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Upcoming events

    • 01 Jan 2022
    • 01 Jan 2025
    • 5 sessions
    • On-air


    • 04 Feb 2022
    • 02 Feb 2025
    • 4 sessions
    • On-air


    • 26 Mar 2022
    • 13 Sep 2025
    • 8 sessions
    • On-air

    Here is a special invitation for you to join in the fun during the FOC QSO Party (FOCQP), formerly known as the Bill Windle QSO Party (BWQP), that we schedule twice a year. Many members have reported this is their favourite operating event! The idea behind the FOCQP is to offer a stress-free opportunity for members to meet and greet both other members and nonmembers. Each one of us can make this event what you want it to be – some get on for a few casual QSOs, others spend several hours on different bands and still others treat it like a miniMarathon. The basic concept is to work as many stations as you can over the 24-hour period. All the contacts made during both FOCQPs count for all the FOC awards. So, if you are chasing Windles, Augies, or WAFOC etc, this is a good opportunity to fill in the stations you still need to work. The 2022 FOCQP dates are: • Saturday, March 26th, 2022 • Saturday, September 10th, 2022 The FOCQP runs for a 24-hour period from 0000z to 2359z. 27 Call ‘CQ BW’ from 015 to 040kHz on all bands, excluding the WARC bands. The exchange is: RST, name, and FOC number (non-members send RST and name). Many also engage in longer QSOs; it is entirely up to you! Please note we still call ‘CQ BW’ to initiate a QSO, a tribute to Bill Windle who did so much to foster activity in our Club will be continued. Having your results listed has been a problem with a few stray emails. Ray, G4FON (SK) developed a new reporting method that allows you to simply enter your results into a web form that will assure that your report is received.

    To report your results, use this address: FOCQP.g4foc.org Reports are due 7 days after the event. A complete list of the stations who do report will be included in FOCUS, and on our public website. Handsome certificates are awarded to members and non-members on each continent reporting the highest number of QSOs. Please do not email results to the previous address as these will not be tabulated. 

