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Announcements: June 2005 |
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Announcements
WW2LST On the Air During MayJuly
Mobile-Boston Cruise The LST-325 WW II ship, which is also a cruising
museum, was expected to depart Mobile, AL on May 17th bound for
Alexandria, VA, with arrival scheduled for May 26th, and then should
subsequently arrive at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy around June 3rd,
at Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston around June 8th, and into Gloucester,
MA on June 20th, ultimately arriving back in Mobile on July 4th. The
ships will be on the air with the call WW2LST/MM. The tentative ARS
operating schedule (when ship duties permit) during the at-sea periods of
May 17-26, May 30June 3, and June 23-July 4th) is as follows. SSB: 1500
UTC, check into US Sub Vets Net, 14.243 MHz ±; 1700 UTC, check into
Maritime Mobile Service Net, 14.300 MHz; 1800 UTC, 7.251/ 7.255 MHz; 2100
UTC, 5403.5 MHz USB; 0200 UTC, 3.900 MHz ±; evenings, 50.125 MHz, and AM,
29.000 MHz. CW: 1100 UTC, 7.020 MHz; afternoons, 14.020, 18.080, 21.040
MHz; evenings, 50.125, 7.035, 3.550, 1.805 MHz. For QSL information go to
www.qrz.com. WW2LST can also QSL via eQSL. NJ2BB, from Battleship New Jersey, Camden, National Safe Boating Week, members of the U.S. Power Squadrons AR Net; June 1112, 14002200Z, on 7.267, 14.267, 21.367, 28.367 MHz. For certificate send 9₯12 SASE to Donald Stark, N3HOW, 65 Stark Spur, Eighty Four, PA 15330. W2GLQ, from Waterloo Village, Stanhope, NJ; Nutley ARS; June 11, 17002300Z, General portion of 1040 meters. QSL with SASE to W2GLQ, Nutley ARS, 169 Chestnut Street, Nutley, NJ 07110. <http:// hometown.aol.com/kc2aup> W2W, from commemoration of use of electronics in D-Day invasion, Baltimore, MD; Historical Electronics Museum ARC; June 4 & 5, 13002200Z; SSB near 7.244 and 14.244 MHz. For certificate (9₯12 SASE) or QSL (business-size SASE) send QSL to HEMARC, P.O. Box 1693 MS 4015, Baltimore, MD 21303. <http://www.hemarc.org> W7AIA/75, from Clark County ARC 75th anniversary, Vancouver, WA; June 35, 17002359Z daily, on 28.450, 21.350, 14.260 MHz, CW on request. For certificate send QSL and SASE to W7AIA, P.O. Box 1424, Vancouver, WA 98685. W7M, from Lewis & Clark Bicentennial, Great Falls, MT; Great Falls ARC; 0000Z June 13 to 2359Z June 26, on 28.350, 21.350, 14.250, 7.250, 3.850 MHz, 35 kHz up on CW bands. For QSL send QSLand 1 IRC to W7ECA, P.O. Box 1763, Great Falls, MT 59403-1763. N8S, from 150th anniversary of opening of the locks at Sault St. Marie Michigan; Upper Peninsula Net & Wexaukee ARC; 14002200Z June 24 on 3.921, 7.255, 14.255, 21.225 MHz and 146.64 repeater. For certificate send 9₯12 SASE to Al Robertson, K8BLL, P.O. Box 202, Stevensville, MI 49127. W8D & W8G, from covered bridges in Norwich, OH (W8D) and Cambridge, OH (W8G); Cambridge ARA; 1200Z June 11 to 2400Z June 12 (frequencies not given). QSL to Cambridge ARA, P.O. Box 1804, Cambridge, OH 43725. <www.w8vp.org>
