AdamMay 9
3 hours left to the May #EveryHam #AmateurRadio contest!
Show threadAdamMay 8
Less than an hour until the start of the first #EveryHam #AmateurRadio #Contest!
AdamMay 2

The first "official" #EveryHam #AmateurRadio #Contest is next weekend, 09 MAY 2026, 0000-2359 UTC.

If you’re new to amateur radio contests or are just looking for something that feels more casual, the EveryHam contest is for you.

Boosts appreciated!

Rules and philosophy are available at https://EveryHam.org.

Future contests are planned for second Saturday of each month.

I also shared a little background on why I created this contest in a Lemmy post, here.

The EveryHam Amateur Radio Contest

A contest for the everyham

Show threadAdamApr 23

Also, a blog post on the web design process, as well as bugs and lessons learned.
https://blog.k3can.us/posts/2026/apr/everham-test/

#webcrafting #everyham #perl #dancer2 #smallweb #selfhosted

The EveryHam Amateur Radio Contest Website is Online! - k3can blog

AdamApr 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

AdamApr 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

AdamApr 15

EveryHam.org is technically online now.

It's currently just a placeholder, but the real site is in development. There are still bugs in the submission/scoring logic that need to be worked out.

I'll be looking for some folks to test it once I get the obvious bugs worked out, if anyone is interested.

#hamradio #amateurradio #congesting #everyham

Show threadAdamApr 14

A domain has now been registered and I'm working on building out a website to handle submissions.

This might just turn into a real thing...

#everyham

Show threadAdamApr 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