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GB2RS News Sunday the 30th of August 2026 RSGB Board Chair change as part of planned transition Tonight@8 is back! Last chance to buy your RSGB Convention ticket at early bird prices  The RSGB Board is pleased to announce that, following its meeting on the 22nd of August 2026, Graham Smith, G4NMD has been appointed Chair of the Board. This appointment forms part of a planned and orderly leadership transition agreed by the Board. Stewart Bryant, G3YSX, who has served as Chair since 2023 with distinction, fully supports the change and will remain a Director until the 2027 AGM. He will continue to contribute his considerable experience to the Society and its activities. Licensed since 1974, Graham has been active in many areas of amateur radio, including service as an RSGB District Representative, RAYNET-UK Controller and member of the Emergency Communications and Resilience Group. Since joining the Board, he has led work on resilience, volunteer development, and governance improvement, as well as serving as Board Liaison for Training and Education. The Board looks forward to continuing its work with volunteers, members and staff across the Society as it delivers its strategic priorities and supports the amateur radio community throughout the UK and beyond. For the full announcement please see the RSGB Notices section of the RSGB website. The Tonight@8 autumn programme begins on Monday the 7th of September with an engaging webinar on amateur radio and the future of satellite communication. RSGB Board Director Patrick Wood, 2E0IFB will be delivering a presentation that will start with a brief history on the subject before looking ahead to the future. He will touch on FUNcube developments, FUNcube+ and missions such as Jovian-1, whilst also considering how radio amateurs are now using geostationary satellites like QO-100. He will also ask how radio amateurs can adapt their skills and equipment for a rapidly changing communications world. Patrick is an expert in the subject having had a 38-year career in the aerospace, defence, and space sectors, with over 30 years dedicated to the space sector. RSGB webinars are live streamed on its YouTube channel and special BATC channel, allowing you to watch the presentations and ask questions online. Find out more about September's presentation and other upcoming webinars, by going to rsgb.org/webinars The RSGB Convention ‘NanoVNA Essentials' workshop has now sold out! Make sure you don't miss out on the remaining spaces for the two other workshops by securing your ticket now. On Friday the 9th of October you can take part in a five-and-a-half-hour workshop offering practical advice on identifying the sources and mitigating the effects of Radio Frequency Interference. On the afternoon of Saturday the 10th of October or the morning of Sunday the 11th of October you can take part in a two-hour workshop offering practical and interactive exercises that show you how to use AI more effectively in your own amateur radio projects. Both workshops are available to purchase at the same time as your Convention ticket. Go to rsgb.org/convention-workshops  to book your place. Don't forget that you only have until 9am on Tuesday the 1st of September to purchase your ticket at the early bird pricing. Time is running out to submit your nominations for the annual RSGB G5RP Trophy. You have until Friday the 11th of September to send in a nominee who has recently discovered and made significant progress in HF DXing. Perhaps you know someone who has worked a good total of new countries, or perhaps they have taken part in some substantial HF DXpedition activity. Please send your nominations to RSGB HF Manager Ian Greenshields, G4FSU at hf.manager@rsgb.org.uk The DMR Youth Net, organised by the RSGB Youth Committee, is back at 7pm BST on Tuesday the 1st of September following a break over the summer holidays. Since the launch of the net in 2025, young operators have joined from across Europe to build confidence speaking on the radio, connect with fellow young operators from around the world, and join in without needing to set up antennas at home. The RSGB Youth Talk Group 23554 is available on the DVSPh and Brandmeister Networks. The net will take place on the first Tuesday of each month. We're delighted to announce that Steve Chalk achieved a Bronze Medal at the IARU Region 1 ARDF Championships in Romania last week. He was one of a small team competing on behalf of the RSGB. Steve gained his medal in the M60 category of the Sprint race, in which the transmissions are just 12 seconds in duration. Congratulations to Steve! Don't forget to listen out for the stations that are taking part in this year's British Inland Waterways on the Air event. Stations have been operating since yesterday, the 29th, and activity continues until tomorrow, Monday the 31st of August. To find out more, visit Nunsfield House Amateur Radio Group's website at nharg.org.uk  and follow the ‘BIWOTA 2026' link. And now for details of rallies and events Today, the 30th, Milton Keynes Amateur Radio Society Rally is taking place at Heron's Lodge Guide Activity Centre, Bradwell Road, Loughton Lodge, Milton Keynes. The doors open to the public from 9am. The entrance fee is £3 and parking is free of charge. For more information visit mkars.org.uk/mkrally Also today, the 30th, Torbay Amateur Radio Society's Annual Rally is taking place at The Courtenay Centre, Kingsteignton Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 2QA. This new venue is a town centre site and is adjacent to a large car park. The entry fee is £3 and visitors are welcome from 10am. More details are available at torbayars.org Tomorrow, Monday the 31st, Huntingdonshire Amateur Radio Rally will take place at Ramsey Rural Museum, Wood Lane, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire. The doors will be open to traders from 7am and to visitors from 9am. Hot and cold refreshments will be available on site. For more information email harsrally2026@hotmail.com On Sunday the 6th of September, Telford Hamfest will take place at Harper Adams University near Telford, TF10 8ND. The doors open at 10.15am. Admission costs £5 but children up to 16 will be admitted free of charge. The G-QRP Club Convention will be held at the same venue on Saturday the 5th of September. For more information contact the Hamfest team via hamfest@tdars.org.uk Now the Special Event news REP, Portugal's national amateur radio association, is active with special callsign CT100REP until the 31st of December. The station is operating to mark the group's 100th anniversary. Look for activity on the HF, VHF, and UHF bands using CW, digital modes, SSB and satellites. Now the DX news Mark, WB2OIL is active as WB2OIL/VY0 from Broughton Island, NA-130, until Tuesday the 1st of September. He is operating using CW, FT8 and SSB on the 40 to 10m bands. More information is available via QRZ.com Now the contest news The World-Wide Digi DX Contest started at 1200UTC yesterday, the 29th, and ends at 1200UTC today, Sunday the 30th of August. Using FT4 and FT8 on the 160 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is your four-character locator. On Tuesday the 1st of September, the RSGB 144MHz FM Activity Contest runs from 1800 to 1855UTC. Using FM on the 2m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Also on Tuesday the 1st of September, the RSGB 144MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2130UTC. Using all modes on the 2m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Wednesday the 2nd, the RSGB 144MHz FT8 Activity four-hour Contest runs from 1700 to 2100UTC. Using FT8 on the 2m band, the exchange is report and four-character locator. Also, on Wednesday the 2nd, the RSGB 144MHz FT8 Activity two-hour Contest runs from 1900 to 2100UTC. Using FT8 on the 2m band, the exchange is report and four-character locator. Stations entering the four-hour contest may also enter the two-hour contest. Also, on Wednesday the 2nd, the UK and Ireland Contest Club 80m Contest runs from 2000 to 2100UTC. Using SSB on the 80m band, the exchange is your six-character locator. The All Asian DX Contest starts at 0000UTC on Saturday the 5th and ends at 2359UTC on Sunday the 6th of September. Using SSB on the 160 to 10m bands, the exchange is signal report and your age. On Saturday the 5th, the CWops CW Open takes place in three four-hour sessions between 0000 and 2359UTC. Using CW on the 160 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is serial number and name. On Sunday the 6th, the Worked All Britain 144MHz SSB Contest runs from 1000 to 1400UTC. Using SSB on the 2m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and Worked All Britain square. RSGB SSB Field Day, IARU Region 1 Field Day and IRTS SSB Field Day start at 1300UTC on Saturday the 5th and end at 1300UTC on Sunday the 6th of September. Using all modes on the 80 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and serial number. The RSGB 144MHz Trophy Contest starts at 1400UTC on Saturday the 5th and ends at 1400UTC on Sunday the 6th of September. Using all modes on the 2m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Also on Sunday the 6th, the 5th RSGB 144MHz Backpackers Contest runs from 1000 to 1400UTC. Using all modes on the 2m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Now the radio propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA and G4BAO on Thursday the 27th of August 2026. Last week we said there were no coronal holes to threaten HF propagation. However, guess what appeared just after the time of writing. Coronal holes can appear at any time, which is why we recommend going to solarham.com  for daily updates. This week another coronal hole has appeared and this one really does look like it could threaten Earth. This, coupled with coronal mass ejections, means that today, the 30th, could see the Kp index rise and maximum useable frequencies, or MUFs, fall. On a brighter note, the Kp index has been very low this past week, mostly below 2, with the result that HF propagation has been very good. Top DX being worked includes RI1FJL on Franz Josef Land in the Arctic Circle, which has been loud on many bands, right up to the 12 and 10m bands. Other DX to be worked in the coming week includes V5/HB9BFM from Namibia; J38DX and J38LD from Grenada; and P29YY working from Papua New Guinea. A quick check of the NCDXF beacon chain revealed very good propagation on 14MHz and 21MHz. This includes reception of the following beacons: CS3B in Madeira; RR90 in Siberia; 4S7B in Sri Lanka; 4X6TU in Israel; and 4U1UN in New York. So, it looks like we are starting to leave the summer doldrums and entering better autumnal HF conditions. Next week NOAA predicts that the solar flux index will be around 120, falling to 90 as the week progresses. After the potential for geomagnetic disruption this weekend, ending today the 30th, the forecast is good with a Kp index of around 2. And now the VHF and up propagation news from G3YLA and G4BAO The weather has changed to autumnal conditions with lows bringing periods of rain or showers and quite windy conditions at times. The coming week will turn out in similar fashion and means that we won't be dealing with much, if any, tropo for VHF. The main weather-dependent mode will be rain scatter for GHz band operators. The chances of aurora will need to show a Kp index above 5 to be of much interest, and probably a bit higher for southern areas. The prospects for meteor scatter are likely to be reduced to random activity which tends to give better results in the early morning hours before dawn. Lastly, we are coming to the close of the Sporadic-E season and, with probably a week or so to play out, any openings will be few and far between. Try checking during the main operating windows of mid-morning and late afternoon. As a back-up, consider the middle of the day since towards the edges of the season the traditional timings are less reliable. For EME operators, Moon declination went positive again yesterday, the 29th, with increasing peak elevation and lengthening Moon windows. Path losses are falling all week towards perigee on Sunday the 6th of September. 144MHz sky noise is low, increasing to medium by Friday the 4th of September. And that's all from the propagation team this week.

