This week in Radio Sports: (June12  thru June 18)

ARRL Affiliated Special Events :

• 06/13/2017 | Our Lady of Fatima 100th Anniversary

Jun 13, 1900Z-2200Z, W1HGY, Taunton, MA. Saint Maximilian Kolbe Net. 14.341 7.241 3.841. Certificate. Lloyd Bankson Roach, K3QNT, 120 W Watson St, Bedford, PA 15522. Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Apparition of Our Blessed Mother at Fatima, Portugal in 1917 – All stations are welcome and encouraged to send for the QSL certificate. saintmaxnet.org

• 06/16/2017 | St. Peter Area Veterans Memorial

Jun 16-Jun 30, 0001Z-2359Z, W0L, Saint Peter, MN. M. Charlie Anderson, NG0C. 14.324 7.228. QSL. M. Charlie Anderson, 43261 315th Ave, Saint Peter, MN 56082. Special Event Station to celebrate the start of construction of the St. Peter Area Veterans Memorial in St. Peter, MN Full color QSL cards are planned with pictures and information about the Memorial. A $1 donation and SASE will be asked for QSL cards and all proceeds will be donated to the Memorial. This will be a small venue so on-air times will vary. More info about the Memorial can be found at http://stpetervetsmemorial.org/

• 06/17/2017 | 76th Annual Convention of the National Speleological Society

Jun 17-Jun 23, 1800Z-1800Z, K5C, Rio Rancho, NM. National Speleological Society. 14.285 primary; 7.195 secondary, depending on conditions. QSL. Bill AE6JV, 16345 Englewood Ave, Los Gatos, CA 95032. Sat Jun 17 1800-0200Z; Sun Jun 18 1500-0200Z; as available the rest of the week. nss2017.caves.org

• 06/17/2017 | Driving the Dixie Highway

Jun 17, 1400Z-2100Z, W9VT, Homewood, IL. Tri-Town Radio Amateur Club. 14.344 7.270. QSL. Tri-Town RAC, P.O. Box 1296, Homewood, IL 60430. w9vt.org

• 06/17/2017 | Milton Pa. Bicentennial

Jun 17, 1200Z-2000Z, K3M, Milton, PA. Milton Amateur Radio Club. 14.325 14.050 7.245 7.050. Certificate. Fred Simon, NX3V, 444 King St., Milton, PA 17847. This station will be operating from downtown Milton during the celebration. We will be switching back and forth from CW to SSB possibly hourly. Please check QRZ.com for QSL information. bedderf@gmail.com or www.qrz.com/db/k3m

• 06/17/2017 | Museums on the Air weekend

Jun 17-Jun 18, 0816Z-0816Z, GB1AFP, Omagh, NORTHERN IRELAND. West Tyrone Amateur Radio Club (WTARC). 14.070. QSL. West Tyrone Amateur Radio Club (WTARC), RSGB Bureau, Halifax, ENGLAND. West Tyrone Amateur Radio Club (WTARC), Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. We will this year be taking part in the Museums on the Air weekend. This year we will be located at The Ulster American Folk Park in Omagh, County Tyrone. We will be operating over the weekend of 17th/18th June 2017. We will have a station set up at the main entrance of the car park and a second within the park situated in the Pennsylvanian Barn. We will be operating on all bands and all modes using the Callsign GB1AFP. https://www.facebook.com/West-Tyrone-Amateur-Radio-Club-WTARC-252783121469831

• 06/17/2017 | Union League of Philadelphia – Flag Day Celebration

Jun 17, 1300Z-2000Z, W3U, Philadelphia, PA. Warminster Amateur Radio Club. 14.320 7.220. Certificate. WARC, P.O. Box 113, Warminster, PA 18974. In commemoration of Flag Day, operating from the Union League of Philadelphia, a patriotic society founded in 1862. The League House, built in 1865, is one of the most beautiful in the city, and was added to the National Historic Register in 1979. www.k3dn.org

• 06/17/2017 | W2RDX/70 – 70th Anniversary of the Rochester DX Association

Jun 17, 1400Z-2200Z, W2RDX/70, East Rochester, NY. Rochester DX Association. 14.286 7.290 3.880. QSL. Irv J. Goodman, AF2K, 515 Drumm Rd, Webster, NY 14580. We will be on the air from the AWA – Antique Wireless Association Museum in Bloomfield, NY operating a BC-610 transmitter and R-288 receiver (AM and CW only) to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Rochester DX Association. This equipment would have been commonly used the year the club was started. Other “era specific” equipment will be on the air throughout the year. www.rdxa.com

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