The Junction 28 Radio Rally is taking place today, the 9 June, at Alfreton Sports Centre, DE55 7BD, one mile from M1 Junction 28. The doors are open from 10.15am and admission is £4. For more information visit the website or contact j28rally@snadarc.com The Mendips Rally is also taking place today, the 9 June. The […]
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Radio Belgrade, members of the Belgrade Amateur Radio Club are active as YT100RB and YU1924RB until the 30 November. For details of a certificate that is available, see the website 9A100RKZ is the special callsign celebrating the 100th anniversary since Radioklub Zagreb was founded on the 24 March 1924. The […]
Dave, WJ2O is active as VP6DF from Pitcairn Island, OC-044, until tomorrow, the 10 June. He is running low power and operating CW on the 40 to 10m bands. He may also operate on the 160 and 80m bands, depending on working conditions. QSL via N2ZN and Logbook of the World. John, W5JON is active […]
The IARU ATV Contest started at 1200UTC on Saturday the 8 June and ends at 1800UTC today, Sunday 9 June. Using TV on 432MHz and up frequencies, the exchange is serial number, four-digit code and locator. More details on rules for this contest are available on the website Today, the 9 June, the Practical Wireless […]
It seems that we haven’t had a repeat performance of the auroral conditions caused by active sunspot region 3697. For aurora watchers, that could be a disappointment, but for HF lovers it means the bands have been quite settled. The Kp index has been at 3 and below, while the solar flux index has been […]
IARU member societies have ratified the nomination of Tim Ellam, VE6SH/G4HUA and Thomas Wrede, DF2OO as IARU President and Vice President, respectively, for a five-year term which began on the 9 May 2024. On beginning his 4th term as President, Tim Ellam thanked member societies for their support, congratulated Thomas Wrede on his election as […]
The RSGB Tonight@8 webinar this Monday 3 June, looks at how amateur radio can be accessible and enjoyable even if you have sight, hearing or mobility difficulties. Three radio amateurs will explain how they have adapted their equipment, written software or used extra support from the RSGB or other radio amateurs, to enable them to […]
The RSGB’s National Radio Centre will be operating special event callsign GB2DAY to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings during World War Two. The station will be active between the 6 and 9 June. In addition, volunteers will be hosting the special demonstration station GB1SOE on Saturday the 15 June. Don’t forget that RSGB […]
The RSGB Board recently spent an afternoon visiting RSGB Headquarters, meeting staff and gaining a more detailed understanding of the work of this professional team. Later that day, the Board received training from members of the senior team about their specialist areas. During the Board meeting the following day, the Board decided to continue with […]
Last week was characterised by relatively-quiet geomagnetic conditions and a fairly-high solar flux. But is that all about to change? Active region 3664 has returned. It is now named 3697 and has already emitted an X1.4-class solar flare. You may recall that it was AR 3664 that caused the aurora that was visible all over […]
