[KCDXC] Fw: [OPDX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #551
Chuck Kraly
[email protected]
Sun, 24 Feb 2002 18:07:02 -0600
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Subject: [OPDX] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #551
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> February 25, 2002
> Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW
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> Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX
> Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, AB5K & the AR TelNet
> Clusters Network, NC1L, W3UR & The Daily DX, KB4UTV, N4AA & QRZ DX,
> N4CT, N5VL, AD6WL, KH6BZF, AC7DX, K8PT, K8YSE, KU9C, 4L5O, 9K2HN, 9V1YC,
> CE6TBN, CE4USW, CX3AN, DL1EK & DX News Letter, DL2VFR, DL4TT, FJ5DX & La
> Gazette du DX, G3XTT, GM4YXI, GU0SUP, ON7SA, OZ6OM & OZ 50 MHz DX
Bulletin,
> and Z36W for the following DX information.
>
> DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the
> week of Sunday, 17/February, through Sunday, 24/February there were 240
> countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3C, 3V, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4S,
> 4U1I, 4W, 4X, 5B, 5H, 5N, 5R, 5U, 5V, 5W, 5Z, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8Q, 8R,
> 9A, 9G, 9H, 9J, 9K, 9L, 9M2, 9M6, 9N, 9Q, 9U, 9V, 9Y, A2, A3, A4, A5,
> A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C3, C5, C6, CE, CE0A, CE0X, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT,
> CT3, CU, CX, D2, D4, DL, DU, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES,
> ET, EU, EX, EY, EZ, F, FG, FH, FJ, FK, FM, FO, FP, FR, FW, FY, G, GD, GI,
> GJ, GM, GU, GW, H4, H40, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HI, HK, HK0/a, HL, HM, HP, HR,
> HS, HZ, I, IS, J2, J3, J5, J6, J7, JA, JD/o, JT, JW, JX, JY, K, KG4, KH0,
> KH2, KH3, KH6, KH8, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH,
> OH0, OK, OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ7, PY, PY0T, PZ, S2, S5, S7,
> S9, SM, SP, ST, SU, SV, SV/a, SV5, SV9, T2, T30, T7, T8, T9, TA, TF, TG,
> TI, TI9, TK, TL, TR, TT, TU, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V4, V5,
> V7, V8, VE, VK, VP2E, VP2M, VP2V, VP5, VP6, VP8, VP8/h, VP8/o, VP9, VQ9,
> VR, VU, XE, XU, XW, XX9, YA, YB, YI, YJ, YK, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z2,
> Z3, ZA, ZB, ZC4, ZD7, ZD9, ZF, ZK1/s, ZL, ZP, ZS
>
> * PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations. As
> always, you never know - "Work First Worry Later" (WFWL).
>
> THE EXCITEMENT AND ACTIVITY OF THE WEEK......................
> PW0, TRINDADE ISLAND. This operation became active on February 18th
> and will continue until March 2nd. Some 1.5 tons of gear was off-loaded
> to the island by a Navy helicopter early Monday morning. Currently,
> the pile-ups are getting smaller and PW0T is getting easlier to work on
> the usual higher bands CW/SSB. There has been activity by PW0T on the
> lower bands and RTTY. QSL via KU9C. Check the Web site for continuing
> updates at: http://www.trindade2002.com
>
> TI9, COCOS ISLAND. Like the PW0T operation, this DXpedition will
> continue until March 2nd. Pile-ups are getting smaller, and it is
> getting easlier to work on the usual higher bands. There is plently
> of RTTY and 6 meter activity. There has been some activity on the lower
> bands. QSL via AK0A. Check the Web site for continuing updates at:
> http://www.qsl.net/ti9m
>
> 3W, VIETNAM. Conny, DL1DA, is expected to be active this week, possibly
> as 3W9KCS, until March 15th. He will be on holiday so activity may be
> limited. Look for him to be on 40-10 meters CW. QSL via DL1DA.
>
> 6W, SENEGAL. Francois, VE2XO, is expected to be in Dakar from February
> 27th through March 3rd. The callsign is not known yet. Activity should
> be like his recent Guinea operation (3XY6A). Watch 20/17/15 meters SSB.
