North West Radio Camp 2026
North West Radio Camp 2026 took place at its usual location; Charity Farm, Wrightington, near Wigan, over the weekend of the 24 – 26th July. Twenty pitches were made available…
GB-0995 Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park POTA Activation
Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park is Wales' largest national park and the fourth largest in the UK. It covers a total of 823 square miles and contains fifteen mountains that are…
GW/NW-064 Mynydd Rhiw SOTA Activation
GW/NW-064 Mynydd Rhiw dominates the southern end of the Llyn Peninsula and is very much a place, worthy of the term ‘ancient and modern’. At 304M (997’) it falls just…
Black Rock Sands BOTA Activation
Black Rock Sands is a two mile long open and wide beach that can be driven on to. It runs from the Avon Glaslyn, just west of Borth-y-Gest, towards Criccieth.…
GW/NW-067 Moel-y-Gest SOTA Activation
Moel-y-Gest is a small summit, just to the west of Porthmadog. It looks taller than it actually is because it almost rises out of the sea at Morfa Bychan, to…
GB-6912 Ufton Fields Nature Reserve POTA Activation
Ufton Fields Nature Reserve is a once-industrial site that has been turned into a local tourist attraction for walkers and those with an interest in birds, wildlife and flora and…
GB-3261 – Jubilee Tower Historic Site
GB-3261, Jubilee Tower Historic Site, sits within the stunningly beautiful and largely undisturbed Forest of Bowland (GB-0219 - Forest of Bowland National Landscape).
2026/7 Calendar of Activities and Events Published
The Quantum Technology Club’s calendar of activities and events for September 2026 through to July 2027 has just been published. They have planned an exciting programme of activities and events…
What are the Summer Doldrums on HF?
Summer doldrums – a reduction of propagation on the higher HF bands during the summer months. I take no credit for this article at all, it is the work of…
HamRS, the prefect amateur radio logbook?
HamRS Pro introduction HamRS has been on my iPhone and iPad for many years now – it’s been the perfect companion to my Summits on the Air (SOTA) activations. It…