In an on-going celebration of serving the Amateur Radio Community for 60 years in Cleveland, Tennessee and surrounding areas, the Cleveland Amateur Radio Club will be activating the club house for the initial running of the new ARRL Digital Contest.

   Activation will begin at 2PM June 4th.

   During this contest, amateurs worldwide will contact and exchange QSO information with other amateurs using any digital mode (excluding RTTY) that supports the 4-digit Grid Square exchange. Complete details can be found on the ARRL Contest Landing page: https://contests.arrl.org/dig/

   This contest in a multi-operator/single transmitter event. We will be operating the IC-7600 focusing on 20 and 40 meters. Mainly utilizing FT4 & FT8.

   Also, as a side note, if you are interested in activating from your QTH as part of the Cleveland ARC, don’t forget to add Cleveland ARC in the club section of your contest log header.

   If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact me at w4juu@carc.cc

        73, God Bless and Gud DX,
                   Jesse Rogers, W4JUU

**Public Service Announcement **

The Cleveland Amateur Radio Club will be holding a special “ARRL VE” Testing Session during the CARC April Free Fest on April 30th. Testing will begin at 10AM, at the CARC Club house located at 560 Johnson Blvd. in Cleveland, TN. If you have any questions, comments or would like to RSVP, please contact Jack McCarty at jmccarty01@charter.net