>
> 9K, KUWAIT (Special Activity). Every year on February 25-26th the country
> of Kuwait celebrates its "National and Liberation Day". To participate in
> this occasion, the Kuwait Amateur Radio Society will be active using the
> callsign 9K2NLD on many amateur bands and modes. There will be a special
> QSL card issued for the occasion. By the time you read this the evet
should
> have started and it is expected to end 2359z on Thursday, February 28th.
> There is no deadline for submitting applications for the QSL card which
> should be addressed to: Kuwait Amateur Radio Society, P.O. BOX 5240 Safat,
> 13053, Kuwait.
>
> D2, ANGOLA. Joao, CT1BFL, is now in Luanda and is signing D2U for the
> next two years. Activity will be on 160-10 meters CW/SSB. QSL via CT1BFL.
>
> DXCC NEWS. Bill Moore, NC1L, DXCC Manager, reports the following:
> "9Q0AR (Democratic Republic of Congo) has been on hold awaiting supporting
> documentation. This has been received and upon review it is now being
> accepted for DXCC credit. Anyone who had this rejected during a recent
> submission can contact DXCC at < [email protected] > for an update to
> their record. Or, it can be sent with the next submission for credit."
>
> DAWG X-RAY CLUB (The only DX-Club you don't want to belong to!).....
> Fritz, DL4TT, wants DXers to visit the following Web site. He is looking
> for your feedback. Check out the URL at:
> http://www.qsl.net/dl4tt/DawgX-rayClub.html
>
> FIVE STAR DXERS ASSOCIATION (Update). Don Field, G3XTT, D68C Publicity
> Officer, informs OPDX of the following: "Phil G3SWH reports that around
> 85% of the direct requests for D68C QSLs have now been processed and that
> around 42,500 QSOs have been confirmed to date. Our thanks again to Phil.
> The team is now starting to think about the perennial question, 'Where
> do we go next?'. The Five Star DXers Association, with its expeditions
> to 9M0C and D68C, now has considerable experience in mounting large-scale
> operations to 'top 100' DXCC entities, with the ability to cover all bands
> and modes to fill those missing slots, and is looking to mount its next
> operation in late-2003 or early 2004. We are not planning to head for
> Peter 1 or Bouvet, but the sort of DX entity where you may have a 20m QSO,
> but are finding those low band, WARC or data slots hard to fill. To this
> end, we would be interested in your 9-band, 3-mode 'wanted' lists, so we
> can gain some idea of which these entities might be. E-mail your needs to
> Don, G3XTT, at: [email protected]
> Being mainly a European group our preference would be for an African
> location for reasons of cost, propagation and travel time. (We have of
> course already reviewed the various 'most-wanted' surveys.) If there are
> enough responses, we will make the analysis public, for the benefit of
> other would-be DXpeditioners."
>
> GJ, JERSEY. Pete/K8PT and Craig/K3PLV will make their 3rd annual trek
> to the Channel Islands and activate Jersey from March 13-19th. The
emphasis
> will be on CW and RTTY, however, Craig will try RS-12/13 for evening (USA
> time) passes. Concentration will be on WARC bands during daylight and
> 30/40/80 meters during the evenings. Callsigns will be MJ/K8PT and
MJ/K3PLV.
> QSLs go via their home callsigns.
>
> IOTA NEWS.................
> RARE IOTA ACTIVATED. If you worked CV1F over the past weekend, it
> was activity from San Gabriel Island (SA-057). Operators
> CX1SI, CX1CV, CX2AM, CX2FR, CX2RU/A, CX3AN, CX3BV, CX4AAJ,
> CX4CR, CX4AAE, CX4SS, CX6FK and CX8FB were transported to
> the island by the Uruguayan Navy. They were to have 5 stations
> active on all bands 160-2 meters. QSL via EA5KB.
>
> EU-129. The Crew of DL0FTL will be active from April 12-20th, from
> the Island of Usedom (German Island Award O- 13). Operators
> will be DF3UFW, DL8DZL, DK5NOA, DL2DSL, DL2DRO, DL2LCE, DM4WL
> and DL1DWR. ADDED NOTES: On, Sunday April 14th, they plan
> the activation of a new island for the German Island Award
> called "Grosse Wotig" (not IOTA), GIA O-35. Operators will
> be: DF3UFW, DL8DZL and DK5NOA. At the same time, the rest of
> the group will be active from the "Wolgaster Schlossinsel"
> (not IOTA), GIA O-031. Operators will be DL2DSL, DL2DRO,
> DL2LCE, DM4WL and DL1DWR.
