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October 2008

Oct 1-Oct 6, 2200Z-0500Z, Cleveland, OH. NASA Glenn Amateur Radio Club, NA8SA. 50th Anniversary of the beginning of NASA operations. 14.280 7.280 3.880 1.880. QSL. NASA Glenn Amateur Radio Club Lewis Field, 21000 Brookpark Rd, MS 8-1, Cleveland, OH 44135-3191. www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/Clubs/NA8SA

Oct 1-Oct 31, 0100Z-2359Z, All call areas. North American QRP CW Club, N3A. North American QRP CW Club Fourth Anniversary. All QRP frequencies. Certificate. Tom Mitchell, WY3H, 210 Garretts Run Rd, Kittanning, PA 16201. Certificate and QSL available. wy3h@arrl.net or www.arm-tek.net/~yoel

Oct 2, 1400Z-1900Z, New York City, NY. USS Intrepid Sea*Air*Space Museum & FCM Assoc, WA3KEY. USS Intrepid under tow back to its new pier in Manhattan. 14.252 7.243. Certificate. Norman Drechsel, PO Box 498, Quakertown, PA 18951. The USS Intrepid will be on the air during its tow past the Statue of Liberty and a tribute at Ground Zero. www.wa3key.com/events.html

Oct 3-Oct 5, 2200Z-2200Z, Buffalo, OK. Great Bison Amateur Radio Group, W5HFZ. Buffalo Annual Homecoming Celebration. 28.400 14.322 7.230 3.918. QSL. Luke Kunkel, KE5NWW, PO Box 87, Buffalo, OK 73834. www.geocities.com/great.bison

Oct 3-Oct 13, 1500Z-0000Z, Albuquerque, NM. High Desert Amateur Radio Club of New Mexico, Inc, W5B. Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta 2008. 21.300 14.260 7.235. QSL. High Desert Amateur Radio Club of New Mexico Inc., 6299 Wildflower Pass Dr NE, Rio Rancho, NM 87144. www.nm5hd.com

Oct 4, 1300Z-1700Z, Anamosa, IA. Jones County Amateur Radio Club, WØCWP. 20th Annual Anamosa Pumpkinfest, pumpkin capital of Iowa. 14.260 +/- QRM. Certificate. Jones County Amateur Radio Club, 304 S Ford St, Anamosa, IA 52205. pumpkinfest.anamosachamber.org or www.qsl.net/kc0lgb/index.html

Oct 4, 1300Z-2000Z, Radioville, IN. Starke County Amateur Radio Club, W9JOZ. Radioville is the town that never was. 21.350 14.250 7.225 146.520. QSL. Starke County Amateur Radio Club, 7495 South 500 West, North Jundson, IN 46366. w9joz.org

Oct 4, 1400Z-2200Z, Forest, VA. Lynchburg Amateur Radio Club, N4J. Archeology Open House at Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest. 21.360 14.260 7.260 14.070 PSK. QSL. Dick Hiner, 3977 Waugh Switch Rd, Big Island, VA 24526. www.k4cq.net

Oct 4, 1400Z-2200Z, Kings Mountain, NC. Cleveland County Amateur Radio Service, NA4CC. Battle of Kings Mountain. 28.350 14.250. Certificate. Cleveland County Amateur Radio Service, PO Box 864, Shelby, NC 28151. www.ccarsnc.org

Oct 4, 1400Z-2000Z, Robbinsville, NC. Smoky Mountains Amateur Radio Team, N4GSM. Opening of Cherohala Skyway. 14.242 7.242. QSL. SMART, PO Box 983, Robbinsville, NC 28771-0983. trliving@hotmail.com

Oct 4-Oct 5, 0000Z-2359Z, Holtsville, NY. Symbol Technologies Amateur Radio Club, WB2MOT. Celebrating Motorola's 80th Anniversary. 28.410 14.310 14.070 7.280. Certificate. STARC, Mail Stop B-19, One Motorola Plaza, Holtsville, NY 11742. www.jsconsulting.com/starc

Oct 4-Oct 5, 0000Z-2359Z, Libertyville, IL. Motorola Amateur Radio Club, KM0TO. Celebrating Motorola's 80th Anniversary. 21.350 14.310 7.280 3.860. Certificate. Motorola Amateur Radio Club, 1931 Prarie Square #211, Schaumburg, IL 60173-4130. www.qsl.net/k9mot/activities/80.html

Oct 4-Oct 5, 0000Z-2359Z, Plantation, FL. Motorola Amateur Radio Club, W4MOT. Celebrating Motorola's 80th Anniversary. 14.310 14.045 7.280 7.035. Certificate. Motorola Amateur Radio Club, Room 2200, 8000 West Sunrise Blvd, Plantation, FL 33322-4104. w4mot.org

Oct 4-Oct 5, 0000Z-2359Z, Schaumburg, IL. Motorola Amateur Radio Club, K9MOT. Celebrating Motorola's 80th anniversary. 21.350 14.310 7.280 3.860. Certificate. Motorola Amateur Radio Club, 1931 Prarie Square #211, Schaumburg, IL 60173-4130. www.qsl.net/k9mot/activities/80.html

