Taking the checkered flag at Indy by racing and radio
By Brian D. Smith, W9IND It’s Brickyard 400 week in Indianapolis, and the checkered flag awaits – not only for NASCAR drivers, but also for radio enthusiasts who’ve contacted all three of the 2025 …
Memorial Day Weekend: Last Chance to Snare the Indy 500 Special Event Station
By Brian D. Smith, W9IND If you still haven’t caught the W9IMS Indy 500 special event, your final opportunity to earn the latest QSL card and certificate comes this weekend. As announced earlier th…
2025 Checkered Flag Award: W9IMS Grand Prix Special Event Now Underway
Make the Month of May Even Merrier: Earn Your First Credit Toward the 2025 Checkered Flag Award By Brian D. Smith, W9IND Never mind the old saying about April showers bringing May flowers. In India…
Winning with flare: An easier path to the W9IMS Checkered Flag Award
By Brian D. Smith NASCAR comes to Indy this Sunday, which means that from now until then, you have a chance to snare the third and final QSL card in the 2024 set of amateur radio station W9IMS. Bet…
Still time to earn an Indy 500 Special Event Certificate!
Indy 500 Special Event Station: You Can Still Earn a Certificate! by Brian D. Smith, W9IND Not every Indianapolis 500 goes the full distance. Seven of the 107 races run since 1911 have been shorten…
W9IMS: 2024 Checkered Flag Award!
2024 Checkered Flag Award: Time to Get Racy! By Brian D. Smith, W9IND You can’t go 3 for 3 if you haven’t gone 1 for 1. And if you want to add the 2024 Checkered Flag Award to your collection, you’…
How to Earn the W9IMS 2023 Checkered Flag Award
Once, Twice, Three Times a QSO: How to Earn the W9IMS 2023 Checkered Flag Award By Brian D. Smith Two out of three ain’t bad, proclaims the late ’70s classic rock song. But three out of three gets …
W9IMS: Indy 500 Special Event Details
Indy 500 Special Event: The Greatest Spectacle in Radio! By Brian D. Smith, W9IND Like the race cars that made Indy famous, your opportunity for another W9IMS QSL card is coming around again. This…
2023 W9IMS Special Event Station Details!
W9IMS Accelerates into Another Special Event Season – with a Chance for an Indy Racing Certificate By Brian D. Smith It’s back to the track for collectors of W9IMS cards and certificates. The firs…
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