VE3MIS, from 32nd Streetsville Founders
Bread & Honey Festival, Ontario, Canada; Mississauga ARC; June 45,
14002000Z both days; 7.227, 14.240, 21.315, 28.480 ±QRM. For certificate,
non-Canadians send 2 green stamps or 2 IRCs to MARC, c/o Michael Brickell,
VE3TKI, 2801 Bucklepost Crescent, Mississauga, ON, Canada L5N 1X6. <www.marc.on.ca> June 35, Wenatchee Hamfest, Dryden Gun Club, Dryden, WA. Contact Bryan & Tracy Savage (KD7KBE), 509-264-1974, e-mail: <kd7kbe@msn.com>. (Exams 1 PM) June 4, Grand Rapids (MI) IRA Hamfestival, Hudsonville Fairgrounds. Contact kathy, 616-698-6627 after 4 PM; e-mail: <ira@w8hvg.org>; <www.w8hvg. org>. (Exams 10:30 AM) June 4, Sangamon Valley RC Hamfest, Illinois State Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL. Contact Ed Gaffney, 217-628-3697; e-mail: <egaffney@family-net.net>; <www.w9dua.com>. (Talk-in 146.685; exams 9 AM) June 45, Starved Rock RC Hamfest & Computer Show, Bureau County Fairgrounds, Princeton, IL. Contact Matt Weaver, 815-433-2117, e-mail: <w9mkshamfest@yahoo.com>; <www.qsl.net/w9mks/hamfest.htm>. (Talk-in 146.955, 103.5; exams noon June 4)
June 5, HOSARC Hamfest, NY Hall of
Science parking lot, Queens, NY. Contact Steve Greenbaum, WB2KDG,
718-898-5599, e-mail: <wb2kdg@arrl. net>; <www.HOSARC.org>. (Talk-in
444.200 PL, 136.5, 146.52; exams 10 AM) June 11, RAC of Knoxville Hamfest & Electronics Exposition, Knoxville Exhibition Center, Knoxville, TN. Contact Carol Whetstone, 865-673-0475, e-mail: <whetstone@esper.com>. (Exams) June 11, CMARC Hamfest, Bloomsburg, PA Fire Hall. Contact Dave, WC3A, 570-752-6851, e-mail: <drs352478@nni.com>. (Talk-in 147.225, 146.52; exams 10 AM) June 11, Franklin Repeater Assn. Picnic & Tailgate, Bronco Club, Franklin, VA. Contact Chris Hanslits, KA8UNO, 757-242-9570, e-mail: <ka8uno@charter.net>. (Talk-in 147.300, 131.8 PL) June 18, Raritan Valley RC Hamfest, Piscataway, NJ High School. Contact Marty Ficke, 732-968-6911, e-mail: <kd2qk@optonline.net>, <www.w2qw.org>. (talk-in 146.025/625, 447.250/442.250, PL 141.3, 146.52 simplex; DXCC & WAS verifications) June 12, Six Meter Club of Chicago Hamfest, DuPage County Fairgrounds, Wheaton, IL. Infoline: 708-442-4961, e-mail: <wa9rij@mc.net>, <www.qsl.net/ K9ONA>. (Talk-in 146.52, 146.37/97; exams 911 AM, call info line to preregister) June 12, Wabash County ARC Hamfest, Wabash County Fairgrounds, Wabash, IN. Contact John Netro, KB9NSO, 260-569-1191, e-mail: <kb9nso@hotmail.com>. June 19, Lake County ARC Hamfest, Lake County Fairgrounds Industrial Arts Bldg., Crown Point, IN. Info: <www.qsl.net/w9lj/index.html>. (Talk-in 147000 +600, 131.8, 146.52; exams) June 19, Monroe Hamfest, Monroe County Fairgrounds, Monroe, MI. Contact Fred Van Daele, KA8EBI, 734-242-9487 (after 5 PM), e-mail: <ka8ebi@arrl.net>, <http://www.mcrca.org/hamfest.htm>. Click here to return to the May 2005 Highlights page. Click here to return to the June 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. |