Archive for July, 2026
Contest News – 5 July 2026
RSGB VHF National Field Day and the RSGB VHF Fixed Station Contest started at 1400UTC yesterday, 4 July and run until 1400UTC today, 5 July. Using all modes on the 6m, 4m, 2m, 70cm and 23cm bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Also today, the RSGB 3rd 144MHz Backpackers Contest runs from […]
Propagation News – 5 July 2026
Compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA and G4BAO on 2 July, 2026 Last week we warned you about some large sunspots about to turn into view. It turns out that regions 4478 and 4479 were even bigger than we thought. The result was that the solar flux index climbed into the low 200s, but we also had […]
News for England Midlands – 5 July 2026
Bolsover Amateur Radio Society meets on the first and third Tuesday of the month. The club meets at Hillstown Village Hall, S44 6LW from 8pm. Further information and reminders for meetings can be found on the Society’s Facebook page @bolsoverars Contact Richard, G0RRZ on 07905 868 221 for more information. Bromsgrove and District Amateur Radio […]
Don’t miss the WRTC award opportunities
The World Radiosport Team Championship is nearly here. A total of 50 teams from around the world will come to the UK to compete in the prestigious event, and you have an opportunity to work these special stations and apply for your award. The WRTC contest will be live on a dedicated online platform provided […]
News for England North – 5 July 2026
The OPS-2m-NW Net is a regular VHF simplex net for licensed amateur radio operators across North West England, organised and run by the M0KKN Club. The net takes place fortnightly on 145.500MHz at 7.30pm. Operators are asked to QSY as directed by the net controller. All licence levels are welcome to join in. Barnsley and […]
New EMC workshop added to the RSGB Convention programme
If you want practical advice on identifying the source and mitigating the effects of Radio Frequency Interference, our ‘Finding RFI and minimising its impact‘ workshop is for you. Part tutorial, part hands-on workshop, the session is an opportunity for RSGB members to learn from RFI experts within the RSGB EMC Committee. Running on Friday 9 […]