>
> SA-018, SA-043 and SA-064. Mark, CE6TBN, will be on the air as CE6TBN/7
> from Chiloe Island (SA-018, ICE-701) between March 7- 10th and
> from Acencion Island (SA-043, ICE-704) between March 11-14th.
> Activity will be on 20/17/15/12/10 meters, only SSB. QSL via
> N1IBM. Both island are valid for new Chilean Island Award. He
> may also be going to Las Huinchas Island (SA-064) to the
> CE7AOY's QTH.
>
> KG4, GUANTANAMO BAY. Vance, N5VL, will be active as KG4VL from March
1-6th.
> This will include an entry in the ARRL International DX Contest. Look for
> some 160 meters operations on CW and SSB. QSL to N5VL.
>
> P4, ARUBA. John, KK9A, who was active as P40A this past weekend in the
> 160 contest, will be here until March 9th. Look for activity on 160-10
> meters CW/SSB during his stay. QSL via KK9A.
>
> P5, NORTH KOREA (P5/4L4FN Status). It was reported this past week, Bruce,
> KK5DO, (QSL Manager for Ed, P5/4L4FN) was heard saying he has a good
feeling
> that all of the P5/4L4FN contacts will count for DXCC. However, this is
> not official yet. He mentioned North Korea dosn't issue any license so
> any written permission to operate will suffice. Government officials have
> checked his station on a few occasions and the North Korean government
> obviously knows he is operateing there. His current contract with the
> United Nations World Food Program is good until June and if it is renewed
> he will be there for another year. Ed continues to be active on 15 meters
> SSB. However, he has been practicing some RTTY and CW and should be on
> those modes soon.
>
> QSL INFO AND NEWS...................
> Omari, 4L5O, informs OPDX that his QSL card can be obtained from K1WY
> for QSOs between the year 2000 and now.
>
> Ron, AC7DX, informs OPDX that he will be the new QSL Manager for
> Corliss, AL1G, in Alaska.
>
> Keith, GM4YXI, informs OPDX that he now has a QSL Manager. Steve/N3SL
> and his daughter Kimberly are now managers for GM4YXI, and also for
> all past and future 9M2/GM4YXI expeditions. All HF logs from Keith's
> home station and the 9M2 expeditions [April 1998:AS-097, May
1998:AS-072,
> May 1999:AS-097, June 9-10th 2000:AS-097 and June 17-18th 2000:AS-074]
> are with Steve and can be viewed on his homepage at:
http://qsl.net/n3sl
> QSL is OK direct (with the usual postage/SASE) or via the ARRL bureau.
> All direct requests to Keith's home address have been answered.
>
> Phil, GU0SUP, President of the Guernsey ARS, informs OPDX that the
> following Web site has an updated callbook listing for all known GU/MU
> callsigns. The list includes known operations by visitors, and as
> much QSL info as possible. The URL is:
http://www.gars.org.gg/calls.html
> This is the website of the Guernsey Amateur Radio Society.
>
> The OT2H Contest Crew now has a website where you can read about their
> adventures in contesting. There are pictures of the crew and the club
> station (ON7SA), but also there is a log search function for all
> contests they entered. The page is also valid for OT0H and OT1H. The
> OT-prefix is issued to Belgian contest stations, and it allows the use
> of high power on the HF bands. QSL for OTxH is 100% via bureau to
> ON5YR (x = last digit of the year, OT0H in 2000, OT1H in 2001...).
> You can find the club's website at: http://www.on7sa.be
>
> Gerard, ex-PA3AXU and now ON4AXU (he states, "soldiers sometimes have
> to change their QTH...), reports that all "PA3AXU 2001 Pacific Trip"
> QSL cards received up through February 5th have been answered.
