The Wireless Institute of Australia

17/ 10/ 2026 Sometimes what appears to be rain on a weather radar isn't rain at all. It might be millions of migrating moths! Residents around Sydney, Canberra and parts of New South Wales have been witnessing an extraordinary natural event in recent weeks, with huge numbers of Bogong moths making their annual migration towards the Australian Alps.
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RSGB Convention 2026: Learning, Innovation and the Future of Amateur Radio

16/ 10/ 2026 The Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) has wrapped up its 2026 Convention, held from 9 to 11 October at the Kents Hill Conference Centre in Milton Keynes, bringing together radio amateurs for a weekend of technical presentations, practical workshops, international perspectives and community engagement.
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The Radio Spectrum Is Getting Crowded: Radio Astronomy Sounds a Warning for Amateur Radio

15/ 10/ 2026 As the world prepares for WRC-27, increasing satellite activity and interference are raising serious questions about the future protection of radio spectrum, including the frequencies used by amateur radio operators.
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H49A Solomon Islands DXpedition Hits the Airwaves and Passes 10,000 Contacts in Just 48 Hours

14/ 10/ 2026 13 October 2026 | International DXing, Youth Participation and Amateur Radio Supporting Communities. The H49A Solomon Islands DXpedition is now well underway, with a six-member international amateur radio team operating from Guadalcanal Island in the South Pacific until 21 October 2026.
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JARL WorldWide RTTY Contest

13/ 10/ 2026 JARL World Wide RTTY Contest 2026: A Weekend of Digital Radio Alongside JOTA-JOTI - 17–19 October 2026 | Worldwide RTTY Contesting Meets Worldwide Scouting
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The Great ShakeOut 2026: Recent Australian Earthquakes Remind Us to Be Prepared

12/ 10/ 2026 Thursday 15 October 2026 | Earthquake Awareness and Community Resilience. Australia might not sit on the edge of a major tectonic plate boundary, but that doesn't mean we are immune to earthquakes. Recent seismic activity in Victoria has provided a timely reminder that earthquakes can strike unexpectedly, and that knowing what to do when the ground starts shaking can make a real difference.
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JOTA 2026: VK DMR Network Opens Dedicated DMR Talk Groups for Scouts and Guides

11/ 10/ 2026 16–19 October 2026 | Jamboree On The Air and Jamboree On The Internet. Amateur radio clubs and groups supporting Jamboree On The Air (JOTA) and Jamboree On The Internet (JOTI) next weekend have another excellent resource available to help Scouts and Guides make contacts across Australia and beyond.
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Is Your Amateur Radio Club Incorporated? Free WIA Webinar Explores the Benefits

10/ 10/ 2026 The Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) is inviting affiliated amateur radio clubs that are currently unincorporated to attend the third and final webinar in its Club Governance Training Series, being held on Sunday 18 October 2026 at 5:00 pm AEDT.
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A Century of Radio History Comes Alive: SAQ Grimeton to Transmit on United Nations Day

09/ 10/ 2026 One of the world's most remarkable pieces of radio history is preparing to come alive again. On Saturday 24 October 2026, the historic SAQ Grimeton Radio Station in Sweden will transmit a special Morse code message celebrating United Nations Day, promoting peace, unity and international cooperation.
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Bendigo RadioFest This Sunday: Hamfest, Community and a Special Look at “Operation Breakout”

08/ 10/ 2026 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.
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One Month to Go: Tassie Ham-E-Con 2026 Is Ready to Hack the Ether

07/ 10/ 2026 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.
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Coming Up in Amateur Radio Magazine: Measure Your EMR, Build a Rig and Celebrate Six Metres

06/ 10/ 2026 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.
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RADE: Australian Amateur Radio Innovation Takes Digital Voice in a New Direction

05/ 10/ 2026 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.
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Where Will Your Signal Go? Explore the RSGB's Online HF Propagation Tools

04/ 10/ 2026 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.
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This Weekend, We Are the DX: Oceania DX Contest Starts Today

03/ 10/ 2026 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.
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The Satellite That Refused to Die: AMSAT-OSCAR 7 Is Still Talking

03/ 10/ 2026 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.
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Keeping the Radio Sky Quiet: What Radio Astronomy Can Teach Amateur Radio About Interference

02/ 10/ 2026 Radio amateurs spend a considerable amount of time trying to hear very weak signals buried in noise. Radio astronomers take that challenge several orders of magnitude further, attempting to detect extraordinarily faint natural radio emissions that may have travelled across the Universe for billions of years. Unfortunately, both communities share another familiar problem: radio frequency interference.
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WICEN NSW Prepares for the Hawkesbury Canoe Classic

01/ 10/ 2026 For more than four decades, the Hawkesbury Canoe Classic has combined an extraordinary paddling challenge with fundraising for medical research. Behind the paddlers is another long-running tradition: amateur radio operators helping keep the event moving safely through the night.
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