[PPRAANet] April Special Event Stations

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April 2007

Apr 1, 1300Z-2100Z, Raleigh,  NC. Raleigh Amateur Radio Society, N4C. 35th 
Annual Raleigh Hamfest and North  Carolina State ARRL Convention. 14.235 7.235. 
Certificate. Raleigh Amateur Radio  Society, N4C Special Event Certificate, PO 
Box 17124, Raleigh, NC 27619.  www.rars.org/hamfest

Apr 1, 1930Z-2130Z, Olathe, KS. Santa Fe Trail  Amateur Radio Club, KS0KS. 
Graduation of Ham License Class. 14.250. QSL. Dan  Reed, 29545 West 152nd Ter, 
Gardner, KS 66030. dmreed10 at earthlink.net

Apr  6-Apr 9, 1000Z-1600Z, Bramshaw, Romsey, ENGLAND. RSGB, GB2BST. 200 years 
since  Admiralty Shutter telegraph was installed. 14.300 14.200 7.090 7.050. 
QSL. QSL  via the bureau, or direct to: John Wakefield, Oakhurst, Lower Common 
Rd, West  Wellow, Romsey, Hampshire SO51 6BT, ENGLAND. www.qrz.com/gb2bst

Apr 7,  0000Z-2359Z, Tulsa, OK. Tulsa Health Department Amateur Radio Club, 
K5THD.  Celebrating World Health Organizations World Health Day 2007. 28.373 
21.373  14.273 7.273. Certificate. Tulsa Health Department Amateur Radio Club, 
5051 S  129 E Ave, Tulsa, OK 74134. PSK and SSTV on request.  
www.tulsa-health.org/k5thd

Apr 7-Apr 15, 0100Z-2359Z, Texas Gulf Coast,  TX. CenTex Contest Group, 
WA5DTK. Special operation from Texas lighthouses.  14.270/035 7.260 21.370 3.970. 
QSL. Barry Brewer, 601 Broken Bow Dr, Round Rock,  TX 78681-7401. WA5DTK will 
be operating from multiple lighthouses on the Texas  Gulf Coast 
(Galveston-Corpus Christi) including participation in the ARLHS  Spring Lights QSO Party. 
wa5dtk at arrl.net

Apr 13-Apr 14, 0000Z-0400Z,  Burley, WA. RF Wireless Amateur Radio Club of 
Burley, W1E. Annual Friday the  Thirteenth QSO Party. 14.313 14.033 7.213 7.033. 
QSL. RF Wireless Amateur Radio  Club, PO Box 639, Burley, WA 98322. 
tjsand at wavecable.com

Apr 13-Apr 14,  1700Z-1700Z, Charleston, SC. Coastal Amateur Radio 
Association, W4BWZ. First  Shots at Fort Sumter - April 1861. 18.160 14.273 7.260 3.875. 
Certificate.  Steven English, PO Box 677, Ravenel, SC 29470. w4bwz at comcast.net

Apr  20-Apr 22, 1300Z-2100Z, Venice, FL. Tamiami Amateur Radio Club, K4S. 
Annual  Venice Sharks Tooth Festival. 21.313 18.153 14.272 7.233. QSL. Jack 
Sproat,  W4JS, 1419 E Manasota Beach Rd, Englewood, FL 34223-6341.  w4js at juno.com

Apr 20-Apr 23, 1400Z-1600Z, Rio Grande, OH. Buckeye Hills  Career Center, 
W8D. Ohio Valley Expo -- Career Center Campus Open House. 18.140  7.200 3.800. 
QSL. Tim Henderson, 14386 St, Rt 93 S, Jackson, OH 45640. 9-11am  local time Apr 
20 and 23; noon-4:30pm local time on Apr 21 and 22.  bj_thenderso at seovec.org

Apr 21, 1400Z-2100Z, Carthage, TX. Panola County  Amateur Radio Club, WA5PC. 
Only international boundary marker within US. 21.425  14.325 7.275 3.950. 
Certificate. WA5PC, 380 CR 1271, Gary, TX 75643. 166th year;  the only remaining 
marker that separated the US and the Republic of Texas.  www.wa5pc.org

Apr 21, 1600Z-2300Z, Porterville, CA. Porterville Amateur  Repeater 
Association, KE6WDX. Annual Porterville to Springville Jackass Mail  Run. 14.250 7.285. 
Certificate. Ed Lamb, K6LSB, 23433 Ave 184, Porterville, CA  93257. 
lamb at ocsnet.net

