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How does an antenna really work? HB9AG invites you to a technical evening
Swiss radio amateurs from the Aargau USKA section will devote their October 2 meeting to the practical analysis of antennas, computer simulations, and the use of the Smith chart.
63 Days of Courage and Glory – two contest stages already on October 2
Polish radio amateurs will once again commemorate the Warsaw Uprising. First, the CW/SSB section will take place, followed immediately by the digital-mode competition.
Antibes returns after the summer break – radio, SOTA and mountain repeaters
Around 20 people attended the first post-summer meeting of Radio-Club d'Antibes F6KHK. Repeater systems, field operations and training new radio amateurs were discussed.
Microwave weekend F5KSE – contacts on 5 and 10 GHz near Toulouse
Radio-Club de la Haute-Garonne F5KSE summarized its September microwave activity. The portable station operated from the hills near Auzeville-Tolosane, making contacts on 5 and 10 GHz.
GB0ATA and GB0MMR with Airfields on the Air distinctions
Bracknell Amateur Radio Club has received RAFARS distinctions for contacts made by special event stations during activities associated with British airfields.
ARICA-2 opens a space-based radio message mailbox
From September 29, radio amateurs will be able to send messages via the Japanese CubeSat ARICA-2. The experiment will run until October 13.
Record-breaking 24 GHz – 236 km between VK4IF/p and VK2SRC/p
During the Australian Spring VHF-UHF Field Day, radio amateurs made a 24 GHz contact over a distance of 236 km, first using Q65 and then SSB.
SSB Field Day 2026 – RADARC tests a new switched antenna in the field
Reading and District Amateur Radio Club summed up this year’s SSB Field Day. The team operated in the low-power category, using an Elecraft K4 and a new automatically switched dipole antenna designed G0LHZ.
RADE V2 goes on the air – FreeDV begins testing the next generation of digital voice
The FreeDV project has begun recruiting amateur radio operators to test RADE V2. The new mode will be evaluated in real radio contacts using a test version of FreeDV 3.0.