The Volta RTTY Contest finishes at 1200 on 11 May. It is on 3.5 to 28MHz, and the exchange is RST, serial number and CQ zone.

Tuesday 13 May sees the RSGB 432MHz Activity contest held between 2000 and 2230 local time. All modes are permitted and the exchange is RST, serial number and locator.

On Wednesday 14 May, there is the RSGB 80m Club Championship Data Contest. This is held between 1900 and 2030 UTC on the 80m band and the exchange is RST and serial number.

Over the weekend of 17 and 18 May, the King of Spain Contest takes place, starting at 1200 on the Saturday and ending at 1200 on the Sunday. This is a CW event on all HF bands. The exchange is RST and serial number.

On Saturday and Sunday, 17 and 18 May, there is the RSGB 144MHz Contest, between 1400 and 1400UTC. All modes are permitted and the exchange is RST, serial number, locator and postcode.

Overlapping with the last hours of the RSGB 144MHz Contest is the RSGB 144MHz Backpackers Contest. It runs from 1100 to 1500 UTC on Sunday the 18th. All modes are permitted and the exchange is RST, serial number, locator and postcode.

Details of RSGB HF contests are at: www.rsgbhfcc.org and VHF/UHF contests at: http://www.vhfcc.org/

A list of district codes can be found at: http://www.contesting.co.uk/hfcc/information/districtcodes.shtml

Suitable freeware logging programs for RSGB HF and VHF contests is available from a number of sources - see the ‘Links’ section of the VHF Contest website.