[RVRC] ==> HPM/140 BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION EVENT COMING NEXT MONTH

[N2GJ_AMSAT]

>From this week's ARRL Letter (I will probably participate as either an AEC
or NM)

==> HPM/140 BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION EVENT COMING NEXT MONTH

The Hiram Percy Maxim Birthday celebration is back! This year, the ARRL
is honoring the 140th anniversary of the birth of the League's first
president and cofounder. Hiram Percy Maxim, W1AW, was born September 2,
1869 and died February 17, 1936, in a Colorado hospital of complications
stemming from a throat infection; his widow died just nine days later.

The operating event is open to all amateurs, and the goal is
straightforward: Find the stations adding /140 to their call signs, and
contact as many as possible during the event period, September 2-9. Who
is eligible to sign /140? ARRL members who hold ARRL appointments, ARRL
elected volunteers (such as ARRL Directors and Section Managers), ARRL
Life Members, ARRL Headquarters staff and VEs, AECs, QSL bureau workers
and awards managers (who are ARRL members). The complete list of
eligible positions can be found on page 20 of the September 2009 issue
of QST. If you work at least 25 /140 stations, an attractive certificate
can be yours! The certificate can be endorsed in increments of 25 QSOs,
up to 100.

Time Period: 0000 UTC September 2 until 2400 UTC September 9.

Exchange: All stations signing /140 send RS(T), their appointment and
their name; others send RS(T) and their name.

Eligibility: All amateur stations may participate. ARRL Life Members,
and those persons holding ARRL appointments, elected positions or ARRL
HQ staff, may add /140 to their call signs for the duration of the
celebration. Volunteer Examiners, Assistant Emergency Coordinators, QSL
Bureau workers, Registered Instructors and Awards Managers who are ARRL
members are also invited to participate.

Miscellaneous: /140 stations may be contacted on any band or mode for
credit. You can work a station once per band and mode. Repeater contacts
are valid for credit, but please be considerate of the users during a
repeater's busy periods. All /140 stations are encouraged to be as
active as possible on local repeaters and nets. The certificate is
available for making at least 25 contacts with /140 stations, with
endorsement increments of 25, and a maximum endorsement of 100. To
receive the award, send in a log extract with the date, time, band, call
sign worked and exchange for each /140 contact. Include your name, call
sign and address, and tell us how many /140 stations you worked. Mail
everything to HPM/140 Celebration, c/o W1AW, 225 Main St, Newington, CT
06111-1494. You can also send in your entry on a disk or CD in regular
text format. All entries must be accompanied by a check or money order
for $5 (US) payable to ARRL. Please make sure your entry is postmarked
by October 9, 2009.

GJ

Gerry Jurrens N2GJ
mailto:n2gj at amsat.org