Sunday July 27 (today, last minute I know)
The 2008 running of the Adventure Radio Society’s
‘Flight of the Bumblebees’ is on Sunday, July 27,
and runs from 10:00 PDT / 11:00 MDT / 12:00 CDT / 1:00
EDT to 2:00 PDT / 3:00 MDT / 4:00 CDT / 5:00 EDT.
For rules and full details, see Adventure Radio Society’s Flight of the Bumblebees web page.
For details from Radio Amateurs of Canada on the 2008 rules (français) and Entry form (same for français).
And the CANADAY logging Software is hosted by QRP-Canada.
For more information see RAC’s contesting page, or the May/June issue of TCA magazine.
This is a relaxed contest, and in my opinion (VE3TIX) suitable for amateurs new to contesting to practice their technique. Operate and enjoy!
Hello tent packing, wire pitching, paddle pounding, penny pinching, pincer picking Gangue,
Its time for the annual Lobstercon pitching E-mail! Recent developments, Lobstercon-wise, have developed which makes the above subject line quite appropriate…
The Good: Lobstercon2008! is taking place as voted on & reported on July 12th of last year. This years event will take place on the weekend of July 11, 2008. Lobstercon ‘regulars’ in attendance on Sunday of last year discussed the relative merits of the 2008 weekend choices (July 4th or July 11th 2008) and the weekend of July 11, 2008 was chosen. I confirmed the date with the campground that very day when I settled up the accounts. I also called the Salmoncon guys and relayed the official date. I also posted it on my Lobstercon page and the QRP-L list. Nothing has changed. And the price has not changed! A $35.00 registration fee gets you 3 meals on Saturday: wake-up coffee & donuts, BBQ lunch and Lobster dinner. Raffle prizes, unlimited hobnobbing, Lobstercon kit and construction contest are also included. Camping fees are the same as last year. $10 per person per night or $20 per family per night. Registration and camping fees can be paid by Paypal, check or money order. Paypal payments should me made to w1rex ‘at’ megalink ‘dot’ net. Checks and money orders should be made out to ‘QRPme’ and mailed to PO Box 160, Limerick, Maine 04048
Two QRP kits sources makes you may not be aware of.
The first is the JUMA kits including the TRX1 and TRX2 transceivers from Juha Niinikoski OH2NLT and Matti Hohtola OH7SV.
The second is the German QRP-project run by Peter, DL2FI and Nikolai, DL7NIK and includes kits designed by German QRP Club DL-QRP-AG include the Cool Blue Radio a 5-band CW transceiver and 5-20 MHz general coverage receiver (CW, AM, SSB), the 8 band QRP CW transceiver, Tramp, and more.
JUMA TRX1
Four Days in May 2008 is quickly coming. It is Thursday 15th May 2008 - Sunday 18th May 2008 this year at Holiday Inn at Fairborn, OH, just a few miles (er, kilometers) from Hamvention.
L.B. Cebik passed awayed April 22, 2008.
Antenna Expert L. B. Cebik, W4RNL Silent Key (ARRL)
L.B. Cebik, W4RNL obituary, originally published in the Knoxville News Sentinel on 4/26/2008
Date: Saturday, April 26, 2008
Time: 1500Z Apr. 26 to 0300Z Apr. 27
Bands: 40-20-15-10 meters, in the vicinity of the QRP calling
frequencies, please be courteous to others
Mode: CW only
Power out (QRP only): 5 watts or less
The Portable Field Radio from Hendricks’ QRP Kits is a three band (20, 30, 40m) QRP transceiver designed by Steve Weber KD1JV. “Kits will be available at Dayton and orders will be accepted online starting May 15”
Yes, the case will be this colour.
Sorry for the prolonged delay. The QRP Canada web site is now online again, and welcomes submissions.
-Michael, VE3TIX
Are you getting a new rig this holiday season? Maybe you are perfectly happy with the one you have now. Does it really matter as long as you get on the air? Put your rig to good use and join in these operating events and contests that are coming up the first week of 2008.
The ARRL Straight Key Night fast approaching! Dust off that old J-38 and enjoy CW as it used to be. This on-air operating event is designed to encourage all Amateur Radio operators to enjoy sending Morse code the old-fashioned way. While the event is called Straight Key Night for a reason, the main point is to encourage the use of CW in a relaxed, no-pressure atmosphere. Bugs and iambic paddles are allowed, but we encourage all participants to use a straight key if possible. Enjoy a good ragchew and cast your vote for the “best fist” you hear. Be sure to tell us about your most memorable contact. The ARRL Straight Key Night is from 0000 UTC - 2400 UTC on January 1, 2008. You can find complete details on page 98 of the December 2007 QST.
(excerpt from the ARRL Letter Vol. 26, No. 50 - 21 December 2007)