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Also in GB2RS this week…

You have one week left to secure your RSGB Convention ticket at early bird prices. Weekend tickets currently stand at £49 and are available until Sunday, 16 August. Your weekend ticket gives you access to two days’ worth of engaging and informative presentations from over 40 speakers, including the AMSAT-UK colloquium. Buy your ticket at […]

Rallies and Events News – 9 August 2026

Today,9 August, Flight Refuelling Amateur Radio Society Hamfest is taking place at Cobham Sports and Social Club Ground, Merley, near Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 3DA. The doors are open from 9am to 3pm. Car-boot and field traders are welcome from 7am. Admission costs £5 and includes parking. Talk-in is on 145.550MHz. For more information, visit frars.co.uk […]

Special Events News – 9 August 2026

Special callsign YR100RC is on the air until 30 September to celebrate 100 years of amateur radio in Romania. Look for activity on the HF bands using a variety of modes. For details of a certificate that is available for working the station, visit tinyurl.com/romania1786 Marking the 70th anniversary of DARC’s weekly news broadcast, special […]

DX News – 9 August 2026

Darek, SP9DLM and his 13-year-old son Greg, SN9GM are active as UK/SP9DLM and UK/SN9GM from Uzbekistan until Saturday, 15 August. The stations have been worked recently on the HF bands using SSB. QSL via OQRS. Sands, VK4WXW has returned to Willis Island, OC-007, and will be stationed at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology’s weather monitoring […]

Contest News – 9 August 2026

Today, 9 August, the UK Microwave Group 25GHz Trophy contest runs from 0800 to 1700UTC. Using all modes on the 1.2cm band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The RSGB Machine Generated Mode Contest started at 1400UTC on Saturday, 8 August and ends at 1400UTC today, 9 August. Using machine-generated modes on the […]