Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Amateur Radio Special Event Stations

Amateur radio special event stations, present an excellent opportunity for hams and shortwave listeners, to add colorful cards and certificates to their QSL collection.
Gayle Van Horn



Castle DXpedition
June 16
WCA & UCFA pedition EM7UT from Arsenal, Kievo-Pechorskaya Fortress!
- Serge UR7UT will be active on the 16th and 17th of June 2012 and participate in WCW-2012 from Arsenal, Kievo-Pechorskaya Fortress, WCA: UR-00066, UCFA: KV-001, URDA: KV-06, WW loc. KO50gk. He plans to work as EM7UT. QSL via UR7UT, bureau or direct. 73 & 11! [tnx info UR7UT](ICPO/Andrew-RN1CW)

Special Event Stations
June 12-26 City of Kitchener's 100th Anniversary
0000-2359, CK3/CJ3, Kitchener, ON. Municipality . 50.140 28.400 14.070 7.077 MHz. QSL. Richard Goetze, 105 Fairfield Ave, Kitchener, ON N2H 6C2, CANADA. The call sign prefix of CJ3 is for use with the operator’s suffix holding VA3 call signs, and the CK3 prefix is for operators with the VE3 call sign. Prefixes may be used by any amateur in the Region of Waterloo, Ontario. Expect participating stations in all HF bands operating many different modes. The main frequencies are as planned for the trustee station CK3ZUP: 40m Feld Hell; 20m PSK; 10m USB; 6m USB. QSL via. SASE (and $2 dollars if out side Canada). Note: US stamps not usable in Canada. ck3zup@gmail.com

June 15 - July 15 100th Anniversary of the C.W. Parker Carousel at the Burnaby Village Museum 0000-2359, CG7CWPC, Burnaby, BC. Burnaby Amateur Radio Club. 21.250 14.175 7.225 3.775 MHz. QSL. Via ARRL bureau or direct to Eric Stapleton, VE7EES, 128 - 4111 Hastings St, Burnaby, BC V5C 6T7, CANADA. www.ve7bar.org

June 15-24 - Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure/Field Day
0800-1800, W8O, New Vienna, OH. Highland and Clinton Counties Amateur Radio Associations. 7.255 MHz. QSL. John Levo, 21 Highland Drive, Hillsboro, OH 45133. To recognize the Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure as it passes through Highland and Clinton Counties, Ohio, during the week leading to Field Day.

June 16-17 - Delmarva Chicken Festival
1400-0000, K3C, Salisbury, MD. Peninsula Radio Operators Society. 14.240 7.182 MHz QSL. Delmarva Chicken Festival, PO Box 1077, Salisbury, MD 21802. Celebrating Delmarva Poultry Industry www.delmarvapros.i8.com Newington Amateur Radio League NARLFEST

June 16 - Newington Amateur Radio League
1200-1800, NA1RL, Newington, CT. 28.450 24.950 14.250 7.250 MHz. QSL. Richard Lawrence, KB1DMX, 335 Lloyd St, Newington, CT 06111.

June 16 - Simi Valley History Day
0500-1300, W6SVS, Simi Valley, CA. Simi Settlers Amateur Radio Club. 14.255 14.045 7.260 MHz. QSL. Simi Settlers ARC, PO Box 2125, Simi Valley, CA 93065. Simi Valley Strathearn Park History Day www.simihistory.com . www.simisettlers.org

June 16 - 17 - The War of 1812 Kickoff
1800-1900, W3FT, Reisterstown, MD. Baltimore Amateur Radio Club. 21.360 14.285 7.181 3.840 MHz. QSL. Baltimore Amateur Radio Club, C/O W3FT, 12360 Owings Mills Blvd, Reisterstown, MD 21136. This event is in preparation for the 2014 celebration we are planning for the Battle of Baltimore. We are starting off by celebrating the Bi-Centennial of the WAR of 1812 The Blue Angels will be flying over the Baltimore Harbor and the Tall Ships have started to come into ports here. We will run as many bands as we safely can depending on the conditions. As you work us we will announce if we are on 10M, 6M, & 2M. www.w3ft.com

June 18-July 2 - KWARC 90th Anniversary
1201-2359, VC390IC, Kitchener Waterloo, ON. Kitchener Waterloo Amateur Radio Club. 3.760 MHz. QSL. Gord Gibson, 102 Grand River Blvd, Kitchener, ON N2A 2T1, CANADA. We will be communicating on a vintage Viking Pacemaker transmitter/Gonset G63 receiver on SSB - 40 and 80 meters bands. Other equipment will be use on higher frequencies. QSL via. SASE (and $2 dollars if out side Canada). Note: US stamps not usable in Canada. www.kwarc.org

June 21 - Pony Express Reride
1400-2100, W0KY, Kearney, NE. Midway Amateur Radio Club. 14.280 7.280 MHz. Certificate. Midway ARC, PO Box 1231, Kearney, NE 68848. www.w0ky.kearney.net

June 22-24 - 100th Anniversary of the Grotto of the Redemption
1600-1800, W0G, West Bend, IA. Bernard E. Lewiston, KB0L. 21.320 14.250 MHz. QSL. Bernie Lewiston, PO Box 432, West Bend, IA 50597. June 22: 16:00 - 20:00 UTC June 23: 16:00- 18:00 UTC June 24: 18:00 - 22:00 UTC www.qrz.com/db/KB0L

June 22 -24 - 100th Anniversary of the Grotto of the Redemption
1600-1800, W0G, West Bend, IA. Bernard E. Lewiston, KB0L. 21.320 14.250 MHz. QSL. Bernie Lewiston, PO Box 432, West Bend, IA 50597. June 22: 16:00 - 20:00 UTC June 23: 16:00- 18:00 UTC June 24: 18:00 - 22:00 UTC www.qrz.com/db/KB0L
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