The antennas have been taken down, the QSOs are in the bag. But let’s be honest: who actually reads the entire set of regulations from A to Z before a contest? That’s exactly why we’ve picked out a few key points for the SSB Field Day 2026 …
A full house at the SSA Sichern event.
On Tuesday 25 August 2026, the 6th EMC Level 1 video conference of 2026 took place.
Since December 2025, HBradio has been an integral part of the E-Periodica collection at the ETH Library.
Following the severe earthquake in Colombia, radio amateurs are ensuring emergency communications. The IARU is calling for radio discipline worldwide.
From 24 July to 2 August 2026, the HBBOTA management team organised the first Outdoor Radio Activity Week. The event proved very popular and far exceeded the organisers’ expectations.
On Saturday 10 October 2026, the emergency radio community will gather in Brütten. For the first time, the USKA is specifically opening the conference to representatives of public authorities.
The new issue 4/2026 of ‘HBradio’ has been published. USKA members can now download the magazine as a PDF from the members’ area of the USKA website.
Radio presenter Wolf-Dieter, DL2MCD, reported on Radio DARC on how the USKA is fighting back against the threat of Swiss radio amateurs’ equipment being confiscated in an emergency.
The first Swiss Outdoor Radio Activity Week, running from 24 July to 2 August 2026, is set to draw radio amateurs to their radio transceivers and into the Alps – but that’s not all.