Oct 4-Oct 5, 1400Z-2200Z, Daytona Beach, FL. Daytona Beach Amateur Radio Association, K4BV. Celebrating DBARA's 50th Anniversary. 14.270 14.070 7.270 7.070. Certificate. DBARA, PO Box 9852, Daytona Beach, FL 32120-9852. QSL and certificate available. dbara.org

Oct 4-Oct 5, 1500Z-2100Z, Middletown, RI. Newport County Radio Club, W1SYE. Norman Bird Sanctuary Harvest Fair. 14.265 7.250 3.940. Certificate. Newport County Radio Club, Box 3103, Newport, RI 02840. Emphasis on family and Emcom. www.w1sye.org

Oct 4-Oct 5, 1500Z-2200Z, Pittsburgh, PA. Bob Mente (Rotarians of Amateur Radio), K3R. Public demonstration of amateur radio under FD 1E conditions. 14.330 14.245 7.195 7.100. QSL. Bob Mente, 305 Ewing Rd, Carnegie, PA 15106-1509. www.kb3nuq.com

Oct 5-Oct 12, 1800Z-2359Z, Cookeville, TN. York Foundation, N4Y. Sgt Alvin C. York Appreciation Week. 28.370 14.270 7.270 3.870 124.270 FM EchoLink N4ECW-R. Certificate. Dennis M. Barrett, N4ECW, 1035 E 6th St, Cookeville, TN 38501. Times are daily. n4ecw@arrl.net

Oct 6-Oct 12, 1200Z-0300Z, Alexandria, MN. Runestone Radio Club, W0W. Commemorating the Discovery of the Kensington Runestone. 21.070 14.245 7.245 3.890. Certificate. W0ALX c/o Bill Klundt, 509 Pine St S, Sauk Centre, MN 56378.

Oct 10-Oct 12, 1200Z-2200Z, Tuskegee, AL. Tuskegee Airmen Amateur Radio Net, W4T. Grand Opening of Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site. 7.228 7.100 CW 14.290. QSL. Tuskegee Airmen ARS, 2220 West Coil St, Indianapolis, IN 46260. Times are daily. na9y@arrl.net

Oct 10-Oct 12, 1800Z-1800Z, Marble Falls, TX. W5-National Wildlife Refuge Amateur Radio Club, W5NWR. National Wildlife Refuge Week, the Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge. 14.900 14.255 7.200 7.080. QSL. Mike Thomas, 5717 Puerto Vallarta Dr, N Richland Hills, TX 76180. www.nwrweek-radio.info

Oct 10-Oct 19, 0000Z-0000Z, Quincy, IL. Western Illinois Amateur Radio Club, K9L. 150th Anniversary of Lincoln Douglas Debates. 14.250 17.150 7.250. Certificate. Robert Mitchell, 6825 Gardner Expy, Quincy, IL 62305.

Oct 10-Oct 19, 2359Z-0000Z, Rockville, IN. Wabash Valley Amateur Radio Association, W9P. Parke County Covered Bridge Festival. 28.430 14.250 7.265 3.870. Certificate. W9UUU, PO Box 81, Terre Haute, IN 47808-0081. www.w9uuu.org

Oct 11, 1300Z-2000Z, Woodbridge, VA. K4 National Wildlife Refuge Amateur Radio Club, K4NWR. 2008 National Wildlife Refuge Week from Occoquan Bay NWR. 18.155 14.265 14.073. QSL. Brad Farrell, K4RT, 7423 Salford Ct, Alexandria, VA 22315. www.k4nwr.org

Oct 11, 1400Z-2300Z, Athens, TX. Athens Amateur Radio Club, K5EPH. Celebration of Blackeye Pea Fest at East Texas Arboretum. 28.410 21.410 14.260 7.230. Certificate. AARC, PO Box 1641, Athens, TX 75751. www.athensarc.org

Oct 11, 1400Z-2100Z, San Angelo, TX. San Angelo Amateur Radio Club, W5QX. 84th Anniversary of San Angelo Amateur Radio Club. 21.325 14.275 7.275. Certificate. SAARC, PO Box 4002, San Angelo, TX 76902. www.w5qx.org

Oct 11, 1400Z-2030Z, Yorktown, VA. Williamsburg Area Amateur Radio Club, K4RC. Surrender of British troops ending the American Revolution. 7.263 14.263 7.063 14.063. QSL. KU4FP - WAARC, PO Box 1470, Williamsburg, VA 23187. Certificate for working all three historic events -- Jamestown, Williamsburg, Yorktown. special.event@k4rc.net

Oct 11, 1600Z-2300Z, San Diego, CA. USS Midway CV-41 Museum Radio Room, NI6IW. US Navy Birthday in 1775. SSB 14.325 7.250 CW 14.060 7.040 BPSK 7.070-7.080 MT63 14.109 7.037 RTTY 14.080 7.080. QSL. USS Midway CV-41 Museum Radio Room, 910 N Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92101. af6ha@yahoo.com

Oct 11, 1800Z-2300Z, St. Charles, IL. Fox River Radio League, W9CEQ. 23rd Annual Scarecrow Festival. 14.265 7.265. QSL. FRRL, PO Box 673, Batavia, IL 60510. scarecrow@frrl.org or www.frrl.org

