Bendigo RadioFest This Sunday: Hamfest, Community and a Special Look at “Operation Breakout”

The Bendigo Amateur Radio and Electronics Club (BAREC) is opening its doors this Sunday 11 October for the BAREC Bendigo RadioFest, at the club's headquarters at 35 Lansell Street, East Bendigo. RadioFest provides an opportunity for radio amateurs, electronics enthusiasts and anyone curious about the hobby to get together in Bendigo. But this year's event has another important attraction: a special presentation examining how amateur radio can move beyond its traditional emergency communications role and become a practical part of community resilience. Want to know more ?

One Month to Go: Tassie Ham-E-Con 2026 Is Ready to Hack the Ether

In just one month, radio amateurs, experimenters, educators, technologists and innovators will gather in Hobart for the Tassie Ham-E-Con Amateur Radio Conference 2026, being held on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November at the Sir Stanley Burbury Theatre on the University of Tasmania Sandy Bay Campus. Want to know more ?

Coming Up in Amateur Radio Magazine: Measure Your EMR, Build a Rig and Celebrate Six Metres

The next edition of the WIA's Amateur Radio magazine is shaping up as another issue firmly aimed at radio amateurs who enjoy understanding, measuring and building things for themselves. Want to know more ?

RADE: Australian Amateur Radio Innovation Takes Digital Voice in a New Direction

An amateur radio digital voice project with strong Australian roots is pushing the boundaries of what can be achieved with machine learning, digital signal processing and HF radio. Want to know more ?

Where Will Your Signal Go? Explore the RSGB's Online HF Propagation Tools

Working out which HF band will provide the best path to another part of the world has traditionally involved propagation charts, solar data, experience and a certain amount of staring hopefully at the S-meter. The Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) offers a pair of free online propagation prediction tools that make the process considerably easier. Want to know more ?

This Weekend, We Are the DX: Oceania DX Contest Starts Today

Get the antennas tuned, check the logging software and make sure there is still coffee in the cupboard. The 83rd Oceania DX Contest gets underway this weekend, with the SSB contest running from 0600 UTC Saturday 3 October until 0600 UTC Sunday 4 October 2026. The CW contest follows one week later, from 0600 UTC 10 October to 0600 UTC 11 October. Want to know more ?

The Satellite That Refused to Die: AMSAT-OSCAR 7 Is Still Talking

There are amateur radio projects that last a weekend, others that survive for years, and then there is AMSAT-OSCAR 7. Launched on 15 November 1974, AO-7 was built by an international team of radio amateurs and weighs just 28.6 kg. More than half a century later, AMSAT still lists it as active. Want to know more ?