A’s Last Single Operator CQ WW CW
Dec 10, 2025
KL9A at CQ9AKL9A Sets Up for CQWW CW at CQ9A Madeira
Dec 03, 2025
Felipe NP4Z: Inside the CQ WW CW Contest Showdown
Dec 03, 2025
CQ WW Canary Countdown from EF8R: Dan N6MJ Gets Ready
Nov 28, 2025
From HK1T to 5J1DX: Braco E77DX Goes Full MacGyver for CQ WW CW
Nov 28, 2025
Inside the Contest Brain of KL2A: Titans—and the Rest of the CQ WW Pack
Nov 27, 2025
Who's Got the Edge for CQWW CW? Europe Weighs In
Nov 25, 2025
K6JO For The Win: ARRL Sweepstakes
Nov 24, 2025
The Road to CQ WW CW Showdown: Contest Crew
Nov 24, 2025
Call for Volunteers: Help ARDC Shape Ham Radio’s Future
Nov 19, 2025
Contesting from W6: Chris Tate N6WM
Nov 19, 2025
406 QSOs in 60 Minutes: K1AR & N3GJ’s Record Run at K3LR400 Q's
Nov 19, 2025
Contest Crew Europe Recaps CQWW SSB 2025
Nov 19, 2025
CQ WW CW Showdown: 10x Winner CT1BOH Breaks it Down
Nov 19, 2025
CQ WW SSB: From CQ9A to V47T, the Contest Crew Brings the Heat
Oct 26, 2025
Europe’s Contest Crew: Ready for CQ Worldwide SSB
Oct 26, 2025
Rich N6KT: The Man to Beat in CQ WW 2025l
Oct 26, 2025
How Braco E77DX and Dan N6MJ Are Rebuilding EF8R and Preparing for CQ World WideN
Oct 05, 2025
ES7A Hit by Lightning, WAE Fallout & CQ WW Pivot: Contest Crew EU
Oct 02, 2025
How a Hamfest CW Contest Led to 100 Weekends at K3LR
Oct 02, 2025
Inside EF8R: Braco E77DX’s Race to Rebuild Magic Mountain
Sep 30, 2025
Levi K6JO Commands a Tennessee Mega-Station in WAE SSB: Contest Crew
Sep 25, 2025
Youth in Ham Radio, Bound for J62K St. Lucia: Kylee KE0WPA
Sep 23, 2025
Young and Gifted: From the Cockpit to the Contest Pileup
Sep 20, 2025
How K1AR Helped Shape Modern Ham Radio Contesting
Sep 18, 2025
How Top Ham Radio Ops Train for CQ World Wide: Contest Crew
Sep 11, 2025
Antenna Savant K2TR on Building Stations That Win
Sep 08, 2025
Power Genius, Contests, and Helicopters: 4O3A’s Ham Radio Life
Sep 03, 2025
Inside HamSCI’s First Field Exercise at K3LR: Dr. Nathaniel Frissell W2NAF
Sep 01, 2025
Bringing Ham Radio to Malawi: Don Jones 7Q6M
Aug 31, 2025
Contest Crew Returns: SO2R Secrets and CQWW Plans
Aug 28, 2025
How Flyover Country Made a Contesting Giant: Pat Barkey N9RV
Aug 25, 2025
Out and About with Stuart VE9CF: Founder of Historic Sites on the Air
Aug 20, 2025
Making YOTA Work: Hamvention's Ham of the Year Neil Rapp WB9VPG
Aug 14, 2025
K1DG’s Global Contest Story: 30 Countries and Counting
Aug 07, 2025
The Embroiderer Behind Ham Radio’s Coolest Gear: Bart SQ1K
Aug 06, 2025
Inside the World Wide Radio Operators Foundation: Tim Duffy K3LR
Jul 31, 2025
Tom Georgens 8P5A: Inside the Mind of a Ham Radio CEO
Jul 29, 2025
The Best and Worst Radios for Field Day? W3LPL and K3RA
Jul 27, 2025
KM7W Style: A Different Kind of Field Day
Jul 26, 2025
PJ6Y Saba: W6IZT’s Youth-Led DXpedition Plan
Jul 24, 2025
Contest Crew Confessional: What Really Happened in IARU
Jul 22, 2025
Inside the ISTRA Contest Conference in Porec, Croatia
Jul 19, 2025
Estonia’s Quiet Contesting Force: Kris ES7A
Jul 09, 2025
Relentless Competitor: Dave 9A1UN Rebuilds 9A1P to Greatness
Jul 07, 2025
Contest Crew Europe’s Rising Star: Sven DJ4MX
Jul 05, 2025
Building One of Europe’s Top Contest Stations: Mike SJ2W
Jul 03, 2025
Contest Crew EUROPE Debuts!