Oct 11-Oct 12, 1200Z-0000Z, Gnadenhutten, OH. TUSCO Amateur Radio Club, W8ZX. First White Child in Ohio. 28.430 14.230 7.230 3.823. Certificate. TUSCO ARC, Box 725, New Philadelphia, OH 44663. k8wfn@tusco.net or tuscoarc.org

Oct 11-Oct 12, 1500Z-2100Z, Durant, OK. Durant Amateur Repeater Association, W5I. President Eisenhower's Birth in Denison,TX. 28.355 14.250 147.39+. QSL. David Booth, K5YM, 409 Umstead Dr, Colbert, OK 74733. k5ym@yahoo.com

Oct 11-Oct 12, 1500Z-2100Z, Warren, CT. Northville Amatuer Radio Association, W1W. The 47th Warren Fall Festival in Northwest Connecticut. 21.300 14.225. Certificate. W8ZY, 32 Chapin Rd, New Milford, CT 06776. www.litchfieldhills.com/app/events/index.jsp?date=10/01/2008

Oct 11-Oct 12, 1700Z-2359Z, Corona and Norco, CA. Corona Norco Amateur Radio Club, W6PWT. Barney Oldfield Days - 1913-1915 Auto Races. 28.400 21.220 14.250 7.180. QSL. Fred Roberts, W6TKV, 5464 Peacock Ln, Riverside, CA 92505. www.w6pwt.org

Oct 11-Oct 19, 1500Z-2000Z, Newburyport, MA. Pentucket Radio Association, K1W. National Wildlife Refuge Week: 105 Years of Service. 21.310 14.265 7.240 3.880. QSL. Larry Caruso, K1LGC, 77 Whittier Rd, Haverhill, MA 01830. www.pra625.org

Oct 11-Oct 19, 1600Z-1900Z, Seney, MI. Lake Effect Amateur Radio Club, KD8DKU. National Wildlife Refuge Week -- 105 Years of Conservation. 21.295 14.295 14.070 7.295 7.095 QRS. QSL. Lake Effect ARC/NWR2008, 36 Southfork St, Marquette, MI 49855. Certificate and QSL available. www.lakeeffectarc.info/N8W-Seney

Oct 13-Oct 19, 0900Z-1600Z, Farnborough, Hampshire, ENGLAND. Farnborough & District Amateur Radio Society, GB1CODY. 100th Anniversary of the First Powered Flight in England. 14.250 7.050. QSL. All QSOs will be acknowledged. Times are daily. 0900-1200Z, 7.050; 1200-1600Z, 14.250. www.qrz.com/gb1cody

Oct 14-Oct 16, 1300Z-2100Z, Moultrie, GA. Colquitt County Ham Radio Society, K0W. 26th Annual Sunbelt Ag Exposition. 14.320 14.060 7.250. QSL. CCHRS, PO Box 815, Moultrie, GA 31776. www.wd4kow.org

Oct 16-Nov 1, 0600Z-0459Z, Uniontown, OH. Green Amateur Radio Experimenters, W8W. 25th Anniversary of New Wilderness Areas in West Virginia. 14.290 7.235 7.178 3.902. QSL. Miles Marsh, 2034 Dornoch Dr, Uniontown, OH 44685. Station will be operating portable from several states. marshm@anycast.net

Oct 17-Oct 19, 0400Z-0359Z, Branchland, WV. KC8SKK Rest and Radios Club, W8V. West Virginia Bridge Day. 50.135 28.400 14.300 7.180. QSL. Brian S. Floutz, 6140 S Huron River Dr, South Rockwood, MI 48179.

Oct 18, 0400Z-1200Z, Buchanan, TN. USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 082-08-10, W4D. Commemorate 69th Anniversary of USCG Auxiliary. 28.340 21.320 14.240 7.230. QSL. Kenny Johns, 52 Buttonwood Dr, Jackson, TN 38305. Operating from Shore Side Detachment, SSD, Cutter base. ab4eg@eplus.net

Oct 18, 1200Z-2300Z, Calhoun, GA. Cherokee Capital Amateur Radio Society, K4W. Celebrating 10 years of ARRL Affiliation. 14.245 14.110 7.245 7.110. Certificate. Felton Floyd, AF4DN, 1054 Mountain Loop Rd NW, Sugar Valley, GA 30746. www.k4woc.com

Oct 18, 1300Z-2200Z, Delaware City, DE. US Coast Guard Auxiliary, N3G. Commemorating the 69th Anniversary of USCG Auxiliary. 7.035 14.055 50.135 146.52. QSL. Robin M. Begley, 3 Pancoast Ave, Aston, PA 19014-2109. nd3e@comcast.net

Oct 18, 1300Z-2000Z, Fort Lauderdale, FL. United States Coast Guard Auxilary, K4Z. Commemorating USCG Auxiliary 69th Anniversary. 28.405 21.405 14.345 7.240. QSL. Don Drennon, 11500 NW 35 Pl, Sunrise, FL 33323.

