Gunter, DK2WH is active as V51WH and V55Y from Namibia until Tuesday, 24 March. He is operating using FT8, RTTY, SSB and some CW on the 160 to 6m bands. QSL via Gunter’s home call, directly or via the Bureau. Haluk, TA2LE is active as J79H from Dominica, NA-101 until Thursday, 26 March. Look for activity […]
The British Amateur Radio Teledata Group HF RTTY Contest started at 0200UTC yesterday, 21 March, and runs until 0200UTC tomorrow, 23 March. Using RTTY on the 80 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report, serial number and time. On Tuesday, 24 March, the RSGB SHF UK Activity Contest runs from 1930 […]
Last weekend’s Commonwealth Contest got off to a bad start, thanks to a Kp index of 6 that really affected the ionosphere. As a result, HF conditions were not good with the maximum useable frequency over a 3,000km path below 21MHz until 1700UTC. Luckily, things improved a little on Sunday but overall scores were down compared […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 secretary@aars.uk Ayr Amateur Radio Group meets on Friday at 7.30pm in Prestwick Community Centre. For details of the […]
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: Xing Xing Guangbo Diantai (Star Star Broadcasting Station)
Date of recording: March 16, 2026
Starting time: 2358 UTC
Frequency: 19.052 MHz
Receiver location: Thailand
Receiver and antenna: Kiwi SDR with Wellbrook loop
Mode: Single Side Band
Notes: This is a "numbers station" broadcasting in Mandarin Chinese, presumably sending encrypted messages to Taiwanese intelligence agents in mainland China, from Taiwan. It appears to follow a set daily schedule, and begins each transmission with the tune of a Chinese folk song played on a flute. This is followed by station ID, given twice, and a few announcements in Mandarin, then a sequence of numbers read in groups of four. An excellent article about this station can be found on the Mount Evelyn DX Report written by Rob Wagner VK3BVW in May 2025.
Geoff, G4FKA has recently been awarded the first Supreme level of the Worked All UK & Crown Dependency Prefixes Award. The award was introduced in 2025 and as Geoff says, “The series is good as it makes us go back to basics, working our own local stations, often overlooked in the hunt for DX”. In […]
RSGB AGM 2026 takes place at 10am on Saturday, 18 April 2026 and will be held online to ensure as many members as possible can watch and take part. Visit rsgb.org/agm to see details of the Calling Notice, Resolutions, the elected Board Director candidates, the Nominated Director candidates, and information on how to vote. We have […]
