This week in Radio Sports: (Mar 13 thru Mar 19)
ARRL Affiliated Special Events :
- 03/17/2017 | Lea County Centennial
Mar 17-Mar 19, 0700Z-0659Z, N5LEA, Hobbs, NM. Lea County Amateur Radio Group. 14.250 7.240. Certificate. Corey Cruce, 307 West Rainbow Dr, Hobbs, NM 88240. Celebrating Lea County, New Mexico’s centennial on March 17, 2017. Watch for spots on other frequencies as well. We will log via LOTW and eQSL. For a pdf certificate, email: n5leanm@gmail.com. For a printed certificate, $5 and SASE 9X12 envelope. www.qsl.net/n5lea
- 03/18/2017 | Flight 242 Special Event
Mar 18-Mar 19, 1400Z-0000Z, W4RSC, Hiram, GA. Silver Comet Amateur Radio Society. 14.320 7.200 3.850. Certificate & QSL. Silver Comet Amateur Radio Society, P.O.Box 1873, Hiram, GA 30141. On April 4, 1977, Southern Airways DC-9 Flight 242 crashed in New Hope, Paulding County, Georgia, killing 72 people. Nine of those were on the ground. 21 people, including both flight attendants, survived. 2017 is the 40th anniversary of the crash. Silver Comet Amateur Radio Society wishes to commemorate those who lost their lives, to honor the survivors for their bravery, and thank those who came to help. silvercometars.org
- 03/18/2017 | New London School Explosion 80th Anniversary
Mar 18, 0800Z-1800Z, N5L, Overton, TX. Rusk County Amateur Radio Club. 14.280 14.070 (PSK) 7.280. Certificate & QSL. Rusk County ARC, P.O. Box 1496, Henderson, TX 75653. The New London School exploded on March 18, 1937, when a spark ignited a pocket of odorless natural gas that had leaked into the school’s basement. The disaster killed more than 295 students and teachers, making it the deadliest school disaster in American history. To prevent future disasters, the Texas Legislature quickly mandated that thiols (mercaptans) be added to natural gas providing a strong odor that is now instantly and universally recognized. RuskCountyARC.com/N5L
- 03/19/2017 | Bataan Memorial Death March Marathon
Mar 19-Mar 20, 1600Z-0100Z, K5B, Las Cruces, NM. Mesilla Valley Radio Club. 14.250 7.250. QSL. Mesilla Valley Radio Club, P. O. Box 1443, Las Cruces, NM 88004. See website for full details. www.n5bl.org
Dxpeditions From Afar:
| 2017 Mar07 | 2017 Mar13 | Barbados | 8P9IF [spots] | G3PJT | G3PJT 20170208 | By G3PJT; mainly CW; holiday style operation; QRV for BERU Contest; QSL also OK via Club Log |
| 2017 Mar07 | 2017 Mar21 | Ghana | 9G5X [spots] | LotW | DXW.Net 20161223 | By G3XAQ G3VMW G4BWP 5B4AGN M0PCB G6MC fm 1,000 feet ASL; 160-10m; CW SSB RTTY; 3 high power stns; QSL also OK via M0OXO |
| 2017 Mar08 | 2017 Mar20 | Nepal | 9N7EI | LotW | DXW.Net 20170121 | By EI2II EI2JD EI4GZB EI5GM EI5IQ EI5IX EI6FR EI9FBB EI9HQ EI9HX EI9KF; 80-10m; SSB CW + digital; 5 stations; QSL also OK via Web OQRS and M0OXO |