>
> Logs for the Southern Cross DX Group's (SCDXG) XR5SM DXpeditions
> (January and February), as well as the ARRL DX CW Contest log, are
> now on-line at: http://www.qsl.net/xr5sm
> This Web site has been updated and new photographs have been added.
> Operations included 160m to 70cm, in CW, FM and SSB modes. Almost 4000
> QSOs were made within a total of 67 hours of operation (adding up both
> trips: XR5SM I and XR5SM II). The XR5SM QSL card has already been
> designed and will be out from the printer in just a couple of weeks.
>
> Another team of members of the Southern Cross DX Group, SCDXG, has
> activated Damas Island which is located in Choros Archipelago belonging
> to Coquimbo Province Group (SA-086) this past weekend. The callsign
> was XR2D. The team was formed by CE4USW (Team Leader), XQ1IDM, CE4PBB
> and XQ1ZW (ex XQ3ZW). QSL via CE4USW, P.O. Box 128, Talca, Chile, or
> via Bureau. There is an informative Web page at:
> http://www.qsl.net/xr2d
>
> Venco, Z36W (ex-Z31JA, Z32JA, 4N5JA..), informs OPDX that his QSL
> Manager Mike, NN6C, is currently recovering from a serious heart
> attack and may be out of action for some time. If you need a QSL
> card from Venco, please send direct to his address on QRZ.com. The
> adddress for his old callsign Z31JA is also still good.
>
> QSL MANAGER FOUND! Charlie, N4CT, now active as HS0ZDR, thanked OPDX
> for the announcement he was looking for a QSL Manager. Charlie states,
> "WOW, I was really surprised at all the volunteers who E-mailed me
> replies for my asking for a QSL MGR for my HS0ZDR call. Thanks and I
> responded to each one. The first offer was from my old friend, Tony,
> W4FOA, who is retired and an avid DX'er. So I said 'OK Tony, you are
> my MGR.' Tony prefers QSLs direct to him at his CBA: Tony Martin,
W4FOA,
> 1801 Grand Center Road, Chickamauga, GA 30707-1878. Tony replies
> immediately to QSLs sent direct (SASE, IRCs or green stamps please).
> Bureau cards will be answered, of course, but not sent out that often.
> Again thanks to all who volunteered...some very nice E-mails...
> 73-DX DE CHARLIE N4CT HS0ZDR"
>
> NEED A QSL MANAGER? John Pate, KB4UTV, is interested in becoming a
> QSL Manager. He is a General class licensed amateur and reside in New
> Hampshire. He is very eager to serve the DX community with his help.
> If anyone is intrested, please contact him at: [email protected]
>
> Steve Wheatley, KU9C, states that the logs for YA5T have been updated
> online through about 0400z on February 17th. You can check them out at:
> http://www.ve9dx.com/ya5t/ya5t.html
> ADDED NOTE: If you are having trouble in accessing the link above, try
> going direct (first) to: http://www.ve9dx.com
>
> SOUTH SANDWICH/SOUTH GEORGIA POST EXPEDITION REPORT. James, 9V1YC,
provided
> OPDX with a post report on this DXpedition. The complete report will be
> sent to all OPDX InterNet Subscribers as an additional. In short, the
> DXpedition achieved all its goals, and results were absolutely
outstanding.
> The expedition made 70,428 QSOs in total using SSB, CW and RTTY. On-air
> time was 80 hours at VP8THU, and 7 days, 10 hours at VP8GEO. Operators
> were EI5IQ, EI6FR, HB9ASZ, K0IR, K4UEE, K5TR, N5KO, PA3FQA, VE3EJ, W3WL,
> W7EW and 9V1YC. QSL routes are as follows: VP8THU is via VE3XN; and VP8GEO
> is via VE3GCO Logs are with the managers, QSL's have already been printed,
> and cards are now rolling out. At this time they do not have a Web site
> or an on-line log check. A full write up will appear in the usual
magazines,
> and stay tuned for two really cool videos coming out soon.
