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Via the RSGB: Take part in YOTA at the RSGB National Radio Centre
Via the RSGB: Also in GB2RS this weekβ¦
via Amateur Radio Daily: Reading Railroad Special Event September 21
via Amateur Radio Daily: Villa Rica Gold Rush Special Event
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1333 β Full Version
- This Week in Amateur Radio
- PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1333 β Truncated 1-hour version
PODCAST: This Week in Amateur Radio Edition #1333 β Truncated 1-hour version
Via the RSGB: Remember to call in to the CHOTA stations on Saturday
The Operation Market Garden Special Event Station
Ham radio operators to work from Blennerhassett Island (West Virginia)
via Amateur Radio Daily: Ohio State Parks On The Air
The Operation Market Garden Special Event Station
via Amateur Radio Daily: Route 66 On The Air 2024
Celebrate the 25th Year of Route 66 on the Air September 7-15, 2024
Now that 13 Colonies is over, many hams will shift gears to go full throttle for an operating event that, in the words of songwriter Bobby Troup, will let you βget your kicksβ on a bygone and beloved highway that still inspires worshippers of the open road.
Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2024, Route 66 on the Air is a nostalgic blast from the past for operators who will once again attempt to reach special stations along the historic highway, which covered 2,448 miles from Chicago, IL to Santa Monica, CA. Opened in 1926 and fully paved in 1938, the route was known for its offbeat roadside attractions, thrilling landscapes, and legions of drivers who traveled its skid-marked path in search of Americaβor perhaps the perfect cheeseburger and milkshake.
Route 66 was removed from the U.S. Highway System in 1985.
Troupβs popular 1946 rhythm and blues song, recorded by the likes of Nat King Cole and the Rolling Stones, mentions a travelog of stops along the route, including Oklahoma City, OK; Amarillo, TX; Flagstaff, AZ; Kingman, AZ; Barstow, CA; and San Bernardino, CAβall cities that will be represented by local clubs during the Route 66 on the Air event, which runs from September 7-15, 2024.
Find the complete list of 23 special event stations and rules at the Citrus Belt Amateur Radio Club (San Bernardino), W6JBT, website. Per the website, the event was started by the Northern Arizona DX Association and taken over a couple of years later by the Citrus Belt club.
Sound like fun?
Get your station ready for future events like Route 66 on the Air at DXEngineering.com, where youβll find transceivers, antennas, and everything you need to reach stations from California to Illinois and beyond.
Plus, visit SummitRacing.com for the Route 66 Chevy T-Shirt, Route 66 LED Off The Wall Sign, Route 66 Neon Sign, Route 66 Jigsaw Puzzle, and more.
Summit Racing is DX Engineeringβs parent company.
The post Celebrate the 25th Year of Route 66 on the Air September 7-15, 2024 appeared first on OnAllBands.
Via the RSGB: GB2RS News Script for 1 September 2024
via Amateur Radio Daily: K4A 9-11 Remembering Our Heroes Special Event
Another βNautical themedβ post
This certificate arrived via email this afternoon. Go back in the βWayback Machineβ to early June for the background info.
Thanks to the 100 operators who got in my log when I activated the SS Keewatin for the first time from its new home in Kingston.
See you in June 2025 from the ship using the call VA3VGC
73bob
Another βNautical themedβ post
This certificate arrived via email this afternoon. Go back in the βWayback Machineβ to early June for the background info.
Thanks to the 100 operators who got in my log when I activated the SS Keewatin for the first time from its new home in Kingston.
See you in June 2025 from the ship using the call VA3VGC
73bob
Upcoming Parks on the Air (POTA) event
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This weekend is the Summer Support your Parks event. Basically get on the air and Hunt Activators from the comfort of your shack and/or Activate some parks and let the Hunters find you.
Below is a βCut N Paste from the POTA Website
Support Your Parks
This event happens seasonally, on the 3rd full weekend of the month (Saturday & Sunday UTC). These are βactivity weekendsβ where the main purpose is to get out in the parks, and have as much fun as possible.
- Winter β 3rd Full Weekend of January. January 18-19, 2025
- Spring β 3rd Full Weekend of April. April 19-20, 2025
- Summer β 3rd Full Weekend of July. July 20-21, 2024
- Autumn β 3rd Full Weekend of October. October 19-20, 2024
For myself the plan (remember plans can change without notice) is to spend some time on Friday night as a hunter and then on Saturday as an activator spread some RF out in a couple of the local Kingston Parks.
The below map shows the local parks (Yellow Dot)
If the band conditions co operate I hope to hear you on the air and also get you in my log.
Keep an eye on the POTA Spots pages
73bob