{"id":2047,"date":"2026-05-17T14:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T18:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcares.net\/?p=2047"},"modified":"2026-05-17T14:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T18:00:09","slug":"celebrate-america250-with-ham-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcares.net\/index.php\/2026\/05\/17\/celebrate-america250-with-ham-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate America250 with Ham Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arrl.org\/america250\">here<\/a> for the ARRL America250 webpage, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arrl.org\/files\/file\/America250\/ARRL%20and%20America250%20Press%20Release%20-%205%20Feb%202025.pdf\">read the press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Amateur radio operators nationwide are celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States with special on-the-air operating events and awards. Key programs include the year-long ARRL America 250 Worked All States challenge, tracked via Logbook of The World, and the global <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qrz.com\/awards\/USA250\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">USA 250 Award<\/a> hosted by QRZ.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>America 250 Ham Radio Celebrations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>ARRL America250 Worked All States (WAS)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is hosting a year-long special operating event challenging hams to contact and confirm all 50 US states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Goal:<\/strong> Confirm a QSO with every state using any combination of CW, phone, and digital modes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tracking:<\/strong> Verified exclusively through ARRL\u2019s Logbook of The World. Participants can also earn specialty endorsements by contacting W1AW (portable) stations in all 50 states or working ARRL Affiliated Club stations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>QRZ USA 250 Award<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Open to all amateur radio operators worldwide, this milestone award is issued upon successfully logging and confirming 250 two-way contacts with US-based amateur radio stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Details:<\/strong> All contacts must be made during the current calendar year. You can track your progress and apply for the certificate directly via QRZ Awards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>ARRL Field Day<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Field Day is the largest on-the-air operating event in North America, and the 2026 event is a centerpiece of the national America250 commemoration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date:<\/strong> June 27 \u2013 28.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Theme:<\/strong> &#8220;Amateur Radio: A National Resource&#8221;. It emphasizes the role hams play in emergency communications and community service, with local clubs heavily participating to showcase the hobby to the public.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcares.net\/index.php\/field-day\/\">Field Day tab<\/a> for more about Field Day 2026 in Monroe County, TN.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/share.google\/aimode\/VvJdnHFrXT418KXz7\">https:\/\/share.google\/aimode\/VvJdnHFrXT418KXz7<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click here for the ARRL America250 webpage, or read the press release. Amateur radio operators nationwide are celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States with special on-the-air operating events and awards. Key programs include the year-long ARRL America 250 Worked All States challenge, tracked via Logbook of The World, and the global USA 250 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":2048,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mcares.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mcares.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mcares.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcares.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcares.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2047"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcares.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2047\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2050,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcares.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2047\/revisions\/2050"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcares.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mcares.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcares.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mcares.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}