ARRL Affiliated Special Events :

• 03/11/2017 | Launching of USS Midway Special Event

Mar 11, 1700Z-2359Z, NI6IW, San Diego, CA. USS Midway (CV-41) Museum Ship. 14.320 7.250; PSK31 on 14.070; D-STAR on REF001C. QSL. USS Midway Museum Ship Radio Room, 910 N. Harbor Dr., San Diego, CA 92101.

• 03/11/2017 | Samaritans Of West Cumbria

Mar 11-Mar 12, 0900Z-1700Z, GB1SWC, Whitehaven , ENGLAND. Samaritans of West Cumbria . 14.240 14.300 7.1200 7.1800. QSL. John Baker, Moffat House, Church Road, Broughton Moor , Maryport CA15 7SS, ENGLAND. This special event station will broadcast from The Beacon Museum in Whitehaven throughout the weekend of 11 and 12 March. The event is being held to raise awareness and promote the charitable services provided by Samaritans of West Cumbria and similar organizations worldwide. www.qrz.com/db/GB1SWC

• 03/11/2017 | The American Legion 98th Birthday Commemoration

Mar 11, 1800Z-2359Z, K9TAL, Indianapolis, IN. The American Legion Amateur Radio Club. 7.225; 147.315 K9DC Repeater; IRLP Node 9735; EchoLink *CROSSRDS* Conf. node. Certificate & QSL. The American Legion Amateur Radio Club, c/o The American Legion, 700 N. Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis, IN 46204. k9tal@legion.org or www.legion.org/hamradio

• 03/12/2017 | Pennsylvania Charter Day

Mar 12, 1400Z-2200Z, WM3PEN, Philadelphia, PA. Holmesburg Amateur Radio Club. 14.275 7.175. QSL. Holmesburg Amateur Radio Club, 3341 Sheffield Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19136. Charter Day is the day King Charles of England granted William Penn a charter for land that would become Pennsylvania. www.qrz.com/db/wm3pen

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This week in Radio Sports: (Feb 27 thru March 5)

** Club House Activation

 March 4th 0:00z

American Radio Relay League International DX Contest

ARRL Affiliated Special Events :

03/01/2017 | Peace Corps Third Goal SE

Mar 1-Mar 7, 1500Z-1500Z, KA9NLX, Arlington Heights, IL. Peace Corps Amateur Radio Club. 7.283 21.375 7.065 21.150. Certificate. John Paskevicz, 1423 N Ridge Ave, Arlington Heights, IL 60004. Commemorate 50th anniversary of India 24 PC Group jpaskev@aol.com

03/02/2017 | First Flight of the Concorde

Mar 2-Mar 6, 0000Z-2359Z, KB7QPS, Seattle, WA. L Greg Magone. 146.52 14.275 14.250. Certificate & QSL. L Greg Magone, 27492 254th PL SE, Maple Valley, WA 98038. This is the March special event station that is part of the 2017 KB7QPS Air, Space, and Technology Special Event Station. airspacetechnology.webs.com

03/02/2017 | Kingsport Centennial

Mar 2, 1700Z-1900Z, W4TRC, Kingsport, TN. Kingsport Amateur Radio Club. 3.190 14.280. QSL. Tom Price, 1517 E. Sevier Ave., Kingsport, TN 37664. This is to mark the Centennial of Kingsport, Tennessee. The 2nd of 4 events during the year 2017. w4trc.org

03/02/2017 | Southern California Linux Expo

Mar 2-Mar 5, 0000Z-2359Z, N6S, Pasadena, CA. Ventura County Amateur Radio Society (VCARS). 28.400 21.320 14.255. QSL. Vern Potter, W6NCT, PO Box 523, Newbury Park, CA 91319. SCaLE (15X) is the 15th annual Southern California Linux Expo. The event takes place on March 2-5, 2017, at the Pasadena Convention Center. As the first-of-the-year Linux/Open Source software exposition in North America, SCaLE 15X expects to host 150 exhibitors this year, along with nearly 130 sessions, tutorials and special events SCaLE is the largest community-run open-source and free software conference in North America. It is held annually in the Los Angeles area. This year’s event includes a VE testing session, Ham MeshNet exhibit, and a live HF station. Amateur Radio presentations focus on open-source and Linux support for Amateur Radio. (for QSLs: submit SASE to address indicated) www.socallinuxexpo.org

