One of the things that QRP ARCI does in an effort to keep members informed on the status of their subscription to the QRP Quarterly,  is send out renewal notices via email.  These notices are sent quarterly to members whose subscription has expired in the recent past, as well as those whose subscription expired with receipt of the latest QQ.

We sent a notice out last on December 7, 2009 to those whose subscription expired with receipt of the Fall 2009 QQ as well as some that expired in the recent past.  Unfortunately, notices were sent in error to members with expiration dates in 2010 and later!

I have received a number of emails from people that received the notice in error, and have responded to them with their expiration date.  If you received this notice and think it is wrong, you can check your member status by using the Member Lookup

This information is from data received on November 15, 2009.  We try to update the records on the 15th of each month, so if you have renewed since mid November, your new info may not be available until mid December.

We have used this process for 2 years and this is the first major problem. Part of the problem this time was that we were a bit late with our renewal notices, and some bad data crept into the member database.  We know what caused it, so we will do better next time.

1200Z on 16 October 2010 through 2400Z on 17 October 2010.

Always one of the most popular QRP contests.
HF, CW only - have a go !

At FDIM 2009 Dick Pascoe G0BPS announced his intention to step down as QRP ARCI President on 1 July 2009. He is succeeded by Ken Evans W4DU who has served as Vice-President for several years. Kathy Bromley WQ5T (a familiar face at FDIM) has joined the management team as Vice-President.

 Here is an edited version of Ken's From The President column - the full version will appear in the upcoming Summer 2009 issue of QRP Quarterly -

"There is an old saying that all good things must come to an end. So it is with the tenure of Dick Pascoe, G0BPS as president of QRP ARCI. It has been my privilege to serve as the club vice president with Dick over the past five years. These past years have seen the club's active membership move from 1800 to approximately 2400. We have built very close relationships with the GQRP Club that helped provide assistance to hams in other countries. The QRP ARCI presence at ham fests has increased and as a result, more people are aware of and involved in QRP. FDIM has consistently improved each year and has become world renown as a premier QRP event. Over the next three years, I will endeavor as your president to continue to move the image of QRP as a positive force in amateur radio. I offer my thanks to Dick for a job extremely well done. You will be missed.

When Dick informed me that the board of directors had elected me to the presidency (effective July 1,2009), he also told me that they wanted a recommendation from me as to whom I would recommend to serve as vice president. I am pleased to inform you that the board elected Kathy Bromley, WQ5T to serve as your vice president for the next three years. Kathy lives in Ft Smith, AR with husband Jay, W5JAY. She holds an extra class license and has worked a bit of DX on twenty meters. Kathy is a tireless worker that has helped immensely with the past three FDIM events. She brings excellent administrative skills to the office that will be used to help with budgetary, financial and organizational issues as we move the club forward. She will be a great deal of help to me and an asset to the club over the next three years."

Look out for these super quality hardwood plaques to adorn your shack wall. Various designs are available - our favorite is this one featuring the QRP ARCI logo. Details on the Ham Plaques website.

1200Z Saturday 3rd April 2010  -  2359Z Sunday 4th April 2010

One of the biggest contests in the QRP Calendar.

HF Bands, CW Only, All Bands, Single Band, High (10/15/20) Bands, Low (40/80/160) Bands

Please send in your entry by 4th May 2010 !

 

 

Saturday 13th March 2010 1500Z - 1800Z

A busy day for QRP Contestors and a great opportunity to work grid squares for those chasing the QRP ARCI Grid Square award

 

This contest encourages portable operation with 5000 bonus points available to those using battery power and a portable aerial.

Sunday 7th February 2010 2000Z - 2359Z

One of the most popular QRP contests of the year.

HF bands, SSB only


Please send in an entry - even if you only made a couple of contacts !
Closing date for entries is 7 March 2010

1500Z to 1800Z on 2 January 2010

The Pet Rock sprint was a new CW contest introduced in 2009 and was very well received.

 

This contest encourages the use of simple crystal and VXO controlled radios. Bonus points are available for operators using the equipment in 'portable' locations.

Please send in an entry (even if you only made one ot two contacts !), the closing date is 2 February 2010