MUD (Madison, Union, Delaware Counties) QSO Party

Each year the radio clubs of Madison, Union and Delaware counties sponsor a contact event called the MUD QSO Party.  It is held on the Saturday of the weekend when clocks 'Spring Forward' to Daylight Saving Time.

This is a 'VHF and up' contact event focused on meeting our neighboring club members on the air.  It is also a chance to test out your operating capabilities across different bands and modes.  Certificates are issues to the top operators in each of the 3 clubs.  The club with the overall highest contact score will win the MUD Trophy for the year (along with all bragging rights thereof).

In this event, you can...

• Work from home, or go mobile / portable if you like.

• Contact anyone in any location (including within DELARA) but the main goal is to meet members of the Madison and Union county clubs. 

• Make contacts via FM Simplex on various bands.  See how far out you can reach with your station.

• Use any of our 3 club repeaters to make contacts (work the same station again, and log another contact).

  • Echolink is offered on some of the repeaters.  You may participate over Echolink if you wish.  Log such contacts as normal Repeater contacts.

• Try any simplex mode - FM, SSB, AM or digital voice modes (DMR, DSTAR, Fusion), or digital messaging modes (using fldigi).

• Any mode or band 6m and up is allowed.  Suggested frequencies / modes should help improve your chances of making a contact.

  • While it is unlikely, it is possible you might make a DX contact on 6m or even 2m.  You are welcome to log those contacts as well.

• Submit a log, and compete on points for awards (optional, but encouraged).