Archive for May, 2026
Rallies and Events News – 3 May 2026
Today, 3 May, the Broadcast Engineering Museum has an open day from 11am. The museum is located at 41 Capper Avenue, Hemswell Cliff, near Gainsborough, Lincolnshire DN21 5XS and is home to one of the largest collections of historic broadcasting equipment in the world. For more information, visit becg.org.uk/events Thorpe Camp Hamfest is also taking […]
Special Events News – 3 May 2026
On Saturday, 9 May and Sunday, 10 May, Harlow and District Amateur Radio Society will be taking part in Mills on the Air from John Webb’s Windmill in Thaxted, Essex. The station will use special event callsign GB0TWM and operate between 8.30am and 4pm. Amateurs, shortwave listeners and visitors are welcome to join in with […]
DX News – 3 May 2026
TJ, PE1OJR is active as PJ4TB from Bonaire, SA-006, until tomorrow, 4 May. He operates FT4, FT8 and SSB on the 40 to 6m bands. QSL via Logbook of the World. Paul, MM0ZBH is active as 5Z4/MM0ZBH from Kenya until 15 June. He operates using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via Logbook of the World and OQRS.
Contest News – 3 May 2026
Today, 3 May, the UK Microwave Group Low Band Contest runs from 0900 to 1400UTC. Using all modes on 1.3 to 3.4GHz frequencies, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. The ARI International DX Contest started at 1200UTC yesterday, 2 May, and ends at 1159UTC today, 3 May. Using CW, RTTY and SSB on the […]
Propagation News – 3 May 2026
Compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA and G4BAO on 30 April. Last week was about as good as it gets at this point in the solar cycle. We had a solar flux index in the 140s and a Kp index that was pretty flat, often below 2. That’s good news for HF as it means the ionosphere […]
News for England Midlands – 3 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 […]