GB2RS News Sunday the 6th of September 2026 The news headlines: Learn about HF propagation studies at the RSGB Convention Which coding activities will you be trying? WRTC 2026 results have been rescored Are you aware of the GB0PSC Baldock space weather station? The RSGB Propagation Studies Committee recently installed a HamSCI HFRx at Ofcom's spectrum monitoring site at Baldock. The station is part of HF propagation studies that will allow the Committee to learn more about space weather and its effects including radio blackouts, Doppler flashes and travelling ionospheric disturbances. You can find out how the Committee is progressing with its studies by joining Gwyn Griffiths, G3ZIL on Saturday the 10th of October at the RSGB Convention. If amateur radio construction is something you'd like to find out more about, then join RadCom Plus Editor Paul Marks, G8FVK on Sunday the 11th of October to learn about his approach to modular design of amateur radio equipment. In particular, he'll be looking at QRP HF and VHF gear, using readily available circuit boards and modules such as the AD831 RF mixer module. You can attend both lectures at the Society's annual Convention at Kents Hill Conference Centre in Milton Keynes between the 9th and 11th of October. Secure your place via rsgb.org/convention National Coding Week is back this month! To support radio amateurs in building their digital skills and explore the world of programming, the RSGB has shared three new activities for you to try. The first builds on the Python Pocket Morse activity developed last year and guides radio amateurs to use a BBC Micro:bit to send Morse code either on a telegraph wire or wirelessly. The second is ‘Ener-G use' which is great for unlicensed and younger radio amateurs and allows them to compare increasing forces and energy use with a fun Micro:bit activity. The third activity is based on the Raspberry Pi Pico 2W. It is a demonstration of Pulse Width Modulation and uses just a couple of components, including an LED and a resistor, and will give you a better understanding of the concept of duty cycle. All three activities are available via rsgb.org/coding  You can try them at home, set up a practical club night or use them as an activity with a youth or school group. Let the Society know how you get on by sending photos and a summary to ncw.coordinator@rsgb.org.uk by the 30th of September. Following the conclusion of the on-site WRTC 2026 adjudication process at Wyboston, UK on the 13th of July 2026, significant new information became available resulting in necessary further work by the Judging Committee. In order for the WRTC event to be reflective of the most accurate assessment of contesting conduct and ability, the Organising Committee and Sanctioning Committee agreed collectively to support this work and have now published revised scores. This report voids and replaces the previously announced results. To read the full report visit wrtc2026.org Don't forget that the RSGB Tonight@8 webinar series is back tomorrow night, Monday the 7th  of September. Join RSGB Board Director Patrick Wood, 2E0IFB live for a presentation on amateur radio and the future of satellite communication. You'll also be able to hear how you can get involved with World Space Week, which takes place from the 4th to the 10th of October. The webinar will contain lots of useful information on how your club can host an event and show that amateur radio is part of space exploration, education and communication. Watch the webinar and ask questions via the RSGB YouTube channel or special BATC channel. Find out more at rsgb.org/webinars The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station programme is an opportunity for educational organisations to host an amateur radio contact with a crew member on board the International Space Station. The window to submit an application is now open and ends on the 23rd of October 2026. This is for a contact to take place between July to December 2027. If you are a school, college, university or youth group, take a look at the information available on the ‘School Contacts' tab via ariss-eu.org  If you would like to view videos of different contacts, go to the RSGB YouTube channel at youtube.com/thersgb  and search for 'ARISS'. Don't forget to listen out for the amateur radio stations that will be on the air during International Air Ambulance Week. The event started yesterday, the 5th, and runs until Sunday the 13th of September. For more details visit tinyurl.com/IAAW2026 On Saturday the 12th of September, lots of amateur radio stations will be on the air to take part in the Churches and Chapels on the Air event, also known as CHOTA. The event will take place from 1000 to 1600UTC. Although stations will be working on a variety of bands and modes, most operating will take place on the 40m band using SSB. More details are available at wacral.org The next in the popular 145 Alive series of events takes place on Sunday the 13th of September from 1200 to 1500UTC. Many hundreds of operators are expected to be on the air using 145MHz FM and 144MHz SSB. For more information, go to the 145 Alive Facebook page or email 145aliveuk@gmail.com Please send details of all your news and events to radcom@rsgb.org.uk  The deadline for submissions is 10am on Thursdays before the Sunday broadcast each week.  And now for details of rallies and events Today, Sunday the 6th of September, Telford Hamfest is taking place at Harper Adams University near Telford, TF10 8ND. The doors open at 10.15am. Admission costs £5 but children up to 16 will be admitted free of charge. For more information contact the Hamfest team via hamfest@tdars.org.uk On Saturday the 12th of September, East Midlands Ham and Electronics Rally will take place at Beckingham Village Hall, Southfield Lane, Beckingham, DN10 4FX. The doors will be open from 9.30am to 4pm and free car parking is available behind the hall. Hot food and refreshments will be available on site. More information is available via emerg.uk/rally On Sunday the 13th of September, Caister Lifeboat Radio Rally will take place at Caister Lifeboat station, Caister on Sea, NR30 5DJ. The doors will be open from 10am to 3pm and entrance is free of charge. For more information email, Zane, M1BFI via m1bfi@outlook.com Now the Special Event news Huntingdonshire Amateur Radio Society will be running special event station GB1PPF on Saturday the 12th of September from 9.30am until 4pm. The station will be located at St Peter and St Paul Church, Church Lane, Fenstanton, Cambridgeshire PE28 9JS. Listen for activity on the HF, VHF and UHF bands. Special event station GB0SXW will be on the air on Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th of September at the