Archive › October 2026 › Week 43
Sunday, 25 October 2026
11 stories published this day (UTC).
Societies & IARU 9
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FOSDEM 2027: Amateur Radio DevRoom
A call for talks is open for the Amateur Radio devroom at FOSDEM 2027. Organisers seek presentations on open-source radio software and hardware, SDR work, new amateur modes and satellite signal analysis.
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Well-received talk by TF1OL
VEL HEPPNAÐ ERINDI TF1OL.
At the Icelandic society's open evening on 22 October, TF1OL talked about operating amateur radio abroad. He covered licensing, with CEPT countries being easiest, and his activity from 60 DXCC entities, aiming for at least 100.
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The Moon Is Calling! ARRL International EME Contest Open to the World
The Wireless Institute of Australia highlights the ARRL International EME Contest, which uses the Moon as a reflector for contacts between stations around the world.
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Propagation Forecast for November 2026
Die Ausbreitungsvorhersage für November 2026
DARC's November 2026 forecast expects Solar Cycle 25 activity to keep 10, 12 and 15 meters often usable for DX, with 20 and 17 meters staying reliable. Longer autumn nights favor the lower bands.
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25-Oct-2026 Upcoming HAREC Licence Exam Update — IRTS Thanks Shannon Basin Radio Club for Hosting AGM 2027 — JOTA-JOTI 2026 Success Across Ireland — Kildare Amateur Radio Club…
The Irish Radio Transmitters Society's news roundup covers an upcoming HAREC licence exam update, thanks to Shannon Basin Radio Club for hosting AGM 2027, and JOTA-JOTI 2026 activity across Ireland.
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Hasse's SM0BYD QSL Report, 22 October 2026
Hasse:s SM0BYD QSL-rapport den 22 oktober 2026.
The SSA QSL bureau manager SM0BYD reports on about 13 kg of incoming cards, mostly from DARC, and lists the shelf weights per call area. He also notes a delayed parcel caused by a missing postal notice.
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SX200H: Hermoupolis, Greece
SX200H : Hermoupolis Greece
The Cyclades Radio Amateur Association operates SX200H from Hermoupolis (EU-067) on HF, in several modes, from 1 to 30 November 2026. The special event marks 200 years since the city's founding. QSL via LoTW, eQSL, Clublog, QRZ and Hamlog.
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NZART Official Broadcast October 2026
The October NZART broadcast covers presidential and head office news, a look back at club history, branch news from Christchurch, and promotions for the VHF-UHF contest and the 2027 conference in Nelson.
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Propagation News – Week 44 2026
Propagatienieuws – week 44 2026
VERON's weekly propagation report for week 44 expects mostly calm, stable HF conditions. It also covers poor tropo, the Orionid meteor shower peak with 50 MHz Es contacts, no expected aurora, and longer EME moon windows.
DX & contests 1
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C8K – Mozambique DXpedition
A Czech DX Team expedition to Mozambique as C8K is planned for 9 to 20 November 2026. Full operation is scheduled from 12 to 18 November, with OK1BOA, OK1FCJ, OK1CRM and OK1GK among the operators.
Space & satellites 1
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ANS-298 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
The weekly AMSAT News Service bulletin covers new OSCAR numbers for the ERMINAZ-2 satellites, a Falcon 9 rideshare launch, an ARISS SSTV event, the OsTrax tracking software on several platforms, and changes to TLE distribution.