Volunteers on the Air (VOTA) is an ARRL-sponsored year-long nation-wide event in 2023. Every state will be participating and Utah was on the air in January and will be again for the last time in July. All hams are invited to participate and we request that all Utah clubs encourage their members to get involved. You may operate under your own callsign and earn points or you can operate as W1AW Portable 7 (W1AW/7) or both. Complete information about VOTA may be found on the ARRL website.

Signups are coming and for the July week will be powered by a website. All bands (except WARC) and modes are welcome.  

Utah’s 7-day week begins at 6pm Utah time Tuesday, July 12th and we be shortly scheduling W1AW/7 band/mode slots around the clock during that week. Although preference for band/mode slots will be given to Utah’s big gun stations, stations of all sizes are encouraged and welcome to participate and no ham will be turned away.

To sign up to operate as W1AW/7 and be assigned a band/mode shift, fill out the survey (coming). If you have questions about VOTA rules, guidelines, and how you can earn points, read [this] page. If you have questions about Utah’s participation in VOTA, contact coordinator Ted Cowan, NA7C by email at na7c@arrl.net, by phone or text at 385 204-6655 or look for the VOTA page.

Keep an eye on this space for the opening of the schedule for our week in July. As in January, it will be first come, first serve. To operate as W1AW/7 the rules state that two W1AW/7 stations cannot be on the same band and mode at the same time. All hams are welcome to participate and request a band/mode slot with preference given to big gun stations with experienced operators.