We move back to Standard Time this weekend in most of the US (I think Arizona doesn't and I think maybe Indiana doesn't) and last weekend, it was Europe's turn. Can we pick one and keep it that way all year around, please? I'd be happy with either EST or DST all year around - this change gets harder and harder the older I get.
We've got a lot going on this weekend:
Ukrainian DX Contest - http://urdxc.org/rules.php?english
ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW - always a biggie! - http://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes
High Speed Club CW Contest - http://www.highspeedclub.org/
And Special Event Stations:
11/03/2023 | 15th Annual Veteran Honor Guard Vigil at the Ottawa IL War Memorial
Nov 3-Nov 4, 2200Z-2200Z, W9TAL, Ottawa, IL. The American Legion Post 33 Amateur Radio Club. 3.573 3.9 7.074 7.2; SSB, CW, FT8. QSL. Joe Tokarz, The American Legion Post 33 Amateur Radio Club, 901 LaSalle St. , Ottawa, IL 61350. For the 15th year, 96 military veterans, family and friends will stand guard for 15 minute segments during this period at the Ottawa IL War Memorial. W9TAL@winlink.org (begin subject line with //WL2K) QSL SASE https://www.ottawaalpost33.com
11/04/2023 | 140th Anniversary of founding of Kittitas County, WA
Nov 4-Nov 5, 1600Z-2200Z, K7K, Ellensburg, WA. Kittitas County Amateur Radio Communication Service. 14.275 MHz 14.050 MHz 21.285 MHz. Certificate. KCARCS, 110 West Sixth Avenue, PMB #345, Ellensburg, WA 98926. https://www.qsl.net/kcarcs/event.html
11/04/2023 | Festival at the Switchyard
Nov 4, 1600Z-2200Z, KB5A, Carrollton, TX. Metrocrest Amateur Radio Society. 7.240 14.240 21.340 28.440. QSL. Metrocrest Amateur Radio Society, 12895 Josey Ln, Ste 124-449, Dallas, TX 75234. kb5a.radio@gmail.com
11/04/2023 | Hilton Head Concours d'Elegance
Nov 4, 0400Z-1800Z, K4C, Hilton Head Island, SC. Islander Amateur Radio Association. 14.267 7.267; check spotting nets. Certificate. Email KB1QU@arrl.net, for , certificate.
11/04/2023 | Remembering the Edmund Fitzgerald
Nov 4-Nov 5, 1500Z-2355Z, W0JH, Stillwater, MN. Stillwater, MN Amateur Radio Association (SARA). 3.860 7.260 14.260 21.360. Certificate. QSL to w0jh23fitz@outlook.com, for, e-certificate. QSL certificates may only be requested and sent via email address: W0JH23Fitz@outlook.com. W0JH (Phone & Digital at Split Rock only) and WØF (Phone & Digital at Club Member QTHs in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area). There will be multiple stations simultaneously using these call signs, on different bands. IMPORTANT: ONLY W0JH contacts qualify for POTA K-2524, K-8095, ARLHS USA 783 validations and submission to LOTW. This is the 19th consecutive year, the club has conducted this Special Event. Visit www.radioham.org and QRZ.com (W0JH) for more details. This year marks the 48th year since the famous iron-ore carrier was caught in a fierce fall storm on Lake Superior. The event will also give tribute to the late Gordon Lightfoot, the Canadian singer-songwriter who popularized the 1976 hit “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.” www.radioham.org Visit QRZ.com for info regarding W0F operation for the 2023 Remembering the Edmund Fitzgerald special event. www.radioham.org
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
11/05/2023 | Mill Mountain Star
Nov 5, 1400Z-2000Z, W4CA, Roanoke, VA. Roanoke Valley Amateur Radio Club. 7.265 14.265. QSL. Roanoke Valley ARC, P.O. Box 2002, Roanoke, VA 24009. Commemorating the Roanoke Star on Mill Mountain since November 1949. https://w4ca.com/special-events
Interesting tidbit about the Edmund Fitzgerald. Ever since the ship and crew perished in 1975, there's been a ceremony at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum. A bell there is rung 29 times to honor the lives lost when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down. The bell will be rung a 30th time to commemorate all lives lost in Great Lakes shipping, but also to honor Gordon Lightfoot who passed away this year, and who wrote the famous song about the tragic events.
72 de Larry W2LJ
QRP - When you care to send the very least!
"10 September 2023
ReplyDeleteDear amateur radio community, thank you for your support and understanding.
Due to the Russian Federation's invasion of Ukraine Ukrainian DX Contest is canceled until the end of the war.
Glory to Ukraine!
Glory to Heroes!
We will win!"
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