RAF Air Cadets are running the ever-popular Blue Ham Radio Communications Exercise, on the 60m band, between the 17 and 21 June. Subject to your licence conditions, the Blue Ham team hopes that you can put some time aside to join in with the cadets and staff who will be ready to take your calls. […]
The May 2024 edition of the IARU Region 1 Monitoring System Newsletter is now available. The newsletter contains details of intrusions into the amateur bands, and you can access it via the website This year, the popular British Inland Waterways on the Air event will take place between the 24 and 26 August. The event […]
The East Suffolk Wireless Revival, also known as the Ipswich Radio Rally, is taking place today, the 16 June. The venue is Kirton Recreation Ground, Back Road, Kirton, IP10 0PW, just off the A14. The doors open at 9.30am and the entry fee for visitors is £3. The site has free car parking and catering […]
Look out for special callsign GB9DAT which is active until the 28 June to help promote digital modes in amateur radio. Operators are using a variety of digital modes including FT8, FT4, PSK and RTTY, among others. QSL via Club Log’s OQRS, or directly to MM0DFV. Special callsign OE20SOTA is active until the 31 October […]
Elvira, IV3FSG is active as 5U5K from Niger until the 20 June. She is operating SSB, FT8, FT4, RTTY and some CW on the 160 to 6m bands. QSL directly to IK2DUW. Erwin, DK5EW is active as SV8/DK5EW from Crete Island, EU-015, until the 20 June. He is QRV on the 6 and 4m bands only, […]
The 50MHz Trophy Contest started at 1400UTC on the 15 June and ends at 1400UTC today, Sunday the 16 June of June. Using all modes on the 6m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The All Asian DX Contest started at 0000UTC on the 15 June and ends at 2359UTC today, […]
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Paul Walker, who shares the following recording of Radyo Pilipinas, recorded in McGrath, Alaska, on May 24, 2024 at 19:28 UTC on 12,120 kHz:
The RSGB 2024 Convention will take place from 11 to 13 October. What would you like to see at the Convention? This year the Society is offering everyone the opportunity to propose a presentation, a topic, a practical session or a project to share. Are you involved in some new research? Have you discovered something […]
National Coding Week runs in September. Coding – or programming as it used to be called – is used in a range of amateur radio activities. This year the Society would like to develop its activities further by appointing a volunteer National Coding Week Coordinator. Could you encourage people, help them with their ideas and […]
As a relatively new radio amateur, Jim, ME7HEF has found the Discovery Logbook to be just what he needed. As a person who enjoys having a clear path to follow Jim found the sheer breadth of the hobby made it a little difficult to know where to start, and the recently restructured Discovery Scheme has […]
