Make contact with just 10 different #HamRadio stations with unique prefixes in member countries of the Arab League to obtain the Arab League Prefixes Award. Additional prefixes yields additional awards at least up to 50, if not more. www.ka5wss.com/posts/arab-l...
What better way to celebrate your birthday than to make #HamRadio contacts? IK3GER's My Birthday Award can be had by just making 5 QSOs on your birthday. And you can get additional awards for every birthday going forward. www.ka5wss.com/posts/my-bir...
I did reach out the REF 33 group in the Bordeaux area but never heard back. I guess I will reach out to some other clubs.
My wife and I will be visiting #Lucca, Italy and #Bordeaux France in March. Are there any #HamRadio operators out there in those areas who might be able to meet for lunch or a drink? We are considering a move to Europe and I want to get a feel for the radio operating environment in each area.
Work just 10 Japanese #HamRadio stations, one in each of the call areas of the country to earn the Worked All Japan Call Area Award from the European Ros Club. Separate awards available for single band efforts as well. www.ka5wss.com/posts/worked...
3Y0K Update (Jan, 2026)
"Due to unforeseen circumstances, the 3Y0K DXpedition to Bouvet Island will be delayed by approximately two weeks."
www.hamradioworld.org/post/3y0k-bo...
Work a #HamRadio station in each of the 40 defined CQ Zones around the world to earn the Worked All Zones award from the #FT8 Digital Mode Club. Separate awards available for doing the same on a single band. www.ka5wss.com/posts/worked...
Work just 6 #HamRadio stations, one on each of the permanently inhabited continents in order to receive the Worked All Continents Award from the Croatian Digital Group. www.ka5wss.com/posts/worked...
Work just #HamRadio stations in just 25 gridsquares for your first Locators Award. Twelve additional awards can be had for working up to 5,000 grids. Separate awards available for doing the same on a single band or using a single mode. www.ka5wss.com/posts/locato...
Well, I'm sure that their use of these frequencies will NEVER expand for some reason in the future!
I've got a lot of problems with you people, and now you're going to hear about it. Happy Festivus!
Recently received this certificate from the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) celebrating my 40th year of being a member. Now I'm starting to feel old! QCWA eligibility is now well in my rearview mirror. It's been fun! #HamRadio
The end of an era. If you have any IRCs lying around you have a year, at best, to use them.
Work just 6 #HamRadio stations in 3 different countries in Zone 16 for your first Zone 16 Award from Activity Group Belarus. Additional certificates are available for working more stations, countries and Russian call areas. www.ka5wss.com/posts/zone-1...
Work 12 New Zealand #HamRadio operators in 12 different grid squares using #FT8 for your first Worked ZL Grid Square Award. Additional awards are available for working more grids. www.ka5wss.com/posts/worked...
Happy to see my fellow University of Texas Amateur Radio Club alumnus George Fremin (K5TR @geoiii.bsky.social) interviewed about his love for the ARRL Phone Sweepstakes contest. #HamRadio www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6lj...
What happened to the FT8DMC website? There used to be a page for each award w/ details on the requirements and a photo or two of the certificates. Now, I get 404 page not found errors for all of them. Doesn't appear to be a simple rearrangement. I can't navigate to where these pages are. #HamRadio
This may make activation of some of the more tricky locations more difficult. I can see both sides of the argument. But it seems the remote station concept allows for a less intrusive, and safer, operation.
I agree, but I can't help but chase them anyway. 😀 The awards that really make me shake my head a bit are those that only require a single QSO with some given country. One contact? That's what QSL cards are for!
Work just 8 #HamRadio stations in 5 different western European countries to earn the AGB Zone 14 Award (Class III). Work your way up to Class I with 25 QSOs into 20 different countries. www.ka5wss.com/posts/agb-zo...
Over the last couple of months my #HamRadio QSL Card Inbox netted some nice cards. Two of them for All Time New One (ATNO) countries. www.ka5wss.com/posts/octobe...
I stumbled on this lengthy, detailed and interesting video about the origin of the NATO Phonetic Alphabet. youtu.be/UAT-eOzeY4M?...
Work German #HamRadio stations in just 5 different grids to get your first Grid DL Award. More awards await for working additional grids up to the 39 that cover the country. www.ka5wss.com/posts/grid-d...
Bio heat sink?
Work 100 unique #HamRadio stations in the continent of Africa to earn FT8DMC's entry level Africa Stations Award. Additional awards await in 100 station increments up to the top level 1,000 station award. www.ka5wss.com/posts/africa...
Work #HamRadio operators in 20 countries smaller than 1,000 square kilometers to earn FT8DMC's Worked Little Countries Award. Additional certificates are issued for country counts up to 100 for the Honor Roll edition. www.ka5wss.com/posts/worked...
Work 8 #HamRadio stations in 6 DXCC entities to acquire your Zone 20 Class III award from Activity Group Belarus (AGB). Additional award levels await leading up to Class I, requiring 20 stations in 12 entities. Zone 20 refers to the CQ Zone straddling Europe & Asia. www.ka5wss.com/posts/zone-2...
Club members enjoying lunch and a discussion.
Ed, W1EJ making CW contacts
Darrel WD6BOR grilling up burgers.
Testing out an HF antenna.
The 2025 VOMARC Picnic took place at Sugarloaf Ridge State Park this past Saturday. We enjoyed grilled burgers and hotdogs while chewing the fat and activating the park as part of the #pota program. #hamradio www.ka5wss.com/posts/vomarc...
I have too many never confirmed QSOs in my log too. One of the most disappointing is Chagos. Many of these are just because I never got around to it. I try not to make those mistakes now.
ClubLog's Most Wanted list has been updated. My highest "ranked" country confirmed from the list is Kure Is. (KH7K) at 5, followed by Johnston Is. (KH3) at 6. Both of those from contacts made about 35 years ago. Yikes! #HamRadio clublog.org/mostwanted.php
