[W8MWA] Fwd: ARRL 10 Meter Contest

[Bob West WA8YCD]

Jake or MIG would you please make sure this makes it to the W8MWA mailing list? 

Let's do widest distribution to see who might be interested... tnx. 









                                                       10 Meters is calling YOU! 



Next weekend (local time 7:00 pm EST Friday through 6:59 Sunday) is the ARRL 10 Meter Contest. 

This is one that TECHNICIAN licensees can participate, and 10 Meters has been pretty good 

lately. 



See the attached notes below from the ARRL Contest Department... 



Any interest in a workshop on CONTEST OPERATING for NEW HAMS? 



Can someone check and find out if the Red Cross is available -- and someone available to open and close? 

Either from the station at the Red Cross, or from someone's mobile in the parking lot? OR SOMEWHERE ELSE? 

The station is there, and it's good to exercise it to make sure it's QRV if needed, but if someone has 

a better idea, speak up! 



This could be a good opportunity to get some folks ON HF SSB (or cw, actually, too!) for a change. 







I can't be there Friday evening (I have to work) but is someone wants to put something together, 

let me know, I can throw in for a bit... 



This is a pretty simple contest - - the exchange is just signal report (everyone's 59 in a contest!) 

and your state. (Can you spell WHISKEY VICTOR?) 





NEEDED: 

   A Radio -- Someone has a radio that will work on 10m, right? (If nobody else does, let me know!) 



   An Antenna -- Well, anybody got a vertical? We made some 10 dipoles a while back, any of 

                            those still around? Or we can throw one together pretty quickly... 



   Coax for the antenna -- Duhhh... yeah! 



   Power for the radio -- 110V if available, needs a power supply to match the radio. 

                                     or  12V batteries, either from a vehicle or otherwise. 

  

   A clipboard and notepad for the operator 



   A laptop and logging software (I have a license for N3FJP --   Anybody got something better?) 



   A few folks to operate -- so nobody has to do it all!! 

                           Everyone should get first a chance to watch someone else run for a while, and 

                           then when they feel they have the idea, they give it a try. I want to see PARTICIPATION!!!  



   Operation time: 36 hours (maximum) out of the 48. If someone wanted to start right at 7PM EST 

                               (0000UTC) on Friday and run until, say 10 or 11PM, then come back Saturday and 

                               run from sometime in the morning (say 9AM to 9 or 10PM) then maybe from about 

                               9 or 10AM Sunday until closing at 6:59PM or so, that'd be OK. 

                               OR just long enough so everyone gets a turn. 

                               Nothing says you HAVE to run the whole 36 hours, that's the max. 


-- 
Cheers, 
...Bob West WA8YCD 
   wa8ycd at comcast.net 

Morgantown WV 
Monongalia County 
FM09am 

Cellphone: 304-672-6381 


----- Forwarded Message -----
From: "Norm W3IZ Fusaro" <w3iz at arrl.org> 
To: "clubs" <clubs at arrl.org> 
Cc: "Dennis Bodson (Dir, Roanoke)" <w4pwf at arrl.org> 
Sent: Friday, December 2, 2011 10:31:15 AM 
Subject: ARRL 10 Meter Contest 




A Technician's Holiday - the ARRL 10 Meter Contest 

  

For the past few years, Technician licensees may have been wondering what all the fuss is about on HF.  After all, the 10 meter band has been mostly inert and receiver hiss just isn't that interesting to listen to!  As of about two months ago, however, the sunspot cycle has kicked into high gear and solar ultraviolet is bathing the upper layers of the ionosphere, opening the 10 meter band to worldwide propagation! 

  

Just in time, there is an operating event coming up that is just made for Techs to enjoy - the ARRL 10 Meter Contest. ( www.arrl.org/10-meter )  It runs beginning late on Friday, Dec 9th (7 PM EST - which is 0000 UTC on Dec 10th) ending 48 hours later on Sunday.  You can operate for 36 hours during that time - warning, once you start, it's hard to stop working station after station! 

  

How do you operate?  Just answer stations calling CQ by giving your full call sign once using standard phonetics on phone. If they respond, give them a signal report (usually "59" or "5NN" on CW) and your State or Canadian province or Mexican state.  The DX stations you'll hear will be giving out serial numbers (the number of the contact in the contest for them) instead.  That's all there is to it! 

  

You can operate using phone (USB) or CW and work stations once on each mode.  If you are just getting your feet wet on CW, try listening at the upper edge of the CW action - usually approaching 28.100 and in the old Novice band from 28.100-28.200.  Call CQ ("CQ TEST DE your call") at a speed you're comfortable with and see if you get an answer.  If you're unsure of your technique, just listen for a while and "sing along at home" until you've got the hang of it.  Listen until you're sure of the CQing station's information.  Then jump in!  The CQing stations will be glad to help you through the contact. 

  

There are categories for both single-operator and multiple-operator stations, so buddy up with a friend or a more experienced "Elmer" and enter in whatever category you prefer.  If you use the Internet or some other source of information to find stations, you'll enter in the "multi-op" category.  Perhaps your club can organize an operation from a member's station or set up a club station. 

  

Once you're done, you should submit your log as described on the contest's website ( www.arrl.org/10-meter ).  There are paper log sheets available - that's often the easiest way to start if you aren't keeping a computer log.  You may submit the paper log with a summary sheet or use WA7BNM's handy website ( b4h.net/cabforms/ ) to enter your contact information and submit the log electronically.  The results of the contest will be printed in the July issue of QST and a little before that on the ARRL web site. 

  

Sound like fun?  You bet!  Don't miss this opportunity to enjoy some of the best 10 meter conditions in years and learn a lot about HF operating, too!