The RSGB was deeply saddened to hear of the death of Trevor Hughes, G4WKJ. Trevor was a former volunteer at the RSGB National Radio Centre who was known for his warmth and friendliness. He designed the hugely popular Snail Morse key, which has been used to introduce amateur radio to thousands of children. In 2023, Trevor was given the ‘NRC Outstanding Volunteer of the Year Award’. A full tribute to Trevor is available via rsgb.org/sk

📸Photo Friday: Churches on the air, CHOTA, 2026 was a huge success with over 25 stations taking part. A full report will be in the December edition of #RadCom out on 18 November - in the meantime here are a few photos from some of the groups that took part: Photo 1: GB2DCI from Dungiven Church of Ireland Photo 2: Operators outside St John’s Church in Hartley Wintney Photo 3: Huntingdonshire Amateur Radio Society operators and their information board for visitors Photo 4: GB0WAC at St Mary’s Church, Wendens Ambo #amateurradio #hamr #CHOTA #ChurchesOnTheAir

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Belgian National Railway Company, special call sign OT26B is active until 31 December. The line between Brussels and Mechelen opened in 1835 and was the first steam-powered public railway in continental Europe. QSL via OR4K. #amateurradio #hamr

Don’t miss @2026Wrtc award opportunities this weekend! The award period runs from 12:00 UTC on Saturday 11 July 2026 until 11:59 UTC on Sunday 12 July 2026 If you’re a SSB operator, there are 250 possible QSOs across 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10m. Similarly, there are 250 possible QSOs if you are a CW operator. There are different award tiers depending on how many you contact. For full details go to wrtc2026.org/wrtc-2026-compe… #amateurradio #hamr #WRTC2026 #WRTC #hamradio #QSO

📣Are you ready for @2026Wrtc ? Fifty teams from around the world will come to the UK next week to compete in this prestigious event, and you have an opportunity to work these special stations and apply for your award! Whether you are an SSB or CW operator, you won't want to miss out on this award! For full details go to wrtc2026.org/wrtc-2026-compe… #amateurradio #hamr #WRTC2026 #WRTC #hamradio #QSO

We've announced more speakers to the RSGB 2026 Convention programme, you'll find lectures by ✔️Adrian Ciuperca, KO8SCA on the 3Y0K DXpedition to Bouvet Island ✔️Christian Entsfellner, DL3MBG on the DARC QSL Bureau and the cooperation with the RSGB ✔️Ian Henry, G0LFT on understanding FT8 through DNA-sequencing parallels (as seen in the June edition of #RadCom) Buy your ticket at rsgb.org/convention #amateurradio #hamr #RSGBconvention #DXpedition #QSL #FT8 #RSGBconvention

Special event station SP100CVO is active to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ludomir Mączka, SP1CVO Mączka was an outstanding Polish geologist, sailor and amateur radio operator. His legendary vessel ‘Maria’ was the first Polish yacht to circumnavigate the globe twice, crossing the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans multiple times. For more information, including details of awards that are available for working the station, visit qrz.com/db/SP100CVO #amateurradio #hamr