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Announcements: May 2004 |
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Announcements
The following Special Event stations are
scheduled to be on the air in May: K4H, from Owensboro ARC 50th anniversary celebration, Owensboro, Kentucky; May 15–31 (no frequencies given). Club members will sign K4H, plus their own callsign/K4H once per hour. See the club website: <http://www.k4hy.net>. KD7VPH, commemorating Armed Forces Day, North West Military Radio Enthusiasts; 1600–2300Z May 15; vintage military gear on the air on 6–40 meters phone, CW, and digital; Certificates for former and active military personnel. QSL (with 9¥12 SASE) via KD7VPH, P.O. Box 334, Corvallis, OR 97330-0334. http://www.exchangenet.net/nwmre/ W8YAF, from Memorial Day observance, Yankee Air Museum, Willow Run Airport, Belleville, Michigan; 1200– 2000Z May 31 on 7.270 MHz. QSL to Frank Nagy, N8BIB, 24315 Waltz Rd., New Boston, MI 48164-9167. Kurt N. Sterba, KØS Strange Antenna Challenge, May 29–31. Purpose is to assemble makeshift antennas made of anything except wire or pipe and contact as many fellow amateurs as possible. For more information, go to: <http:// n0ew.radiomonkey.org/k0s/k0s_2004.html>; or e-mail: <dwayne@wb5plj.org> or <erik@n0ew.org>.
• The following hamfests, etc., are slated for
May: May 1–2, Key City ARC Hamfest, Abilene Civic Center, Abilene, Texas. Contact Peg Richard, KA4UPA, 325-672-8889, e-mail: <ka4upa@arrl.net>. (Talk-in 146.160/760; exams) May 2, Antietam Radio Assn. Hamfest, Washington County Ag Center Education Center, Hagerstown, Maryland. Contact Carl Morris, WN3DUG, 717-352-2865, e-mail: <cwmorris@pa.net>. (Talk-in 147.090; exams 12:30 PM) May 8, Johnson County ARC Swapfest, National Guard Armory, Mountain City, Tennessee. Contact Danny, K4DHT, 423-727-0723, e-mail: <k4dht@preferred.com>. (Talk-in 145.470, 443.925, 146.520; exams 1 PM walk-in okay) May 14–16, Dayton Hamvention®, Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio. For more information: <http://www.hamvention.org>. May 15, East Carolina Antique Radio Club Swapfest, Kiwanis Club, Winterville, North Carolina. Contact Herman Schnur, K4CTG, 252-752-2264, e-mail: <bschnur@cox.net>. May 22, Temple ARC’s Ham Expo, Expo Center, Temple, Texas. Contact Mike LeFan, WA5EQQ, 254-773-3590 (10 AM – 9 PM Central Time, Mon.–Sat.), e-mail: <hamexpo@tarc.org>; <www.tarc.org>. (Exams 1 PM)
May 22–23, Reno Spring Ham Swap & Emcommwest,
Fred W. Traner Middle School, Reno, Nevada. Contact Don Carlson, KQ6FM,
<kq6fm@arrl.net>; <http://www.emcommwest.org/>.
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