Past events

01 Dec 2022 G4FOC by M0PCB
01 Nov 2022 G4FOC by G4RCG
01 Oct 2022 GU4FOC by GU4CHY
10 Sep 2022 M0RSE by M0PCB
01 Sep 2022 G4FOC by G0IBN
01 Aug 2022 GD4FOC by MD0CCE
01 Jul 2022 G4FOC by M0IHT
01 Jun 2022 GW4FOC by GW4OKT
03 May 2022 QRS Day
01 May 2022 GM4FOC by GM3WUX
01 Apr 2022 G4FOC by G3RWF
26 Mar 2022 M0RSE by G0IBN
08 Mar 2022 Mechanical Key Day
01 Mar 2022 G4FOC by G4BYG
01 Feb 2022 G4FOC by G0PNM
01 Feb 2022 FOC Activity Day
01 Jan 2022 G4FOC by G2JL
19 May 2019 Dayton: FOC Breakfast
11 May 2019 ConDin dinner
07 May 2019 QRS Day
23 Mar 2019 BW QSO Party
05 Mar 2019 Mechanical Key Day
09 Feb 2019 Activity Day
01 Feb 2019 Marathon
01 Jan 2019 Bug Day
16 Dec 2018 Activity Day
18 Nov 2018 QRS Day
14 Oct 2018 Activity Day
22 Sep 2018 BW QSO Party
15 Sep 2018 Mechanical Key Day
19 Aug 2018 Activity Day
21 Jul 2018 Bug Day
17 Jun 2018 Activity Day
20 May 2018 QRS Day
01 May 2018 FOC 80th Anniversary Challenge
15 Apr 2018 Activity Day
24 Mar 2018 BW QSO Party
17 Mar 2018 Mechanical Key Day
18 Feb 2018 Activity Day
02 Feb 2018 FOC Marathon
01 Jan 2018 Bug Day
17 Dec 2017 Activity Day
02 Dec 2017 Florida Dinner
19 Nov 2017 QRS Day
25 Oct 2017 G4FOC licence expires
20 Oct 2017 Annual Dinner and AGM
15 Oct 2017 Activity Day
16 Sep 2017 Mechanical Key Day
09 Sep 2017 BW QSO Party
20 Aug 2017 Activity Day
14 Jul 2017 Friedrichshafen
01 Jul 2017 Bug Day
18 Jun 2017 Activity Day
10 Jun 2017 Harrogate Dinner
02 Jun 2017 ConDin
21 May 2017 Dayton Breakfast
21 May 2017 QRS Day
27 Apr 2017 W5FOC Weekend
16 Apr 2017 Activity Day
25 Mar 2017 BW QSO Party
18 Mar 2017 Mechanical Key Day
19 Feb 2017 Activity Day
03 Feb 2017 Marathon
22 Oct 2016 FOC Annual General Meeting and Dinner
10 Sep 2016 FOC QSO Party
19 Aug 2016 Central European FOC Dinner
24 Jun 2016 Friedrichshafen dinner
11 Jun 2016 Harrogate Dinner
22 May 2016 Dayton Hamvention FOC breakfast
13 May 2016 CONDIN Weekend
08 Apr 2016 W5FOC Weekend
26 Mar 2016 FOC QSO Party
05 Feb 2016 FOC Marathon
20 Jan 2016 Mechanical Key Day
17 Jan 2016 Monthly Activity Day
20 Dec 2015 FOC Activity Day
16 Dec 2015 Mechanical Key Day
05 Dec 2015 FOC Florida Dinner
18 Nov 2015 Mechanical Key Day
15 Nov 2015 FOC Activity Day
30 Oct 2015 U.K. Annual Dinner
21 Oct 2015 Mechanical Key Day
18 Oct 2015 FOC Activity Day
20 Sep 2015 (copy) FOC Activity Day
16 Sep 2015 Mechanical Key Day
16 Sep 2015 Mechanical Key Day
12 Sep 2015 FOC QSO Party
19 Aug 2015 Mechanical Key Day
16 Aug 2015 FOC Activity Day
19 Jul 2015 FOC Activity Day
15 Jul 2015 Mechanical Key Day
26 Jun 2015 FOC Friedrichshafen weekend/dinner
21 Jun 2015 FOC Activity Day
17 Jun 2015 Mechanical Key Day
13 Jun 2015 Harrogate Dinner
22 May 2015 ConDin
17 May 2015 Dayton Hamvention FOC breakfast
10 Apr 2015 W5FOC Weekend
28 Mar 2015 FOC QSO Party
06 Feb 2015 FOC Marathon
01 Jan 2015 G4FOC Operator for the Month is GM3WUX
25 Dec 2014 FOCUS 25 Anniversary QSO Party
21 Dec 2014 FOC Activity Day
17 Dec 2014 Mechanical Key Day
06 Dec 2014 FOC Orlando Weekend
01 Dec 2014 G4FOC Operator for the Month is G2JL
19 Nov 2014 Mechanical Key Day
16 Nov 2014 FOC Activity Day
08 Nov 2014 FOC annual dinner and AGM
01 Nov 2014 G4FOC Operator for the Month is G4RCG
19 Oct 2014 FOC Activity Day
15 Oct 2014 Mechanical Key Day
21 Sep 2014 FOC Activity Day
17 Sep 2014 Mechanical Key Day
13 Sep 2014 FOC QSO Party
28 Aug 2014 Deadline for autumn FOCUS articles
20 Aug 2014 Mechanical Key Day
17 Aug 2014 FOC Activity Day
20 Jul 2014 FOC Activity Day
16 Jul 2014 Mechanical Key Day
18 Jun 2014 Mechanical Key Day
14 Jun 2014 Harrogate Dinner
06 Jun 2014 FOC Friedrichshafen weekend/dinner
28 May 2014 Deadline for summer FOCUS articles
16 May 2014 Mechanical Key Day
16 Apr 2014 Mechanical Key Day
03 Apr 2014 W5 FOC Weekend - Sana Fe, NM
22 Mar 2014 FOC QSO Party
19 Mar 2014 Mechanical Key Day
28 Feb 2014 Deadline for spring FOCUS articles
19 Feb 2014 Mechanical Key Day
31 Jan 2014 FOC Marathon
