[SJRA-Members] Historic K2AA/100 Commemorative QSL Cards Available in ARRL Jan VHF Contest

[Richard VonLintig]

Earn Your SJRA Centennial K2AA/100 QSL Card this Weekend!



South Jersey Radio Association is celebrating its 100th year in 2016,
including operating K2AA/100 during the January VHF contest.  This is a
great opportunity to collect your historic, commemorative Centennial QSL
card sponsored by SJRA.  The contest runs from 2pm Saturday January 30 to
11pm Sunday January 31, local time, but one does not need to operate in the
contest to make a contact or obtain your Centennial QSL card.   Your
contact WILL help SJRA/K2AA/100 improve its score in the contest.  Your
exchange will be your grid square, FM29 or FN20 for most of us.



The station will operate for most of the reasonable hours of the contest
and some less reasonable.  The station will be located in FM29mu in
Voorhees, NJ (N 39⁰ 51.145’, W 74⁰ 58.592’, 1 km east of Echelon Mall).  The
operation will transmit on 2m SSB and FM, 6m SSB, and 432 MHz SSB, although
only one frequency at a time according to the rules for Single Operator,
3-Band.



A tentative plan for band operation is listed below, but may be altered in
response to conditions, in- process contacts, and other necessities:



• 2m FM: Especially but not exclusively for club members on 144.465 at the
top of each hour: 2, 3, 4, 8, 9 pm Saturday; at the top of each hour 11 am,
12, 2, 4, and 8 pm Sunday.  The station will attempt to monitor 144.465 MHz
at other times, but noise will be squelched.



• 2m SSB: On 144.200 MHz, or nearby as frequency availability permits.  This
is expected to be the primary station operation during mid-day hours (10
am-4 pm) and during evening operation (8-midnight).  However, scans of 6m
at 50.200 MHz (or nearby as needed) will be conducted periodically as well
during these hours and during hours of apparent openings.



• 6m SSB: On 50.200 MHz, or nearby as frequency availability permits.   This
is expected to be the primary station operation during dusk hours (4pm-8pm)
on both Saturday and Sunday.  Quick scans of 2m will be conducted
periodically on 2m at 144.200 (or nearby) during this time.



• 0.7 m SSB: This band will be used to make contacts of opportunity or in
response to verbal agreements made on the primary bands of operation.
Preferred
frequency will be 432.200 MHz, which will also be monitored as much as
possible.


An historic, attractive Commemorative K2AA/100 QSL cards will be available
soon by QSLing K2AA/100 (see QRZ.com for address for KV2R, QSL manager for
this contest) or to club members and guests at regular SJRA meetings.  See
also the news tab at www.sjra.org.

Thanks.

KV2R