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Announcements: April 2007 |
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Announcements 2007 Dayton Hamvention® 22nd Annual DX Dinner – Sponsored by the SouthWest Ohio DX Assn., this event will be held Friday evening, May 18, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dayton city center. Tickets ($36 each) may be ordered from Jay Slough, K4ZLE, at his CBA (please include an SASE; U.S. funds only; PayPal and credit cards are not accepted). For further information go to <http://www.swodxa.com> or e-mail Jay at <k4zle@yahoo.com>.
The following special event stations are scheduled for April: W1E, from the RF Wireless ARC of Burley Annual Friday the 13th QSO Party, Burley, Washington; 0000Z April 13 to 0400Z April 14 on SSB 7.213 and 14.313 MHz, CW 7.033 and 14.033 MHz. Send SASE and QSL for QSL or certificate to W7JQ, P.O. Box 639, Burley, WA 98322. For information e-mail: <tjsand@wavecable.com>. K4S, from the Venice Sharks Tooth Festival, Venice, Florida; Tamiami ARC; 1300–2100Z April 20–22 on 21.313, 18.153, 14.272, 7.233 MHz. For QSL send QSL and SASE to Jack Sproat, W4JS, 1419 E. Manaspta Beach Rd., Englewood, FL 34223-6341. Mobile Amateur Radio Club and ARES group (no call given), from 142nd anniversary of “Southern Appomattox, Magee Farm, Kushla, Alabama; ; 1400–2300Z April 28 on 7.260 and 14.260 MHz ±20 kHz, and SSB 50.125 MHz, 146.52 FM simplex. QSLs and certificates availalble for hams and SWLs. Send QSL and SASE (#10 for QSL; 9¥12 for certificate) to Gerald Jones, KD4DLJ, 7015 Victor Rd., Mobile, AL 36608 (e-mail: <bjones2@bellsouth.net>). W7ZA, from 52nd anniversary of the Hoquiam Bowerman Airfield Control Tower, Aberdeen, Washington; GHARC; 0900–1600 Pacific Time April 28–29 on the lower portion of all bands, CW, SSB, SSTV, and PSK-31. For QSL send QSL and SASE to Grays Harbor ARC, P.O. Box 2250, Aberdeen, WA 98520.
The following hamfests, etc., are slated for late March and April: March 25, 17th Annual Down East Hamfest, Lenoir County Fairgrounds, Kinston, North Carolina. Contact Jean Dupree, KB4OHX, 252-523-2703. (Exams 11 AM, walk-ins only) April 1, Raleigh ARS 35th Hamfest, NCS Convention, & Electronic Fleamarket, Expo Center Building, NCS Fairgrounds, Raleigh, North Carolina. Contact Steve Ferrarini, KJ4BX, 107 Thomas Place, Knightdale, NC 27545 (919-247-8690; e-mail: <steve.kj4bx@gmail.com>); <www.rars.org/hamfest>. (Exams contact WA4GIR, 919-387-9152) April 20–22, 33rd Annual Eastern VHF/UHF Conference, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Enfield, Connecticut. Contact Bruce Wood, N2LIV, Conference Chairman, e-mail: <n2liv@arrl.net>, phone 516-938-0698, ext. 210 (days); <www.newsvhf.com>. April 21, Catawba Valley Hamfest, Burke County Fairgrounds,, Morganton, North Carolina. For information call 828-437-2787. (Talk-in 147.150+, 146.415 simplex; exams) April 21, Red River Radio Amateurs Hamfest, Red River Valley Fairgrounds, West Fargo, North Dakota. For more information go to: <http://www.rrra.org>. (Talk-in 147.255+ MHz [82.5 Hz PL tone]; exams) April 27–29, 2007 International DX Convention, Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference Center, Visalia, California. Information and registration forms can be found at: <www.dxconvention.org>. For additional information, contact the convention Registration Chairman, Dick Letrich, W6KM, e-mail: <dlw6km@aol.com>. April 28, Southwestern Idaho Hamfest, Vallivue Middle School, Caldwell, Idaho. Contact Don Lynn, ND7L, e-mail: <nd7l@arrl.net>; phone 208-465-6154; or on the web: <http://www.voiceofidaho.org>. (Talk-in 146.840– [PL 100]; exams) April 28, Valley of the Moon ARC ARRL Hamfest, Sonoma Valley Veterans’ Memorial Building, Sonoma, California. Contact Darrel, WD6BOR, e-mail: <wd6bor@vom.com>, phone 707-996-4494; <http://www.vomarc.org>. (Talk-in 145.35, –600, PL 88.5; exams, walk-ins, registration beginning at 9AM, exams 10 AM) April 29, Athens County ARA 28th Annual Hamfest, Athens Community Recreation Center, Athens, Ohio. Contact Drew McDaniel, W8MHV, e-mail: <mcdanied@ohio.edu>, phone 740-592-2106. (Talk-in 145.15 MHz [–600 offset]; exams) April 29, Two Rivers ARC 35th Annual Hamfest & Computer Fair, at the Spectrum, Boston, Pennsylvania. For more information, e-mail: <n3lqc@comcast.net>; phone 412-664-1683; <http://www.qsl.net/w3oc>. (Talk-in 146.730, 147.120; exams, 48-hour preregistration required, call 412-664-1682, e-mail: <w3oc@arrl.net>) Click here to return to the March 2007 Highlights page Click here to return to the April 2007 Highlights page ______ © Copyright 2007, CQ Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be reproduced or republished, including posting to a website, in part or in whole, by any means, without the express written permission of the publisher, CQ Communications, Inc. Hyperlinks to this page are permitted. |