Apr 19

Cleveland ARC, 100 Watts and a Wire Podcast Now Available

   Next week, Cleveland Amateur Radio Club’s Derek Wooley, KD5UBL, will be interviewed by Christian Cudnik, K0STH. Host of the 100 Watts and a Wire Podcast.

  Created by Christian in May of 2015, 100 Watts and a Wire ® is a program celebrating amateur radio through the eyes of a new ham. The show features topical conversation and interviews, news and an entertaining look at the adventures of a ham trying to figure it all out. 100 Watts and a Wire ® is perfect for those who are new to ham radio, their Elmer’s, the seasoned radio operator and the technically curious crowd. Whether you run 5 watts or 1500 watts, there’s something for everyone.

  Look for the release Tuesday morning, April 25th at the following link:
http://100wattsandawire.com/100-watts-and-a-wire/episode95

Apr 16

This week in Radio Sports: (Apr 17 thru Apr 23)

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

 

 

Apr 09

This week in Radio Sports: (Apr 10 thru Apr 16)

This week in Radio Sports: (Apr 10 thru Apr 16)

ARRL Affiliated Special Events :

  • 03/15/2017 | USVI Transfer Centennial

Mar 15-Apr 15, 0000Z-2359Z, NP2VI/100, Kingshill, VI. St Croix Amateur Radio Club. 14.280. QSL. St. Croix ARC, PO Box 3032, Kingshill, VI 00851. Operation is NOT from Navassa Island (NP1) www.qrz.com/db/np2vi

  • 04/11/2017 | New York State Police 100 year anniversary

Apr 11, 1200Z-2100Z, NY2SP/100, Albany, NY. Churchville (NY) Contest Club. 21.250 14.250 7.120. Certificate. Churchville Contest Club, 30 Baker St. , Apt 4, Churchville, NY 14428. The New York State Police was formed on April 11, 1917. This station celebrates 100 years of service to the people of New York State. www.qrz.com/db/ny2sp

  • 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

  • 04/14/2017 | Maritime Radio Day

Apr 14-Apr 15, 1200Z-2200Z, various calls, various cities. Radio Officers World List. CW only; 28.052 21.052 14.052 10.118 7.020 3.520 1.824. Certificate & QSL. QSL to station worked;, For certificate, email, dl9cm@t-online.de. To receive QSL or certificate, send information to arrive by May 1. Certificate by email only. Please see website for complete information. www.trafficlist.net/mrd

  • 04/15/2017 | 100th Anniversary of the Michigan State Police

Apr 15-Apr 30, 0001Z-2359Z, W8P, Howell, MI. Livingston Amateur Radio Klub. 21.300 14.226 7.185 3.850. QSL. Les Butler, P.O. Box 283, Howell, MI 48844. w8msp@w8msp.com

  • 04/15/2017 | GHARC Birthday Event

Apr 15-Apr 16, 1900Z-1900Z, W7ZA, Aberdeen, WA. Grays Harbor Amateur Radio Club. 14.255 14.050. QSL. GHARC Birthday Event, PO Box 2250, Aberdeen, WA 98520. gharc.org

  • 04/15/2017 | National Tall Grass Prairie Preserve Junior Ranger Day

Apr 15, 1400Z-1700Z, KS0KS, Strong City, KS. Santa Fe Trail ARC. 7.245 14.045 14.245 18.145. QSL. SFTARC, PO Box 3144, Olathe, KS 66063. www.sftarc.org

Dxpeditions From Afar:

