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Monthly Reminder: The QQ is published in January, April, July, and October April 2025 QQ was mailed about the 14th of April. For some reason the USPS has been taking anywhere from 12-30+ days for delivery. Please be patient. If you wish to submit an article for publication, 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've had at least 30 new members join QRP-ARCI since FDIM. Welcome! 73 de KB9BVN Brian Murrey Membership Manager -- 72 de KB9BVN

A busy Memorial Day Weekend coming up for many. Don't forget to spare an hour for the QRP ARCI Hoot Owl Sprint this Sunday night. The Sprint lasts from 00:00 UTC to 01:00 UTC Monday May 26th - which translates to 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT - Sunday May 25th 7:00 PM to 8:00 OM CDT 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM MDT 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM PDT All the details can be found at https://www.qrparci.org/contest/hoot-owl-sprint and submitting your log is as easy as falling off one! https://www.qrpcontest.com/qrparci_hootowl/ These Sprints are always the most fun when we have lots of QRP'ers on the air. So treat yourself to an hour of "me time" and lets make some QRP noise on the airwaves! Be there or be square! Larry W2LJ QRP ARCI Contest Manager

7:30 to 9:30 PM CDT NAQCC General Sprint Rules Mark Prather - WB9HFK Celebrating my 54th year as an Amateur Radio (Ham) Operator.

Videos of the FDIM 2025 presentations will be uploaded to Youtube over the next few hours. https://www.youtube.com/@QRP_ARCI

Ok gang, the big event is in the rear view mirror, and I hear it was an exceptional FDIM. Mike is putting the July QQ together and would love to have your writeups and maybe a picture or two. Send your FDIM stuff to editor@... before June 8th or so. 73 de KB9BVN Brian -- 72 de KB9BVN

We had four folks join the MI QRP Zoom Chat on 15 May. Please join us Thursday, May 22 (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 to 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 We had 3 check ins today. Stan, Casey and - they talked mostly about satellites. I listened and did paint touch up in my radio room as I disassembled it. Have Fun and don’t forget to visit U.S. Tower booth if they have one. Pete WK8S Stan WB8QJZ Casey KC9IH Tom WW8AL They talked mostly about satellites. The topic for Thursday, 22 May will be FDIM, Michigan Mighty Mite Revival and Hamvention. The agenda for the 22 May QRP Chat: Ernie to do a short introduction and acknowledge any new folks to the Zoom chat. The topic for next May 22 will be FDIM, Michigan Mighty Mite Revival and Hamvention. 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

I am interested in buying a Wilderness Radio SST. If you have one for sale please email me at: Ki6ds1[@]gmail.com Remove the [@] and replace with @ Thank you. Doug, KI6DS

The April 2025 issue of the QRP Quarterly was mailed out on April 14th, 2025. We send them out first class mail to the US and use a 3rd party mailing company for the DX issues. The US Postal system is responsible for delivery. 18 days to deliver first class mail seems to be more commonplace than ever. I don't know why. If your copy has not arrived by May 14th, let us know and we will see what we can do on the shipping end. 73 de KB9BVN Membership Manager -- 72 de KB9BVN

Ed AB8DF is set up in the lobby during lunch. I am ready to collect membership dues at our discount rate. Ed AB8DF

I haven’t seen a start time for the FDIM Buildathon on Friday other than “afternoon.” Is there a more specific time? Thanks & 73, Brian N4TRB

I'm heading up for FDIM tomorrow. I'm seeing conflicting info one when the seminars start. One place says 8:00 the other says 8:50. What time does it actually start? I'm driving up from Lexington KY in the morning and trying to figure out when I need to leave. Thanks, Matthew NE3U

Ed AB*DF is in the bar. He is offering special discounts for the Michigan QRP Club Ed AB8DF

I am camping at Caesar Creek state park campground (site 166) and wondered if anyone else might be and could give me ride to FDIM? I can make my wife get up and drive me but she is not really a morning person. I wouldn't need a return trip since she plans to go to vendor night. Thanks. Rich. KD2UBJ

Soon there will be a link for "Ham Club Online" for the AZ scQRPions".Not too far behind, only expired in 2017, why rush? ;>) best 72 to you all. Looking forward to the June meeting at Fast Eddies Diner. Mike Baker K7DD

Last Sunday was Mother's Day! This weekend is FDIM and Hamvention! In two weekends it will be Memorial Day here in the US and you know what that means !!!!!!! The "unofficial beginning of Summer, and of course the QRP-ARCI Hoot Owl Sprint! About a month ago we had the Spring QSO Party and we had almost double the entries that we had in 2024. Let's do the same for the Hoot Owl Sprint! In 2024 we had 9 logs submitted via the AutoLog. Surely we can do better than that! The Sprint is ONLY an hour long and it's way more fun when we can jam as many QSOs as we can into that hour. All the details can be found here: https://www.qrparci.org/contest/hoot-owl-sprint I will be there, with my paddle bursting with dits and dahs. Hope you will be, too! 72 de Larry W2LJ QRP - When you care to send the very least!

Please join us Thursday, May 15 (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 to 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, 15 May will be TBD. The agenda for the 15 Mayl QRP Chat: Pete to do a short introduction and acknowledge any new folks to the Zoom chat. The topic for next May 15 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