Outlaw Jack Reed WA7LNW/W7CXX operating the 2022 CQWW CW contest. This is his HF remote setup using two K3’s over the internet. 

Outlaw Mike KC7V sez!

September 2025

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Welcome AOCC members!

The propagation experts tell us there will not be a double peak in sunspot cycle 25, and that the cycle is headed downward.  This is certainly true.  The downward slide is marked by many disturbances, like coronal holes, mainly.  However, there is a good chance for decent 10m and 15m propagation for the fall and winter contests.  Now is the time to start getting your station ready.  CQWW RTTY is at the end of September, and that really kicks off the contest season.

WRTC2026 is scheduled for July 2026 and it will be held in the UK.  The qualifiers have been notified, and they can pick their teammate for the event.  Check out the WRTC2026 website at: https://www.wrtc2026.org/.  Volunteers are still welcome. 

We appreciate everyone’s contribution to our AOCC Club score totals.  Keep those scores coming.  We do not care how many points you make.  We just ask you to submit your effort for the club score.  

The club moved to groups.io for our reflector.  Groups.io is more modern and allows us to do things not possible in the past.  Chuck, KF7U, is leading the change and he is the person to contact if you have not signed up for our reflector.

There will be no Visalia DX Convention in 2026.  Instead, Jim N6TJ, has organized an event in Santa Maria, CA April 10-12, 2026.  There will be a couple of speakers and a contest dinner.  Mostly contesters in attendance.  Here is the link https://www.socalcontestclub.org/SantaMaria2026/.

I’d like to hear about changes and improvements in your contest station so everyone will know about it.  Send me your updates and send pictures to webmaster Steve KJ5T.
AOCC Roundup

We held the 2025 Roundup on Saturday August 23 in Tucson.  There were 30 attendees.  Mike KC7V and Steve N2IC, presented on SO2R and 2BSIQ operating skills. The 2026 AOCC Roundup will be in Phoenix.  

2025-26 AOCC Officers

President – Mike Fulcher KC7V
North Area VP – Ray Benny N6VR
Central Area VP – Chuck Zanella KF7U
South Area VP – Owen Watson AK7W
Secy/Treas – John Merrill N1JM

AOCC CHAMPIONSHP AWARDS PROGRAM

The AOCC ladder is now retired and has been replaced by the AOCC Championship Awards Program. Chuck, KF7U, is leading this award program.

The 2024-2025 season was shorter because we did not start the program until October 1, 2024 and ended May 31, 2025.  Here are the Gold, Silver and Bronze medallion winners.  We will get this information on our website. 

Gold – K6LL, KC7V, N4ZZ, WA7LNW, KH6ND, KY7M, N2IC, K7JQ, N7IR, K8IA
Silver – AA7V
Bronze – W7GES, K6WSC, K9DR, W7JET

 

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