2017 Apr05 2017 Apr09 Gambia C5WP ON7WP Direct DXNews 20170403 By ON7WP; 40-10m; digital modes
2017 Apr06 2017 Apr10 Greenland OX LotW DXW.Net 20170324 By SM7RYR as OX/SM7RYR fm Kangerlussuaq; 20 17 15m; 10w; vertical
2017 Apr06 2017 Apr12 Papua New Guinea P29VXG JA1XGI DXW.Net 20170224 By JA1XGI fm Rapopo, New Britain I (IOTA OC-008, QI65dp); 6.5 meter vertical w/ 19 radials; focus on EU
2017 Apr06 2017 Apr17 Vanuatu YJ0YM VA7YM DXW.Net 20170322 By VA7YM fm Port Vila, Efate I (IOTA OC-035); 80-6m; SSB RTTY PSK31; Hex beam, end-fed wire
2017 Apr06 2017 Apr18 Seychelles S79Z LotW OK1NY 20170302 By OK1RI OK1NY OK1FFU OK1JKT OK1VVT OM5AW fm Mahe I (IOTA AF-024); 160-10m; CW SSB; QSL also OK via OM2FY
2017 Apr07 2017 Apr15 Guinea Bissau J5 EA3BT DXW.Net 20170306 By EA3BT as J5B and EA3WL as J5W fm Rubane I (IOTA AF-020); 40-6m, perhaps 80m; CW SSB RTTY
2017 Apr07 2017 Apr16 St Martin FS eQSL DXNews 20170301 By W7NZJ as FS/W7NZJ fm OrientBeach (IOTA NA-105); 40-10m; CW + digital; 100w; Buddipole
2017 Apr09 2017 Apr16 Balearic Is EA6 F5SGI TDDX 20170323 By F5SGI as EA6/F5SGI fm Minorca I; HF; CW; QSL OK via Buro or direct
2017 Apr11 2017 Apr13 East Kiribati T32AZ KH6QJ TDDX 20170317 By KH6QJ fm Kiritimati I (IOTA OC-024; 80-10m (except WARC)
2017 Apr11 2017 Apr18 Turks & Caicos VP5 K3NK TDDX 20170221 By K3NK as VP5/K3NK fm Providenciales I (IOTA NA-002); 80-10m; CW SSB, perhaps digital; K3NK will upload log to LotW
2017 Apr12 2017 Apr18 Mauritania 5T3MM PY4KL DXNews 20170315 By 5T0JL; HF; QRV for CQ MM DX Contest
2017 Apr12 2017 Apr26 Laos XW4XR LotW TDDX 20170317 By 3W3B; 160-10m; CW RTTY JT65; QSL also OK via E21EIC
2017 Apr13 2017 Apr20 Palau T8 See Notes TDDX 20170403 By JM1LRA as T88TA, JA7WFT as T88FT, JI6IHG as T88IH, JH7IPR as T88UW fm Koror; 160-6m; CW SSB RTTY JT65; each station’s QSL info is on qrx.com
2017 Apr14 2017 Apr16 Panama H91IT HP1RCP HP1RIS 20170301 By HP1RIS HP1MAC fm Taboga I (IOTA NA-072); 40-10m; SSB CW; vertical, dipole, end-fed
2017 Apr14 2017 Apr21 Palau T8 Home Call DXW.Net 20170128 By JH7IPR as T88UW, JI6IHG as T88IH, JA7WFT as T88FT, JM1LRA as T88TA; 160-6m; CW SSB JT65 JT9; T88UW QSL also OK via LotW
2017 Apr14 2017 Apr23 St Vincent J88PI GW4DVB Direct TDDX 20170315 By GW4DVB fm Prune I; 40-10m; SSB; 100w; vertical; holiday style operation
2017 Apr15 2017 Apr22 Isle of Man GT4BRS DJ6OI GW0ANA 20170221 By GW0ANA MW0DHF DJ8NK DL9GFB DL9RCF; special effort on 160m and 60m for WCNA; CW SSB JT65
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

Contesting:

