Lewis and Clark Trail on the Air
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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.

Event Summary : The event is over and our club did very well. We had 7 club members activate for the event. We had a total of 1923 contacts and 109.7 hours of activation. The Club Call did make contact with all 16 states. The average contact per hour of activation was 17.5/hr. Contacts were made in SSB voice and FT8 Digital.
North Dakota as a state had the 4th largest number of contacts. The approximate number of total contacts made for the even as of 6/17/2025 was 57,996 contacts. Our state made 8.26% of all contacts.

STATE	NUMBER OF CONTACTS
Nebraska (NE)	5,951 (10.26%)
Ohio (OH)	5,224 ( 9.00%)
Indiana (IN)	5,065 ( 8.73%)
North Dakota (ND)	4,789 (8.26%) (CDARC – 1923) (K0AJW – 2,866)

Date: May 31^st, 2025 to June 15^th, 2025 (May 30^th, 5pm Pacific – June 15^th, 5pm Pacific)

Time Start: 0000 UTC
Time Ends: 2359 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. There are 2 bonus stations that may each be substituted for a missing state to get to a 16 state total. Operating modes include SSB Phone, FM Phone, CW and FT8/FT4. Any combination of modes towards working all 16 states and bonus stations is allowed. A schedule for planned operations for each activating station on the trail 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 or substituting 1 or 2 of the bonus stations is eligible for the Expedition Partner certificate. Example
Trail Companion certificate: Any station working 1-15 states counting the optional bonus stations is eligible for the Trail Companion certificate. Example
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. If you purchase a paper certificate, we will also send you the PDF version. Certificates will be available for purchase through July 31, 2025 via the Certificates page. PDF’s will be emailed starting July 31^st. Printed certificates will be mailed on September 19^th.

On the Air Exchange: The on-air exchange will include call sign and state for CW and Phone. FT8/FT4 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 July 31^st of the activation year.

History: 2022 was the inaugural event for this activity.

Information: For more information, please send us a message at info@lctota.org.