Stone Cross Windmill near Eastbourne BN24 5EA. Operators will be using SSB on the HF bands and FM on the 2m band. Visitors are welcome. Find out more via QRZ.com Special event callsigns EO210WLP and EM70WWW are in use until the end of year to celebrate 210 years of Lviv Polytechnica University and 70 years of the Lviv Polytechnica club station. More information, including details of awards that are available for working the stations, is available via QRZ.com Now the DX news Gunter, DK2WH is active as V51WH and V55Y from Namibia until the 10th of October. He is operating using FT8, SSB, RTTY and some CW on the 160 to 6m bands. QSL via Gunter's home call, directly or via the Bureau. Now the contest news RSGB SSB Field Day, IARU Region 1 Field Day and IRTS SSB Field Day started at 1300UTC yesterday, the 5th, and ends at 1300UTC today, Sunday the 6th of September. Using all modes on the 80 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and serial number. The RSGB 144MHz Trophy Contest started at 1400UTC yesterday, the 5th, and ends at 1400UTC today, Sunday the 6th of September. Using all modes on the 2m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The All Asian DX Contest started at 0000UTC yesterday, the 5th, and ends at 2359UTC today, Sunday the 6th of September. Using SSB on the 160 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and your age. Today, the 6th, the RSGB 5th 144MHz Backpackers contest runs from 1000 to 1400UTC. Using all modes on the 2m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Tomorrow, the 7th, the RSGB Autumn Series SSB Contest runs from 1900 to 2030UTC. Using SSB on the 80m band, the exchange is signal report and serial number. On Tuesday the 8th, the RSGB 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 the 8th, the RSGB 432MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2130UTC. Using all modes on the 70cm band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Wednesday the 9th, the RSGB 432MHz FT8 Activity four-hour Contest runs from 1700 to 2100UTC. Using FT8 on the 70cm band, the exchange is report and four-character locator. Also, on Wednesday the 9th, the RSGB 432MHz FT8 Activity two-hour Contest runs from 1900 to 2100UTC. Using FT8 on the 70cm band, the exchange is report and four-character locator. Stations entering the four-hour contest may also enter the two-hour contest. On Thursday the 10th, the RSGB 50MHz UK Activity Contest runs from 1900 to 2130UTC. Using all modes on the 6m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The Worked All Europe DX SSB Contest starts at 0000UTC on Saturday the 12th and ends at 2359UTC on Sunday the 13th of September. Using SSB on the 80 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and serial number. On Sunday the 13th, the UK Microwave Group Millimetre Band Contest runs from 0800 to 1700UTC. Using all modes on 24 to 76GHz frequencies, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Also, on Sunday the 13th, the IRTS 70cm Counties Contest runs from 1300 to 1330UTC. Using SSB and FM on the 70cm band, the exchange is signal report and serial number. EI and GI stations also give their county. Also, on Sunday the 13th, the IRTS 2m Counties Contest runs from 1300 to 1500UTC. Using SSB and FM on the 2m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. EI and GI stations also give their county. Also, on Sunday the 13th, the Practical Wireless 70MHz Contest runs from 1200 to 1600UTC. Using all modes on the 4m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. Now the radio propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA and G4BAO on Thursday the 3rd of September 2026. Solar activity has continued to decline, leaving us with a solar flux index around 100. The upside is we haven't had any solar flares and associated coronal mass ejections, or CMEs, to contend with. Over the last week, we had only one M-class flare and no X-class events. The solar flux index declined to 102 on Thursday the 3rd of September – down from 122 a week ago. But the Kp index has been firmly in the range of 1 to 2 which bodes well for ionospheric stability. This has led to maximum useable frequencies, or MUFs, over 3,000km being around 21 to 24MHz. However, FT8 has stretched this up to 28MHz at times. There have been some good 10m band FT8 openings to South America late in the afternoon. Chile, Brazil and Argentina were workable during these periods. DX to be worked this week includes 3W9C from Vietnam; T99PB from Palau; Z68PX in Kosovo; P29YY in Papua New Guinea; HP/WE9G from Panama; D44TWO from Cape Verde; T32AZ from East Kiribati; and J38DX and J38LD operating from Grenada. V47YA and V47RCX from St Kitts and Nevis will be active from the 8th of September until the end of the month and KH8WW, in American Samoa, will be on the air from the 10th to the 24th of September. Two rare ones to look for are VK0DS from Davis Station and VK0TBC from Casey Station, both in Antarctica. Operations are mostly using SSB and FT8, as time permits. Both stations have been spotted on the FT8 frequencies of the 20, 15 and 10m bands at times. Next week NOAA predicts that the solar flux index will remain around the 100 mark. However, the good news is that, barring any flares or CMEs, the Kp index should remain low, perhaps around 2 all week. And now the VHF and up propagation news from G3YLA and G0KYA. The weather remains in a rather unsettled state. However, there are some signs of a transient area of high pressure brushing past the south of the country today, the 6th. This may create a chance of some tropo into the continent. This could tie in very well with the RSGB 144MHz Trophy and Backpackers Contests, which are taking place today the 6th. The unsettled pattern returns for the rest of the week and may not provide much help for the RSGB 432MHz UK Activity Contest on Tuesday the 8th, or the RSGB 50MHz UK Activity Contest on Thursday the 10th. In occasional bursts of heavier rain there may be some potential for rain scatter on the GHz bands. The prospects of meteor scatter remain in the random territory. So, it is best to listen just before dawn for the better chances. The solar conditions have not been very dramatic lately with the Kp index staying below 3. However, if it perks up a bit, say above 5, there may be a chance of aurora. The Sporadic-E season has more or less ended now. The next period to consider checking usually comes at the end of the year, and the first week in January, for out-of-season surprise openings. EME now, and sky noise should remain low during the coming week. Moon declination remains high. The Moon reached perigee, its closest point to Earth, yesterday, the 5th, so path losses remain low. And that's all from the propagation team this week.

