Archive › October 2026 › Week 43
Saturday, 24 October 2026
10 stories published this day (UTC).
Societies & IARU 8
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New programme from SDXF
Nytt program från SDXF.
Sveriges DX-Förbund will broadcast a new 60-minute shortwave programme on 9670 kHz on 1 November 2026 at 10:00 Swedish winter time, repeated at 16:00. The programme is entirely in Swedish.
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Open day for radio amateurs in Kennemerland on 31 October 2026
Open Dag zendamateurs Kennemerland e.o. op 31 oktober 2026
VERON Kennemerland and Radio Club Kennemerland hold an open day on 31 October from 10:00 to 16:00 in IJmuiden. Visitors can see moonbounce, amateur TV, HF/VHF operating, a Morse workshop and a DARES emergency communications demonstration, as the club marks 60 years.
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Get in Quick! Sydney's Pop-Up Spy Museum Exhibit Closes at the End of October
The Wireless Institute of Australia notes that a pop-up spy museum exhibit in Sydney closes at the end of October.
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OT26B
A special event callsign, OT26B, marks the 100th anniversary of the Belgian railway company NMBS. The BIPT issued it, and it stays active until 31 December 2026. Further details are on qrz.com.
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Dortmund Amateur Radio Market on 25 October
Dortmunder Amateurfunkmarkt am 25. Oktober
The 53rd Dortmund Amateur Radio Market takes place on 25 October at the Stadthalle in Kamen, Germany. Talks cover EMC work and the ENAMS 2.0 measuring device, DARC news, mesh communication, and emergency radio in the Ruhr area.
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ORARI Present! 23 Members on Standby Support Banyumas Disaster Preparedness 2026-2027
ORARI Hadir! 23 Anggota Siaga Dukung Kesiapsiagaan Bencana Banyumas 2026-2027
Twenty-three members of ORARI Lokal Banyumas attended a disaster-preparedness parade in Banyumas Regency on 24 October 2026. About 700 personnel from 58 agencies and volunteer groups took part, and ORARI supported communications coordination.
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SEC 2026 – Log Software Ready for Download
SEC 2026 – Log-Software bereit zum Download
The log software for the USKA Swiss Emergency Contest is available for download ahead of the 7 November 2026 event. The annual emergency-communications contest runs on HF and VHF/UHF in SSB, with CB radio included.
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Short Radio Amateur News – Week 43, 2026
Kort radioamateurnieuws – week 43, 2026
VERON's weekly news roundup covers an open day for amateurs in Kennemerland on 31 October, a new EMC/EMF reference work to download, and the MARAC Award. It also mentions Hamnet and DARES, a Russian OTH radar, and the Dortmund radio market.
Space & satellites 1
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ERMINAZ-2U and -2V receive OSCAR numbers
ERMINAZ-2U und -2V erhalten OSCAR-Nummern
AMSAT has assigned OSCAR designations to two PocketQube satellites built by AMSAT-DL: ERMINAZ-2U becomes AO-129 and ERMINAZ-2V becomes AO-130. Both are working after their 1 October launch, while ERMINAZ-2X has not been heard.
Community & news 1
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Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 444
This weekly roundup of ham radio links covers licence renewal payment failures, an Earth-Venus-Earth message from K4HST sent in M-FSK with the Open Research Institute, and a report on a Dwingeloo pilot's death.