Jul 7 2026

Amateur Radio at EMF Camp July 16-19

AMSAT-UK, BATC and UKUG at EMF 2026 - Credit M0DNY

AMSAT-UK, BATC and UKUG at EMF 2026 – Credit M0DNY

Amateur radio satellites will feature at the Electromagnetic Field EMF 2026 event taking place July 16-19 at Eastnor Castle Deer Park, Eastnor, Ledbury, Herefordshire, HR8 1EN.

Imagine a camping festival with a power grid and high-speed internet access; a temporary village of geeks, crafters, and technology enthusiasts that’s lit up by night, and buzzing with activity during the day. Thousands of curious people will descend on the friendly open space to learn, share, and talk about what they love. There will be a full program of talks and workshops, details at

https://www.emfcamp.org/schedule/2026

AMSAT-UK, the British Amateur Television Club (BATC), and the UK Microwave Group (UKuG) are teaming up to showcase satellite communications, amateur television, and microwave radio experimentation.

AMSAT-UK at EMF Camp LogoThroughout the weekend they plan to demonstrate how radio amateurs communicate via satellites in both low-Earth orbit and geostationary orbit, including contacts and digital amateur television through the QO-100 satellite. They also hope to demonstrate microwave operating techniques and experimental radio systems used on the higher amateur bands.

Visitors can see live satellite ground-station setups, microwave equipment, and amateur television demonstrations, and learn how hobbyists build and operate space-related radio technology. The village will also be active on the air using the EMF special event callsign GB26EMF.

If you are attending the event drop by to explore satellites, video over radio, and the microwave spectrum!

The event features::
  • Amateur Radio Direction Finding
  • Building a tiny paging network by Sam Machin M0SVM
  • Hacking APRS – Remote Control Protocol by Geoff Robinson
  • Building and rebuilding and rebuilding an online radio by Rifke Sadleir
  • LoRa from Space by Andrew Lindsay
  • Build Your Own Satellite Ground Station by IRTS President Jeffrey Roe EI7IRB
  • An Internet for the Solar System by David Johnson G4DPZ
  • Demystifying Microwaves, equipment from 1 GHz up to over 100 GHz by Andries Lohmeijer PE1BMC

EMF camp Villages https://www.emfcamp.org/villages/2026

EMF Camp on X https://x.com/emfcamp and https://social.emfcamp.org/@emf

EMF posts from IRTS President Jeffrey Roe EI7IRB https://x.com/Jeffrey_Roe

AMSAT-UK on X https://x.com/AmsatUK

BATC on X https://x.com/BATCOnline

UK Microwave Group on X https://x.com/UKGHZ

IRTS President Jeffrey Roe EI7IRB with AMSAT-UK, BATC and UKuG members at EMF 2026

IRTS President Jeffrey Roe EI7IRB (standing by AMSAT-UK logo) with AMSAT-UK, BATC and UKuG members at EMF 2026 – Credit IRTS