From gregk4hsm at gmail.com Wed Sep 2 20:39:59 2026 From: gregk4hsm at gmail.com (Greg Williams) Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2026 20:39:59 -0400 Subject: [TNham] Tennessee QSO Party is Sunday! Message-ID: FYI If you go to http://tnqp.org you will see a link to register your county for the Tennessee QSO Party.. It runs 1700z Sunday, September 6 until 0300z Monday, September 7, 2026. I hope to operate rover style from several counties but remains to be seen depending on if it's hotter than a New York street vendor's Rolex. Also don't forget that the Volunteer State Worked All Counties event is ongoing, so this would be a perfect time to collect some counties while you're at it! In case the links don't work: - VSWAC: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14_x3ZJOcqXMGuJtRQDvk0DlIoOJAgdKC/edit - Tennessee QSO Party: http://tnqp.org - TQP - County Register: https://tnqp.org/county-activation/ -- Gregory S. Williams gregk4hsm at gmail.com From gregk4hsm at gmail.com Sat Sep 5 13:32:39 2026 From: gregk4hsm at gmail.com (Greg Williams) Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2026 13:32:39 -0400 Subject: [TNham] Simplex Saturdays are back! Message-ID: TARA (Tennessee Amateur Radio Association) is bringing back the Simplex Saturdays event that was started last October. This year's Simplex Saturday event will be a bit different than previously. Here are some of the highlights: - Simplex Saturdays are ALL DAY (Eastern Time) on EVERY SATURDAY from September 5 to December 5! - You can use ANY simplex frequency, not just the calling frequency! - You can operate more than just voice! - You can use TARA's logger to log in real-time or upload an ADIF file! - There are two categories to use this time! - There are power categories as well! - Use these contacts towards the Tennessee Volunteer State Worked All Counties! Any of the VHF and UHF bands are acceptable for use, with special provisions noted for the 10M band, allowing contacts to occur within the Technician portion of the band. - 10M - 6M - 2M - 1.25M - 70CM - 33CM - 23CM The following modes can be used for Simplex Saturday: - FM - DIGITAL (FT4/FT8/RTTY/JS8/WL2K) - SSB (10M) The exchange should include the call sign, county name, power level, and signal report. Also, you can use TARA's online logger that can be used to log contacts in real-time, or you can upload an ADIF file. Find out more (and register) at contests.tnara.org. https://tnara.org/simplex-saturday/ for more information. -- Gregory S. Williams gregk4hsm at gmail.com