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<div><br></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Times" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Big signals out of Europe on 10m this morning (Friday)!</span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(189, 0, 0); font-family: Times; font-size: 18px; "><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(189, 0, 0); font-family: Times; font-size: 18px; ">This weekend...</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font color="#bd0000" style="font: 26.0px Times; color: #bd0000"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">The ARRL 10 Meter Contest -- Get On While the Bands Are Hot!</span></font></font></div> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 10.0px 0.0px"><font face="Arial" size="5" style="font: 16.0px Arial"><br><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">Ten meters -- in case you haven't heard, is alive in a big way! That means that the ARRL 10 Meter Contest -- coming up the weekend of December 10-11 -- is going to be the one of the best we've seen in years! During this event, many propagation modes will be available: Sporadic-E will help you work stateside stations, a touch of meteor scatter in the morning will give you split-second chances to work stations -- you'd better be quick, though! -- and DX stations will be plentiful, thanks to the return of F2 propagation. ARRL Contest Branch Manager Sean Kutzko, KX9X, said that he keeps hearing from numerous hams who have been licensed only three or four years, telling him that they've never experienced a 10 meter opening because they weren't licensed during the last solar cycle peak: "A common phrase I'm hearing is, 'Now I understand what all the Old-Timers in my club were talking about -- 10 meters is great!' With a concentration of activity for the contest, there will be an opportunity for the first time in several years to experience the beauty of a wide-open 10 meter band. With so much excitement worldwide over the great conditions, the 2011 ARRL 10 Meter Contest could see the highest level of participation in a very long time!" Read more </span></font><a href="http://www.arrl.org/news/the-arrl-10-meter-contest-get-on-while-the-bands-are-hot"><font color="#1c00ff" style="color: #1c00ff"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">here</span></font><br></font></a><br></font></p></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font color="#bd0000" style="font: 26.0px Times; color: #bd0000"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Next weekend...</span></font></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font color="#bd0000" style="font: 26.0px Times; color: #bd0000"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px;">Round Up Those CW QSOs in the ARRL CW Rookie Roundup</span></font></font></div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><br><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">The ARRL's Rookie Roundup comes around again on Sunday, December 18. This time, the focus is on CW operation. The Rookie Roundup is an on-the air event is designed to help newly licensed amateurs build their HF and 6 meter operating skills. Similar to the ARRL Novice Roundup that ran from 1952 until 1995, the Rookie Roundup combines a competitive event with some on-the-air training, bringing fun and Elmering into the 21st century. Three Rookie Roundups -- SSB, RTTY and CW -- are held each calendar year: The CW running of the Rookie Roundup will take place Sunday, December 18 from 1800-2359 UTC. Read more</span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"> </span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; "><a href="http://www.arrl.org/news/round-up-those-cw-qsos-in-the-arrl-cw-rookie-roundup"><font color="#1c00ff" style="color: rgb(28, 0, 255); "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">here</span></font></font></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; "><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;">.</span></font></span><font class="Apple-style-span" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></font><br><br></div></body></html>