Coming up this weekend

The weekend is here! Here are some Amateur Radio events coning up this weekend for your QRP and/or CW operating pleasure.

OK/OM DX Contest, CW - http://okomdx.crk.cz/index.php?page=english

4 States Second Sunday Sprint -  https://www.4sqrp.com/4sqrpOnTheAir.php

FISTS Fall Sprint - https://www.fistsna.org/operating.php#sprints

Lots of Veteran's Day Special Event Stations - to all our Veteran's out there - THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE !!!!! (Yes, I am shouting that out!)

11/05/2023 | Air Force MARS 75 Years

Nov 5-Nov 11, 0001Z-2359Z, W1A-K*, All USA. Air Force Military Auxiliary Radio System. Technician and General portion of the 80 - 10 meter bands; SSB, CW, and digital modes. Certificate. See website, for e-certificate, information. Call signs W1A through W1K, K4AF and KE6UEU. See website for updates on bands and modes, and how to receive a certificate. https://community.apan.org/wg/air-force-military-auxiliary-radio-system-afmars/afmars-75-years

11/11/2023 | Commemorating USMC birthday (11/10/1775) and Veterans Day

Nov 11, 1700Z-2359Z, 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.com/db/ni6iw

11/11/2023 | Honoring our Veterans and Celebrating Veterans Day, 2023

Nov 11, 1500Z-2000Z, KA4TAL, Conway, SC. Horry Post 111 The American Legion Amateur Radio Club. 14.255 7.264 14.275 7.185. Certificate. E-certificate only, send email to, talarc.ka4tal@gmail.com, SC. talarc.ka4tal@gmail.com

11/11/2023 | National Liberty Ship day; honoring all that served

Nov 11, 0200Z-0800Z, K8JWB, Baltimore, MD. Radio Club SS John W Brown. 14.250 mhz 7.225 MHZ 21.300 MHZ. Certificate. Project Liberty Ship, Inc, P. O. Box 25846, Baltimore , MD 21224-0846. Celebrating all those that served operating, protecting and building the 2710 WW 2 Liberty Ships including the Merchant Marine, Navy Armed Guard and Shipbuilders; including Rosie the Riveters. Mail QSL Card, self-addressed envelope along with required postage to: PROJECT LIBERTY SHIP BALTIMORE INC PO BOX 25846 BALTIMORE, MD 21224-0846 ssjohnwbrown.org

11/11/2023 | NB9QV USS Cobia Special Event

Nov 11-Nov 12, 1400Z-2000Z, NB9QV, Manitowoc, WI. NB9QV Cobia Club. 7.240 14.240. Certificate. Send contact information, information to kc9yl@arrl.net, to receive e-certificate. Please send your call sign, name, band, date and time of contact to kc9yl@arrl.net to receive your PDF certificate via email. https://www.qrz.com/db/NB9QV

11/11/2023 | The Ghost Fleet at Mallows Bay

Nov 11, 1400Z-2100Z, K3SMD, Nanjemoy, MD. Charles County Amateur Radio Club. 7.270; 40, 20, 15 meters, phone and possibly FT8. QSL. Michelle Sack, P.O. Box 1182 , Waldorf, MD 20604. www.k3smd.net

11/11/2023 | Veteran's Day 2023 Celebration

Nov 11, 1500Z-1800Z, W9V, Rochester, IL. Sangamon Valley Radio Club. 14.265 20m (SSB only) 40m (SSB only). QSL. W9V Mitch Hopper, 536 E. Mill St., Rochester, IL 62563. Operating from the Heritage in Flight Museum - Lincoln, IL airport.

11/11/2023 | Veteran's Day Remembrance

Nov 11, 1600Z-2130Z, W5KID, Baton Rouge, LA. Baton Rouge Amateur Radio Club. 7.040 7.250 14.040 14.250. QSL. USS Kidd Amateur Radio Club, 305 S. River Rd., Baton Rouge, LA 70802. CW, SSB, and FT8 Operation aboard the USS Kidd (DD-661), a World War II Fletcher-class destroyer. www.qrz.com/db/w5kid

11/11/2023 | Veterans Day

Nov 11, 1800Z-2100Z, N3TAL, Lanham, MD. American Legion Post 275 Radio Team. 7.275Mhz +/- LSB. QSL. American Legion Post 275 ART Team, 8201 Martin Luther King Jr Hwy, Glenarden, MD. n3tal275@gmail.com

11/11/2023 | Windycon 49 - Science Fiction Convention

Nov 11-Nov 12, 1500Z-2300Z, W9W, Oak Brook, IL. DuPage Amateur Radio Club. 14.070 14.230 14.274 145.430 (local). Certificate. DuPage Amateur Radio Club, PO Box 71, Clarendon Hills, IL 60514-0071. Times are Nov 11 0900-1700 and Nov 12 0900-1500 local time. www.w9dup.org

Before I close, the December issue of QST came out digitally yesterday. That means Field Day scores! We came in 4th Place out of a field of 8 in our category, nationwide.

Field Day is the only time I care about scores. I like to think that we're getting better at this each year. We made some 200+ more points than last year and we are once again in the middle of the pack in our category 3A Battery.  The tally of all scores in spreadsheet form is not out yet, so I don't know how we fared in NNJ, in the Hudson Division and against all other 5 Watt stations. It will be interesting to see how it all shakes out.  

What will be even more interesting to see is how the park we've been operating from ends up after renovations. There may or may not be room for us and we may have to consider changing Field Day venues.

72 de Larry W2LJ

QRP - When you care to send the very least!