For most of us, the first thing that comes to mind when we think of winter and ham radio is the Winter Field Day contest.  For those of us who enjoy operating our ham radio in the field year round, winter brings with it several other events that are not as well known.  For example, the Arizona ScQRPions, a QRP ham radio club, hosts the FYBO contest every year.  This event is a QRP contest with very interesting multipliers and exchanges that include your cold weather conditions.

Mike K7DD from the Arizona ScQRPions is the man in charge of this contest and joins us to talk about it.  So if you think you have what it takes to operate ham radio while Freezing Your Butt Off (FYBO) then join us to hear how you can participate.

Arizona ScQRPions: https://qrpcontest.com/FYBO

Polar Bear Groups Dot IO site:  https://groups.io/g/PolarBearQRPOps

ALSO!!!! Tim N7KOM from N7KOM Mountaintop Portable Radio will be joining us as a special co-host to talk about what it takes to tackle some serous winter ham radio expeditions.  His YouTube channel is:  https://www.youtube.com/@N7KOM

Join us as we talk about how YOU can participate in Winter Portable Ops outings in this episode of the All Portable Discussion Zone “AP/DZ”. Every aspect of Portable Ops is explored in this biweekly live stream as we discuss news, gear, achievements, the workbench, contests, awards and more - find all Portable Ops related topics here.

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