[COham] D-Day Special Event Station

[Linda K Hedges]

From: W5AFD Albert Dupont <w5afd at bellsouth.net>
To: special-events at mailman.qth.net
Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 07:53:34 -0500
Subject: [Special-Events] W5D from the National D-Day Museum


The Jefferson Amateur Radio Club will commemorate the 60th Anniversary 
of D-Day with a Special Event Station located inside the National D-Day 
Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana.  The station will use the callsign 
"W5D"  for the event Saturday, June 5 and Sunday, June 6, 2004.  
Operating time will be from 1300 UTC - 2200 UTC concentrating on 20 
meter SSB near 14.250.  Also there will be some CW operation in the 
General Portion of the 20 meter band.

QSL cards are available by sending an SASE to the address below.  
Certificates are available by sending a donation of $2.50 to the 
address below to cover the cost of printing and mailing.  No need to 
send SASE for Certificate.  The certificate will be an 8" X 10"  
reproduction of a large poster signed by WWII Veteran Hams and WWII 
Veteran Radio Operators attending the D-Day Museum on the 60th 
Anniversary Weekend.

You can see a picture of the QSL design at :

http://www.gnofn.org/~jarc/D%20Day%20Special.htm

QSL Mailing Address:

D-Day Special Event W5D
P.O. Box 73665
Metairie, LA 70033