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Announcements: May 2002 |
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April 2002 Hamfests and Special Events Announcements • Connecticut QSO Party – Sponsored by the Candlewood ARA, 2000Z May 4 to 2000Z May 5 with rest period 0400– 1200Z. Phone, CW, RTTY, work stations once per band and mode, mobiles as they cross county lines. No repeater QSOs. Single op, fixed/mobile, Novice, QRP (5W), multi-single, multi-multi plus Connecticut club competition. CT stations may contact other CT stations for QSO/ multiplier credit. CT stations exchange report and county; others report and state/province/ DXCC country. Non CT stations work CT stations only. SSB 1.860, 3.915, 7.280, 14.280, 21.380, 28.380; CW 40 kHz up from lower band edges; Novices 25 kHz up from low end; VHF 50.150, 144.200, 146.580; RTTY/ PSK31/Digital normal RTTY bands. All bands except WARC count. Score 1 point per phone QSO, 2 points per CW or RTTY/ Digital QSO. QSOs with club station W1QI and ARRL HQ W1AW count 5 points. CT stations multiply QSO points by states/ provinces/CT counties worked (DX only one multiplier); others multiply by CT counties worked (work CT stations only). Plaques and certificates (100 point min.). Special certificate for working all eight CT counties. Send entry and SASE for results by June 5 to CARA, P.O. Box 3441, Danbury, CT 06813-3441. • Armed Forces Day Anniversary - May 11, 2002. Military/Amateur Crossband Communications Test. Complete details and frequencies can be found at www.asc.army.mil/MARS. The Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard are co-sponsoring the annual military/amateur radio communications tests in celebration of the 52nd Anniversary of Armed Forces Day. Although the actual Armed Forces Day is celebrated on Saturday, May 18, 2002, the Armed Forces Day Military/Amateur Crossband Communications Test will be conducted on May 11, 2002 (local) so as not to conflict with the Dayton Hamvention which is on the same weekend (17-19 May, 2002) as the actual Armed Forces Day. • Oregon QSO Party – Sponsored by the Central Oregon DX Club, 1400Z May 11 to 0200Z May 12. Oregon stations work everyone; others work OR stations only. Works stations once per band/mode, mobile again as they cross county lines. No repeater QSOs. One point per SSB QSO, 2 points CW QSO. Score: Multiply QSO points by OR counties worked (max. 36); OR stations multiply QSO points by OR counties/states/provinces/DXCC countries. Fifty bonus points for working special Oregon QSO Party station K7O; 100 bonus points for working Central Oregon DX Club station K7ZZZ. Suggested freqs.: CW 1815, 3540, 7040, 14040, 21040, 28040; SSB 1855, 3900, 7240, 14280, 21390, 28390. Awards. Send logs by June 10 to: Oregon QSO Party, c/o K9QAM, 23083 Maverick Lane, Bend, OR 97701. Commputer logs to: <k4xu@arrl.net>. •The following Special Event stations are scheduled for May: K2BSA/1, from Extravaganza Camporee, Hamonasset State Park, Madison, Connecticut; 0000Z May 11 to 1200Z May 12 all bands on worldwide Scouting freqs. QSL with large SASE for certificate and QSL to Bruce Backer, WT1R, 272 Charles Court, Orange, CT 06477. W1ACT, from Martha’s Vinyard (IOTA NA-046), Massachusetts, Weekend Expedition; 1300Z May 4 to 1700Z May 5 HF, VHF, UHF, and satellite. Send QSL/ SASE to Mark Dieterich, N2PGD, 23 Naomi St., Bristol, RI 02089. W1FN, from Armed Forces Day 2002, White River Junction, Vermont; 1400– 2000Z May 18 on phone 28.360, 21.360, 14.260, 7.260; CW 21.150, 7.115. QSL (SASE) or certificate (9¥12 SASE). QSL to Karl Zuege, KB1DSB, 2176 Drake Road, Bomoseen, VT 05732 (e-mail: <kb1dsb@arrl.net>). K2BAR, from Aviation Hall of Fame & Museum, Teterboro, New Jersey; 1500– 2200Z May 11 on 10, 15, 20 meters, plus 146.580 FM simplex. For 81/2 ¥ 11 certificate send