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Announcements: May 2007 |
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Announcements Nevada QSO Party – This event will be Saturday May 12 from 0001–2359Z on 160–6 meters (excluding WARC bands), CW, SSB, and RTTY. Suggested frequencies: CW up 15 kHz from the bottom of the General portion of the bands; SSB up 25 kHz from the bottom of the General portion of the bands. Exchange: Nevada stations, county + RS(T); other stations, state, province, or DXCC + RS(T). Scoring: Nevada stations, QSOs ¥ (states + provinces + DXCC); other stations, QSOs ¥ (# different Nevada counties). For more details go to: <http://nv.arrl.org/NQP/>.
• The following special event stations are scheduled for May: N2M, from air show at “America’s First Defense Airport,” Millville, New Jersey; Thunderbolts ARC; 1300–2200Z May 26–27 on 145.550, 14.265, 7.265, 14.070 MHz PSK. For certificate send QSL and SASE to KB2OLT – Thunderbolts ARC, 356 Briar Drive, Millville, NJ 08332. (www.thunderboltsarc.com) W4J, from 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, Williamsburg/Jamestown, Virginia; Williamsburg Area ARC; 1330– 2030Z May 12–13 on 7.261, 14.250, 18.150, 21.350 MHz. For certificate send QSL and SASE to Russell Chandler, KU4FP, 132 Druid Drive, Williamsburg, VA. (Certificate for working all three special event stations for WAARC, including Jamestown, Colonial Williamsburg, and Yorktown Battlefield: <www.qsl/net/waarc>.) W6Y, from Yolo Boy Scout Camporee, Nelson’s Grove, near Woodland, California; Yolo District Boy Scouts and Yolo ARS; 0300Z May 5 to 0700Z May 6 on 14.290, 7.190, 3.940 MHz SSB, plus 440.450 MHz, IRLP 5750 or Echolink 107315. For QSL send QSL and SASE to Bill Ragsdale, K6KN, P.O. Box 1500, Woodland, CA 95776. (http://yolobsa.editme.com/W6Y) W6KA, from 50th anniversary of the Pasadena Radio Club, Pasadena, California; 1600–2200Z May 26 on 28.400, 21.300, 14.270, or 2.270 MHz (whichever has the best opening), plus 145.180– (PL 156.7). For certificate send QSL and SASE to Peter Fogg, KA6RJF, c/o Pasadena Radio Club, P.O. Box 282, Altadena, CA 91103-0282. W8VP, from Hopalong Cassidy Museum, Cambridge, Ohio; Cambridge ARA; 1400–2200Z May 5 on 7.235 MHz ±5 and 14.260 MHz ±5. QSL to Cambridge ARC, Box 303, Cambridge, OH 43725-0303. W8YAF, from observance of Memorial Day, Yankee Air Museum Air Park, Belleville, Michigan; 1200–2000Z May 28 on 7.270 MHz. For QSL send QSL and SASE to Frank Nagy, N8BIB, 24315 Waltz Road, New Boston, MI 48164-9167.
• The following hamfests, etc., are slated for May: May 4–5, New England Amateur Radio Festival & Fleamarket (NEAR-fest), Deerfield Fairgrounds, Deerfield, New Hampshire, celebrating the “Golden Age” of amateur radio. For details go to: <http://near-fest.com/>. (Exams) May 4–6, Emcommwest 2007, Atlantis Resort & Hotel, Reno, Nevada. Contact via e-mail: <info@emcommwest.org>; <http://www. emcommwest.org/>. (Exams Saturday 9 AM to noon) May 5, Binghamton ARA (BARA) Hamfest, Tioga Fairgrounds, Owego, New York. Contact Jim Lawson, KC2JED, e-mail: <jwlawson@stny.rr.com>, phone 607-797-1583; <http://www.wtsn.binghamton.edu/bara/>. (Talk-in 146.760) May 5, Ozaukee Radio Club Swapfest, Circle B Recreation Center, Cedarburg, Wisconsin. Contact Gene Szudrowitz, KBØVJP, phone 262-377-6793; <www.ozaukeeradioclub.org>. (Talk-in 146.97 [PL 127.3]) May 5, 45th Annual Cadillac Swap, Cadillac Junior High School, Cadillac, Michigan. Contact Alton McConnmell, e-mail: <nu8l@arrl.net>, phone 231-876-1485. (Exams) May 6, Lake Maggiore Swapmeet/Tailgate, Lake Maggiore Park, St. Petersburg, Florida. Contact leslie Johnson, WA4EEZ, e-mail: <wa4eez@verizon.net>; <www.qsl.net/w4gac>. (Talk-in 147.060+) May 18–20, Dayton Hamvention®, Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio. For more information, call 937-276-6930; <www.hamvention.org>; and see the Hamvention® ad on p. 36 of this issue of CQ. The annual SouthWest Ohio DX Assn. sponsored DX Dinner will be Friday evening, May 18, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel; for more information, go to: <http://www.swodxa.com>, or e-mail: <k4zle@yahoo.com>. The annual Contest Dinner will be Saturday evening, May 19, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel; for more information and tickets go to: <http://www.contestdinner.com>. See us at the CQ Booth. May 20, North Hills Radio Club Hamfest, Bella Vista High School, Sacramento, California. Contact Carl Schultz, WF6J, e-mail: <k6is@ arrl.net>, phone 916-366-7408; <http://www.k6is.org>. (Talk-in 145.190– [162.2 Hz]) May 26, Bergen ARA Spring Hamfest, Westwood Regional Jr/Sr High School, Washington Township, New Jersey. Contact Jim Joyce, K2ZO, e-mail:<k2zo@arrl.net>, phone 201-664-6725. (Talk-in 146.19/79 [PL 141.3]; exams 8–10 AM) Click here to return to the April 2007 Highlights page Click here to return to the May 2007 Highlights page ______ © Copyright 2007, 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. |