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

[Stefano Fonda]

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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