2026 Operating Plans

Please send your operating plans to N4TY: n4ty@me.com

Please watch these spotting resources!

  • W6RK County Hunting
  • KY QSO Spotter page
  • Use this great mobile tracking tool:  KY Live QSO Party APRS Tracker
    • A big THANKS to KC8FDU, K2UA, and the New York QSO Party for this APRS Tracker.
    • iPhone users download the “APRS TX” app: the free APRS.fi app won’t populate the Tracker.
    • Android users download “APRS Droid”.
    • KY stations enter “KYQP 7.044” (your frequency) in the Comment field for Tracker display.

KY BONUS STATION – K4KCG

  • ND4Y David: SSB, Harlan HRL
  • KE4KY Glenn: CW, Jefferson JEF

KY FIXED STATIONS

  • K4FN Dan: CW, Larue LAR
  • KJ4YLR Clayton: SSB, Rockcastle ROC
  • KM4RO Dennis: Logan LOG
  • N4JRG Mike: CW/SSB, Butler BUT
  • N9PMI Paul, SSB, Jefferson JEF

KY EXPEDITIONS

  • KO4M Matthew: Carlisle, CAR (POTA US-3838)
  • N4NP Ray + Steve KC3SJ: CW/SSB, Jackson JAC:
    • Daniel Boone National Forest, POTA US-4484
    •  Mill Creek WLM, POTA US-10146 (2-fer)
  • KY4KY Buddy KC4WQ + Rich KC3WNX + John N3XKD : CW/SSB:
    • Lincoln LIN (POTA US-3789) William Whitley House (2-fer)
    • Mercer MER (POTA US-1269), Old Fort Harrod State Park
    • Washington WAS (POTA US-1265), Lincoln Homestead State Park
    • Nelson NEL (POTA US-1267), My Old Kentucky Home
  • W4WKU David: CW/SSB, Trigg TRI

KY MOBILES

AC6ZM Juan: CW/SSB.

  • Track at: KY Live QSO Party APRS Tracker
  • We will be doing the speed limit in each county, but some counties are very short time period — chasers be on your toes!
 Start here vvv Bourbon/Harrison BOU/HSN Larue LAR
Whitley WHI Grant GRT Hart HRT
Laurel LAU Kenton KEN Barren BAR
Knox KNO Boone BOO Edmonson EDM
Rockcastle ROC Gallatin GAL Barren BAR (again)
Madison MAD Carroll CRL Warren WAR
Garrard GAR Trimble TRM Barren BAR (again)
Jessamine JES Henry HNY Metcalfe MET
Fayette FAY Oldham OLD Adair ADA
Scott SCO (again) Jefferson JEF Russell RUS
Woodford WOO Bullitt BUL Pulaski PUL
Franklin FRA Nelson NEL McCreary MCY
Scott SCO Hardin HAR

AD4EB Jim + Ryan AC4NK:  CW only.

GMT EDT County   GMT EDT County
1300z 8:00 AM Christian CHR 1937z 2:37 PM Henderson HEN
1320z 8:20 AM Trigg TRI 2002z 3:02 PM Webster WEB
1331z 8:31 AM Caldwell CAL 2016z 3:16 PM McLean MCL
1335z 8:35 AM Lyon/Caldwell LYO/CAL 2027z 3:27 PM Daviess/McLean DAV/MCL
1411z 9:11 AM Trigg TRI (again) 2047z 3:47 PM McLean MCL (again)
1444z 9:44 AM Marshall MSL 2113z 4:13 PM Webster WEB (again)
1503z 10:03 AM Calloway CAW 2121z 4:21 PM Hopkins HOP
1528z 10:28 AM Graves GRV 2145z 4:45 PM Muhlenberg MUH
1551z 10:51 AM Hickman HIC 2206z 5:06 PM Ohio OHI
1555z 10:55 AM Fulton FUL 2231z 5:31 PM Butler BUT
1620z 11:20 AM Hickman HIC (again) 2256z 5:56 PM Warren WAR
1640z 11:40 AM Carlisle CAE 2318z 6:18 PM Logan LOG
1705z 12:05 PM Ballard BAL 2323z 6:23 PM Simpson SIM
1730z 12:30 PM McCracken MCC 2348z 6:48 PM Logan LOG (again)
1802z 1:02 PM Livingston LIV 0022z 7:22 PM Todd TOD
1837z 1:37 PM Crittenden CRI 0040z 7:40 PM Christian/Todd CHR/TOD
1905z 2:05 PM Union UNI

 


KM4CH John + Chandler KJ6SVE: CW/SSB.

Track at: KY Live QSO Party APRS Tracker, see county list below.

 Start here vvv Kenton KEN Rowan ROW
Anderson AND Campbell CAM Bath BAT
Franklin FRA Pendleton PEN Montgomery MOT
Shelby SHE Bracken BRA Clark CLA
Henry HNY Mason MAS Bourbon BOU
Trimble TRM Lewis LEW Scott SCO
Carroll CRL Greenup GRP Woodford WOO
Gallatin GAL Boyd BOY Anderson AND
Boone BOO Carter CTR

KM4FO  Dwight + Suzette KJ4SYZ: CW only, see county list below.

 Start here vvv Meade Crittenden
McLean Breckinridge Livingston
Muhlenberg Hancock Lyon
Ohio Daviess Caldwell
Grayson Henderson Hopkins
Hardin Union

N4TY  Tyler + Debbie: CW only, see county list below.  

 Start here vvv Adair ADA (back to LOG)
Fayette FAY Metcalfe MET Todd TOD
Scott SCO Cumberland CUM Christian CHR
Woodford WOO (back to MET) Trigg TRI
Anderson AND Monroe MON Marshall MSL
Mercer MER Barren BAR Calloway CAW
Boyle BOL Allen ALL Graves GRV
Lincoln LIN Warren WAR Hickman HIC
Casey CAS Logan LOG Fulton FUL
Russell RUS Simpson SIM

 


K4Y Rich (N0HJZ):  SSB only, see county list below.

Time slot Band County Time slot Band County
13:00-13:20 20M Jefferson JEF 19:15-19:35 20M Simpson SIM
13:20-13:40 20M Bullitt BUL 19:35-20:00 20M Allen ALL
13:40-14:00 20M Hardin HAR 20:00-20:25 20M Barren BAR
14:00-14:20 20M Meade MEA 20:25-20:45 20M Metcalfe MET
14:20-14:50 20M Breckenridge BRK 20:45-21:10 20M Adair ADA
14:50-15:10 20M Hancock HAN 21:10-21:30 20M Russell RUS
15:10-15:40 20M Daviess DAV 21:30-21:55 20M Casey CAS
15:40-16:10 20M Henderson HEN 21:55-22:20 20M Taylor TAY
16:10-16:40 20M Union UNI 22:20-22:45 20M Marion MAR
16:40-17:05 20M Crittenden CRI 22:45-23:05 20M Washington WAS
17:05-17:25 20M Caldwell CAL 23:05-23:30 20M Nelson NEL
17:25-17:45 20M Lyon LYO 23:30-23:50 20M Spencer SPE
17:45-18:05 20M Trigg TRI 23:50-00:10 40M Spencer SPE
18:05-18:30 20M Christian CHR 00:10-00:35 40M Bullitt BUL
18:30-18:50 20M Todd TOD 00:35-00:50 40M Jefferson JEF
18:50-19:15 20M Logan LOG 00:50-01:00 40M Hardin HAR