GB2RS News Sunday the 23rd of August 2026   The news headlines: View the action-packed RSGB Convention programme  Find out more about Experimenters' Corner at Hamfest The RSGB continues to support young radio amateurs   The RSGB has released the full draft programme for its Convention, which takes place between the 9th and 11th of October at Kents Hill Park Conference Centre in Milton Keynes. The programme includes details of the inspiring lectures that have been lined up for your enjoyment. They have been organised into three engaging streams: Learn, Connect and Inspire. You'll also find three newly announced speakers. John Carter, N6YU will be talking about “The spec is the new schematic: Reproducible station software with spec-driven development” whilst Paul Marks, G8FVK will explain “A modular approach to construction”. Dr Tom Cheetham from Bletchley Park will give a fascinating historical presentation called “The Fox shall not escape: The RSGB and signals interception during WWII”. The Society has also announced that it has extended its early-bird pricing until 9am on Tuesday the 1st of September. This means you can snap up your weekend ticket for only £49, which gives you access not only to the programme, but also to the AMSAT-UK Colloquium, Special Interest Groups, a great social scene, and much more. View the programme and secure your ticket by going to rsgb.org/convention Do you enjoy amateur radio construction? Or perhaps you enjoy trying out new and emerging technology? Each month RSGB Board Director Mark Jones, G0MGX writes a column called ‘Experimenters' Corner' for RadCom, which focuses on a new aspect of experimenting within amateur radio. He has also been giving a brief introduction to each column in a monthly reel shared on the Society's social media channels. Mark covers topics ranging from home-brew construction techniques and 3D-printing to software development and cost-saving tips. You can speak to Mark and talk about his column at this year's Hamfest at the Newark Showground on the 25th and 26th of September. He will be in the RSGB village with a selection of interactive displays which you won't want to miss. You can find out more on Experimenters' Corner by going to rsgb.org/experimenters-corner The Youngsters On the Air Summer Camp 2026 took place in Wagrain [VAH-GRAIN], Austria earlier this month. If you missed out on the daily updates sent by the team of young radio amateurs who represented the RSGB, go to rsgb.org/yota-camp  The daily blogs, photos and some fantastic sketches will remain on the Society's website to view in your own time. If you are a young radio amateur looking to meet like-minded people, have you seen the youth activities being offered at this year's RSGB Convention? There will be a wide range of youth-specific activities to inspire you, including an update from the YOTA team. Go to rsgb.org/convention-youth  to find out more. You can also get involved with youth activities in December by taking part in YOTA Month. The RSGB will once again be taking part in this special IARU initiative, which encourages young amateur radio operators to get on the air, make contacts around the world, and promote the hobby among young people. Keep an eye out for announcements on how to get involved by going to the RSGB website at rsgb.org/yota-month  In the USA, the FCC has released a further proposal for new commercial satellite allocations that overlap existing amateur spectrum. This time the 900MHz, 2.4GHz and 5.7GHz bands are the topic. The ARRL has already made an initial response. Further information and links for this are available via rsgb.org/spectrum-forum  This follows the unwelcome FCC authorisation of 70cm last year for telemetry for a 248-satellite constellation. For more information on satellite challenges visit tinyurl.com/rsgbsf2026 This year's British Inland Waterways on the Air event will run from Saturday the 29th until Monday the 31st of August. The event is open to radio amateurs who use canals, towpaths, rivers, lakes or reservoirs for work or recreation. To find out more, visit Nunsfield House Amateur Radio Group's website at nharg.org.uk  and follow the ‘BIWOTA 2026' link. Please send details of all your news and events to radcom@rsgb.org.uk  The deadline for submissions is 10am on Thursdays before the Sunday broadcast each week.    And now for details of rallies and events On Sunday the 30th of August, Milton Keynes Amateur Radio Society Rally will take place at Heron's Lodge Guide Activity Centre, Bradwell Road, Loughton Lodge, Milton Keynes. The doors open to the public from 9am. The entrance fee is £3 and parking is free of charge. For more information visit mkars.org.uk/mkrally Also on Sunday the 30th of August, Torbay Amateur Radio Society Annual Rally will take place at The Courtenay Centre, Kingsteignton Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 2QA. This new venue is a town centre site and is adjacent to a large car park. The entry fee is £3 and visitors are welcome from 10am. More details are available at torbayars.org On Monday the 31st of August, Huntingdonshire Amateur Radio Rally will take place at Ramsey Rural Museum, Wood Lane, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire. The doors will be open to traders from 7am and to visitors from 9am. Hot and cold refreshments will be available on site. For more information email harsrally2026@hotmail.com   Now the Special Event news The German DX Foundation is using special callsign DQ30GDXF until December to celebrate its 30th anniversary. QSL via OQRS and Logbook of the World. Contacts made between the 1st of July and the 30th of September count towards an award. For more information, visit tinyurl.com/DQ30GDXF   To celebrate its 15th anniversary, members of the Croatian Flora and Fauna Amateur Radio Club are active as 9A44FF and 9A44FF/P until December. For details of an award that is available for working the station, visit QRZ.com   Now the DX news Rafal, SQ4O is a member of the 50th Polish Antarctic Expedition to the Henryk Arctowski [ART-STOF-SKEE] Station on King George Island, South Shetland Islands, AN-010. In his spare time, he is operating as HF0PAS on the HF bands using CW and SSB, and on the 6m band using FT8. Tom, VK2TBC is active as VK0TBC from Casey Station, Antarctica until December. Look out for him using FT8 and SSB on the HF bands. For more information visit QRZ.com   Now the contest news Today, Sunday the 23rd of August, the UK Microwave Group High Band Contest runs from 0800 to 1700UTC. Using all modes on the 6 and 3cm bands, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Tuesday the 25th of August, the RSGB SHF UK Activity Contest runs from 1830 to 2130UTC. Using all modes on 2.3 to 10GHz frequencies, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The World Wide Digi DX Contest starts at 1200UTC on Saturday the 29th and ends at 1200UTC on Sunday the 30th of August. Using FT4 and FT8 on the 160 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is your four-character locator.   Now the radio propagation report, compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA and G4BAO on Thursday the 20th of August 2026. Last week was characterised by geomagnetic disturbances, due to high-speed solar wind streams from coronal holes, and a slightly increasing solar flux index. The Kp index hit 5 on the 18th and 19th of August reducing maximum useable frequencies, or MUFs, and generally being detrimental to HF propagation. We also had more than 50 C-class solar flares and one M-class event this past week, so nothing too severe. It was coronal holes that did the damage with two large areas on the Sun. A coronal hole is an area of the Sun with open magnetic field lines that allows solar plasma to escape.  HF conditions were relatively poor during International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend on Sunday the 16th, with little DX and heavy QSB or fading. The MUF struggled to get to 21MHz and most activity was on the 40 and 20m bands. Some transatlantic signals were logged, but they were weak and watery. That didn't stop people from enjoying the event though! DX to be worked this week includes 3B8/SQ9UM from Mauritius; RI8KR from Asiatic Russia; RI1FJL operating from Franz Josef Land; V47JA on St Kitts; and V51WH and V55Y active in Namibia. Good news this week as Propquest is back online, showing near real-time MUFs over various distances. Jim, G3YLA says this is a temporary fix pending further work. NOAA predicts that we will see a solar flux index around 100 to 120 next week, with relatively poor geomagnetic conditions forecast for today, the 23rd. The Kp index is predicted to be around 2 during the coming week.  At the time of writing, there are no coronal holes threatening HF propagation, but keep an eye on solarham.com for updates. We are still analysing the eclipse experiment data, but a video of the 80m WSPR contacts has been produced and can be found at tinyurl.com/80mWSPR   And now the VHF and up propagation news from G3YLA and G4BAO The return of unsettled weather last week pauses over this weekend, ending today the 23rd,  as a new high moves across the country from the Atlantic. This gives a good chance for some tropo and, if the land temperatures pick up again and drift offshore, it could produce some good conditions across sea paths like the North and Irish Seas.  Before mid-week, probably during Tuesday, low pressure will return and push a frontal system across the country followed by further fronts and showery periods for the rest of the week. This could be very good for rain scatter on the GHz bands, especially if the showers turn thundery. Meteor scatter will be largely random activity for most of the coming week. We will also see the end of the Delta Aquarids today, the 23rd , and the final trailing off from the Perseids, which end tomorrow, the 24th. The solar conditions are worth monitoring after recent activity saw the Kp index reach 5 on Tuesday and Wednesday last week. Ideally, we require something a little higher to start considering auroral propagation from the southern UK. Sporadic-E can last into the first week of September but tends to become harder to find and shorter in duration. There is no reason to stop checking though; anytime from mid-morning to late afternoon should cover it. For EME operators, the Moon was at apogee and at minimum declination yesterday, the 22nd. With minimum peak elevation and maximum path losses, it's a good excuse to check out the mechanics of your antenna. 144MHz sky noise is very high today, the 23rd, falling back to low as the week progresses. And that's all from the propagation team this week.

