Random Hour is
weekly on  each
Saturday and Sunday of the year!

All stations are
encouraged to
complete qso's in
progress if it requires
running outside the
scheduled times.

RQA Award
(Random QSO Award)

This award is for initial
contacts made during
Random Hours or
Special Sessions.


Click <here> tto learn more.


 North American Activity Periods

Saturday Random Hour:

Eastern / Central Time Zones
2m hour from 0800-0900 Eastern / 0700-0800 Central
6m hour from 0900-1000 Eastern / 0800-0900 Central

Mountain / Pacific Time Zones
2m hour from 0800-0900 Mountain / 0700-0800 Pacific
6m hour from 0900-1000 Mountain / 0800-0900 Pacific

The new schedule: how to make it work... <Click here>

Sunday Random Hour:
Begins all time zones at 05:00AM Local time for 4 hours.
Feel free to use either band at any time during the period
and follow the RH procedures as outlined in the RH manual.

Special Sessions:

There are "Special Sessions" for major contests where the use of
Propagation Mode Meteor Scatter might greatly add to an individuals
score. Click on the link above to find which events qualify as Special
Sessions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How to make it work..............................

UTC Times 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00
Eastern (Local) 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00
Central (Local) 7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00
Mountain (Local) 6:00 7:00 8:00 9:00
Pacific (Local) 5:00 6:00 7:00 8:00

 

Example matrix of what is possible duirng RH from the Central Time Zone.
At 9:00AM Central Stations can look for two meter contacts from the Mountain
Area and a few in working distance can look for Pacific Area. The same holds
true for 10:00AM on six meters.

The Mountain / Pacific "Early Birds" can look for meteor pings from the
Central Areas and a few in working range of the Eastern Area may listen for those
rare worked stations.

The overlap is good, overall length of the Activity Period is "4" hours and nobody
has to get up before sunrise to join in the Random Hour Sessions unless they want to. Hi