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If you’re an RSGB member, and planning a trip this spring, why not include a visit to one of the Society’s partner museums? Whether you’re heading to West Wales, Cornwall, Suffolk, Dorset, West Sussex or Milton Keynes, you will be able to save between 20 and 50 percent on standard admission prices. Visit rsgb.org/partner-museums for […]

The EMC & Compliance International Exhibition will be held at the Holiday Inn in Oxford from 29 April to 1 May. The exhibition is open to all interested parties and is concerned with all aspects of EMC. For more information, including registration details, visit emcandci.com  The Broadcast Engineering Museum has an open day on Sunday, […]

Special event stations OL900CO, OL900JAR and OL900LT are active until December to celebrate the town of Jaromer in the Czech Republic. For more information, including details of awards that are available for working the stations, visit hamawards.eu On Saturday, 2 May between 9am and 5pm, Dundee Amateur Radio Club will be operating from Broughty Ferry […]

Using the callsign GB9IOW, a team of Belgian operators will be active from the Isle of Wight, EU-120, from Tuesday, 28 April until Tuesday, 5 May. Listen for activity on the HF bands, via the QO-100 satellite and on 23cm EME.  For more information visit QRZ.com Paul, VP9KF is active from Bermuda, NA-005, until Thursday, […]

Today, 26 April, the UK Microwave Group EHF Band Contest runs from 0800 to 1700UTC. Using all modes on 76 to 241GHz frequencies, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The SP DX RTTY Contest started at 1200UTC yesterday, 25 April, and runs until 1200UTC today, 26 April. Using RTTY on the 80 […]

Meetings of Bolsover Amateur Radio Society take place on the first and third Tuesday of the month. The club meets at Hillstown Village Hall, S44 6LW from 8pm. Further information and reminders for meetings can be found on the Society’s Facebook page @bolsoverars  Contact Richard, G0RRZ on 07905 868 221 for more information. On Mondays […]

After extensive repairs to the Gateshead, Sheriff Hill 70cm FM repeater GB3NT, the repeater unit will be installed on Tuesday, 28 April. The switch on will take place at 1500BST. The keeper kindly asks for volunteers to join in for a switch-on net to test the repeater for the first time with callsigns, names and […]

A special 2m net is running every Friday from 8pm until 15 May. Operators will be using special event callsign GB5MMF to raise awareness of the Mae Murray Foundation and the important work the charity does supporting people with disabilities and promoting accessibility. Stations are warmly invited to listen out for and join GB5MMF on […]

Aberdeen Amateur Radio Society has a net on 3.740MHz from 2pm on Sundays and Tuesdays. On Thursday, the Society meets at Oakhill Crescent Lane, Aberdeen AB15 5HY at 7.30pm. For details of the Society’s events, visit aars.uk Contact: secretary@aars.uk Ayr Amateur Radio Group meets on Friday at 7.30pm in Prestwick Community Centre. For details of […]