Weekend of November 16 & 17th

The weekend is once again upon us!

Contests:

ARRL SSB Sweepstakes is this weekend - the CW bands may be on the quiet side.

South American Integration Contest CW - https://sacw.cwsp.com.br/en/2021/09/21/pdf/

Run for the Bacon QRP Contest - http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/

Special Event Stations:

11/02/2024 | Operation Able Archer '83

Nov 2-Nov 16, 0001Z-2359Z, W9A, Salem, WI. W9AFB. 14.250. Certificate & QSL. Scott Grams, General Delivery, Salem, WI 53168. Commemorating the 1983 Cold War Able Archer Exercise. See W9A QRZ page for operating times, modes, and additional details https://www.qrz.com/db/w9a

11/02/2024 | Operation Able Archer '83

Nov 2-Nov 16, 0001Z-2359Z, W0A, Lincoln, NE. KF0NWQ. 14.250. Certificate. Tyler Sandberg, General Delivery, Lincoln, NE 68512. Commemorating the 1983 Cold War Able Archer Exercise. See W0A QRZ page for operating times, modes, and additional details. https://www.qrz.com/db/W0A

11/11/2024 | In Support of the Annual Pow-Wow Being Held on the University of Southern Mississippi Campus

Nov 11-Nov 16, 0000Z-2359Z, W0W, Hattiesburg, MS. Pine Belt Amateur Radio Association. 7.033 14.033 14.260; digital any band. QSL. N5CW, P.O. Box 52, Petal, MS 39465. ww.qrz.com/db/w0w

11/16/2024 | 1st Transatlantic Ham Radio QSO (1923)

Nov 16, 1400Z-2200Z, K3S, Baltimore, MD. Nuclear Ship Savannah ARC. 7.1 14.1 21.1 28.1. QSL. K3LU, 980 PATUXENT ROAD, Odenton, MD 21113. Single transmitter SSB and CW aboard N/S Savannah. Please check spotting networks for frequencies. Info on QRZ.com www.qrz.com/db/k3s

11/16/2024 | Collins ARC 41st Anniversary

Nov 16, 1500Z-1800Z, W0CXX, Cedar Rapids, IA. Collins Amateur Radio Club. 14.263 MHz. QSL. Brice AntonJensen, 1110 Lyndhurst Dr, Hiawatha, IA 52233. www.qrz.com/db/W0CXX

11/16/2024 | W6SFM Bug Roundup

Nov 16-Nov 18, 0000Z-0000Z, W6SFM, Fair Oaks, CA. Samuel F. Morse Amateur Radio Club. 3.533 7.033 14.033 28.033. QSL. John Geyer, 4901 Minnesota Avenue, Fair Oaks, CA 95628. This is an operating event. https://w6sfm.org/bug-roundup

11/17/2024 | Celebrating the 153rd birthday of the NRA operating from Gunsite Academy in Paulden, AZ

Nov 17, 1500Z-2359Z, K7GST, Prescott Valley, AZ. Yavapai Amateur Radio Club Prescott, AZ. 7.250 14.250 21.335 28.340. Certificate. Printable PDF, available at, , http://w4gkf.com/k7gst . End time is 2400 UTC https://www.w7yrc.org/nrabirthday

As for my 80 Meter Fox duty last night. I can describe it in one word ........Argh !!!!!!!

I was going great guns, working split on 3.565 MHz, listening up one. I seriously thought that I might beat my 49 QSO total from 40 Meters on Tuesday night.  Then 4RN happened. No "?", no "QRL?" - just take over the frequency and if you don't like it, tough noogies, guy! 

I actually got out a bit farther west (KS, CO) and south (TX) than RBN indicates here.

I know it's an established net, which I forgot about, but aren't these guys supposed to be big, bad, expert traffic handlers? They can't handle moving a kHz or two? What are they going to do if the SHTF some day and someone with even more power takes over "their" frequency? I know, I know "You were QRP and they didn't hear you."  Nuts to that! I was getting 599's from Hounds from the 4th region.  Then, when the net was over and I thought I could go re-grab my original frequency, some digital signal, which I think was Olivia by the musical tones of it, took over. I had to resort to going down yet again, work simplex and hope for the best. Things crawled after that, but I was still able to hand out 43 pelts by the time 90 minutes was over. I was so hoping to break 55 or 60!

Disappointed in myself that I couldn't do a better job and frustrated by interlopers. Oh well, C'est la Vie!

72 de Larry W2LJ

QRP - When you care to send the very least!