Austin Summerfest
2018-08-04 08:00 - 16:30 (America/Chicago)
Austin Summerfest (Texas State Convention)
http://www.austinsummerfest.org/
Flyer: http://austinsummerfest.org/images/2018Flyer.pdf

North American QSO Party - CW
2018-08-04 12:00 - 2018-08-05 00:00
North American QSO Party

ARRL 10 GHz and Up - Round 1
2018-08-18 - 2018-08-19
Third full weekend of August and September. Operations may take place for 24 hours total on each contest weekend. Each weekend begins at 6:00 AM local Saturday though 12:00 midnight local Sunday.
http://www.arrl.org/10-ghz-up

North American QSO Party - SSB
2018-08-18 13:00 - 2018-08-19 01:00
http://ncjweb.com/naqp/

ARRL Rookie Roundup - RTTY
2018-08-19
The third Sunday of April, August and December from 1800 UTC through 2359 UTC.
http://www.arrl.org/rookie-roundup

ARRL September VHF
2018-09-08 - 2018-09-10
The second full weekend of September. Begins 1800 UTC Saturday and runs through 0259 UTC Monday.
http://www.arrl.org/september-vhf

ARRL 10 GHz and Up - Round 2
2018-09-15 - 2018-09-16

Texas QSO Party
2018-09-29 - 2018-09-30
http://www.txqp.net

ARRL EME - 2.3 GHz & Up
2018-09-29 - 2018-09-30
Three full weekend 48-hour periods (0000 UTC on Saturday through 2359 UTC Sunday).
http://www.arrl.org/eme-contest

CQ WW - RTTY
2018-09-29 - 2018-09-30
http://www.cqwwrtty.com

HamEXPO
2018-10-05 - 2018-10-06 | Bell County Expo Center
https://www.tarc.org/hamexpo

ARRL School Club Roundup
2018-10-15 - 2018-10-19
Fall
Each 5-day event runs Monday through Friday from 1300 UTC Monday through 2359 UTC Friday. A station may operate no more than 6 hours in a 24-hour period, and a maximum of 24 hours of the 107 hour event. Fall Term: The third full school week of October.
http://www.arrl.org/school-club-roundup

JOTA
2018-10-20 - 2018-10-21
Jamboree-On-The-Air (JOTA) is always the third full weekend in October.
In 2017, several scout groups visited the W5RRR shack, made several contacts, and had a lot of fun! We are looking forward to hosting more scouts this year! Check out our JOTA page for additional information.
https://www.scouting.org/jota.aspx
https://www.k2bsa.net/jota/
Contact Keith Grimm (KG5HOK) or Dave Lee (W5OC) for more information.

ARRL EME - 50 to 1296 MHz
2018-10-27 - 2018-10-28, 2018-11-24 - 2018-11-25

CQ WW DX - SSB
2018-10-27 - 2018-10-28
https://www.cqww.com

JSC Safety & Health Day
2018-10-31 10:00 - 13:00

JSC Safety & Health Day Fun Run
2018-10-31 13:00 - 15:00

ARRL Sweepstakes - CW
2018-11-03 - 2018-11-05
CW: First full weekend in November.
Phone: Third full weekend in November.
Contest Period: Begins 2100 UTC Saturday and runs through 0259 UTC Monday.
http://www.arrl.org/sweepstakes

ARRL Sweepstakes - SSB
2018-11-17 - 2018-11-19

NASA On The Air: ISS First Element Launch 20th Anniversary
2018-11-20 | W5RRR Shack
We will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the ISS First Element Launch on November 20th, 1998.
Operators and loggers are needed – please sign-up to operate or log.
All contacts must be logged using the N3FJP software (a tutorial is available at the shack).
Reminder: a control operator with a valid amateur radio license is required while operating and operating must adhere to the control operator’s license class privileges.

CQ WW DX - CW
2018-11-24 - 2018-11-25

ARRL 160m (CW)
2018-11-30 - 2018-12-02
Starts 2200 UTC Friday, ends 1600 UTC Sunday. This is a forty-two hour period with no time limitation.
http://www.arrl.org/160-meter
CW only.

NASA On The Air: ISS Node 1 Launch 20th Anniversary
2018-12-04 | W5RRR Shack

ARRL 10m
2018-12-08 - 2018-12-09
Second full weekend of December. Starts 0000 UTC Saturday; runs through 2359 UTC Sunday.
http://www.arrl.org/10-meter

ARRL Rookie Roundup - CW
2018-12-16

NASA On The Air: Apollo 8 50th Anniversary
2018-12-21 - 2018-12-27 | W5RRR Shack
We will commemorate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 8. Apollo 8 launched on December 21st, 1968. Splashdown was on December 27th, 1968.
December 27th, 2018 also marks the ending to the year long NASA On The Air event!
Operators and loggers are needed – please sign-up to operate or log.
All contacts must be logged using the N3FJP software (a tutorial is available at the shack).
Reminder: a control operator with a valid amateur radio license is required while operating and operating must adhere to the control operator’s license class privileges.

ARRL January VHF
2019-01-19 - 2019-01-21
The date will be announced annually by the ARRL but will generally be the third or fourth weekend in January. Begins 1900 UTC Saturday, ends 0359 UTC Monday.
http://www.arrl.org/january-vhf

Winter Field Day
2019-01-26 - 2019-01-27
Winter Field Day runs for 24 hours during the last full weekend in January each year from 1900 UTC (2pm EST) Saturday to 1900 UTC (2pm EST) Sunday.
For 2018, the dates are January 26th and 27th.
Station set-up may commence no earlier than 1900 UTC (2pm EST) on Friday, January 26th. Station setup may consume no more than 12 hours total. How & when you schedule/spend those 12 hours is up to you.
https://www.winterfieldday.com

Licensing Exam Session
2019-02-16 09:00 - 12:00 | Gilruth Center, 2101 E NASA Pkwy, Houston, TX
Monthly exam session through the ARRL VEC.
An opportunity to get your first license or upgrade your license.
Registration begins at 9:00am; testing begins at 9:30am.
Please contact David Fanelli (KB5PGY) for more information.
