|
Announcements: February 2002 |
|
March 2002 Hamfests and Special Events Announcements New Hampshire QSO Party - Sponsored by the ARRL of New Hampshire; 0000Z Feb. 2 to 2400Z Feb. 3, 2002 on 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10 meters plus VHF/UHF. Operate a total of 24 hours of the 48-hour contest. Classes: Single Transmitter QRP (less than 5 watts), Low Power (150 watts or less), High Power (over 150 watts), Multi-Transmitter QRP, Low Power and High Power. New Hampshire stations send RST and county; others send RST/ state/province. DX stations send RST/ serial number. Use of repeaters not allowed. Stations may be worked once per band per mode. Count one point per phone QSO, two points per digital QSO. Multipliers: NH stations—49 states, 10 NH counties, 13 Canadian provinces, 1 DX country; Non-NH stations—number of NH (10) counties worked. Suggested frequencies: CW—1.810, 3.535, 7.035, 14.035, 21.035, 28.035; Phone—1.875, 3.935, 3.950, 7.235, 14.280, 21.380, 28.390. Send logs postmarked no later than March 31, 2002 to NH-ARRL, P.O. Box 119, Goffstown, NH 03045-0119, or e-mail to <arrl@nhradio.org>. For more information and software go to <www. nhradio.org/nh-qso>. North Carolina QSO Party – Sponsored by The Forsyth ARC, 1700Z Feb. 23 to 0300Z Feb. 24, 2002 (10 hours). There have been rule changes. For full details go to <http://www.w4nc.org>. WA5DTK Special Event – From commemoration of the siege days at the Alamo, Round Rock, Texas; 0001Z Feb. 23 to 2359Z Mar. 6, 2002 on 7.265, 14.265, 21.265, 28.465. QSL to Barry Brewer, WA5DTK, 603 Broken Bow Dr., Round Rock, TX 78681-7401; e-mail: <wa5dtk@ arrl.net>. Special Event from U.P. 200 Sled Dog Championship – The Hiawatha ARA of Marquette County, Michigan will operate special event station K8LOD from race headquarters in conjunction with the 13th annual U.P. 200 from 2000Z Feb. 15 through 200Z Feb. 17 in the General portion of the HF bands. For a certificate send 9x12 SASE to Rich Schwenke, N8GBA, 21 Smith Lane, Marquette, MI 49855.
The following hamfests are scheduled for February: Feb. 2, Charleston Hamfest, Stall High School, North Charleston, South Carolina. Contact Jenny Myers, WA4NGV, 843-747-2324; e-mail: <brycemyers@aol.com>. (Talk-in on 146.79, 145.25, 147.045) Feb. 3, Hiawatha ARA Swap & Shop, Negaunee Township Hall, Negaunee, Michigan. Contact John, N8RSE, 906-228-9417, e-mail: <n8rse@chartermi.net>; or Bob, N8PKN, 906-226-9782, e-mail: <n8pkn@aol.com>. (Talk-in 147.27) Feb. 3, Northern Ohio ARS Winterfest 2002, Gargus Hall, Lorain, Ohio. Contact John Schaaf, K8JWS, 216-696-5709; e-mail: <noars@qsl.net>; or write to NOARS Winterfest, P.O. Box 432, Elyria, OH 44036-0432. (Free pancake breakfast 8–11 AM; Talk-in on 146.700–, 444.800+) Feb. 4, West Valley ARC Equipment Auction, St. Clement of Rome Catholic Church Social Hall, Sun City, Arizona. Contact WVARC, P.O. Box 1573, Sun City, AZ 85372 (phone 623-214-8136; e-mail: <w9jif@juno.com>). (Talk-in 147.30+, 162.2 Hz PL) Feb. 9, Cherryland ARC Swap-n-Shop, Immaculate Conception Middle School, Traverse City, Michigan. Call Joe, W8TVT, 231-947-8555; or Chuck, W8SGR, 231-946-5312. (Exams; Talk-in 146.86) Feb. 9–10, Dixiefest 2002, Shelby County Building, Middle South Fairgrounds, Memphis, Tennessee. Contact Ben, KU4AW, 901-372-8031; or Melinda, KE4DXN, 901-744-1737; on the web: <www.dixiefest.org>. (Riley Hollingsworth forum plus others; exams) Feb. 10, Richmond Frostfest 2002, The Showplace, Mechanicsville Tpke., Richmond, Virginia. Contact Frostfest 2002, P.O. Box 14828, Richmond, VA 23221-0828 (804-790-0077, opt. 4); web: <www.frostfest.com>. (Talk-in 146.88) Feb. 16, Salem Hamfair, Polk County Fairgrounds, Salem, Oregon. Contact Larry Quiring, KC7NOS, 503-585-8897; e-mail: <kc7nos@juno.com>; web: <http:// www.qsl.net/w7sra/sraflyer.htm>. Feb. 16, AARC Fleamarket, Marlborough Middle School, Marlborough, Massachusetts. Contact AARC, P.O. Box 258, Marlborough, MA 01752; website at <http://www.N1EM.org>. Feb. 23, LaPorte ARC Cabin Fever Hamfest, LaPorte Civic Auditorium, LaPorte, Indiana. Contact Neil Straub, WZ9N, P.O. Box 30, LaPorte, IN 46352 (phone 219-324-7525; e-mail: <nstraub@ worldkey.net>; web: <www.geocities. com/K9JSI/>. (Talk-in 146.52, 146.61–, PL 131.8) Feb. 23, Northern Vermont Winter Hamfest/ARRL Vermont State Convention, Milton High School, Milton, Vermont. Contact W1SJ, 802-879-6589; e-mail: <w1sj@arrl.net>; <http://www.ranv.org>. (Exams at 9 AM and 1 PM; Talk-in 145.15, 146.67) Feb. 24, Winter LIMARC Hamfair & Electronics Show, Levittown Hall, Hicksville, Long Island, New York. Contact Rich Rosner, N2STU, 631-563-1859; e-mail: <hamfest@limarc.org>; on web: <http:// www.limarc.org>. (Exams 10 AM; Talk-in 146.85) Feb. 24, Cuyahoga Falls ARC Hamfest, Electronic, & Computer Show, Emidios Party Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Contact Ted Sarah, W8TTS, 330-688-2013; e-mail: <w8tts@arrl.net>.
Use the link below to view the next months announcements
March 2002 Hamfests and Special Events _________________ © Copyright 2002, 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.
|