Oct 18, 1300Z-2000Z, Hyattsville, MD. US Coast Guard Auxiliary, K3A. Commemorating USCG Auxiliary 69th Anniversary. 28.350 21.350 14.280 7.282. QSL. W. Joe Saunders, 1520 Jutewood Ave, Hyattsville, MD 20785. K3UAL2@juno.com

Oct 18, 1300Z-2100Z, Kingston, MA. Taunton Area Communications Group, KC1TAC. JOTA at Camp Norse. 147.430 14.290 7.090-190 18.140. QSL. Taunton Area Communications Group KC1TAC, 81 Fremont St, Taunton, MA 02780. www.freewebs.com/kc1tac

Oct 18, 1300Z-2100Z, Lighthouse Point, FL. USCG Auxiliary District 7, N4Z. Commemorating USCG Auxiliary 69th Anniversary. 28.310 21.230 14.175 7.150. QSL. Elizabeth Clark, 2231 NE 46th St, Lighthouse Pt, FL 33064. captmm@bellsouth.net

Oct 18, 1300Z-2000Z, Londonderry, NH. United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, N1C. Anniversary of US Coast Guard Auxiliary. 14.250. QSL. N1BPO, 28 Devonshire Ln, Londonderry, NH 03053. gstapleford@verizon.net

Oct 18, 1300Z-2000Z, Media, PA. US Coast Guard Auxiliary, K3G. Commemorating US Coast Guard Auxiliary 69th Anniversary. 28.330 21.330 14.270 7.270. QSL. Daniel Amoroso, 196 Dam View Dr, Media, PA 19063.

Oct 18, 1300Z-2100Z, Trenton, MI. US Coast Guard Auxiliary District 9CR Div. 10, N8A. 69th Anniversary of USCG Auxiliary. 14.273. QSL. Bill Meahan K8QN, 1951 S Globe St, Westland, MI 48186-3930. cgauxie@wa8tzg.org

Oct 18, 1330Z-1730Z, Randleman, NC. Tri-County Amateur Radio Club, NC4AR. 20th NASCAR Days Festival. 14.270 7.270. Certificate. NC4AR, PO Box 747, Trinity, NC 27370.

Oct 18, 1400Z-2200Z, Cartersville, GA. USCG Auxiliary Div 2 Dist 7, N7Z. Commemorating US Coast Guard Auxiliary 69th Anniversary. 28.385 21.385 14.275 7.272. QSL. Jim Farley, KG4FXV, PO Box 641, Smyrna, GA 30081-0641. Operating may continue through the 19th if activity warrants. kg4fxv@arrl.net

Oct 18, 1400Z-2200Z, Coeur d'Alene, ID. US Coast Guard Auxiliary District 13, K7A. Commemorating USCG Auxiliary 69th Anniversary. 28.415 21.415 14.342 7.286. QSL. Bob Kesson, K7CGA, 2531 E Hanley Ave, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815-9542. k7cga@arrl.net

Oct 18, 1400Z-2100Z, Fond du Lac, WI. United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, K9Z. Commemorating US Coast Guard Auxiliary 69th Anniversary. 28.335 21.325 14.330 7.235. QSL. Pat Knowles, 418 Wilson Ave, Fond du Lac, WI 54935. patandlisa2@charter.net

Oct 18, 1400Z-2200Z, Holden, MA. US Coast Guard Auxiliary District 1-NR, W1D. Commemorating US Coast Guard Auxiliary 69th Anniversary. 28.330 21.330 14.270 7.270. QSL. William Latimer, WA4DDH, PO Box 159, Holden, MA 01520.

Oct 18, 1400Z-2200Z, Merchantville, NJ. Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society, KC2HOU. Commemorating USCG Auxiliary 69th Anniversary. 21.370 14.270 7.270 3.970. QSL. James H. Weidner, 114 Woodbine Ave, Merchantville, NJ 08109-1854. weidner@waterw.com

Oct 18, 1400Z-2200Z, Merchantville, NJ. USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 65, 5NR, K2JXW. Commemorating USCG Auxiliary 69th Anniversary. 21.373 14.273 7.273 3.973. QSL. James H. Weidner, 114 Woodbine Ave, Merchantville, NJ 08109-1854. weidner@waterw.com

Oct 18, 1400Z-2200Z, Merritt, NC. USCG Auxiliary Dist 5-SR, Div 20, W4C. Commemorating the 69th Anniversary of the USCG Auxiliary. 28.355 21.380 14.290 7.265. QSL. KB2NNC, 35 Bayview Dr, Merritt, NC 28556. kb2nnc@arrl.net

Oct 18, 1400Z-2200Z, Miami, FL. US Coast Guard Auxiliary, W4B. Commemorating the 69th Anniversary of USCG Auxiliary. 28.464 21.264 14.264 7.264. QSL. James Carlin, 9450 SW 51 St, Miami, FL 33165.

