QRZ Forums - Contests, DXpeditions and Special Events for Sunday 26 February 2017
 

Contests, DXpeditions and Special Events

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VK5CE/9 Ashmore Reef

Posted: 25 Feb 2017 01:59 PM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...e-reef.556875/

Craig, VK5CE will be active from Ashmore Reef, IOTA OC - 216, early
November 2017 (4 days sometime in period 6 - 12 November 2017) as VK5CE/9.



https://dxnews.com/vk5ce-9/





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Look for K2WH as VP2V/K2WH March 4 to 10.

Posted: 25 Feb 2017 11:43 AM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...-to-10.556851/

I will be on Tortola Island and also as Maritime Mobile from FK78 grid
aboard the Magic Carpet sailing vessel.



Spot me when you work or hear me.

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W8W Special Event Station

Posted: 25 Feb 2017 08:30 AM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...tation.556820/

SPECIAL EVENT STATION W8W FEBRUARY 25-26, 2017



Commemorating the 100-year anniversary of the February 24, 1917 Washingtons
Birthday trans-continental east coast to west coast and back amateur radio
relay message by member stations of the Radio League of America (1915-1922)
sent from the mayor of New York City to the mayors of Los Angeles and
Seattle and a reply back.



The HAMILTON AMATEUR RADIO CLUB ("HAMARC") will be operating W8W.



Tentative operating hours are Saturday Feb 25...



W8W Special Event Station

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Kwajalein

Posted: 24 Feb 2017 01:19 PM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...jalein.556740/

Is the ham shack still in biz? Nice FB page, but no activity for last year
or so. I will be there in March and I am hoping to connect with hams there
and work the shack. Any information or contacts are appreciated. Glen
Saraduke, KA3RIQ, Lakewood, Colorado

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25 February contact with 2 schools in France ! (re-scheduled)

Posted: 24 Feb 2017 12:14 AM PST
http://forums.qrz.com/index.php?thre...eduled.556674/

25 FEB: ARISS contact re-scheduled for 2 schools in France



As announced in the preceding Bulletin, an International Space Station
contact has been planned for astronaut Thomas Pesquet FX0ISS with Ecole
primaire Elie Desplan, Boissières, France and Marie Castang, Saint Dionisy,
France.



The event is re-scheduled Saturday February 25, 2017 at approximately 13:14
UTC, which is 14:14 CEWT. ( 14:14 local in Italy ) .



The contact will be operated by F4HHV.



The downlink...



25 February contact with 2 schools in France ! (re-scheduled)