Archive for August, 2025
News for Wales – 31 August 2025
The next meeting of Aberdare and District Amateur Radio Society will be held on Friday, 5 September 2025 at Hirwaun YMCA Hall, CF44 9RB from 6pm. Ian Miles 2W0IWM, info@aberdareradio.club Aberkenfig and District Amateur Radio Club has its weekly meeting on Wednesday from 7pm at Tondu Railway Club, Station Approach, Bridgend. The club is an […]
Young radio amateur aspires to make Moonbounce contact
Amateur radio is a family affair for Martin de Heaver, G4WSW and his son Oliver, M7ITL. Oliver first became interested in amateur radio when he and his dad set up an antenna on the Pewsey Downs Hills and listened to an ARISS contact. The contact, last October, was between the International Space Station (ISS) and […]
Honorary Mature Members’ Officer
Are you passionate about the need to attract older people to the wonderful hobby of amateur radio while retaining and engaging with our existing senior members? We are seeking a dedicated volunteer to serve as our Honorary Mature Members’ Officer. Role overview This honorary position will play a vital part in engaging with other organisations […]
RSGB Yearbook 2026
More calls than ever With ever more UK and Northern Ireland callsigns on issue the RSGB Yearbook has grown to include 105,000 callsigns. That doesn’t count all that are on issue as you will also find details of Special Contest Calls, Permanent Special Event Callsigns and even Repeaters and Beacons. Using the latest available Ofcom […]
YOTA Paris 2025 – Day 6
The final sign-off from the RSGB YOTA Paris team Wow, has that gone quickly and we are all so tired now! Sunday was all about celebrating the camp’s achievements and saying goodbye to so many new friends we’ve made from Germany to South Africa, Japan and the US and more. The morning was full of […]
YOTA Paris 2025 – Day 5
Today was our chance to see Paris! Our day began very early and after a series of trains we reached our first stop. We were treated to an amazing boat trip up and down the Seine allowing us to see a large amount of the amazing Parisian architecture, such as Notre Dame. After this, we […]
