Although we have missed a couple of years, South Normanton, Alfreton and District ARC are very pleased to announce the return of Junction 28 Radio Rally on Sunday 12th June

The UK's Guardian newspaper reports a politician in Tonga has said an airdrop of Ham Radio equipment is being made to provide basic communications in the aftermath of the volcanic eruption

On January 13, 2022, the EASAT-2 and HADES satellites were launched on a Falcon 9 launch vehicle from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Developed by AMSAT-EA, both satellites carry FM and digital repeater payloads to provide services to amateur radio enthusiasts around the world

The Winter SWL Fest is a conference of radio hobbyists of all stripes, from DC to daylight. Historically, every year scores of hobbyists have descended on the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania suburbs for a weekend of camaraderie

Planning for the 89th IRTS AGM weekend continues. The event will take place in the Woodford Dolmen Hotel, Kilkenny Road, Carlow over the weekend of the 9th and 10th of April

Fast Wind Storming with More to the East and West - The latest space weather forecast from Dr Tamitha Skov WX6SWW

The Georgetown Gazette reports the most recent series of storms shows how amateur radio can play a vital role during power/communications outages

According to the Amateur Radio Cluster Network for the week of Sunday, 16th January, through Sunday, 23rd January there were 211 countries active

Chip Lohman, NN4U, was introduced to amateur radio during an early stint as a US Marine stationed next to an Army MARS station

AMSATSA has announced the date for the association's 2022 Space Symposium. It will be held on Saturday 23 July 2022. The current planning is to present it as a virtual event on the Blue Jeans platform

AMSAT SA, in partnership with the UCT Space and Astronomy Society, have applied for a sponsored launch to the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) for their Access to Space for All programme

The Tuscon Amateur Packet Radio Club, TAPR, is a well known organizationtion that pioneered packet radio. Today, they are still at the bleeding edge of data transmission in amateur radio

South Africa's national society SARL are holding an FM contest on the VHF/UHF bands to boost activity and enable newcomers to get experience of contest operating

Hamcation 2022 is scheduled for February 11 - 13, 2022 at the Central Florida Fairgrounds and Expo Center in Orlando, FL

A couple of days ago, after months of anticipation, an unassuming little box arrived on my doorstep. Inside the box was a nondescript electronic device with two SMA connectors and a USB socket. Other than the branding, there were no markings on the device and it came without any instructions

The RSGB Board is pleased to confirm the appointment of Chris Wood, GD6TWF as Honorary Treasurer with immediate effect

IARU-R1 reports Portugal's communications regulator ANACOM acts to eradicate interference and abuse of radio spectrum

Jonathan Groves, M0VRI has been co-opted to the RSGB Board until the AGM 2022 to carry out a three-month review of RSGB youth activities and opportunities

NewsWest for Sunday 23rd January 2022 is the New Amateurs edition, where we congratulate those who have just entered the hobby with their first callsign, or those with a new callsign and new level of license

The RSGB National Radio Centre will re-open to visitors from Monday 31 January and will be open seven days a week