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Overview & Rule Summary FOR THE ADVENTURE RADIO SOCIETY SPARTAN SPRINT What is an ARS Spartan Sprint and how can I participate? The Adventure Radio Society Spartan Sprint is a two hour casual QRP contest. It is held on the first Monday of every month to encourage QRP operators to get on and go to somewhere near the standard QRP frequencies on the 80-40-20-15-10 Meter bands for an evening of fun. It is open to all QRP CW operators – there is not any membership requirement. Operating portable and/or using lightweight minimalist (spartan) equipment is encouraged, but is not required. THE CONTEST PERIOD FOR EACH TIME ZONE IS: EASTERN 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Local. CENTRAL 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Local MOUNTAIN 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Local PACIFIC 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Local Does not shift for DST – This event is always at these Local Times (UTC for STANDARD TIME : 0100Z to 0300Z) (UTC for DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME : 0000Z to 0200Z) POWER OUTPUT To keep with its minimalist theme, Maximum Spartan Sprint power output is 5 watts. However, a Spartan Sprint participant running 5 watts who is submitting results is allowed to work a non-QRP station. That contact will count. (A Non-QRP station is not permitted to submit results for this QRP event.) OPERATION We operate CW on 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters, around standard QRP frequencies. Call CQ SP Or listen for calling stations. EXCHANGE - Your Call Sign - Your State or Province - Your Power output SCORING Scoring is somewhat unique - score is calculated based on [Number of Contacts] / [Station Weight]. Working the same station on a different band counts as another contact. The weight of your station consists of everything except your antenna and feed line. If your station includes your home-based rig, antenna tuner, DC power supply, heavy paddle or bug - obviously you are not lightweight - simply report your weight as 30 lbs. (That is the default weight for the Tubby division.) REPORTING To report your results, go to 3830scores.com, and select the ‘ARS Spartan Sprint’ (on the Left side). You will enter your [Station Weight] and the [Number of Contacts] that you made. Soapbox comments may include your power, equipment, antennas, band conditions, outdoor experiences, and anything else you wish to comment on. Scores will be Automatically Calculated Reports will be available for both the Skinny (lightweight) and Tubby (heavyweight) entrants. WORKING HIGHER-POWERED STATIONS: You may be contacted by a higher-powered station who is not familiar with the Spartan Sprint and its rules. As long as you are running QRP, you may count that QSO. Looking forward to working you during the next Spartan Sprint. 73, Jody – K3JZD on behalf of Russ Carpenter - AA7QU and Richard Fisher - KI6SN The Adventure Radio Society Pioneers Last Updated : 03APR25 Mark Prather - WB9HFK Celebrating my 54th year as an Amateur Radio (Ham) Operator.

Rob Bowser at Panther Creek Systems had generously donated a new antenna to the FDIM Door Prize collection. The new antenna is called the Spooltenna. Tom Witherspoon K1SWL just put up a Youtube demonstrating it when he used it during a Ham Radio Workbench On The Air outing. https://youtu.be/pJR19LABseM?si=7PQKDdoe7UdcORBa Check it out, looks pretty interesting. de KB9BVN Brian -- 72 de KB9BVN

We had seven folks join the MI QRP Zoom Chat on 03 April. Please join us Thursday April 10 (and every Thursday) at 4PM Eastern for the Michigan QRP Club weekly QRP Chat where the main topics will be QRP and other ham interests. New hams are encouraged to participate and ask questions. It's fun, it's easy, and it's free. You only need a computer, a smart phone, or a tablet that can connect to the Internet. OR if you can't be close to any of those you can join by audio with any standard phone. Just follow the directions below. No software needs be loaded or installed. Anyone can join and non members are welcome. Details are here: https://www.miqrp.net/zoom Zoom ID: 811 0835 6229 The topic for Thursday, 10 April will be an open forum. Ed AB8DF Ernie NE3TE Tony W8CDC Stan WB8QJZ Stuart M0SGV John K4XNY Jean in France John is near Atlanta. He has a 50 foot end feed in the backyard, 20 meter dipole and a 17 foot Chameleon antenna vertical. He uses a Wolf River coil for 40 meters with the 17 foot vertical. https://chameleonantenna.com/collections/vertical-antennas/products/stainless-steal-whip Ernie just got a NANOVNA and wants to test a choke he built. But Taxes!!! are limiting his haming. Stuart got his Michigan Mighty Mite to work and will add some LPF from QRP Labs before getting on the air with it. He just got a TinySA but has not played with it yet. Stan is doing some Slow scan TV using satellites. ISS is one of the birds he’s is playing with. We all want to hear about the results next week. Tony survived all of the bad weather. Got a Michigan Mighty Mite board from the QRP Guys and is going though his junk box to see what parts he may need to order. Ernie is still looking at that the PERformer Antenna and how to add weight to stabilize the tripod. Here are articles that has some info on elevated radials: https://rudys.typepad.com/files/qst-march-2010-ground-systems.pdf https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LwSbXXeovjJdT8ijpOi-9FYR--nNsxgD/view Jean in France could not get the audio to work. We all hope he can join us next time. We talked about the new Yaesu QRP radio and the rumors about it. One rumor was that it has the same receiver front end as the FTDX10 receiver and will have similar capability which ranks highest on the Sherwood list. The agenda for the 10 April QRP Chat: Ernie to do a short introduction and acknowledge any new folks to the Zoom chat. The topic for next week will be an open forum. During the open forum anyone can take the floor. We will go one by one until all have had a chance to have the floor. Files, pictures and presentations can be shared if you have any. Please try to stay muted when someone has the floor. Thanks Ed AB8DF

