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Announcements: November 2002 |
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Announcements
Arkansas QSO Party – This year’s event
will take place 0000–0600Z November 10 and 1400Z November 10 to 0100Z
November 11. Frequencies: CW 3.550, 7.050, 14.050, 21.050, 28.050 MHz;
phone 3.980, 7.260, 14.260, 21.360, 28.360, 145–147 MHz; PSK 3.580, 7.070,
14.070, 21.080, 28.120 MHz. Categories: SO, MS, Mobile, HP, LP, QRP,
S/P/C, PSK. Exchange: RST, state or province, DX stations send “DX.” (Ohio
stations exchange county.) QSO points: PSK 3pts., CW 2 pts., SSB 1 pt.
Score: QSO points ¥ AR counties (Arkansas stations count states,
provinces, and AR counties). Bonus stations: W5YM (25 pts. per band/mode),
AR ARRL affiliated club station (10 pts.). For more information go to
<http:// www.arkan.us>. Logs are due 30 days after the contest and should
be sent to <k1ark@arrl.net> or to Bill Smith, K1ARK, 2164 Magnolia Drive,
Fayetteville, AR 72703. KA5VOT, in commemoration of the 1902 commissioning of the first US Navy Destroyer DD-1, the USS Bainbridge, the USS Orleck, DD-886, will operate from Orange Texas from 0000Z November 24 to 2400Z November 25 on 7.260 and 14.260 MHz. For QSL send SASE to KA5VOT, 6800 Lancaster, Orange, TX 77632.
N8F, from remembrance of the Edmund Fitzgerald
and the crew lost in 1975; Stu Rockefellow ARS (W8NJH); 2300Z November 8
to 2300Z November 10 on 3.870, 7.270, 14.270, 21.270. Certificate: Richard
Barker, W8VS, 264 N. East St., Brighton, MI 48116.
• The following hamfests,
etc., are slated for November: Nov. 2, Lake ARA Hamfest & Computer Show, Umatilla High School, Umatilla, Florida. Contact Lake ARA, 11146 Springdale Ave., Leesburg, FL 34788; http:qsl.net/k4fc/index.html . (Talk-in 147.255+, 147.000–, and 442.900+) Nov. 2, Enid Hamfest, Garfield County Fairgrounds, Enid, Oklahoma. Contact Tom Worth, N5LWT, 580-233-8473; Jeff Worth, N5UBY, 580-233-1470; enidhamfest@yahoo.com. (Talk-in 145.29 –.600 and 444.400 +5.00; exams 1 PM) Nov. 9, Montgomery Hamfest & Computer Show, South Alabama State Fairgrounds, Montgomery, Alabama. Contact Hamfest Committee, c/o 7173 Timbermill Drive, Montgomery, AL 36117-7405; or call Phil at 334-272-7980 after 5 PM CST; e-mail: <k4ozn @arrl.net>; <http://jschool.troyst.edu/ ~w4ap/>. (Talk-in 146.24/84, call W4AP; exams beginning at 8 AM) Nov. 10, LIMARC Fall Hamfair (rescheduled), Briarcliffe College, Bethpage, Long Island, New York. For more information, call the LIMARC 24-hour infoline: 516-520-9311; hamfest@limarc.org; http://www.limarc.org . (Talk-in W2VL 146.85 repeater [136.5 PL]) Note: If you attended the Sept. 15, 2002 hamfest, bring your ticket with you, as it will be good for this hamfest. Nov. 16–17, Fort Wayne Hamfest & Computer Expo, Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, Indiana. For more information, call 260-484-1314 (leave message); or write with SASE to AC-ARTS/Fort Wayne Hamfest, P.O. Box 10342, Fort Wayne, IN 46851-0342; web: http://www.fortwaynehamfest.com. (Talk-in on 146.88–; exams Sat.) Note: Riley Hollingsworth will be the guest speaker. Nov. 30, Evansville Winter Hamfest, Vanderburgh Co. 4-H Fairgrounds Auditorium, Evansville, Indiana. Contact Neil, WB9VPG, 812-333-4116 or 327-0749; or write to Neil Rapp, 2744 Pinehurst Dr., Bloomington, IN 47403; or e-mail ears@w9ear.org. (Talk-in 145.150– Evansville, 146.925– & 443.925+ Vincennes; exams 12 noon)
October 2002 Hamfest and Special Events
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