It has been announced that the 5 MHz (60m) beacon GB3WES at Westmorland IO84qn on 5.290 MHz will close down on 11th March 2020, when its Notice of Variation (NoV) expires

The beacon entered service on 30th October 2004. At the time it was one of a chain of three UK 5 MHz propagation research beacons, the others being GB3RAL in Oxfordshire and GB3ORK in Orkney

After GB3WES closes, the only GB3ORK will remain.

GB3WES Site - http://gb3wes.g3wgv.com/