Appledore and District Amateur Radio Club has a net on 1.860MHz from 9.30am on Sundays, followed by a net on 144.260MHz USB at 10.30am and a net via the GB3DN repeater at 11am. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, there is a net via GB3DN from 11am. The Club meets at Appledore Football Clubhouse tomorrow, 17 […]
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. More details can be found on the Club’s Facebook page. Contact: Rob, GW0RVR, 01656 338 449, […]
Inspiring curiosity across the UK In this update I’m sharing how long-term strategy, legacy funding and in-person engagement shaped the RSGB’s British Science Week 2026 impact. British Science Week (BSW) 2026 took place in March, and the RSGB Outreach and Youth Teams are now reflecting on the significant progress made through years of steady, strategic […]
Do you believe amateur radio is a lifelong learning journey — something we keep growing into, exploring and enjoying? Do you want to help bring together trainers, clubs, online providers and the people who maintain the syllabus, so everyone feels part of the same learning community? Are you someone who enjoys connecting people, listening carefully, […]
A live, off-air, half-hour recording of the BBC World Service special Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast on 21 June 2026 beginning at 21:30 UTC.
The broadcast, hosted by Cerys Matthews, featured messages and music for the members of the staff of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) overwintering in Antarctica at the Rothera (Antarctic Peninsula), King Edward Point, and Bird Island (South Georgia) research stations. In addition to personal messages from family and friends, there were interviews with Professor Dame Jane Francis, Director of BAS; and Lousiane Ferlier, an archivist at the Royal Society in London who is digitizing the photographs of the first midwinter celebration during Robert Scott's discovery expedition of 1901-04. As sometimes happens, the first few words of the introduction were not transmitted: "This is the BBC World Service calling Antarctica ...".
The recording is of the transmission on 12070 kHz from the BBC's Woofferton, England, transmitting station. The sender had a registered power of 300 kW with antenna beam 182 degrees. The transmission was received on a Belka-DX receiver with a Sangean ANT-60 7-metre wire antenna outdoors in Hanwell (just outside Fredericton), New Brunswick, Canada, in pseudo-synchronous (AM2) mode with 50 Hz - 2.7 kHz bandwidth. Reception was quite good with excellent signal strength but with occasional lightning burst noise and digital utility station interference. The additional parallel frequencies of 9510 kHz from Woofferton and 9460 kHz from Ascension were heard but not as well as 12070 kHz. A studio quality, slightly longer, podcast version is available on the BBC World Service website.
BBC World Service Annual Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast: June 21, 2026
Richard Langley
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It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Peter Chadwick, G3RZP. Peter was RSGB President in 1993, made an RSGB Life Vice-President in 1997, the Spectrum and Technical Consultant for the RSGB Spectrum Forum and a member of the RSGB Technical Forum. Peter worked tirelessly for the RSGB, IARU and for all […]
Carlos Alberto Santamaría González, CO2JC the IARU R2 Emergency Coordinator reports that members of the Colombian Amateur Radio League (LCR) are active alongside the Colombian Red Cross following the 7.4 magnitude earthquake at 07:34 on 10th August 2026. The event …
The Course and Exam finder page on the RSGB website is now back online. The application has been completely redeveloped, following major works on the Society’s website this summer. It now features a fully responsive layout for mobile devices, plus a clearer and more accessible user interface. You’ll find colour coded banners for the exam […]
