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Announcements: April 2006 |
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Announcements Dayton DX Dinner – The annual DX Dinner, sponsored by the SouthWest Ohio DX Assn., will be held in conjunction with the Dayton Hamvention®. The dinner will be Friday evening, May 21, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The evening includes a presentation and door-prize drawing. Tickets are $34 each payable in U.S. funds to SWODXA and may be ordered from Jay Slough, K4ZLE, 8183 Woodward Dr., West Chester, OH 45069 (please include an SASE). Space is limited. For more information, contact Jay at <k4zle@arrl.net>.
•The following Special Event stations are scheduled for April: K4S, from the annual Sharks Tooth Festival, Venice, Florida; Tamiami ARC; 1300–2100Z April 7–9 on 21.313, 18.153, 14.272, 7.233 MHz. QSL with SASE to Jack Sproat, W4JS, 1419 E. Manasota Beach Rd., Englewood, FL 34223-6341. N4S, from 25th anniversary of America’s first Space Shuttle launch, Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida; Titusville and North Brevard ARCs; 1700Z April 9 to 2400Z April 15 on 7.250, 14.250, 18.150, 21.350 MHz. For certificate send QSL and SASE with request to Carl Zelich, AA4MI, 1720 Old River Trail, Chuluota, FL 32766-8603. W8V, from CAP & Aviation Explorer’s Aviation and technology fair (youth-oriented event), Civil Air Patrol & Aviation Explorer Post 747, Morgantown Municipal Airport, Morgantown, West Virginia; 1300Z April 22 to 1600Z April 23 on 145.430, 28.350, 14.250, 7.250 MHz, VHF simplex 146.460 MHz. For QSL or certificate send QSL and SASE to Civil Air Patrol W8V, Morgantown Municipal Airport, 225 Hart Field Rd., Morgantown, WV 26505. W9RI, from 150th anniversary of completion of the first railroad brideg to cross the Mississippi River, Rock Island, IL/Davenport, IA; Green River Valley ARS and Quad City Historica Radio Society; April 22–23 on 28.450, 21.350, 14.250, 7.250, SSB plus CW portions. For certificate send QSL and SASE to W9RI, 2519 29th Ave., Rock Island, IL 61201. W9Y, from 70th anniversary of the York Radio Club, Elmhurst, Illinois; 0000Z April 16 to 2359Z April 30 on all bands/modes with special attention to 14.250, 7.040, 7.260, 3.925, +442.875 (114.8 tone) and 147.42. QSL via KB9DVC with SASE for certificate (9¥12) or QSL. More information: <www.yorkradioclub.com>.
•The following hamfests, etc., are scheduled for late March and April: March 25–26, Greater Baltimore Hamboree & Computerfest, Maryland State Fairgrounds, Timonium, Maryland. Call 410-426-3378 ; <www.gbhc.org>. (See us at the CQ booth.) March 26, Lake County ARA Hamfest, Madison High School, Madison, Ohio. Contact the Lake County ARA at 440-255-0933; e-mail: <rocky@lcara.org>. April 1, Longmont ARC Hamfest, Boulder County Fairgrounds, Longmont, Colorado. Contact 720-652-0115; <www.larclub.net>. (Talk-in 147.270 [100 Hz], 146.52; exams 10 AM) April 15, Hambash 2006, Ararat Shrine, Kansas City, Missouri. Contact Steve Dowdy, WJØI, 816-941-3392; e-mail: <sdowdy@kc. rr.com>. (Talk-in 145.13–; exams) April 15, Catawba Valley Hamfest & Computer Fair, Burke County Fairgrounds, Morganton, North Carolina. Contact Catawba Valley Hamfest, 4895 Karen Court, Morganton, NC 28655. (Talk-in 147.150+; exams) April 18–20, Hamfest (VU4) India Conference, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar islands. E-mail: <niarhamfest@gmail.com> (National Institute of Amateur Radio). April 22, Northern Utah Hamfest, 625 E. 5300 S., South Ogden, Utah. Contact Mike Fulmer, KZ7O, 801-731-7573; e-mail: <kz7o@ arrl.net>; <www.ogdenarc.org>. (Talk-in 146.82 [PL 123]) April 22, Mobile (AL) ARC Hamfest & Computer Show, Elk’s Lodge, Mobile, Alabama. Contact L. J. Early, WB4YOR, 251-391-0600; e-mail: <wb4yor@comcast. net>. (Talk-in 146.820, 203.5 Hz tone; exams) April 22, Red River Radio Amateurs Hamfest, Red River Valley Fairgrounds, West Fargo, North Dakota. Info: <http://www. rrra.org>. (Talk-in 147.255+; exams) April 23, Raleigh ARS Hamfest, NCS ARRL Convention, & Electronic Fleamarket, Jim Graham Building, NCS Fairgrounds, Raleigh, North Carolina. Contact Jeff Wittich, AC4ZO, 919-362-4787; e-mail: <ac4zo@arrl.net>. (Exams, WA4GIR, 919-387-9152) April 28–29, Southeastern VHF Society Conference, Embassy Suites Convention Center, Greenville, South Carolina. Information: <http://www.svhfs.org/>. April 29, Valley of the Moon ARC ARRL Hamfest, Sonoma Valley Veterans’ Memorial Building, Sonoma, California. Contact Darrel, WD6BOR, 707-996-4494; e-mail: <wd6bor@vom.com>. (Talk-in 145.35, –600, PL 88.5; exams 9 AM) April 30, Two Rivers ARC Hamfest & Computer Fair, Spectrum in Boston, Boston, Pennsylvania. Contact the club at 412-664-1683, e-mail: <w3oc@arrl.net>. Click here to return to the March 2006 Highlights page Click here to return to the April 2006 Highlights page ______ © Copyright 2006, 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. |