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Rallies and Events News – 11 January 2026
On Sunday, 25 January the Lincoln Short Wave Club Winter Radio Rally will be held at Festival Hall, Caistor Road, Market Rasen, LN8 3HT. This is an indoor event with ample free parking. The doors will be open from 10am and admission is £3. Tables cost £10. To book tables, or for more information, contact […]
Special Events News – 11 January 2026
A series of special event stations is active from Italy to raise awareness of key figures who supported the life and work of Guglielmo Marconi. Throughout the month of January, listen for activity on all bands and modes. For more information, including details of an award that is available for working the stations, visit tinyurl.com/marconi26 […]
DX News – 11 January 2025
Pierre-Jean, F4GPK is active as TO2FY from French Guiana until Thursday, 15 January. He operates using SSB only. QSL via Logbook of the World and eQSL. Rikk, WE9G is active as J38WG from Grenada, NA-024, until Friday, 16 January. Listen for activity on the 160 to 6m bands, mostly using FT8 but also some CW and […]
Contest News – 11 January 2026
Today, 11 January, the RSGB Affiliated Societies 80 and 40m Data Modes Contest runs from 1300 to 1700UTC. Using PSK63 and RTTY on the 80 and 40m bands, the exchange is signal report and serial number. On Tuesday, 13 January the RSGB 432MHz FM Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 1955UTC. Using FM on the 70cm […]
Propagation News – 11 January 2026
Now that the dust has settled after the New Year’s celebrations, we can get back to our regular propagation reports. The New Year has started with minor disturbed geomagnetic conditions at times, plus lots of C-class solar flares, and a healthy dose of sunspots. As we slide down the slope towards sunspot minimum, we can […]
RSGB Lecture Coordinator vacancy
RSGB Lecture Coordinator – create engaging learning experiences The RSGB delivers over sixty fascinating lectures each year, blending in-person, hybrid and online formats. Around fifty of these take place at the flagship RSGB Convention, with a further eleven presented through our popular livestreamed Tonight@8 webinar series. These presentations cover a rich variety of amateur radio […]
