RSGB launches its 2025 Construction Competition

The RSGB has launched its Construction Competition for 2025. Entries to this annual competition will again be judged online to allow RSGB members from the UK and across the world to participate and demonstrate their creativity. In line with the Society’s strategic priority of growth, there will be a new Outreach category this year in which members are encouraged to submit a project that can be reproduced in a school or public environment.

The other five categories are beginners, construction excellence, innovation, software and antennas. A cash prize will be awarded for the winner of each section, with a bonus for the overall winner, who will also be declared the recipient of the Pat Hawker G3VA Award. The winner of the beginner category will also receive the Gavin Nesbitt, MM1BXF trophy. The results of the competition will be announced during the 2025 RSGB Annual General Meeting in April.

For full details of the competition and how to enter, visit the RSGB website - http://rsgb.org/construction-competition

WRTC and WRL Announce Partnership to Launch New Live Ham Radio Competition Technology

WRTC and WRL Announce Partnership to Launch New Live Ham Radio Competition Technology

The World Radio Sport Team Championship 2026 (WRTC) and the World Radio League (WRL), have just announced a partnership to launch a new live contesting technology platform in order to bring an innovative and exciting live experience to ham radio.

Ham radio competitions are events where amateur radio operators make contacts all around the world with their own equipment, over a few hours or even several days. They score points for each contact they make, with additional points or multipliers for contact with different countries, regions, or using certain radio frequencies (bands).

Tens of thousands of ham radio enthusiasts tune in for ham radio contests every year, but WRTC and WRL are dreaming even bigger - bringing a true eSports quality experience to the world of ham radio.

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Russia and Belarus eligible again for the CQ WW Contest Awards

CQ World Wide contests have announced a return to a practice regarding award eligibility. Following meetings with contest directors and World Wide Radio Operators Foundation leadership, the organisers of CQ World Wide contests have restored eligibility for awards to qualifying amateurs from Russia and Belarus. That policy change took effect during the weekend of the CQ World Wide RTTY contest, which took place on the 28th and 29th of September.

CQ World Wide Contest Director John Dorr, K1AR, announced on the contest blog that the elimination of those operators' eligibility for award plaques -- a decision made two years ago -- was never formally incorporated into any contest rules; it was merely a policy statement. That policy is no longer in effect, aligning the contests with so many other competitions around the world.

CQ WW Contest Blog - https://cqww.com/