[TVARC] New Hams and Contesting

[K2PS Pete Stafford]

Thanks, Larry, for pointing that out, and you are correct, sir.  (And I’m glad at least somebody reads my missive!)

 

So, the 10 Meter Contest does indeed starts Friday, 7p on Dec 13.

 

73, Pete, K2PS

 

From: Larry Peterson <petelar21 at gmail.com> 
Sent: Friday, November 29, 2024 3:30 PM
To: K2PS Pete Stafford <psk2ps at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [TVARC] New Hams and Contesting

 

Hey Pete,  My calendar says Friday is Dec 13th this year.  Do you have a typo on the date in your message?

Larry N2AMW

On 11/29/2024 11:21 AM, K2PS Pete Stafford wrote:

Hi newbie hams and other club members!

 

If any of you are at all interested in contesting, whether you’re a Tech or above, and have an HF radio (or can borrow one) that spans 10 meters, then get yourself ready for the ARRL 10-meter Contest.  This is the perfect first-time contest – lots of activity, contest frequencies available for Technician licensees, and you can work everyone.

 

It starts on Friday night, 7P, on December 12, and goes for 48 hours.  Ten meters is typically a daytime band, but might be open for an hour or two after sundown.  Usually need to wait until daylight before you see any signals popping up.  You can operate CW or SSB, or Mixed (but no digital), and you may work any station you hear.

 

You’ll need an HF radio, a 10M antenna (a simple dipole is only 16 feet long – and can be set up for the weekend from tree to tree or from the house to a tree), and a logging program.  There are free logging programs designed for contesting (like N1MM), but you can log manually if you’d like (you’ll still need some way of electronically submitting your log).  Conditions have been spectacular lately, and it should be possible to make many contacts, stateside or DX, with 100W or less.

 

So, get your acts together and plunge in and see if this might be an aspect of the hobby that you’ll enjoy!

 

73, Pete, K2PS

 

 





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