Big Island ARRL News, 23 August 2017, 20:15 hrs, UTC, Post #294.
Source:
http://www.arrl.org/contest-update-issues?issue=current
Accessed on 23 August 2017, 20:15 hrs, UTC.
Editor: Brian Moran (N9ADG).
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Comment:
Here are the main topics discussed in the current issue of “The ARRL Contest Update.”:
- “New HF Operators: Challenging Exchanges
- Contest Summary
- News: NCCC Sprint Ladder, Kansas QSO Party, W4DXCC, ALARA, and more
- Word to the Wise: Capture Effect
- Sights and Sounds: Summertime ARRL DX Contest @ ZM4T, WRTC 2018
- Results
- Operating Tip: Expect to be Loud
- Technical Topics and Information: Propagation and Digital Modes, Online Scheduling, and more
- Conversation: Location, Location, Location
- Contests
- Log Due Dates”
And, speaking of contests, here are some upcoming events worth noting:
The Hawaii QSO Party. The contest’s 48 hour operating period will be from 04:00 UTC, 26 August 2017, through 04:00 UTC, 28 August 2017 (or 6:00 p.m., 25 August 2017, through 6:00 p.m., 27 August 2017 for those of us living in Hawaii). You can find more information about the event at http://hawaiiqsoparty.org.
Hawaii Grid Madness VHF/UHF simplex event. Grid Madness will be held on Sunday, 17 September 2017, from 13:00 to 17:00 hrs, UTC. The event is sponsored by the Aulani Hui Amateur Repeater Club. For details, contact Stan Froseth (AH6KO) at AH6KO@arrl.net.
2017 Simulated Emergency Test (SET). The ARRL-sponsored event will be held on Saturday, 21 October 2017, from 08:00 to 13:00 hrs Hawaii Standard Time. The scenario will be the Great Aleutian Tsunami, “which will have a disastrous impact on all of the Hawaiian Islands.” A formal press release will be sent to Hawaii Island media during the first week of September. For more information, contact Eric Grabowski (KH6CQ) at ejgrabowski@yahoo.com.
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Aloha es 73 de
Russell Roberts (KH6JRM)
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