On June 12th 2022, There will be a special event station in recognition of the 60th Anniversary of the Centralia, Pennsylvania mine fire. The stations call sign will be W3C and the operation that day will be portable from a location in the Borough of Centralia. The Centralia mine fire is a coal-seam fire that has been burning underneath the borough of Centralia, Pennsylvania, United States, since at least May 27, 1962. Its original cause is still a matter of debate. It is burning in underground coal mines at depths of up to 300 feet (90 m) over an 8-mile (13 km) stretch of 3,700 acres (15 km2). At its current rate, it could continue to burn for over 250 years. It has caused most of the town to be abandoned: the population dwindled from around 1,500 at the time the fire started to 5 in 2017, and most of the buildings have been razed. (1)
Operation will be sequential on 20/40/10/80 meters, using Voice, (limited) Digital (PSK31/FT-8), and D-star reflector 63B. Operation will be from 1500 hrs UTC to 2300 Hrs UTC June 12, 2022