+ 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint 0000Z-0200Z, Apr 10
+ NAQCC CW Sprint 0030Z-0230Z, Apr 12
+ Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Apr 12
+ CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Apr 12 and   1900Z-2000Z, Apr 12 and   0300Z-0400Z, Apr 13
+ RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB 1900Z-2030Z, Apr 12
+ NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Apr 14
+ NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, Apr 14
+ Holyland DX Contest 2100Z, Apr 14 to 2100Z, Apr 15
+ ES Open HF Championship 0500Z-0559Z, Apr 15 and   0600Z-0659Z, Apr 15 and   0700Z-0759Z, Apr 15 and   0800Z-0859Z, Apr 15
+ Worked All Provinces of China DX Contest 0600Z, Apr 15 to 0559Z, Apr 16
+ YU DX Contest 1200Z, Apr 15 to 1159Z, Apr 16
+ CQ Manchester Mineira DX Contest 1200Z, Apr 15 to 2359Z, Apr 16
+ Michigan QSO Party 1600Z, Apr 15 to 0400Z, Apr 16
+ EA-QRP CW Contest 1700Z-2000Z, Apr 15 (10-20m) and   2000Z-2300Z, Apr 15 (40-80m) and   0700Z-0900Z, Apr 16 (40m) and   0900Z-1200Z, Apr 16 (20-10m)
+ North Dakota QSO Party 1800Z, Apr 15 to 1800Z, Apr 16
+ Ontario QSO Party 1800Z, Apr 15 to 0500Z, Apr 16 and   1200Z-1800Z, Apr 16
+ Feld Hell Sprint 1800Z-2159Z, Apr 15
+ WAB 3.5/7/14 MHz Data Modes 1200Z-1400Z, Apr 16 (RTTY) and   1400Z-1600Z, Apr 16 (PSK) and   1800Z-2000Z, Apr 16 (RTTY) and   2000Z-2200Z, Apr 16 (PSK)
+ ARRL Rookie Roundup, SSB 1800Z-2359Z, Apr 16

 

 

Apr 02

This week in Radio Sports: (Apr 3 thru Apr 9)

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

 

 

 

Mar 26

This week in Radio Sports: (Mar 27 thru Apr 2)

ARRL Affiliated Special Events :

  • 03/29/2017 | Viet Nam Veteran’s Day

Mar 29, 1430Z-2030Z, W5KID, Baton Rouge, LA. Baton Rouge Amateur Radio Club. 14.270 14.230 7.280 7.230. QSL. USS KIDD Amateur Radio Club, 305 S. River Rd., Baton Rouge, LA 70802. Aboard the USS KIDD from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM, Wednesday, March 29th, 2017 as a Salute to all Viet Nam Vets. Thank You for your Service. www.brac.org

  • 04/01/2017 | Canadian Amateurs Remember WWI Battle of Vimy Ridge

Apr 1-Apr 9, 0000Z-2359Z, VE100VIMY, Vimy, FRANCE. Vimy Commemorative Station Society. 21.028/21.288 18.078/18.138 14.028/14.188 7.028/7.188 . Certificate & QSL. Richard Moen, N7RO, 2935 Plymouth Dr, Bellingham, WA 98225. 24/7 operation from the site of the Canadian victory in the WWI Battle of Vimy Ridge. Full details at ve100vimy.ca

  • 04/01/2017 | Chisholm Trail 150th Anniversary

Apr 1-Apr 2, 1000Z-1400Z, W5C, Decatur, TX. West Fork Amateur Radio Club. 28.340 21.340 14.260 7.240. Certificate & QSL. WFARC, P.O. Box 1134, Bridgeport, TX 76426. Please send SASE for QSL and/or certificate. 9:00am-9:00pm 04/01/17; 9:00am-1:00pm 04/02/17 CST. www.wfarc.org

Dxpeditions From Afar:

2017 Mar29 2017 Apr10 Guam KH2BY LotW DXW.Net 20170208 By EA5BY; 80-6m, incl 60m; QSL also OK via EA5BY and Club Log
2017 Mar29 2017 Apr17 Guam AH2P LotW DXW.Net 20161003 By EA4AK; QRV on most needed bands and modes; auto-QSL via Buro, QSL also OK via Club Log, eQSL
2017 Mar31 2017 Mar31 Wake I KH9 TDDX 20170315 By WW6RG; SSB; 5w; spare time operation

Contesting:

+ Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Mar 29
+ CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Mar 29 and   1900Z-2000Z, Mar 29 and   0300Z-0400Z, Mar 30
+ UKEICC 80m Contest 2000Z-2100Z, Mar 29
+ QRP Fox Hunt 0100Z-0230Z, Mar 31
+ NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Mar 31
+ NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, Mar 31
+ 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
+ Missouri QSO Party 1400Z, Apr 1 to 0400Z, Apr 2 and   1400Z-2000Z, Apr 2
+ Mississippi QSO Party 1400Z, Apr 1 to 0200Z, 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