Jul 01, 2025
IARU HF World Championship: Contest Crew Gets Ready
Jun 30, 2025
Q5 June 2025 Update
Jun 28, 2025
POTA Legend in the Making: Les KI5GTR on Activating, Contesting, and Going All-In
Jun 27, 2025
ARRL Field Day 2025: Contest Crew Makes Plans
Jun 25, 2025
10,000 QSOs in 48 Hours: Jeff N5TJ’s CQWW SSB Record
Jun 24, 2025
Why World Wide Award Might Be Ham Radio’s Best New Event
Jun 22, 2025
Germany’s Contest Machine: Manfred DJ5MW
Jun 20, 2025
Saving Ham Radio: Kay K6KJN and the DLARC
Jun 15, 2025
Why POTA Activators Love This Logger: Sebastian KI2D
Jun 13, 2025
Q5 Contest Crew Inbox: You Asked, They Answered
Jun 11, 2025
The Contesting Mind of Helmut Mueller DF7EE
Jun 09, 2025
What Really Happened at D4DX? Braco E77DX’s WPX CW Recap
Jun 08, 2025
The Report That Makes You a Better Ham Radio Contester: Log Checking
Jun 03, 2025
Inside the CQ9A (KL9A) WPX CW Win: Q5 Contest Crew
May 30, 2025
Inside ARDC: Bdale Garbee KB0G on Funding the Future of Ham Radio
May 05, 2025
Why I’m Shifting Gears to Q5: Evolving My Ham Radio Storytelling
Apr 30, 2025
Multi-Multi Titans: ND7K, K3LR, and the CQ WPX SSB
Apr 25, 2025
The Award Program That’s Changing Ham Radio Forever: World Wide Award
Apr 25, 2025
Young People ARE Joining Ham Radio – Meet Seth NU1D
Mar 27, 2025
How Mentorship is Powering This 14-Year-Old’s Contesting Journey: Jake WV4AM
Mar 24, 2025
The Quest for Real Time Scoring: Victor VA2WA with Craig K9CT
Mar 24, 2025
Don’t Touch the Mouse! Contesting Tricks from K1RX
Mar 24, 2025
CQ WPX SSB Masterclass with the Contest Crew
Mar 23, 2025
Bouvet 2026: The Most Ambitious Ham Radio DXpedition Yet?
Mar 19, 2025
1,000 Contacts in a Frozen Tent: K3KLB’s Winter Field Day
Mar 15, 2025
Levi K6JO Dominates ARRL DX SSB from ZF1A
Mar 14, 2025
DX Marathon Youth Champion: Pia DL7PIA’s Story Will Inspire You!
Mar 03, 2025
ARRL DX CW Recap & SSB Prep: Contest Crew Breaks It Down!
Feb 27, 2025
ARRL DX CW: Insider Tips from the Contest Crew
Feb 13, 2025
Winter Field Day Like You’ve NEVER Seen It—With a Military Twist!
Feb 12, 2025
Inside the Dayton Hamvention: Why It’s the Heart of Amateur Radio
Feb 01, 2025
Georgia State Parks on the Air: Claude AC4SH
Jan 28, 2025
High-Risk DXpedition to Burkina Faso: XT2MD with James KB2FMH
Jan 25, 2025
Break Through Pile-Ups Like a Pro!: Contesting Secrets from the Crew
Jan 23, 2025
Emmy-Winning Inventor to Deep Space Explorer: Bill WT0DX's Ham Radio Odyssey
Jan 23, 2025
Master Strategist: Fabio Schettino I4UFH’s Ham Radio Legacy
Jan 11, 2025
Small Pistols of Ham Radio Contesting: Stuart VE3RGO
Jan 09, 2025
D4C Unveiled: Inside the World’s Most Dominant Ham Radio Superstation
Jan 04, 2025
Building World-Class Contest Stations: Ham Radio Icon Luca IK2NCJ
Dec 31, 2024
Ham Radio Legend K5GO: Build, Innovate, Mentor and Win
Dec 28, 2024
Coached by the Contest Crew: NK4O’s Strategy, Struggles, and Success
Dec 21, 2024
The Backstory: From Contesting to Community with W1DED
Dec 21, 2024
Young Leader, Bright Future: McKenzie KO4GLN on Ham Radio and Beyond
Dec 21, 2024
Inside the Mind of CT1BOH: Becoming a World Champion Ham Radio Contester
Dec 21, 2024
Raisa R1BIG’s First DXpedition: TI1RRC Heads to Cano Island
Dec 21, 2024
ARRL 10 Meter Prep: Expert Tactics You Need to Know!
