[SFDXA] ARLX007 WWV Centennial Committee Prepares for Trial Run of WW0WWV Special Event

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> ARLX007 WWV Centennial Committee Prepares for Trial Run of WW0WWV
> Special Event
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> Special Bulletin 7  ARLX007
> From ARRL Headquarters  
> Newington CT  August 20, 2019
> To all radio amateurs 
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> 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.
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