Yes, we’re already 2/3 of the way through the primary contest season…with 5 remaining major HF events upcoming (which all count towards the CTRI CG intra-club competition) , including this weekend’s ARRL DX SSB contest. Good luck to all breaking out the microphones and working some DX!
In two weeks will be the 24-hr Russian DX Contest, a great multi-mode DX contest where you can work anyone (US/VE or DX) for points but mults are DXCCs plus the many Russian regions (Oblasts). Plans are afoot for a club Multi-op effort again from W1DX, courtesy of hosts John W1AN and his XYL Nancy W1NAN. Contacts to be made on both CW *and* Phone so ops for both modes needed. New ops encouraged! … please advise here or direct to W1AN or myself if interested. Event runs Sat. to Sun. March 17-18 begin/end 8am local (1200z). P/T or F/T participation welcome.
A week later is CQ WPX SSB, another everyone works everyone event…a now major 48-hr contest.
The first weekend of May brings us the NEQP and our big club effort with our many 1×1 callsigns celebrating 20 yrs of the CTRI CG.
Late May brings us the CW version of CQ WPX.
In between all this are many smaller events including lots of other state QSO parties. We hope YOU are making plans to be contest-active during this “final third” of contest season.
GL and good contesting! 73…
Bill W1WBB
