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Orca memberships due for 2025
Orca DXCC membership fees for 2025 are due -- it's $24 for the year. Dues help the club assist important DXpeditions to rare entities, and offset the costs of hosting the annual BC QSO Party and the highly regarded Pacific Northwest DX Convention every four years.
It's easy to pay using PayPal, Interac (in Canada), or mailing a cheque/check. See how to renew or join the club.
Renew now | Read the Membership page
Gearing up for BCQP 2025 Feb. 1-2
Put your station on the air for the 2025 BCQP on February 1 and 2. Last year, nearly 150 operators activated VE7/VA7 stations. The world will be pointing antennas in our direction, so let's be there in big numbers again.
Visit the 2025 BCQP website
Did you have fun last year? See how well you did, either in the Inside BC or Outside BC listings. Also, be sure to read the comprehensive 2024 post-contest report.
2024 Report | 2024 BC Results
| 2024 W/VE/DX Results
Orca members gathered at the River House in Delta, BC, on December 5 for the club's popular December lunch. It was a great chance to swap DXing and other stories just ahead of the holiday season.
Orca Report: December 2024
The December report looks ahead to February 1 and 2 and the BC QSO Party, with a few notes about special features and changes to be aware of. Don't forget about your Orca membership dues in January 2025.
Read the Orca Report
Contest Corner
NAQP CW Jan. 11-12 (rules).
CQ 160M CW Jan. 24-26 (rules).
BARTG RTTY Sprint Jan. 25-26 (rules).
ARRL January VHF Jan. 18-20 (rules).
BC QSO Party 2025 Feb. 1-2 (rules).
CQ WPX RTTY Feb. 8-9 (rules).
ARRL Intl. DX CW Feb. 15-16 (rules).
Recent contest activity...
ARRL RTTY Roundup Jan. 4-5 2025 (rules).
SARTG New Year RTTY Jan. 1 (rules).
Stew Perry Topband Challenge Dec. 28-29 (rules).
RAC Winter Contest Dec. 28 (rules).
Post your scores on the 3830 reflector.
DX to watch for newest FW7AA, Wallis Island Nov. 16-29, 2024 This month's DX Calendar from DXNews.com DXCC Most Wanted List ClubLog to April 2024 Recent DX activations... XT2MD, Burkina Faso Oct. 31-Nov. 11, 2024 N5J, Jarvis Is. Aug. 5-20, 2024 VP6DF, Pitcairn Is. May 30-June 10, 2024 TX5S, Clipperton Is. Jan.-Feb. 2024 W8S, Swains Is. Oct. 4-27, 2023 9Q2WX, Congo Aug. 20-Sep. 9, 2023 DX0NE, Spratly Is. Apr. 30-May 9, 2023 T30UN, Tarawa, W. Kiribati Apr. 2023 Z81D, South Sudan Until Apr. 22, 2023
