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. On Thursday, […]
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 […]
The RSGB National Radio Centre (NRC) will be closed to visitors on Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 April 2026, due to essential maintenance work taking place. Our volunteers look forward to welcoming you on an alternative day. RSGB members, don’t forget you can receive free entry to Bletchley Park, including the NRC, by downloading and […]
The Youngsters on the Air Summer Camp takes place between 25 July and 1 August in Wagrain, located in the Austrian Alps. This is a chance of a lifetime for young RSGB members to represent their country and their national society. To be part of this fantastic event, you need to be: An RSGB member […]
Following its meeting in March 2026, the RSGB Board has shared these key messages: Audit – the 2025 Audit had been successfully concluded and there were no matters revealed which concerned the Board. This had been the case for several years and the Board congratulated the Financial Controller and her staff on this very satisfactory outcome. […]
Some new features are available in the VHF Contest Robot.
For each contest, you can find :
Results Table: you can filter the classification for country with a multiple choice instead of DXCC prefix.
Statistics: you can show for each …
Many thanks to SRAA contributor Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: Radio Ghana circa 1971
Frequency: 11.850
Recption location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna
Notes: Back in 1971, Radio Ghana from Accra had an external service, this one beamed to North America and the Caribbean on 11.850 MHz shortwave. Here are two brief recordings of their drum interval signal followed by sign on in English.
