[AARA] WW1USA Special Event Station
Herman Campbell
Kn5grk at lusfiber.net
Sat Dec 27 10:45:47 CST 2014
I thought y'all might be interested in this special event station. So I
am forwarding this to you!
Herman
KN5GRK
Default WW1USA Special Event Station to be On the Air, December 27th
and 28th
*/Merry Christmas!/
WW1USA Special Event Station to be On the Air, December 27th and 28th*
One-Hundred years ago, a great war was raging across Europe.
Regardless of this conflict, a small miracle of peace occurred over
the battlefield on Christmas Eve 1914. The Christmas truce (German:
Weihnachtsfrieden; French: Trêve de Noël) was a series of
widespread, unofficial ceasefires that took place along the Western
Front around Christmas 1914, during World War I. Through the week
leading up to Christmas, parties of German and British soldiers
began to exchange seasonal greetings and songs between their
trenches; on occasion, the tension was reduced to the point that
individuals would walk across to talk to their opposite numbers
bearing gifts. On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, many soldiers
from both sides—as well as, to a lesser degree, from French
units—independently ventured into "no man's land", where they
mingled, exchanging food and souvenirs. As well as joint burial
ceremonies, several meetings ended in carol-singing. Troops from
both sides were also friendly enough to play games of football with
one another, in one of the truce's most enduring images.
Special Event Station WW1USA of the National World War I Museum at
Liberty Memorial will be on the air at Kansas City, Missouri to
commemorate this historic event. The Warrensburg Area Amateur Radio
Club will sponsor this special operating event at the museum, with
assistance from the Joplin Amateur Radio Club from 15:00 UTC on
December 27th through 22:00 UTC on December 28th. All Amateur Radio
Operators from around the world are invited to participate in this
Special Event by contacting WW1USA on the radio. If you’re in Kansas
City during the Special Event, all Amateur Radio operators who
present an operator license will receive $5 admission to the Museum
for themselves and up to three guests. (No other discounts apply.)
Stations making contact with WW1USA during the Special Event can
request a Contact Certificate through the ww1usa.org website,
December 27, 2014, through January 30, 2015. A QSL Card can be
obtained via mail by sending SASE or by providing other return
postage. You can also obtain an Electronic QSL Card via eQSL.
For more details, please visit http://ww1usa.org
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