[Lowfer] 2018 ARRL grid operating event

[Zack Widup]

It looks quite fun to me.

On a somewhat oblique question, is there a fairly compact antenna
design for 600 meters that can be used for transmitting? I know the
local traffic/area info station at the bottom of the AM band here uses
a vertical with a top hat resonator.

73, Zack W9SZ


On Fri, Nov 10, 2017 at 10:17 AM, John Langridge <kb5njd at gmail.com> wrote:
> Good morning:
>
> Some of you may have seen the announcement yesterday that the ARRL is
> sponsoring a year-long operating event in 2018 based on four-character grid
> squares similar to the  NPOTA event a few years ago.  The idea is to get
> people on the air and communicating.  While I have been very critical of
> the ARRL in the past, I can get behind an opportunity like this one.
>
> The press release left mixed messages as it indicated all bands except
> 60-meters were permitting but digging a bit deeper the rules said something
> completely different, excluding "600-meters" and not even mentioning 137
> kHz.
>
> I've had a few emails with Bart Jahnke at the ARRL today and it seems the
> exclusion was based on his assumption that LoTW had not integrated 137 or
> 472 kHz which I have since clarified with him.  LoTW is alive and well on
> both bands.
>
> Bart indicated that the ARRL would re-evaluate the situation since we have
> 6-weeks before the beginning of the event but it might be helpful if both
> communities wrote respectful emails to Bart at Contests at arrl.org and give
> them some encouragement.
>
> Since one of our goals is two-way communications on a variety of modes, an
> event like this one would go a long way to exposing new, prospective
> operators to what we do and incentivize activity.
>
> Thanks for your consideration.  I will be including a transcript of my
> email thread with Bart in my 472kHz daily summary later today.
>
> 73,
>
> John KB5NJD..
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