From bmarx at bellsouth.net Thu Aug 22 14:09:51 2019 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bmarx@bellsouth.net) Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 14:09:51 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] ARLX007 WWV Centennial Committee Prepares for Trial Run of WW0WWV Special Event References: Message-ID: <23056AEF-BC8E-436C-A03B-2CFAA2B180C6@bellsouth.net> > SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX007 > ARLX007 WWV Centennial Committee Prepares for Trial Run of WW0WWV > Special Event > > ZCZC AX07 > QST de W1AW > Special Bulletin 7 ARLX007 > From ARRL Headquarters > Newington CT August 20, 2019 > To all radio amateurs > > SB SPCL ARL ARLX007 > ARLX007 WWV Centennial Committee Prepares for Trial Run of WW0WWV > Special Event > > The WWV Centennial Committee reports that it will conduct a trial > run of special event station WW0WWV over the August 24/25 weekend. > Radios and antennas began arriving last week, and a tower and beam > will be erected, along with several vertical antennas. WW0WWV will > be set up adjacent to the WWV transmitter site in Fort Collins, > Colorado. WWV turns 100 years old on October 1. > > "We'll be testing band and notch filtering, in an attempt to reign > in the extreme RF environment created by WWV and WWVB," said Dave > Swartz, W0DAS, of the Northern Colorado Amateur Radio Club (NCARC). > > The club will carry out the special event operation in conjunction > with the WWV Amateur Radio Club and the National Institute of > Standards and Technology (NIST), which operates WWV/WWVH/WWVB. > > The special event site is within 1/3 of a mile of all six WWV > transmitters and the 50 kW WWVB transmitter. "On-air tests will > start Saturday afternoon, August 24, and run through Sunday, August > 25," Swartz said, adding that organizers will post specific times > and frequencies on the WWV Centennial Committee website. > > The WWV Centennial special event is set to run from September 28 > through October 2, and round-the-clock operation will take place on > CW, SSB, and digital modes. Operations will shift among HF bands > following typical propagation and will include 160 meters as well as > satellites (SO-50, AO-91, and AO-92) and 6-meter meteor scatter. > > Up to four stations will be on the air for routine operations. A > fifth station will schedule contacts with schools, universities, and > museums, as well as conducting unscheduled contacts. The additional > station will periodically broadcast an AM carrier from a radio > locked with WWV's 10 MHz signal. > > "At this point we have filled our operator's slots and met equipment > goals, but we need more financial resources to cover basic operating > expenses, return shipping, and site logistics," Swartz said. Members > of the Amateur Radio industry have contributed equipment, including > radios, amplifiers, and antennas. > > NIST has announced that it will not be able to open the doors of WWV > to the public for the event. "Due to a number of reasons, the scope > of the formal celebration will be limited to only 100 invited > participants," the WWV Centennial Committee announced. "WW0WWV will > be the main public event for the centennial celebration." > > Visit the WWV Centennial Committee website at http://wwv100.com/ to > see how you can get involved. > NNNN > /EX > From bmarx at bellsouth.net Sun Aug 25 08:48:11 2019 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bmarx@bellsouth.net) Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2019 08:48:11 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] On the sick list References: Message-ID: > Just to let you know... > Pete Rimmel, N8PR, is in hospital and expected to undergo surgery this week. Please do not call the hospital. > Diane Joerger, KC4BAR, wife of Rich, WB4EHG, is in hospital on a heart related issue. Please do not call the hospital. > > Please send your best wishes and hopes for their speedy recoveries. > > Kai, KE4PT > Secretary