🇳🇱 VERON

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.

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.

Nieuwe coördinatoren voor de IARU Intruder Watch Service (IWS)

New coordinators for the IARU Intruder Watch Service (IWS)

Harald Geier, DL9NDW, and Paulo Teixeira, CT2IWW, become the new coordinators of the IARU Intruder Watch Service. They succeed Gaspar Miró, EA6AMM, who announced his resignation in March 2026 for personal reasons.

De Orlando Amateur Radio Club viert het 80-jarig bestaan ​​van Orlando HamCation

Orlando Amateur Radio Club celebrates 80 years of Orlando HamCation

The Orlando Amateur Radio Club marks the 80th anniversary of Orlando HamCation, to be held 12–14 February 2027 at the Central Florida Fairgrounds and Expo Park. First held in 1946, it is described as the world's second-largest ham convention.

Het is deze week Ruimteweek!

It's World Space Week this week!

World Space Week runs from 4 to 10 October 2026, a United Nations-designated observance of space exploration and its value to humanity. VERON points to it as a theme for amateur radio activity.

SlowscanTV.com brengt wereldwijd ontvangen SSTV-beelden samen op één platform

SlowscanTV.com brings SSTV images received worldwide together on one platform

SlowscanTV.com gathers SSTV images received by amateurs worldwide and shows them online almost immediately. It keeps a rolling 30-day archive of more than 34,000 images from 148 monitored receiving stations.

De 42e Friese Elfstedencontest is op 22 november 2026

The 42nd Frisian Elfstedencontest takes place on 22 November 2026

VERON department A-14 Friesland-Noord invites amateurs to the 42nd Frisian Eleven Cities Contest. It runs on Sunday 22 November 2026 from 11:00 to 14:00, with stations aiming to activate Frisian cities and Bartlehiem.

Propagatienieuws – week 41 2026

Propagation news – week 41 2026

VERON's weekly propagation outlook for week 41 covers HF MUF ranging from about 10 MHz at night to around 24 MHz by day. It also covers tropo, sporadic-E, meteor scatter, aurora and EME conditions.

800 MHz-proef AST SpaceMobile afgerond – kwestie rond interferentie blijft

AST SpaceMobile 800 MHz trial completed, interference issue remains

AST SpaceMobile has completed its 800 MHz trial, but the dispute over possible interference with the 70 cm amateur band continues. Direct-to-device satellite services increasingly compete with amateur allocations for spectrum.

Kort radioamateurnieuws – week 40, 2026

Short amateur radio news – week 40, 2026

VERON's weekly news roundup covers the society's move to a new membership administration system on 1 November 2026. It also mentions an inflatable loop antenna for bicycle tyres, a lecture on 50 years of amateur radio, and a reported Icom X-026 reveal.

“WSJT-X Improved” gaat verder als “WS – Digital Mode Suite”

"WSJT-X Improved" continues as "WS – Digital Mode Suite"

The WSJT-X Improved software is renamed WS – Digital Mode Suite. The change avoids confusion with the version of WSJT-X by Joe Taylor, K1JT.

DX-Honor Roll VERON per 1 oktober 2026

VERON DX Honor Roll as of 1 October 2026

VERON publishes its DX Honor Roll as of 1 October 2026, comparing band scores for worked and confirmed DXCC entities among Dutch operators who upload logs to Club Log.

WRTC 2022: sanctioneringscommissie herziet de resultaten

WRTC 2022: sanctions committee revises the results

The sanctions committee has revised the WRTC 2022 results first published in July 2023. A further review of contest logs, prompted by WRTC 2026 jury findings, leads to at least one disqualification.

SDROXIDE & SDROXIDE-SWL: Rust-gedreven innovatie voor Zendamateurs, luisteramateurs en CB’ers

SDROXIDE & SDROXIDE-SWL: Rust-driven innovation for hams, listeners and CB operators

VERON presents SDROXIDE and SDROXIDE-SWL, SDR receiver software written in Rust for transmitting amateurs, listeners and CB users, as a lighter alternative to heavier existing packages.

Electron oktober 2026

Electron October 2026

VERON announces the October 2026 issue of its magazine Electron.

Braco Memic & Sven Lovric over diskwalificatie WRTC 2026

Braco Memic & Sven Lovric on their WRTC 2026 disqualification

Braco Memic and Sven Lovric respond to their disqualification from WRTC 2026. The organizers announced on 1 September that results had to be recalculated after cheating was discovered.

Noord/Ost Amateur Treffen bij het stoomgemaal te Winschoten op 17 oktober 2026

Noord/Ost Amateur Treffen at the Winschoten steam pumping station on 17 October 2026

VERON lists a free hamfest in the north-east Netherlands on 17 October 2026, starting at 10:00 at the Winschoten steam pumping station. The focus is on a general amateur gathering.

Uitnodiging en programma 45e HF-dag 3 oktober 2026

Invitation and programme for the 45th HF day, 3 October 2026

VERON invites its members to the 45th HF day on 3 October 2026, at a new venue, De Essenburcht in Kootwijkerbroek. Attendees should bring their VERON membership card.

Propagatienieuws – week 40 2026

Propagation news – week 40 2026

The week 40 propagation outlook gives HF MUF from about 10 MHz at night to around 24 MHz by day, with rain scatter chances on microwave bands. Meteor scatter and aurora look quiet, and EME losses are decreasing.