Don’t forget to listen out for all the stations that will be on the air during International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend (ILLW) on Saturday, 17 and Sunday, 18 August 2024. This is one of the most popular amateur radio events in the calendar and in past years there have been more than 500 entries from […]

Flight Refuelling Amateur Radio Society’s Hamfest is taking place today, the 11 August. The venue is Cobham Sports and Social Club Ground, Merley, near Wimborne in Dorset. The doors are open from 9am to 4pm and admission, which includes parking, costs £5. Catering and a bar are available on site. For more information visit the […]

Bushvalley Amateur Radio Club will be active from all three lighthouses on Rathlin Island during International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 August. Operators will be working on the 80 to 10m bands using SSB, CW and FT8.  Listen out for special event callsigns, GB1RP, GB2EL and GB2WL which will all be […]

Emil, DL8JJ is active as OX/DL8JJ from Greenland until the 15 August. He is operating on the HF bands using CW from a camp at Tasiilaq, NA-151, and from various locations on the main island, NA-018. Rafael, NN3RP is active as YN2RP from Nicaragua until the 20 August. He is operating using SSB, CW, FT8 and […]

On Tuesday 13 August, the 432MHz FM Activity Contest runs from 1800 to 1855UTC. Using FM on the 70cm band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Also on Tuesday 13 August, the 432MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2130UTC. Using all modes on the 70cm band, the exchange is signal […]

Meetings of Bolsover Amateur Radio Society take place every other Tuesday starting at 8pm at the Bainbridge Hall, Bolsover, S44 6PX. Further information and reminders for meetings can be found on the Society’s Facebook page @bolsoverars  Contact Vin, G4KSY on 01246 827135 for further information. Bromsgrove and District Amateur Radio Club meets every Friday from […]

Barnsley and District Amateur Radio Club has a meeting from 7pm every Wednesday. On Thursday, there will be a net on 144.5625MHz FM from 7pm. David, G4TMZ, g6aj@outlook.com Bishop Auckland Radio Amateur Club will be meeting at the Village Hall, Stanley Crook on Thursday evening from 7.30pm. Please visit the Club’s website at barac.org.uk  for […]

Antrim and District Amateur Radio Society has 2m nets from 9pm on Tuesday and from 8pm on Saturday. adars.co.uk Bangor and District Amateur Radio Society meets on the second Tuesday of the month in the Marquis Hall, Abbey Street, Bangor, BT20 4JE from 7.30pm. For more information visit the Society’s Facebook page. Bushvalley Amateur Radio […]

On Thursday, members of Aberdeen Amateur Radio Society are meeting from 7pm for CW practice. Following this there will be an informal meeting from 7.30pm. On Saturday and Sunday, members will be operating from Todhead Lighthouse for International Lighthouse and Lightship weekend. aars.org.uk Ayr Amateur Radio Group meets on alternate Fridays at Prestwick Community Centre […]

Banbury Amateur Radio Society has a net most evenings on 144.5125MHz FM. Members are meeting for a club night on Wednesday. For more information visit banburyares.co.uk On Wednesday, Bishop’s Stortford Amateur Radio Society has its net from 8pm on 145.5625MHz. All are welcome to join in. bsars.org/index.htm Bracknell Amateur Radio Club has a net via the […]

The RSGB’s popular Tonight@8 webinar series takes a break in August, but there are two great presentations lined up for the start of the autumn programme. On Monday 2 September, Brian Coleman, G4NNS will give an update on the Meteor Beacon Project. The following month, on Monday 7 October, there’s a chance to hear about […]

Part 1 of the British Amateur Television Club Convention for Amateur TV 2024, also known as CAT 24, is taking place today, the 4 August, from 10am to 4pm. The venue is Midland Air Museum, Rowley Road, Coventry, CV3 4FR. The Convention provides opportunities for amateurs to meet, take part in show-and-tell activities, use test […]

International Cat Day is taking place on Thursday 8 August. To celebrate this, GB4CAT will be on the air from West Sussex from Thursday afternoon until the following Sunday evening. Activity will be on the HF bands, mainly on the 40m band, but the higher bands as well if they are open. As cats are […]

Tom, W1EAT, is active as W1EAT/VK4 from Hamilton Island, OC-160, until tomorrow the 5 August. He is operating QRP on the 20m band only. QSL via Logbook of the World or directly to Tom’s home call. Pierre, VK3KTB is active as VY0ERC from the Eureka Amateur Radio Club station on Ellesmere Island, NA-008, until the […]

Today, the 4 August, the 432MHz Low Power Contest runs from 0800 to 1200UTC. Using all modes on the 70cm band, the exchange is signal report, serial number, locator and two-letter postcode. On Tuesday 6 August, the 144MHz FM Activity Contest runs from 1800 to 1855UTC. Using FM on the 2m band, the exchange is […]

We had another week of high solar flux but unsettled geomagnetic indices. The solar flux index, or SFI, was above 200 from the 27 July onwards. There was a worry that multiple coronal mass ejections, or CMEs, might push the Kp index up during the week. In the end, the Kp index didn’t rise above […]

Banbury Amateur Radio Society has a net most evenings on 144.5125MHz FM. Members are meeting for a club night on Wednesday. For more information visit banburyares.co.uk On Wednesday, Bishop’s Stortford Amateur Radio Society has its net from 8pm on 145.5625MHz. All are welcome to join in. bsars.org/index.htm Bracknell Amateur Radio Club has a net via the […]

On Sundays, Appledore and District Amateur Radio Club has a net on 1.860MHz from 9.30am, followed by an SSB net on 144.260MHz at 10.30am. The Club has weekday nets taking place from 4pm on 145.450MHz, except Wednesday when the net moves to 144.260MHz between 8 and 9pm. The Club’s Friday nets take place from 11am […]

The next meeting of Aberdare and District Amateur Radio Society will be held on Friday 16 August at Hirwaun YMCA Hall, CF44 9RB from 6pm. Ian Miles 2W0IWM, info@aberdareradio.club Aberkenfig and District Amateur Radio Club has its weekly meeting on Wednesday from 7pm at Tondu Railway Club, Station Approach, Bridgend. The club is an approved […]