>
> SPECIAL EVENT. The unique callsign GB50 has been issued by the United
> Kingdom Radiocommunications Agency for a special event station to be
> established at Windsor Castle to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee (50th
> Anniversary of her succession to the throne) from May 29th through June
> 9th. The station will be run by Cray Valley Radio Society (CVRS), in
> association with Burnham Beeches Radio Society (BBRC), and with the
support
> of the Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB). Activity will be on daily
> between 0700-2200z on all bands from 80-6 meters on CW, SSB, PSK31 and
> RTTY. A 144 MHz station will also be active on CW, SSB and FM. The station
> will be open to the public. The QSL Manager will be Owen, G4DFI. A Web
> site is now up and running and will be kept updated with the latest news
> at: http://www.gb50.com
> OPDX InterNet Subscribers will receive the complete announcement with
> some more interesting information as an additional bulletin.
>
> WWV/WWVH TO CHANGE FORMAT. Propagation guru Lee, KH6BZF, informs OPDX
> that "SEC/NOAA has announced that a WWV/WWVH format change will occur on
> March 12, 2002, radio day." Stay tuned to 2.5, 5.0, 10, 15, 20 MHz for
> details.
>
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> Additional Bulletins for OPDX InterNet Subscribers.
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> Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2002 00:21:56 +0000
> To: [email protected]
> From: James 9V1YC <[email protected]>
> Subject: South Sandwich / South Georgia Post Expedition report
>
> 17 Feb 2002
>
>
> The 2002 South Sandwich - South Georgia DXpedition is now officially over,
> and all operators are back home safe and sound. The DXpedition achieved
all
> its goals, and results were absolutely outstanding.
>
> For those that may be interested, here are some facts:
>
> 1. The expedition made 70,428 QSO's in total using SSB, CW and RTTY.
>
> 2. On-air time was 80 hours at VP8THU, and 7 days, 10 hours at
VP8GEO.
>
> 3. Operators were EI5IQ, EI6FR, HB9ASZ, K0IR, K4UEE, K5TR, N5KO,
> PA3FQA, VE3EJ, W3WL, W7EW and 9V1YC.
>
> 4. At Southern Thule Island, South Sandwich, VP8THU (59'27" S, 27'25"
> W) station location was at the Hewison Point Peninsula. Stations
consisted
> of four Kenwood TS50's and Force 12 vertical dipoles (single element
only -
> not dual) for each band 10m-20m. The lower bands of 30m and 40m were
simple
> 1/4 wave verticals with two elevated radials each. There was no 80m or
160m
> operation, and we had no amplifiers. Power for radios and heat was
provided
> by six tiny Honda 1KW generators - model EU10i, and logging was by four
old
> Dell Pentium 133 laptops.
>
> 5. Weather at South Sandwich was as expected, with high wind, snow,
> rain and temperatures hovering around 0 deg C all the time. Access to the
> island was rather dramatic and was accomplished by jumping one by one from
a
> heaving zodiac onto a slippery, penguin covered rockface. This was
followed
> by a steep, and rather dangerous 40 foot climb up a cliff. A human chain
> then ferried all equipment up the cliff-face to the peninsula summit.
> Departure 4 days later was the reverse, and was accomplished by jumping
(one
> by one) off the cliff face into the zodiac during a 55-knot snowstorm and
an
> 8-foot swell. 'Terrifying' is the best word to describe our departure.
>
> 6. At South Georgia, VP8GEO (54'10"S, 36'45"W) we were active for
> exactly 7 days and 10 hours using six Kenwood TS50's stations and the same
> single element vertical antennas. One AL-811 amplifier was brought ashore
> to provide 400w on 80m and 160m, but all other bands were at 100w.
Station
> location was at Husvik Bay where we were assigned the manager's house at
the
> old whaling station. As planned, a few of those 7 'active' days were
spent
> off the air enjoying the island and hiking through some of the most
> beautiful Antarctic scenery on Earth. The return voyage from South Georgia
> to the Falklands was rough and unpleasant, with 25 foot seas and a very
> 'green' team of DXpeditioners.
>
> 7. QSL routes are as follows:
>
> VP8THU is via VE3XN
> VP8GEO is via VE3GCO
>
> Logs are with the manager, QSL's have already been printed, and cards are
> now rolling out. At this time we do not have a website or an on-line log
check.
