I put aside my radio and ventured out to see what other Hams in the area where doing. The ARRL is holding a year long event using W1AW portable.
- Earning Points for contacting W1AW Portable Stations: There will be week-long activations of portable W1AW/# stations in all 50 states, and in several US Possessions/Territories, that will generate on-air activity to earn points.
- Each state will be activated twice. The schedule of when which states will be activated as posted in the dashboard above will be updated as changes/additions occur. See the POINTS TABLE for the full list of points.
- Contacting ARRL Volunteers or Members on the air: ARRL Officers, Directors, Section Managers (and their appointees), Staff, and even Members domestically (and DX) can be contacted for points. See the POINTS TABLE for the full list of points.
- Using Logbook of the World (LoTW - see www.arrl.org/logbook-of-the-world) as the QSOs data source, the 2023 Volunteers On The Air event features W1AW activations from all 50 states (twice) and several territories during 2023. Weeks will begin on a Wednesday and end on a Tuesday. Some weeks will be shown as off weeks to avoid other major operating events.
- Participants will work W1AW portable stations and ARRL volunteers to earn QSO points.
- Participants do not need to upload to, or participate in LoTW. Uploads to LoTW by W1AW portable stations and by the volunteers will feed the points scoring system.
- A Leaderboard will be activated after the event ramps up, and Certificates will be availble during and after the event concludes. Once the year is completed, a final summary will be released
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7 авг 2023
