ARRL Affiliated Special Events :
· 04/13/2017 | First Space Shuttle Launch
Apr 13-Apr 17, 0000Z-2359Z, KB7QPS, Seattle, WA. L Greg Magone. 146.52 14.275 14.250. Certificate & QSL. L Greg Magone, 27492 254th PL SE, Maple Valley, WA 98038. This is the April special event station that is part of the 2017 KB7QPS Air, Space, and Technology Operating Event. airspacetechnology.webs.com
- 04/20/2017 | Apollo 16, 45th Anniversary
Apr 20-Apr 23, 0000Z-2359Z, NN4SA, Huntsville, AL. Marshall Space Flight Center ARC, NASA. 14.3XX 7.2XX. QSL. Donald Hediger, ES35, NN4SA Apollo 16, Huntsville, AL 35812. We will be self spotting. Most activity will be non-duty hours during the evenings and weekend. Also look for us during local lunchtime. Send an S.A.S.E. to receive a paper QSL. Also on LOTW and QRZ. nn4sa.wordpress.com
- 04/21/2017 | 150th Anniversary of the Chisholm Trail
Apr 21-Apr 23, 2000Z-2300Z, KG5BKV, Bowie, TX. Montague County Amateur Radio Club. 14.250 7.250. QSL. Alan Walraven, N5MSE, 935 Picket Run Rd., Bowie, TX 76230. Bowie, TX, Montague County celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Chisholm Trail. awalraven47@gmail.com
- 04/22/2017 | 5th Annual Earth Day Celebration
Apr 22, 1400Z-2000Z, W8PRC, Parma, OH. Parma Radio Club. 14.245 7.195. QSL. W8PRC, 7811 Dogwood Lane, Cleveland, OH 44130. Contact us to celebrate Earth Day. We’ll be operating solely on power from Ol’ Sol. www.parmaradioclub.com
- 04/22/2017 | Bayou Teche Black Bear Festival
Apr 22, 1600Z-2200Z, W5BMC, Franklin, LA. Bayouland Emergency Amateur Radio Service – BEARS. 14.260 7.260. QSL. Jackie Price, 708 Front St., Morgan City, LA 70380. Downtown Franklin, La. on the banks of the Bayou Teche with vintage motor boats sailing up and down the bayou
- 04/22/2017 | Earth Day 2017
Apr 22, 1600Z-2200Z, N9E, Clay City, IN. Clay County AUXCOM. 14.280 7.280 3.980. Certificate. Clay County AUXCOM, 308 W 4th St, Clay City, IN 47841. Please send a business size SASE.
- 04/22/2017 | Feast of the Ramson
Apr 22, 0000Z-2359Z, W8TFC, Richwood, WV. The Family Center. 3.850 443.375. Certificate. Wally Howerton, The Family Center W8TFC, 3 Valley Ave, Richwood, WV 26261. Richwood’s “Feast of the Ramson” has been described as “the granddaddy of ALL Appalachian Ramp Feeds. Ham operators at W8TFC will be monitoring the listed frequencies from 0001 – 2400, 22 April 2017. Certificates will be made available via e-mail. Follow website instructions. thefamilycenterofrichwoodwv.org
- 04/22/2017 | International Marconi Day
Apr 22, 0000Z-2359Z, KM1CC, Wellfleet, MA. Marconi Cape Cod Radio Club. 18.080 14.260 14.035 7.035 . QSL. KM1CC, Cape Cod National Seashore, 99 Marconi Site Rd., Wellfleet, MA 02667. Other historic Marconi Stations will also be on the air. www.facebook.com/KM1CC
- 04/22/2017 | Michigan State Police 100th Anniversary
Apr 22-Apr 23, 0000Z-2359Z, WS8EOC, Dimondale, MI. Michigan ARES. 7.230 7.065 3.950 3.560. QSL. John J. McDonough, 2211 Laurel Ln, Midland, MI 48642. Send SASE for QSL ares-mi.org/MSP100.php
- 04/22/2017 | OE17ATOM from nuclear energy to SOLAR energy
Apr 22, 0000Z-2359Z, OE17ATOM, Zwentendorf, AUSTRIA EUROPE. OEVSV- Austrian Amateur Radio Society , Member of IARU-R1. 7.100. QSL. via Bureau to OEVSV- Austrian Amateur Radio Society , Member of IARU-R1, ADL303, Vienna, AUSTRIA EUROPE. https://www.qrz.com/db/OE17ATOM
- 04/22/2017 | Republic of Texas International Boundary Marker Anniversary
Apr 22, 1300Z-2300Z, WA5PC, Carthage, TX. Panola County Amateur Radio Club. 21.400 14.270 7.275 3.875. Certificate. PCARC , 380 CR 1241, Gary, TX 75643. Celebrating 176 years in existence, this is the last marker known to exist. There were several of these markers placed, separating the US from the Republic of Texas. The marker is made of granite and is 9″ square by about 10′ long. Three sides are engraved, providing all the necessary details: Meridian Boundary, Established A.D., 1840 (actually placed on April 23, 1841) on one side, and sides two and three simply say U.S. and R.T., just to make sure you knew which side you were on. We will be operating from the actual site of the marker.
