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Announcements: May 2003 |
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Announcements •The following Special Event stations are scheduled for May: N1C, from Newington Amateur Radio League Hamfest, Newington, CT; 1700Z May 31 to 2300Z June 1 on CW 28.030, 21.030, 14.030, and SSB 28.550, 21.300, 14.250 MHz. QSL to NARL, P.O. Box 31013, Newington, CT 06111. More info: Nomar Vizcarrondo, NP4H, <n4ph@arrl.net>. KU2US, Armor on the Air, from Conesus, NY, and several other stations throughout the U.S.; 2100Z May 2 to 2100Z May 4, no frequencies given. QSL station contacted. N2T, Peekskill/Cortlandt ARA third anniversary Special Event station, Peekskill/Cortlandt, NY; 1300–1900Z May 3 on 28.350, 21.350, 14.280, 7.240 MHz. For certificate QSL to PCARA, P.O. Box 146, Crompond, NY 10517 N2UL, Robert D. Grant United Labor ARA Special Event, Fort Monmouth, NJ; 1200–2400Z May 26 on 28.420, 21.360, 14.260 MHz. For certificate QSL to RDGULARA, c/o WA2VJA, 112 Prospect St., Nutley, NJ 07110-0716 W1ACT, 10th annual Martha’s Vineyard Gay Head Lighthouse DXpedition, IOTA NA-046, Massachusetts; 1400Z May 2 to 1700Z May 4 on 14.260, 21.260, 28.460, 146.550 MHz. For QSL send SASE to Roland Daignault, N1JOY, 19 Davis Rd., Westport, MA 02790 (e-mail: <n1joy@arrl.net>). W2EF, from Grover Cleveland’s birthplace, Caldwell, NJ; West Essex ARC; 1400–1900Z May 24 on SSB 28.350, 21.330, 14.250, 7.250 MHz (±20 kHz). For special Grover Cleveland $1,000 bill certificate send QSL with your contact number and SASE to W2EF (WEARC), P.O. Box 54, Essex Fells, NJ 07021 W8BI, from Dayton Hamvention®, Dayton Ohio; Dayton ARA; May 16–18 on SSB 3.870, 7.270, 14.270, 18.130, 21.370, 28.670, 147.55 simplex; CW 3.650, 7.050, 10.110, 14.050, 18.090, 21.050, 28.050 MHz (±QRM). QSLs and certificates: DARA W8BI, P.O. Box 44, Dayton, OH 45401. Special Event Chairman Ron Doyle, N8VAR, welcomes all ops to use their license privileges at the station. W8YAF, from Memorial Day commemoration, Yankee Air Force Museum, Willow Run Airport, Bellevue, MI; 1200–2000Z May 26 on 7.270 MHz SSB. For certificate send QSL and SASE to Frank Nagy, N8BIB, 24315 Waltz Rd., New Boston, MI 48164-9167.
May 2–4, Visalia International DX Convention, Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference Center, Visalia, California. Contact Dick Letrich, W6KM, e-mail: <dlw6km@aol.com>; <www.ncdxc.org>. May 3, Wexaukee ARC Amateur Radio & Computer Swap Meet, Cadillac Junior High School, Cadillac, MI. Table information: Brian Polk, 231-743-6860, e-mail: <bandb@netonecom.net>. (Talk-in 146.98; exams 10:30 AM, pregistration required beginning at 8:30 AM [limit 50]) May 3–4, ARRL West Texas Section Convention and Key City ARC Hamfest, Abilene Civic Center, Abilene, TX. Contact Peg Richard, KA4UPA, 915-672-8889, e-mail: <ka4upa@arrl.net>. (Talk-in 146.160/ 760; exams) May 3–4, BirmingHamfest & Computer Show, ARRL Alabama State Convention, Zamora Temple, east of Birmingham, AL. Call 205-368-7361, or see <www.w4cue.com>. (Talk-in 146.88; exams 9 AM and 1 PM Sat., 9 AM Sun.) May 10, Reno Spring 2003 Ham Swap, Salvation Army Headquarters, Reno, NV. Contact Gary Grant, K7VY, <kyvy@netzero.net>. (Talk-in 147.060 +[123]; exam info Don Freeman, W7FD, e-mail: <donald_freeman@sbcglobal.net>) May 10, Appalachian AR Group Hamfest, Fireman’s Park, Fredericksburg, PA. Contact Dick Wise, K3MIK, 717-534-2945; e-mail: <info@aa3rg.org>; <www.aa3rg.org>. (Talk-in 146.640 [–600]) May 16–18, Dayton Hamvention®, Hara Arena, Dayton, OH. See <http://www.hamvention.org>. May 18, MIT Radio Society Hamfest, MIT, Cambridge, MA. Contact Nick, KA1MQX, 617-253-3776 (9–5 M–F), <http://web.mit.edu/w1mx/www/swapfest.html>. (Talk-in 146.52, 449.725/444.725 –PL 114.8) May 24, East Carolina Antique RC Swapfest, Kiwanis Club, Greenville, NC. Contact Herman Schnur, K4CTG, 252-752-2264, e-mail: <hschnur@cox.net>. May 25, Maryland FM Assn. Hamfest, Howard County Fairgrounds, West Friendship, MD. Contact MFMA, P.O. Box 351, Hanover, MD 21076 (phone 301-641-5313 between 6–10 PM). (Talk-in 146.76, 224.76, 444.00). May 30–31, Rochester Hamfest, Monroe County Fairgrounds, Rochester, NY. Call 585-424-7184; e-mail: <info@rochesterhamfest. org>; <www.rochesterhamfest.org> May 31, Sangamon Valley RC Hamfest, Illinois State Fairgrounds Cooperative Extension Building, Springfield, IL. Contact Ed Gaffney, 217-628-3697, e-mail: <egaffney@family-net.net>. (Talk-in 146.685–; exams 9 AM) May 31, Bergen ARA Spring Hamfest, Westwood Regional Jr./Sr. High School, Washington Township, NJ. Contact Jim Joyce, K2ZO, 201-664-6725; e-mail: <k2zo@arrl.net>; <www.bara.org>. (Talk-in 146.19/ .79; exams 8–10 AM)
April 2003 Hamfests and Special Events
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