Q5 Worldwide Ham Radio is a community of stories, conversations, and audio/video features about amateur radio. Founded by Kevin Thomas (W1DED), Q5 covers contests, DX, Parks On The Air, on-air feature interviews, and an audio archive.

Q5 is founded and edited by Kevin Thomas (W1DED).

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Q5 publishes on YouTube (@q5hamradio), Facebook, and at q5hamradio.com. The Substack edition lives at q5hamradio.substack.com.

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Dayton Hamvention 2026

Xenia, Ohio - The biggest ham radio gathering in the world. Q5 will be there!

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