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08/17/2019 | Philo Farnsworth - Father of electronic Television
Aug 17, 1400Z-2200Z, W9F, Fort Wayne, IN. L3Harris Technologies Employees. 7.240 14.240. QSL. Joseph Lawrence, 1919 W Cook Rd, MS 617, Fort Wayne, IN 46818-1115. Philo T. Farnsworth, the father of electronic television, worked in Fort Wayne Indiana from 1951 to 1967 for ITT (currently L3Harris Technologies Corporation). Current and former L3Harris employees will operate a special event station from 1400 to 2200 UTC on Saturday August 17 to commemorate Farnsworth’s birthday (August 19, 1906) and his many achievements.
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08/17/2019 | Port Clinton Lighthouse Festival
Aug 17, 1500Z-2100Z, W8GNM/8, Port Clinton, OH. Port Clinton Lighthouse Conservancy. 14.335 14.285 7.230 7.200. QSL. Geoff Mendenhall, 4720 E. Terrace Cir, Port Clinton, OH 43452. Lighthouse activation in conjunction with International Lighthouse and Lightship Day. Check web cluster for operating frequencies. QSL via LoTW only to W8GNM/8 portclintonlighthouse.org
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08/17/2019 | Tri-States Portable Special Event: ND, MN & SD (White Rock, SD)
Aug 17-Aug 18, 1500Z-2350Z, W0JH, White Rock, SD. Stillwater (MN) Amateur Radio Association - SARA. 21.360 14.260 7.260 3.860. Certificate. Shel Mann, N0DRX, via email only, WhiteRock2019@radioham.org . QSL Certificates will ONLY be sent via e-mail in PDF. We will be operating from the corners of South Dakota, North Dakota and edge of Minnesota (Grid Square: EN15). www.radioham.org
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08/17/2019 | WA8Q 30th Anniversary Celebration
Aug 17-Aug 18, 1600Z-0359Z, N8OWS, Independence, OH. Woodchuck Amateur Radio Club. 14.250 7.180 3.825. Certificate & QSL. Woodchuck ARC, 965 Primrose Drive, Independence, OH 44131. www.woodchuckarc.com
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08/17/2019 | Woodstock Concert 50th Anniversary
Aug 17-Aug 18, 1200Z-1800Z, W2W, Bearsville, NY. Self. 14.255 7.255. QSL. Lloyd Westerman, 195 Coldbrook Rd., Bearsville, NY 12409. www.qrz.com/db/k2jvx
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08/23/2019 | The American Legion 100th Anniversary
Aug 23-Aug 27, 1330Z-1830Z, K9TAL, Indianapolis, IN. The American Legion Amateur Radio Club. EchoLink Conference Node *TALARC*; All-Star TALARC Hub Node 49465. QSL. The American Legion Amateur Radio Club, P.O. Box 1055, Indianapolis, IN 46206. This Special Event Station will operate from the Legion's Annual National Convention at Indianapolis, IN, daily 1330Z - 1830Z, from 8/23/2019 to 8/27/2019 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Organization. k9tal@legion.org or www.legion.org/hamradio
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08/24/2019 | 150th Anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad
Aug 24-Aug 25, 1500Z-0300Z, WY7U, Green River, WY. Sweetwater Amateur Radio Club. 14.320 7.270 3.925. Certificate. Sweetwater Amateur Radio Club, 50140 B US Hwy 191 S, Ste 106, Rock Springs, WY 82901. www.wy7u.org
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08/24/2019 | 175th Anniversary of Oregon City
Aug 24-Aug 25, 1500Z-0300Z, KD7ZDO, Oregon City, OR. Clackamas Amateur Radio Emergency Service (CARES). 14.245 7.245 3.845. QSL. Clackamas Amateur Radio Emergency Services, P.O. Box 1912, Oregon City, OR 97045. www.clackamasares.org
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