Jan 08

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

 

Jan 04

First Club House Contest Activation for 2017

 IMG_1478  The Cleveland Amateur Radio Club will be activating the Club House January 21st, for the North American QSO Party. Last year we participated in the Multi-Two category, with a final score of 61,375 points for 491 contacts. This put us in 21st place out of 126 stations (Top 20% in the nation) that submitted logs. Also, as an added bonus, we worked all 50 states within the 12 hour contest period.

    Activation will begin at 1PM local time (18:00Z). If you are interested in participating or have any questions or concerns feel free to contact me at  w4juu@carc.cc. Complete details and rules can be found at http://ncjweb.com/NAQP-Rules.pdf

Jan 01

This week in Radio Sports: (Jan 2 thru Jan 8)

This week in Radio Sports: (Jan 2 thru Jan 8)

ARRL Affiliated Special Events :

  • 01/02/2017 | 11th Annual Straight Key CW Event

Jan 2-Jan 31, 0000Z-2359Z, K3Y, Ellicott City, MD. SKCC – Straight Key Century Club. 21.050 14.050 7.055 3.550. QSL. SKCC c/o Jeff Peters, K9JP, 5562 Heritage Way, Traverse City, MI 49685. K3Y/0 thru 9 plus /KH6, /KL7, /KP4 and associated DX in six WAC areas operating straight key, bugs and cootie keys. QSL card confirms one QSO per area, up to 19 for all-area sweep. See URL for schedules, map, stats, etc. www.skccgroup.com/k3y

  • 01/08/2017 | Florida Constitution Convention Commemorative Special Event

Jan 8, 1400Z-2000Z, W4FFC, Port Saint Joe, FL. Gulf Amateur Radio Society. 28.375 21.375 14.275 7.177. QSL. Norm Bixler K4NEB, 2003 Cypress Ave, Port Saint Joe, FL 32456.

Dxpeditions From Afar:

2017 Jan02 2017 Jan11 Maldives 8Q7AZ DL8AZ DXNews 20161212 By DL8AZ fm Meeru I (AS-013, MJ64uk); 40-10m; SSB
2017 Jan03 2017 Jan15 Laos XW4XR LotW TDDX 20161209 By AA4XR fm Vientiane; 80-10m; CW RTTY JT65; QSL also OK via E21EIC
2017 Jan04 2017 Jan22 Micronesia V63 DXW.Net 20160912 By JA3ARJ as V63ARJ, JH3LSS as V63LSS, JA3AVO JH3PBL W7AYA likewise fm Pohnpei; 160-6m; CW SSB + digital
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:

AGB New Year Snowball Contest 0000Z-0100Z, Jan 1
SARTG New Year RTTY Contest 0800Z-1100Z, Jan 1
AGCW Happy New Year Contest 0900Z-1200Z, Jan 1
AGCW VHF/UHF Contest 1400Z-1700Z, Jan 1 (144) and   1700Z-1800Z, Jan 1 (432)
QRP ARCI New Years Sprint 1500Z-1800Z, Jan 1
QRP ARCI New Years Sprint 1500Z-1800Z, Jan 1
ARS Spartan Sprint 0200Z-0400Z, Jan 3
QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Jan 4
Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Jan 4
CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Jan 4 and   1900Z-2000Z, Jan 4 and   0300Z-0400Z, Jan 5
UKEICC 80m Contest 2000Z-2100Z, Jan 4
NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Jan 6
QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Jan 6
NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, Jan 6
PODXS 070 Club PSKFest 0000Z-2400Z, Jan 7
WW PMC Contest 1200Z, Jan 7 to 1200Z, Jan 8
SKCC Weekend Sprintathon 1200Z, Jan 7 to 2400Z, Jan 8
Original QRP Contest 1500Z, Jan 7 to 1500Z, Jan 8
Kid’s Day Contest 1800Z-2359Z, Jan 7
ARRL RTTY Roundup 1800Z, Jan 7 to 2400Z, Jan 8
EUCW 160m Contest 2000Z-2300Z, Jan 7 and   0400Z-0700Z, Jan 8
DARC 10-Meter Contest 0900Z-1059Z, Jan 8
Midwinter Contest 1000Z-1400Z, Jan 8

 

Dec 25

This week in Radio Sports: (Dec 26 thru Jan 1)

This week in Radio Sports: (Dec 26 thru Jan 1)

ARRL Affiliated Special Events :

  • 01/01/2016 | ASCRA 40th Anniversary QSL

Jan 1-Dec 31, 0000Z-2359Z, W0SHQ, Independence, MO. Association of Saints Church Radio Amateurs. 14.287 7.190. QSL. ASCRA, PO Box 73, Independence, MO 64051. ASCRA 40th ANNIVERSARY ASCRA is celebrating the 40th Anniversary of its First General Membership Meeting in 1976 and the 2016 Community of Christ World Conference. Make contact with W0SHQ during 2016 and you can receive a Special Edition Commemorative QSL Card celebrating both events. Please send a SASE with your QSL card confirming contact to: ASCRA, PO Box 73, Independence, MO 64051 ascra.org

 

Dxpeditions From Afar:

2016 Dec19 2016 Dec26 Norfolk I VK9NM LotW DXW.Net 20161124 By VK1MA; 160-10m; 100w; some operation fm Mt Bates; limited holiday style operation; QSL also OK via eQSL
2016 Dec23 2017 Jan01 Ogasawara JD1BMH JG7PSJ DXW.Net 20161208 By JE1HXZ fm Chichijima I (AS-031); 160-10m; CW SSB RTTY; QSL OK via Buro or direct
2016 Dec25 2017 Dec29 Palau T88GA LotW TDDX 20161124 By JA7XBG fm Koror; 160-6m; mainly CW, also SSB + digital; yagis + dipoles; focus on Europe + NA; QSL also OK via JA7XBG direct (w/ 2 US$ + SAE)
2016 Dec26 2017 Dec31 PE & Marion Is ZS8Z ZS1LS TDDX 20161124 By ZS1BCE; HF; SSB + digital; broadband dipole; operation to continue for 17 months; start date uncertain

