Tonight@8 special: this summer’s solar eclipse

Communications Officer | June 25, 2026

Did you know that a solar eclipse will be visible from the UK this summer?

There will be a total eclipse for areas west of the UK, and at its maximum there will be about 90 percent totality.

This lends itself to unique opportunities for HF propagation experiments, and you can get involved!

In a Tonight@8 special on Monday 6 July 2026, Propagation Studies Committee Chair Steve Nichols, G0KYA explains how the Committee has been drawing up plans for RSGB members to participate.

These include experiments with monitoring medium wave stations in the UK, Morocco and Algeria.

An 80m CW contest is also being arranged, and other radio amateurs are being encouraged to run WSPR on 80m during the eclipse.

During the webinar, Steve will outline what you can expect and why, as well as how you can take part.

You can join the webinar and ask questions live on our YouTube channel and special BATC channel.

For the latest Tonight@8 programme, see rsgb.org/webinars.

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