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Churches and Chapels on the Air (CHOTA) 2024 will take place on September 14th. CHOTA was first established in 2013 and encourages fellowship among both activators and chasers.
A list of participating stations is available on the CHOTA 2024 website. CHOTA is managed by The World Association of Christian Amateurs and Listeners (WACRAL).
More Information - https://k4fmh.com/2024/07/16/chota-2024-anyone/
Meme Appreciation Month is an on-air event for young hams to "spread joy & cheer to all the good little hams on the RF spectrum." The event takes place June 15 through August 15 on all the Megahertz. Awards are available and can be checked here.
The shenanigans started 2022 with the first ever Meme Apprecation Month and iconic callsigns such as VB4LIGMA, VB3YEET, VC9CATGIRL, VC3RIKROLL, VC3DEEZ and many more. The second event in 2023 birthed callsigns such as VC9FEMBOY, DZ2NUTS, PD33ZDOGE and DL0NGCAT.
Meme Appreciation Month is on the Air - https://mememonth.ca/
The theme for 2024 ARRL Field Day is “Be Radio Active.” All amateurs and prospective hams are encouraged to use the Field Day Station Locator (http://www.arrl.org/field-day-locator) to do just that. Sites are encouraged to have a Get on the Air (GOTA) station for visitors interested in being able to get on the air from the Field Day location. In a change to the rules for 2024, each GOTA contact adds five bonus points, with no limit on the number of GOTA contacts.
“We don’t want people who are actively operating to hit a points plateau and give up. This way, each contact adds bonus points, and it should give people a reason to stay radio active.”
Complete rules and other resources for the event may be found at www.arrl.org/field-day. We hope to hear your club on the air!
ARRL - https://www.arrl.org/news/view/2024-arrl-field-day-2-weeks-away-free-shipping-on-fd-merch
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