QSL and SASE to Jim Joyce, K2BAR, 286 Ridgewood Blvd., Washington Township, NJ 07676. W2CVT, from Samuel F. B. Morse home, Poughkeepsie, New York; 1400– 2000Z May 4 on 7.125, 14.250, 21.125, 28.110. Send QSL and 9¥12 SASE ($0.57) to Don Stein, W2PTF, 3 Little Rd., Wappingers Falls, NY 12590. W2GLQ, Nutley ARS from Edison Historical Labs, West Orange, New Jersey; May 4 and 5, 8 AM to 5 PM in General portion of 10–40 meter band. For QSL, send QSL and SASE to Nutley ARS, 169 Chestnut St., Nutley, NJ 07110. W2Q, from PCARA QRP Special Event, Peekskill, New York; 1300–2100Z May 4 on 28.350, 21.350, 14.280, 7.240. For certificate send QSL and SASE to PCARA, P.O. Box 32, Crompond, NY 10517. 3-land, from Chestertown Tea Party of 1774 commemoration, Kent ARS; 1400– 2100Z May 25 on 7040, 7240, 14240, 28340. For certificate send 10¥13 SASE to Paul Gerhardt, K3PG, 313 Chesterfield Ave., Centreville, MD 21617. NC4ZO, from North Carolina Zoo; 1300– 2000Z May 4 on 28.400, 21.320, 14.240, 7.240 ±QRM. For certificate send $1.00 and QSL to Randolph ARC, 6747 King Mt. Rd., Asheboro, NC 27205. WC7O, from Mt. St. Helens Memorial Event Station, Cascade ARS; May 18 in the General portion of most bands. For more info contact <K7DXR@msn.com>. W8YAF, from Memorial Day Special Event, Yankee Air Force Museum, Willow Run Airport, Belleville, Michigan; 1200– 2000Z May 27; SSB 7.270 ±QRM. For certificate send QSL and 9¥12 SASE to Frank Nagy, N8BIB, 24315 Waltz Rd., New Boston, MI 48164-9167. Ø-land, St. Cloud (Minnesota) ARC 80th anniversary celebration, 24 hours beginning 1800Z May 25 on SSB up from 1.870, 3.890, 7.230, 14.290, 21.390, 28.420 MHz. For certificate send QSL and SASE to WØSV, 401 N. 4th Street. Waite Park, MN 56387.
•These hamfests are slated for May: May 4, 2002 Owego Hamfest, Tioga County’s Marvin Park Fairgrounds, New York. Contact BARA, P.O. Box 853, Binghamton, NY 13902-0853; <http:// www.wtsn.binghamton. edu/bara> . (Talk-in 146.76; exams 8 AM school next door) May 4, Wexaukee ARC Amateur Radio & Computer Swapmeet, Cadillac Junior High School, Cadillac, Michigan. Contact Alton McConnel, 231-862-3774 evenings, 231-779-6215 days, e-mail: <nu8l@arrl.net) . (Talk-in 146.98; exams 10:30 AM, must preregister, starting at 8:30 AM) May 5, DeKalb Hamfest, Sandwich Fairgrounds, Sandwich, Illinois. Contact Bob Yurs, W9ICU, 815-895-3310; e-mail: <bob@w9icu.com>; <http://www.qsl.net/wa9cjn> . (Talk-in 146.73–, 146.52) May 5, Greater Hagerstown Area Hamfest, Washington County Agricultural Center, near Hagerstwon, Maryland. Contact Carl Morris, WN3DUG, phone 717-267-3411; e-mail: <wn3dug@arrl.net> ; <www.qsl.net/w3cwc> . (Exams 1 PM) May 11, AARG Hamfest & Auction, Fredericksburg Fireman Park, Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania. Contact Neil Shatto, N3JQM, 717-469-7357; e-mail: <n3jqm@juno.com> ; <http://www.aa3rg. org> . (Talk-in 146.640) May 17–19, Dayton Hamvention®, Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio. May 11, Reno Spring Ham Swap, KNPB Television Station, University of Reno, Nevada. Contact Glen Haggard, KK7IH, 775-673-6401; <kk7ih@nvrams. org> . (Talk-in 147.060+; exams contact W7FD, 775-851-1176, e-mail: <dfree1@ worldnet.att.net>) May 11, RI Amateur FM Repeater Service Fleamarket & Auction, VFW Post 6342, Forestdale, Rhode Island. Contact Rick Fairweather, K1KYI, 401-725-7507 (7–8 PM only); e-mail: <k1kyi@ arrl.net>. (Talk-in 146.74) May 26, Maryland FM Assn. Hamfest, Howard County Fairgrounds, West Friendship, Maryland. Contact Mike, W3IP, 410-923-3829. (Talk-in 146.76, 224.76, 444.00) May 26, Chicago ARC Hamfest, DeVry University, Chicago, Illinois, Contact Melissa Meneely, KB9QWZ, 773-908-0518, or Dean Woodman, NB9Z, 708-331-7764; e-mail: <carc_inc@hotmail.com>; web: <www.chicagoarc.com>.
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