The 19th and 20th is International Lightships and Lighthouses weekend, with numerous special event stations active around the world. We gave details of a number of stations in last week’s bulletin, which we won’t repeat today. The official list of all 436 entrants, including around 25 UK special event stations, is at www.illw.net. A wide […]

Grey Point Fort ARS club station will be transmitting at the 204 NI Field Hospital Family Fun Day at Grey Point Fort on Sunday, 13 August. All the museums will be open with other attractions such as a climbing wall, military displays, stalls and a band. Every one is welcome. Llanelli ARS will be running […]

We start with details of Regional Youngsters On The Air activities. GB17YOTA will be a big signal on many bands this week, marking the RSGB international YOTA event at Gilwell Park. Listen out for them and give them a cal—there will be a mixture of operators in the age range from 15 to 25 visiting […]

The Martello Tower Group will be operating as GB5RC from 3 to 7 August from the MV Ross Revenge, home of Radio Caroline. Moored in the Blackwater Estuary, GB5RC is celebrating five decades of offshore broadcasting and will be mainly operating on 80m, 40m, 20m, 2m and 70cm, with the capability to run 17m, 15m, […]