Washington State QSO party AKA “The Salmon Run”

Just a few hours away, get ready to hit the airwaves on September 20-21
as participants from across Washington State, the country, and around
the world join in the excitement in the Washington State QSO Party – the
Salmon Run.
( https://salmonrun.wwdxc.org/ )
From Washington work as many WA stations, US States, Canadian Provinces,
and DX entities as possible to peak your score and earn awards. Travel
to far off counties and experience the fun of being the big one no one
wants to miss!

Combine your activities with SOTA and POTA to maximize the fun.

Now’s the perfect time to fill out the County Activation Form. Even if
you’re a fixed station operating part-time, letting us know your plans
helps mobiles and expeditions target those hard-to-reach counties.

Although this year’s rules are the same as last year, it’s always
good to update your logging program and give it a test run. Whether you
use N1MM, N3FJP , or Skoo kumLogger, Writelog, or another application,
take a few minutes to create a mock Salmon Run log and run through a few
QSOs. Familiarize yourself with your exchange and class, especially if
you’ll be operating mobile or portable on a less familiar setup. Note
that for contacts to count towards awards, it’s necessary to

We’ve got some fantastic awards lined up again this year, including
Smoked Salmon (for participants outside of WA), Sweeps Glasses for
those
verified as earning the elusive clean sweep of all WA counties, and
plaques for top finishers. For those able to get out and activate in
the field, this year Single-County and Multi-County Expedition high
scoring stations will each earn a plaque of their own.

Get on the air and be Radio Active.
https://salmonrun.wwdxc.org for more information.

See you on the air this weekend.

Mark, KB7HDX

ARRL Northwestern Division
Director: Mark J Tharp, KB7HDX
kb7hdx@arrl.org