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Announcements: August 2006 |
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Announcements The following Special Event stations are scheduled for the month of August: N4J, from 200th anniversary of the building of President Thomas Jefferson’s Retreat Home, Poplar Forest, Virginia; 1200Z August 25 to 2400Z August 27 on SSB all General class bands; WARC bands and 6 meters; Tech/Novice portion of 10 meters, and local repeaters. For a QSL send QSL and SASE to Ed Narwid, W4OAF, 1799 Otter Hill Rd., Bedford, VA 24523. WA5DTK, from Galveston, Texas area lighthouses; August 4–10, including national Lightship/Lighthouse Weekend; SSB 3.990, 7.260, 14.270, 21.360 MHz; CW 7.030, 14.030. QSL to barry Brewer, 603 Broken Bow Drive, Round Rock, TX 78681-7401. N7C, from Navejo Code Talkers Day, Window Rock, Arizona; August 13 and 14 from 1400–2400Z each day; on 14.265, 7.265, 21.305 MHz ±. QSL with SASE to N7HG, P.O. Box 3611, Window Rock, AZ 86515.
K9R, from 200th birthday of Richmond, Indiana;
11 AM to 7 PM EDT August 17–20; on or around 7.265 and 14.265 MHz. For QSL
send QSL and SASE to Whitewater ARC, 1417 North A Street, Richmond, IN
47374. Aug. 5, Western Illinois Ham Radio & Computer Swapfest, Eagles Alps Grounds, Quincy, Illinois. For information go to <www.w9awe. org/Swapfest2006.pdf>. (Talk-in 147.030+ w/103.5 PL; exams 12:30 PM, info and reservations <na9q@arrl.net>) Aug. 12, Northwest Ohio ARC Hamfest 2006, the grounds of Fair Radio Sales, Lima, Ohio. Contact Gary Clements, KCŘJDT, 419-227-6573, e-mail: <FAIRRADIO@fairradio.com>. Aug. 13, Hamfesters Radio Club Hamfest, Will County Fairgrounds, Peotone, Illinois. Contact Christine Mack, K9RFY, 630-993-0249, e-mail: <christine1500@comcast.net>; <www.hamfesters.org>. (Talk-in 146.52 simplex; exams 8:00–10:30 AM) Aug. 20, NoBARC Fleamarket, Bowe Field, Adams Agricultural Fair Grounds, Adams, Massachusetts. Contact George Bourassa, KB2SAE, 413-443-7539, e-mail: <kb2sae@amsat.org>; <http://www.nobarc.org>. Aug. 26, Owen County Hamfest, Owen County Fairgrounds, Spencer, Indiana. Contact Katie Smith, K9INU, 812-829-2140, e-mail: <rasacres@ccrtc.com>. (Talk-in 146.985 [–600 kHz]; exams 2 PM) Aug. 26–27, Boxboro 2006, Holiday Inn Boxborough Woods Hotel, Boxboro, Massachusetts. E-mail: <boxboro2006@gmail.com>; <www. boxboro.org>. See us at the CQ booth. Aug. 27, Lapeer County ARA Ham & Computer Swap, Lapeer Center Building, Lapeer, Michigan. Contact Bill Miller, KD8VP, 810-797-5329, e-mail: <kd8vp@arrl.net>; <www.w8lap.com>. (Talk-in 146.620 –100 Hz)
Sept. 2, Uniontown ARC Gabfest, club grounds
at Old Pittsburgh Rd. Contact Carl, WA3HQK, 304-594-3779; <www.w3pie.org>.
((Talk-in 147.045+)
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