| 2017 Mar09 | 2017 Mar13 | Cayman Is | ZF2CA | LotW | TDDX 20170213 | By G4CWH fm Grand Cayman I; 160-10m; CW SSB; QSL also OK via G4CWH; QRV for RSGB BERU Contest |
| 2017 Mar09 | 2017 Mar14 | Belize | V31GX | LotW | TDDX 20170131 | By G4SGX fm near San Pedro; 80-10m; CW; 100w; vertical + inverted L; QSL also OK via G4SGX; QRV for BERU Contest |
| 2017 Mar09 | 2017 Mar19 | Ivory Coast | TU7C | LotW | DXW.Net 20170111 | By 12 op team fm Grand Bassam; 160-6m; CW SSB RTTY PSK; 5 stations; QSL also OK via F1ULQ (Buro or direct) and Web page OQRS |
| 2017 Mar09 | 2017 Mar21 | Niger | 5U5R | LotW | TDDX 20161208 | By EA5RM EA1SA EA1RY EA5KM EA7AJR EA7KW F9IE HK6F IK5RUN IN3ZNR K3LP fm Niamey; 160 10m, also 5.360 MHz; SSB CW RTTY; QSL also OK via EA5RM |
| 2017 Mar10 | 2017 Mar13 | El Salvador | YS1YS | LotW | DL5RMH 20170302 | By DL5RMH TG9AJR; 160-40m; SSB CW RTTY; night time operation; QSL also OK via YS1YS; will install 160m inverted L + Beverage during visit |
| 2017 Mar10 | 2017 Mar19 | South Cook Is | E51KTA | M1KTA | TDDX 20160818 | By M1KTA fm Rarotonga I (IOTA OC-013); will try low bands; QRV for BERU Contest |
| 2017 Mar13 | 2017 Mar19 | Iceland | TF | LotW | DXNews 20170303 | By KM4SII as TF/KM4SII; 40 20 17m; SSB; Buddistick; holiday style operation; QSL also OK via KM4SII |
| 2017 Mar14 | 2017 Apr04 | Tuvalu | T2 | LotW | DXW.Net 20160620 | By SP5EAQ as T2AQ and SP7DQR as T2QR fm IOTA OC-015; 80-10m; CW SSB RTTY; dates and call signs tentative; QSL also OK via SP7DQR |
| 2017 Mar14 | 2017 Apr12 | Tanzania | 5H3MB | LotW | TDDX 20170103 | By IK2GZU fm Ilembula; 80-10m; SSB CW RTTY; spare time operation; QSL also OK via IK2GZU (Buro or direct), Club Log, eQSL |
| 2017 Mar15 | 2017 Mar22 | Ceuta & Melilla | EA9 | LotW | DXW.Net 20170122 | By DJ6TF DL7DF DL7UFN DL7UFR as EA9/DL7DF; 160-10m; CW SSB RTTY; QSL also OK via DARC Buro or direct |
Contesting:
| Wisconsin QSO Party | 1800Z, Mar 12 to 0100Z, Mar 13 |
| QRP Fox Hunt | 0100Z-0230Z, Mar 15 |
| Phone Fray | 0230Z-0300Z, Mar 15 |
| CWops Mini-CWT Test | 1300Z-1400Z, Mar 15 and 1900Z-2000Z, Mar 15 and 0300Z-0400Z, Mar 16 |
| RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW | 2000Z-2130Z, Mar 15 |
| NAQCC CW Sprint | 0030Z-0230Z, Mar 16 |
| QRP Fox Hunt | 0100Z-0230Z, Mar 17 |
| NCCC RTTY Sprint | 0145Z-0215Z, Mar 17 |
| NCCC Sprint | 0230Z-0300Z, Mar 17 |
| BARTG HF RTTY Contest | 0200Z, Mar 18 to 0200Z, Mar 20 |
| Russian DX Contest | 1200Z, Mar 18 to 1200Z, Mar 19 |
| Virginia QSO Party | 1400Z, Mar 18 to 0200Z, Mar 19 and 1200Z-2400Z, Mar 19 |
| Louisiana QSO Party | 1400Z, Mar 18 to 0200Z, Mar 19 |
| AGCW VHF/UHF Contest | 1400Z-1700Z, Mar 18 (144) and 1700Z-1800Z, Mar 18 (432) |
| Feld Hell Sprint | 2000Z-2159Z, Mar 18 |
| UBA Spring Contest, SSB | 0700Z-1100Z, Mar 19 |
| Run for the Bacon QRP Contest | 0200Z-0400Z, Mar 20 |
| Bucharest Contest | 1800Z-2059Z, Mar 20 |