Get a first look at the DFW Ham Expo 2026. See what the crowd and venue look like right before the doors open on Saturday morning.This video captures the scene at the DFW Ham Expo, held inside a repurposed department store at an old mall. If you are curious about the atmosphere of a major amateur radio convention, this gives you an early view of the setup on the weekend before Father's Day. We walk through the space just before the public is allowed inside, offering a glimpse at the scale and location.#hamradio #hamfest #dfwhamexpoBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ham-radio-2-0--2042782/support.

Amateur Radio News and Information in the Greater Cincinnati, Tri-State, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana Areas for the Week of June 12, 2026.This weeks topics include:SEA-PAC Keynote Speaker WB9VPGYOTA Camp 2026HAM.liveBB Link AdapterCQ FUTBOLLewis & Clark Special EventRed, White, and Blue EventAmerica 250KY Severe Weather NetBrunch BunchNKARC Field Day Prep MeetingNKARC Breakfast ClubField Day 2026Clifty Falls POTA EventLearn about MESHCORESTEM CampYoung's Jersey Dairy Bike Tour EventRepeater ListHamfestsExams

Amateur Radio News and Information in the Greater Cincinnati, Tri-State, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana Areas for the Week of April 17, 2026.This weeks topics include:The Little Event celebrates 40 checkinsVanity Callsign Seach at KF8EKW.comWorld Radio DayNKARC Ham Radio Prep Discount CodeHy-Gain, Cushcraft, & STEPPIR is BACK!!!!Ky. Severe WX Net2026 Ky. Amateur  of the Year nominationsARRL America 250 eventVOA Museum Hamvention ScheduleFlying PigNKARC Meeting Field Day the questions you were afraid to ask and more....NWS Storm Spotter Training ClassOHIO NVIS DayField Day - Stubblefield Repeater ClubRepeater ListP25 on 145.370 K8YOJ RepeaterHamfestsExams

Brian D. Karcher, KG5GJT, joins the podcast in support of his March/April 2026 On the Air article, “Journey to a Hamfest.” If you haven't been to a hamfest or ham radio convention yet, listen in to find out what to expect — from operating, to shopping, to meeting old friends and making new ones!

Dick Norton N6AA remains kind of a renegade ARRL Director, part of a minority of Directors who oppose the League policy of muzzeling Directors who disagree with Board decisions. His presentations at ARRL Forums are always more interesting than the average recitation of facts and figures. This forum doesn't get into the disputed territory so much, but there are some enlightening moments, as well as the chestnuts about dues, needing more young people… but no one brings up incentive licensing (this may be a first, and if you've never heard the term…. good for you!).

Amateur Radio News and Information in the Greater Cincinnati, Tri-State, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana Areas for the Week of April 3, 2026.This weeks topics include:KYARES.orgOwensboro Fox HuntVOA Museum Hamvention HoursMcCreary Gravel RallyScouts get Radio Merit BadgeScouts and EMS SKYWARN EventN4RJH Silent KeyKy Severe Weather Net2026 Amateur of the Year NominationsFlying PigARRL America 250 WAS EventBrunch BunchField Day Presentation at NKARC MeetingWeather Spotter Training CourseOHIO NVIS DayRepeater ListWW4KY DSTAR Repeater newsHamfestsExams

Amateur Radio News and Information in the Greater Cincinnati, Tri-State, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana Areas for the Week of March 20, 2026.This weeks topics include:2026 Hamvention AwardsXenia MarathonHam Radio Class630 MetersKY Severe Weather NetFlying PigAmerica 250NKARC BreakfastHappy 90th Birthday KB9DDO PartyARETNKY - KY6ET Meeting and PresentationKY SOTA CampoutNWS Weather Spotter Training ClassRepeater ListHamfestsExams

Amateur Radio News and Information in the Greater Cincinnati, Tri-State, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana Areas for the Week of March 13, 2026.This weeks topics include:Scouts and Ham Radioget your license with this Ham radio Instruction classKy. Severe Storm Weather NetFlying PigGrant ARC Officers for 2026America 250Dayton Bus Trip for HamventionBrunch BunchNKARC MeetingNKARC BreakfastKB9DDO 90th Birthday BashARETNKY - KY6ET Meeting and PresentaitonKY SOTA CampoutNWS Weather Spotter Training ClassRepeater ListHighland County Repeater ChangeHamfestsExams

Join us for a livestream after the first 2 days of the Hamfest.Josh's hotspot - https://members.calyx.org/r/u9swwBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ham-radio-2-0--2042782/support.

Amateur Radio News and Information in the Greater Cincinnati, Tri-State, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana Areas for the Week of February 27, 2026.This weeks topics include:Storm Spotter TrainingIndiana Ham Radio License PlatesFlying Pig Volunteers neededUpdate your Email and Address with FCC and CORES Required NOWAmerica 250Bus ride to HamventionSouth 40 NETK4NKU gets KILO at US-9756N8PET Silent KeyCARS Fox Hunt146.580 Simplex NetKy. Weather Severe Storm NetCave City Hamfest PrizesNKARC MeetingBrunch BunchKY SOTA Campout EventSummer Field DayRepeater ListLouisville Repeaters Forcedd to Move and Financial Support neededLCARA Repeaters links improvedHamfestsExams

Interview of the admins prior to Hamcation 2026Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ham-radio-2-0--2042782/support.

Tonight we show the Orlando hamcation plus another Hamfest out west 

Explore OpenHamClock, Raspberry Pi Trixie, and the Choyong LC90 Internet radio. Retain your power pole connectors with a cheap hack. Visit with friends at the 2026 Capital City Hamfest. 1:11:13

Explore OpenHamClock, Raspberry Pi Trixie, and the Choyong LC90 Internet radio. Retain your power pole connectors with a cheap hack. Visit with friends at the 2026 Capital City Hamfest. 1:11:13

Amateur Radio News and Information in the Greater Cincinnati, Tri-State, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana Areas for the Week of February 6, 2026.This weeks topics include:WI4W Owensboro 2025 Amateur of The Year!VOA Museum Expands hoursHamClock NewsARRL America 250 Work all StatesBullitt County Meeting with DXingBrunch BunchRepeater ListHamfestsExams

Amateur Radio News and Information in the Greater Cincinnati, Tri-State, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana Areas for the Week of January 30, 2026.This weeks topics include:Ky Severe Weather Net XLX721AWinter Field DayRadio Adventure is Hamvention ThemeAmerica 250 WAS EventKY ARES Mini ConferenceRepeater ListHamfestsExams

Amateur Radio News and Information in the Greater Cincinnati, Tri-State, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana Areas for the Week of January 23, 2026.This weeks Topics Include:Radio Scouting CommitteeWinter Field DayW4MO Silent KeyOpen TNCAmerica 250ARETNKY / KY6ET Meeting and weather presentationKY Mini ARES ConferenceRepeater ListLCARA Linked RepeatersHamfestsExams

Amateur Radio News and Information in the Greater Cincinnati, Tri-State, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana Areas for the Week of January 16, 2026.This weeks topics include:KY4DH #1 Senior High SchoolStudent Coding CompetitionNew Net on 146.85 W8BAPK3SDM POTA KING!DSTAR updateN4PF Silent KeyWinter Field DayAmerica 250 Event2026 YOTA CampARRL ScholarshipsSupport your Parks Weekend ChallengeMonix Meeeting with the SDS150ARRL VHF ContestMini-ARES ConferenceRepeater ListHamfestsExams

Amateur Radio News and Information in the Greater Cincinnati, Tri-State, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana Areas for the Week of January 9, 2026.This weeks topics include:Ky WX Net on XLX721AIndiana AUXCOMM NetOHKYIN WinnersWinter Field DayRadio Scouting CommitteeWinterheatAmerica 2502026 YOTA CampARRL ScholarshipsBrunch BunchFREE Online General ClassFREE Online Extra ClassARRL VHF ContestRepeater ListHamfesstsExams

AB4WS RADIO SHOW Amateur Radio News and Information in the Greater Cincinnati, Tri-State, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana Areas for the Week of January 2, 2026.This weeks topics include:New Year Ham Radio Plans2 New Ky POTA ParksARRL KIDS DayJanuary VHF ContestSilent Keys AJ4O and W6LGWB8VNH ARRL 50 YearsAmerica 250 WAS Event146.580 Simplex NetFREE Extra Class ZOOM Class2026 YOTA CampARRL Foundation ScholarshipsFREE ZOOM General ClassRepeater News   Repeater List   443.8 Morehead Repeater back on lineHamfestsExams

Amateur Radio News and Information in the Greater Cincinnati, Tri-State, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana Areas for the Week of December 26, 2025.This weeks topices include:GCARA Annaual 1936 AM NetW8KIW Ohio Ham of the YearWA4BKX Silent Key2026 ARRL Teachers InstituteARRL America250 WAS EventARRL Straight Key NightComing Ky Weather Net to XLX721AFREE Ham Radio Extrac ClassYOTA Month2026 YOTA Camp in Huntsville Al. A Space AdventureARRL Foundation Scholarships FREE Online General Class Repeater ListHamfestsExams

