[TVARC] ARRL 10M Contest This Weekend

[k2dm at comcast.net]

Here is additional incentive to make as many contacts as you can in this
contest:  ARRL has a Club Competition for most of its contests, including
this one.  TVARC has actually WON the competition for small clubs (defined
as submitting 10 or fewer entries).  In 2024, I created a list of club
members who were eligible to submit scores for the Club and who met other
eligibility requirements.  Today I reupped that list,

and I am attaching it here.  If you are not on the list, and you want to
submit a score on behalf of TVARC, let me know ASAP, and I will re-submit
the list.  Then all you have to do is operate in the contest,

make a bunch of contacts, and declare your club as The Villages Amateur
Radio Club on your log submission.

Also, here is a link to the Club Competition rules.  ClubComp-Rules.pdf
<https://contests.arrl.org/ContestRules/ClubComp-Rules.pdf> 

Good luck!

73,

George K2DM

 

 

From: tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net <tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On
Behalf Of K2PS Pete Stafford via TVARC
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2025 1:21 PM
To: tvarc at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [TVARC] ARRL 10M Contest This Weekend

 

My favorite contest, and one tailored to TVARCs typically meager stations.
Pretty easy to cut a 10M dipole and throw it between a couple of bushes.
The whole antenna is about 16 feet or so.  And the good part is you can work
anyone, anywhere.  Choose your mode (CW/SSB, or Mixed - no FT8), exchange
59(9) <state> with US and Canada (DX will send you a serial number).  Also
recently, Mexico which sends a three-character state abbreviation.
HP/LP/QRP.  You also get to sleep at night when the band is closed!

 

Conditions look terrific!  Right now the solar flux index is 183 with a
fairly low A index of 5.  10 meters will be hoppin'!

 

Also, don't forget to set your contest program to connect to
https://contestonlinescore.com/.  This will communicate with your logging
program, and report your real-time scores.  It's always fun to watch our
club members pile up their numbers.  Go to that site and register, if you
have not already done so, and enter your club as The Villages Amateur Radio
Club.  To set it up in N1MM+, go to Config>Configure Ports,.>Score
Reporting. Check the boxes on the left, and enter server name of
https://contestonlinescore.com/post/.  During the contest you'll be able to
see everyone's scores, either by class (LP/HP, etc), or by club, and watch
them change every few minutes.

 

After the contest, be sure to mark your club as The Villages Amateur Radio
Club, and report your estimated scores to 3830scores.com.  I'll use that to
compile them for the club and report during our next meeting.

 

73, and GL

Pete, K2PS

 

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