[v7arcssbnet] [V7ARC] Voice of America 80th Anniversary

[WA6IFI]

Steve, 
Several years ago, I visited the VOA Transmitter site in Ohio along with N0ZUQ (SK), KC0RPS, and KF0UR.  VERY impressive transmitter. 

Dave Novotny, WA6IFI
Chairman, Cheyenne Mountain Repeater Group 
719-439-9077

> On Feb 16, 2022, at 12:01 AM, Steve Schaarschmidt <shakeastick at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Dear Village Seven,
> 
> As I mentioned on the Saturday-night 2-meter SSB net, I've been listening
> to 40- and 20-meter SSB on a Heathkit SB-300 in the living room for a few
> days now...
> 
> Here's a bit of news that I heard just by browsing the 'fone bands today:
> 
> The Voice of America shortwave broadcasting service is 80 years old as of
> this month.
> Three special-event amateur stations - W3V, W8O and W4A - are operating
> this weekend (Feb 19-20, 2022) in celebration of this anniversary.
> 
> In case links get blocked,
> please look for wc8voa [dot] org [slash] voa80 [slash]
> for details.
> Or, search for Voice of America 80th Anniversary as I did.
> 
> Seems like a cool thing to look for!
> If you work any of these special event stations, please tell us!
> 
> 73,
> 
> = Steve KØCI
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