Saturday 8th March 2014
1500-1800z

The multipliers in this fun 3 hour sprint are Maidenhead Grid Squares

To find your own square use the Locator Map created by K2DSL.
More information about the history and use of Maidenhead Grids can be found on WikiPedia.

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Four Days In May (FDIM) - the biggest and best QRP event in the World !
Held each May, it starts the day before the famous Hamvention in Dayton, Ohio and runs for 4 days

Not into QRP ?  Take a look at the seminars - Arduino based transceivers, Hand held SDR HF rigs, Antennas, Homebrew. There's something here for all real radio hams.

A day of seminars, a Buildathon, a Vendors night, an Evening Lecture, a Pizza Night, a QRP Club night, homebrew competitions, games, music, raffles, door prizes, QRP Hall of Fame induction, a Grand Banquet . . . and buses direct to and from the Hamvention.

Ticket prices are the same as 2012 and 2013 -
      Seminar $40 and Grand Banquet $35

The seminar ticket includes refreshments and a professionally printed set of proceedings.

We will give away four Ten-Tec transceivers during the seminars as door prizes !  Further door prizes will be drawn at the Banquet and usually total several $1000's

Visit the FDIM page for full information and online booking details

QRP ARCI announces the publication of a new book - "The Best of Idea Exchange"

This will quickly become a needed information source for your work bench. The content is drawn from 20 years of the Idea Exchange in past QRP Quarterly magazines.

There are 138 pages of useful information divided into seven sections -

1. Components
2. Circuit Design
3. Test & Measurement
4. Tools & Techniques
5. Repairs & Modifications
6. Antennas
7. Miscellaneous Ideas

Order your copy online from the QRP ARCI Toystore