There's a lot going on the air next weekend, make sure you join in on the fun ...... The QRP-ARCI Spring QSO Party is next weekend: https://www.qrparci.org/contest/spring-qso-party We are still at the peak of Cycle 25. How far can your QRP signal go? Even if you make only a QSO or two give the QSO Party a shot. I'll bet you'll find it's like Lays Potato Chips - you can't have just one! 72 de Larry W2LJ - QRP-ARCO Contest Manager

There is a PRC319 Free 'Loaner' available to any ham in the USA. If you have been wanting to try one out, or use it for a club presentation, Here is your chance. If you are not familiar with the 319, you can watch the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCXb2M66fro or read G0ozs's web site at: https://g0ozs.co.uk/mdwiki/clansman/#prc319.md The 319 is a fixed frequency, channelized HF radio, so there is no tuning around. It runs CW, SSB or Data at 5W or 50W. If you want to borrow it, Send a request to Kasey, KD2YMM@... When it becomes available, He will notify you and you will then send him $100 for initial shipping. You must pay the shipping both ways (about $200 total). You can borrow it for up to 90 days. Sorry, no shipments can be made outside of the CONUS. (Not available to FL, AK, HI, or PR). The radio comes with an Antenna Tuner, Handset, Satchel, Battery/AC Power supply and an 8 foot whip. It can only ship UPS because of the battery restrictions. You must have a General or higher class FCC license and be listed in the FCC data base. This 319 was donated to the '319 Loaner Program' by Clare Owens Jr, N2RJB, Apex, NC. and accessories by Al G8LIT. Reply direct to KD2YMM@... Paul W0RW

"Run for the Bacon" is a no holds barred 2 hours sprint, Use any bands but WARC. No speed limit, but QRS is appreciated. April 20th - Run for the Bacon CW Sprint (2 Hours) 23:00Z to 01:00Z – Use the Auto logger. May 18th - Run for the Bacon CW Sprint (2 Hours) 23:00Z to 01:00Z – Use the Auto logger. June 15th - Run for the Bacon CW Sprint (2 Hours) 23:00Z to 01:00Z – Use the Auto logger. RFTB Autologger is at https://qrpcontest.com/pigrun/ ALSO…for you Flying Pigs new to CW, or old to CW and want to participate in a slow code sprint event, we have the 40m Walk for the Bacon Slow Code CW Sprint. The WFTB sprints are 1 hour each night. 40m WFTB runs on the first back to back Wednesday and Thursday of every month. The Wednesday night sprint begins at 00:00Z Wednesday evening for 1 hour from 00:00Z to 01:00Z, then it continues Thursday night from 02:00Z to 03:00Z. All logging is done on the autologger. Evening of Wednesday April 2nd at 00:00Z to 01:00Z on 40m 7050 Khz to 7065 Khz. Evening of Thursday April 3rd at 02:00Z to 03:00Z on 40m. 7110 to 7115 Khz Evening of Wednesday May 7th at 00:00Z to 01:00Z on 40m 7050 Khz to 7065 Khz. Evening of Thursday May 8th at 02:00Z to 03:00Z on 40m 7110 to 7115 Khz . Evening of Wednesday June 4th at 00:00Z to 01:00Z on 40m 7050 Khz to 7065 Khz. Evening of Thursday June 5th at 02:00Z to 03:00Z on 40m 7110 to 7115 Khz. WFTB 40m logger is at: https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk40/ 20m WFTB runs on the third Wednesday and Thursday of every month. The Wednesday night sprint begins at 00:00Z Wednesday evening for 1 hour from 00:00Z to 01:00Z, then it continues Thursday night from 02:00Z to 03:00Z. All logging is done on the autologger. Evening of Wednesday April 16th at 00:00Z to 01:00Z on 20m 14061 Khz to 14065 Khz. Evening of Thursday April 17th at 02:00Z to 03:00Z on 20m 14061Khz to 14065 Khz. Evening of Wednesday May 21st at 00:00Z to 01:00Z on 20m 14061 Khz to 14065 Khz. Evening of Thursday May 22nd at 02:00Z to 03:00Z on 20m 14061 Khz to 14065 Khz. Evening of Wednesday June 18th at 00:00Z to 01:00Z on 20m 14061 Khz to 14065 Khz. Evening of Thursday June 19th at 02:00Z to 03:00Z on 20m 14061 Khz to 14065 Khz. WFTB Autologger is at: https://qrpcontest.com/pigwalk20/ Good luck and we hope to hear from everyone on the air!! -- 72 de KB9BVN