Amateur Radio News and Information in the Greater Cincinnati, Tri-State, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana Areas for the Week of December 12, 2025.This weeks topics include:Congratulations to KR4KS2026 Hamcation Awards10 Meter ARRL ContestGet your Ham Radio License with ARRL ClassKQ4MJI Elmer of the YearDecember is YOTA Month3916 Santa Net2026 YOTA CampARRL Teachers Institute TelethonARRL Foundation ScholarshipsVolunteer for Radio Scouting CommitteeBrunch BunchTriple Nickel Simplex Net Christmas DinnerLCARA Christmas DinnerNKARC Christmas DinnerGCARA 1936 KHz AM NetFree Online ZOOM General ClassRepeater News:   Repeater List   220 Repeater in Harrison County KY   Mid South LinkHamfestsExams

Amateur Radio News and Information in the Greater Cincinnati, Tri-State, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana Areas for the Week of December 5, 2025.Thsi weks topics include:Radio Club of America AwardsARRL Foundation ScholarshipsVolunteers needed for Radio Scourting Committee146.580 NKARC Simplex NetISS SSTV EventDecember is YOTA Month long eventAA8SW Earns ARRL Trident DXCC AwardBrandmeister DMR needs your helpEric N8YC retires as OHKYIN Field Day Chair3916 Santa Net2026 YOTA Camp applicationsSilent Keys KF4UKC N4WCQTalk to Santa over Ham Radio at the Cynthiana Christmas ParadeWestern Ky. POTA MeetupQCEN Holiday PartyARRL 10 Meter Contest Brunch BunchNKARC Holiday DinnerGCARA 1936 AM Net Annual EventFREE Online General ClassRepeater ListHamfestsExams

Amateur Radio News and Information in the Greater Cincinnati, Tri-State, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana Areas for the Week of November 14, 2025.This weeks topics include:2025 ARRL Summer Field Day Results2025 Honor Run EventSilent Key KA8MCLOhio SET ResultsExercise coming to XLX721 Get Ready!!!ARRL November SweepsLearn about Echolink at NKARC MeetingMilford Annual Holiday dinnerOhio ARES ConferenceLearn about WINLINK at ARETNKY / KY6ET Meeting OHKYIN Holiday Party and election meetingNKARC Christmas DinnerARRL Still giving exams with FCC Closed Down.Repeater ListHamfestsExams

Amateur Radio News and Information in the Greater Cincinnati, Tri-State, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana Areas for the Week of October 31, 2025.This weeks topics include:ARRL KY Section Manager K6ZZestern Ky. POTA EventStubblefield POTA EventK4ZSR Cheetah RoveAmazing story of 26 Park POTA RoveCQWW with Ky Contest GroupEvent Coming using XLX721NKARC Simplex Net 146.580OHKYIN MeetingHonor RunARRL November SSB SweepsNKARC Meeting with TETONS Radio EventMilford Club Annual DinnerOHIO ARES ConferenceLearn WINLINK at ARETNKY MeetingOHKYIN ElectionsNKARC Christmas DinnerFCC Down but ARRL Still TestingRepeater ListHamfestsExams

Amateur Radio News and Information in the Greater Cincinnati, Tri-State, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana Areas for the Week of October 24, 2025.This Week Topics Include:ARRL School Club Round up KY4DH2026 Milford Amateur Radio CLub OfficersCongratulations to Successful Exams, new hams and upgradesBARS PicnicFREE Zoom General License ClassesOHKYIN Meeting Location ChangeHonor Run 2025ARRL November SweepsMARC Annual DinnerOHIO ARES ConferenceNKARC Holiday DinnerFCC with Government Shutdown and ARRL TestingRepeater ListHamfestExams

Discover Bird Wattmeters in action at Huntsville Hamfest 2025! Join us for an in-depth look at Bird RF's industry-standard Model 43 and advanced digital wattmeters, showcased through live demos. Learn how these precision tools measure RF power for ham radio, public safety, and telecom applications. Perfect for amateur radio enthusiasts and RF pros! #HamRadio #HuntsvilleHamfest #BirdRFBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ham-radio-2-0--2042782/support.

Tonight we present the results of the donations taken from the Hamfest last weekend, during our POTA event, and we present them as a donation to the @ARRLHQ Teacher's Institute. Come join us!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ham-radio-2-0--2042782/support.

Amateur Radio News and Information in the Greater Cincinnati, Tri-State, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana Areas for the Week of October 17, 2025.This weeks topics include:NKARC POTA EventARRL Club Newsletter ContestJamboree on the AirMONIX MeetingPOTA Support your Parks WeekendMeshtastic Presentation NKARC MeetingGeneral Class at Logan County KyFREE ZOOM General Class CourseOHKYIN Meeting updateHonor Run EventARRL November SweepsOHIO ARES ConferenceFCC Government Shutdown EffectsRepeater ListHamfestsExams

Sunday night after the Huntsville HamfestBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ham-radio-2-0--2042782/support.

Tonight I welcome to usually cast and crew of Hamfest attendees from the YouTube community and beyond. Join us to talk about plans for next week.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ham-radio-2-0--2042782/support.

Amateur Radio News and Information in the Greater Cincinnati, Tri-State, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana Areas for the Week of October 10, 2025.This weeks topics include:Search for ARRL Ky Section ManagerJamboree on the AirK8SGY Silent KeyFCC CLosed but you can still take Ham Radio ExamsNKARC POTA EventBrunch BunchMeshtastic Presentation at NKARC MeetingOHKYIN Meeting Location ChangeHonor RunOhio ARES ConferenceRepeater ListHamfestsExams

In this episode, we join Martin Butler M1MRB, Chris Howard (M0TCH), Martin Rothwell (M0SGL), Frank Howell (K4FMH), Bill Barnes (WC3B) and Leslie Butterfields (G0CIB) to discuss the latest Amateur / Ham Radio news. Colin Butler (M6BOY) rounds up the news in brief, and the episode's feature is UK Hamfest Review Part Two. We would like to thank our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate All Amateur Radio Licenses in Equatorial Guinea re Temporarily Suspended CubeSats to Deploy from ISS on 19 September 2025 FCC Grants Limited Use of Amateur Bands to AST Spacemobile Doubts About Solar Cycle Prediction Methodology UK Regulator Mulls Satellite-to-Cell Phone Service Icom UK Supports The Scouts with IC-9700 Radio for JOTA Activities New Book Release: ARRL On the Air Yearbooks Fire Prevention Week Special Event Antenna Removal Takes Away Amateur Life RSGB Outreach Team Launches its First Official DMR Youth Net

Amateur Radio News and Information in the Greater Cincinnati, Tri-State, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana Areas for the Week of September 19, 2025.This weeks topics include:Nets memorilizing 9/11 AnniversaryKY MultiMode Net September 25KR4BMB now EXTRA Class Operator!Brunch Bunch passing baton from N8BV to N3VQWBullitt County POTA EventErie Canal 200th Anniversary POTA EventMONIX MeetingLearn Winlink at ARETNKY MeetingPOTA Meetup at US-1270SET EventOn-Line Tech ClassNKARC POTA EventLearn Meshtastic at NKARC MeetingRepeater News:   53.85 Repeater is Down   Repeater List (New Version out)HamfestsExams

Join us on an exciting road trip to the Mena Hamfest in Arkansas, where we explore the world of ham radio on the go! Follow our journey as we share tips for using ham radio while driving, showcase the stunning Arkansas scenery, and dive into the vibrant hamfest experience. Perfect for ham radio enthusiasts and road trip lovers alike, this video offers practical advice, gear insights, and festival highlights. Don't miss out—watch now and get inspired for your next ham radio adventure! #HamRadio #MenaHamfest #RoadTripDonate to ARRL Teachers Institute - https://arrl.org/30daysEquipment in this video:Oukitel Power Station (updated version) -https://amzn.to/4ptuZ7IWolfbox Dashcam - https://amzn.to/4m3tLgfAllstar Hotspot - https://hotspotradios.com/hotspotradio-usbSpecFive Voyager - https://specfive.com/products/specfive-voyager?sca_ref=7246271.KyGRZJaXNbi7N5PRFinder P10 - https://rfinder.myshopify.com/products/rfinder-android-radio-p10-136-174mhz-400-490mhz-dmr-fm-10-hardened-tablet-4th-gen-embedded-rtl-sdrBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ham-radio-2-0--2042782/support.

