Ham Radio Workbenches On The Air 2023

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Our friends at Ham Radio Workbench have organised an event for this weekend - Ham Radio Workbenches On The Air or HRWBOTA (pronounced: her-wuh-bow-tuh)

The hosts of the popular Ham Radio show will be calling CQ on Sunday 3rd December 2023, and each contact with a host wins “points for prizes” to be announced in the Ham Radio Workbenches 200th Episode.

All the information on how to contact your favourite host, allow with times and points can be found at https://hrwbota.com/

RSGB Construction Competition

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The RSGB Construction Competition has been announced

To enable members across the country, and even the world, to take part, entries will again be judged over the internet rather than in person. This year two new categories have been introduced so there are six categories you can enter: Antennas; Beginners; Most creative and/or elegant PCB Design; Construction Excellence; Innovation; and Software and Systems.

Special recognition will be given to entries submitted by radio amateurs under the age of 24, and to those who have just gained their Foundation licence. A cash prize will be awarded for the winner of each section, with a bonus for the overall winner, who will also be given the Pat Hawker G3VA Award.

The deadline for entries is the 1st of March 2024 and you can find out more, including how to enter, on the RSGB website - https://rsgb.org/construction-competition

WRTC 2026 becomes an RSGB affiliated Special Interest Group

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WRTC 2026 becomes an RSGB affiliated Special Interest Group

WRTC 2026 becomes an RSGB affiliated Special Interest Group. The United Kingdom is delighted to have been awarded the hosting rights for the 10th WRTC taking place in July 2026.

Every 4 years, much like the Olympic Games, the World Radio Sport Team Championship, known as WRTC, relocates itself to a new host nation. WRTC is a radio contest event, designed to provide a platform for high-achieving ham radio contesters to compete on a level playing field in the same geographic region using identical antennas, output power and other operating conditions.

Each team will have had to qualify over a significant period of time by participating and scoring extremely well in a collection of HF radio contests from October 2023 to March 2025. In July 2026, 50 qualifying teams, comprising of 100 operators will come to the UK from all over the world and will represent their home countries, much like the style seen in the Olympic Games.

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