Oct 18, 1400Z-2200Z, Moneta, VA. USCG Auxiliary Dist 5-SR, Div 8, N4V. Commemorating USCG Auxiliary 69th Anniversary. 28.407 21.362 14.292 7.268. QSL. Jeffrey D. Demers, 3201 Evington Rd, Evington, VA 24550. kd4oom@arrl.net

Oct 18, 1400Z-2300Z, Plano, TX. US Coast Guard Auxiliary Div 10, Dist 8-CR, W5A. USCG Auxiliary 69th Anniversary. 28.335 21.370 14.285 7.242. QSL. Jerrel B. Jones, 2025 Meadowcreek Dr, Plano, TX 75074. jerrelj@gte.net

Oct 18, 1400Z-2100Z, Rowlett, TX. US Coast Guard Auxiliary 08C 10-01, K5K. Commemorating USCG Auxiliary 69th Anniversary. 28.340 21.320 14.240 7.230. QSL. Charlie Myers, 9405 Waterview Pkwy, Rowlett, TX 75089-8427. ke5nrf@arrl.net

Oct 18, 1400Z-2200Z, Sewaren, NJ. US Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 4-4 Dist 1SR, K2S. Commemorating USCG Auxiliary 69th Anniversary. 28.395 21.395 14.282 7.247. QSL. Brad Williams, 355 Remsen Ave, Avenel, NJ 07001.

Oct 18, 1400Z-2200Z, Trinity, AL. USCG Auxiliary District 8ER, K4C. 69th Anniversary of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary. 28.365 21.340 14.290 7.260. QSL. Joe Kleri, 105 Meadowview Dr, Trinity, AL 35673-6508. N8ESI@arrl.net

Oct 18, 1400Z-2200Z, US Coast Guard Training Center - Yorktown, VA. USCG Auxiliary 05SR-Division 06, W4Y. Celebrating 69th Anniversary of US Coast Guard Auxiliary. 28.315 21.365 14.295 7.260. QSL. Joe Safranek, K4JJS, 8778 Marlfiled Rd, Goucester, VA 23061-3118. k4jjs@arrl.net

Oct 18, 1400Z-2200Z, Yorba Linda, CA. US Coast Guard Auxiliary Division 15, District 11S, W6A. Commemorating USCG Auxiliary 69th Anniversary. 28.320 21.315 14.310 7.262. QSL. Roy L. Lay, 219 Beal Ave, Placentia, CA 92870.

Oct 18, 1600Z-2359Z, Puyallup, WA. US Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 33, Division 3, N7A. Commemorating USCG Auxiliary 69th Anniversary. 28.380 21.375 14.275 7.275. QSL. Larry Smith, 10902 141st St Ct E, Puyallup, WA 98374. ab7fj@comcast.net

Oct 18, 1700Z-2000Z, Arnold, MO. Jefferson County Amateur Radio Club, KB0TLL. Great Ozark Chili Cook Out. 147.075 14.250 7.245. QSL. Roy Nelson, KA0UMJ, 8080 Hwy 21, Hillsboro, MO 63050. danaj8@wildblue.net

Oct 18, 1700Z-2200Z, St Thomas, VI. US Coast Guard Auxiliary, N2A. Celebrating 69th Anniversary of US Coast Guard Auxiliary. 28.366 21.366 14.266 7.266. QSL. Deborah Thomas, PO Box 9280, St Thomas, VI 00801. np2dj@arrl.net

Oct 18-Oct 19, 1300Z-0300Z, Panama City Beach, FL. US Coast Guard Auxiliary, N4P. Commemorating the 69th Anniversary of the USCG Auxiliary. SSB 21.345 14.320 7.280 CW 14.050 7.050 AO-51 SO-50 satellites. QSL. Jim Clary, ND9M, PO Box 18095, Panama City Beach, FL 32417-8095. vq9jc@gimail.af.mil

Oct 18-Oct 19, 1400Z-2000Z, Lawrenceville, GA. LZU Radio Operators and EAA Chapter 690, W4LZU. Boeing Flying Fortress, B-17 "Aluminum Overcast" comes to GA. 14.257 7.257 14.037 7.037. Certificate. LZU Radio Operators, 1770 Glen Ryan Ct, Loganville, GA 30052. wa4hnl@bellsouth.net

Oct 18-Oct 19, 1400Z-0200Z, Plano, TX. Unitied States Coast Guard Auxiliary, N5A. Anniversary of Unitied States Coast Auxiliary. 28.335 21.325 14.330 7.225. QSL. Walt Evanyk, W8KSW, 3200 Sherrye Dr, Plano, TX 75074-4693. shaneford@aol.com

Oct 18-Oct 19, 1600Z-2359Z, Camano Island, WA. BEARONS/SCARC, K7P. First new state park in 10 years at Cama Beach. 14.265 7.250. QSL. Mark McLauchlin, 2625 176th St SE, Bothell, WA 98012. (Boeing Employees Amateur Radio Operators North Society and Stanwood/Camano Amateur Radio Club.) www.scarcwa.org or mysite.verizon.net/EvernhamMS91/bearons.htm

Oct 18-Oct 19, 1600Z-2200Z, Fort Worth, TX. Tri-County Amateur Radio Club of North Texas, WC5C. Greer Island Activation US Island TX058L. 14.330 7.280. QSL. Tri-County ARC WC5C, 820 Wood Ln, Azle, TX 76020. kb5ylg@yahoo.com

Oct 18-Oct 19, 1700Z-2100Z, San Ramon, CA. Mount Diablo Amateur Radio Club, K6BSA. Pacificon and the 51st Boy Scout Radio Jamboree. 21.360 14.290. QSL. MDARC, PO Box 23222, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523. www.pacificon.org

