[SFDXA] More than 70 Islands Will Be Active During the US Islands “One-Day Getaway” this Saturday

[Bill]

 From Tony N2MFT:


    More than 70 Islands Will Be Active During the US Islands “One-Day
    Getaway” this Saturday

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05/06/2015

At press time, more than 70 qualifying islands had been registered for 
“activation” this Saturday for the 2015 US Islands One-Day Getaway 
event. Individuals and teams will take to the airwaves May 9 between 
0000 and 2359 UTC from islands in lakes, streams, ponds, rivers and 
along coastlines. Some of the coastal islands are also eligible for 
*RSGB IOTA* <http://www.rsgbiota.org/> (Islands On The Air) credit. For 
more information see the US Islands On The Air website at 
*www.usislands.org* <http://www.usislands.org/> and read the article 
“*The US Islands Awards Program* 
<http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/arrl/qst_201505/index.php#/74>” by Sean 
Kutzko, KX9X, in the May issue of/QST/. Follow the event on *Twitter* 
<https://twitter.com/> this weekend with the hash tag *#USIslands*.


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