{"id":31833,"date":"2018-05-02T06:13:47","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T10:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=31833"},"modified":"2018-05-02T06:13:47","modified_gmt":"2018-05-02T10:13:47","slug":"south-african-antique-wireless-association-valve-qso-party-on-may-6-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/05\/south-african-antique-wireless-association-valve-qso-party-on-may-6-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"South African Antique Wireless Association Valve QSO Party on May 6, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(Source: Southgate ARC)<\/p>\n

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Antique Wireless Association Valve QSO Party<\/h1>\n

The\u00a0AWA Valve QSO Party<\/strong>\u00a0is a phone contest held over two sessions on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 May 2018.<\/p>\n

On Saturday afternoon the AM session will be on the air from 13:00 to 17:00 UTC and on Sunday the SSB session will run from 13:00 to 17:00 UTC.<\/p>\n

Activity on both days takes place on 40 metres between 7 063 and 7 100 kHz and on 80 metres between 3 603 and 3650 kHz with your call sign a RS report, a consecutive serial number starting at 001 and the type of radio used, e.g. HT37 Tx as the exchange.<\/p>\n

Log sheets must be submitted by 25 May by e-mail to andyzs6ady@vodamail.co.za or by mail to the Antique Wireless Association of Southern Africa, PO Box 12320, Benoryn, 1504.<\/p>\n

Certificates will be awarded to the first three places in each category (AM\/SSB). Please consult the 2018 SARL Contest Manual for all the information.<\/p>\n

The South African Radio League<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Source: Southgate ARC) Antique Wireless Association Valve QSO Party The\u00a0AWA Valve QSO Party\u00a0is a phone contest held over two sessions on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 May 2018. On Saturday afternoon the AM session will be on the air from 13:00 to 17:00 UTC and on Sunday the SSB session will run from 13:00 to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[373,1271,545,3,43,4796],"tags":[1146,4746,7009],"class_list":["post-31833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-am","category-boat-anchors-2","category-ham-radio","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","category-vintage-radio","tag-boat-anchors","tag-contests","tag-south-african-antique-wireless-association"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-8hr","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":41103,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/video-tube-radio-transmitter-designs-from-the-1920s\/","url_meta":{"origin":31833,"position":0},"title":"Video: Tube radio transmitter designs from the 1920s","author":"Thomas","date":"December 7, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Paul Evans (W4\/VP9KF), who shares the following article from Hackaday: The origin of the term \u201cbreadboard\u201d comes from an amusing past when wooden bread boards were swiped from kitchens and used as a canvas for radio hobbyists to roll homemade capacitors, inductors, and switches.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Antique-Radio.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Antique-Radio.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Antique-Radio.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Antique-Radio.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3590,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/boatanchors-and-antique-wireless-at-the-dayon-hamvention\/","url_meta":{"origin":31833,"position":1},"title":"“Boatanchors” and antique wireless at the Dayon Hamvention","author":"Thomas","date":"May 19, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"I've always found the Dayton Hamvention flea market to be a great place to find antique radios, but this year, the selection (along with the weather) seems to be exceptional. 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