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Announcements: March 2006 |
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Announcements The following special event stations are scheduled to be on the air in March: W4BKM, from 24th annual Cherry Blossom Festival, Macon, Georgia; Macon ARC; 1500–2200Z March 18 on SSB 14.240, 145.370; CW 7.055, 10.110, 14.055. For certificate send QSL and 9¥12 SASE to Macon ARC, P.O. Box 4862, Macon, GA 31208. N9J, from celebration of 46th year of Hawaii’s statehood, Kauai, Hawaii; March 5–17 on the 3905 CCN and OMISS 40- and 80-meter frequencies, including CW nets. Twenty-meter county hunters will also be activated. Send QSL and SASE to N9JZ, 39W345 Central Drive, Elgin, IL 60123. WØW, from 60th anniversary of Churchill’s Iron Curtain speech, Fulton, Missouri; Callaway Amateur Radio League; 8 AM to 10 PM CST March 3–7 on CW 14.040,7.040; SSB 14.275, 7.725; PSK 14.695, 7.073; 2 meters 147.315 MHz. Send QSL and SASE to KSØM, 826 Evergreen Drive, Fulton, MO 65251.
The following hamfests are slated for late February and March: Feb. 25, Northern Vermont Winter Hamfest & ARRL Vermont State Convention, Milton High School, Milton, Vermont. Radio Amateurs of Northern Vermont. Contact Mitch, W1SJ, e-mail <w1sj@arrl. net>, phone 802-879-6589; <http://www.ranv.org>. (Talk-in 145.15, bulletins 146.67; exams at noon) Mar. 4, VE2UMS Hamfest, Centre Roussin, Montreal, QC, Canada. Reservations: Pierre, phone 514-521-7765, e-mail <hamfest@ve2ums. ca>; <http://www.ve2ums.ca>. (Talk-in VE2RXW, 146.700 [–]) Mar. 4–5, St. Patrick’s Day Hamfest & West Texas Section Convention, Midlands Lions Club, Midland, Texas. Midland ARC. Contact Joe Coldewey, KK5ZG, phone 432-697-7846, e-mail <kk5zg@caprok.net>; <http://hamfest.w5qgg.org>. (Talk-in 147.30+; exams Saturday at 1 PM) Mar. 11–12, Charlotte Hamfest & Computer Fair, Charlotte Merchandise Mart, Charlotte, North Carolina. Info telephone 704-948-7373; e-mail <hamfest@w4bfb.org>; <www.w4bfb.org/hamfest.html>. (Talk-in 145.29 [–600 kHz]; exams) See us at the CQ Booth. Mar. 18, Charleston (WV) Hamfest & Computer Show, Coonskin Armory, Charleston, West Virginia. Contact Jim Damron, N8TMW, e-mail <n8tmw@arrl.net>. (Talk-in 145.35; exams 12:30) Mar. 19, Coontoocook Valley RC (K1BKE) Hamfest, Henniker Community School, Henniker, New Hampshire. Contact Jim McElroy, NS1E, 603-428-7436. (Talk-in 146.895 using call W1CPL; exams 9 AM, preregistration requested but not required, exam contact Al Bardwell, NS1O, 603-228-1407) Mar. 18, Kennehoochee ARC Hamfest, Jim R. Miller Park, Marietta, Georgia. Contact Will Peters, WB4BRA, 770-642-7741, or e-mail <w4bti@arrl.net>; <www.w4bti.org>. (Talk-in 146.880 [–] PL 100; exams) Mar. 25, Columbus ARC Hamfest, Bartholomew County 4H Fairgrounds, State Rd. 11 SW of Columbus, Indiana. Contact Marion Winterberg, WD9HTN, phone 812-342-4670, e-mail <carc_in@yahoo.com>. (Talk-in 146.790/146.190, PL 100; exams 11 AM, walk-ins okay, contact Dave Wendt, KA9OOH, phone 317-881-6531, e-mail <veteam@midstatehams.org>) Mar. 25–26, Greater Baltimore Hamboree & Computerfest, Maryland State Fairgrounds, Timonium, Maryland. Info telephone 410-426-3378; <www.gbhc.org>. See us at the CQ Booth. Click here to return to the February 2006 Highlights page Click here to return to the March 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. |