Timezone Check-In Awarded now
Complete the Timezone Check-In mission: two contacts in each of the four contiguous-US time zones, all inside one four-hour window. It is also the first requirement for promotion to Corporal.
Ribbons
A ribbon says what you have done. Mission ribbons are earned by completing the mission; a star device marks a repeat.
Two ribbons are awarded today. The rest are planned: their requirements are drafts and will change as the missions behind them are written.
Local Net Check-In Awarded now
Complete the Local Net Check-In mission: contacts with five different stations on 2 m and 70 cm within two hours. Repeaters count, so a Technician can earn it from home.
Four-Band Operator Awarded now
Complete the Band Hopper mission: contacts on four different bands within six hours.
Mode Diversity Awarded now
Complete the Triple Threat mission: one voice, one CW and one digital contact, each with a different station, within three hours.
Quick Draw Awarded now
Complete the Quick Draw mission: three different stations in half an hour, on any band and mode.
Key Strike Awarded now
Complete the Key Strike mission: three different stations by CW within ninety minutes.
Digital Dash Awarded now
Complete the Digital Dash mission: six contacts on digital modes, each in a different grid square, within two hours.
Dawn Patrol Awarded now
Complete the Dawn Patrol mission: four different stations, all between 0500 and 0800 local time, within three hours.
Long Haul Awarded now
Complete the Long Haul mission: three different stations more than 1,000 miles from your grid square, within four hours.
Skip Hunter Awarded now
Complete the Skip Hunter mission: two different stations more than 300 miles away on 6 m, 2 m or 70 cm, within six hours.
Countersign Awarded now
Complete the Countersign mission: verified Signal Corps exchanges with three different ARSC members within two hours.
Net Control Awarded now
Complete the Net Control mission: declare a net frequency and take check-ins from five different stations over at least 45 minutes. Counts as a junior-leader mission toward Sergeant.
Recruiter Awarded now
Recruit ten operators: share your recruiting link, and each operator who joins through it and becomes promotable to Corporal counts. Gold stars follow at 50, 100 and 150 recruits, and the E device for Exceptional Recruiter at 500. It also counts as one junior-leader mission toward Sergeant.
Team Operation Planned
Take part in a leader-led team mission with at least three other members and complete its objective together.
Portable Operation Planned
Log ten contacts in one outing from a portable location, away from your home station.
Mentor Planned
Help a new member through their first mission until they earn their first ribbon, and have them confirm your help.
Night Watch Awarded now
Complete the Night Watch mission: six different stations by voice or CW, all between 2200 and 0400 local time, within six hours. Digital modes do not count.
Relay Chain Planned
Pass a short message along a chain of at least four stations, each confirming the handoff to the next.