On 18 September, the Radio Society of Great Britain issued a call to the amateur-radio community to actively take part in World Space Week 2026, taking place from 4–10 October. RSGB wants to use this international event to show a wider audience that amateur radio remains part of modern satellite communications, education and space-related experiments.
Clubs can prepare, among other things, an introduction to satellites and orbits, a demonstration of tracking an LEO satellite pass, a presentation of the Doppler effect and antenna steering, or a practical demonstration of communication via satellite. The proposals also include QO-100, HamTV/DATV and reception of signals from the International Space Station.
Of particular interest is the planned SSTV transmission from the ISS. Current RSGB materials give the date as 3–6 October, the frequency 145.800 MHz, a PD120 transmission and six images to receive. This will also allow people to take part from their own station, provided they have a suitable receiver and antenna.
RSGB is also organising its own events at the National Radio Centre. From 6 to 9 October, two sessions of approximately 90 minutes each are planned there every day, during which participants will learn how satellites operate and will be able, among other things, to send a radio signal into space and hear their own voice relayed via a geostationary satellite.