This week in Radio Sports: (Apr 3 thru Apr 9)
ARRL Affiliated Special Events :
- 04/03/2017 | Petal-Southern Mississippi Pow-Wow
Apr 3-Apr 9, 0000Z-2359Z, W0W, Petal, MS. Lemar Radio Club and Hattiesburg Amateur Radio Club. 14.255 14.033 10.115 7.033. QSL. Curt Waites, N5CW, P.O. Box 52, Petal, MS 39465. www.hattiesburgamateurradioclub.org
- 04/04/2017 | 43 Annual SUN n FUN International FLY – IN & EXPO
Apr 4-Apr 9, 1300Z-2000Z, W4S, Lakeland, FL. SUN n FUN Amateur Radio Group. 28.320 21.240 14.240. QSL. Robert “Bob” Flynn, 1281 Forrest Hill Dr., Clearwater, FL 33756. Held at Lakeland Linder Airport, Lakeland FL. wa4oab@gmail.com
- 04/07/2017 | 70th annual North Carolina Azalea Festival
Apr 7-Apr 9, 0001Z-2359Z, AC4RC, Wilmington, NC. Azalea Coast Amateur Radio Club. 14.225 7.175 3.800; CW/Digital all bands. Certificate & QSL. Azalea Coast Amateur Radio Club, P.O. Box 4044, Wilmington, NC 28406. Confirmation of Contact LoTW free; QSL Card W/SASE; Certificate requires $4 for postage and handling, QSL card may be included with certificate mailing if requested. ac4rc.org
- 04/08/2017 | Doolittle Raid Special Event
Apr 8, 1600Z-2300Z, 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 Apr01 | 2017 Apr08 | St Lucia | J68HZ | LotW | TDDX 20170313 | By K9HZ fm Soufriere; 160-6m; CW SSB RTTY; 500w; yagi + wires; QSL also OK via K9HZ direct |
| 2017 Apr01 | 2017 Apr30 | Nepal | 9N1MD | IZ1BVZ | DXW.Net 20161229 | By 9N1AA |
| 2017 Apr02 | 2017 Apr06 | Easter I | CE0Y | W1MJ | DXW.Net 20170228 | By W1MJ as CE0Y/W1MJ; 40-15m; CW |
| 2017 Apr04 | 2017 Apr06 | Marshall Is | V73 | TDDX 20170315 | By WW6RG as V73/WW6RG; SSB; 40 20m; perhaps 100w, if not 5w; fm 0330z | |
| 2017 Apr06 | 2017 Apr10 | Greenland | OX | LotW | DXW.Net 20170324 | By SM7RYR as OX/SM7RYR fm Kangerlussuaq; 20 17 15m; 10w; vertical |
Contesting:
| +15-Meter SSTV Dash Contest | 0000Z, Apr 1 to 2359Z, Apr 2 |
| + LZ Open 40m Sprint Contest | 0400Z-0800Z, Apr 1 |
| + PODXS 070 Club PSK 31 Flavors Contest | 1000Z, Apr 1 to 0400Z, Apr 2 |
| + Florida State Parks on the Air | 1400Z-2200Z, Apr 1 |
| + Mississippi QSO Party | 1400Z, Apr 1 to 0200Z, Apr 2 |
| + Missouri QSO Party | 1400Z, Apr 1 to 0400Z, Apr 2 and 1400Z-2000Z, Apr 2 |
| + SP DX Contest | 1500Z, Apr 1 to 1500Z, Apr 2 |
| + EA RTTY Contest | 1600Z, Apr 1 to 1600Z, Apr 2 |
| + North American SSB Sprint Contest | 0000Z-0400Z, Apr 2 |
| + RSGB RoLo SSB | 1900Z-2030Z, Apr 2 |
| + IQRP Quarterly Marathon | 0800Z, Apr 3 to 2000Z, Apr 9 |
| + RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW | 1900Z-2030Z, Apr 3 |
| + ARS Spartan Sprint | 0100Z-0300Z, Apr 4 |
| + Phone Fray | 0230Z-0300Z, Apr 5 |
| + CWops Mini-CWT Test | 1300Z-1400Z, Apr 5 and 1900Z-2000Z, Apr 5 and 0300Z-0400Z, Apr 6 |
| + UKEICC 80m Contest | 2000Z-2100Z, Apr 5 |
| + NRAU 10m Activity Contest | 1700Z-1800Z, Apr 6 (CW) and 1800Z-1900Z, Apr 6 (SSB) and 1900Z-2000Z, Apr 6 (FM) and 2000Z-2100Z, Apr 6 (Dig) |
| + SARL 80m QSO Party | 1700Z-2000Z, Apr 6 |
| + NCCC RTTY Sprint | 0145Z-0215Z, Apr 7 |
| + NCCC Sprint | 0230Z-0300Z, Apr 7 |
| + JIDX CW Contest | 0700Z, Apr 8 to 1300Z, Apr 9 |
| + QRP ARCI Spring QSO Party | 1200Z, Apr 8 to 2359Z, Apr 9 |
| + SKCC Weekend Sprintathon | 1200Z, Apr 8 to 2400Z, Apr 9 |
| + OK/OM DX Contest, SSB | 1200Z, Apr 8 to 1200Z, Apr 9 |
| + Texas State Parks on the Air | 1400Z, Apr 8 to 0200Z, Apr 9 and 1400Z-2000Z, Apr 9 |
| + New Mexico QSO Party | 1400Z, Apr 8 to 0200Z, Apr 9 |
| + Georgia QSO Party | 1800Z, Apr 8 to 0359Z, Apr 9 and 1400Z-2359Z, Apr 9 |
| + Yuri Gagarin International DX Contest | 2100Z, Apr 8 to 2100Z, Apr 9 |
| + International Vintage Contest HF | 0700Z-1100Z, Apr 9 and 1300Z-1900Z, Apr 9 |
| + Hungarian Straight Key Contest | 1500Z-1700Z, Apr 9 |
