Worked All ARCI Challenge  - August 1 to December 31, 2009

In the early days of QRP ARCI the QRP Quarterly (at that time just a few mimeographed sheets) was taken up with pages full of members and how many others they had traded QRP ARCI numbers with.  Does this sound familiar?  Today we have FISTS, SKCC, and NAQCC clubs all trading numbers and to their credit it has provided many of us with a purpose for a QSO and hours of fun.  Yet in QRP ARCI, it is not uncommon for folks to forget their number altogether.  Once you have your number it is available for you to use whether you are a current subscriber to QQ or not (however, we hope you are).  Also, you may find your number using Member Lookup on this website

In a related vein, your club has offered for years the Worked All ARCI award .  The award is available for working 50, 100, 200, 400, 800, and 1600 ARCI members.  Now IF you had to collect the associated QSLs to get the award it would be a very large task indeed.  But a couple of years ago, ARCI decided to offer their awards using the GCR (General Class Review) method of authentication.  This means that 2 General Class operators need to go over your log and certify the validity for the award being applied for.  We highly encourage you to think in terms of achieving the Worked All ARCI Award.

Now here is the fun part!  During the next 5 months beginning August 1, the person who collects the most QRP ARCI numbers will be recognize as the FIRST place winner of the Worked All ARCI Challenge and will be awarded a Gift Certificate for $100 for Elecraft products!  Second place will receive a $50 GC to MFJ and the 3^rd place entrant will receive a one year extension to their QRP ARCI membership.  The rules are simple.  Trade as many numbers as you can during QSOs or contests using 5 watts CW/Data or less (10 watts PEP SSB) as your transmitted power.  Keep track of your results on a "log type spreadsheet" showing Date, Time, Callsign, Band, and QRP ARCI number.  Before January 31, 2010, submit your log either by email to This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it or handwritten (GCR please) to Jim's home address .  Winners will be subsequently announced. 

Get started on all the QRP frequencies.   Want to make a sked?  Monitor the FISTS/QRP ARCI page and find some friends, or post details of your own activity and let others find you !  We recommend 0200Z and 1400Z daily as a focal point.  Remember too there are several QRP ARCI contests (friendly QSO parties actually) in the second half of the year, a great place to pick up numbers.  Who will win the First QRP ARCI Challenge?