Contests
The Club runs QRP Contests on a formal and informal basis throughout the year. These contests give you a chance to test your QRP operating skills, your QRP equipment and to meet other QRP operators in a fun and challenging way.
QRP HOURS Contest
The QRP Hours Contest runs from time to time during the year. It is named because of the way it is structured: with one hour dedicated to CW and digital modes, followed by one hour of SSB. The QRP Hours Contest varies throughout the year, operating with slightly different conditions, predominantly what bands are permitted, conditions permitting.
Schedule
The next QRP Hours Contest has been scheduled for: Sunday, October 23 2022 on 40M
Please have a look at the contest rules: QRP Hours Contest 2022 October Rules
The aim of the contest is to make as many contact in a one-hour period using your choice of mode.
UPDATED: 24th Oct.
Both myself VK3NCR and Roy VK3GB headed out to a Park/Football reserve that has a little bit of height.. around 130mtrs above sea level.
To keep this short.. we ran my IC705, using the FRC100W UNUN into the 40Mtr EFHW antenna.. But ! Band conditions were the worst for a long time.. almost no stations heard.
However it was good for a laugh and a good chat.
Would have been good it others from the club had come along.
Log details:
START-OF-LOG: 3.0
CALLSIGN: VK3NCR, VK3GB
CONTEST: QRP HOUR
CATEGORY-OPERATOR: MULTI-OP
CATEGORY-BAND: 40M
CATEGORY-POWER: QRP
CATEGORY-MODE: Mixed
CLAIMED-SCORE: 0
CLUB:
LOCATION:
GRID-LOCATOR: QF21OS
CREATED-BY: RUMlogNG (5.9.2) by DL2RUM
EMAIL:
NAME: CRAIG SHINE ROY SEABRIDGE
SOAPBOX:
QSO: 7100 CW 2022-10-23 0405 VK3NCR 599 001 VK5LJ 599 002
QSO: 7100 CW 2022-10-23 0420 VK3NCR 599 002 VK3DID 599 002
QSO: 7100 CW 2022-10-23 0437 VK3NCR 599 003 VK2WP 599 007
QSO: 7100 CW 2022-10-23 0444 VK3NCR 599 004 VK2KI 599 008
QSO: 7100 CW 2022-10-23 0448 VK3NCR 599 005 VK3CR 599 001
QSO: 7100 PH 2022-10-23 0519 VK3NCR 59 001 VK3TCP 59 001
QSO: 7100 PH 2022-10-23 0526 VK3NCR 59 002 VK3JG 59 002
END-OF-LOG:
Thanks Craig.
I am not available but interested to see how you go
and a report on ft4!
73
colin
I'm keen.. anyone interested in doing this??? Cheers.. Craig. vk3ncr
It's tomorrow Sunday 23rd Oct.