Archive › October 2026 › Week 41
Wednesday, 7 October 2026
11 stories published this day (UTC).
Societies & IARU 9
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STÓRU SÝNINGARNAR ÞRJÁR 2027.
The Three Big Ham Shows in 2027
The Icelandic society lists dates for the three big 2027 ham shows: Dayton Hamvention on 21–23 May, Ham Radio Friedrichshafen on 25–27 June, and Tokyo Ham Fair on 27–29 August. It suggests booking travel early.
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Collectieve abonnementen en tijdschriften 2027
Collective subscriptions and magazines 2027
VERON members can order collective subscriptions to foreign amateur radio magazines for 2027 through the society's webshop. Titles include QST, Funkamateur and RadCom. The service is open only to VERON members.
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Bendigo RadioFest This Sunday: Hamfest, Community and a Special Look at “Operation Breakout”
The Wireless Institute of Australia previews the Bendigo RadioFest, a hamfest running this Sunday. The event also features a presentation on Operation Breakout.
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Регламент Експериментального Кубку України з цифрового радіозв’язку на КХ малою потужністю «Кубок Незламності»
Rules of the Experimental Ukrainian Low-Power HF Digital Cup "Cup of Indomitability"
UARL publishes the rules for an experimental Ukrainian low-power HF digital contest, the Cup of Indomitability. It runs on 1 November 2026 using FT8, with a 40 m session at 11:00 UTC and an 80 m session at 17:00 UTC, each lasting one hour.
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POLJANA FM CONTEST 2026.
Poljana FM Contest 2026
The Croatian society announces that the Poljana FM Contest takes place on 18 October 2026, during the 9A Activity Contest. Logs go to the organizers in EDI format, and rules match the 2025 edition.
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Vorstand im Dialog mit den Mitgliedern
Board in Dialogue with Members
DARC members can put questions to the board in an online session on 15 October at 19:30. Access is through the calendar entry on Treff.DARC.
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AMSAT-Symposium 2026 startet in Jacksonville (USA)
AMSAT Symposium 2026 Starts in Jacksonville (USA)
The 44th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting runs 8 to 11 October in Jacksonville, Florida, with talks streamed live. Topics include CubeSatSim, ARISS, FUNcube+, Jovian-1 and 25 years of ISS amateur operation.
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Belgium Outdoor Shack (BOS!)
Belgium Outdoor Shack has launched a new website that combines logging, statistics and award tracking for several Belgian portable-operating programs, including castles, mills, lighthouses and towers.
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FunkWX - weitere M-Flares möglich
FunkWX - more M-flares possible
The DARC propagation report describes mostly quiet but locally unsettled geomagnetic conditions and moderate solar activity with two minor M-class flares. Further flares are possible, and the ionosphere is slowly returning to normal.
DX & contests 1
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VP2MAW – Montserrat
A German group of six operators, led by DL8LAU, travels to Montserrat on October 9/10 and plans to be active as VP2MAW from soon after arrival until October 20.
Community & news 1
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Take a Look at FlexRadio 8400 Transceivers (Video)
DX Engineering shares a video interview with FlexRadio's Michael Walker, VA3MW, recorded at the 2026 Huntsville Hamfest, covering the FlexRadio 8400 HF and 6 m SDR transceiver. The write-up outlines its direct-sampling design, dual receivers and SmartLink remote operation.