Ho! Ho! Ho!
Santa's on Ham Radio
Share the magic of Ham Radio and Santa Claus with your children, grandchildren, and neighborhood kids.
The Santa Net runs on 3.916 MHz at 7:00PM Central.
Check-ins begin 15 minutes before the net.
2025 Schedule
Friday, November 28
Saturday, November 29
Thursday, December 4
Friday, December 5
Saturday, December 6
Thursday, December 11
Friday, December 12
Saturday, December 13
Thursday, December 18
Friday, December 19
Saturday, December 20
Sunday, December 21
Monday, December 22
Tuesday, December 23
Wednesday, December 24
PLEASE NOTE: There is limited coverage on Christmas Eve, with only a few Santa Relays available. For the best chance to contact Santa, please try to check in on December 23.
Santa Net Videos
Want to share yours?
Film your contact with Santa and upload it to YouTube. Send the YouTube URL in an email to elf@cqsanta.com, and we'll post it here!
Ben KO4LFZ with Emma and Anna in Kentucky
Santa says Magnolia has a great radio voice, quite the compliment coming from a guy with such a jolly voice himself. The contact ends with a big Ho Ho Ho!
Gary KR4DDW with Magnolia in Tennessee
A room full of kids! Dressed up for the big event and full of Christmas cheer. Everyone gets a chance to talk to the big man at the North Pole!
David W1RTB with Brayleigh, Ashlynn, Patrick, Killian, Nora, and Ellie in Maine
Michael keeps coming back year after year to talk to Santa over ham radio. What a cool ham shack!
Shaun K0SMM with Michael in Nebraska
Remington checked in from Texas. He's looking for an remote controlled sprint car. And, of course, Santa has a few extra surprises planned too!
Cory K5NOC with Remington in Amarillo, Texas
The first Santa Net video of 2025! Such excitement in this hamshack! Toby's big radio voice made it all the way to the North Pole, and Santa already has some big ideas for what might show up under the tree.
Matt KC1VXF with Toby in Concord, New Hampshire
These three boys have been talking with Santa over the radio for many years! We have them logged back to at least 2021. Santa listened intently through he static, and he's coming to their house soon.
Adam N4NT with Alex, Chase, and Jack in Bristol, Tennessee
Laughing with excitement, Olivia talked all the way to the north pole! She was hoping for an American Girl doll, and somehow Santa already knew!
Tom KT4FLY with Olivia in Williamsburg, Kentucky
Kennedy has been a great kid all year long. She made contact with Santa and Mrs Claus, promised to decorate cookies for Santa, and leave carrots for Rudolph too!
Kevin K5EVN with Kennedy in Farmersville, Texas
Michael's been calling into Santa Net for many years now. He's a seasoned pro. Santa's got big plans for this good kid!
Shaun K0SMM with Michael in Lincoln, Nebraska
Here it is. The first Santa Net video of 2024! Jonah and Judah, running QRP from the hunting shack, made contact with the big man. Such excitement coming from the state of Louisiana!
Jeremy K5BIU with Jonah and Judah in Winnsboro, Louisiana
An outdoor contact with Santa, complete with crickets chirping in the background like sleighbells. It hasn't snowed in Orlando, Florida since 1977, but that won't stop Santa and his sleigh from paying a good boy like Greyson a visit!
Nicholas N4BUT with Grayson in Orlando, Florida
Bret and his family show up show up every year, checking in from their farm in rural Kansas. Watch as Kyle, Ella, Geneva, Vivian, Watson, Lauren and Weslyn make an unforgettable moment with Santa.
Bret AC0AE with Kyle, Ella, Geneva, Vivian, Watson, Lauren, and Weslyn in Atlanta, Kansas
Wow, Sage's granddad really knows how to edit video and shovel chocolate pie. This video is a treat, and Santa Net's first from 2021!
Jon N5UUA with Sage in Wagoner, Oklahoma
Zoey wants a dinosaur! No request is too big for the big man. Such a great video. Zoey's contact starts around the 3 minute mark
Joey KI5DDO with Zoey in Cedar Park, Texas
