Category: RSGB

Today, 1 March, the Exeter Radio Rally is taking place at The Kenn Centre, EX6 7UE. The rally includes a bring-and-buy area, disabled facilities, catering and free car parking. The entry fee is £3. Traders can gain entry from 8am and the doors open to the public at 10am. For more information email Bill, G7AKJ via […]

Experimental Danish radio amateurs are celebrating the centenary of Denmark’s first licensed amateurs. To mark the occasion, special callsign OZ100OZ will be on the air from 0000UTC today, 1 March, until 2359UTC on 8 March. For more information, including details of an award that is available for working the station, visit QRZ.com Special callsign ZL100C is […]

Arno, DL1CW is active as 9G5ZZ from Ghana until Tuesday, 3 March. He operates on the 80 to 6m bands mainly using CW. QSL via Logbook of the World, the Bureau and Arno’s home call. Andre, PD1DRE is active as PJ2/PD1DRE from Curacao, SA-099, until Wednesday, 4 March. He operates using FT4, FT8 and SSB […]

Today, 1 March, the Worked All Britain 3.5MHz Phone Contest runs from 1800 to 2200UTC. Using SSB on the 80m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and your Worked All Britain area. Tomorrow, 2 March, the RSGB 80m Club Championship runs from 2000 to 2130UTC. Using PSK63 and RTTY on the 80m band, the […]

British Science Week starts on Friday, 6 March 2026, and finishes on Sunday, 15 March 2026. The annual event celebrates science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) and is the perfect opportunity to share amateur radio with new audiences. A number of clubs are hosting events that are open to the public, ranging from a practical […]

We have just had a period of zero sunspots – the first time since June 2022. However, don’t worry. This may be a sign of things to come but this zero spot period was short-lived. There are now signs of sunspots appearing over the Sun’s eastern limb with old region 4366, last seen on 11 […]

On Sundays, Appledore and District Amateur Radio Club has a net on 1.860MHz from 9.30am, followed by a net on 144.260MHz USB at 10.30am and a net via the GB3DN repeater at 11am. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, there is a net via GB3DN from 11am. There is a DMR net on Tuesdays at 8pm. […]

Aberkenfig and District Amateur Radio Club meets on Wednesdays from 7pm at Tondu Railway Club, Station Approach, Bridgend, CF32 9DY. The Club is an approved RSGB Examination Centre for those wishing to study and take their amateur radio exams. The Club is holding free workshops for all local radio amateurs over the winter months. More […]