VERY SLOW CW NET - using netlogger.org Sunday 21:00 utc -- U.S. Islands QSO Party: 1200Z, Aug 29 to 0300Z, Aug 30

     2026  WHY CW ...  IT's the BEST

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           listen for my CW beacon on   28.223.5

        

           please  try to LISTEN TO 146.52 (simplex) more  often

Watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8x6x_6mDV

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SCRY/RTTYOps WW DX RTTY Contest: 2200Z, Aug 28 to 1200Z, Aug 29 and 1200Z-2359Z, Aug 30   Geographic Focus: Worldwide   Participation: Worldwide   Mode: RTTY   Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m   Classes: Single Op All Band 1 Radio (Low/High) Single Op All Band Unlimited Multi-Two (Low/High) Multi-Unlimited Multi-Unlimited-Distributed Single Op Overlays: Classic/Distributed/Wires-Only/Rookie/Portable/Youngster/Unlimited   Max power: HP: 1500 watts LP: 100 watts   Exchange: RST + 4-digit year license first issued   QSO Points: (see rules)   Multipliers: Each 4-digit year licensed once per band per period Non-Scandinavia/Baltic stations: Each Scandinavia/Baltic prefix once per band per period   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: 2359Z September 6, 2026   E-mail logs to: rttyops-ww-rtty[at]rttyops[dot]com   Upload log at: https://log.rttyops.com/   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: https://rttyops.com/index.php/contests/cq-rttyops-ww-scry-rtty/cq-rttyops-ww-scry2-rtty-rules       Feld Hell Sprint: 0000Z-2359Z, Aug 29   Geographic Focus: Worldwide   Participation: Worldwide   Mode: Feld Hell   Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m   Classes: (none)   Max power: Standard: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts   Exchange: (see rules)   Work stations: Once per band   QSO Points: (see rules) Bonus Points: (see rules)   Multipliers: (see rules)   Score Calculation: (see rules)   Submit logs by: September 2, 2026   Upload log at: https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: https://sites.google.com/site/feldhellclub/Home/contests/sprints/worked-all-americas-sprint       ALARA Contest: 0600Z Aug 30 to 0559Z, Aug 31   Geographic Focus: Australia/New Zealand   Participation: Worldwide   Mode: CW, Phone   Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m   Classes: Single Op   Exchange: ALARA: RS(T) + Serial No. + ALARA Member + Name non-ALARA: RS(T) + Serial No. + Name + (whether YL/OM/club station)   Work stations: Once per 60 minutes per band per mode   QSO Points: 5 points per phone QSO with ALARA member 4 points per phone QSO with YL non-member 3 points per phone QSO with OM Double points per QSO for CW   Multipliers: Each VK/ZL call area once per band Each YL DXCC country once per band   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: September 30, 2026   E-mail logs to: contest[at]alara[dot]org[dot]au   Mail logs to: Alisha Ashley VK2FASH 36 Brooklyn Drive Bourkelands NSW 2650 AUSTRALIA   Find rules at: http://www.alara.org.au/contests/       U.S. Islands QSO Party: 1200Z, Aug 29 to 0300Z, Aug 30   Geographic Focus: United States/Canada   Participation: Worldwide   Mode: CW, Phone, Digital   Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m   Classes: US Island Fixed (QRP/QRO) US Island Expedition (QRP/QRO) US Island Rover (QRP/QRO) Non-Island (QRP/QRO)   Max power: QRO: >5W QRP: 5W   Exchange: Islands: RS(T) + USI/CISA Island Designation (see rules for digital) Non-Islands: RS(T) + (state/province/country)(see rules for digital)   Work stations: Once per mode per band   QSO Points: 5 points per QSO with US island 2 points per CW/Digital QSO with non-island 1 point per phone QSO with non-island   Multipliers: (see rules)   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: September 30, 2026   E-mail logs to: ns4j[at]usislands[dot]org   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: http://usislands.org/qso-party-rules/       World Wide Digi DX Contest: 1200Z, Aug 29 to 1200Z, Aug 30   Geographic Focus: Worldwide   Participation: Worldwide   Mode: FT4/8   Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m   Classes: Single Op All Band Single Transmitter (High/Low/QRP) Single Op Single Band Single Transmitter (High/Low/QRP) Single Op Multi-Transmitter (High/Low/QRP) Multi-Single (High/Low) Multi-Two Multi-Unlimited   Max power: HP: 1500 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts   Exchange: 4-character grid square   Work stations: Once per band   QSO Points: 1 point per QSO plus 1 point per 3000 km short path distance between stations   Multipliers: Each grid field (first 2 letters of grid square) once per band   Score Calculation: Total score = total QSO points x total mults   Submit logs by: 2359Z September 4, 2026   E-mail logs to: (none)   Upload log at: https://ww-digi.com/logcheck/   Mail logs to: (none)   Find rules at: https://ww-digi.com/       Kansas QSO Party: 1400Z, Aug 29 to 0200Z, Aug 30 and 1400Z-2000Z, Aug 30   Status: Active historically, but unconfirmed   Geographic Focus: United States/Canada state/province QSO party   Participation: Worldwide   Mode: CW, SSB, Digital/RTTY   Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, 10, 6m   Classes: Single Op (CW/Phone/Mixed)(Low/High) Single Op QRP Multi-Op Youth (17 and under) Kansas Club Kansas Mobile Single Op (CW/SSB/Mixed) Low Power Kansas Mobile Multi-Op Single Radio Low Power Kansas Mobile Unlimited Kansas Portable (Single County/County Line) Kansas Expedition (Single County Per Day/County Line) Kansas Rover Low Power Single Op Canada or DX Single Op FT8   Max power: HP: >100 watts LP: 100 watts QRP: 5 watts   Exchange: KS: RS(T) + county non-KS: RS(T) + (state/province/"DX")   Work stations: Once per band per mode   QSO Points: 2 points per phone QSO 3 points per CW/digital QSO Bonus: 100 points for at least one QSO with KS0KS   Multipliers: KS: Each US state, VE province/territory and "DX" once non-KS: Each KS county once   Score Calculation: Total score = (total QSO points x total mults) + Bonus Points   Submit logs by: October 1, 2026   E-mail logs to: (see rules)   Upload log at: https://ksqp.contesting.com/ksqpsubmitlog.php   Mail logs to: Kansas QSO Party c/o Bob Harder, W0BH PO Box 746 Hesston, KS 67062 USA   Find rules at: https://ksqsoparty.org/