- 04/22/2017 | W1BSA on the USS Massachusetts
Apr 22, 1300Z-2100Z, W1BSA, Middleboro, MA. Massasoit Amateur Radio Association. 14.259 7.259. QSL. W1BSA C/O Rick Emord, KB1TEE, 135 Wareham St , Middleboro, MA 02346. www.w1mv.org
- 04/23/2017 | Order of the Arrow S4 Section Conference
Apr 23, 1200Z-2000Z, W5APO, Saint Petersburg, FL. Uh-Tō-Yeh-Hut-Tee Lodge. 14.270. QSL. Robert Swain, 2130 Fairway Av S, Saint Petersburg, FL 33712. gloucester136@gmail.com
Dxpeditions From Afar:
| 2017 Apr17 | 2017 Apr28 | St Lucia | J6 | LotW | 425DXN 20170408 | By WF2S as J68SL and K1ZZI as J6/K1ZZI fm Gros Islet (IOTA NA-108); QSL J68SL also via Club Log |
| 2017 Apr18 | 2017 Apr25 | Cape Verde Is | D4T | LotW | DXNews 20170302 | By CT1FFY fm Sal I (IOTA AF-086, HK86no); HF + 6 4m; CW SSB + digital; QSL also OK via CT1FFY |
| 2017 Apr19 | 2017 May09 | Vietnam | XV9G | JP7MBO | OPDX 20170409 | By JP7MBO fm Ho Chi Minh City; 40 20m, perhaps 15m; CW SSB; QSL also OK via eQSL |
| 2017 Apr21 | 2017 Apr28 | Togo | 5V7P | LotW | DXNews 20170403 | By OK1FCJ OK6DJ; 160-10m; CW SSB + digital; Hexbeam, Spiderbeam, verticals; QSL also OK via OK6DJ |
| 2017 Apr21 | 2017 May15 | Guatemala | TG9 | LotW | TDDX 20170228 | By VE7BV as TG9BBV and VE7VZ as TG9/VE7VZ; 20-12m, possibly 6m; wires; QSL also OK via VE7BV (Buro or direct) and eQSL |
| 2017 Apr22 | 2017 Apr26 | Aland Is | OF0KA | OH3KAV | 425DXN 20170325 | By OH3KAV fm IOTA EU-002; perhaps including 60m; CW + digital |
| 2017 Apr24 | 2017 May01 | St Kitts & Nevis | V4 | W1CDC Direct | TDDX 20170321 | By W1CDC as V4/W1CDC; 160-10m; mainly CW |
| 2017 Apr25 | 2017 May06 | Botswana | A25UK | M0OXO | DXW.Net 20170209 | By G0VJG + team; 160-6m; CW SSB RTTY; up to five stations |
Contesting:
| Run for the Bacon QRP Contest | 0100Z-0300Z, Apr 17 |
| + Low Power Spring Sprint | 1400Z-2000Z, Apr 17 |
| + 144 MHz Spring Sprint | 1900 local – 2300 local, Apr 17 |
| + Phone Fray | 0230Z-0300Z, Apr 19 |
| + CWops Mini-CWT Test | 1300Z-1400Z, Apr 19 and 1900Z-2000Z, Apr 19 and 0300Z-0400Z, Apr 20 |
| + NCCC RTTY Sprint | 0145Z-0215Z, Apr 21 |
| + NCCC Sprint | 0230Z-0300Z, Apr 21 |
| + QRP to the Field | 0800-1800 local, Apr 22 |
| + UK/EI DX Contest, CW | 1200Z, Apr 22 to 1200Z, Apr 23 |
| + SP DX RTTY Contest | 1200Z, Apr 22 to 1200Z, Apr 23 |
| + Nebraska QSO Party | 1300Z, Apr 22 to 0100Z, Apr 23 and 1300Z-2200Z, Apr 23 |
| + BARTG Sprint 75 | 1700Z-2059Z, Apr 23 |
