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Announcements: July 2005 |
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Announcements Great Plains Super Launch 2005 – The fifth annual GPSL will be held July 1–3 in Omaha, Nebraska. Hosted by the Nebraska Stratospheric Amateur Radio group, GPSL 2005 will bring together Amateur Radio High Altitude Ballooning groups to share information and participate in simultaneous flights. For more information, see this month’s “VHF Plus” column by N6CL, and also go to: <http://www.superlaunch.org>. Questions may be directed to Mark Conner, N9XTN, at <n9xtn@cox.net>.
The following special event stations are
scheduled for July: KA4OIL, from Summer Motion ’05 Fun Festival, Central Park, Ashland, Kentucky; River Cities ARA; July 2, 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM local time on 3.940, 7.250, 14.300, 28.400 ±. QSL info: RCARA, P.O. Box 612, Ashland, KY 41105; <http://www.summermotion. com>. WD6MM, from 50th anniversary celebration of Disneyland, California; Disney Emergency ARS; 1700Z July 17 to 0300Z July 18 on 28.350, 21.350, 14.250, 7.250 MHz, and Disneyland 2-meter repeater. For certificate send QSL and 9¥12 SASE to DisneyEARS, c/o Archie Willis, W6LPJ, 9276 Borden Ave., Sun Valley, CA 91352. W7P, from Sternwheel Tug “Portland” during the Museum Ships Weekend; Oregon-Idaho DX Group; 0001Z July 16 to 2359Z July 17 on 3.539, 3.860, 7.039, 7.260, 14.039, 14.260, 21.039, 21.360, 28.039, 28.360 MHz. For QSL send QSL and SASE to K7VAN, Box 12941, Salem, OR 97309 (or via the bureau). W7WV, from centennial of the incorporation of the City of Klamath Falls, Oregon; 1600Z July 4 to 0300Z July 5 on 14.250± and 7.250±. QSL to Douglas Clarke, N7KF, 4801 Glenwood Drive, Klamath Falls, OR 97603. K0YY & K0CRG, from Bridge Island #CO-12, grid DN60, in Routt County, northern Colorado; Castle Rock Repeater Group of Denver; July 8–18 on SSB/CW/RTTY, 3.530, 3.960, 7.030, 7.260, 10.115, 14.030, 14.260, 18.075, 18.160, 28.030, 28.460, 50.130 MHz. QSL to K0YY; e-mail: <k0yy@arrl.net>, <www.crrg.org>.
The following hamfests, etc., are slated for July: July 9, South Milwaukee ARC Swapfest, American Legion Post #434, Oak Creek, Wisconsin. Contact South Milwaukee ARC, P.O. Box 102, S. Milwaukee, WI 53172-0102; <www.qsl.net/wa9txe> and select page “swapfest.” (Talk-in 146.52) July 10, Valley Forge Hamfest & Computer Fair, Kimberton Fire Company Fairgrounds, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. For table reservations contact N3ORH, e-mail: <reservations@marc-radio.org> or call 610-327-8666; general information: MARC, P.O. Box 2154, Southeastern, PA 19399-2154, <http://www.marc-radio.org>. (Talk-in 145.1300 and 147.0600 PL 131.8) July 10, Sussex County ARC Hamfest, Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta, New Jersey. Contact Dan, N2ERH, 973-948-6999; e-mail: <hamfest@scarcnj.org>; <http://www.scarcnj.org>. July 15–17, Ham Holiday 2005, Oklahoma State Fair Park, Ft. Supply, Oklahoma. Contact Central Oklahoma radio Amateurs, Ham Holiday 2005, P.O. Box 265, Ft. Supply, OK 73841-0265; <www.qsl.net/coranews>. (Talk-in 146.82; exams) July 15–17, Glacier Waterton International Hamfest, Glacier Meadow RV Park, East Glacier, Montana. Contact Harley Leach, 4620 Conestoga Circle, Bozeman, MT 59715-9218; <www.gwhamfest.org>. July 16, Cary ARC Hamfest, Cary Town Hall Campus Parking Deck, Cary, North Carolina. Contact Cary ARC, P.O. Box 53, Cary, NC 27512; e-mail: <n4nc@arrl.net>. (Talk-in 146.88 –0.6; exams 10 AM) July 16, NOARSFEST, Lorain County Fairgrounds, Wellington, Ohio. Contact Tom Porter, W8KYZ, 161 Herman Road, Avon Lake, OH 44012. July 23, OH-KY-IN Hamfest, Diamond Oaks Career Development Campus, Cincinnati, Ohio. Contact Bruce Vanselow, N8BV, 513-251-1555, e-mail: <n8bv@juno.com>; <www.ohkyin.org>. (Talk-in 146.670–; exams 9 AM)
July 24, BRATS Maryland Hamfest, Howard
County Fairgrounds, West Friendship, Maryland. Contact BRATS, P.O. Box
5915, Baltimore, MD 21282-5915; phone 410-461-0086. (Exams 9 AM) Click here to return to the June 2005 Highlights page. Click here to return to the July 2005 Highlights page. _______________ © Copyright 2005, 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. |