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Special Events News – 9 August 2026
Special callsign YR100RC is on the air until 30 September to celebrate 100 years of amateur radio in Romania. Look for activity on the HF bands using a variety of modes. For details of a certificate that is available for working the station, visit tinyurl.com/romania1786 Marking the 70th anniversary of DARC’s weekly news broadcast, special […]
DX News – 9 August 2026
Darek, SP9DLM and his 13-year-old son Greg, SN9GM are active as UK/SP9DLM and UK/SN9GM from Uzbekistan until Saturday, 15 August. The stations have been worked recently on the HF bands using SSB. QSL via OQRS. Sands, VK4WXW has returned to Willis Island, OC-007, and will be stationed at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology’s weather monitoring […]
Contest News – 9 August 2026
Today, 9 August, the UK Microwave Group 25GHz Trophy contest runs from 0800 to 1700UTC. Using all modes on the 1.2cm band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The RSGB Machine Generated Mode Contest started at 1400UTC on Saturday, 8 August and ends at 1400UTC today, 9 August. Using machine-generated modes on the […]
Propagation News – 9 August 2026
Compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA and G4BAO on 6 August 2026. The Sun was mostly settled last week with very little to report. The solar flux index declined to 108 by Thursday, 6 August, with most of the sunspot activity being on one half of the solar surface. Geomagnetic conditions have also been settled with a Kp […]
Last chance to secure RSGB Convention tickets at early bird prices
You have one week left to secure your RSGB Convention ticket at early bird prices. Weekend tickets currently stand at £49 and are available until Sunday the 16th of August. Your weekend ticket gives you access to two days’ worth of engaging and informative content from over 40 speakers, including the AMSAT-UK colloquium. Buy your ticket […]
Ofcom and RSGB Schedule of Terms
Ofcom and the RSGB have formally signed the Schedule of Terms under which the RSGB provides the amateur radio licence examinations currently and in the future. The main changes from the original relate to the confidentiality of examination questions and the replacement of the Examinations Audit Committee with ‘independent’ voting members of the Examinations Standards […]
