Coming this weekend

On Saturday, I'll be assisting fellow SPARC member Harry KC2PGX at a Morse Code demonstration at a local library for "How To Day". I'm not 1000% how he's going to have this set up, but I believe he'll have a couple of code practice oscillators set up along with a laptop running a decoder program. In the past, when I was involved in an Amateur Radio demo for "Bring Your Kids To Work Day" at the IEEE, the Morse Code portion was the biggest hit. The kids had fun sending Morse asking us questions to see if we could decode what they were sending and answer them. It should be a fun day.

I'll bring my KX3 and AlexLoop along and will have it tuned to one of the CW portions of a band. There should be a decent amount of activity. I've listed the contests and special events occurring this weekend below:

Let's try this one again!

QRP-ARCI's Fall QSO Party is this coming Sunday

2023 QRP-ARCI Fall QSO Party

Date/Time:

0000Z to 2359Z on 14 October (2nd Saturday UTC) - (8PM SAT to 7:59PM SUN EDT)

Mode:  HF CW only.

Exchange: 

Members send:  RST, State/Province/Country, ARCI member number

Non-Members send:  RST, State/Province/Country, Power Out

QSO Points:

Member = 5 points

Non-Member, Different Continent = 4 points

Non-Member, Same Continent = 2 points

Multiplier:

SPC (State/Province/Country) total for all bands.  The same station may be worked on multiple bands for QSO points and SPC credit.

Power Multiplier:

>5 Watts = x1

>1 - 5 Watts = x7

>250 mW - 1 Watt = x10

>55 mW - 250 mW = x15

55 mW or less = x20

Suggested Frequencies:

160m1810 kHz

80m 3560 kHz

40m 7030 kHz (please listen at 7040 kHz for rock bound participants)

20m 14060 kHz

15m  21060 kHz

10m  28060 kHz

Score:

Final Score = Points (total for all bands) x SPCs (total for all bands) x Power Multiplier.

BONUS POINTS: None available for this contest.

Categories:

Entry may be All-Band, Single Band, High Bands (10m-15m-20m) or Low Bands (40m-80m)

How to Participate:

Get on any of the HF bands except the WARC bands and hang out near the QRP frequencies.  Work as many stations calling CQ QRP.  You can work a station for credit once on each band.

Log Submission: Submit your entry online at https://www.qrpcontest.com  Deadline for posting logs will be Nov 1st

Other contests this weekend with a QRP Category:

Arizona QSO Party - https://www.azqp.org/

Pennsylvania QSO Party - http://paqso.org/pa-qso-party-rules.html

South Dakota QSO Party - http://www.sdqsoparty.com - This is a good one for those of you trying to snare QRP WAS.

BIG weekend for Special Event Stations:

• 10/14/2023 | "Ike" Eisenhower's Birthday - Sponsor of Nuclear Ship Savannah

  Oct 14, 1300Z-2100Z, K3S, Baltimore, MD. Nuclear Ship Savannah ARC. 7 14 21 28. QSL. ULIS FLEMING, 980 PATUXENT ROAD, Odenton, MD 21113. Operating from the ship. Please check the spotting networks since we may be operating anywhere on 40, 20, 15, or 10m SSB or CW. qrz.com/db/k3s

• 10/14/2023 | 30th Anniversary

  Oct 14, 1400Z-2300Z, N5BVA, Bentonville, AR. Bella Vista Radio Club. 7.190 14.260 7.040 14.040. QSL. Don Banta - K5DB, 3407 Diana St., Springdale, AR 72764. For QSL information, see N5BVA page on QRZ.com https://bellavistaradioclub.org

• 10/14/2023 | Amis Mill Historic Site -Rogersville TN

  Oct 14, 1000Z-1400Z, N2A, Rogersville, TN. Hawkins Hancock Amateur Radio Team. 7.80 7.90 14.30 14.40 . Certificate. David Broome, 360 Rogers Road, Rogersville, TN 37857. mebtfs@yahoo.com

• 10/14/2023 | Collins Radio 90th Anniversary

  Oct 14, 1400Z-2000Z, W0CXX, Cedar Rapids, IA. Collins Amateur Radio Club. 7.180 MHz 14.263 MHz 21.380 MHz 28.380 MHz. QSL. Brice Anton-Jensen, 1110 Lyndhurst Dr, Hiawatha, IA 52233. https://www.qrz.com/db/W0CXX

• 10/14/2023 | Commemorating the First "Ham Radio Day" at the Sarasota County Library

  Oct 14, 1400Z-2000Z, N4V, Nokomis, FL. Tamiami Amateur Radio Club. 14.040 14.230 21.040 21.210. QSL. Tamiami Amateur Radio Club, PO Box 976, Nokomis, FL 34274. www.tamiamiarc.org

• 10/14/2023 | Commemorating US Navy birthday on 13 OCT 1775

  Oct 14, 1600Z-2300Z, NI6IW, San Diego, CA. USS Midway Museum Ship. 14.320 7.250 14.070 PSK31 DSTAR on Papa system repeaters. QSL. USS Midway Museum Ship COMEDTRA, 910 N Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101. www.qrz/db/ni6iw

• 10/14/2023 | Eisenhower Birthday Special Event

  Oct 14-Oct 22, 0000Z-2359Z, W5*/K5*/N5*, All over USA. Grayson County ARC. 14.250. QSL. Grayson County ARC, PO Box 642, Sherman, TX 75091. *We'll be using the following call signs... W5E, W5I, W5S, K5E, W5N, W5H, W5O, W5W, N5E, W5R Questions? email lee.n5sly@gmail.com graysoncountyarc.org

• • 10/14/2023 | Lester Dent - Doc Savage Special Event

    Oct 14-Oct 15, 1500Z-0000Z, W0D, Macon, MO. Macon County ARC. 28.400 14.280 7.250 3.950. Certificate & QSL. Dale Bagley, K0KY, P.O. BOX 13, Macon, MO 63552. The purpose of the Special Event is to honor of the accomplishments of Lester Dent, one of the most prolific writers of Pulp Fiction, and an Amateur Radio Operator, WØCBL. It is also the 90th "Birthday" of his creation, the first modern "Superhero" Doc Savage. For more information about Lester Dent, use the link CW QSO ABOVE EXTRA CLASS SEGMENT. https://www.maconcountymissouriarc.org/lester-dent-special-events

  • 72 de Larry W2LJ