Japan Century Cities Award

Despite being the size of the state of Montana, Japan packs 125 million people into hundreds of cities. With a large Amateur Radio population the Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) came up with the Japan Century Cities Award (JCC). To qualify for the entry level award you need to confirm contacts with Japanese hams in […]

2024 VOMARC Picnic

The Valley of the Moon Amateur Radio Club (VOMARC) held its annual picnic in Sugarloaf Ridge State Park for the second time on September 22, 2024. Darrel (WD6BOR) expertly manned the grill and produced a non-stop output of hamburgers and hotdogs for all interested. As if that wasn’t enough, the food table contained a wide […]

Japanese Call Area Award

Like the United States, Japan divides up their nation into ten geographical areas and assigns each a digit used to create their Amateur Radio callsigns. The FT4 Digital Mode Club‘s (FT4DMC) rewards Hams who make contact with at least one station in each of those call areas using FT4. The JCA is an award synonym […]

Worked English Stations Award

England is the most populous entity within the United Kingdom. For Amateur Radio purposes, like in Soccer/Football, it’s treated as a separate country. The FT8 Digital Mode Club (FT8DMC) offers the Worked English Stations Award (WESA) for making contact with a given number of different English stations. The entry point for the first award is […]

2M Yagi Build Event

During their August 2024 meeting, the Valley of the Moon Amateur Radio Club (W6AJF) held a 2M Yagi antenna build event. The club’s President, Ed (W1EJ), ensured all of the needed parts were provided. Several members brought soldering irons and other tools that were needed to complete the work. In the end, everyone interested was […]

August 2024 QSL Card Inbox

Here are some of the more interesting QSL Cards I’ve received over the last couple of months leading into August 2024. I also received a nice card for 7P8EI in Lesotho from CW and SSB contacts 17M and 15M respectively. Strangely though, my scanner would not scan the card without a weird anomaly showing up […]

Worked Different Amateur Radio – China

China’s economy has risen over the decades, and so has its population of Radio Amateurs. I recall starting out in Ham Radio in the 1980’s and China was a rare find on the bands. That’s no longer the case. The European ROS Club (ERC) issues the Worked Different Amateur Radio – China award to Hams […]

Worked Different Amateur Radio – South America

South America has 12 nations, 3 territories and a few other DXCC entities thrown in for good measure. The Worked Different Amateur Radio – South America Award from the European Ros Club rewards Hams who make contact with at least 50 different stations on the continent. There are a good number of Hams in South […]

Worked French Stations Award

France is one of the most visited countries in the world. You can make your own exploration of the country through the Worked French Stations Award (WFSA) issued by the FT8 Digital Mode Club (FT8DMC). FT8DMC issues the award in three classes, each of which requires a different number of contacts with unique stations. The […]

Worked Different Amateur Radio – Oceania

From an Amateur Radio perspective, the continent of Oceania consists of the countries occupying the expanse of the Pacific Ocean. There are a lot of DXCC countries here but they are spread over a large area of the globe. The European ROS Club issues the Worked Different Amateur Radio – Oceania Award for working at […]