Title: Upcoming Special Event Post by: Jim, W5JO on April 05, 2005, 07:27:22 PM Some of you might be interested in this event: AMfone - Dedicated to Amplitude Modulation on the Amateur Radio Bands
On April 15-17th, the Shreveport Amateur Radio Association will run Special Events Station W5E from the Eight Air Force Museum at Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City, Louisiana, home of the 8th Air Force. The station commemorates the 60th anniversary of the last combat mission of the 8th Air Force over Europe. An authentic SCR-287 WWII bomber radio station will be on the air, along with other equipment working all bands. A beautiful QSL will be sent to stations contacted. More information is available at: http://www.k5sar.com/HTML/SEW5E.htm Authentic WWII SCR-287 Station Operation: The WWII Bomber radio station, SCR-287, running 70 watts of AM, will operate on 3880 KC on Saturday, April 16th from 6 PM until 10 PM Central time, plus or minus 5 KCs for QRM. We will even be logging contacts on WWII style log sheets. There will be a special endorsement to your QSL for working the vintage station(s). Please note that WWII equipment is not YeaComWood; some drift may be expected. We respectfully request the support of the AM community for our operation of this event. We will also have a complete and operational SCR-274N station, as well as a display of the radios used in ferrying operations by the Women's Army Service Pilots and Women's Army Corps during WWII. As time permits, we plan to also operate the vintage equipment on other freqs. Look for us around 1845, 3545, 7045, and 7245 (WWII ended in 1945). Thanks and hope to work you. |