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Suvarna, VU3OPT is active as 3B9N from Rodrigues Island, AF-017, until Wednesday, 20 May. He operates using CW and has been spotted on the 20, 15 and 10m bands. Visit 9n7ga.com  for more information. Herman, YB3GIH is operating as 3X/YB3GIH from Boffa in Guinea until June. He operates using SSB on the 20 and 15m […]

RSGB FT4 International Activity Day started at 1200UTC yesterday, 11 April, and ends at 1200UTC today, 12 April. Using FT4 on the 160 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is your report. Tomorrow, 13 April, the RSGB 80m Club Championship runs from 1900 to 2030UTC. Using CW on the 80m band, the […]

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 […]

World Amateur Radio Day is on Saturday, 18 April 2026, and what better way to celebrate than by joining the RSGB 2026 AGM? The AGM will once again be taking place online so as many RSGB members as possible can watch and take part. To join the livestream, all you need to do is go […]

The OPS-2m-NW Net is a regular VHF simplex net for licensed amateur radio operators across North West England, organised and run by the M0KKN Club. The net takes place fortnightly on 145.500MHz at 7.30pm. Operators are asked to QSY as directed by the net controller. All licence levels are welcome to join in. Barnsley and […]

Following the formal business of the RSGB 2026 AGM, the Society is delighted that its spectrum experts Murray Niman, G6JYB and Barry Lewis, G4SJH will be joined by the IARU President Tim Ellam, VE6SH—who also holds the call G4HUA—and RSGB General Manager Steve Thomas, M1ACB. They will discuss the recent and current threats to the […]

If you are attending the NARSA rally on Sunday, 12 April 2026, pop by and say hello to members of the RSGB team who are attending. The event is taking place at the Norbreck Castle Hotel in Blackpool. As well as a RSGB book stall, you will find the RSGB Morse Competency Lead Eric Arkinstall, […]

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 […]