Dec 18, 2024
Andy N2NT Battles with Kevin N5DX in the CQ Worldwide CW Contest
Dec 12, 2024
Record Setting CQ Worldwide CW 2024: The Contest Crew Reports
Dec 05, 2024
Sweepstakes SSB: Colonel Dan Hausauer W0CN in Hawaii
Dec 03, 2024
Montana KM7W Shakedown for the ARRL SS Win: Contest Crew
Nov 18, 2024
From NASA to Ham Radio: Dr. Patricia Reiff W5TAR
Nov 17, 2024
Wins, Fails, Surprises: Contest Crew Wraps the CQ Worldwide
Nov 06, 2024
Inside the World’s Biggest Ham Radio Contest: CQ WW SSB with the Contest Crew
Nov 04, 2024
800,000+ QRZ Lookups and Counting: Meet CQ WPX Director Bud Trench AA3B
Nov 04, 2024
Meet the Visionary Behind Ham Radio Prep & World Radio League: James Cribbs KN4NEH
Oct 19, 2024
The 8R7X Guyana DXpedition: Philipp DK6SP
Oct 14, 2024
Ham Radio Contest Clinic: Round Three
Oct 06, 2024
David Jaffe WD6T: The Maestro of Morse and Music
Oct 06, 2024
Contesting Unplugged: Expert Insights from the Contest Crew
Oct 04, 2024
The Contester's Daughter: Juliana Almeida PU5JDA
Sep 30, 2024
Contest Maniac: Braco E77DX and the Road to E7DX
Sep 22, 2024
Contesting from the Pacific Northwest USA: Mitch Mason K7RL
Sep 20, 2024
Ask the Crew: Ham Radio Contesting Insights from the Contest Crew
Sep 13, 2024
HF Operating for Technicians: Tim Shoppa N3QE
Sep 07, 2024
Inside the Epic CY9C St. Paul Island Ham Radio DXpedition 2024
Sep 02, 2024
Inside the State QSO Party Challenge: Dave WN4AFP and Anthony K8ZT
Aug 30, 2024
Contest Expedition Style: N6DE & NN6U
Aug 28, 2024
Deep Dive into RBN and Online Scoreboard: Contest Crew
Aug 25, 2024
ARRL Field Day: Is it a Contest or Not? The Contest Crew Opines
Aug 24, 2024
Distributed Category Tech: AA0Z, KD9SLV and the Contest Crew
Aug 23, 2024
Antenna Design, Orography and HFTA: Claudio Capelli I4LEC
Aug 22, 2024
DXpedition Pilot at TX5S: Glenn Petri KE4KY
Aug 21, 2024
IARU HF World Championship: Contest Crew
Aug 20, 2024
HF Contesting for Technician Class Ham Radio Operators: Contest Crew
Aug 19, 2024
Software Engineer WO5T is On the Air: Contests, DXpeditions and Parks on the Air
Aug 19, 2024
Northeast HamXposition: Bob K1IW and New England's Largest Ham Radio Gathering
Aug 19, 2024
Unlocking the World of DXing: Mark WC3W’s DX Marathon Success Story
Aug 18, 2024
Ham Radio Traveler: Operating Around the World with Gabry IT9RGY
Aug 12, 2024
What is a QTC? Contest Crew Prepares for Worked All Europe DX
Aug 08, 2024
Contesting with Grace: Grace Papay K8LG
Jul 29, 2024
Ham Radio Hall of Fame: Craig Thompson K9CT
Jun 02, 2024
Team ND7K Superstation: Tim N6WIN
Jun 01, 2024
Contest Crew Unplugged: Insights and Laughs from WPX CW
May 27, 2024
65 Years of Ham Radio Innovation: Tom Taormina K5RC
May 21, 2024
The Road Toward the World Radiosport Team Championship
May 18, 2024
The World of RTTY: Ed W0YK and Bill W9KKN with the Contest Crew
May 15, 2024
Uncomplicated Contesting: Nate N4YDU
May 09, 2024
Visiting Visalia: Bob N6TV and Why You Should Go
May 08, 2024
10 Habits of Winning Contesters: The Contest Crew
May 04, 2024
State QSO Parties: The Contest Crew Tells You How and Why
May 04, 2024
Ham Radio Dream Life in Vietnam: KU1CW aka 3W9A
May 04, 2024
From Grandfather to Grandson: W9KKN Revives a Ham Radio Legacy
May 04, 2024
Analyzing Trends in Ham Radio: Tim Shoppa N3QE
May 04, 2024
Florida QSO Party: Florida Contest Group President W4WF
May 04, 2024
New England QSO Party is Coming Soon: Tom Frenaye K1KI
Apr 21, 2024
In Defense of Contests: The Contest Crew Responds
Apr 21, 2024
J68HZ St. Lucia is DXpedition (and Contest) Ready
Apr 21, 2024
CQ WPX SSB Wrap-up with the Contest Crew + Tim N6WIN
Apr 21, 2024
Special Event: Autism Awareness Week with James Gallo KB2FMH
Mar 21, 2024
Montana Ranchin’: Building Your Dream Station with KL9A and the Contest Crew
Mar 21, 2024
Do Contests Need to Change? Kyle Krieg AA0Z Makes His Case
Mar 21, 2024
Elecraft Co-Founder Eric Swartz WA6HHQ
Mar 21, 2024
CR6K: CT1ILT takes his Family Station to New Heights
Mar 21, 2024
So You Want to Contest? The Contest Crew Tells You How
Mar 21, 2024
2024 ARRL DX CW, Setting Goals, Moving Mults, and Having Fun
Mar 21, 2024
NAQP, Murphy Strikes and Contest Tips: KL9A and K5ZD
Mar 21, 2024
Run. Win. Repeat. The N5DX Winning Streak
Mar 21, 2024
The Best ARRL DX CW Ever? The Contest Crew Weighs In
Feb 21, 2024
Winning Contests, Climbing Towers & Earning Respect. The 2017 Young Ham of the Year Makes His Mark.
