Archive › September 2026 › Week 39
Friday, 25 September 2026
14 stories published this day (UTC).
Societies & IARU 12
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WRTC debaklet fortsätter
WRTC debacle continues
The WRTC sanction committee analysed logs from the 2023 event in Italy and found the same cheating patterns as in this year's event. It disqualified the winning team I44W and the ninth-placed I43Z, making I43C the winner.
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Will RADE Be the Next SSB?
FreeDV's new digital voice mode, RADE, is reported to use about half the bandwidth of an SSB signal. The piece asks whether it could play a role on HF comparable to SSB's replacement of AM.
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FCC and HHS Initiate New Proceedings on RF Exposure
The FCC and the US Department of Health and Human Services opened separate comment periods on RF exposure on September 17, 2026. Current amateur rules stay unchanged, though the inquiries could eventually lead to revisions.
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The ARRL Solar Update
NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center expects low solar activity through September 25, with occasional C-class flares and a slight chance of M-class events. Nine sunspot regions are visible, including new Region 4541.
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ORARI Banyumas Berduka, YC2MUI Berpulang di Hari Jumat Kliwon
ORARI Banyumas Mourns: YC2MUI Passes Away on Friday Kliwon
ORARI Banyumas reports the death of H. Dawud Buang, YC2MUI, on September 25, 2026, at a hospital in Purwokerto. He was also a long-serving school head at a local Islamic boarding school.
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BAFARA – 80 jaar Belgische Luchtmacht
BAFARA – 80 years of the Belgian Air Force
BAFARA marks 80 years of the Belgian Air Force with special callsign OR80AF throughout October 2026, along with four club stations. A special diploma is available for contacts.
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80° Anniversario ARI Treviso
80th Anniversary of ARI Treviso
ARI Treviso (IQ3TR) marks its 80th anniversary with a commemorative award on 12-18 October 2026. Hunters and SWLs earn 50 points by working IQ3TR across HF and VHF/UHF bands and modes, with daily eQSLs.
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JTTY — schneller, empfindlicher Tastatur‑Digimode für Contest & Chat
JTTY — fast, sensitive keyboard digital mode for contests and chat
WSJT-X 3.2.0-rc1 introduces JTTY, a keyboard-to-keyboard digital mode for contest exchanges and chat. It uses 4-tone GFSK, about 127 Hz bandwidth, and offers better sensitivity than RTTY.
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Suomen Radioamatööriliiton toimiston tiedote 37/2026, 26.9.2026
SRAL office bulletin 37/2026, 26 September 2026
The SRAL bulletin announces the autumn meeting on 21 November in Tampere and the 2027 summer camp in Siuntio on 15–18 July. It also covers a regulation consultation response and local events.
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Interview unter dem Turm #95: Raphael Engel über sein „Jugend forscht“-Projekt
Interview under the Tower #95: Raphael Engel on his Jugend forscht project
DARC's video series features Raphael Engel, who built a programming language that handles physical units such as grams and meters. He is interviewed about his Jugend forscht project at HAM RADIO 2026.
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Exploración espacial y radioafición
Space Exploration and Amateur Radio
URE publishes an item on space exploration and its connection to amateur radio.
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Nuevo libro «Exploración espacial y radioafición», de Pablo Cruz Corona, EA8HZ
New book "Space Exploration and Amateur Radio" by Pablo Cruz Corona, EA8HZ
URE's shop now sells a book by Pablo Cruz Corona, EA8HZ, on space exploration and amateur radio, from Sputnik to interplanetary travel.
Community & news 2
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Nothing But Net—When a Frequency Becomes a Community! Learn the Basics of Enjoying Ham Radio Nets
An introduction to ham radio nets: organized on-air gatherings on a shared frequency, often led by a net control operator who handles check-ins and traffic. Nets range from formal to casual.
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Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2552 for Friday, September 25th, 2026
This Newsline edition covers a summit activator aiding a hiker rescue in Hawaii, a WRTC awards ceremony in Croatia, an Emergency Alert System test, two silent keys, hams at a Scout jamboree, and DX news.