The High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) will be conducting their largest experiment and research campaign from October 19 – 28, 2022. Amateur radio operators are invited to listen and participate. The research will last for 10 days and include 13 experiments, with transmissions taking place between 1400 – 0600 UTC daily. The transmission experiments […] Read more

FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Special Event Stations QARS is delighted to announce the Starting of the special events stations for FWC Qatar 2022 from October 18 to December 18 2022 on all HF bands and QO100 satellite for all modes: 1 – A722FWC to be used at the headquarters of QARS and the Fans Zones at […] Read more

LABRE presents a new AWARD. WID (Worked Independence Day) celebrates the 200th anniversary of the Independence of Brazil and is available to all worldwide amateur radio operators who confirm contacts with Brazilian stations whose last two letters of their respective callsigns correspond to the acronyms of the 27 Federative Units (states or UF) of Brazil, […] Read more

This week we rcvd 4 x S.P.E amplifiers in Oslo. All amplifiers have been fully serviced for free at the factory in Italy, and some minorcomponents have been replaced. With this we know that the amplifiers are in very good condition prior to our trip. Thanks to S.P.E for offering their services and products to […] Read more

Canada’s radio amateurs will be using the prefixes XK, XJ, VG and VX from May 15 to July 14 to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II In the listings below “Prefix” identifies what prefix an amateur’s call sign must have in order to use the special event call sign. Time Call Sign Prefix […] Read more

Photo: PY5EG In 2005, W9KNI and CQ Magazine asked me if I was interested in managing a new contest for CQ Magazine – the CQ DX Marathon. This new contest/DX program sounded very interesting, and I thought it would be a great program to keep old timers interested in working DX. As it was a new […] Read more

The Chinese Radio Amateurs Club (CRAC) has announced that Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games special event station BY1CRA/WO22 is now active on FT8, SSB, and CW on 160 – 10 meters and will operate until the games close on February 20. Contact awards are available. A logis posted to Club Log. — Thanks to Southgate Amateur Radio News via […] Read more

Rule Number One of Pile-Ups: Stay in Control. Rule Number Two: Stations will use any means necessary to break the pile-up. Here are my tips to stay in control and manage rule number two. Read more

On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of our UBA, more than 60 stations with the special ON75 prefix will be on the air during the months of January and February. Naturally, the UBA cordially invites all Belgian amateurs to participate.The event has also received international publicity. From your cozy shack you will not only […] Read more