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Scouts to meet on the air again News • 2026-09-13 Scouts to meet on the air again JOTA-JOTI 2026 will take place from October 16 to 18. Scouts from around the world will make contacts via amateur-radio bands and the internet. 9T0MD preparing a major DXpedition Expeditions • 2026-09-13 9T0MD preparing a major DXpedition The Mediterranean DX Club team is planning activity from the Democratic Republic of the Congo starting in late September, using the HF bands, 6 m, QO-100, and EME. IARU Region 1 Meets in Vienna News • 2026-09-11 IARU Region 1 Meets in Vienna From 19 to 23 September, representatives of amateur-radio organizations will meet in Vienna for the 27th IARU Region 1 General Conference. Delegates will also include representatives of the Polish Amateur Radio Union. SP9-VHF Contest Starts on September 19 Contests and competition • 2026-09-11 SP9-VHF Contest Starts on September 19 An hour of competition on 2 m and 70 cm – the Silesian PZK Regional Branch invites operators to work CW, SSB and FM both from a fixed QTH and in the field. SP1KZE on the summit of Zwierzyniec Expeditions • 2026-09-11 SP1KZE on the summit of Zwierzyniec The SP1KZE field team battled unpredictable weather and difficult propagation, finishing the IARU 145 MHz contest with more than 90 contacts in the log. V47YA and V47RCX from Saint Kitts Expeditions • 2026-09-11 V47YA and V47RCX from Saint Kitts Tom K0YA and Toni W5RCX are operating from the Caribbean island of Saint Kitts through the end of September on bands from 160 to 6 meters. KH8WW from Aunu’u on the bands Expeditions • 2026-09-11 KH8WW from Aunu’u on the bands Yuris YL2GM and Eugene EA5EL are conducting September activity from Aunu’u Island in American Samoa, designated IOTA OC-045. Radio farewell to summer in Kraków News • 2026-09-11 Radio farewell to summer in Kraków OT-12 PZK invites you to an outdoor gathering on September 26 featuring radio, technical presentations, an equipment flea market and activity by station SP9PLK. SP9FIH heads to Wallis Expeditions • 2026-09-11 SP9FIH heads to Wallis Janusz SP9FIH announces activity from Wallis Island in the Pacific. The expedition is scheduled to run from 26 September to 17 October 2026.