From bmarx at bellsouth.net Fri Jul 1 12:38:44 2022 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2022 12:38:44 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Annual 13 Colonies Event Gets Under Way on July 1 - ARRL References: <4c6cf768-3bdf-48e4-6a19-12df6e70d6f4.ref@bellsouth.net> Message-ID: <4c6cf768-3bdf-48e4-6a19-12df6e70d6f4@bellsouth.net> Annual 13 Colonies Event Gets Under Way on July 1 06/30/2020 The annual *13 Colonies* special event will begin on July 1 at 1300 UTC and conclude on July 8 at 0400 UTC. Stations representing the original 13 British colonies, plus two bonus stations, will be on the air with 1 ? 1 call signs. The event sponsor stresses that participants do not need to work all 13 colony stations to obtain a certificate and do not need to work the two bonus stations for a clean sweep. All HF bands will be in play, with the exception of 60 meters, and simplex on 2 and 6 meters is encouraged. All modes of operation may be represented. * This year will mark the 12th occurrence of the event. Look for: * K2A, New York * K2B, Virginia * K2C, Rhode Island * K2D, Connecticut * K2E, Delaware * K2F, Maryland * K2G, Georgia * K2H, Massachusetts * K2I, New Jersey * K2J, North Carolina * K2K, New Hampshire * K2L, South Carolina * K2M, Pennsylvania. Bonus station WM3PEN will be in Philadelphia (the call sign commemorates the Pennsylvania colony?s founder, William Penn). The other bonus station will be GB13COL in the UK. https://www.arrl.org/news/annual-13-colonies-event-gets-under-way-on-july-1 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bmarx at bellsouth.net Sat Jul 2 20:58:02 2022 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2022 20:58:02 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Some OQRS Sites I've found... In-Reply-To: <96aec1fc-9ff8-0406-49c8-335774550045@bellsouth.net> References: <96aec1fc-9ff8-0406-49c8-335774550045@bellsouth.net> Message-ID: <8499cd91-dd04-20d0-5447-f6266503b1ac@bellsouth.net> /Here is a list of OQRS Managed Sites I've found. Please feel free to add to it if you have others" - Bill W2CQ/ // // http://www.ha3jb.com/oqrs.html https://oqrs.net/n2oo/ http://sp7dqr.pl/en/oqrs.php https://www.m0oxo.com/oqrs/logsearch.php https://w5ue.net/w5ue-qsl-manager-page/ https://dx.qsl.net/logs/ https://eb7dx.com/oqrs/ https://www.m0urx.com/oqrs/logsearch.php https://clublog.org/logsearch.php http://win.i2ysb.com/logonline/default.asp _ __QSL Manager Data Base_ https://www.ik3qar.it/manager/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bmarx at bellsouth.net Mon Jul 4 08:41:28 2022 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2022 08:41:28 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] [R-390] Presidential Communications Railroad Car (Crate) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: /From the R-390 List:/ I just put a new historical document out on our website, r-390a.net, courtesy of Les Locklear. It's about the Presidential Communications Railroad Car used from 1942 through 1961. ?Here's a direct link to it: The Presidential Communications Railroad Car / ? (coldwar-c4i.net) In the picture on page 3 from 1956, notice the radio control console contained 2 SP-600's and 2 R-390A's. See the picture on page 8 and notice in 1961 that there are 4 R-390A's. Enjoy. Thanks Les. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bmarx at bellsouth.net Thu Jul 21 13:51:59 2022 From: bmarx at bellsouth.net (Bill) Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2022 13:51:59 -0400 Subject: [QCWA Everglades Chapter #69] Unique opportunity References: Message-ID: For those who do not follow KPH and the MRHS: This coming Saturday [23 Jul], as part of their normal on-air routine, KPH will transmit a message encrypted with an WW2 German Enigma machine, and everyone is challenged to copy it [15 WPM] on one of KPH's working frequencies, decrypt it, and email it for a certificate. Since very few of us still have our uniforms or Enigma machines from that time, there are a number of simulators on-line [you were expecting somewhere else?]. Full details at https://www.radiomarine.org/ The MRHS publishes a monthly E-news via email that is a really interesting read, and a glimpse back to a time when CW ruled the waves [sorry Britannia]. 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