Kind of quiet here in the US, as you might expect. After all, it IS Hamvention weekend in Xenia, Ohio. With all the hullabaloo going on there, there's not much in the way of on the air activity going on. Too many souls searching the gigantic flea market there for that "Holy Grail" bargain.
I believe the last Hamvention that I attended was in 1995. The last one before Four Days In May started. Great timing for a QRP'er .........right? As I've stated before, if God lets me live that long 2026 will see retirement and a return to Hamvention AND my first Four Days In May. I don't have many things in my bucket list, but FDIM is one of them.
I miss the times in the 90s when a gaggle of members of the Piscataway Amateur Radio Club would make the trip to Dayton together. Those were great times! In fact, Dayton Hamvention was where I first met Marv K2VHW.
Anyway, enough chasing ghosts. Here's what's going on this weekend.
Digital you might hear on the bands - EU PSK DX Contest: and the Feld Hell Sprint
Contests:
His Maj. King of Spain Contest, CW: - https://concursos.ure.es/en/s-m-el-rey-de-espana-cw/bases/
Arkansas QSO Party - http://www.arkqp.com/
Baltic Contest - http://www.lrsf.lt/en/
FISTS Sunday Sprint - https://fistsna.org/operating.html#sprints
Run for the Bacon QRP Contest - http://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/
Wednesday evening:
NAQCC CW Sprint - http://naqcc.info/sprint_rules.html
Special Event Stations:
05/10/2025 | 129th Annual New Jersey State Knights of Columbus Convention
May 10-May 17, 0000Z-2359Z, NJ2KC, Bridgeton, NJ. New Jersey Knights of Columbus Amateur Radio Club. 14.2500 28.4500 7.2500 21.3500. Certificate & QSL. Thomas M. Perrotti, N2JIE, 785 Vineland Avenue, Bridgeton, NJ 08302. NJ2KC.org
05/10/2025 | National Police Appreciation Week
May 10-May 17, 0000Z-0000Z, N4P, Gainesville, FL. W.T. Loften High School ARC K4WTL. 14.325 MHz. QSL. W.T. Loften High School ARC K4WTL, 3000 East University Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32646. Let's show some appreciation for the work our Police do for us!
05/15/2025 | 73rd Convention CNH District-LCMS
May 15-May 17, 2200Z-1800Z, N6H, Sacramento, CA. Glen Amateur Radio Society and Lutheran Emergency Disaster Response. 7.178 14.240 144.950 440.750. QSL. Philip W. Zabell, 881 Brennan Pl, Willows, CA 95988. During the 73rd Convention of the California, Nevada, Hawaii District of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, a disaster response trailer with communications capabilities will be set up on the hotel grounds in Sacramento, CA. Operators will use multiple modes on 40, 20, 2m, & 70cm. The objectives are to demonstrate the ability to have communications even when all else fails and to encourage visitors to get their ham radio license. www.garshamradio.org
05/17/2025 | Air power Museum Honoring all veterans
May 17, 1300Z-2000Z, W2GSB, West Bablyon, NY. GREAT SOUTH BAY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB . 28.340 21.250 14.246 7.245. Certificate. GREAT SOUTH BAY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB, PO BOX 1356 , West Babylon, NY 11704. Operating inside the historic hangar from World War Two is where Rosie the Riveter became famous. This special event honors all who have served and done their part to defend our country and democracy. Please join us on the air for this special event station certificates. Look us up on qrz WWW.GSBARC.ORG
05/17/2025 | National Maritime Day
May 17, 1330Z-2100Z, K3S, Baltimore, MD. Nuclear Ship Savannah Amateur Radio Club. 7,14,18,21,28. QSL. Ulis Fleming, 980 Patuxent Rd, Odenton, MD 21113. Check spotting networks for frequency. See QRZ.com info for Savannah Award qrz.com/db/k3s
05/17/2025 | New Providence ARC 60th Anniversary Special Event
May 17-May 31, 0000Z-2359Z, N2J, New Providence, NJ. The New Providence Amateur Radio Club. 160-10 meters all modes including digital. QSL. NPARC, PO Box 813, New Providence, NJ 07974. May 17 – May 31 0000z – 2359z N2J. The New Providence Amateur Radio Club, located in the Watchung Hills of North Jersey, is hosting an on-air Special Event in commemoration of its 60th Anniversary. 160-10 meters on all modes including digital. Exchange: Signal Report and State. A few N2J stations will be POTA. Contacts >>>> uploaded to LoTW. Commemorative QSL card sent via SASE on request >>>> and via the bureau for DX stations. QSL via NPARC New Providence ARC NPARC.org
05/17/2025 | W6SFM Bug Roundup
May 17-May 19, 0000Z-0000Z, W6SFM, Fair Oaks, CA. Samuel F. Morse Amateur Radio Club. 3.533 7.033 14.033 28.033. QSL. Samuel F. Morse Amateur Radio Club, 4901 Minnesota Avenue, Fair Oaks, CA 95628. The Samuel F. Morse Amateur Radio Club (W6SFM), a Sacramento, California based CW enthusiast club wanted a special time to bring bug operators together on the air. In the same spirit as ARRL's Straight Key Night, participants are encouraged to make simple, conversational, "rag chew" QSO's using their bug type key. This is an opportunity to exercise, share and exhibit your personalized fist. Call "CQ BR" so folks know you are a Bug Roundup Participant. https://w6sfm.org/bug-roundup
05/18/2025 | National Maritime Day 2
May 18, 1330Z-2100Z, K3S, Annapolis, MD. Nuclear Ship Savannah Amateur Radio Club. 7,14,18,21,28. QSL. Ulis Fleming, 980 Patuxent Rd, Odenton. Check spotting networks for frequency. See QRZ.com info for Savannah Award qrz.com/db/k3s
72 de Larry W2LJ
QRP - When you care to send the very least!
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