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RSGB HF Contest Committee survey
The RSGB HF Contest Committee is looking for your contribution to a survey that will help shape the rules for HF contests in 2026. Included in the survey are questions on “Self-Spotting” and “Slow speed CW”. The survey will close on Monday 24 November. You can find the survey here.
Have your say in the rules for 2026 VHF contests
The RSGB VHF Contest Committee is currently planning the rules for the 2026 VHF contests. Following some discussion at the RSGB Convention, the committee members have some questions on which they would appreciate feedback from contestants. The survey will close at 11.59pm on Sunday 23 November. You can find the survey online.
Support youth in amateur radio this December
December is all about encouraging young radio amateurs to get on the amateur radio bands. The month will kickstart on Monday 1 December, when members of the RSGB youth team will give Tonight@8 viewers an insight into what a Youngsters on the Air summer camp is like. Team members will talk about some of the activities […]
DX News – 16 November 2025
Maurizio, IK2GZU is active as 5H3MB from Tanzania until 20 November. He is operating using CW, digital modes and SSB on the 80 to 10m bands. QSL via OQRS, Logbook of the World, eQSL, or directly to IK2GZU. Stan, LZ1GC is active as ZL7/LZ1GC from the Chatham Islands, OC-038, until 20 November. He is operating CW, […]
Contest News – 16 November 2025
Tomorrow, 17 November, the RSGB FT4 Series Contest runs from 2000 to 2200UTC. Using FT4 on the 80 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is your report. On Tuesday, 18 November, the RSGB 1.3GHz UK Activity Contest runs from 2000 to 2230UTC. Using all modes on 1.3GHz frequencies, the exchange is signal […]
Propagation News – 16 November 2025
Last week saw one of the most dramatic auroral events of this cycle. Three X-class solar flares, which sparked coronal mass ejections, joined together to give us a peak Kp index of 8.67, with a solar wind speed in excess of 950 kilometres per second. The result was extensive visible aurora in the US and […]