Oct 22-Oct 27, 1800Z-2359Z, Lynchburg, TN. ARES, W4J. Jack Daniels Invitational World Championship BBQ. 28.450 21.305 14.255 7.238 other bands possible CW RTTY PSK31. QSL. Jimmy Floyd, PO Box 511, Tullahoma, TN 37388. nq4u@mtars.org

Oct 23-Oct 25, 1200Z-1800Z, Newcastle, DE. Air Mobile Radio Operator Society, K3P. Frank Piasecki Aviation Pioneer. 146.52 28.355 14.070 7.200. QSL. William G Begley, 3 Pancoast Ave, Aston, PA 19014-2109. nd3e@comcast.net

Oct 25, 1800Z-2200Z, Olathe, KS. Johnson County ARES, KS0JC. Honoring Marshall and Loretta Ensor code teachers. 14.300 14.250 10.115. Certificate. Dan Reed, 29545 West 152nd Ter, Gardner, KS 66030. QSL and certificate available. dmreed10@embarqmail.com

Oct 25-Oct 26, 1200Z-0400Z, Bladenboro, NC. Bladen Amateur Radio Society, W4BLA. Beast of Bladenboro as seen on the History Channel. 146.985 14.250 17.250 3.900. QSL. Bladen Amateur Radio Society, 5342 NC Hwy 87 W, Elizabethtown, NC 28337. ki4syk@aol.com

Oct 25-Nov 2, 1500Z-2000Z, Punta Gorda, FL. Octagon Wildlife Sanctuary, W8OWS. 30 years of care for abused, injured or abandoned animals. 21.330 18.130 14.330 7.230. QSL. Tad Burik, K3QC, 2235 Virginia Ave, Fort Myers, FL 33905. www.octagonwildlife.org

Oct 26, 1400Z-2000Z, Rutledge, GA. Atlanta Radio Club, K4S. Spin4Kids bicycle ride benefits kids with serious illnesses. 14.257 7.257. QSL. Chris Fowler, 2615 Hamilton Parc Ln, Buford, GA 30519. or www.w4doc.org linxdev@gmail.com

Oct 26, 1600Z-2000Z, Sandy Hook Lighthouse, NJ. Roseland Amateur Radio Club, K2A. Fort Hancock Establishment Day. 14.270 7.270. QSL. Roseland ARC, 300 Eagle Rock Ave, Roseland, NJ 07068. Operating from Sandy Hook Lighthouse, USA-731. ab2sv@arrl.net or www.qsl.net/k2gq

Oct 31-Nov 1, 0600Z-0600Z, Frankenstein, MO. Warrensburg Area Amateur Radio Club, W0O. Frankenstein FunXpedition 2008. 28.370 21.378 14.265 7.255 3.945. QSL. W0AW, PO Box 1364, Warrensburg, MO 64093. www.waarci.org

Oct 31-Nov 1, 1800Z-1400Z, Frankenstein, MO. Mid-MO Amateur Radio Club, W0O. Frankenstein FunXpedition 2008. 21.040 14.040 10.113 7.040 3.540. QSL. 100% QSL-- do not send QSL. n0ss@embarqmail.com or www.mmccs.com/mmarc

November 2008

Nov 1, 1200Z-2100Z, Fire Island, NY. Great South Bay Amatuer Radio Club, W2GSB/LH. Celebrating the 150th year of the Fire Island Lighhouse. SSB 14.260 7.250 3.755 CW 14.040 7.030 3.530 PSK 14.070. QSL. W2GSB/LH, PO Box 1356, West Babylon, NY 11704. www.gsbarc.org

Nov 1, 1400Z-2200Z, Asheville, NC. Western Carolina Amateur Radio Society, W4MOE. 30th Annual Shut-In Ridge Trail Run - A 17.8-mile trail race. 14.285 7.280 146.910 146.520. QSL. W4MOE Shut-In Race, PO Box 1488, Asheville, NC 28802. w4moe@bellsouth.net

Nov 1-Nov 3, 1500Z-0100Z, Split Rock, MN. Stillwater Amateur Radio Association, WØJH. "Remembering the Edmund Fitzgerald" at Split Rock Lighthouse. 14.260 14.070 7.260 3.860. Certificate. SARA - WØJH, Attn: Shel, NØDRX, 1618 West Pine St, Stillwater, MN 55082. www.radioham.org

Nov 1-Nov 15, 1800Z-0200Z, Sevierville, TN. 470 Amateur Radio Group, W4H. 470 Amateur Radio Group 1st Anniversary. 28.350 14.250 7.250 3.850. QSL. Rick Sawaya Sr, 2005 Spence Mountain Loop, Sevierville, TN 37876. n4jtqrms@gmail.com

Nov 1-Mar 1, 0000Z-0000Z, Reading, PA. The Great Outdoors Radio Club, WA3WSJ. The GORC Iditarod 2009 Challenge. 80 40 20 15 10 m CW/SSB/PSK. QSL. GIC-2009, 775 Moonflower Ave, Reading, PA 19606-3447. www.wa3wsj.org/GORC_Iditraod2009.html

