A summer of Amateur Radio

Ok guys,

Mark your callenders….Book your holidays….

We finally get a warm day here in Ottawa so all I can think about is getting ready for the summertime and playing radio.

Here is some information I got from the West Carleton ARC website (www.wcarc.on.ca) and just edited out some of the info to keep it more in line with the events I will be participating in…

Upcoming Events and Contests

April 26, 2008? (Saturday) International Marconi Day

see http://www.gb4imd.org.uk

Smiths Falls Flea Market

Saturday, May 10, 2008, Vendors 0700hrs, Public 0900hrs

Youth Arena behind Community Centre, Smiths Falls, ON

Admission is $3.00 per person. Tables cost $10.00 each. (price includes one admission)

Talk-in 147.21MHz fm

see http://www.rac.ca/opsinfo/fleas.htm

or see http://www.falls.igs.net/~rlarc/

50 MHz Spring Sprint sponsored by John Kalenowsky, K9JK, and Steve Gilmore, W4SHG

May 10, 2000 (Saturday) 2300 UTC – May 11 (Sunday) 0300 UTC

four hour mini contest

see http://www.sysadnet.com/vhfsprintrules.htm

friendly, anything goes

exchange is 4 character grid square, 6 characters preferred

ARRL June VHF QSO Party

second full weekend in June. Begins 1800 UTC Saturday, ends 0300 UTC Monday

1800Z Jun 13-0300Z Jun 14, 2008

see http://www.arrl.org/contests for details.

50MHZ and above, all modes

Exchange is 4 character Maidenhead Grid Square (i.e. FN25) and call

SMIRK 6m Contest

0000Z June 21, 2008? through 2359Z June .

six meters only, voice and/or CW

you do not need to be a SMIRK member to take part.

see http://www.smirk.org for details.

ARRL Field Day

Always the fourth full weekend of June, beginning at 1800 UTC Saturday and ending at 2100 UTC Sunday – June 28, 2008

all bands, all modes

rules are complex – see http://www.arrl.org/contests for details.

RAC Canada Day Contest

July 1, 2008, 0000 UTC to 2359 UTC

see http://www.rac.ca/ervice/infocont.htm

CW and phone

RAC official stns count 20 pts, other Cdn count 10 pts, non Cdn count 2 pts

CQ WW VHF Contest

Saturday July 19, 2008, 1800 UTC to Sunday July 20, 2008, 2100 UTC (To Be Confirmed)

27 hours for all stations, all categories. Operate any portion of the contest period you wish.

see http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/ – look under VHF Contest

6m and 2m only

CW and phone

Hill Toppers, Rovers, Multis (see the rules)

ARRL UHF Contest

Saturday August x, 2008 1800 UTC to Sunday August x, 2008 1800 UTC – Entrants may use as much of this time as they wish.

see http://www.arrl.org/contests for details

OARC Hamfest

Aug.30, 2008?? Vendors 0800, tailgaters open 0900, building opens 1000

$6 general $12 table plus admission $5 tailgate plus admission

Carp Agricultural fairgrounds, Carp, ON

see http://www.rac.ca/opsinfo/fleas.htm

And that takes us through the summer…..

More details and most likely some corrections will follow…..

73bob

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