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08/08/2026 | NOARC Youth Lighthouse Activation
Aug 8-Aug 9, 1300Z-0200Z, W8CSO, Grand Haven, MI. North Ottawa Amateur Radio Club. 14.060 14.237 7.225 28.320. QSL. NOARC, PO Box 976, Grand Haven, MI 49417. invite all youth interested in participating in this year's ARLHS US National Lighthouse-Lightship Weekend (https://arlhs.com/). This youth-only event will be on August 8th, at the inner (ARLHS ID# USA 1077) and outer (ARLHS ID# USA 1078) Grand Haven, Michigan, lighthouses on the Grand Haven South Pier. The on-air activation of the lighthouses will begin at 9am, with plans to operate into the late evening. It will allow young operators the opportunity to use amateur radio equipment from inside the lighthouses to make contact with other stations all over the world. This event has been made possible with support of the Grand Haven Lighthouse Conservancy (https://www.ghlighthouse.com/). Look for NOARC's club call, W8CSO, on all open HF bands during the event. Informative QSL cards showcasing the beautiful lighthouses and their history, will be available upon request to those that make a contact during the event. See W8CSO's website or QRZ page for more information, or contact the event chairman directly at: CQ.N8GMZ@gmail.com www.W8CSO.org
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08/08/2026 | Operation PAUL BUNYAN (8-21-1976)
Aug 8, 1700Z-2359Z, NI6IW, San Diego, CA. USS Midway Museum Ship CV-41 COMEDTRA NI6IW. 7.250 14.320 14.070 PSK31 DStar on PAPA System Repeaters. QSL. USS Midway Ship Museum CV-41 COMEDTRA NI6IW, 910 N Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101.
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08/09/2026 | Jackson County Fair, 6th Annual Exposition 172nd Entertainment Edition
Aug 9-Aug 15, 1021Z-1021Z, W8J, Jackson, MI. Cascades Amateur Radio Society. SSB; CW, FT8; 35 KHz from bottom of General Bands . QSL. Cascades Amateur Radio Society, PO Box 512, Jackson, MI 49204. https://w8jxn.org
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08/15/2026 | Deltana Fair Special Event Station
Aug 15-Aug 17, 1800Z-0100Z, KL7DRC, Delta Junction, AK. Delta Amateur Radio Club (DARC). 14.250 14.320. Certificate. Delta Amateur Radio Club, PO Box 1061, ATTN: KL7DRC Special Event Station, Delta Junction, AK 99737-1061. Join the Delta Amateur Radio Club operating Special Event Station KL7DRC from the Deltana Fairgrounds in Delta Junction, Alaska. QSO contacts may request a special certificate for verified contacts on either day of operation. https://www.kl7drc.org
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08/15/2026 | FIRE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE NA026
Aug 15, 1000Z-2030Z, W2GSB, Babylon, NY. GREAT SOUTH BAY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB. 14.245 28.500 21.325 7.275. QSL. FIRE ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE NA026 , 200 East Sunrise Hwy, Lindenhurst, NY 11757. WWW.GSBARC.ORG
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08/15/2026 | Steamboat Nannie Byers Disaster of 1866
Aug 15, 1400Z-2200Z, N9B, Madison, IN. Clifty Amateur Radio Society (W9EFU). 28.328 14.325 7.250 20 meter and 10 meter FT8. Certificate. Jerry Barnes, 601 Spring Street, Madison, IN 47250. Remembering the lives lost during the collision and sinking of the Steamboat Nannie Byers with the steamer E.C. Hillman around 2:30 AM on the Ohio River within eyesight of Madison Indiana. Unique eCertificate will be sent to operators email listed in QRZ. See our QRZ and FB page for details. Jerry Barnes (KA9PIJ), 601 Spring Street, Madison, IN 47250.
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08/22/2026 | NS Savannah Maiden Voyage Anniversary
Aug 22, 1330Z-2100Z, K3S, Port of Baltimore. Nuclear Ship Savannah ARC. 7,14,18,21,28 MHz. QSL. Ulis Fleming, 980 Patuxent Road, Odenton, MD 21113. qrz.com/db/k3s
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08/29/2026 | Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival Special Event Station
Aug 29-Sep 12, 1300Z-2300Z, K9A, Auburn, IN. Northeastern Indiana Amateur Radio Association. 7.180MHz 14.250MHz 28.350 MHz. Certificate & QSL. Northeastern Indiana Amateur Radio Association, P.O. Box 145, Auburn, In 46706-0145. W9OU@W9OU.ORG
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