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Three Peaks Fell Race 25th April 2026

Keighley and Richmond RAYNET will be providing safety cover of the Three Peaks Fell Race on 26th April 2025.

Help Request for Yorkshire Three Peaks Fell Race – Saturday 25th April 2025
Each year Yorkshire RAYNET, in association with Keighley RAYNET, and many RAYNET volunteers from far and wide provide the safety radio communication for the Yorkshire Three Peaks Fell Race taking in the iconic peaks of Pen-y-Ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough, the original ‘Marathon with Mountains.’ 2026 is the 71st anniversary event, so in celebration this year sees the addition of a junior race and team relay to complement the 1000 strong field of runners in the main event. We normally operate with around 35 RAYNET volunteers across a variety of duties from fell topper, to valley checkpoint and a fleet of minibuses. To cover the additional few checkpoints and a fleet of 8 minibuses we could do with a handful of additional operators. For those travelling from further afield to Horton-in-Ribblesdale (the start/finish location in The Yorkshire Dales), camping in the event field is available

 

Engineering setup Friday 24 April, 12:00 – 17:00
Camping Friday 24  – Sunday 26 April
Three Peaks fell Race Setup Saturday 25 April, 7:00 – 19:00
The race will be run on Saturday 25th April Start Time 10:30

Three Peaks Fell Race 25 April 2026

The 71st Anniversary staging of the Yorkshire Three Peaks Fell Race takes place this year on Saturday 25th April from the usual Playing Fields in Horton in Ribblesdale. RAYNET have been asked to provide the usual safety radio cover and as a consequence we are seeking the large number of operators this event requires.

Static mobile locations
Lowland on foot locations (some walk in, some drive in)
Mid level on foot locations (a bit of walk in, self sufficient)
Fell top locations (completely self sufficient, competent hill walker)
Minibus radio operators (now 70cm handheld duty)
3 control operators (me + 2 to keep me calm :) )
Talkthrough operators

I know some people like to return to their favourite spot, others might like to try something new or you may be new to the event and have a location you’d like to try.

If you’re interested in helping please let me know along with the type of duty or favourite location you’d like to cover.

As with previous years, free camping is available on the event field both before and after the event. If you’d like to camp please let me know in your reply so we have an idea of numbers.

Could I please ask that group controllers forward this to their group members and other potentially interested RAYNET operators.

Many thanks.

73 Mike G6WTM
Deputy County Co-ordinator, North Yorkshire RAYNET
Three Peaks Fell Race Committee Member

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Islands On The Air Contest 26-27 July 2025

The RSGB IOTA Contest, using the Islands on the Air concept, was created in 1993. This is now a major international event, attracting thousands of participants from all over the world. Radio Amateurs will be travelling to islands around the globe, and putting them on the air, making contacts with other islands and with those who are chasing islands.

Contest bands are 80m, 40m, 20m, 15m and 10m, both CW and phone. The duration is 24 hours, starting at 12:00 UTC on Saturday (1 p.m. UK time). Stations send a signal report and serial number, with stations on islands sending their IOTA reference number, described below.

The next RSGB IOTA Contest is 26-27 July 2025, and a guide for newcomers to the contests is at www.rsgbcc.org/hf/information/iotahelp.shtml .

The IOTA Contest is based on the RSGB Islands on the Air awards programme which recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. The IOTA idea was conceived in 1964 by British short wave listener Geoff Watts (SK), who imagined that those of us who live in crowded cities would love to set up a station on a sunny beach among palm trees. This prospect is appealing to Radio Amateurs, even if the island in question might not be further away from the UK mainland than the Isle of Wight!

Geoff realised that there were too many islands in the world to enumerate, so he grouped together islands, particularly when they were small. In the IOTA programme numbers are allocated to each group using a continental prefix. The basic IOTA award requires contacts with 100 islands and groups including at least one from each continent. Entrants can obtain award credit for QSOs made in the RSGB IOTA Contest.

The IOTA Reference, sent by Island Stations in the IOTA Contest, consists of two letters indicating the continent, and a number indicating the allocated reference within that continent.

For example:

EU115 EU = Europe Ireland
AF032 AF = Africa Zanzibar
AN003 AN = Antarctica Heard Island
AS020 AS = Asia Taiwan
NA107 NA = North America Martinique
OC225 OC = Oceania Turtle Islands
SA004 SA = South America Galapagos

 

This contest brings together those who like to put islands on the air, those who enjoy contesting, as well as those chasing islands for awards. Please join us for a great weekend!

British Inland Waterways on the Air 23-25 August 2025

The event is open to all Amateurs who are boaters, cyclists, walkers and other users of the canals, rivers, towpaths, riverbanks for work or recreation. Many clubs and individual Amateurs on or near the UK inland waterways obtain Special Event Station (SES) callsigns. Others operate mobile or portable using their own callsigns. Many more like to contact the BiWota stations. It is also a good chance for WAB enthusiasts to get some rare WAB squares. The primary bands are 40m (7MHz) and 2m (144MHz SSB and FM) but all bands are be acceptable.

The aim of the event is to bring together Radio Amateurs who regularly use the waterways to celebrate their hobby and raise awareness of the UK waterways.
BiWota was instigated by John Rogers M0JAV when he was Secretary of H.A.R.E.S. The photo below is of John and his narrowboat Carnival.