VHF PLUS

VHF Plus Calendar

ARRL 222 MHz and above Contest: August 1^st & 2^nd

ARRL 10 GHz and Above Contest: August 15^th & 16^th

Perseids Meteor Shower: Predicted peak August 11^th – 12^th

ARRL September VHF Contest: September 12^th – 14^th

ARRL EME Contest 2.3 GHz and Up: September 12^th & 13^th

ARRL 10 GHz and Above Contest (2^nd weekend): September 19^th & 20^th

ARRL EME Contest 50 to 1296 MHz: October 11^th & 12^th

The Fred Fish Memorial Award was established by the ARRL in 2008 to honor Fred Fish, W5FF, for his many VHF accomplishments, most notably being the first to work and confirm all 488 grid squares in the 48 contiguous United States on 6 meters. His other accomplishments included Worked All States (WAS) on 50 MHz – 432 MHz. Fred and his wife, Lee, K5FF, were fixtures on 6 meters and considered the quintessential 6-meter operators. W5FF was awarded FFMA #1 and since the award’s inception, the following have earned FFMA: W5OZI (2010), K5UR (2010), KMØA (2011), WD5K (2011), NØLL (2015), W7GJ (2015), AA5AM (2019), and W4UDH (2019.) This), confirmed his last grid and was awarded FFMA #10.