Category: Licence-Free Radio
FunkParcours: Radio Games for Everyone – Even with PMR, Tested at HTL Villach
Hello everyone, Ferdl here again. Today with something that genuinely delights me, because it brings together two things that rarely sit at the same table: real radio operation and a bit of fun and games .…
CB Radio in 2026: Written Off but Still Alive
CB radio — Citizens Band Radio — was a mass phenomenon in the 1970s and 80s. Millions of people worldwide were on the 27 MHz band long before mobile phones and the internet became ubiquitous. Today,…
Radio Awards for Everyone: Six Awards from Carinthia — Open to CB and PMR Too
Radio awards are a staple of amateur radio: collect contacts, meet certain conditions, earn a certificate. If you don't hold a ham licence, you're usually left out. A new award programme from Carinthia, Austria, takes a…
PMR vs. Meshtastic vs. CB Radio: Three Licence-Free Radio Systems Compared
3 January 2026, Berlin-Lichterfelde: an arson attack on the power grid knocked out 45,000 households – for days. Mobile phone towers went down, landlines dead, internet gone. Thousands of people were left with no way to…
PMR and CB Radio: No Licence Needed – A Guide to Licence-Free Radio
Not everyone has an amateur radio licence – and that's perfectly fine. Yet there are situations where radio communication is practical, useful, or even life-saving: on a hike in the mountains, skiing with the family, organising…
