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Contest University Friedrichshafen mit umfangreichem Material

Noch ist eine Anmeldung für die CTU am 26. Juni möglich. Wie üblich gibt es umfangreiche Tagungsmaterialien, diesmal zum Preis von nur 20 Euro. Die Anmeldung ist unter events.darc.de/ctu2026/ möglich. Auf dieser Webseite findet man auch den aktualisierten Plan. Der Tagungsbeutel enthält das CQ DL-Spezial zum Thema Contesting, eine Spezialausgabe des „111 Fakten übers Contest”-Buches, ein CTU-T-Shirt und eine aktuelle DL-Locatorkarte.

Bei der Obstbeilage (siehe Bild) sind noch Änderungen geplant. Mit einer rechtzeitigen Anmeldung unterstützt du die Organisation der CTU und sicherst dir einen der limitierten Tagungsbeutel.

#HamRadio #Funkamateure #Amateurfunk #Contesting #CTU2026

Ben Brunzel May 30

I'm late for the CQ WW WPX in CW.
Won't be able to join in till tomorrow.

#amateurRadio #hamRadio #morsecode #contesting #CQWW

Tim N7KOM May 3

#7QP views. I found a triple county junction that was also a #SOTA and also a #POTA. I brought gear to go QRO, but the coax was bad. Luckily I had the KX2 as a backup and was able to get it done. #SummitsOnTheAir #HamRadio #contesting

Tim N7KOM Apr 25

Anyone got special plans for 7QP?
http://7qp.org
#HamRadio #contesting

7QP - The 7th Call Area QSO Party

Adam Apr 23

Does a tiny, brand new ham radio contest need a retro 88x31 button?

Probably not, but I made one anyway.
https://everyham.org/eh-button.gif

#everyham #contesting #hamradio

Adam Apr 17

The #EveryHam #AmateurRadio #Contest website is live!

I've set up a "Test" contest for tomorrow, 18 April, 0000-2359 UTC.
No guarantees that any part of it will actually work, but if you happen to be on the radio tomorrow and you'd like to submit 5 of your QSOs to the contest, go for it!

The submission window is 8 days from the start of the contest (day of, plus 7 days after)
This is the first time I've attempted anything like this, so I'd appreciate any feedback on the process, any bugs you noticed, etc.

https://everyham.org

#hamradio #contesting #hamradiocontest

The EveryHam Amateur Radio Contest

A contest for the everyham

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Adam Apr 12

Does anyone have thoughts on how to actually administer a contest like this?
My initial thoughts are to keep it simple and casual; trust that hams are submitting honest logs, then post the rankings on a website.

I'd love some input on a couple points, though:

If I did want to verify contacts, could I? I don't see how a small contest could independently confirm that any particular QSO actually happened, but maybe there's a way to use QRZ or LOTW confirmations? Would the added complexity add any value?

How should distance be scored? Grid-squares seems like the obvious choice, but they're bit weird; they're about 8x7km, so if I use a center-to-center measurement, east-to-west contacts would have a lower resolution (more rounding) than north-to-south. But is it enough to make any meaningful difference...?

For only 5 contacts, what should a submission deadline look like? Is a week enough time to export an ADIF?

Should the 5-contact limit be on the submission or the *score? *That is, should a station be able to submit 100 contacts, but only the top 5 are scored, or should the operator choose the 5 contacts they want and only submit those?
#hamradio #amateurradio #contesting #EveryHam

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Adam Apr 11

Follow up: I've posted a draft of the rules!
https://blog.k3can.us/posts/2026/apr/everyham2/

I know the idea of trying to create a level field between big HF stations using #wsjtx and portable VHF stations on FM is probably an exercise in futility, but I think it sort of works (at least on paper).

Feedback is welcome!

#hamradio #amateurradio #contesting @unicycle @n8dmt @KD3BTG @n3vem @r1blh