What's Happening

Officially announced at the March club meeting, the new Orca DXCC QSL card is now available for club members.
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Orca Report from May 15 meeting
The latest Orca Report (#16) has details from the May 15 club meeting, including the latest info about the February BC QSO Party (results here). Next meeting: Tuesday, June 12, 2012.
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Join the club!
Welcome to the Orca DX and Contest Club -- now accepting members primarily in British Columbia and the BC-WA border region of Washington State. See who has already joined!

Membership Renewal
Club members are reminded that 2012 dues are $24 -- they can be paid by PayPal, cheque/check or even Interac transfer. More...

2012 Pacific Northwest DX Convention
The 2012 Pacific Northwest DX Convention is in Portand, OR, August 3-5.

Club members are encouraged to join our Orca DXCC Yahoo! Group to get the latest club info.

DX to watch for newest Somalia, 6O0CW: Active May 7 to 18, 2012. Macau, XX9: May 17 to 23, 2012. Somaliland, 6O3A: May 25 to 30, 2012. Bhutan, A5A: May 24 to June 6, 2012. Bhutan, A52: Four ops active June 6 to 14, 2012. Comoros Is., D64K: August 2012. Conway Reef, 3D2C: Sep. 25 to Oct. 6, 2012. Brunei, V84SMD: Nov. 11 to 22, 2012. Campbell Is., ZL9HR: Nov. 17 to 30, 2012. Clipperton Is., TX5: March 2013. Heard Is., VK0: Early 2014.
Recent DX activations...
Yemen, 7O6T: Active April 30 to May 15, 2012. Spratley, 9M0L: Active Apr. 10 to 24, 2012. Swaziland, 3DA0FC: Active Apr. 6 to 10, 2012. North Cook Is., E51M: Active Mar. 28 to Apr. 10, 2012. Botswana, A25: Orca members Keith VE7MID and Don VE7DS were active Mar. 18 to 27, 2012 -- Don as A25DS and Keith as A25KW -- from Lotsane Safari Lodge. Tonga, A35YZ: Mar. 7 to 24, 2012. LOG Svalbard, JW: JW2XNA & JW8HGA Mar. 16 to 20. Annobon Is., 3C0E: Mar. 2 to 11, 2012. LOG

Contest Corner THIS WEEK'S CONTESTS
CQ WPX CW May 26-27 (rules).
Recent contest activity... Volta RTTY May 12-13 (rules). CQ-M DX May 12-13 (rules). 7QP 7th Area QSO Party May 5-6 (rules). Indiana QSO Party May 5-6 (rules). New England QSO Party May 5-6 (rules). Nebraska QSO Party Apr. 28-29 (rules). SP DX RTTY Apr. 28-29 (rules). Florida QSO Party Apr. 28-29 (rules). BARTG 75 Sprint Apr. 29 (rules). Man-Min CW Apr. 21-22 (rules). Michigan QSO Party Apr. 21-22 (rules). South Dakota QSO Party Apr. 21-22 (rules). Ontario QSO Party Apr. 21-22 (rules). YU DX Apr. 21-22 (rules). JIDX CW Apr. 14-15 (rules). SP DX CW/SSB Apr. 7-8 (rules). EA RTTY Apr. 7-8 (rules). CQWW WPX SSB Mar. 24-25 (rules). BARTG HF RTTY Mar. 17-19 (rules). RSGB Commonwealth Contest Mar. 10-11 (rules). ARRL DX SSB Mar. 3-4 (rules). BC QSO Party Feb. 4-5 (rules | Results | 2012 Report). Note: You can submit your ARRL contest logs with "CLUB: ORCA DX AND CONTEST CLUB" in the Cabrillo header. Post your scores on the 3830 reflector.

Latest scores for PNW Club Challenge
Jim Smith VE7FO has updated the 2011-2012 PNW Club Challenge scores. There's also a tutorial on how to submit your scores so they count for your club (or clubs). More...

YL Ops: Their Struggles and Achievements
Orca DXCC member Elizabeth VE7TLK has prepared a special presentation about YL amateur radio operators, their struggles and achievements. View the presentation on the YL Radio website. More...