Archive › October 2026 › Week 41
Saturday, 10 October 2026
13 stories published this day (UTC).
Societies & IARU 8
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Disruption in DARC chat resolved – chat service restored
Störung im DARC-Chat behoben – Chatbetrieb wiederhergestellt
A manipulated external anti-spam list caused the DARC Matrix chat's moderation bot to ban many users overnight. The chat team and DARC IT restored normal operation, and user data was not at risk. Other Matrix servers using the list were also affected.
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JOTA 2026: Scouts on the air
JOTA 2026: Pfadis am Funk
Jamboree on the Air and Jamboree on the Internet runs 16–18 October 2026, and Swiss scout groups are taking part and welcome contacts with radio amateurs. Groups need a licensed operator, and several groups have already registered.
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An Interesting Log Analyzer
Ein interessanter Log-Analyzer
F4HRG offers a free, multilingual web tool for analyzing logs in ADIF, ADX, Cabrillo and CSV formats. It compares contests and years, shows QSO rates, band, DXCC and continent breakdowns, and detects duplicates.
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Report of the 109th Amateur Consultation Is Online
Het verslag van het 109e Amateur Overleg staat online
The report of the 109th Amateur Overleg is available for download. The meeting took place on 5 June 2025 between Agentschap Telecom, VRZA and VERON.
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JOTA 2026: VK DMR Network Opens Dedicated DMR Talk Groups for Scouts and Guides
The Wireless Institute of Australia reports that the VK DMR Network is setting up dedicated talk groups for Scouts and Guides taking part in Jamboree on the Air 2026.
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ADRASEC 72 – HAMEXPO Le Mans (03.10.26)
ADRASEC volunteers attended HAMEXPO at Le Mans on 3 October 2026, where ADRASEC 77 staffed the FNRASEC stand presenting the federation's civil-protection role. ADRASEC 72 took part as the show was in its home city.
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OHFF survey 2026
OHFF-kysely 2026
The Finnish OHFF Flora & Fauna programme, part of WWFF, is running its yearly community survey. Responses will guide plans for 2027, and the organisers will publish a summary once the results are analysed.
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Short amateur radio news – week 41, 2026
Kort radioamateurnieuws – week 41, 2026
VERON's weekly news roundup covers a call for Electron magazine editors, an RSGB homebrew QRP field radio kit, the VERON HF day, a neural-network CW decoder, updated RSGB Morse pages, Heathkit's fate and GNU Radio Companion in a browser.
DX & contests 2
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YJ1JXZ – Vanuatu
Aki JK1JXZ plans to operate from Port Vila, Vanuatu as YJ1JXZ on 80–6 m from October 11 to 16, 2026. He is active after 5 pm local time on weekdays and all day on the weekend, with QSL via LoTW.
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KH8/AG4ZP & 5W0ZP – American Samoa & Samoa
Ryan AG4ZP plans to operate as KH8/AG4ZP from American Samoa on October 15–18, 2026, then as 5W0ZP from Samoa on October 19–29, with the Samoa authorization still pending.
Community & news 3
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Apply for Youth Contesting Program – HG6N (@HA6KNB)
YOTA announces applications for its 2027 Youth Contesting Program, run with the HG6N team from HA6KNB. It follows earlier youth contest operations such as TM4Y and ED8Y.
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Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 442
A weekly roundup of ham radio news. This issue covers Hurricane Watch Net operations on 14.325 and 7.268 MHz, the XCL.IS amateur LTE cellular project, and a solar item.
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VoIP Hurricane Net Formal Activation Secured for Hurricane Isaias – Stand-by Mode Saturday AM 10/10/26 Through 11 AM EDT/10 AM CDT
The VoIP Hurricane Net ended its formal activation for Hurricane Isaias after sending 72 reports to WX4NHC, including gusts above 110 MPH in Florida. It stays on stand-by Saturday morning for damage reports and assistance requests.