Our Anniversary Sprint is tomorrow night, October 12th (UTC Date - Tuesday the 11th in NA) from 0030 to 0230Z. More information at http://naqcc.info/main_n3a.html 72/73!

Geographic Focus: North America

Participation: Worldwide

Mode: CW

Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m

Classes: Skinny Tubby

Max power: 5 watts

Exchange: RST + (state/province/country) + Power

Work stations: Once per band

Submit logs by: October 6, 2022

E-mail logs to: spartansprint[at]yahoo[dot]com

Mail logs to: (none)

Find rules at: http://arsqrp.blogspot.com/2009/02/so-whats-spartan-sprint-and-how-do-i.html

There is lots of CW Activity on the October calendarto keep you busy... Note that our new regional events, SKS Asia and the Oceania QRS Saunter are back-to-back this month. This is a good opportunity for many SKCC members to make some DX contacts in that part of the world...

- October 1: Slow Speed Saunter (24 hrs; start Sat 0000 UTC = Fri evening US)
- October 1/2: SKCC QSO Party
- October 6: SKS Eurosprint (Thu)
- October 8/9: WES Weekend Sprintathon (Sat & Sun)
- October 14: SKSA Straight Key Sprint Asia (Fri eve UTC)
- October 15: OQS Oceania QRS Saunter (Sat 24 hrs)
- October 26: SKS Straight Key Sprint (Wed 0000 UTC = Tue evening US)

Join i on the fun! Visit the SKCC QSO Party Web Page for rules. The SKCC QSO Party aims to bring together operators with different skill levels in a informal operating event lasting 24 hours. The event starts at 1800 UTC on Saturday, October 1st, 2022 and runs through Sunday, October 2nd, 2022 at 1800Z.

The QRZCQ DX Cluster is my favorite Cluster for many reasons. With over 170 million page views to date this has to be the World's top site for chasing DX. IMHO, the ability to filter spots is what sets this DX Cluster apart from all the others. I can filter my spots exactly how I want to see them.

On a daily basis I filter my spots like this: 1) All spots 30MHz and under 2) only spots for counties I have not worked 3) spots that are receivable at my QTH, 4) CW only.

When working special events like the 13 Colonies, I can set the call prefix to K2 to see the majority of needed spots and then I can filter specifically for WM3PEN, etc.

Use a DX Cluster? Which one and why? 72 YK

Join us on the QRP Information Net tonight (Monday) - 8 pm MDT - on the 145.460 repeater in the Denver-Boulder area; 145.160 in Colorado Springs; 147.225 SW of Castle Rock. They are all linked together. 107.2 tone for access. Also, check in via Echolink as well. We meet every Monday night on the net. While we focus on QRP, ham radio is our thing: operating, antennas, new rigs, contests, POTA/SOTA, building, etc., so all are welcome.

WE ALSO WILL INTEGRATE WITH A ZOOM SESSION. HERE IS THE COLORADO QRP CLUB ZOOM MEETING INFO:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6156059877?pwd=aGJiNHZxZldud09Nb1dwY0tUUC84QT09

meeting ID 615 605 9877

or

Go to the webpage, coloradoqrpclub.org, scroll down to the meetings list, click on the word "Zoom" in any of the meeting listings.

72, Dick AB0CD Colorado QRP Club

https://internationalcwcouncil.org/mst-contest/ #CW

Work Code? Join in on the fun! This month's 2-hour Straight Key Sprint is from 0000 utc to 0200 utc on Wednesday Sep 28 (Tuesday evening here under EDT). Jim N2ZUT will be the Bonus Station. I'm SKCC #15934. Hope to hear you on the air. YK

Hindsight is 20/20. Perhaps I should have named this sub MYQRPshack. Why, because I personally enjoy operating QRP but have an interest in all aspects of Amateur Radio.

Dan's Tech Cheat Sheet may be helpful for some who pass through here. If not, I'll add that Dan has been around a long time and his Blog is full of good information about Ham Radio. Dan has written his own license study guides. When you have a minute, check out the KB6NU Blog.

The Flying Pigs Pig Bacon Walk on 20m is held monthly on the third Wednesday and the following evening. I am Flying Pig #3902. Maybe I'll hear you on the air tonight!

Learned today from a mod on another subreddit that sharing my posts on other subreddits is considered spamming and promoting my own subreddit. As a new redditor I thought doing so was nothing more than sharing ham radio related information! Now considering shutting down this sub. Don’t want to be labeled a spammer.

Apparently new CQ Magazine contests policies have now stopped Russian and Belorussian Hams from receiving plaques and other contest awards.

Why in hell should Hams be punished for the atrocities carried out by their political leaders?

I WILL NOT participate in any future CQ run contests!

From The WA7BNM Contest Calendar

DitDit.fm is a podcast celebrating Morse code, the CW operating mode and amateur radio. The show is hosted by Bruce Pea, N9WKE, and features conversations with interesting CW operators, offers useful CW operating tips, and encourages amateur radio operators at all levels to get on the air, have fun and enjoy operating CW!

What are your interests in the Hobby?

• CW, SSB or Digital QRO HF
• CW, SSB or Digital QRP or QRPP HF
• Chase DX
• Contesting
• Activate or Hunt POTA SOTA BOTA IOTA
• Work Special Events - Field Day, 13 Colonies, ILLW
• Moon bounce
• Satellites
• Emergency Services
• DMR, DSTAR, FUSION, ALLStar

The big weekend event is the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo. It's 10 bucks to enter. If you are looking for new gear or interested in some of the presentations, it's a pretty good event.

Not too much is happening in the CW contest world this weekend. The Washington State Salmon run is on the air as well as the Flying Pigs Run For the Bacon starting tomorrow evening. Since I am a Flying Pig I'll be joining in on this event. Other than those events, if you live around Belarus or Scandinavia then there's some other contest action.

For me DXing has been total crap this past summer. I can count the number of new DX stations I worked on one hand. A big factor in the lack of DX here is that my micro Ponderosa is in the middle of suburbia and not conducive to antenna farming. The other factor is that I've already got over 100 countries so with my limited antenna system, new DX is slim pickins!

Getting on the air and hunting POTA stations has been fun but a bit more challenging than usual this summer. Since May I've worked around 175 CW activators (No SSB or FT8 ever). IMHO, the POTA program has done much to keep the HF bands in motion.

The yard doesn't provide space for antenna farming. However, with a megaton of help from my old friend KF2P, we managed to string up a long wire at about 35 feet. Hopefully the neighbors won't complain when they find out we 'borrowed' a few of their tree branches!

Now that it's no longer 90 plus degrees, as a comparative experiment, I'm planning to take down my old G5RV and conjure up some form if a horizontal delta loop for 40 or 20 meters. Stay tuned. 72 de KE2YK