Apr 21-Apr 22, 2000Z-2359Z, Piscataway, NJ.  Piscataway Amateur Radio Club, 
K2VOA. Former Voice of America relay station  WBOU. 28.370 21.370 14.270. 
Certificate. Bill Toth, 6 Rivercrest Dr, Piscataway,  NJ 08854. 
www.homestead.com/k2voa

Apr 22, 1100Z-2100Z, Schenectady, NY.  Schenectady Amateur Radio Association, 
K2AE. SARA celebrating 77th year. 14.335  14.140 3.910 3.540. Certificate. 
Hal Post, AK2E, PO Box 25, Middle Grove, NY  12850. www.k2ae.org

Apr 26-Apr 29, 1700Z-2200Z, Virginia Beach, VA.  Virginia Beach Amateur Radio 
Club, W4UG. 400th Anniversary of the First Landing  of English Settlers. 
28.365 21.365 14.265 7.265. Certificate. W4UG VB 2007, PO  Box 62003, Virginia 
Beach, VA 23466. Joint effort with Jamestown Landing;  reenactment of the First 
Landing on American Soil. www.w4ug.com

Apr  27-Apr 29, 1200Z-0000Z, Walterboro, SC. Coastal Amateur Radio 
Association,  W4BWZ. 32nd Annual Colleton County Rice Festival. 21.373 18.173 14.273 
7.273.  Certificate. Steven English, KG4WNL, PO Box 677, Ravenel, SC 29470.  
www.whitehallrepeater.com

Apr 28, 1300Z-2300Z, Springfield, IL. Sangamon  Valley Radio Club, N9L. Boy 
Scouts of America Abraham Lincoln Trail Hike. 14.270  7.270. QSL. Sangamon 
Valley Radio Club, c/o American Red Cross, 1045 Outer Park  Dr, Springfield, IL 
62704. www.svrc.org

Apr 28, 1400Z-2300Z, Kushla, AL.  Mobile Amateur Radio Club/Mobile County 
ARES, W4IAX. 142nd anniversary of the  signing of The Southern Appomattox. 
146.520 50.125 14.260 7.260. Certificate.  Gerald Jones Sr, KD4DLJ, 7015 Victor Rd, 
Mobile, AL 36608-4244. www.w4iax.com;  www.historicmageefarm.com

Apr 28, 1600Z-2300Z, Duncan, OK. Chisolm Trail  ARC, WD5IYF. Chisolm Trail 
Stampede (Oklahoma Centennial). 50.160 28.355 21.320  14.310 7.255. Certificate. 
Robert Conway, 921 S Walnut, Duncan, OK 73533.  ni5w at arrl.net

Apr 28-Apr 29, 0000Z-2200Z, Barksdale AFB, LA. Shreveport  Amateur Radio 
Association, W5B/52. 50 years of service by the B-52. SSB 14.270  7.270 3.870 CW 
14.050 7.050 3.550 SSTV 14.230 Digital 14.070. Certificate.  W5B/52, PO Box 
37632, Shreveport, LA 71133-7632. 75 years of aviation at  Barksdale AFB, 50 
years of service by the B-52 and 27 years Mighty Eighth Air  Force has been 
headquartered at Barksdale AFB. Details at QRZ.  www.k5sar.com

Apr 28-Apr 29, 1400Z-2200Z, Manitowoc, WI. USS Cobia Radio  Club/ManCoRad 
Radio Club, N9BQV. WWII submarine USS Cobia AGSS-245 On The Air.  14.260 14.070 
7.250 3.900. QSL. Fred Neuenfeldt, W6BSF, 4932 S 10th St,  Manitowoc, WI 
54220-9121. www.w9dk.com

Apr 28-Apr 29, 1500Z-0400Z,  Oxford, MS. University of Mississippi Amateur 
Radio Club, W5UMS. Oxford Double  Decker Festival. 28.450 21.350 14.250 7.250. 
Certificate. University of  Mississippi Amateur Radio Club, PO Box 276, 
University, MS 38677.  www.w5ums.org

Apr 28-Apr 30, 1700Z-0000Z, Aberdeen, WA. Grays Harbor  Amateur Radio Club, 
W7ZA. GHARC 52nd Birthday Special Event Station. 14.070  14.230 7.125 3.525. 
QSL. W7ZA, PO Box 2250, Aberdeen, WA 98520.