Jan 13
Just a reminder that the first testing session for 2017 is tomorrow, January 14 at the clubhouse on Johnson Boulevard.
Candidates should bring a photo ID and $15 testing fee. If you are upgrading an existing license, then a copy of your license or CSCE is also required.
Jan 08
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.
| 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) |
| 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
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.Jan 01
This week in Radio Sports: (Jan 2 thru Jan 8)
ARRL Affiliated Special Events :
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
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)
ARRL Affiliated Special Events :
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. 🙁 |
