The historic VLF transmitter at Grimeton Radio Station in Sweden is celebrating one hundred years since it was put into commercial operation. The unique Alexanderson alternator operates using callsign SAQ. To mark the centenary a special transmission will take place at 1000UTC on Sunday 1 December using CW on 17.2kHz. The event will be livestreamed ... Read more

With just two weeks to go until Youngsters on the Air Month, operating slots for GB24YOTA are fast filling up. The special call sign will be active throughout December and is a fantastic opportunity to get youngsters active on the amateur bands. Whether you are part of a school, university, youth group, a club or ... Read more

The RSGB Contest Club is excited to announce that the second World Wide Award event will be taking place in January 2025 and it is looking for volunteers to take part. Last year’s event included 28 RSGB members who made in excess of 109,000 contacts. The Society’s Contest Club has confirmed there are currently special ... Read more

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station, also known as ARISS, will be conducting Slow Scan TV operations from the International Space Station between the 11th and 18th of November. There will be 12 images to catch during the week-long experiment, which will be on the theme of the 40th anniversary of amateur radio in ... Read more

The VARC Satellite group have been making big strides to completing the system up at the cabin. They have been meeting regularly on a Wednesday evening and have installed a rotator with azimuth and elevation functionality. Ambrozy (M7MLU) made the first contact through the system steering the antenna manually. More recently they have aquired a ... Read more

The Memorial Day QSO Party is an activity providing participants with an opportunity to honour amateur radio operators who are now Silent Key. The event is being sponsored and managed by the First Class CW Operators’ Club and is open to all licensed amateurs. The eventbegins at 0900 UTC on the 1st of November 2024 ... Read more

Up this weekend is the CQ WW SSB contest. Here at VARC we are inviting anyone from the club who would like to try an SSB contest for the first time to come along over the 48 hours of the 26th and 27th to try their hand. We will be holding an introductory day on ... Read more

grid.radio is a web application born out of the frustration that Rose, 2E0RXO and many others experienced during spontaneous, often unplanned, Parks on the Air activations. During busy moments, someone would inevitably ask for a Worked All Britain square or another reference that she wasn’t prepared for. There wasn’t a single, simple resource to quickly ... Read more

Jamboree on the Air, also known as JOTA, is taking place between the 18th and 20th of October. The event promotes friendship and global citizenship and is a brilliant celebration of amateur radio among the groups within the Scout Association. Some groups have already shared details of activities that will be taking place over the ... Read more

1940s Weekend! 21st / 22nd Sept’ Fun for all the family, this two-day event in September is a chance to step back in time and enjoy a marvellous weekend of vintage entertainment. Why not dress to impress and visit us in 1940s attire? Enjoy live music throughout the weekend and visit the market stalls and ... Read more