Archive for May, 2026
Rallies and Events News – 10 May 2026
On Saturday, 16 May, East Midlands Ham and Electronics Rally will take place at Beckingham Village Hall, Southfield Lane, Beckingham DN10 4FX. The doors will be open from 9.30am to 3pm. Free car parking is available behind the hall and traders are invited to set up from 7am. Hot food and refreshments will be available […]
Special Events News – 10 May 2026
Special callsign HG333DEB will be active on 15-24 May to celebrate the city of Debrecen in Hungary. Listen out for activity on all bands using CW, digital modes, FM and SSB. More information, including details of awards that are available for working the station, is available at QRZ.com Antwerp Port Contest Club, ON8APC is active with […]
DX News – 10 May 2026
Pascal, F8NQV is active as CN2NQV from Morocco until 17 July. Look for him on the 40, 20, 17, 15 and 10m bands using SSB. Tom, VK2TBC is on the air as VK0TBC from Casey Station, Antarctica until December. He operates using SSB and FT8. Updates on Tom’s station are posted at vk2tbc.com
Contest News – 10 May 2026
Today, 10 May, the RSGB 70MHz CW Contest runs from 0900 to 1200UTC. Using CW on the 4m band, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. UK stations also send their postcode. Also today, 10 May, the UK Microwave Group Millimetre Wave Contest runs from 0800 to 1700UTC. Using all modes on 24, 47 […]
Propagation News – 10 May 2026
Compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA and G4BAO on Thursday, 7 May 2026 We had another mixed week of HF propagation, with a Kp index of 6 one day and then three days later a Kp of less than 1. The index hit 6.33 on the evening of Monday, 4 May, sparking aurora and poor HF conditions. […]
News for England Midlands – 10 May 2026
Meetings of Bolsover Amateur Radio Society take place on the first and third Tuesday of the month. The club meets at Hillstown Village Hall, S44 6LW from 8pm. Further information and reminders for meetings can be found on the Society’s Facebook page @bolsoverars Contact Richard, G0RRZ on 07905 868 221 for more information. On Mondays […]
