[GCARC] Another fun challenge with radio this weekend, and week

[Jim n2gxj]

Event is live!   K2B, K2L, WM3PEN all easy on FT4 right now, 7.047.5 ,
there are pile-ups for others on FT8, and lots on sideband now.  Good luck!

On Fri, Jun 30, 2023 at 5:53 PM Tony Starr <tstarr1450 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Jim,
>
> Thanks for putting out the word.  This is a great event, and is VERY
> popular.  There are 10 operators for K2I - New Jersey this year, two of
> them are members of GCARC.  Darrell AB2E, and me, K3TS. We have been doing
> this for a number of years now, and it is always a fun time.  The pileups
> are bigger than any that I have ever experienced in a contest.  Darrell has
> operated from some DX stations, so he is better at handling them than I am,
> but I still manage to make a few hundred at least.
>
> You are correct. Due to our location along the Eastern Seaboard, it is
> quite easy to work all of them from here. In addition to being an operator,
> I always take the challenge myself, and I make it different each year, such
> as all CW, all 40 meters, or like last year, all 40m CW from the mobile!
> That was fun, especially the ones made while driving!  All HF bands and all
> modes will be in play, so there will be plenty of chances for
> first-timers.
>
> I hope to work some of you and I hope that many of you will go for it and
> try to get the certificate.  73 and good luck
>
> Tony K3TS
>
> On Fri, Jun 30, 2023 at 5:02 PM Jim n2gxj <jim.n2gxj at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Can you name all 13 of the original 13 colonies?
>>
>> Or better yet, will you take on the challenge of going for a "clean sweep"
>> of making radio contacts with special event radio stations set up in each
>> of them?
>>
>> Starting this weekend, here is your chance!
>> http://www.13colonies.us/
>> Not heard of this event before? It's fun! Give it a try!
>>
>> They'll be using special event 1-by-1 callsigns, from K2A (NY)
>> alphabetically all the way through K2M (PA), including K2I (NJ),
>> transmitting from each of the original 13 colonies states.
>> (ok, I just gave away 3 of the thirteen original colonies. Can you name
>> the
>> other 10?)
>>
>> As Bonus, there are also 3 other special event stations participating in
>> the event - one is the William Penn station in Philadelphia (WM3PEN), one
>> is in England (GB13COL), and one is in France (TM13COL), but you do not
>> need them for the clean sweep.
>>
>> Because we are located right in the middle of the action here in NJ, you
>> might have good luck on 40 meter SSB (which works with NVIS) when chasing
>> the original 13 colonies stations, as they are all located here on the
>> East
>> Coast.  But they will also be operating on other bands and modes too, if
>> want to give those a try too in your quest to catch them all!
>>
>> At the Pizza Night July 5 club meeting, we can ask for a "show of hands"
>> to
>> see if anyone has been able to make contact with any of the stations by
>> then.  If anyone has actually bagged all 13 for a clean sweep by then, we
>> might give you a standing ovation, hihi!
>> That would be quite an accomplishment!
>>
>> Up for the challenge?
>>
>> Have fun,
>> and Good Luck to anyone who tries!
>>
>> Jim, n2gxj
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