Contesting:

+ SKCC Sprint 0000Z-0200Z, Dec 28
+ QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Dec 28
+ Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Dec 28
+ CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Dec 28 and   1900Z-2000Z, Dec 28 and   0300Z-0400Z, Dec 29
+ NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Dec 30
+ QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Dec 30
+ NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, Dec 30
+ AGB New Year Snowball Contest 0000Z-0100Z, Jan 1
+ SARTG New Year RTTY Contest 0800Z-1100Z, Jan 1
+ AGCW Happy New Year Contest 0900Z-1200Z, Jan 1
+ AGCW VHF/UHF Contest 1400Z-1700Z, Jan 1 (144) and   1700Z-1800Z, Jan 1 (432)
+ QRP ARCI New Years Sprint 1500Z-1800Z, Jan 1
+ QRP ARCI New Years Sprint 1500Z-1800Z, Jan 1

NPOTA Activations:

Amistad National Recreation Area RC01 K5SMH 2016-12-24 00:00:00 2016-12-26 00:00:00 Will be operating in Rough Canyon on the shores of Lake Amistad at 20 or 40 meters, SSB.
Big Thicket National Preserve PV04 AE5X 2016-12-27 14:00:00 2016-12-27 18:00:00 10 watts CW/SSB: CW: 7036, 10116, 14061, 18075 SSB: 7246, 14.276, 18.117 Updated info here Please spot me if you hear me.
Pullman National Monument National Monument MN78 KI9W/9 2016-12-31 15:00:00 2016-12-31 18:00:00
North Country National Scenic Trail National Scenic Trail TR04 WD8RIF 2016-12-31 16:00:00 2016-12-31 17:00:00 Closing the Centennial Year at the park where I started the Centennial Year; 7.031 (+/-) and 14.061 (+/-); see https://www.qrz.com/db/WD8RIF for details/updates.
Fort Pulaski National Monument MN33 K4WP 2016-12-31 16:00:00 2016-12-31 21:00:00 *****If we make qualify 2600 Q’s a day, we can break 1,000,000.***** Will start at the upper end of 40 then move to 20 above .300. All dupes welcomed.
Homestead NM of America National Monument MN46 K0USA 2016-12-31 16:00:00 2016-12-31 22:00:00 Ak-Sar-Ben ARC plans for one last activation for the year.
Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site NS73 ND9E/0 2016-12-31 17:00:00 2016-12-31 22:00:00 20 and 40m phone
Lincoln Home National Historic Site NS44 W9MAP and N9OQT 2016-12-31 19:00:00 2016-12-31 23:59:00 Voice (N9OQT) from 1:00 PM – 3:15 PM Central and PSK31 (W9MAP) 3:30 – 5:59 PM.
Valley Forge National Historical Park HP46 K0BAK 2016-12-31 22:00:00 2016-12-31 23:59:00 Sad last activation on the last hour of the last day in my “neighborhood” park. SSB, all the power I can find. 🙁

Dec 18

This week in Radio Sports: (Dec 19 thru Dec 25)

This week in Radio Sports: (Dec 19 thru Dec 25)

ARRL Affiliated Special Events :

·         12/15/2016 | 7th Anniversary of the First Flight of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Dec 15-Dec 19, 0000Z-2359Z, W7D, Seattle, WA. Greg Magone. 14.250 14.245. QSL. L. Greg Magone, 27492 254th PL SE, Maple Valley, WA 98038.

Dxpeditions From Afar:

2016 Dec19 2016 Dec26 Norfolk I VK9NM LotW DXW.Net 20161124 By VK1MA; 160-10m; 100w; some operation fm Mt Bates; limited holiday style operation; QSL also OK via eQSL
2016 Dec23 2017 Jan01 Ogasawara JD1BMH JG7PSJ DXW.Net 20161208 By JE1HXZ fm Chichijima I (AS-031); 160-10m; CW SSB RTTY; QSL OK via Buro or direct
2016 Dec25 2017 Dec29 Palau T88GA LotW TDDX 20161124 By JA7XBG fm Koror; 160-6m; mainly CW, also SSB + digital; yagis + dipoles; focus on Europe + NA; QSL also OK via JA7XBG direct (w/ 2 US$ + SAE)

Contesting:

+ QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Dec 21
+ Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Dec 21
+ CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Dec 21 and   1900Z-2000Z, Dec 21 and   0300Z-0400Z, Dec 22
+ NAQCC CW Sprint 0130Z-0330Z, Dec 22
+ NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Dec 23
+ QRP Fox Hunt 0200Z-0330Z, Dec 23
+ NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, Dec 23
+ RAEM Contest 0000Z-1159Z, Dec 25

NPOTA Activations:

Santa Fe National Historic Trail National Historic Trail TR11 KS0KS 2016-12-19 16:00:00 2016-12-20 21:00:00 From Mahaffie House, Olathe, Ks,last stagecoach on Santa Fe Trail
Valley Forge National Historical Park HP46 K0BAK 2016-12-19 23:00:00 2016-12-20 01:00:00 Rare nighttime visitors center opening for a public special event. SSB only, 500w, screwdriver, 17′ whip. Probably mostly 80m.
Amistad National Recreation Area RC01 K5SMH 2016-12-24 00:00:00 2016-12-26 00:00:00 Will be operating in Rough Canyon on the shores of Lake Amistad at 20 or 40 meters, SSB.