Archive for August, 2026
Special Events News – 30 August 2026
REP, Portugal’s national amateur radio association, is active with special callsign CT100REP until 31 December. The station is operating to mark the group’s 100th anniversary. Look for activity on the HF, VHF, and UHF bands using CW, digital modes, SSB and satellites.
DX News – 30 August 2026
Mark, WB2OIL is active as WB2OIL/VY0 from Broughton Island, NA-130, until Tuesday, 1 September. He is operating using CW, FT8 and SSB on the 40 to 10m bands. More information is available via QRZ.com
Contest News – 30 August 2026
The World Wide Digi DX Contest started at 1200UTC yesterday, 29 August, and ends at 1200UTC today, 30 August. Using FT4 and FT8 on the 160 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is your four-character locator. On Tuesday, 1 September, the RSGB 144MHz FM Activity Contest runs from 1800 to 1855UTC. Using FM […]
Propagation News – 30 August 2026
Compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA and G4BAO on 27 August 2026. Last week, we said there were no coronal holes to threaten HF propagation. However, guess what appeared just after the time of writing… Coronal holes can appear at any time, which is why we recommend going to solarham.com for daily updates. This week, another coronal […]
RSGB ARDF competitor gains Bronze medal
We’re delighted to announce that Steve Chalk achieved a Bronze Medal at the IARU Region 1 ARDF Championships in Romania last week. He was one of a small team competing on behalf of the RSGB. Steve gained his medal in the M60 category of the Sprint race, in which the transmissions are just 12 seconds […]
DMR Youth Net starts up again on 1 September
The DMR Youth Net, organised by the RSGB Youth Committee, is back at 7pm BST on Tuesday 1 September following a break over the summer holidays. Since the launch of the net in 2025, young operators have joined from across Europe to build confidence speaking on the radio, connect with fellow young operators from around […]
