This week in Radio Sports: (Feb 13 thru Feb 19)

This week in Radio Sports: (Feb 13 thru Feb 19)

ARRL Affiliated Special Events :

·         . 02/16/2017 | Samuel F.B. Morse Exhibition

Feb 16-Feb 17, 1500Z-2000Z, N4M, Winston Salem, NC. Forsyth Amateur Radio Club of Winston-Salem, NC. 21.044 14.044 10.120 7.044 . QSL. Forsyth Amateur Radio Club, P.O. Box 11361 , Winston Salem, NC 27116. The Forsyth Amateur Radio Club of Winston-Salem, NC, will sponsor Special Event Station, N4M, in celebration of the opening of the Reynolda House Museum of American Art’s Exhibition – Samuel F.B. Morse’s “Gallery of the Louvre” and the Art of Invention. The station will operate from 15:00 to 20:00 UTC on both February 16 and 17, 2017. This CW station will operate on 7044, 10120, 14044 and 21044 kHz. http://www.reynoldahouse.org/exhibitions/detail/samuel-fb-morses-gallery-of-the-louvre-and-the-art-of-invention. www.w4nc.com

• 02/17/2017 | SES H L Hunley Commemorative Station N4HLH

Feb 17, 1400Z-2000Z, N4HLH, North Charleston, SC. Trident Amateur Radio Club. CW: 7.117; SSB: 28.462 14.262 7.262. Certificate & QSL. Brian Freedman, W4BFZ, PO Box 60732 , North Charleston, SC 29419. Certificate is $5 and SASE 9X12 envelope. For QSL send card and SASE, International QSL add $2 USD. tridenthams.org/hunley.htm

• 02/18/2017 | 12th Annual EAGLE EXPO

Feb 18, 1600Z-2100Z, W5BMC, Morgan City, LA. Bayouland Emergency Amateur Radio Service-BEARS. 14.265 7.265. QSL. Jackie Price, KA5LMZ, 1412 Maple St, Morgan City, LA 70380. This is the 12th year of Eagle Expo, it is a three day event that is attended by people from all over the US and some foreign countries. Participants are taken out in the swamp by boat to view the eagle.

• 02/18/2017 | 13th Annual “Freeze Your Keys” winter operating event

Feb 18, 1400Z-2200Z, W0EBB, Leavenworth, KS. Kickapoo QRP Amateur Radio Club and Pilot Knob Amateur Radio Club. 14.325 14.058 CW 7.240 7.035. QSL. Gary Auchard, 34058 167th St, Leavenworth, KS 66048. This event is held at Weston Bend State Park in Missouri. If weather closes the park the alternate site will be the VA City Park in Leavenworth Kansas. w0ebb@juno.com

• 02/18/2017 | Bombing of Darwin by Japanese Aircraft 1942-02-19

Feb 18-Mar 18, 0004Z-1200Z, VI8BOD, Darwin, Northern Territory, AUSTRALIA. Darwin Amateur Radio Club. 28.550 21.250 14.250 7.150. QSL. Stuart Birkin, P.O. Box 41251, Casuarina 0810, AUSTRALIA. Darwin was bombed on 19 February 1942 by the carrier force that attacked Pearl Harbour on 1941-12-07 with an additional aircraft carrier. The town was all but destroyed by 2 air attacks on the same day the second by land based aircraft from the Japanese held island of Ambon in the then Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia. It was the first attack on Australian soil, and was followed by other aerial attacks on 63 separate days over the next 18 months. www.vk8da.com

• 02/18/2017 | Frozen Lake Portable: Ice Station W0JH

Feb 18-Feb 20, 1600Z-2345Z, W0JH, Stillwater, MN. Stillwater Amateur Radio Association & Radio City, Inc. 21.360 14.260 7.260 3.860. Certificate. Shel Mann, 1618 Pine St. W., (IceStationW0JH2017@radioham.org), Stillwater, MN 55082. W0JH QSL Certificates will ONLY be sent via e-mail in PDF format. (Send requests to: IceStationW0JH2017@radioham.org). W0JH is operating portable from a frozen lake in Washington County, MN (Grid Square EN34). Info: Radio City, www.radioinc.com; SARA, www.radioham.org

• 02/18/2017 | George Washington Birthday

Feb 18-Feb 19, 0900Z-0900Z, K4US, Alexandria, VA. Mount Vernon Amateur Radio Club. 14.260 7.040. QSL. MVARC, P.O. Box 7234, Alexandria, VA 22307. mvarc.org

• 02/18/2017 | WRARC 7th Anniversary

Feb 18, 1500Z-2300Z, W8WRC, New Springfield, OH. Western Reserve Amateur Radio Club. 21.300 14.305 7.200. QSL. Western Reserve Amateur Radio Club, 2050 East South Range Road, New Springfield, OH 44443. www.wrarc.net

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