Feb 09, 2024
Ham Radio Contesting in Bonaire for the ARRL 10 Meter Contest Low Power Win
Feb 09, 2024
The Ham Radio Operator Behind VoIP and the FCC's Pulver Rule: Meet Jeff Pulver WA2BOT
Feb 09, 2024
Teaching the Next Generation of Ham Radio Operators: Vicki AD3I
Feb 09, 2024
The Parks on the Air Activator We All Hoped For: Add Hawaii to your POTA Worked All States Award
Feb 09, 2024
Parks on the Air at St. John in the US Virgin Islands with Ham Radio Operator NJ4Z
Feb 09, 2024
Activate Parks on the Air (POTA) in Scotland with Ham Radio Operator Iliyas MM0MMN
Feb 09, 2024
POTA Activator KB3CMT is on a Mission
Feb 09, 2024
POTA Activating Every Day Without Fail: Meet WC1N
Feb 09, 2024
Ham Radio Operator W6ZD Has Activated More Parks on the Air (POTA) Than Anyone in 2022.
Feb 09, 2024
Parks On The Air: How It Started and Where It's Going
Feb 09, 2024
Parks on the Air Activation Trip on the Backroads of Maine
Feb 09, 2024
Beloud Founder Fred Dennin WW4LL and the Benefits of his Remote Ham Radio Station Network
Feb 09, 2024
Contest Crew: Episode 002 with host W1DED
Feb 09, 2024
Behind the Scene at W8S Swains Island DXpedition: Max George NG7M
Feb 06, 2024
Rising Star: Philipp Springer DK6SP
Feb 06, 2024
Geochron Maps the World: Patrick Bolan KJ7ZSU
Feb 06, 2024
Why The ARRL Matters: Bob Inderbitzen NQ1R
Dec 18, 2023
Gerry’s Ham Radio Life: 48 Years of W1VE
Dec 18, 2023
How They Win: Ham Radio Contest Secrets from N6MJ and KL9A
Dec 05, 2023
Captivated by Contesting: WRTC Youth Winner Kristers Misa YL3JA
Nov 29, 2023
Sites and Stations WRTC 2026: Andy Cook G4PIQ
Nov 29, 2023
Raising the Bar: Dr. Scott Wright K0MD
Nov 29, 2023
The Magic of Contest Station PJ2T Curacao: Geoff Howard W0CG
Nov 29, 2023
Your Next POTA Antenna: Mike W5REZ and the REZ Antenna Startup
Nov 29, 2023
California QSO Party is the Gold Standard: CQP Chairman Dean Wood N6DE
Nov 29, 2023
CW for Life: The Max George NG7M Ham Radio Story
Nov 29, 2023
The WRTC 2026 Games Begin Now: Mark Haynes M0DXR
Nov 29, 2023
Team Ukraine: Ham Radio Champs VE3DZ & UW7LL at WRTC 2022
Nov 29, 2023
US Islands Award Program with Jay NS4J
Nov 29, 2023
Swains Island W8S DXpedition
Nov 29, 2023
TX5S Clipperton Island DXpedition Update from Co-Organizer K3EL Dave Lloyd
Nov 29, 2023
Young Ham Radio Leadership: Katie Campbell KE8LQR
Nov 29, 2023
American Samoa KH8 DXpedition Wrap-up: James Gallo KB2FMH
Nov 29, 2023
Ham Radio Storyteller: Michael Martens KB9VBR
Nov 29, 2023