The Lewis and Clark Trail on the Air special event is an on-air activity
that commemorates the historic Lewis and Clark Trail. The trail covers
4900 miles through 16 states. This includes the disembarkation from Camp
Dubois and what is referred to as the Eastern Legacy. The event is
sponsored by the Clark County Amateur Radio Club with support and
participation from clubs in all 16 states along the historic trail.

Date: June 3rd, 2023, to June 18th, 2023 (June 2nd, 5pm Pacific – June
18th, 5pm Pacific)

Time Start: 0000 UTC

Time Ends: 2400 UTC

Operating Hours: 24 hrs/day for duration of the event

Simple Rules: Contact one club in each of the 16 states on the historic
Lewis and Clark Trail. Operating modes include SSB Phone, FM Phone, CW,
and FT8. Any combination of modes towards working all 16 states is
allowed. A schedule for planned operations for each state will be posted
on this web site.

Certificate: Certificates can be requested for two classes of
participation:

Expedition Partner Certificate: Any station working all 16 states is
eligible for the Expedition Partner Certificate.

Trail Companion Certificate: Any station working 1-15 states is eligible
for a Trail Companion Certificate.

Participants making contact with activating stations from one or more
states will be able to purchase a certificate after the event.
Certificates can be delivered either as an emailed PDF or printed on
high-quality paper and shipped. The certificates will cost $5, and the
paper version will have an additional printing and shipping charge.

On the Air Exchange: The on-air exchange will include call sign and
state for CW and Phone. FT8 will be the standard exchange: call-sign,
signal report, and grid square.

Logs: Only the activating stations in each of the 16 states along the
trail will submit logs. Logs are not required from hunting stations.
However, it is courteous to submit your personal log to Logbook of the
World or other logging entity. Please submit your request for a
certificate by August 31st of the activation year.

History: 2022 was the inaugural event for this activity.

Information: For more information go to the event’s website:

https://lctota.org/

Why not make this a family event? This is a wonderful way for everyone
to learn or revisit the adventures of Lewis and Clark. Make this a
geography, history and radio communications exercise.

Thank you very much Clark County ARC for sponsoring this fantastic event
for the amateur radio community.


ARRL Western Washington Section
Section Manager: Monte L Simpson, W7FF
w7ff@arrl.org

Lewis and Clark Trail on the Air