After more than a year of planning and work, the technical container of Radio Club “Nikola Tesla” Banja Luka was transported to the summit of Čemernica and placed at Goli Vis — a key milestone for a permanent amateur radio site.
Radio Club "Nikola Tesla" Banja Luka took part in the seventh Pecka Outdoor Festival, held 26–28 June 2026 near Mrkonjić Grad, where members ran an amateur radio direction finding (ARG) workshop. Participants used receivers and directional antennas to locate four hidden transmitters, or "foxes."
After two months of intensive training, the amateur radio course at Radio klub „Nikola Tesla“ Banja Luka has concluded, with 28 candidates taking the exam: 22 passed for the CEPT category and six for the Novice category.
Radio klub “Nikola Tesla” from Banja Luka activated POTA reference BA-0032 at the Springs of the Sana River under the callsign E74BYZ, making around sixty contacts on CW, SSB and FT8. The team set up antennas, worked QRP and digital modes, and packed up at 18:00 before dinner in Gornja Pecka.
Members of RK Nikola Tesla E73CV, E76TP, E76MD, E73BD and E75MG replaced the first node in the E74BYZ Meshtastic network with an upgraded gateway at the Veseli Brijeg water supply pumping station. The new setup adds an Alfa LoRa HaLow 868MHz 5dBi antenna, battery autonomy and temperature/humidity sensors, improving coverage and monitoring.
Jelena Radanović (E74BJ) won a gold medal at the international Young Lady WWA SSB 2026 competition, held 9–15 March 2026, completing 3519 contacts against strong international competition.
Radio klub „Nikola Tesla“ Banja Luka began a new amateur radio course on 1 April 2026, drawing more than 40 registered candidates. The two-month program prepares participants for the internationally recognized CEPT amateur radio licence examination.
Radio klub "Nikola Tesla" Banja Luka has opened registration for an amateur radio course running from 01 April to 31 May, with classes on Mondays and Wednesdays. The course prepares participants for the CEPT amateur radio licence exam issued by RAK, and is open to everyone regardless of prior experience.
Radio klub Nikola Tesla E74BYZ has installed a new Meshtastic node at Nova pijaca in the Budžak neighborhood of Banja Luka. Mounted on a 15-meter mast, the node is named E74BYZ - PIJACA [RL] and operates in Router_Late mode to extend coverage in the northern part of the city.
Radio klub Nikola Tesla (E74BYZ) has deployed a new Meshtastic node at the Rakovačke bare site in Banja Luka, installed on the club's 15-metre repeater mast. Configured as E74BYZ - RAKOVAČKE BARE [RL] in Router_Late mode, it extends network coverage and serves as a relay point.
