[CVRC] Re: Special Events Station K7A

[Glenn Thomas]

Has it really been 20 years?

Yours truly, although still a California heathen at the time, was 
assigned, along with Ken WB6MLC, to cover parts of northern Nevada on 
the Armadillo weekends. The team of Kit WA6PWW and Dave N6KL (also 
California heathens) also were mobile in northern Nevada. I believe 
they did Washoe, Storey, Lyon, Churchill and Pershing counties. 
Starting from Carson City, Ken & I covered:

         Carson City (&county)
         Douglas county
         Alpine county CA (someone had to do it!)
         Lyon county
         Storey county
         Washoe county
         Humboldt county
         Lander county

We were in part covering for the guy who was in charge of organizing 
things. Instead of being out in the wilds of northern Nevada, he was 
suffering as part of the then-current DXpedition to Clipperton 
Island. As I recall, band conditions were not good. There was some 
advantage in that the DXpedition station called me instead of the 
other way around!

73 de Glenn WB6W

At 09:44 AM 5/26/2006, Dick Flanagan wrote:
>Visitors are welcome to stop by on Saturday and operate K7A. Sunday 
>is by invitation.
>
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>>Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 19:23:11 -0700
>>To: cq-contest at contesting.com
>>From: Tom Taormina <tom at k5rc.cc>
>>Subject: Special Events Station K7A
>>Cc: nccc at contesting.com
>>
>>The Texas DX Society and friends will be celebrating the 20th 
>>anniversary of the Great Armadillo Run of 1986 with Special Events 
>>Station K7A. The operation and reunion will be held in Virginia 
>>City, Nevada (Storey County) at the QTH of K5RC. Operation will be 
>>over Field Day weekend, June 24-25, 2006
>> From 1983 through 1985, TDXS sponsored "Armadillo Runs" which, 
>> over three years, activated every county in the 5th call area. In 
>> 1986, they celebrated the Texas Sesquicentennial by sponsoring the 
>> Great Armadillo Run of 1986, where they attempted to activate 
>> every county in the USA over two weekends. See the story in April 
>> 1986 QST and CQ Magazines. They also created and activated 
>> "Armadillo County, Texas" during the Sesquicentennial celebration. 
>> That is now a deleted county.
>>Twenty years later, over 50 of the participants, friends and 
>>supporters are gathering at the K5RC Ranch to commemorate the event 
>>and operate K7A during Field Day. For details see 
>>http://www.consultpr.com/Armadillo.htm . QSL via W7RN.
>>
>>Please publicize this event.
>>
>>Tom Taormina, K5RC
>>Virginia City NV
>>Armadillo Reunion - June 24-25 - http://www.consultpr.com/Armadillo.htm
>>QTH for: NACHO - W7RN and RANN - K7RC
>>Web Site: http://k5rc.cc/
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