Mozambique, C9. Vasily, R7AL and Slav, OK8AU have been active as C91RU from Ressano Garcia, Mozambique since 1 June. Length of stay is not known. They operate CW and digital on 80 to 10 metres when time permits. QSL via … Read moreRead more

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Within MARS membership there has been a call (on the Forum) for volunteer interest in POTA (Parks on the Air) initiative. Pat 3B8FA and Francois 3B8HI have made the first calls with this initiative. There are many national parks in 3B8 and this POTA initiative will require a certain amount...Read more

Tanzania, 5H. Kasimir, DL2SBY will be active again as 5H1KB from Zanzibar Island (AF-032) between 3 and 12 June. He will operate CW, SSB and digital on the HF bands with verticals and an inverted vee and on 6 metres … Read moreRead more

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2026 FIFA World Cup The FIFA World Cup is the quadrennial international men’s football (soccer) championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of the Federation Internationale de Football Association. Jointly hosted by the United States, Mexico and … Read moreRead more

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Namibia, V5. Eric, N7XOB will be active as V5/N7XOB while visiting Namibia from 20 May to 19 June. He will operate SSB on +/- 7 165 and 14 265 kHz from various locations. QSL via LoTW. Japan, JA. Owing to … Read moreRead more

On 13 May 2026 Daniel ZS5DG, on holiday, met-up with Pat 3B8FA and Francois 3B8HI. The group went to the the Francois QTH for a reunion. Nice to meet-up with fellow Hams visiting the country.Read more

In the past days both Pat 3B8FA and Ashwin 3B8GL have received various images mainly from UKMA-1 and ISS or QO-100 satellites. The UMKA-1 (RS-40S) is a Russian educational 3U CubeSat developed by students and staff at Moscow School No. 29. Launched as part of the Space-Pi project, it is designed to...Read more

Ascension Island, ZD8. ZB2KX will be active as ZD8KX from Ascension Island (AF-003) between 25 and 29 May. He will operate QRP using CW (preferred mode), SSB and FT modes on 40 – 10 m. QSL via LoTW and QRZ.com, … Read moreRead more

The Gambia, C5. Look for C5B to be active from the Bijol Islands (AF-060) today, 3 May, from 09:30 UTC to 14:00 UTC. Plans are to be on the RS44 satellite and on the HF bands, possibly focusing on 17 … Read moreRead more

Lately Pat 3B8FA has been busy capturing images from the UKMA-1 RS-40S satellite. Pat also received a certificat from LABRE for his participation in capturing images for Scout’s Day for the capture of images on same satellite. Received images below. The UMKA-1 (RS-40S) is a Russian educational 3U CubeSat developed...Read more

Morocco, CN. Pascal, F8NQV will be active as CN2NQV from Sidi Rahal Chatai, Morocco between 25 April and 11 July. Look for him on or around 7 155, 14 345, 18 140, 21 165 and 28 575 kHz. Kenya, 5Z4. … Read moreRead more

Every Sunday morning starting at 0900 hrs local time sharp—as in atomic clock sharp—if your trusty shortwave radio receiver is tuned to 7,075 kHz LSB, you are likely to hear a crackly voice calling “This is 5Z4… Good morning and welcome to the RSK Sunday Net…” almost without fail! That...Read more