Hiram Percy Maxim Birthday Celebration Results and Certificates Now Available

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Results and certificates from the Hiram Percy Maxim (HPM) Birthday Celebration 31st August 2019 – 8th September 2019 are now available. The 9-day operating event commemorated the 150th anniversary of the birth of ARRL co-founder and first president Hiram Percy Maxim, W1AW. Amateurs from 57 ARRL/RAC sections and four countries submitted more than 25,000 contacts over the course of the event.

A special HPM 150 QSL card is available for stations that worked W1AW/150 during the event. To receive a card, send your QSL with an SASE to W1AW, 225 Main St., Newington, CT 06111.

Results of the event and downloadable certificates are on the ARRL Contests Page - http://contests.arrl.org/hpmscores.php

EANET Sprint Contest 2019

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On 3rd November 2019 from 08:00 to 12:00 UTC, the next edition of the 'sprint contest' version of the same name Award, devoted to the 'Radio Clubs of the World'.

In just four hours you can win original and funny prizes that you can share with your mate or friends: hotels, restaurants, wellness or adventures.

Moreover, you will have the opportunity to contact those radio clubs you still needed to complete the EANET Award.

More Information - https://fediea.org/news/?news=20191103

RaDAR Challenge - 2 November 2019

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The third and last RaDAR Challenge for 2019 takes place from 00:00 UTC to 23:59 UTC on Saturday 2 November 2019, but you only need to operate for four hours.

The RaDAR Challenge is not a "contest" as such, it is an individual challenge. All amateur bands are allowed including cross band contacts via amateur radio satellites. Modes - CW, SSB, FM or any legal amateur radio digital mode.

As from 2019 the WARC bands will be included.

The exchange is your call sign, your name, RS(T) report and grid locator.

The grid locator of six characters is acceptable but should preferably be accurate to 8 or 10 characters for higher position accuracy.

You earn 1 point per QSO and then there are multipliers to be used.

South African Radio League - http://www.sarl.org.za/Default.asp