Nov 7-Nov 9, 1800Z-1800Z, Whitefish Point, MI. Stu Rockafellow Amateur Radio Society, N8F & K8F. Remembering the Edmund Fitzgerald. 18.160 14.260 7.260 3.860. Certificate. Richard Barker, W8VS, 264 N East St, Brighton, MI 48116. www.qsl.net/w8njh

Nov 8, 1200Z-1900Z, Azle, TX. Tri-County Amateur Radio Club of North Texas, WC5C. NCTECH Honoring USA Veterans. 147.160 14.270 7.270 3.870. QSL. Tri-County ARC North Texas WC5C, 820 Wood Ln, Azle, TX 76020. kb5ylg@yahoo.com

Nov 8, 1200Z-2359Z, Nutley, NJ. Robert D. Grant United Labor Amateur Radio Assoc, N2UL. Labor remembers those who served our nation. 28.420 21.360 14.260 449.975/ W2LI. Certificate. RDGULARA c/o WA2VJA, 112 Prospect St, Nutley, NJ 07110-0716.

Nov 8, 1500Z-2000Z, Detroit, MI. Livonia Amateur Radio Club, W8F. To commemorate the loss of the Edmund Fitzgerald. 28.400 28.200 7.250 7.125 CW SSB 10 15 20 40 80 m as conditions permit. Certificate. LARC Special Event, PO Box 51532, Livonia, MI 48151-5532. www.livoniaarc.com

Nov 8, 1500Z-2100Z, West Palm Beach, FL. West Palm Beach Amateur Radio Club, W4PBH. Palm Beach High School 100th Anniversary Celebration. 14.260 7.235. Certificate. David Fowler, 2702 Starwood Ct, West Palm Beach, FL 33406-5145. www.wpbarc.org

Nov 8, 1700Z-2359Z, San Diego, CA. USS Midway CV-41 Museum Radio Room, NI6IW. Veterans' Day and the US Marine Corps Birthday (1775). SSB 14.325 7.250 CW 14.060 7.040 BPSK 7.070-7.080 MT63 14.109 7.037 RTTY 14.080 7.080. QSL. USS Midway CV-41 Museum Radio Room, 910 N Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92101. af6ha@yahoo.com

Nov 8-Nov 11, 1300Z-2100Z, Iron Mountain, MI. Mich-A-Con Amateur Radio Club, K8V. UP Veterans Memorial atop Pine Mountain. 14.060 14.280 7.060 7.230. Certificate. Thomas Martin, 812 West B St, Iron Mountain, MI 49801. w8jwn@arrl.net

Nov 9, 1400Z-2000Z, Rocky Point, NY. Radio Central Amateur Radio Club, W2RC. Anniversary of Opening of RCA's Radio Central. 14.270 14.050 7.270 7.050. QSL. W2RC - Radio Central ARC, PO Box 396, Centereach, NY 11720. QSL Info: No envelope - just send your card and two stamps. www.rcarc.org

Nov 9, 1700Z-2100Z, Butler, PA. Butler County Amateur Radio Association, W3UDX. Veterans' Day from Butler, PA, Veterans Hospital. SSB gen bands 40 20 m. QSL. BCARA W3UDX, Box 1787, Butler, PA 16003-1787. www.w3udx.org

Nov 9-Nov 10, 0459Z-0459Z, Grand Rapids, MI. Michigan Amateur Radio Alliance, W8USA. Veterans Day. 14.250 14.040 7.250 7.040. Certificate. MARA Attn: Larry Dells, PO Box 670, Comstock Park, MI 49321-0670. Times are daily. $2 for certificate--do not send envelope. www.w8usa.org

Nov 9-Nov 11, 1600Z-2000Z, Arlington Heights, IL. Armored Force Amateur Radio Net, KA9NLX. Veterans Day, in honor of all military veterans. 14.325 7.283 7.030 3.985. Certificate. John Paskevicz, 1423 North Ridge Ave, Arlington Heights, IL 60004. AFAR members will also work 2 meters simplex and open repeaters in their home towns. john.paskevicz@us.army.mil

Nov 9-Nov 12, 1300Z-2359Z, Spiro, OK. D. W. Greenwood, W5M. Celebrating Marine Corps Birthday. 28.460 21.350 14.250 7.238. QSL. D. W. Greenwood, K5DLO, 19299 Greenwood Rd, Spiro, OK 74959.

Nov 9-Nov 15, 0000Z-2359Z, Isabela, PR. Veterans Amateur Radio Group of Puerto Rico, WP4NYD. Veteran's Day Salute. 18.130 14.285 7.183 3.890. QSL. Carlos R. Rodriguez, KP3S, Rt 5 Box 71A, Isabela, PR 00662-4509. kp3s@arrl.net

Nov 11, 1500Z-2245Z, Baton Rouge, LA. Baton Rouge and USS Kidd Amateur Radio Clubs, W5KID. Veterans Day. 15 20 40 m Gen bands. QSL. USS Kidd Special Event, 305 S River Rd, Baton Rouge, LA 70802. www.lsu.edu/brarc/uss_kidd.htm

