Weekend of Nov. 30th & Dec.1st

I hope that all of my USA readers had a great Thanksgiving yesterday. It was a lot of work getting the house ready and getting all the cooking done, but it was well worth it. Marianne's brother and his wife came, and my sister and her husband and my nephew came. It was a good and memorable time.

Cara mashing the potatoes.

Just a reminder what the day is all about!

The oven didn't fritz out on us and the turkey came out great!

Good food, good family, good times!~

As far as Amateur Radio events go foe the weekend - here's the buzz.

Contests:

Ham Spirit Contest - http://www.hamspiritcontest.com/

K1USN Slow Speed Test - http://www.k1usn.com/sst.html

ICWC Medium Speed Test - https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/

OK1WC Memorial (MWC) - https://memorial-ok1wc.cz/index.php?page=rules2l

DARC Christmas Contest - https://www.darc.de/der-club/referate/conteste/weihnachtswettbewerb/en/

And on Monday evening:

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

Special Events:

11/30/2024 | 150th Anniversary of birth of Sir Winston S Churchill

Nov 30, 0001Z-2359Z, W3C, Pocono Lake, PA. Royal Air Force Amateur Radio Society. 14328.00 kHz. QSL. Michael Goodwin KE2EH, 136 Ski Trail, Pocono Lake, PA 18347.

11/30/2024 | 160th Anniversay of the Battle of Franklin Tennessee

Nov 30, 1400Z-0000Z, N4S, Franklin, TN. Williamson county ARES. 14.300 7.220. Certificate. Jeff Standifer, 111 Gilbert Dr, Franklin, TN 37064. The Battle of Franklin, fought on November 30, 1864, in Tennessee, was a brutal Civil War clash. Confederate General John Bell Hood launched a massive assault against Union forces under Major General John Schofield, who held strong defensive positions. The Confederates faced devastating artillery and rifle fire as they crossed open fields, resulting in intense, close-quarters combat. The Union eventually repelled the attack, inflicting nearly 6,000 Confederate casualties. This crushing defeat weakened Hood’s army, setting the stage for a Union victory in Nashville and marking a turning point in the Western Theater of the war. wcares.org

11/30/2024 | 83rd Anniversary of Civil Air Patrol

Nov 30-Dec 1, 1500Z-2300Z, W9CAP, St. Charles, IL. Illinois Wing Civil Air Patrol. 7.255 14.250 18.125 28.450. Certificate. Attn: Lt Col Robert Becker, P.O. Box 4027, St. Charles, IL 60174. www.qrz.com/db/w9cap

12/01/2024 | 60th Anniversary of the Amateur Radio Stamp and the 110th Anniversary of ARRL

Dec 1-Jan 31, 0000Z-2359Z, K7S, West Jordan, UT. The Utah DX Association. All bands, all modes; 7.260 14.260 21.300 28.470. QSL. Wesley Wilkinson, 7363 S Galaxy Hill Road, West Jordan, UT 84081-3961. The first 200 confirmed contacts will receive a used Amateur Radio Stamp. SASE will be needed to receive your QSL. w7wes@yahoo.com, www.udxa.org or www.qrz.com/db/w7wes

12/01/2024 | QCWA Annual Special Event - W2MM 77th Anniversary

Dec 1-Dec 7, 0000Z-2359Z, W2MM, Sandpoint, ID. Qyarter Century Wireless Assocation, Inc.. CW: 3.540 7.035 14.040 21.050 28.050 SSB: 3.810 7.244 14.262 21.365 28.325 FT8/FT4 . Certificate. QCWA Activities Manager, 1613 Poplar Street, Sandpoint, ID 83864. Stations will be active from around the country with this call sign www.qcwa.org

12/01/2024 | W2W Pearl Harbor Day Commemoration

Dec 1-Dec 11, 1300Z-2200Z, W2W, Hunt Valley, MD. Amateur Radio Club of the National Electronics Museum (ARCNEM) . 14.241 14.041 7.241 7.041. Certificate & QSL. ARCNEM, 338 Clubhouse Road, Hunt Valley, MD 21031. Amateur Radio Club of the National Electronics Museum (ARCNEM) will operate W2W in commemoration of the anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day and the role of electronics in WWII. Primary operation will be Dec 1-Dec 7 with additional operation possible during the Dec 8-Dec 11 period as operator availability permits. Operation on 80M (3.541, 3.841) and digital modes possible during event. Frequencies +/- according to QRM. QSL and Certificate available via SASE; details at ww-2.us ww-2.us

72 de Larry W2LJ

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