Archive for May, 2026
Special Events News – 31 May 2026
The Blind Veterans UK Amateur Radio Society will be active from the new Blind Veterans UK Rustington Centre in West Sussex, on 1-6 June using the MX0SBV callsign. Listen for activity on the HF bands using CW and SSB. The team will also be available on the 6m, 4m, 2m and 70cm bands. For more information, […]
DX News – 31 May 2026
Didier, F6BCW is active as FO/F6BCW from Tikehau Atoll, OC-066, in French Polynesia until 20f July. He operates using CW and SSB on the 80 to 6m bands. QSL to FO/F6BCW via Logbook of the World and OQRS. Phill, FK1TS is active as C21TS from Nauru, OC-031, until July. He operates using mainly FT8 as […]
Contest News – 31 May 2026
The CQ World Wide WPX CW Contest started at 0000UTC yesterday, 30 May, and runs until 2359UTC today, 31 May. Using CW on the 160 to 10m bands, where contests are permitted, the exchange is signal report and serial number. Tomorrow, 1 June, the RSGB 80m Club Championship Data Contest runs from 1900 to 2030UTC. Using RTTY […]
Propagation News – 31 May 2026
Compiled by G0KYA, G3YLA and G4BAO on Thursday, 28 May. What a difference a week can make… Last week we reported that the solar flux index was down in the 100s but that it looked like there were spots coming around the Sun. This week they’ve arrived, pushing the solar flux index up to 142 […]
News for England Midlands – 31 May 2026
Bolsover Amateur Radio Society meets 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. Bromsgrove and District Amateur Radio […]
News for England North – 31 May 2026
The OPS-2m-NW Net is a regular VHF simplex net for licensed amateur radio operators across North West England, organised and run by the M0KKN Club. The net takes place fortnightly on 145.500MHz at 7.30pm. Operators are asked to QSY as directed by the net controller. All licence levels are welcome to join in. Barnsley and […]