Nov 11-Nov 12, 1100Z-0400Z, Charles Town, WV. Eastern Panhandle Amateur Radio Club, WW1FWB. WW-I 90th armistice anniversary at home of last surviving US vet. 14.290 7.190. Certificate. Mark Kraham, WW1FWB, 3370 Charles Town Rd, Kearneysville, WV 25430. k8ep.net/ww1fwb

Nov 15, 1400Z-2000Z, Guthrie, OK. Edmond Amateur Radio Society, K5EOK. Oklahoma Statehood Day from Territorial Capital Building. 21.350 14.250 7.250. Certificate. EARS, PO Box 48, Edmond, OK 73083. www.k5eok.org

Nov 17, 1500Z-2300Z, Paulden, AZ. Yavapai Amateur Radio Club, K7NRA. Celebration of the NRA's 137th birthday. 21.335 14.250 7.250. Certificate. Michael Campbell, K7NRA, 404 Lampliter Village, Clarkdale, AZ 86324. wb9vgj@arrl.net or www.w7yrc.org

Nov 17-Dec 2, 0500Z-0459Z, Greater Cleveland, OH. North Coast Vacuum Tube Association, K8C. 50th Anniversary of the Collins S-Line. 28.442 7.178 3.902 3.805. QSL. NCVTA, 189 Manning Dr, Berea, OH 44017-2814.

Nov 23, 1300Z-2000Z, Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Arecibo Observatory Radio Club, KP4AO. Commemorating 45 years of operations. 14.250 14.035. Certificate. W3HNK - Joseph Acure Jr, 115 Buck Run Rd, Lincoln University, PA 19352. Date changed from Nov 16 to Nov 23 so as not to interfer with contests. angel@naic.edu

Nov 28, 1200Z-2000Z, Truro, MA. Marconi Cape Code Radio Club, W1P. 110th Anniversary of sinking of Steamship Portland. 18.160 14.260 7.260 3.997. QSL. Henry Brown, 19 Sao Paulo Dr, East Falmouth, MA 02536. k1wcc@comcast.net

Nov 29-Nov 30, 1500Z-2000Z, The Villages, FL. The Villages Amateur Radio Club, K4VRC. Thirteenth anniversary of club, from Sumter Landing Square. 14.310 7.250 3.940 146.925. Certificate. Ed Crowell, 1570 St. James Cir, The Villages, FL 32162. Times are daily. secretary@tvarc.net

December 2008

Dec 5-Dec 8, 0600Z-0559Z, San Angelo, TX. Donald Goff, AB5BG. Remembering Pearl Harbor. 28.400 21.300 14.265 7.235. Certificate. Donald Goff, 1210 Ardmore, San Angelo, TX 76905. ab5bg@wcc.net

Dec 6, 1700Z-2359Z, San Diego, CA. USS Midway CV-41 Museum Radio Room, NI6IW. Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. SSB 14.325 7.250 CW 14.060 7.040 BPSK 7.070-7.080 MT63 14.109 7.037 RTTY 14.080 7.080. QSL. USS Midway CV-41 Museum Radio Room, 910 N Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92101. af6ha@yahoo.com

Dec 7, 1500Z-2245Z, Baton Rouge, LA. Baton Rouge and USS Kidd Amateur Radio Clubs, W5KID. Pear Harbor Day. 15 20 40 m Gen bands. QSL. USS Kidd Special Event, 305 S River Rd, Baton Rouge, LA 70802. www.lsu.edu/brarc/uss_kidd.htm

Dec 7, 1600Z-2100Z, Wichita, KS. Wichita Memorial VFW Post 3115, W0VFW. Pearl Harbor, Radio Silence at 1855, time of first bomb. 14.283. Certificate. Marc Hammann, Wichita Memorial VFW Post 3115, 4801 West Douglas Ave, Wichita, KS 67209. www.vfw3115.org

Dec 13-Dec 14, 1400Z-2200Z, Royal Palm Beach, FL. Major Edwin H. Armstrong Memorial Radio Club, W2XMN. 75th Anniversary of the invention of FM radio. SSB 14.270 7.270 FM 52.525 29.600. QSL. Major EH Armstrong FM Association, PO Box 1584, Loxahatchee, FL 33470. www.freewebs.com/mafma

Dec 13-Dec 14, 1600Z-0400Z, Coos Bay, OR. Coos County Radio Club, K7CCH. 22nd annual Holiday Lights at Shore Acres State Park. 14.260 14.250 14.270 3.980. QSL. Coos County Radio Club, PO Box 698, Coos Bay, OR 97420. carl-3@charter.net

Dec 13-Dec 15, 1400Z-0200Z, Nazareth-Bethlehem, PA. Christmas City and Delaware-Lehigh ARCs, WX3MAS. Annual Christmas greetings from the Twin Christmas Cities. 28.465 21.365 14.265 7.270 3.970. Certificate. CCARC/DLARC WX3MAS, Greystone Building Gracedale Complex, RR 8, Nazareth, PA 18064. Times are daily. www.dlarc.org

Dec 18-Dec 23, 2300Z-0200Z, Belen, NM. Valencia County Amateur Radio Club, KC5OUR. Celebrating Christmas from Bethlehem (Belen) New Mexico. 21.368 14.268 7.268. QSL. VCARA, PO Box 268, Peralta, NM 87042. www.qsl.net/kc5our

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