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Rallies and Events News – 26 January 2025

| January 27, 2025

The Lincoln Shortwave Club Winter Radio Rally is taking place on Sunday, 26 January, at The Festival Hall, Caistor Road in Market Rasen. The doors open at 10am and admission is £3. Hot refreshments and ample free car parking are available. For more information contact Steve Burke, M5ZZZ on 07777 699 069 or email m5zzz@outlook.com […]

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World Thinking Day on the Air 2025

| January 27, 2025

On 15 February 2025, Girlguiding members celebrate World Thinking Day on the Air. The aim of this event is to encourage Girlguiding members to make friendships with those in other units, using amateur radio as the means of communication. On this day, Crawley Amateur Radio Club and RSGB volunteers will be hosting special event call […]

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Special Events News – 26 January 2025

| January 27, 2025

The Straight Key Century Club’s Straight Key Month is currently underway. The annual on-air event commemorates the Club’s founding in 2006 and celebrates the original instruments of early radiotelegraphy including straight keys, bugs and ‘cootie’ keys. Listen out for the K3Y callsign which is being aired from the ten USA call areas. Information on the […]

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RSGB Maker Community Champion wanted

| January 27, 2025

As part its ongoing strategy to take amateur radio to new and diverse audiences, the RSGB is delighted to advertise a new volunteer role. This is an opportunity for someone to be an advocate for amateur radio within the maker community. The spirit of experimentation, curiosity and learning is common to both groups and the […]

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DX News – 26 January 2025

| January 27, 2025

Dwight, VE7BV is active as TG9BBV from Guatemala until the 28 January. He is operating using mostly CW and SSB on the 40 to 6m bands. QSL via Dwight’s home call and Logbook of the World. Ralf, DB4REB is active as CN2REB while on holiday in Morocco until the 30 January. He is operating using […]

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Contest News – 26 January 2025

| January 27, 2025

The British Amateur Radio Teledata Group RTTY Sprint started at 1200UTC on Saturday 25 January and runs until 1200UTC today, the 26 January. Using RTTY on the 80 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is your serial number. The CQ 160m DX Contest started at 2200UTC on Friday the 24 January and […]

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