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Rallies and Events News – 28 December 2025
Sparkford Radio Rally is taking place today, 28 December at Davis Hall Howell Hill, West Camel, near Yeovil, BA22 7QX. The doors are open from 9.30am and admission costs £2. Refreshments and free parking are available on site. For more details contact Luke on 07870 168 197 or email luke@mymixradio.co.uk On Sunday, 25 January, 2026, Lincoln […]
Special Events News – 28 December 2025
A series of special event stations is on the air from the Netherlands during the festive period. Recently, the PD25HOHOHO station was worked on the 20m band using SSB. More information about this station, and the others in the series, can be found at QRZ.com Special callsign GB70RS is in use to celebrate the 70th […]
DX News – 28 December 2025
Todd, AF4CZ is active as TG9/AF4CZ from Guatemala until 5 January. He is operating mainly using FT8 and FT4 on the 40 to 10m bands. QSOs will be uploaded to Logbook of the World, eQSL and Club Log. Yannick, F6FYD is active as CN2YD from Marrakech, Morocco until 31 March 2026. You can find him using SSB […]
Contest News – 28 December 2025
The Stew Perry Topband Challenge started at 1500UTC yesterday, 27 December, and ends at 1500UTC today, 28 December. Using CW on the 160m band, the exchange is your four-character locator. Today, 28 December, the RSGB 70MHz Christmas Contest runs from 1500 to 1700UTC. Using all modes on the 4m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number […]
Propagation News – 28 December 2025
We have had some solar ups and downs over the past week. A high-speed stream from a large coronal hole has kept the Kp index high at times, plus the solar flux index has been relatively low due to a lack of sunspots. The coronal hole has been massive, covering from the Sun’s south pole […]
RSGB Board – December key messages
Following its meeting in December, the RSGB Board has shared these key messages: Board confirmed arrangements for the membership strategy workshop to be held in January. This is an important project to try to increase membership and encourage member retention The arrangements for the improved QSL Bureau Service were reported to the Board The Board finalised […]
