New York will be activating W1AW/2 portable stations from August 26th thru September
1st. This is your chance to operate with a W1AW call sign. We are looking for people to
commit and sign up for 1 hour time slots by mode and band. There are a lot of open slots

The procedure is a little different than the normal operating procedure. The QSOs to the
W1AW/2 station are not loaded to LoTW but rather an ADIF file is emailed to a
consolidator who will upload to LoTW and other systems involved in the W1AW portable
sub-event. It is a simple email where you will attach the ADIF files and send it to the
consolidator email address – logs@nnyarrl.org.
Being a W1AW portable station is easy. You would be portable, not mobile. You could
say something like “this is W1AW portable 2 NY” or “W1AW port”. You would make a
log just for that operation with the call W1AW/2 and when you were done, you would
export it as an ADIF and email it to the person designated to take care of it. You can
operate on various modes and various bands. No specific exchange is required but a
signal report is a good idea. You are encouraged to self-spot.
Sign-up for the opportunity is now available at The Year of the Club Page (nnyarrl.org).
Once on the site click “Request to Operate”. Answer the questions and you will receive
further instructions by email. Once you are logged in you will be able to select times and
modes for activation.
For more information see the ARRL webpage at Year of the Club (arrl.org)
For questions you can contact w1aw@nnyarrl.org
I hope you will give it a try and I believe you and your contacts will have some fun on
the radio