The RSGB is delighted to announce that it is an official partner for this year’s World Radiosport Team Championship, also known as WRTC. RSGB representatives will attend the event which is being held from the 8th to the 13th of July 2026 at Wyboston Lakes in Bedfordshire. They’ll meet radio amateurs and spectators from around ... Read more

On Wednesday the 18th of March, the Irish Radio Transmitting Society 80m Evening Counties Contest runs from 2000 to 2100UTC. This is not the usual 80m contest that we operate in (that’s the Club Championship contest) but is a new one to the schedule. Using CW and SSB on the 80m band, the exchange is ... Read more

Our radio club VARC will be operating as a net controller from the cabin on the 18th April from 12:00 to 3pm taking VR offline while we do. Let’s operate the club call and get on the air. Any volunteers for a shift? Can always take turns helping each other log. Get in touch via ... Read more

British Science Week 2026 began last Friday and a wide variety of amateur radio activity is taking place throughout the ten days. From kit building, to Morse-a-thons, from skeds to radio direction finding, this is a fantastic showcase of amateur radio to wider audiences. There is still time to get involved in this national event ... Read more

The Straight Key Century Club’s Straight Key Month is currently underway. The annual on-air event commemorates the Club’s founding in 2006 and celebrates the original instruments of early radiotelegraphy including straight keys, bugs and ‘cootie’ keys. Listen out for the K3Y callsign which is being aired from the ten USA call areas. Information on the ... Read more

The latest resources at your fingertipsA new website is aiming to provide a bank of up-to-date resources for amateur radio operators.The evoham.com website is focused specifically on digital voice technologies, with guides, news, reviews, and tools covering DMR, D-Star, Yaesu Fusion, P25, NXDN, M17, FreeDV and more. The site is adding new guides, reviews, tools ... Read more

YOTA Month continues this weekend with special call sign GB25YOTA. Listen out for operators from the RSGB National Radio Centre and the 2nd Marlborough Scouts. Students from Buckie High School, Wick High School and Simon Langton Boys School Radio Club will be active during the week, as well as The University of Sheffield Amateur Radio Club. Next ... Read more

The next in the popular 145 Alive series will take place on Saturday the 7th of February from 12pm to 3pm. The event will include the addition of 144MHz SSB stations with vertical polarisation. For more information visit the 145 Alive Facebook page.

Tomorrow evening (3rd Nov’) we have the DATA contest for this final month of the Autumn series. As always we are looking for as many operators as possible to get involved and add their log to the VARC total. The door to my shack is always open to anyone who would like to try their ... Read more

The Memorial Day QSO Party is an activity providing participants with an opportunity to honour amateur radio operators who are now Silent Key. The event is being sponsored and managed by the First Class CW Operators’ Club and is open to all licensed amateurs. The event began at 0900UTC yesterday, the 1st, and ends at ... Read more