I'm doing this a day early as tomorrow is Good Friday and I won't be on the computer much, except for work - so here goes.
First off, tomorrow, April 18th is World Amateur Radio Day - here's an image I found online that I really liked:
If you get the opportunity, and you will not be tied up at work, or with other things, get on the air and make a QSO or two, or three. I may be able to get on after work before UTC time changes to April 19th.
Contests:
QRP To The Field - http://www.zianet.com/qrp/qrpttf/pg.html
World Wide Holyland Contest - https://tools.iarc.org/wwhc/#/rules
ES Open HF Championship - https://erau.ee/images/LL/ES-Open_rules.pdf
CQMM DX Contest - http://www.cqmmdx.com/rules/
Michigan QSO Party - https://miqp.org/index.php/rules/
Nebraska QSO Party - https://nebraskaqsoparty.com/qso-party-rules/f/rules-for-2022-nebraska-qso-party
EA-QRP CW Contest - Take note, different times for different bands - https://www.eaqrp.com/index.php/actividades/concurso?id=307
Please support our Canadian friends, even though they may not be too thrilled with us right now.
Ontario QSO Party - http://www.va3cco.com/oqp/rules.htm
Quebec QSO Party - https://quebecqsoparty.org/
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest - http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/
Special Events:
04/05/2025 | Polio on the Air
Apr 5-Apr 19, 0000Z-2359Z, W7P/O/L/I&W0O, Seattle, WA. Norwhal Amateur Radio Society (NR7WL). see website for list of frequencies. QSL. QSLs, will be mailed, to all contacts. nars@narwhal.be or https://nars.narwhal.be/polio
04/19/2025 | World Amateur Radio Day
Apr 19-Apr 20, 1300Z-2359Z, N6AJ*, Bakersfield, CA. Terry Godley. 28.425, 14.074; 10 - 40 meters, FT8, SSTV. QSL. Terry Godley, 2701 Fordham Street, Bakersfield, CA 93305. Also participating, W6W, W6A, W6R and W6D.
After Action Report:
Last weekend, April 12th was the QRP-ARCI Spring QSO Party. I reported my own results, but I looked at the autolog and am happy to report we've had an uptick in participation from 2024. Last year, only 16 log summaries were entered - this year we had 28. Not quite a 100% increase, but I'll take it.
e-Certificates have gone out to the top three finishers. Look for more publicity blasts from me for the next event, which will be the Hootowl Sprint at the end of May. It would be nice if we could really get a lot of QRP'ers on board, participating in these events as it makes them way more fun. There's nothing worse than entering a Sprint with no activity - it's like watching paint dry.
72 de Larry W2LJ
QRP - When you care to send the very least!
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