Emergency radio in Colombia: Please keep the frequencies clear!
Following the severe earthquake in Colombia, radio amateurs are ensuring emergency communications. The IARU is calling for radio discipline worldwide.
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A major success for HBBOTA
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.
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EmComm Conference 2026: Emergency radio coverage reaches the last mile
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.
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The new HBradio 4/2026 is now available online
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.
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Radio DARC reports on USKA resistance
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.
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Bunker activations in the height of summer
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.
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FACB invites you to an activity day in Liestal
The Basel Radio Amateur Club (FACB) is transforming the SSA Sichern into a hub for radio amateurs and anyone with an interest in the subject.
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Hands off our radio transceivers!
The USKA opposes the blanket confiscation of amateur radio installations in times of crisis, as provided for in the federal government’s proposed requisition order.
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The World Radio Amateur Championship is approaching
On the second weekend in July, the Swiss national team will be competing under the call sign HB9HQ for a place in the top ten.
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Amateur Radio – A get-together amongst friends
For three days, the international amateur radio community gathered at Ham Radio in Friedrichshafen. For the Swiss YLs and OM, the weekend of 26 to 28 June 2026 was all about networking: old …
