By Brian D. Smith NASCAR comes to Indy this Sunday, which means that from now until then, you have a chance to snare the third and final QSL card in the 2024 set of amateur radio station W9IMS. Better yet, you can earn this year’s Checkered Flag Award with less effort than usual, thanks to […]

Indy 500 Special Event Station: You Can Still Earn a Certificate! by Brian D. Smith, W9IND Not every Indianapolis 500 goes the full distance. Seven of the 107 races run since 1911 have been shortened by rain, notably the 1976 event that covered only 255 miles. In the same spirit, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Amateur […]

2024 Checkered Flag Award: Time to Get Racy! By Brian D. Smith, W9IND You can’t go 3 for 3 if you haven’t gone 1 for 1. And if you want to add the 2024 Checkered Flag Award to your collection, you’ll have to bag the first W9IMS special event of the year sometime between now […]