Op:   YI1DZ Bands:   6M - 40M (Probably 60M and 80M) Modes:   SSB & FT8 Qsl Info:   QSL via OM3JW, LoTW, ClubLog, eQSL or QRZ Start Date:   14 December Webpage: https://www.qrz.com/db/Z81D

Contest: ARRL 10-Meter Contest Date:   Dec 13, 0000Z to Dec 14, 2359Z Rules: https://www.arrl.org/10-meter

The Expositor sat down with Radio Amateurs of Canada president, Alan Boyd of Little Current to discuss important changes to the way the organization works with emergency services, especially in the far North. Mr. Boyd is probably best known as the former Manitoulin OPP detachment community services officer where he met most Island youth in the classroom, but over those years he was also a dedicated amateur shortwave radio operator, having qualified for his licence in 1986. “N

Commemorating the 81st anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, members of the UBA Section Bruxelles-Est (ON5UB) will be on the air as OR81NUTS from 13 to 31 December. The special callsign’s suffix, “NUTS”, references General Anthony C. McAuliffe’s famous one-word reply to a German surrender ultimatum during the Siege of Bastogne. Operations will take place on HF, CW, and SSB. The Battle of the Bulge was the last major German offensive on the Western Front in World War II, tak

Op:  F5NVF Bands:   HF Qsl Info:   Qsl via F5RAV (direct) or LoTW via M0NPT Start Date - End Date:   Jan. 06 - Apr. 06 Webpage: https://www.qrz.com/db/TY5GG

Op:  WE9G Bands:   6M - 160M Modes:   CW,   SSB & FT8 Qsl Info:   Qsl via WE9G (direct or bureau), ClubLog OQRS, LoTW or QRZ Start Date - End Date:   Jan. 04 - Jan. 16 Webpage: https://www.qrz.com/db/WE9G

Contest:  Pro CW Contest Date:   Dec. 06,   1200Z to Dec. 07, 1159Z Rules: https://proradiocontestclub.com/PCC%20Rules.html

Op: DO5RQ Bands:   10M - 40M Mode: SSB Start Date - End Date:   Dec. 04 - Dec. 14 Webpage: https://www.qrz.com/db/DO5RQ Notes: Holiday style operation. He will be using a 40-meter-long HyEndFed antenna with 100W.

Op: N7IDX Bands:   6M, 10M, 12M, 15M, 17M & 20M Mode: SSB Qsl Info:   Qsl via N7IDX (direct or bureau) Start Date - End Date:   Dec. 04 - Dec. 14 Webpage: https://www.qrz.com/db/OA4/N7IDX

Contest:  FT Challenge Date:   Dec. 06,   1800Z to Dec. 07, 2359Z Rules: https://www.rttycontesting.com/ft-challenge/rules/

Op: JO1VRK Bands:   10M - 40M Modes: CW, SSB, RTTY,   FT4 &   FT8 Qsl Info:   Qsl via LoTW, eQSL or ClubLog OQRS Start Date - End Date:   Dec. 29 - Jan. 03 Webpage: https://www.qrz.com/db/KH0/AJ6VJ

Contest:  ARRL 160-Meter Contest Date:   Dec. 05,   2200Z to Dec. 07, 1559Z Rules: https://www.arrl.org/160-meter