15 Jan 2014 Mechanical Key Day
27 Dec 2013 FOC Activity Day
18 Dec 2013 Straight Key Event
07 Dec 2013 FOC Orlando Weekend
25 Nov 2013 Deadline for winter FOCUS articles
20 Nov 2013 Straight Key Event
18 Nov 2013 FOC Activity Day
08 Nov 2013 FOC annual dinner and AGM
26 Oct 2013 FOC Activity Day
16 Oct 2013 Straight Key Event
18 Sep 2013 Straight Key Event
14 Sep 2013 FOC QSO Party
09 Sep 2013 FOC Activity Day
21 Aug 2013 Straight Key Event
18 Aug 2013 FOC Activity Day
18 Jul 2013 FOC Activity Day
17 Jul 2013 Straight Key Event
27 Jun 2013 FOC Friedrichshafen weekend/dinner
19 Jun 2013 Straight Key Event
14 Jun 2013 FOC Activity Day
08 Jun 2013 Harrogate Dinner
19 May 2013 Dayton Hamfest FOC Breakfast
18 May 2013 ConDin
15 May 2013 Straight Key Event
11 May 2013 FOC Activity Day
20 Apr 2013 Visalia FOC Breakfast
20 Apr 2013 FOC Activity Day
15 Apr 2013 Straight Key Event
05 Apr 2013 W5FOC Dinner
23 Mar 2013 FOC QSO Party
17 Mar 2013 Straight Key Event
13 Mar 2013 FOC Activity Day
26 Feb 2013 FOC Activity Day
20 Feb 2013 Straight Key Event
01 Feb 2013 FOC Marathon
22 Jan 2013 FOC Activity Day
16 Jan 2013 FOC Straight Key Day
31 Dec 2012 Straight Key Weekend
28 Dec 2012 Activity Day
22 Dec 2012 Activity Day
19 Dec 2012 Straight Key Evening
11 Dec 2012 WARC Activity Day
29 Nov 2012 Activity Day
21 Nov 2012 Straight Key Evening
19 Nov 2012 WARC Activity Day
10 Nov 2012 Activity Day
10 Nov 2012 Annual Dinner
27 Oct 2012 WARC Activity Day
17 Oct 2012 Activity Day & Straight Key Evening
25 Sep 2012 Activity Day
22 Sep 2012 FOC QSO Party
19 Sep 2012 Straight Key Evening
10 Sep 2012 Activity Day
30 Aug 2012 Activity Day
19 Aug 2012 Activity Day
15 Aug 2012 Straight Key Evening
09 Aug 2012 WARC Activity Day
30 Jul 2012 Activity Day
27 Jul 2012 Northwest FOC Weekend
19 Jul 2012 WARC Activity Day
18 Jul 2012 Straight Key Evening
07 Jul 2012 Activity Day
26 Jun 2012 WARC Activity Day
20 Jun 2012 Straight Key Evening
15 Jun 2012 Activity Day
04 Jun 2012 Activity Day
01 Jun 2012 Band of the month is 6m
28 May 2012 Activity Day
16 May 2012 Straight Key Evening
12 May 2012 WARC Activity Day
03 May 2012 Activity Day
01 May 2012 Band of the month is 17m
25 Apr 2012 Activity Day
21 Apr 2012 Activity Day
18 Apr 2012 Straight Key Evening
09 Apr 2012 WARC Activity Day
01 Apr 2012 Band of the month is 20m
31 Mar 2012 FOC QSO Party
21 Mar 2012 Straight Key Evening
16 Mar 2012 WARC Activity Day
09 Mar 2012 W5FOC Weekend
05 Mar 2012 6Y0A Operation
04 Mar 2012 Activity Day
01 Mar 2012 Band of the month is 30m
25 Feb 2012 WARC Activity Day
16 Feb 2012 Activity Day
15 Feb 2012 Straight Key Evening
03 Feb 2012 FOC Marathon
01 Feb 2012 Band of the month is 40m
24 Jan 2012 Committee Meeting
24 Jan 2012 Activity Day
18 Jan 2012 Straight Key Evening
07 Jan 2012 Activity Day
02 Jan 2012 WARC Activity Day
01 Jan 2012 Band of the month is 80m
31 Dec 2011 WAFOC & WAFOCC Honour Roll submission deadline
31 Dec 2011 Straight Key WEEKEND
27 Dec 2011 Activity Day
21 Dec 2011 Straight Key Evening
12 Dec 2011 Activity Day
02 Dec 2011 FOC Florida Dinner
02 Dec 2011 WARC Activity Day
26 Nov 2011 ZD8 Operation
26 Nov 2011 News Sheet deadline
26 Nov 2011 6Y3 operation
25 Nov 2011 Windle Scores due
24 Nov 2011 PJ2 operation
24 Nov 2011 V26 operation
22 Nov 2011 PJ4 operation
21 Nov 2011 EL2 Operation
20 Nov 2011 Activity Day
16 Nov 2011 Straight Key Evening
11 Nov 2011 Activity Day
01 Nov 2011 Band of the Month is 40m
31 Oct 2011 7Q Operation
26 Oct 2011 News Sheet deadline
25 Oct 2011 Windle Scores due
22 Oct 2011 FOC QSO Party
19 Oct 2011 Straight Key Evening
19 Oct 2011 Committee Meeting
08 Oct 2011 Annual General Meeting (and EGM)
06 Oct 2011 Activity Day
01 Oct 2011 Band of the Month is 20m
26 Sep 2011 News Sheet deadline
25 Sep 2011 Windle Scores due
21 Sep 2011 Straight Key Evening
20 Sep 2011 Committee Meeting
20 Sep 2011 Activity Day
03 Sep 2011 WARC Weekend

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