[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] Military QRPx Contest/Exercise/QSO Party?

[Don Lewis]

No problem, Stex.  I understand these are very busy days.  Moreover, my
understanding is that this is an Army-only exercise, not directly involving
MARS.

73
Don, KI4D


On Thu, Mar 19, 2026 at 5:06 PM Stefano Fonda <stex.fonda at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sorry for my late reply Don. I wasn't aware and during the last meeting
> was not mentioned,
> I assume it's. as suggested, a MARS sponsored contest to check the net.
> Unfortunately in this period I don't have spare time to check the band.
> Thank you for mentioning.
> K4IEW
>
> Il giorno gio 19 mar 2026 alle ore 14:03 Don Lewis via AlexandriaRadioClub
> <alexandriaradioclub at mailman.qth.net> ha scritto:
>
>> Sounds good. Keep us posted on what you find out.
>>
>> 73
>> Don, KI4D
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 19, 2026 at 12:43 PM Joe K <joek at 26xx.org> wrote:
>>
>> > yep this is what I'm seeing as well. I know we have some club members
>> tied
>> > closely into MARS and the Pentagon ham station, I was hoping to get
>> > specifics on this years event to be able to participate. I have feelers
>> out
>> > to several other groups as well, will share everything I find with as I
>> > find it.
>> >
>> > Joe K
>> >
>> > On Thursday, March 19th, 2026 at 11:30 AM, Don Lewis <
>> don.ki4d at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > Joe, looks like an Army-sponsored event based out of Ft Hood, TX,
>> > according to military news reporting from last year, see link below. I
>> have
>> > never heard of this event, although I know there has been a resurgence
>> of
>> > interest in HF in recent years. I like the idea, given the
>> vulnerabilities
>> > of SATCOM systems. Before the emergence of tactical SATCOM during the
>> 1970s
>> > and 80s, HF was a mainstay for the Army.
>> >
>> > 73, Don, KI4D
>> >
>> > QRPX 2025: More Than a Competition
>> > https://www.dvidshub.net/news/493996/qrpx-2025-more-than-competition
>> >
>> > On Thu, Mar 19, 2026 at 10:55 AM Joe K via AlexandriaRadioClub <
>> > alexandriaradioclub at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hey I just wanted to ping the group and see if any of the cool kids had
>> >> heard from the Pentagon Club about any kind of MARS or regular
>> >> participation in the Army QRPx contest/exercise that's starting today.
>> I
>> >> assume it will be on some MARS freqs but I'm also hearing that it may
>> be on
>> >> regular ham frequencies too? If anyone has any details they are
>> willing to
>> >> share with regular club members that would be awesome.
>> >>
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