The Australian Communications and Media Authority will commence the release of brand new 2 x 1 Australian contest callsigns at 10am, 13 October 2021. The contest callsign template comprises the VK, VJ or VL prefix followed by one number then one letter. There are a number of rules governing the application for a short contest […]
The RAF Air Cadets are planning to run the next Blue Ham Radio Communications Exercise on the 16th and 17th of October. They hope that radio amateurs can put some time aside to join in with the cadets and staff on the shared section of the 5MHz bands. A Blue Ham participation certificate is available […]
Before travelling to any rally or event, please check the event’s website as there may still be alterations or cancellations due to the pandemic. The second part of the BATC Convention for amateur TV will take place on the 16th of October. It will be a day of free online talks about amateur television. Just […]
Nobby, G0VJG has cancelled his operation from the Maldives and will be active as 3B8/G0VJG from Mauritius, AF-049, until the 16th of October. He will operate SSB and digital modes on the 80 to 10m bands. QSL via M0OXO’s OQRS. Robert, 3B9FR is a resident of Rodrigues Island, AF-017, and is now active again. He […]
The RSGB Online Convention takes place on Saturday, 9 October 2021. There will be two live streams of talks available all day, with a Q&A session at the end of each talk. After the event, on the RSGB YouTube channel, you can view the lectures as many times as you wish. You can read about […]
The logs for the IOTA Contest 2021 island stations have been added to the IOTA database and are available for QSO matching. Recordholders who have made IOTA contacts in an IOTA contest after 2003 can claim credit for them without submitting QSLs, provided that the contact details match. Access the site here. Once you have […]
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station. The primary goal is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics topics by organising scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students. […]
Before travelling to any rally or event, please check the event’s website as there may still be alterations or cancellations due to the pandemic. Today, the 3rd of October, the Welsh Radio Rally is cancelled, as previously publicised. Stirling and District ARS is holding an Open Day Extravaganza today, the 3rd of October, at their […]
Rich, WA5LFD will be operating portable from North Padre Island, IOTA reference NA-092, until the 30th of November. His bands of interest are 6 and 2m, but he will also be on the 80 to 10m bands. QSL preferably via Logbook of The World. One of many stations celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Antarctic […]
There is less than two weeks to go before the RSGB Online Convention on the 9th of October. There will be two live streams of talks available all day with a Q&A session at the end of each talk. After the event, on the RSGB YouTube channel, you can view the lectures as many times […]
