2026 ARRL Celebration of the USA 250 Semiquincentennial

Dear Massachusetts Clubs,
I am reaching out to you, asking that you reach out to clubs & club members that would like to be part
of the 2026 ARRL Celebration of the USA 250 Semiquincentennial Special Operating Event. This
is part of the Year of the Club and the 100th Anniversary of the ARRL Field Organization along with a
year long Worked All States (WAS-250).
I am the state manager for Massachusetts.
For two weeks in 2026, there is the ability for stations located in Massachusetts to operate as W1AW/1.
ARRL membership is not required. The weeks are as follows:
 February 11-18
 August 12-21
August 14th & 15th will be an SSB operation from the New England HamXposition in Marlboro.
We are looking for ops that can get on multiple times during this week, from your club, home, mobile
or portable stations and work stations that will be hunting you.
Or for a club that wants a block of time to get on the air for the event. For example, your club could
reserve 20m SSB for Thursday from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm or something similar.
There are 50 clubs in Massachusetts. If your club is interested in reserving a block of time to operate a
certain day/mode/time. Please get back to me as early as you can as other clubs are considering
operating too.
Modes that can be operated are:
 SSB
 CW
 Digital
 Satellite
ALL Logging MUST be done with computer logging that can export in ADIF format. The log will be
sent to me once your operating has completed.
All volunteers will need to work together and share operating times with the team of ops.
There will be an operation guide emailed a few weeks before the operating week to all volunteers.
If you are interested in volunteering for the first week in February, please contact:
Larry Krainson, W1AST
FunHamRadio@gmail.com