Archive › September 2026 › Week 40
Tuesday, 29 September 2026
13 stories published this day (UTC).
Societies & IARU 8
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Winlink Wednesday.
Winlink Wednesday
SSA promotes Winlink Wednesday, a weekly practice in which operators send a standard check-in message by radio rather than telnet. It argues regular use builds skill ahead of real emergencies, following Sweden's preparedness week.
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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.
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Visita institucional del presidente de la IARU Región 2 a la sede de la URE
Institutional visit by the IARU Region 2 president to URE headquarters
The president of IARU Region 2, José Arturo Molina, YS1MS, visited URE's headquarters on 28 September. Region 2 covers the Americas from Alaska to Patagonia.
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Revista octubre 2026 en PDF
October 2026 magazine in PDF
URE's October 2026 magazine is available as a PDF download for members. It includes a piece on IberRadio 2026 and a report on a bivouac radio outing by EA5JVW.
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Octubre 2026 – Revista
October 2026 – Magazine
URE posts its October 2026 magazine issue.
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Diploma Día de la Comunidad Valenciana
Valencian Community Day Diploma
URE's Valencian Community council invites operators to take part in a special diploma marking Valencian Community Day. Activating stations use three callsigns, including AO5CV and AM5CV.
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KUP JADRANA – prijavljeni rezultati
Adriatic Cup – submitted results
The Croatian Radio Amateur Union reports that submitted results for this year's Adriatic Cup (Kup Jadrana) are now published on HF-ROBOT.
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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.
DX & contests 2
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E51A – Cook Islands
Hrane, YT5A, will operate as E51A from Rarotonga, Cook Islands, on 14–22 November 2026 using CW and FT8. The trip prepares a planned 2027 DXpedition to North Cook Islands (Manihiki).
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C56XA – The Gambia
Alan, G3XAQ will operate from The Gambia as C56XA on 17 November to 1 December 2026, on CW and FT8. He plans to enter CQWW CW as single-operator single-band 15 m low power.
Community & news 3
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Manufacturer Spotlight: New and Tried-and-True Products from I0JXX
DX Engineering profiles I0JXX, an Italian maker of VHF, UHF and microwave Yagi antennas that it has distributed since 2024. Products include a 2400 MHz Yagi for QO-100 uplink, power dividers and masts.
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The ARDC wants you
ARDC is accepting applications for its 2027 volunteer cohort from 15 September to 30 October 2026. Volunteers would serve on committees and teams, including a grants advisory group.
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SAQ Grimeton to Air United Nations Day Message
Sweden's Grimeton station plans a single VLF transmission from its Alexanderson alternator on 24 October 2026, at 17.2 kHz CW, with a peace message at 13:00 UTC. Test transmissions may occur the day before, and an e-QSL form is available.