It’s time to put away your software-defined rig and enjoy being behind the times - way behind the times. The George Batterson 1935 QSO Party will devote two weekends in April to rigs that were either manufactured or home brewed in 1935 or before. CW ops will be looking to make QSOs on the weekends of April 5th through 7th and April 12th through 14th to honor the Silent Key George Batterson, W2GB, who was one of the original founders of the Antique Wireless Association based in upstate New York.
The CW ops are hoping for contacts with as many other 1935-era stations as possible on 160, 80, 40 and 20 meters – and they expect that, like the rigs themselves, the experience will be a classic.