>
> 8. As mentioned in our only press release in December, this
DXpedition
> was meant to be a challenge - to both to DXers at home, and to us. For
DXers
> at home it was a challenge to work harder and figure out just how to bust
a
> pileup from such a weak-signal operation. For us it was an experiment in
> low-power lightweight DXpeditioning from environmentally tough location,
and
> to see if 'mega-expedition' results could be achieved with 'micro-light'
> equipment. Over 70,000 QSO's with all parts of the planet (and to ALL
> levels of stations) prove that its good operators on both sides of a
pileup
> - not fancy equipment - that really count.
>
> 9. Many thanks to the Northern California DX Foundation for making
this
> DXpedition possible. Thanks also to the incredibly talented crew of the
R/V
> Braveheart, whose skill at handling rough seas and dangerous landings was
> simply astounding.
>
> And of course, from all of us on the "Micro-Lite Penguins DXpedition Team"
> thanks to all the DXers at home who made the extra effort to work us.
>
> (Full writeup will appear in the usual magazines, and stay tuned for two
> really cool videos coming out soon).
>
> 73
>
> James, 9V1YC
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> From: "Donald Field" <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Announcing GB50
> Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2002 10:40:32 -0000
> MIME-Version: 1.0
>
> CELEBRATING THE QUEEN'S JUBILEE BY AMATEUR RADIO
>
> The unique callsign GB50 (yes, Golf Bravo Fifty) has been issued by the UK
> Radiocommunications Agency for a special event station to be established
at
> Windsor Castle to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee (50th Anniversary of her
> succession to the throne) from 29th May to 9th June 2002. The station will
> be run by Cray Valley Radio Society (CVRS), in association with Burnham
> Beeches Radio Society (BBRC), and with the support of the Radio Society of
> Great Britain (RSGB).
>
> Activity will be on all bands from 3.5 - 50MHz on CW, SSB, PSK31 and RTTY.
> A 144MHz station will also be active on CW, SSB and FM.
>
> The organising team hopes to make many QSOs with radio amateurs around the
> world, especially the British Commonwealth. The station will be
operational
> from 0700 - 2200z daily, and will be well equipped to allow simultaneous
> operation on several bands. Icom have kindly agreed to provide equipment
for
> GB50, as they did for M2000A.
>
> The station will be open to the public.
>
> A Web site is now up and running and will be kept updated with the latest
> news: www.gb50.com
>
> The QSL Manager will be Owen G4DFI who did such a great job as QSL Manager
> for M2000A. An attractive commemorative card will be produced. Cards may
be
> sent via the bureau, or direct to Owen Cross, G4DFI, 28 Garden Avenue,
> Bexleyheath, Kent DA7 4LF, England
>
> Publicity is being handled by Don Field G3XTT (who was also Publicity
> Officer for 9M0C and D68C), who will be providing further details as they
> come available. This will include an Awards programme based around the
> Jubilee. Don can be reached by e-mail at: [email protected]
>
> Background
>
> Windsor Castle is the perfect location for this high profile, prestigious
> event. Not only will it celebrate a landmark in British history, it will
> provide an opportunity to establish an amateur radio station that is of
> national and international importance - one that will raise the profile of
> amateur radio in the British Isles, and will attract young people to the
> hobby.
>
> Both societies are well qualified to undertake this project. BBRC operated
> from the Castle in 1977 during the Queen's Silver Jubilee celebrations
and,
> in January and
> February 2000, CVRS organised the M2000A station at Greenwich
> (www.qsl.net/m2000a) to celebrate the Millennium. This was done in
> conjunction
> with English Heritage and the London Borough of Greenwich and was the most
> successful UK special event station of all time: in the two months of
> operation 48,000 contacts were made with 202 countries.
>
> Organising Committee
>
> Bob Treacher BRS32525 (Team Leader)
> Dave Lawley G4BUO (HF Manager)
> Chris Whitmarsh G0FDZ (VHF Manager)
> Paul Lethbridge G3SXE (Project Manager)
> Bernard Harrad G8LDV (Treasurer)
> Nigel Peacock G4KIU (Webmaster)
> Tim Kirby G4VXE (Station Manager, Specialist Modes)
> Dave Chislett G4XDU
> Owen Cross G4DFI (QSL Manager)
> Don Field G3XTT (Publicity)
> Miss C Treacher RS102891 (Awards)
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