Registration is Open for USA ARDF Championships

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Registration is Open for USA ARDF Championships

Registration is now open for the 21st USA Championships of Amateur Radio Direction Finding (ARDF), set for 7-10 April 2022. The competition will take place in Prince William Forest Park near Quantico, Virginia.

“Radio orienteers from all over the country, plus visitors from abroad, are invited to attend,” said ARRL ARDF Co-coordinator Gerald Boyd, WB8WFK. “The competitive courses are open to anyone of any age, with or without an amateur radio license. The results will help select who will be invited to fill positions on ARDF Team USA, which will travel to Serbia for the 2022 ARDF World Championships in September.

Wednesday, April 6, will be a practice day for equipment testing and a competitor briefing. From Thursday through Sunday, competitors will have the opportunity to compete in the sprint, foxoring, and classic courses on 2 meters and 80 meters. Awards for first through third places will be presented at ceremonies following the events.

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ARRL Announces New World Wide Digital Contest

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ARRL Announces New World Wide Digital Contest

The ARRL World Wide Digital Contest will debut at 1800 UTC on 4th June ending at 2359 on 5th June 2022. All non-RTTY modes are permitted. Going forward, RTTY will be the sole mode for the ARRL RTTY Roundup, which will continue to take place in January.

In broad strokes, this will be an HF – 6-meter event, on 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, and 6 meters, with single-operator and multi-single entry categories. These are Single Operator, One Radio (SO1R), Single Operator, Two Radio (SO2R), and Multi-Single (MS). Overlays in the single-operator categories will include “all enclosed antennas” and “maximum of 8 operating hours.” Single-operator entries may operate for 24 hours (with off times taken in one or two breaks that are at least 60 minutes long), while MS entries may operate for the full 30 hours.

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80m AM Winter Contest

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Saturday 5th February 2022, is the time for the winter AM contest between 09:00 and 11:00 Swedish time (0800-1000 GMT).

  • Run AM at 3600-3750 kHz. Exchange report, name and QTH.

  • Logs within 14 days tosm5b@ssa.se

  • Enjoy a quiet test with beautiful modulation.

The simple rules - https://sm5b.se/am-test-regler-2/

The Arboga Radioklubb and Arboga FRO department have organized this fun competition since 1988. The intention is to activate FRO's old and new stations, but anyone with AM is welcome to participate. Over 250 amateurs participated over the years. Used stations have ranged from portable from the 40s, via large facilities from military staffs, to modern ones with dusty AM buttons. Set up you too and feel free to attach some background information and picture to your AM station, along with the log.

More Information - https://tinyurl.com/IARU-Sweden