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====== Worked All OARC 2025 - 5th Anniversary Edition ======
The aim is to get people on the radio and have fun.
This year WAOARC will be themed around building radio related projects and Short Wave Listeners.

**Start Date 01<sup>st</sup> June 2025 - End Date 31<sup>st</sup> August 2025**
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===== Short Wave Listeners Info =====
We encourage Short Wave Listeners (SWLs) to take part in WAOARC 2025. Short wave listening is inextricably a part of amateur radio. Your reports and QSL cards are always welcome. At the end of the WAOARC all SWLs that took part will receive a commemorative badge.

This year during WAORC weekly SSB net we will pass a **six digit "SWL Token"** for SWLs to copy and log.

==== WAOARC Weekly SSB Net Info ====

Worked All OARC 1 hour SSB net will take a place at 19:00 Irish Standard Time (18:00 UTC) every Thursday on 40m band. Frequency will be 7.121MHz +/- QRM. Activity will take place between Sunday 01<sup>st</sup> of June 2025 and Sunday 31<sup>st</sup> of August 2025.

Special shout out to **newly licenced amateurs**, WAOARC nets are very **friendly and accommodating**. If you have never taken part in the net, WAOARC net is for you. We will do our best to make sure we can hear you. Often the net has 3 controllers in 3 different locations, one of us will hear you. We also make sure you can make contacts on the net.

==== WAOARC Ad-hoc Net Info ====

Like last year we encourage all OARC members to run their own nets. If you like a mode, or want to make the mode more popular, or you just like to have a chat on SSB, organise a net! On Discord let @eventsteam know before the net is planned. We will post your net as a Discord event. The more notice you give the more participants you can expect.

=== WAOARC SWL Live reports ===
Live SWL reports can be submitted directly on OARC Discord server. [[https://www.oarc.uk/join|Click here to join OARC Discord.]] Otherwise live reports can be sent to de.ei5iyb@gmail.com [[https://www.qrz.com/db/ei5iyb|Vic EI5IYB]]


=== WAOARC SWL Net log submission ===
If you'd like to submit the SWL report about the net along with the SWL Token please follow this link: [[https://forms.gle/Zqb3hjiY5xvLaJJd8|SWL Report Link]]

**Note:** If you were told about Worked All OARC by a friendly HAM, please to mention their callsign in the SWL Report.

=== WAOARC HAM Net log submission ===
If you'd like to log the net along with the SWL Token please follow this link: [[https://forms.gle/siGNJE34kLS8P8Y68|HAM Report Link]]

===== SWL Engagement Info =====
We encourage all members of the Online Amateur Radio Community to engage with Short Wave Listeners this year. If you manage to engage SWL in the WAOARC weekly SSB net and they submit the report and **SWL Token** you will be awarded <color #0878FF>**Sapphire Medal of Engagement**</color>.

===== Builders Info =====

In this year's edition of WAOARC we encourage all members of Online Amateur Radio Community construct radio related project. Projects can be submitted by the teams as well as the individuals. All that submit **Builders Report** will be awarded <color #0AAA2D>**Emerald Medal of Builder**</color>. Project needs to be built for the purpose of presenting it for this activity. Previously built projects might be considered at the discretion of the WAOARC team.

=== WAOARC Builder Report submission ===

If you'd like to submit the builder's report please follow this link: [[https://forms.gle/8zRomZU8qTwuTvrM8|Builder Report Link]]

==== Project presentation ====
At the end for WAOARC all builders will get a chance to present their projects to the community.

==== The Kit ====
WAOARC team will present an option to the WAOARC participants to group buy a WAOARC Builders Kit. WAOARC team will then check who is interested in the kit and will organise a group buy or otherwise deliver the kit.

  * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EscUztgLgI| Kit Launch Presentation video (YouTube)]]\\
  * [[https://forms.gle/bJDTF6X2KsWQWQy3A|WAOARC Kit Order Page (Google Forms)]]\\
  * [[waoarc25:software-guide-wsprrypi|WAOARC Kit Software Guide]]
  * [[waoarc25:kit-build-guide|WAOARC 2025 WSPR Kit Build - Construction Guide]]
===== The Swag =====
As with the previous years at the end of WAOARC swag will be posted to the participants. More info to follow on the design. Below, WAOARC '23 and '24. Separate awards will be given as a part of <color #0878FF>**Sapphire Medal of Engagement**</color> and <color #0AAA2D>**Emerald Medal of Builder**</color>.


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=== Worked All OARC Team ===

**The main suspect: [[https://www.qrz.com/db/ei5iyb|Vic EI5IYB]]** |
**The coulpable: [[https://www.qrz.com/db/m0nvk|Eoin M0NVK]]** |
**The badger: [[https://www.qrz.com/db/mm0uhr|Chris MM0UHR]]** |
**The etcher: [[https://www.qrz.com/db/ei9IUB|Ben EI9IUB]]** |
**The grace: [[https://www.qrz.com/db/m0jeo|Robin M0JEO]]** |
**The godfather: [[https://www.qrz.com/db/m0smu|Simon M0SMU]]**