New York will be activating W1AW/2 portable stations from January 7th
thru January 13th. 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. 

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 Time Slots - Guest
(nnyarrl.org). Once on the site click “Request Login”. 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.

73, Jim, w2kfv