03/04/2017 | Penn Wireless 50th Anniversary

Mar 4-Mar 18, 0000Z-0000Z, W3K, Levittown, PA. Penn Wireless Association. 14.250 7.200 3.820. Certificate. Jim Petrosky, 311 Doone Pl, Fairless Hills, PA 19030. pennwireless.org

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2017 Mar01	2017 Mar03	Guinea Bissau	J5UAP	LotW	HA3AUI 20161201	By HA3AUI; 20-10m, other bands on request; CW; 100w; Spiderbeam; QSL also OK via HA3AUI direct; begin and end dates not clear
2017 Mar02	2017 Mar09	Maldives	8Q7LH	DK8ZZ	DXW.Net 20170220	By DK7TF DF1FF DH6ICE DK2CL DK8ZZ fm Himandhoo I; 80-10m, perhaps incl 60m; CW SSB + digital
2017 Mar03	2017 Mar05	West Malaysia	9M4IOTA	9M2OOO	DXW.Net 20170214	By Kuala Lumpur DX Team fm Tioman I (IOTA AS-046, Rompin District, Pahang); 80-10m; CW SSB + digital

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This week in Radio Sports: (Feb 20 thru Feb 26)

ARRL Affiliated Special Events :

• 02/22/2017 | 59th Daytona 500/2017 Speedweeks

Feb 22-Feb 26, 0001Z-2359Z, N4DAB, Daytona Beach, FL. Daytona Beach CERT Amateur Radio Team. 14.265 21.265 14.070 21.070. Certificate. Daytona Beach CERT ART, c/o Steve Szabo – Daytona Beach Police Dept, 129 Valor Blvd, Daytona Beach, FL 32114. 59th DAYTONA 500 – SPEEDWEEKS 2017 Daytona Beach CERT ART Special Event Station – N4DAB February 22nd – February 26th, 2017 Commemorative QSL – Certificate Available Info on qrz.com and www.daytonacert.net WE HOPE YOU GET TO WORK US! Our Fourth Year! www.daytonacert.net

• 02/22/2017 | George Washington’s Birthday

Feb 22, 0001Z-2359Z, WS7G, Moses Lake, WA. Columbia Basin DX Club. 14.322 3.810. QSL. Brian Nielson, 11650 Road1 SE, Moses Lake, WA 98837. cbn.homestead.com/WS7G.html

• 02/22/2017 | Snow Bird Field Day

Feb 22, 1500Z-2100Z, N7E, Mesa, AZ. SunLife and Venture Out Amateur Radio Clubs. 18.158 14.340 7.290 14.025. QSL. Earl Palmer, 560 S. Rosemont, Mesa, AZ 85206. On PSK, JT-65 and 0.1 watt WSPR. Spot us on DXSummit.fi. www.sunlifearc.org

• 02/25/2017 | 72nd Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima

Feb 25, 1500Z-2200Z, W0FSB, Waterloo, IA. Five Sullivan Brothers Amateur Radio Club. 21.240 14.240 7.240. Certificate & QSL. Five Sullivan Brothers ARC, 3186 Brandon Diagonal Blvd, Brandon, IA 52210. For QSL card: Send card and #10 SASE; For Certificate &QSL: Send QSL, address label and 3 Forever stamps; For eQSL & Certificate: Send eQSL, then an email to w0fsb@outlook.com, requesting a .jpg file of the certificate that you can print yourself. www.qrz.com/db/w0fsb

• 02/25/2017 | Nebraska Sesquicentennial (150th) Anniversary Celebration QSO Party

Feb 25-Mar 6, 1300Z-2300Z, /NE150, all cities, NE. NE150 Hams. All bands, all modes. QSL. QSL to, Nebraska Amateur, worked. Nebraska amateurs may operate from their own station or as part of a Nebraska historical site activation. Nebraska hams will use “/NE150” as a suffix for their calls, for example, KB0LF/NE150. The exchange for Nebraska stations will be call, name, signal strength, and county plus historical site, if appropriate. Non-Nebraska stations will provide call, name, signal strength, and state or province, if in the US or Canada, or country. Check website for updates and more

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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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