In this special release episode, we review the first part of our Interviews from UK Hamfest 2025, including the big hardware announcement from ICOM, the IC7300 MK2. We would like to thank our monthly and annual subscription donors for keeping the podcast advert free. To donate, please visit - http://www.icqpodcast.com/donate ICOM Announce the Launch of the IC7300 Mk2 The Work of the RSGB Makers Group - UK Hamfest 2025 The Work of Vintage Military Amateur Radio Society (VMARS) - UK Hamfest 2025 Introduction to SDRSwitch - UK Hamfest 2025 Kanga Products Radio Kits - UK Hamfest 2025

Amateur Radio News and Information in the Greater Cincinnati, Tri-State, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana Areas for the Week of September 12, 2025.This weeks topics include:Greater Louisville Hamfest2026 Great Lakes Division Convention at Cincinnati HamfestClasses to get your Technician LicenseARRL VHF / UHF ContestBrunch BunchLearn about APRS at NKARC MeetingErie Canal 200th Anniversary POTA EventMONIX MeetingIntroduction to Winlink at the ARETNKY KY6ET MeetingPOTA Meet UPSET EventOnline Technician License Prep ClassNKARC POTA EventLearn about Meshtastic at NKARC MeetingREPEATER NEWS   53.85 WALTON Repeater   Repeater ListHamfestExams

Join us tonight as we chat with Mark, N4BCD, chairman of the Huntsville Hamfest, which starts in less than 2 weeks!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ham-radio-2-0--2042782/support.

Amateur Radio News and Information in the Greater Cincinnati, Tri-State, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana Areas for the Week of August 1, 2025.This weeks Topics Include:HAMTV on ISSCincinnati Hamfest Overnight Reservations deadlineBARS Mmerican Cancer Society DriveKY Ham of the Year NominationsErnie Farmer Memorial Award Nominations146.580 NKARC Simplx NetBARS MeetingLearn Cross Band Repeat at ARETNKY MeetingKY POTA EventBrunch BunchLighthouses on the Air EventNKARC MeetingHarvest Home Fair Event1940's Museum Center EventOHIO POTA EventBARS Family PicnicPOTA Meet UpRepeater ListHamfestExams

Foundations of Amateur Radio In the community of radio amateurs scattered around the planet we have a habit of getting together with others to have fun in whatever shape that takes. The obvious ones are HAMfests, car boot sales, raffles and other amateur adjacent pursuits, but we also do things like licence training, weekly on-air nets, contesting, portable activations, climbing mountains, or hills, setting-up in parks, or lighthouses, we set-up on a field day, just for fun, and find excuses, sorry, reasons, for any number of other activities. Some of these are solitary affairs, but many are best enjoyed shared with multiple friends, both old and new ones. Having been a member of this community since 2010 I've come to observe an aspect of this community that is odd, to say the least. We organise all these events, but rarely promote it beyond a single email to three people, if that. It's almost as-if the average organiser thinks that their event permeates the community by magic osmosis. Even if there is any form of promotion, there's sometimes a date and time, but hardly ever does it show that time in UTC, even if it's a radio event, it's like we've forgotten that radio waves pass through time zones, or there is a misconception that everyone on the planet knows what your local timezone is, let alone if it's summer or winter time at the time of the event. So, what does promoting your event look like if you actually want people to know about it? For starters, you should consider who you want to have as a participant. A local HAMfest is unlikely to attract people from around the globe, but Friedrichshafen and Dayton are examples that contradict that notion. A VHF-only event might be intended for local amateurs, but what if it allows for satellite or digital contacts, like say via Allstar, IRLP or Echolink? Similarly, you might run a weekly on-air net, but have visitors from around the planet. The point being, that your audience might not be exactly what you initially think. In other words, there might be people playing from further afield. Consider that when you announce what time the event starts, and finishes. Speaking of finishing, adding an expected closing time is helpful for participants where only one member of the family lives and breathes amateur radio and the rest just want to get on with their respective lives, so consideration is welcome. Aside from telling your audience when and for how long the event goes, adding a location is not optional. You'd be surprised how many events say things like: "it's again in the usual location", or "we're at the community hall" without ever publishing an address. I can tell you, it's fun discovering that the name of the hall isn't unique. Now, for the big one. After putting the information together about the event itself, where and how do you announce it? For starters, on your own website, in whatever form that takes. It serves two purposes, announcing to the world what is happening, but it's also the definitive place where the right information is published. This is important because things change, get cancelled, moved, updated, whatever. Life isn't static, so you need to define a place where the official announcement lives. At this point I'd like to mention that this is often where promotion stops. It's easy to think that in your universe everyone you know is aware of your website, but that's just not true. A single place to publish is not the end of the process, it's the start. Then you need to use things like the local news broadcast, the national news broadcast, the international news broadcasts, contesting websites and calendars, social media, fediverse and whatever else you can get your hands on. You need to include it in your own club news, in club newsletters from other clubs, on the local amateur notice board, you need to talk about the event on-air, share it during on-air nets and if it's recurring, tell the world that it's going to happen again next year. Nothing here is revolutionary, it's not like launching a rocket into space, this is basic common sense and you too can do this. If you need help, ask. So, if you have an event that you want to have participants for, you need to make noise. Publishing the announcement at the local planning department in Alpha Centauri 50 years before the event is going to cause issues, as will defining the date for an annual event as: When the June solstice is on a weekday (Monday through Friday), the weekend following shall be the weekend of the event. When the June solstice falls on a Saturday or Sunday, that weekend shall be the weekend of the event, but only for the Winter field day, the Summer one requires you to count back four weekends, or forward, depending on if you're talking about the Spring or Summer event, and add one if it falls on the weekend. In case you're wondering. No, I didn't make that up. It's real. I'll leave you to ponder how you'd add such an event to your family calendar. I'm Onno VK6FLAB

Tonight I welcome the admins from Hamcation back onto the livestream to talk about what to expect from the 2nd largest Hamfest in the USA, less than 2 weeks away!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ham-radio-2-0--2042782/support.

PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1338 - Full Version Release Date: October 19, 2024 ATTENTION: Due to the DDOS Cyberattack on Internet Archive, our host for files is offline until further notice, we are working to find a good alternative resource for the podcast until services are restored. Here is a summary of the news trending This Week in Amateur Radio. This week's edition is anchored by Denny Haight, NZ8D, Chris Perrine, KB2FAF, Don Hulick, K2ATJ, Will Rogers, K5WLR, Joshua Marler, AA4WX, Eric Zittel, KD2RJX, William Savacool, K2SAV, George Bowen, W2XBS, and Jessica Bowen, KC2VWX. Produced and edited by George Bowen, W2XBS. Approximate Running Time: 1:29:16 Podcast Download (temp): https://bit.ly/TWIAR1338 Podcast Download: https://shorturl.at/9d1es Soundcloud link: https://on.soundcloud.com/HGUmhdEZWwaS7Bqe8 Jumpshare link: https://jmp.sh/mQb3ZFee Direct download: https://twiar.net/TWIAR_1338_NAT.mp3 Trending headlines in this week's bulletin service 1. AMSAT: Call for ARISS Proposals from U.S. Educators 2. WIA: 40 Meter Band Plan Harmonization WIA Next Steps 3. WIA: Russian State Media Targeted in Cyberattack 4. WIA: New Book Available Jesus, Faith and Antennas 5. ARS: SpaceX Tells FCC It Has Plans to Make Starlink About 10 Times Faster 6. FCC: The FCC Is Looking into The Impact of Broadband Data Caps and Why They Still Exist 7. ARRL: Jamboree On The Air Brings Scouts Around The World Together 8. ARRL: 2024 Radio Orienteering Championships Held in Michigan 9. ARRL: ARRL Online Auction Is Now Underway 10. ARRL: Team Of 161 Amateurs from Five States Assist 2000 Medical Personnel For Chicago Marathon 11. ARRL: ARRL Pacific Division Ham Radio Convention and Hamfest, Runs October 18th – 20th, 2024 12. ARRL: Youth On The Air Camp For The Americas Has Been Scheduled For June 15th - 20th, 2025 13. FCC: FCC Proposes Fine Against ESPN For Violation of Emergency Alert Rules 14. New Director of Technology Named by Amateur Radio Digital Communications 15. Straight Key Century Club Solicits QSL Card Design Ideas for Straight Key Month 2025 16. New Record for CW Callsign Copy Set by A Romanian Teen Ham 17. 1922 Maritime Disaster to Be Remembered In Upcoming Special Event Station Operation 18. Broadcaster In Missing Radio Tower Case Dies - Hot Air Balloon Crashes And Fells Radio Tower 19. Upcoming RadioSport Contests and Regional Convention Listing 20. HACK: Voyager 2's Plasma Spectrometer is turned off in a power saving measure. 21. AMSAT: Satellite Shorts from All Over 22. WIA: Australian federal government hires a US firm to develop a new undersea cable. 23. WIA: Voice of America to move to new headquarters in Washington DC 24. ARS: FCC lets Starlink provide direct-to-device cellular service in areas effected by recent hurricanes 25. ARRL: ARRL Teachers Institute on wireless technology impacts in 2025 26. ARRL: 2024 Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Award Recipient is Keos Van Oosbree, W0AAE 27. ARRL: University of Scranton will dedicate its new State of The Art amateur radio station 28. Broadcasters receive federal funds to strengthen resiliency during severe weather 29. Internet Radio Station pioneer, Keith Lamonica W7DXX, SK Plus these Special Features This Week: * Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO - AMSAT Satellite News * Foundations of Amateur Radio with Onno Benschop VK6FLAB, will show us several surprises that change you forever. * The DX Corner with Bill Salyers, AJ8B with news on DXpeditions, DX, and upcoming Radio Sport contests, and more. * Weekly Propagation Forecast from the ARRL * Will Rogers, K5WLR - A Century Of Amateur Radio. This week, we climb aboard The Wayback Machine to the early nineteen hundreds as the first trans-continental one-way message relay occurred, and shortly thereafter, the first two-way transcontinental message made it into league headquarters. We will hear the story in a segment he entitled Trans Cons. ----- Website: https://www.twiar.net X: https://x.com/TWIAR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/twiari YouTube: https://bit.ly/TWIARYouTube RSS News: https://twiar.net/?feed=rss2 Automated (Full): https://twiar.net/TWIARHAM.mp3 (Static file, updated weekly) Automated (1-hour): https://www.twiar.net/TWIAR1HR.mp3 (Static file, updated weekly) ----- This Week in Amateur Radio is produced by Community Video Associates in upstate New York, and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. If you would like to volunteer with us as a news anchor or special segment producer please get in touch with our Executive Producer, George, via email at w2xbs77@gmail.com. Thanks to FortifiedNet.net for the server space! Thanks to Archive.org for the audio space.

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On Sunday night, after the Huntsville Hamfest of 2024, a small group of us went to a local brewpub for dinner and drinks. This is the livestream from that outing, where I ask people, "what was your favorite thing about this Hamfest?"Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ham-radio-2-0--2042782/support.

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Show Notes (contains affiliate links): Radios To Take To A Hamfest  + Alpha Antenna HexTenna Giveaway   On this week's episode of Ham Radio Crash Course, a podcast roughly based on amateur radio but mostly made up of responding to emails from listeners, hosted by Josh Nass - KI6NAZ and his reluctant wife, Leah - KN6NWZ, we talk about favorite radios to take to a hamfest, what you should buy at a hamfest, preparing to disappear and the movie Threads.    This episode is sponsored by Alpha Antenna. Alpha Antenna is partnering with Ham Radio Crash Course to give away a free Mast Mounted 2-40M + 220/440MHz HF/VHF/UHF HexTenna  (https://www.alphaantenna.com/product/vhf-uhf-hf-portable-hextenna-alpha-antenna/)  Listen for the Listener Word of the Podcast and enter the giveaway here: https://forms.gle/G3vGWTtqoSSSRk1r7 (Ends February 15, 2024 at 5pm)   Ham Radio Minute: Favorite Radios to Take to a Hamfest   Announcements: HRCC Net - https://hrcc.link.    Ham Radio Test Study with Leah - Sub element 3 HamStudy: https://hamstudy.org Support by getting something from Signal Stuff: https://signalstuff.com/?ref=622   Gordon West Ham Radio Test Prep Books with HRCC Links  -Technician: https://amzn.to/3EGELhO -General: https://amzn.to/3g8R9gf -Extra: https://amzn.to/3Tlis5j   Free Fastrack Track to Your Ham Radio License Books on Audible (for new to Audible readers): https://www.amazon.com/hz/audible/mlp/membership/premiumplus?tag=hrccpodcast-20     Join the conversation by leaving a review on Apple Podcast for Ham Radio Crash Course podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ham-radio-crash-course/id1400794852 and/or emailing Leah@hamtactical.com. Leaving a review wherever you listen to podcasts will help Ham Radio Crash Course reach more hams and future hams and we appreciate it! CW Lounge: K, M, R, S, U and A.  A a a k s a m u k k s. M u p p s p s r r p k r.     Show Topic: What should you buy at a hamfest?    Preparedness Corner: Prepare to disappear https://www.reddit.com/r/preppers/comments/1alfweg/what_would_you_include_in_a_go_bag_meant_to_help/   HRCC Movie Club:    https://poll.ly/N7Jt2ACU1Epz5PSJmknw   Threads   Likelihood of disaster: 5/5  Preparedness: 1/5 Realistic: 5/5 Characters: 3/5 Plot: 2/5 Entertainment: 2/5  Overall: 18/30   Twister Ranked: 19.5/30   The Birds Ranked: 15/30   10 Cloverfield Lane Ranked: 26.5/30   The Book of Eli Ranked: 16.75/30   The Day After Tomorrow Ranked: 14/30   The next movie is Don't Look Up Email Correspondent's Tower: We answer emails with ham radio questions, comments on previous podcasts, T-shirt suggestions and everything in between.   Links mentioned in the ECT:    HRCC Campout Information - https://forms.gle/rPcWUDgFxUzkLMd18   Patron Saint of Ham Radio - http://hamgallery.com/Tribute/SP3RN/   Matt's Mardi Gras Music - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3uJsuXuPJ1BNDmMtQhPqv7?si=k1AKuiX5SWSMhF21kJMJDg&pi=u-SCINdPQSSRy5   North side Skull and Bones Gang - https://youtu.be/i4BiyzTDVKQ   Mardi Gras Indians - https://youtu.be/awMFbUYF24Y Thank you all for listening to the podcast.  We have a lot of fun making it and the fact you listen and send us feedback means alot to us!   Want to send us something? Josh Nass  P.O. Box 5101 Cerritos, CA 90703-5101 Support the Ham Radio Crash Course Podcast: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hoshnasi Shop HamTactical: http://www.hamtactical.com Shop Our Affiliates: http://hamradiocrashcourse.com/affiliates/ Shop Our Amazon Store: https://www.amazon.com/shop/hamradiocrashcourse As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.   Connect with Us: Website...................► http://hamradiocrashcourse.com YouTube..................► https://www.youtube.com/c/HamRadioCrashCourse Podcast...................► https://hamradiocrashcourse.podbean.com/ Discord....................► https://discord.gg/xhJMxDT Facebook................► https://goo.gl/cv5rEQ Twitter......................► https://twitter.com/Hoshnasi Instagram.................► https://instagram.com/hoshnasi (Josh) Instagram.................►https://instagram.com/hamtactical (Leah) Instagram.................►https://instagram.com/nasscorners (Leah)