Labor Day Weekend

 Long holiday weekend here in the USA - here is what you may hear on the bands:

Contests

ALARA Contest - http://www.alara.org.au/contests/

U.S. Islands QSO Party: - http://usislands.org/qso-party-rules/

Colorado QSO Party - http://ppraa.org/coqp

Kansas QSO Party - https://ksqsoparty.org/rules/KSQPRules2025.pdf?1

Monday:

MI QRP Labor Day CW Sprint - https://www.miqrp.net/contest

ARS Spartan Sprint: - http://ars-qrp.com/Spartan_Sprint/Spartan_Sprint.html

There are also a few digital contests going on this weekend, so you might notice a heightened amount of digital signals on the bands.

Special Events:

08/01/2025 | San Max SP3RN SK 2025

Aug 1-Aug 31, 0000Z-2359Z, 4A2MAX, Neosho, MEXICO. San Max Celebration Team. 7.175 14.175 21.275 28.450. Certificate & QSL. Jose de Jesus Lopez V, 5914 San Bernardo Ave, Suite 4-135, Laredo, TX 78041-2506. www.qrz.com/db/4A2MAX

08/30/2025 | Return to Paradise 47th Anniversary

Aug 30-Sep 1, 1600Z-1600Z, K7RDG, Sierra Vista, AZ. Cochise Amateur Radio Assoc.. 3.890 7.225 14.070 14.285; Voice/FT8/FT4/JS8. Certificate & QSL. Cochise ARA, PO Box 1855, Sierra Vista, AZ 85636-1855. WWW.K7RDG.ORG

08/31/2025 | 100th anniversary of wreck of USS Shenandoah airship

Aug 31, 0400Z-0800Z, W8VP, Ava, OH. Cambridge Amateur Radio Association. 7.230. Certificate. Evelyn Barton, P.O. Box 1474, Cambridge, OH 43725. 9 X 12 SASE ENVELOPE send to CARA P.O.Box 1474 Cambridge OH 43725 www.w8vp.org

09/01/2025 | 175th Anniversary of California Statehood 1850-2025

Sep 1-Sep 10, 0000Z-2359Z, K6S, Monterey, CA. Monterey DX Group. 14.275 21.275 28.375 7.275. QSL. G. Costello WC6DX, PO Box 1332, Monterey, CA 93942-1332. In 1849, the California Constitutional Convention convened in the capital Monterey in order to draft a constitution for statehood the following year. On 09 September 1850, California joined the Union as the 31st state. A commemorative paper QSL card is available for a SASE to QSL Manager WC6DX; no Log Book of the World or e-QSL.

09/01/2025 | Star Trek Debut Special Event

Sep 1-Sep 15, 0000Z-2359Z, N6S and N6C, North Highlands, CA. Starfleet Amateur Radio Group. 14.085 7.100 3.550. QSL. No paper QSLs, See website for, information. Celebrating Star Trek Debuted 9/8/1966 from Sept 1 - 15, 2025 Starfleet Amateur Radio Group SFARG@k6irk.com We maybe be operating on various bands and modes, depending on conditions Stations involved in this Event is: N6S - N6S@k6irk.com - operator - Rob - K6IRK N6C - k6ncc@arrl.net - operator - Ed - K6NCC The following bands, Modes and Frequencies, are what we maybe be operating on Band FT8 SSB 6m 50.303 10m 28.100 28.400 12m 24.900 24.960 15m 21.100 21.400 17m 18.075 18.150 20m 14.085 14.325 30m 10.125 40m 7.100 7.210 80m 3.550 3.925 Digital QSL Cards or certificates will only sent out and will confirm on QRZ, LoTW and eQSL. Special digital QSL cards that will be sent out at the end of the event. Depending on the popularity of the event, we may do paper cards at some point. https://www.qrz.com/db/N6S

72 de Larry W2LJ

QRP - When you care to send the very least!