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Four Days In May 2008

Four Days In May 2008

15th - 18th May 2008, Dayton OH

A whole day of seminars . . .
Vendor Nights . . .
The famous 'Left Foot CW' competition . . .
The 2008 Buildathon . . .
Show and Tell . . .
Homebrewers Contest . . .
Elecraft K3 Raffle . . .
The Night Owl Surprise Contest . . .
Door prizes . . .
QRP Hall of Fame presentation . . .
The QRP ARCI Grand Banquet . . .

plus . . .
the Dayton Hamvention
group hotel rates
car share to the Hamvention
organized activities for spouses

Great speaker line up -

Ward silver, N0AX Jay Slough, K4ZLE Jim Everly, K8IKE George Dobbs, G3RJV Mike Bryce, WB8VGE Phil Harman, VK6APH David Stockton, GM4ZNX

Ward Silver N0AX ("Amateur Of The Year 2008") -
"How To Dance With The Elephants -
QRP Contesting Strategy and Style"

Jay Slough K4ZLE and Jim Everly K8IKE -
"The Buildathon Project"

George Dobbs G3RJV -
"Life is too short for QRO"

Mike Bryce WB8VGE -
"Emergency : Principles, Practices and Power"

Phil Harman VK6APH -
"Phasing Techniques In The Digital Age"

David Stockton GM4ZNX -
"A free Q & A session"

The best raffle prize !

Elecraft K3As at FDIM 2007 the star prize in the raffle this year is an Elecraft K3 ! No waiting list - the lucky winner can take it home !

Fantastic door prizes !

QRP ARCI really appreciates the support from our generous sponsors.
We have $'000s in door prizes to give away at the Grand Banquet -

Begali Keys - Sculpture Paddle
Super Antennas - the new YP-3 6 band portable yagi
M3 Electronix - LCRZ Meter Kit
M3 Electronix - FPM1 Frequency Counter and Power Meter Kit
M3 Electronix - Semiconductor Analyzer Kit
TelePost Inc - Software defined IQ Panadapter for Elecraft K3
LDG Electronics - Z11 Pro Autotuner
Almost All Digital Electronics (AADE) - L/C Meter IIB
QRP ARCI - Two Norcal 20 transceiver kits
Pacific Antenna - their new 20m and 40m dipole kit
Kanga US - a DK9SQ portable mast
JUMA Kits - JUMA-TX1 5 watt, DDS controlled transmitter kit
QRPme - two QRP kits
QRP ARCI - Kanga Mini R2 Receiver
New England QRP Club - Two NEScaf filter kits
Hamsource.com - Gel Cell Charger and 7 aHr Gel Cell
West Mountain Radio - Anderson Power Poles and Crimping Tool
Almost All Digital Electronics (AADE) - Digital Dials
WaterProofLogbooks - some waterproof logbooks !
Kits and Parts - a box of toroids
Cheap QSLs - Two Gift Certificates for QSL cards
QRP ARCI - W7ZOI Universal Transmitter
FingerDimple.com - Finger Dimples, Kranker Knobs, Cable Ties
Charles Agosti, WD8AXA - a miniature amplified speaker
Kits and Parts - the new HF linear amplifier
Uncle Cy The LED Guy - $25 voucher
RMT Engineering - "Electronics Bench Reference"
N3FJP amateur Radio Software - Logging and Contest software Package
Hetherington and Hetherington Hobbies - embroidered QRP shirt
Hendricks QRP Kits - ?
Norcal QRP Club - ?

For details see the FDIM 2008 website
 
Solar Activity & HF Propagation
Propagation is a fascinating subject. It affects us all, is discussed at length on QRP-L, but is understood by few ! Just what does that Storm graphic mean ? That's bad isn't it ? Er, or is it good ? What about that K-index - or should we use the A-index ? Just what do those numbers mean anyway ?

Paul Harden NA5N is one of those rare individuals who really understands his subject and has a talent for explaining in a way we can all understand. He's also a whizz at presentation. This feature is set to become a classic, full of hints and tips - you will become your local club's propagation guru !
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The article is presented in PDF format and can be found on the Technical/Projects page.
 
First QRP ARCI Contest Champion
Bob Patten, N4BPThe Executive and Managers of the QRP Amateur Radio Club International are proud to announce that the winner of the First Annual QRP-ARCI Contest Championship is Bob Patten, N4BP.

The first QRP-ARCI Contest Championship ran during the 2007 Contest Season.  In this contest the entries from nine of the individual contests sponsored by QRP-ARCI were tallied to give a total standing for all of 2007.  To be eligible, an operator needed to enter at least three eligible contests, and their top five finishes would be considered for their QCC Score.
Read more...
 
QRP Quarterly - Winter 2008 update
The Phasing Type Transceiver by WB9IPAThe latest issue of QQ features part one of a great design by Paul Alexander, WB9IPA. Unfortunately the article, entitled A Phasing Type Transceiver for the 60 Meter Band, suffered some kind of technical glitch and a few of the schematics are difficult to read.

High resolution diagrams may be downloaded from the website - the file is a 147KB PDF

Non-members can ensure they receive part 2 of the article by subscribing using the form in the right hand column of the homepage. Back issues of the QRP Quarterly Winter 2008 are available featuring part 1.
 
Waterproof logbooks
Waterproof logbook in the fieldOperating in the great outdoors is fun. Even in winter events like FYBO and the Polar Bears PBMME see dozens of hams braving the elements and trying to master CW with frozen fingers. But how do you log those contacts when it's raining ? Ever tried writing in a notebook that's turning into mush ?

Well, Andrew Kabasakalian WB2WZC has the answer. At QRP ARCI we have tested his waterproof logbooks in pouring rain - they work ! Simple as that.
Read more...
 
Straight Key Century Club
SKCC logoWant a new way to have some QRP fun? Think about introducing yourself to the Straight Key Century Club (SKCC). There is even an SKCC QRP award!

SKCC is a rapidly growing organization that promotes the use of CW sent with a straight key. The group promotes the spirit of Straight Key Night year round. As of 24 November 2007, SKCC has 3,679 members.

In addition to having just plain fun in members working other like-minded hams with old fashioned J-38's, Vibroplex bugs, and other manual implements of CW generation, the Club sponsors achievement awards and operating events and contests . . .
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PSK31 Tutorial
If you ever wanted to get into digital communications but thought setting up all those interfaces was too much trouble, try watching this video.

Randy K7AGE shows just how easy it is to receive PSK31 with a ham receiver, a PC and a cheap PC microphone.
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QRP ARCI Members Webpages
N0LX at 14,000' in HawaiiMembers of QRP ARCI have a wide range of ham related interests. There are homebrewers, contestors, award hunters . . . well you name it, we probably have a member who does it.

We have a section in the QRP Links area where we feature the home pages of QRP ARCI members. If you have a homepage that we can include in the links, please let us know about it.

One member who did just that is Jake N0LX. He enjoys operating outdoors and his website contains some stunning photos of his trips. You can get to his website via the Members Homepages section of QRP Links.
 
QRP Mailing Lists and Forums
ImageNeed some help or just want to chat with like minded hams ?

Our QRP Links section contains a list of some of the most popular forums and mailings lists for QRPers. To start with try our own QRP-F forum on this website. Subscribe to QRP-L and the GQRP Yahoo group. Then pick a couple of specialist mailing lists to cover your own areas of interest.
 
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May 25, 2008

milliWatt Field Day
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July 13, 2008

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End of Summer Digital Sprint
September 14, 2008

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December 21, 2008
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