[HCRA] [Fwd: [YCCC] Fwd: Our W1A Amistad schooner special event]

[Steve Rodowicz]

FYI!


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Subject: [YCCC] Fwd: Our W1A Amistad schooner special event
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 10:22:41 -0400
From: Tom Frenaye <frenaye at pcnet.com>
To: *** YCCC *** <yccc at yccc.org>

(K1IN is a former YCCC member)

>From: K1in at aol.com
>Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:52:37 EDT
>Subject: OUR W1A AMISTAD SCHOONER SPECIAL EVENT
>To: k1ki at arrl.org
>
Tom,
Perry Green in VEC obtained the W1A callsign from the FCC for our use as follows:

Sherwood (Woody) Lewis, W1SL, has arranged for an amateur radio special event 
station, W1A, to operate
in recognization and celebration of the up-coming Transatlantic crossing and 
year-long journey of the
Freedom Schooner Amistad.  Leon KB1CQ, Harv K1PZS and I are assisting Woody with 
the planning and setup
for this event. We are also looking forward to the help of other interested hams 
willing to operate at W1A.

Info about the Amistad journey can be seen at 
<http://www.amistadamerica.org/>http://www.amistadamerica.org/

The main operation of this special event will be set up at the Long Wharf Pier 
in New Haven, CT.
This is the home port of Freedom Schooner Amistad, flag-ship of the State of 
Connecticut. The ship
will be docked there  prior to its departure on this historic voyage. We expect 
to also have some
stations operating from remote QTHs using the same W1A callsign.

We plan to start operations on the HF bands Friday, June 15 at noontime and 
continue operating Saturday and Sunday.

The frequencies we will plan to use should be on or near:
3675
7275
14275
21275
28475

Please distribute this announcement to the YCCC members asking them to look for 
us and work us.

Also, Woody may get to be on the leg of the journey from Senegal to Sierra Leone.


                73 de Don, K1IN