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 16, 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. angel@naic.edu

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 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 6-Dec 7, 1400Z-2200Z, Wheeling, WV. Northern Panhandle Amateur Radio Club, W8ZQ. Winter Festival of Lights at Oglebay Park. 145.52 18.120 14.250 7.250. Certificate. WB8CTC, PO Box 192, Blaine, OH 43912. fishcrick@aol.com or www.nparc.us 

Dec 6-Dec 9, 1400Z-0400Z, Linthicum, MD. Historical Electronics Museum Amateur Radio Club, W2W. Pearl Harbor Anniversary. 14.241 14.041 7.241 7.041. Certificate. W2W, MS 4015 Box 1693, Baltimore, MD 21203. www.hemarc.us 

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 7, 1800Z-2300Z, Interlachen, FL. USS Essex CVS-9 Aircraft Carrier, WA2SEI. Remembering Pearl Harbor. 14.250 50.135. QSL. Raymond Czyzewski, 224 Louise Ave, Interlachen, FL 32148. wa2sei@yahoo.com or www.qrz.com/wa2sei 

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