Thanks to WA7BNM

very easy 6m moxon

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqw3ultuPQg&t=417s

Transition from Windows to Linux for Ham Radio

NTS: National Traffic System - you can send a msg to a ham anywhere in the world

 here is the    NTS  pdf  form you can use  to   send a  message  to any ham in the  world

     via a  NTS net.  contact  your  local  NTS net                 NTS radiogram form

here is the  ARRL link to more  NTS information   arrl.org/nts

 

RADIOGRAM-2011.pdf (arrl.org)

good luck

Niece

Where are the latest DX peditions

 

WHERE TO FIND YLs - Amateur Radio Operators

This is where the YLs in the KNOW are!

1. Wednesday mornings  8:30 am    3.912     all yls
2. Facebook  yl ham radio operators lots and lots of yls from all over the world  on 24/7
friend  me  and   I will add you      Niece  KAONEULN
3. YL net wednesday  14.288  (YL  frequency)   wednesday   at  01:00 utc   wb1aru  runs   the   net
4. YL op net   thursday  night  00:01 utc  8 pm  est  www.echolink.org come to ALARA conference  node
5. Check out     ka1uln.blogspot.com    <    for  all  amateurs    but  focused  for   yls 6. the master YL net list is at www.ylharmonics.org

Known YL nets YL Nets2.xlsx (ylrl.net)




7. www.YLRL.org

8. DMR WWYL talkgroup tg 955 saturday morning 10:00 am est

9. DOYL Day of the YL's contest May 24 & 25
see the facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/746304389193363/about/
or
http://ka1uln.blogspot.com/p/the-day-of-yls.html

in memory of Carine F5ISY


iF I have forgot anything please forward it to me and i will insert it with your credit and callsign

When attending any Amateur Radio Ham fest please LOOK for the YL table.

always give YLs priority on all the bands.

tell em Niece (knee-see sent ya)

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