This week in Radio Sports: (Jan 9 thru Jan 15)

ARRL Affiliated Special Events :

·         01/11/2017 | 7th Annual BalloonFestival

Jan 11-Jan 17, 0000Z-0000Z, K7B, Lake Havasu City, AZ. Lake Havasu City Hams. 18.145 14.255 10.115 7.195. Certificate. Garry Fisher, 1850 Rainbow Ave S, Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403.

·         01/14/2017 | USS Midway Museum Ship: Commencement of Operation Desert Storm Special Event

Jan 14, 1700Z-2359Z, NI6IW, San Diego, CA. USS Midway (CV-41) Museum Ship. 14.320 7.250; PSK31 on 14.070; D-STAR on REF001C. QSL. USS Midway Museum Ship Radio Room, 910 N. Harbor Dr., San Diego, CA 92101.

Dxpeditions From Afar:

2017 Jan05 2017 Jan09 South Cook Is E51AMF LotW DXW.Net 20160730 By K7ADD fm Rarotonga I (IOTA OC-013); 80-10m, perhaps 160m; SSB RTTY; 1.5kw; verticals and wires near salt water; QSL also OK via K7ADD direct, Club Log, eQSL
2017 Jan06 2017 Jan13 Palau T88AQ LotW DXNews 20170102 By JH6WDG fm Koror I (IOTA OC-009, PJ77fi); 160-6m; CW SSB + digital; QSL also OK via JH6WDG
2017 Jan06 2017 Jan16 Laos XW4ZW LotW WB6RSE 20161208 By K4ZW fm Vientiane; focus on low bands; QSL also OK via K1SE (see link at call sign for details)

Contesting:

QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Jan 11
+ Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Jan 11
+ CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Jan 11 and   1900Z-2000Z, Jan 11 and   0300Z-0400Z, Jan 12
+ AWA Linc Cundall Memorial CW Contest 2300Z, Jan 11 to 2300Z, Jan 12 and   2300Z, Jan 14 to 2300Z, Jan 15
+ NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Jan 13
+ QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Jan 13
+ NCCC Sprint Ladder 0230Z-0300Z, Jan 13
+ Old New Year Contest 0500Z-0900Z, Jan 14
+ UBA PSK63 Prefix Contest 1200Z, Jan 14 to 1200Z, Jan 15
+ North American QSO Party, CW 1800Z, Jan 14 to 0559Z, Jan 15
+ NRAU-Baltic Contest, SSB 0630Z-0830Z, Jan 15
+ NRAU-Baltic Contest, CW 0900Z-1100Z, Jan 15