Time is running out to submit your nominations for the annual RSGB G5RP Trophy. You have until Friday, 11 September 2026 to send in a nominee who has recently discovered and made significant progress in HF DXing. Maybe you know someone who has worked a good total of new countries, or perhaps they have taken […]
Today, 30 August, Milton Keynes Amateur Radio Society Rally is taking place at Heron’s Lodge Guide Activity Centre, Bradwell Road, Loughton Lodge, Milton Keynes. The doors open to the public from 9am. The entrance fee is £3 and parking is free of charge. For more information, visit mkars.org.uk/mkrally Also today, 30 August, Torbay Amateur Radio […]
REP, Portugal’s national amateur radio association, is active with special callsign CT100REP until 31 December. The station is operating to mark the group’s 100th anniversary. Look for activity on the HF, VHF, and UHF bands using CW, digital modes, SSB and satellites.
Mark, WB2OIL is active as WB2OIL/VY0 from Broughton Island, NA-130, until Tuesday, 1 September. He is operating using CW, FT8 and SSB on the 40 to 10m bands. More information is available via QRZ.com
The World Wide Digi DX Contest started at 1200UTC yesterday, 29 August, and ends at 1200UTC today, 30 August. Using FT4 and FT8 on the 160 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is your four-character locator. On Tuesday, 1 September, the RSGB 144MHz FM Activity Contest runs from 1800 to 1855UTC. Using FM […]
Compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA and G4BAO on 27 August 2026. Last week, we said there were no coronal holes to threaten HF propagation. However, guess what appeared just after the time of writing… Coronal holes can appear at any time, which is why we recommend going to solarham.com for daily updates. This week, another coronal […]
The Tonight@8 autumn programme begins on Monday, 7 September 2026 with an engaging webinar on amateur radio and the future of satellite communication. RSGB Board Director Patrick Wood, 2E0IFB will deliver a presentation that starts with a brief history on the subject before looking ahead to the future. He will touch on FUNcube developments, FUNcube+ […]
The RSGB Convention NanoVNA Essentials workshop has now sold out! Make sure you don’t miss out on the remaining spaces for the two other workshops by securing your ticket now. On Friday, 9 October 2026 you can take part in a five-and-a-half-hour workshop offering practical advice on identifying the sources and mitigating the effects of […]
We’re delighted to announce that Steve Chalk achieved a Bronze Medal at the IARU Region 1 ARDF Championships in Romania last week. He was one of a small team competing on behalf of the RSGB. Steve gained his medal in the M60 category of the Sprint race, in which the transmissions are just 12 seconds […]
The DMR Youth Net, organised by the RSGB Youth Committee, is back at 7pm BST on Tuesday 1 September following a break over the summer holidays. Since the launch of the net in 2025, young operators have joined from across Europe to build confidence speaking on the radio, connect with fellow young operators from around […]
