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SBARC ran another "virtual classroom" Foundation course during July and August 2025, the first results of the remote invigilated exams are in

On September 9 2025 Ofcom confirmed that it will move ahead with plans to make the UK the first country in Europe to enable standard smartphones to connect to satellites using mobile spectrum bands.

The ARISS team plans two short SSTV activiations in October 2025, each running from Friday to Monday. Participants who receive and submit at least one SSTV image to the gallery can earn electronic award diplomas.

VHF Field Day 2025 took place over the weekend of 5/7 July 2025. The deadline for log submission was 14 July 2025 and the Contest Committee has since been analysing the logs. See how we got on.

Held over 27 - 29 June 2025 at Messe Friedrichshafen under the banner "Remote Radio - Connecting the World" the organisers have released some preliminary figures from the event

ARISS has once again organised a SSTV activity period from the ISS. Lasting 7 days, 12 images will be tansmitted on 145.800MHz using PD120

Details on this period seem to be sparse and slightly contradictory but it is believed that ARISS RUSSIA have a short #SSTV activity period running from 12:00UTC on 05/05/2025 possibly through to 12/05/2025. In case this is true we have prepared our usual pass predictions for the SBARC Clubhouse

Saturday 12 April is the International Day of Human Space Flight. ARISS have created another series of 12 images in their SSTV activity periods entitled "Humans in Space". Can you catch them all?

FRAM2 is a manned Low Earth Orbit mission that will insert into a Polar Orbit around the Earth. The manned mission will be in operation for 3 - 5 days in March 2025 from a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and will be transmitting SSTV on the 70cm band. ARISS have partnered with the FRAM2 mission to create FRAM2Ham including an engaging competition for students aged under 25.

SBARC are planning another free on-line Foundation course, read more and sign-up with friends