[W4FHU] FW: Jack Binns-Marconi Radio Club W1AA/MKC & W1AA/BC

[Ron Means]

Here is some info I received on a really special event station setting
up this weekend...

Go after them!

73,

Ron

W5DAT

 

From: Bob [mailto:k1vv at comcast.net] 
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 4:13 PM
To: Undisclosed-Recipient:;
Subject: Jack Binns-Marconi Radio Club W1AA/MKC & W1AA/BC 

 

Please forward this to the club members.

 

CQD, Jack Binns and the FIRST WIRELESS RESCUE AT SEA in 1909 

Special Event 100th Anniversary Jan 22-24, 2009 

 

See this web page   http://www.jackbinns.org/commemoration_news
<http://www.jackbinns.org/commemoration_news> 
The week-end of January 23rd 2009 and the summer of 2009 promise to be
filled with events commemorating the first large scale rescue in open
sea
coordinated by wireless.

  

 

The Marconi Radio Club W1AA of Massachusetts USA will take part in the
Jack Binns special event with two stations by representing SS Republic
(Callsign MKC) as W1AA/MKC and SS Baltic (Call sign BC)  as W1AA/BC. The
two stations plan to be on the amateur bands on Jan 23 from 0001Z to
0400Z and on Jan 24th from 1200Z to 2000Z. . Both SSB and CW modes will
be used. Watch the DX Summit  

http://www.dxsummit.fi/DxSpots.aspx?count=50&range=2  for W1AA/MKC and
W1AA/BC spots. Special one of a kind photo QSL cards have been created
for each call for the event. 

 

QSL card information for stateside is via W1AA on QRZ.COM with an
S.A.S.E. Business sized envelope is OK for QSL cards. DX QSLs are via
the W1 bureau. 

 

A certificate is available. Mixed modes are OK. If stateside stations
work both the W1AA/MKC and W1AA/BC stations and wish a certificate
please send a large 8 1/2 x 11 inch envelope with $1.50 in stamps on the
envelope for stateside return only. Certificates for DX stations via
W1AA DIRECT via QRZ.COM address with a large envelope 8 1/2 x 11 inch
envelope and sufficient USA postage for 2 oz of mail to return to their
country. 

 

This will be a great event. 

 

Please take the time to tune the bands and work us. 

 

Operators will be Henry K1WCC and Whitey K1VV.

 

Bob "Whitey" Doherty  K1VV 

Marconi Radio Club  W1AA 

Email: k1vv at comcast.net <mailto:k1vv at comcast.net> 


 

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