[LeArc] Pisan Tower Special Event & Award

[Joseph L. Rossmiller]

Picked this up off the ILHAM reflector and thought it might be of
interest to some.

73 de Joe - AG9Y



Pisan Tower Special Event & Award

Metro Amateur Radio Club (MAC) joins forces with the Pisa, Italy Amateur

Radio Club for joint Special Event Stations.

Event highlights Sister Cities � Niles, Illinois and Pisa. Italy�and
offers
ham radio �Pisan Tower Award�

Event Date: June 1 & 2, 2002

Callsigns: K9Y and IZ5AXT/TWR

QSL managers: N9BOR & IK5ZTT  (we do not respond to electronic QSLs)

Web: http://www.qsl.net/mac


On June 1 & 2, 2002, Metro Amateur Radio Club (MAC) and the Pisa Amateur

Radio Club will participate in a joint venture of International
significance. Niles, Illinois and Pisa, Italy are Sister Cities and in
an
effort to bring the communities a little closer, each club will set-up
and
operate amateur radio stations from their respective leaning towers.

For decades amateur radio operators have enhanced International goodwill

utilizing wireless communication. This event continues the tradition by
drawing attention to two communities thousands of miles apart with
something
very special in common. The Pisa club will locate at the legendary
Leaning
Tower of Pisa, while the MAC group operates from America�s Leaning Tower
in
Niles, Illinois.

Using both voice and Morse code, ham operators around the world will try
to
contact both towers in order to win a special �Pisan Tower Award.� MAC
secretary, and event organizer, Mike Dinelli: �We anticipate making
contact
with over 2,000 radio amateurs worldwide during this event.�

Interested parties can obtain the latest information about the event by
visiting the MAC website at http://www.qsl.net/mac

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