Gang, This is a last call for articles for the April 2025 issue of the BBQ. Please send your submissions to editor@... O. Alan Jones N8WQ BBQ Editor FP #4371

Monthly Reminder: The QQ is published in January, April, July, and October The April QRP Quarterly is running on time. Look for it to be mailed out mid April. I updated the mailing list today. If you were paid up by March 27th 2025 you made the April QQ list. If your subscription expired with January 2025 or earlier, you are not on the April 2025 mailing list. Check your status here: https://qrparci.org/join-renew FDIM Registrations are current as of this morning. Looks like the 29th FDIM will be well attended! Lots of prizes and things to do and see! Registrations will remain open until May. Registered Attendees are listed here: https://qrparci.org/fdim If you wish to submit an article for the next publication (JULY 2025), having it to the editor@... by the 10th of the preceding month will almost guarantee you make the cutoff. The sooner you send it in the better. if you need some extra time, send email to editor@... and work it out. Articles can be in .DOC, .DOCX, .PDF QRPARCI membership is forever, if you are an active member that means you subscribe to the QQ. If you do not subscribe but you have an ARCI number you are considered an inactive member, which means you don't subscribe to the QQ. If your sub expires with the July Issue, you need to renew (pay) by no later than September 10th in order to keep getting issues without missing one. If your sub expires with the October Issue, you need to renew (pay) by no later than December 10th in order to keep getting issues without missing one. If your sub expires with the January Issue, you need to renew (pay) by no later than March 10th in order to keep getting issues without missing one. If your sub expires with the April Issue, you need to renew (pay) by no later than June 10th in order to keep getting issues without missing one. When you renew or subscribe, you get the NEXT FOUR ISSUES. QRPARCI does not fill your subscription with back issues. Back Issues MIGHT be available on a per copy basis for a fee from the Toystore. QRPARCI doesn't print many more than we have subs for, it's expensive, so if you want a back issue, do not delay in ordering it from the Toystore. Instead of the back issues, you could buy a QQ DVD with ALL the issues since time began, or with the last 20 years only. The DVD is updated with every single issue. So if you missed the last issue, buy the DVD and it'll be on there. QRP-ARCI does not sell or rent our membership email list. You can check your membership status and QRP Quarterly Expiration date at https://qrparci.org/join-renew If you have questions about your membership status, address changes, callsign changes, contact membership@... If you have questions about subscription issues, contact president@... If the website is failing you, please send email to webmaster@... The staff at QRPARCI will bend over backwards to get you happy, but keep in mind, they have real jobs, and they do this for you in their spare time, and without compensation. So if you send in an email, don't be concerned if it takes a few days to hear back from them. If you are interested in being a staff volunteer, please contact president@... Here's to great DX and lots of QRP fun! de KB9BVN Membership Manager Brian Murrey -- 72 de KB9BVN

We had nine folks join the MI QRP Zoom Chat on 27 March. Please join us Thursday April 03 (and every Thursday) at 4PM Eastern for the Michigan QRP Club weekly QRP Chat where the main topics will be QRP and other ham interests. New hams are encouraged to participate and ask questions. It's fun, it's easy, and it's free. You only need a computer, a smart phone, or a tablet that can connect to the Internet. OR if you can't be close to any of those you can join by audio with any standard phone. Just follow the directions below. No software needs be loaded or installed. Anyone can join and non members are welcome. Details are here: https://www.miqrp.net/zoom Zoom ID: 811 0835 6229 The topic for Thursday, 03 April will be TBD. Pete WK8S Ed AB8DF Ernie NE3TE Stan WB8QJZ Tom WW8LA Casey KC9IH Jacob N3JU Stuart M0SGV John K4XNY Pete shared his recent experiences with a POTA PERformer vertical antenna. He went to a local park and took a bunch of pictures. He was doing WSPR testing and showed a report from WSPRNet. His results were good and he is convinced that the elevated radials greatly improve the vertical antenna performance. Ernie mentioned that Buddipole uses one elevated radial and recommends going to the Buddipole web site. K6ARK has videos on different ways to connect the radial wires. Steppir has information on elevated radials on their web site. https://whiteriverradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/POTA-PERformer-Antenna-by-KJ6ER-2023-03-1-1.pdf Michael KB9VBR WI POTA Videos and J-Pole Antenna Sales https://www.qrz.com/db/KJ6ER KJ6ER - PERformer, Challenger and Dominatorportable video https://www.buddipole.com/antennas.html https://consumer.steppir.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Radial-Systems-for-Elevated-and-Ground-Mounted-Antennas-2.2-12_2018.pdf The agenda for the 03 April QRP Chat: Ernie to do a short introduction and acknowledge any new folks to the Zoom chat. The topic for next week will be on TBD. During the open forum anyone can take the floor. We will go one by one until all have had a chance to have the floor. Files, pictures and presentations can be shared if you have any. Please try to stay muted when someone has the floor. Thanks Ed AB8DF

Groups, I've sold my PALM RADIO straight key and paddle. Thanks everyone for your interest and patience 73 Jay W6CJ