Archive › November 2026 › Week 45
Monday, 2 November 2026
22 stories published this day (UTC).
Societies & IARU 15
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Open house at Skeljanes on 29 October
OPIÐ VAR Í SKELJANESI 29. OKTÓBER.
Icelandic Radio Amateurs report 26 members and guests at the Skeljanes open house, with talk of DMR repeaters, antennas and band conditions. TF3CW's record Icelandic score in CQ WW DX SSB from TF3W was also discussed.
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2027 Contest Manual
The South African Radio League has published the 2027 edition of its contest manual, which can be found in the Contest Resources section of its website. It includes updates based on member comments.
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20m Club Contest Moved
The SARL has rescheduled its 2027 20m Club Contest to 13 November 2027, one week later than the originally planned 6 November date.
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FOSDEM 2027
FOSDEM 2027 will again host an amateur radio DevRoom in Brussels on 31 January 2027. Technical talks on SDR, open hardware, satellites and related topics are invited, with proposals due by 23 November 2026 via Pretalx.
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Talk: Matching Antennas with PASAN – Using the Smith Chart Intuitively
Vortrag: Antennen anpassen mit PASAN: Smith-Diagramm anschaulich nutzen
DARC hosts an online talk on 4 November at 19:00 about matching antennas with the PASAN tool and using the Smith chart in a practical way. Details and the participation link are on treff.darc.de.
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Communicating With Noise! Stanford Researchers Turn Radio Static Into a Wireless Signal
Stanford researchers demonstrate a way to carry wireless information using radio noise itself rather than a conventional signal. The Wireless Institute of Australia passes the report on to hams interested in new communication techniques.
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Membership renewal 2027
Rinnovo quota 2027
ARI, the Italian amateur radio association, announces that membership renewal for 2027 is now open.
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Zoltán Németh - HA1ZH SK
Németh Zoltán - HA1ZH SK.
The Hungarian society reports the death of HA1ZH, Zoltán Németh, licensed in 1962. He was known for pioneering SSTV work in Hungary, building his own equipment, and helping found the Nagykanizsa radio club.
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YOTA Subregional Camp 2026 in Belgium – Applications Open
YOTA Subregional Camp 2026 in Belgien – Bewerbung gestartet
Applications are open for the German team at the YOTA Subregional Camp, held 19–23 December 2026 at the Euro Space Center in Transinne, Belgium. DARC has three places: one team lead and two participants, aged 15 to 25.
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A35TV: Tonga
A35TV : Tonga
A team will operate from Tonga (IOTA OC-049) as A35TV from 28 November to 4 December 2026. Operation covers 160 m to 6 m on SSB, CW and FT8, with QSL via Clublog.
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3 December – International Day of Persons with Disabilities
IARU Region 1 marks 3 December, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, by recognising radio amateurs with disabilities. The Region 1 PDRA coordinator stresses that the hobby should remove barriers so everyone can take part.
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The 40EUDXF activity month has started: November is all about DX
De 40EUDXF activiteitenmaand is gestart: november staat in het teken van DX
The European DX Foundation has named November the 40EUDXF activity month, marking the 40th edition of its yearly event. Radio amateurs and DX enthusiasts worldwide can take part throughout the month.
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Current contests, week 45/2026
Aktuelle Conteste KW 45/2026
DARC's weekly overview covers contests from 2 to 8 November 2026. It includes the OK1WC Memorial, RSGB Autumn series, FIRAC, the 50th IPA Radio Club Contest and several VHF activity evenings, plus the IARU Region 1 Marconi Memorial CW contest.
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FunkWX - quiet overall
FunkWX - insgesamt ruhig
Solar wind speed is slightly elevated but should slowly decline over the next day. Geomagnetic activity is expected to be quiet to unsettled, flare risk is very low, and DX conditions are mostly usable, at times good.
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Transmitter masts in Beidweiler, Luxembourg to be demolished by explosives
Sendemasten in Beidler/Luxemburg werden gesprengt
The three former long-wave transmitter masts at Beidweiler in Luxembourg are to be demolished with explosives on Friday 6 November at about 15:00. They carried RTL's French-language programme to France from 1972 until January 2023, according to Luxembourg amateur society RL.
DX & contests 4
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Ham Radio Memories
DX-World collects readers' answers to a social media question about the ham radio memory they will never forget, after a large response to the question posed on the last day of October.
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VP8THW – Falkland Islands
Hacki, DL7HW, announces another trip to the Falkland Islands under the callsign VP8THW. The decision to return came quickly, with the timing the main open question.
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RI1FJL – Franz Josef Land
The Clipperton DX Club has published the full story of the RI1FJL operation from Franz Josef Land, including a daily account written by Vasily R7AL during the yacht voyage back to Murmansk.
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D44PX – Cape Verde
Giovanni, IZ2DPX, operates as D44PX from Boa Vista, Cape Verde (AF-086) from 4 to 11 November 2026. He plans SSB, FT8 and FT4 on 40 to 6 metres with 100 W, and a Club Log livestream will run.
Community & news 3
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My Sunday Real Time Contest Adventure!
A ham describes spending about two hours on Sunday operating in the Real Time Contest, a relatively newer event they have entered before.
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New Products Spotlight for November 2026—POTA Packages, Satellite-Friendly Antennas & More
OnAllBands rounds up recent additions at DX Engineering, including newly stocked Elk Antennas log periodic arrays for VHF and UHF, POTA equipment packages and new LDG Electronics products.
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DXLook Adds a New Antenna View: How Well is Your Antenna Actually Working?
DXLook adds an Antenna view under its Maps section that compares a station's reports on WSPRnet and PSK Reporter with those of nearby stations heard by the same receivers, giving a rough gauge of antenna performance without test gear.